I knew about bitcoins for long time as i was on the deep web, but didn't really bother to buy any as it was worthless at that time. I feel i missed something on bitcoins, yes you still can make 10x if this mania continue like this, maybe even 100x. But it's unlikely to happen, but for quarkcoins, if you look at the marked cap, the actual price, etc. The chances are greater that this coin will gain more value at a lower risk.
One day all these coins will worth nothing anyway, so in my mind the best thing to do is to make as much money as you can at lower risks.
I don't know where to get quarkcoins, but PM me if you need btc. I know you said you probably won't get into the game, but wanted to let you know in case you change your mind.