With a pinch of inspiration from GH (and his rock paper scissors) I thought maybe Blackjack online? Though a simpler version than say blackjack in a real environment. I am saying this as a proposal as I'm not all that reputable and this may not be to everyone's taste, so I want feedback.
Basically, there would be 8 sign ups, I'm sure everyone is familiar with the game rules though there are slight changes.
Players would go against each other (head to head (1 v 1)) To try and get the nearest to the number 21 without going over it. At the start of each round I would give 2 cards to each player, which would be took from my very own deck of well shuffled cards (as the dealer & host I would remain impartial). The player then has 2 choices, they can tell me that they want to:
Stick
By sticking you are happy with your overall number and don't want to draw anymore cards.
Twist
By twisting you request another card, I will then send you another card (again completely at random)
Points are awarded as so:
21: 25 points
20: 15 points
19: 13 points
18: 11 points
17: 9 points
16: 7 points
15: 5 points
14: 3 points
13: 1 point
12 or less: 0 points
22 or more: 0 points
Additionally, the winner of the match gets an extra 10 points
More Rules:
-If it is a tie, the player that used the least cards wins, if both players use the same amount of cards and its a tie, then the 10 point bonus is shared for 5 points each.
-Jack, Queen, King are all worth 10, Ace is worth either 1 or 11, you choose.
-No fake betting is involved, points are put in place as it is an easier thing to do online.
-After the round robin (I wonder where I got that phase from ) The top 4/8 players go into semi finals, then the top 2/8 for the finals to determine the winner! Of course if I played with 12 people this would vary slightly.
-If both players bust (go over 21), the player nearest to 21 gets the 10 point bonus.
-If both players have a total or 12 or less, the player nearest to 21 gets the 10 point bonus.
-For the online version and for simplicities sake, There will be no double down, surrender, insurance or split pairs options.
-The maximum number of cards you can have is 5 in total.
Example:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Hitler vs Stalin
Hitler gets a 7 of diamonds and an ace of spades (7+11 = 18 or 7+1 = 8)
Stalin gets a queen and a 3 of clubs (10+3 = 13)
Hitler uses the ace as an 11 and sticks with two cards, giving him the number 18
Stalin Twists and gets a 7 of hearts (10+3+7 = 20)
Stalin sticks with three cards, giving him the number 20
When the results come at the end of the day stalin sees he has won and earns himself 15 points (as he got the number 20) plus an extra 10 points for winning (overall earns 25 points)
Hitler earns 11 points (as he got the number 18) with no extra points as he lost (overall earns 11 points)
day 1 results
stalin: 25 hitler: 11
I hope you understand what I'm rambling on about.
Anyway, this is my proposal, if you want questions answering then ask them here, and if your interested sign up. I'll see how we go from here. I know I would find this very interesting, from a host point of view and I think the not knowing what your opponents got makes for a great atmosphere. Just like rock paper scissors does. I also think this game has a good balance of luck (getting a good hand) but also a good balance of skill (knowing when to twist or stick)
Sign-ups: 8
Yaseikhaan
Csargo
Beskar
Joooray
Athelotes
Cultured Drizzt Fan
Gekkamir
Diamondeye
Ok I have my sign ups, here are the match ups:
Match-ups
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Day 1
Yaseikhaan vs Csargo
Beskar vs Joooray
Athelotes vs Cultured Drizzt Fan
Gekkamir vs Diamondeye
Day 2
Beskar vs Yaseikhaan
Csargo vs Joooray
Cultured Drizzt Fan vs Diamondeye
Athelotes vs Gekkamir
Day 3
Csargo vs Gekkamir
Yaseikhaan vs Diamondeye
Cultured Drizzt Fan vs Beskar
Joooray vs Athelotes
Day 4
Beskar vs Athelotes
Csargo vs Cultured Drizzt Fan
Diamondeye vs Joooray
Gekkamir vs Yaseikhaan
Day 5
Diamondeye vs Beskar
Yaseikhaan vs Joooray
Csargo vs Athelotes
Cultured Drizzt Fan vs Gekkamir
Day 6
Csargo vs Diamondeye
Gekkamir vs Beskar
Athelotes vs Yaseikhaan
Cultured Drizzt Fan vs Joooray
Day 7
Yaseikhaan vs Cultured Drizzt Fan
Beskar vs Csargo
Joooray vs Gekkamir
Diamondeye vs Athelotes
Last edited by Thermal; 01-13-2010 at 19:17.
Reason: added matchups for each day
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then, the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
I am also tempted to pull together a game of "Dice Poker" from the Witcher for the giggles.
Days since the Apocalypse began
"We are living in space-age times but there's too many of us thinking with stone-age minds" | How to spot a Humanist
"Men of Quality do not fear Equality." | "Belief doesn't change facts. Facts, if you are reasonable, should change your beliefs."
presume the cards are via pm? Since everyone seeing the hand, might be a bad idea.
Days since the Apocalypse began
"We are living in space-age times but there's too many of us thinking with stone-age minds" | How to spot a Humanist
"Men of Quality do not fear Equality." | "Belief doesn't change facts. Facts, if you are reasonable, should change your beliefs."
The construction of the Grand Blackjack Arena In Las Vegas had finished. Tonight was the launch night of one of the most well known and played casino games ever. Blackjack.
The Arena was huge, yet managed to be filled with a storm of people. Tourists flocked by the masses with their cameras to experience the grand opening and the ultra-high technological suite that was encased in the grand building. Las Vegas regularly gamblers were also in attendance, all of which were looking for ways to get their filthy paws on more cash. Many other ordinary townspeople, Doctors, Artists, Musicians, Coaches, even Priests filled the Arena seats and many had to stand up or were just denied entry altogether.
