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So I decided to do a variation on the coin-toss theme... http://flipforbits.com

http://flipforbits.com/images/flipforbits1.png (http://flipforbits.com)

It's basically a snapshot of me trying to learn jquery.

Thanks to the forum member who helped out with this one... I'll let your name be known if you wish.

I win.

It's like the other game, but worse payout right?

You interested in programing more complicated stuff? Like multiplayer games?

Interesting game.  I seem to be having terrible luck with these darts/chance games lately, so perhaps I should call it quits for now, but oh well.

I do like the referral link (http://flipforbits.com/?id=11) idea, though I'm not entirely sure how effective it will be.

Worse payout but better odds (50/50).
I might make some multiplayer games... what sort?

How about multiplayer dice games or with cards? Blackjack?

The box where you get the address to send the coins to on my computer cuts off the end...

http://www.gamenode.com/board-card-games/stop-the-bus/

Something like that.

If you double-click and copy it still should get all the address shouldn't it?

What browser are you using anyway? I'll take a look. The site uses HTML 4.01 STRICT.

I just bought bitcoinpong.com a few days ago :)

As for all the other games, they're some great ideas that I will probably get to eventually... they certainly take time though.

Hey, I played a game earlier today and didn't get my payout, it's at 40 confirmations to 14Z5tjzBhZSkc9B69Xxob9dvuyMNKTi8Ym?

Nevermind, just got the payout now. thanks!

Oops. I sent a bitcoin payment to a previous address for the bit flip.

I PM'ed you some details. What does bitflip do in this circumstance?

It has no check for extra amounts going to the same address so it passively keeps any extra, muahahahahaa! *evil laugh*

But I've refunded it to you.

Thanks!

I thought "Shit!" Luckily a small amount, but I appreciate the refund very much.

That's probably a good edge case to think about; it's easy to accidentally resend.

Hey, The page crashed somehow and It didnt accept my 2BTC payment, also Its taking ages if at all to get a payment, even after confirmations. Thanks.

An issue with sending back though is if they are using, say MyBitcoin.com, and then ask for their bitcoins back, we (the developer) can't deliver.

Hi, I'm away from main PC at the moment, but I've restarted bitcoind and will fix up any payment issues once I get back.

doood, cool Game.

We have added to our list.

Also, just to make you aware, the site goes down regularly. Not sure if that is because you have run out, or something, but it goes down none the less.

It's stupid bitcoind freezing up. I don't know yet how to make it more reliable.

are the changing numbers actually any indication, or just for distraction?

I found some patterns but it's fixed now =P

But ye, you can predict where it's going to be..

I sent.  I won.  Nothing received.

Is this normal?

I still have no confirmations on what I sent so I guess I have to wait?

Got it after four confirmations.  Thank you. 

Cool program. 

How does the referral system work? If someone plays the game through my referral link, am I immediately sent my cut?  Or do I have to go back to the site, enter in my payment address and cash out in some way?

Your cut is sent out at the same time as their payment is confirmed... i.e. during a cron which runs every ten minutes. No need to specifically come back and withdraw.

What if their bet is .01?  Doesn't the bitcoind charge a .01 bitcoin transaction fee for values less than .01?

Everything is rounded to the nearest 0.01.

LOL> Please wait while we load your payment... HAHA! Don't think so!

Nah, I've played Alex's games before.  He's legit and he's been a part of the community for a while.  The reason for the wait is because he has to receive confirmation of the payment (which can take a while.) Then, if you win, he applies the payment to your payment address.  This could, therefore, take time as well.

this is cool.

use my referral!  http://flipforbits.com/?id=1349

hmmm I was playing fine for a while and now its just hanging on "please wait while we locate your payment"
pay address was 1N6CmaCXGnGp6gDr7WitZtdutWGMpgXFST

It's safe to refresh that page... I can't see your transaction on http://bitcoincharts.com/bitcoin yet.

it worked now, just took a while, thanks though

My payment is 6 blocks confirmed, but still not located. Tried refreshing, which didn't help.

Okay, let me know what address you paid to, and I'll send it back.

Thanks.

Edit: Or, wait 15 minutes and try again... It was sitting on 0 connections for a while after I restarted it, but it's gone back up to 100+ connections now so it should catch up on the block chain shortly.

Nevermind. It found it (and I lost ::))

yeah I lost a lot of money to this  :-\

In another thread ( http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=6526.msg147464#msg147464 (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=6526.msg147464#msg147464) ) about your other website bitcointoss.com you are quoted as saying:


Could you please elaborate on this? It sounds to me like the chances of winning are affected by the payout pool. If this is really the case, it's dishonest to claim a chance of 49% or whatever, if it really is "49% unless the payout pool can't pay the winnings". Does flipforbits.com work in the same way?

In other words: If I bet 100 BTC on flipforbits.com, do I have an actual 50/50 chance of winning? or is there some check in the code that says the chance of winning is zero if the prize can't actually be paid?

yeah, I'm wondering that as well, since I bet some larger bets that all lost, whereas my small bets all seemed about 50/50 more or less...
Then again I could just be unlucky (/stupid)