I'm pretty sure it's not true that signature campaigns only exist in this forum (at least as far as pay per post goes); I've seen other forums and sites offer much the same arrangements as we have here (though it was mostly in the context of content creation). However, we probably do have the best paying ones though.

I don't think you can create a poll with no starting options; but you can edit the poll later to include the suggestions provided in the thread (other users can't do that by themselves). So, you could have created a poll with a token entry at first, for example, and then fill in the remaining entries, as they are provided - still somewhat of a cumbersome method though, I suppose.

By the way, isn't Betcoin.ag repeated in the list?

Hmm, my luck at gambling is such, that I would likely lose all my bankroll before being able to take advantage of the positive player edge.

But subSTRATA is right, of course: this would be an ideal opportunity to take advantage of the +EV, for however long the casino manages to last.

I suppose it would also be necessary for the site to have a view of both players' screens, for that to have a chance of working - but even then, that wouldn't really prevent a scenario where a cheater would have an accomplice watching the game, and using a chess engine to then show the best moves to the first.

I rarely gamble, to be honest; but, on the odd occasion that I do, I do so only for fun, and with money I fully expect to lose - so, if I end up with the same amount I started with, when I get bored and stop playing, I already consider that a good outcome.

Hmm, but the problem is, as far as I understand it at least, that chess isn't a super complex game. By the nature of the game (all the board information being available to both players; relatively few movement options each turn; simple rules), it's ideal for computers to play using brute force; that is, checking a huge number of possible moves, and choosing the one that gives them the most advantage.

Poker, on the other hand, isn't a perfect information game (you don't know what cards the other players are holding, or what cards will be on the table), which makes it more complicated for a bot to play well. Of course, that isn't to say they won't be able to do so eventually, as hardware, and mainly the algorithms used to play the game, improve - but they're not there yet (except for one or two specific variants of the game).

I've never played a lot of poker personally, but I'm under the impression that bots are still somewhat limited in that game; something like, only able to win at one type of game, one player versus another, and with limited bets - has this changed?

You do realize that most chess programs allow you to set the starting positions of the pieces in the board, right?

Other than that, that change would probably make the moves of the opening book irrelevant, but would otherwise not make much of a difference, I suppose: the difference in abilities between human and computer players would still be the same. And indeed, as long as the game's rules are fairly similar (in this case, as long as they amount to a perfect information game with relatively few possible moves), bots will still have the advantage.

Well, to be fair, there is only so much anyone can do under the circumstances - there probably is no realistic way to stop players from cheating at these types of online games, and rewarding them with money for their efforts will only make it worse.

Still, the developers do seem to be paying attention to comments and, at least, trying to take action:

Is there a spot left in this campaign that I can take?

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That's an interesting idea, but I still doubt it would work - off the top of my head: the board is still a grid with 8 x 8 squares, regardless of the actual size of each square, and their colors will still alternate in a predictable manner (even is the colors change somewhat); and the starting positions for all the pieces are still the same, even if a script would need to search around for the right place on the board (I imagine it would then not be too hard for such a program to hold the image of a piece in memory and then compare, maybe a number of border pixels on that image, to the pieces present in the board).

So, I assume this would make cheating by most players fairly hard¹; but considering there is money involved, the site is going to get some dedicated cheaters in there, I'm sure. Also, if the developers take it too far (like, not using actual squares for each position in the grid), they risk turning the board into a piece of modern art, which may scare away a few players.

1 - Well, if cheaters really want to use a bot for that. At some point, it might just be easier for them to, for example, share the prize money with someone else, and have them manually copy the moves to another device (say, a smartphone), while the first copies the result back to the site; or some other similar arrangement.

Well... I've got some bad news: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/11/cctv-cameras-school-changing-rooms.

Re-enroll me too, please.

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Thanks to LiteCoinGuy's post in another thread, I suppose one of those servers is play.bitquest.co (https://bitquest.co/).

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In the meantime, here's the new game from the guys that made GoldenTowns: http://www.pipstycoon.com - or, if you want to be my slav... I mean, referrer, you can use this link: www.pipstycoon.com/?i=723. I've only just found out about the game, but so far, it seems similar to MarketGlory, although with better graphics and a few broken links, as is to be expected from that team. It also includes the option for Bitcoin deposits; the Bitcoin withdrawal option seems conspicuously absent though.

If you've never played Minecraft before, I suppose you can give it a try at their homepage - register a free account, and play the demo they have there for a while: https://www.minecraft.net.

Anyway, it's like playing with Lego: there isn't necessarily a clearly defined objective in the game (though that might change depending on the server you're in); you just explore, build new things and, when the night comes, you die - okay, maybe it's not really like Lego.

Maybe because I'm quoting the RT article? Don't be a spoilsport.

Hmm, that light is being reflected and refracted by water droplets?

I'm hoping the American team will agree to the Japanese proposal of having a melee fight instead - it does seem much more interesting than seeing them both stopped, shooting at each other. On the other hand, looking at the videos, and considering the robots' slow, sluggish movements, we might be disappointed either way. I mean, we aren't even at the Jet Alone stage of development yet.

Well, it's not like these robots are quite that "army ready", yet.

For now, at least, this is probably more of a show, or promotional stunt if you will, rather than a serious fight. But, who knows - maybe it will help spur development in the area.

Last month, the American robot maker company MegaBots challenged the Japanese Suidobashi Heavy Industry to a giant robot duel - which the Japanese company accepted a few days ago, though, instead of a gun battle, the CEO of the Japanese company proposed: "If we’re gonna win this, I want to punch them and scrap them down to do it".

The original Kuratas video: https://youtu.be/29MD29ekoKI
The challenge: https://youtu.be/XVJTGLL2SnI - "Suidobashi, we have a giant robot. You have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen: We challenge you to a duel."
The answer: https://youtu.be/7u8mheM2Hrg - "My reaction? Come on guys, make it cooler," he said. "Just building something huge and sticking guns on it. It’s … super American."

Source: http://rt.com/usa/272074-japan-america-giant-robot-battle.

So, who is going to win this battle? America? Japan? Or will they both collapse into worthless piles of metal before the fight?