[150TH] [PPLNS 0.5%] Jonny's Mining Emporium (bravo-mining.com)

[LASERminer]

BTW - I guess there is some mobile App to use API String from my account? Can't find in thread. Any name / link / info?

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[philipma1957]

Let's play a game...

Phil used to run a "guess the next difficulty" thread that would give bonus BTC to whoever correctly guessed the upcoming difficulty correctly.  We're going to do something similar here.

The game is this:

Guess the percentage of expected shares at which the pool hits the next block.

The prize:

2BTC

The catch:

You must actively be mining on the pool to qualify.

The closest guess to the actual percentage will be the winner.  If there is a tie, the prize will be divided equally amongst the winners.  As mentioned, you must be mining on the pool to qualify.  I don't care if you have a single USB stick or a 10PH farm, you must be actively submitting shares to the pool.

There are no limits to how many times you can guess; however, each guess absolutely MUST be 10% or more than your previous one.  You can have exactly 1 active guess at any given time.  If the shares percentage goes past your guess, you then have the choice to leave it as is, or make a new guess.  The new guess must be at least 10% higher than your previous guess.

Example:

Miner guesses 37.6%.  The pool exceeds 37.6%.  Miner can now leave guess alone, or create a new guess at 47.6% or higher.

Remember, it's closest to the actual percentage that wins.  So, if you guess 37.6%, the pool passes 37.6% and you change to 47.6%, but the pool solves the block at 37.61%... well, you should have kept your original guess

As an added bonus - if you are not only the person who guesses correctly, but you are also the block finder, you will receive an additional 1BTC.  That's right - there's 3BTC total up for grabs.

So, point your miners here.  Point your rentals here.  Make your guesses and win some coins!

 I still run the give away  prize is .2 this round.  

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1436869.0


Back to here.  

my guess is 27.27  

the pool is at  23.32


so if we go to 27.28  and I switch  to 38.38  that is allowed.

but I could wait until  the pool is at 35.00 before the switch and still pick 38.38 since 38.38 is more then 10 higher then the first pick of 27.27

[jonnybravo0311]

Correct.  Once the pool passes your selected guess, you can either keep it or make a new one.  And, as long as your guess is at least 10% higher than your previous, you're good to go.

[jonnybravo0311]

BTW - I guess there is some mobile App to use API String from my account? Can't find in thread. Any name / link / info?

I don't know about any mobile app... but you can sign into your account and go to "My Account -> QR Codes" to see a QR code you can use to import your API string.  Alternatively, you can go to "My Account -> Edit Account" to see the string itself.

[LASERminer]

BTW - I guess there is some mobile App to use API String from my account? Can't find in thread. Any name / link / info?

I don't know about any mobile app... but you can sign into your account and go to "My Account -> QR Codes" to see a QR code you can use to import your API string.  Alternatively, you can go to "My Account -> Edit Account" to see the string itself.

Question is - what to do with this API string?

[carlsberg112]

nice game , 35.32% .
username : carlsberg112

[jonnybravo0311]

That's up to the developer of the application.  By passing the API string in the URL, you can get pool and user information returned in JSON format.

For example...

Code:

http://www.bravo-mining.com/index.php?page=api&action=getpoolstatus&api_key=MY_API_KEY

Returns:

Code:

{"getpoolstatus":{"version":"1.0.0","runtime":5.1860809326172,"data":{"pool_name":"Jonny Bravo's Mining Emporium","hashrate":2517011360741.8,"efficiency":99.91,"progress":23.86,"workers":61,"currentnetworkblock":407585,"nextnetworkblock":407586,"lastblock":407382,"networkdiff":178678307671.69,"esttime":304892.34173673,"estshares":178678307672,"timesincelast":124296,"nethashrate":1.3166085803244e+18}}}

Similarly,

Code:

http://www.bravo-mining.com/index.php?page=api&action=getuserstatus&api_key=MY_API_KEY

Returns:

Code:

{"getuserstatus":{"version":"1.0.0","runtime":5.1829814910889,"data":{"username":"jonnybravo","shares":{"valid":10209767093.38,"invalid":10858574.079805,"id":2,"donate_percent":0,"is_anonymous":0,"username":"jonnybravo"},"hashrate":2106032147435.2,"sharerate":490348.82}}}

You need your API key, otherwise the call just returns access denied.

[jonnybravo0311]

User Name	Percentage
philipma1957	27.27%
dennishh	53.82%
bctmke	96.3%
dsppage	36.33%
OneInchWonder	86.3%
LASERminer	25.25%
zachmonroe	72.8%
carlsberg112	35.32%

Done.  Good luck!

[philipma1957]

User Name	Percentage
philipma1957	27.27%
dennishh	53.82%
bctmke	96.3%
dsppage	36.33%
OneInchWonder	86.3%
LASERminer	25.25%
zachmonroe	72.8%
carlsberg112	35.32%

Done.  Good luck!

the pool is at 24%

LASERminer     picks 25.25
philipma1957   picks 27.27

so if the pool goes to 27 LASERminer needs a new pick since my 27.27 is closer to 27 then his 25.25.

