IDEA - new concept for strategy game

[CoinDragon.com]

Sorry but this will not work in the format you suggest as it'll all get down to "who has the biggest bankroll".
Basically if a player had unlimited bankroll he/she could win 100% of all games as he/she would overbid everyone else..

Another angle is to think poker where you can "force" ppl out of the game by being clear chip leader.

[South Park]

Hi everybody!

I have an idea for a Bitcoin strategy game that I want to share with the community.

The idea could be called "biggest whale wins". Let's say there is a pot, any user can place a bet of any amount that goes to the pot. The only condition is that each bet must be bigger than the previous one. There is a countdown of let's say 24 hours. When the time expires, the biggest bet wins the entire pot. It is very simple, but it can be exciting, how much will you risk to win the pot, how big the pot can be?
To improve the game, we can add the option of a random period of time, so you don't know when the current round is going to end. Or also the option that the time period increases or decreases in each new bet, depending on some factor such as the difference in the bet amount from the previous one.

Example of a game's round:

player 1 places a bet of 0.001 BTC, pot = 0.001 BTC
player 2 places a bet of 0.005 BTC, pot = 0.006 BTC
player 3 places a bet of 0.006 BTC, pot = 0.012 BTC
player 4 places a bet of 0.01 BTC, pot = 0.022 BTC
player 2 places a new bet of 0.02 BTC, pot = 0.042 BTC
player 5 places a bet of 0.025 BTC, pot = 0.067 BTC
player 1 places a new bet of 0.1 BTC, pot = 0.167 BTC
player 6 places a bet of 0.15 BTC, pot = 0.317 BTC
player 2 place a bet of 0.2 BTC, pot = 0.517 BTC
round ends, placer 2 wins 0.517 BTC

What do you think? Since many people play casinos at other random games, would you like to play a game more focused on strategy? What improvements or variations can be added?

The game you are describing is very similar to an auction in which several people want to get an item, the difference here is that the prize itself is the money you are putting in the pot, so most likely the price will increase very slowly instead of the step fashion you present, as such the idea of a countdown of 24 hours seem too long especially if you want to generate excitement among the players, it is not a bad idea and I have seen at least one game similar to that but it will be difficult to make that game popular taking into account the fierce competition among casinos.

[nakamura12]

Oops! It's looking like auction. Who bid highest he will win eventually. I don't believe it will work like this. As you said, it's just a whales game. Is there any limitation of participants? If not then someone will bid higher at the end second of time. There is so many intelligent since there will be countdown timers. Who bided  first time then he would lost if doesn't bother to bid again. Not interesting to me at all but it would interested for whales. They need just an opportunity to enter.

It really is the same as auction. I don't think many gamblers will win in this kind of game except whales of course which whales have lots of money to bid and to those doesn't have lots of money are more likely to lose and stop bidding and find other game which they have a chance to win.

[FatFork]

This is not a game concept at all but, as some have already stated, the classic penny auction principle. Another drawback I see in your concept is that there is no incentive for the first player to place his bid (bet).

Player 1 must risk his 0.001BTC (which he will surely lose) for a potential pot of ... 0.001BTC??? Why would anyone do that?

[cryptoini]

Thanks for all the comments. I agree that this game have some problems. The principal one is that a big whale may be able to always win. I am thinking of a way to avoid this. One option is that players may join together their bets in order to bit a bigger whale. Then it can become an exciting strategy game.

I think I am going to make a simple website with 'play money', so everybody can test the idea, suggest variations and perhaps we end up with a game that works. Will see...

[iv4n]

Thanks for all the comments. I agree that this game have some problems. The principal one is that a big whale may be able to always win. I am thinking of a way to avoid this. One option is that players may join together their bets in order to bit a bigger whale. Then it can become an exciting strategy game.

I think I am going to make a simple website with 'play money', so everybody can test the idea, suggest variations and perhaps we end up with a game that works. Will see...

And what if whales make a group? You will not be able to win against them.
I think that this game will be without gambling excitement! You place a bet and you wait 24h to see what will happen, in the meantime others will place their bets, higher than yours and if you don't have enough money to place new bet you will just lose the first bet, where is an excitement in that?
Your concept should start from 1 sat. Who would risk 0.1 btc or higher at some auction? You can have great gambling night with that amount, playing slots and all other games you wish, and with nice bets!

[decodx]

Thanks for all the comments. I agree that this game have some problems. The principal one is that a big whale may be able to always win. I am thinking of a way to avoid this. One option is that players may join together their bets in order to bit a bigger whale. Then it can become an exciting strategy game.

I think I am going to make a simple website with 'play money', so everybody can test the idea, suggest variations and perhaps we end up with a game that works. Will see...

To me, this looks like some kind of reverse Ponzi scheme. The last guy takes everything. As someone asked before, why would anyone be first in the chain?

[Ucy]

Thanks for all the comments. I agree that this game have some problems. The principal one is that a big whale may be able to always win. I am thinking of a way to avoid this. One option is that players may join together their bets in order to bit a bigger whale. Then it can become an exciting strategy game.

I think I am going to make a simple website with 'play money', so everybody can test the idea, suggest variations and perhaps we end up with a game that works. Will see...

I think It's a good idea to test it first before going public. This should help you determine what will be successful and what will not.
Hope you could comment on fees or how the you/owner intend to earn from the game. And also reply my question on "what happens if no one wins"

[cryptoini]

Thanks for all the comments. I agree that this game have some problems. The principal one is that a big whale may be able to always win. I am thinking of a way to avoid this. One option is that players may join together their bets in order to bit a bigger whale. Then it can become an exciting strategy game.

I think I am going to make a simple website with 'play money', so everybody can test the idea, suggest variations and perhaps we end up with a game that works. Will see...

I think It's a good idea to test it first before going public. This should help you determine what will be successful and what will not.
Hope you could comment on fees or how the you/owner intend to earn from the game. And also reply my question on "what happens if no one wins"

Well, for just testing with play money, there will be no fees. In case it is launched with bitcoin, then I am thinking of an small 1% or 2% fee just like in any other gambling site.
In this game, the case that nobody wins ist not possible, because the game starts when one player places a bet, and if there are no more beds, that player just recovers his bet.

[Ailurophile]

So basically this is a game that would only be played by rich people.
Do you think this would really attract anyone?
The idea is so lame who would even waste their money when they know that there are some big whales that could join and take away all of the bets instantly.