Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2025-01-05 Thread Edward Murphy via agora-discussion
Mischief wrote:     1) the number of tickets held by each entity holding one or    more tickets (however, e NEED NOT list any such entities    who, as of the time the spin is resolved, are not    players); "the number of tickets held by each play

Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2025-01-02 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 1/2/25 6:59 AM, ais523 via agora-discussion wrote: I'm worried that that the existence of a simple random game would have a chilling effect on the creation of more skill-based games; players have to choose where to spend their candles, and if a game with no skill exists, then players will onl

Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2025-01-02 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Wed, 2025-01-01 at 21:19 -0500, Mischief via agora-discussion wrote: > On 1/1/25 9:04 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > > I mean, that's certainly better, but I guess I was imagining some form > > of skill being required. These were pitched as minigames or small > > tournaments. I'

Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2025-01-01 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 1/1/25 9:04 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: I mean, that's certainly better, but I guess I was imagining some form of skill being required. These were pitched as minigames or small tournaments. I'll think about it, I guess (and it's moot if nobody else would object anyway). I do

Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2025-01-01 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 12/31/24 18:12, Mischief via agora-discussion wrote: > On 12/31/24 5:55 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > >> I think I would object to this on principle. My expectation was that >> contests would be, well, contests, rather than arbitrage on the spendy >> -> candle conversion rate. > E

Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2024-12-31 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 12/31/24 5:55 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: I think I would object to this on principle. My expectation was that contests would be, well, contests, rather than arbitrage on the spendy -> candle conversion rate. Even with the double risk element (risk that another participant wi

Re: DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2024-12-31 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 12/31/24 17:53, Mischief via agora-discussion wrote: > Quick summary: players are better off -- in expectation, at least -- > gambling their excess spendies here than converting them directly to > radiance, but there is also risk involved. Also, the Veblen might even > affect the outcome! > >

DIS: Proto Contest: Backroom Casino

2024-12-31 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
I posted a prior version of this to Discord earlier this month for some initial feedback, but I wanted to give folks another chance to weigh in. Because the amendment process is (deliberately) a bit cumbersome and making it into a contest will require acting without 2 objections, I'd rather