He would need go to at least 35.25

jonny this is a nice contest as it allows for multiple picks with complex strategy behind the picks.

If have some time on your hands and can look at results a lot  a lower pick  like 30 to 50  is much better to do then  an 80 or a 90.

Since you get to change the pick.

jonny will you allow for 1 change or 2 changes or no limit of changes ?

1 or 2 changes  may be cooler then no limit .

I could just do 27.27  then 38.38  then 49.49 then 50.50 then 60.60   then 70 .70 then 80 .80  and  bctmke would still have never had a chance to win yet.

but limit each players changes to one or two makes the picks much harder.

[jonnybravo0311]

Thanks, Phil .  I tried to come up with something a bit more interesting than "find a block and get a bonus".  Figured I'd use your "guess the difficulty" contest as inspiration since I enjoyed that (and actually won once).

If this catches on and brings a bunch more miners to the pool, I might make it a regular thing, albeit future iterations will likely have smaller prizes since I can't afford to continue to toss that much coin around.  Of course, if the pool does get a bunch more miners, then the fees and donations would start to cover these contests so they wouldn't all come out of my own pocket .

[LASERminer]

the pool is at 24%

LASERminer     picks 25.25
philipma1957   picks 27.27

so if the pool goes to 27 LASERminer needs a new pick since my 27.27 is closer to 27 then his 25.25.

He would need go to at least 35.25
...

I thought 25.25 +10% is 27.775

[jonnybravo0311]

No... Phil's understanding is the correct interpretation.  If you picked 25, your next pick must be 35 or higher, as I gave in my example in the contest posting.

[philipma1957]

No... Phil's understanding is the correct interpretation.  If you picked 25, your next pick must be 35 or higher, as I gave in my example in the contest posting.

I like the game / contest

  This contest is very helpful to a small guy  as he can mine with peanuts so to speak  and have an equal shot at  the 2 coins .  the 1 for the block hit no.

my worker one below is some compac sticks 

my worker two below is some rental

[TheYankeesWin!]

This mean a new guy like me can point and s-1 or s-3 here.  The block bonus may never hit , but right now my chance of close guess would be 1 in 10 or so.

[philipma1957]

This mean a new guy like me can point and s-1 or s-3 here.  The block bonus may never hit , but right now my chance of close guess would be 1 in 10 or so.

You are correct it allows older gear like the s-3 or an under volt , down clocked s-1  to have a justifiable reason to mine.

Right now there are under 10 people in the contest.


User Name-----------   Percentage
1 )philipma1957-----   27.27%
2 )dennishh----------   53.82%
3 )bctmke------------   96.3%
4 )dsppage-----------   36.33%
5 )OneInchWonder--   86.3%
6 )LASERminer------   25.25%
7 )zachmonroe------   72.8%
8 )carlsberg112-----   35.32%


So if you point a s-3 here and make a pick your chance of hitting the guess is 1 in 9


So 

LASERminer---------  25.25
philipma1957--------  27.27
carlsberg112--------- 35.32

actual number 25.56


so  Laserminer  has passed his 25.25   but  at 25.56  he is closer then  me at 27.27

so while he will need to make a change soon  he can still wait. he must do 35.25 or higher.

meanwhile someone not entered could still enter with 27.00 or 25.80  giving him the now number if a block hits now.

The guessing strategy is very cool here.

[jonnybravo0311]

User Name	Percentage
philipma1957	27.27%
dennishh	53.82%
bctmke	96.3%
dsppage	36.33%
OneInchWonder	86.3%
LASERminer	25.25%
zachmonroe	72.8%
carlsberg112	35.32%
bit5norba	40.00%

[philipma1957]

User Name	Percentage
philipma1957	27.27%
dennishh	53.82%
bctmke	96.3%
dsppage	36.33%
OneInchWonder	86.3%
LASERminer	25.25%
zachmonroe	72.8%
carlsberg112	35.32%
bit5norba	40.00%

another player nice.

what I really like is I can't always do a rental  so by putting the compac sticks here it acts like a place holder.

 then when I want I can put in a strong rental.

We are at 26%  which mean LaserMiner  is off by  0.75  and I am off by 1.27

In a tiny bit I will be the closest to the  % number.

I could then choose to rent real high!

[eghigo]

Thanks a lot Johnny for making this pool super cool.

Sending 1TH for a couple of hours (if not outbid).

In for the game as well. My guess would be 29.9%

Edit: LOL sending 1PH for couple of hours

[jonnybravo0311]

User Name	Percentage
philipma1957	27.27%
dennishh	53.82%
bctmke	96.3%
dsppage	36.33%
OneInchWonder	86.3%
LASERminer	25.25%
zachmonroe	72.8%
carlsberg112	35.32%
bit5norba	40.00%
eghigo	29.9%

Done.  Good luck!

[OneInchWonder]

Pool hash rate has gone up a little.