http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:41:52 GMT vBulletin 600 http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=200327&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:48:11 GMT Take Three: quick, before my... Take Three: quick, before my better judgment kicks in, I'm going to run one more round of the Free Rides/Act Odd, Get Even game. The rules are more or less the same as the last two times around, but with modifications (indicated below in bold) to try to make it, I dunno, winnable.

This is a quick game, I'm hoping for a minimum of 8 players.

Each player will start with 20 points. There will be two types of rounds:

1. Rewards: each player PMs me with how many points to put in the rewards pot. The pot will then be increased by a factor of 2 or 3 or 4 (randomly chosen). The increased pot will be split between all active players, whether they contributed to the pot or not. Rounding down in case of non-integer splits.

For example, suppose in round 1 players A, B, and C all put 20 points in the pot, which is doubled to 120 points total. Those 120 points are spread between players A, B, C, and D, bringing A, B, & C to 30 points each, but D to 50 points.

2. Punishments: each player PMs me with how bad they want to zap some other player or players. The cost of each point zapped will be a 1/1 or 1/2 or 1/3 of the zap, rounding up if non-integer. Also, if A and B zap each other, the amount they mutually zap is cancelled. So if A zaps B for 20 and B zaps A for 25, this nets out to B zaps A for 5. A and B still spend the points for the 20 and 25.

For example, suppose in round 3 A and B each want to zap D, by 10 and 20 points respectively. The cost is figured as 1/2, so D loses 30 points at a cost of 5 to A and 10 to B, while C stays at 30 points.

If a player is reduced to 0 (or negative) points, they are out of the game. The rounds not evenly divisible by 3 will be rewards, every third round will be punishment. First person to 200 points wins (or highest score if multiple people get over 200 in a round), or last person standing if everyone else is eliminated.

Finally, in addition to posting "IN" in this thread, players should PM me with their "default" position for reward rounds. The possible default positions are all-in or all-out; that is put all the points into the pot or stay out entirely. We will have a minimum of one round per workday, and if I do not hear from you, you will play your default position. (Everyone's default is no zapping in punishment rounds.)

Registration and questions open all day Monday, game begins Tuesday. ]]> Diversions thing http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=200327 http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=200098&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:57:34 GMT I am thinking of a story. You... I am thinking of a story. You have to ask me yes/no questions only and try to construct the story from your questions.

I will respond "maybe" if there is too much ambiguity in the question.

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