The entry fee was high, but the states were high, this was the ultimate place to be. The Blackjack Tournament had begun!
Though several tournaments were in the place, the main one, the one everyone was talking about, was the Gameroom tournament. The Gameroom was exclusively available to those notorious gamblers, but not just that, successful gamblers. These guys had all the girls and dollars they wanted. All billionaires without question, partially from luck, skill and some underhanded tactics. None of them were to be messed with.
There are 8 contestants, all are ready to try there luck which will ultimately lead to their rise or fall in the Las Vegas world. The dealer took his seat and dealt the cards.
The First Match of the day was between Yaseikhaan and Csargo, Yaseikhaan is a rather sinister soul, he has earned his place at the top mostly from shady dealings, expert hustling and an unnerving persona. However this would be of no use against his opponent, Csargo. Csargo is arguably the least deserving of his status, his wins purely from luck so far and usually being as a high as a kite, Yaseikhaan was definitely not going to scare this eccentric soul.
Yaseikhaan eyed his cards up. A grimace captured his face, he drew quite a few cards before halting, however his final result was a respectable 17. Csargo on the other hand shows that he truly is lucky, he didn't need to draw any cards and let off a loud hiccup and he stuck with a game winning 19. Yaseikhaan couldn't believe he was bet by a drunk Joker, but was confident he would win tomorrow, Csargo was elated by his win and made a promising start to the tournament.
Csargo beats Yaseikhaan
The Second Match of the day was between Beskar and Joooray, Beskar's secret to success wasn't a secret at all, he was never one to deceive and simply used skill and common sense to get him where he was today, Joooray on the other hand was a tad unpredictable. He got here by making strange gambits and sensible sticks. He almost had a sixth sense as he often knew when to go on whether he had 10 or 20 in his hand.
Beskar was perhaps the most eager to prove himself and made his decisions early on, but a tricky hand and an unlucky twist lead to a disappointing bust, as he got a horrid result of 23. It seems no amount of skill could help him here, but just when he thought it was all over, he looked across the table. Joooray was sweating, he was taunting Beskar early on, but soon ground to a silence. He drew several cards, but things ended in cursing and anger. Out of poor awful luck, yet coincidence, he too got a terrible 23. Beskar regained his composure and was quick to point out that he used less cards than Joooray, and so Beskar snatched the win by the narrowest of margins. Either way this was easily the most disastrous match of the day.
Beskar beats Joooray
The Third Match of the day was between Athelotes and the Cultured Drizzt Fan. Athelotes was rather arrogant and always thought he was the best, fortunately for him he had the skill to back his ego up, he had a win ratio of 25:1 and was therefore a master at his game of choice. The Cultured Drizzt Fan was just pure rich, in contrast his win ratio was not impressive at all, he hadn't even played blackjack much, but was simply LOADED this guy has money, and lots of it, this guarantees power to some degree. Though his experience was low he was a very lucky man.
Athelotes drew a few cards after seeing his first ones, he took some risks, but at a total of 19 he felt sure he could snatch this victory. He was incredibly confident at this point but unlike some cocky fools, kept a calm composure, for now at least, even if he was processing mental back flips. The Cultured Drizzt Fan, un-phrased, was not wasting anytime on waying up his opponent, but was more interested on how his personal luck would go. He preyed a little before he drew a card. Luck was on his side, he yelled 'YES' before he could stop his lips. But who had the better hand? The Cultured Drizzt Fan shown his, he had 20. Athelotes was in a state of shock as the Cultured Drizzt Fan added yet more money to his already massive coffers.
Cultured Drizzt Fan beats Athelotes
The Fourth and Last Match of the day was between Gekkamir and Diamondeye. Gekkamir was an all rounder, not above shady dealings, but mentally strong and not easily deceived, he rarely gave an opponent a chance to read into him, as he was always so calm and unchanged, whether he received an excellent or awful hand. Diamondeye, the last important sign-up, was the most controversial. Though one of the quietest people there it was his occupation that caused a stir. He was a gambling priest! And whilst he never committed himself into shady dealings, he was no pushover, though his behavior was strongly disagreeable, he was simply hooked and good at what he was hooked at too.
Gekkamir saw his cards and glanced at his ridiculous opponent with jest, his cards were tricky. He could have easily lost or won with the hand, but decided to stick straight away, then afterwords changing his mind, though it was too late for him to do so. He stuck at 15. Diamondeye drew a few times. It was tense, some wished he'd lose so he could finally end his gambling spree, others routed for him to show even priests can have fun! He stopped at a wise time and picked himself a delectable 18. The priest was victorious for now, unlike many other first round losers, Gekkamir took it quite well. Perhaps the wisest person so far. The priest was solemn even in winning, it seemed even though he gambled he was ashamed of it, and wasn't happy to celebrate until the very end.
Diamondeye beats Gekkamir
No one had got the precious '21' yet, but Cultured Drizzt Fan came close, the scores already spread nicely, anything could happen tomorrow!
Cards will be sent out either later today or tomorrow at latest.
Gameroom Blackjack Tournament [Concluded]
) The top 4/8 players go into semi finals, then the top 2/8 for the finals to determine the winner! Of course if I played with 12 people this would vary slightly.
I also think this game has a good balance of luck (getting a good hand) but also a good balance of skill (knowing when to twist or stick)
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Originally Posted by Sooh
Micheal D'Anjou
) If a minimum of 8 been needed, I think we can go ahead with this. Thanks for the interest! 
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