I want to know about this game.

[Serious475]

The future of gambling? Hamster-powered marble races come to Ethereum

Mia the djungarian 'gamble hamster' will power high-stakes marble races with her trusty hamster wheel.

After just over two years of development, on Sunday a new form of gambling will be released to the Ethereum world on mainnet: hamster-powered marble races.

Powered by Mia, a female djungarian or “winter white dwarf” hamster and her trusty hamster wheel, the project, dubbed “Mia & the Marbles,” is an automated marble-racing and gambling platform from a group of independent developers.

While the concept behind the project may seem… whimsical, in an interview with Cointelegraph the development team for ‘M&M’ revealed how carefully the racing platform has been thought out.

“We guarantee races that are provably fair, provably live and easily-verifiable,” the devs said. “We can guarantee that the races are taking place in real-time and are not pre-recorded. We do this with our provably live video stream that shows the first 8 bits of the current Ethereum blockhash physically on the race track with 8 movable pegs. A high peg stands for a 1, a low peg for a 0.”

Video about the game.

https://youtu.be/4ZWkjeaMIEc

Please share your thoughts, it's a new game that we might be playing in the future and enjoying it.

This game is the most fair game that I have ever known because the possibilities are almost equal and the factors that only gives an advantage to one marble is the placement. This game also gives us a live marble race so we can see who really wins. This kind of games is what we need to spread because it has a lot of thrill and very entertaining.

[fiulpro]

Okay , I cannot get enough of the cute hamster , but I do think the only way one should go about this is if the hamsters are taken good care of , they are not misused or anything. They need to get proper food , rest and stay hydrated so that Nothing bad happens and the safety of the equipments also needs to be checked. Now we move onto the other thing:
Isn't this going to be a small scale game ? I do believe it would be incredibly fair since the little guy won't do anything, good idea though this way your pet will be engaged and you can also start a small business without hurting anyone.
The probability would be 1/10 and betting on the marble means some people would want to check on all of them for deformities and even the equipments. How would you go about that part ??

[Stedsm]

The odds are equal and there's next to 0 chance of any cheats for a specific ball to enter the end point first. So a possible 5x on your investment if your ball wins. I visited mia.bet today which is a project that was proposed and brought up last year, and got to watch a new thread about it 6 days ago. I think these new games are the future as everyone is getting bored by the rigged games on most game providers.

[KTChampions]

The odds are equal and there's next to 0 chance of any cheats for a specific ball to enter the end point first. So a possible 5x on your investment if your ball wins. I visited mia.bet today which is a project that was proposed and brought up last year, and got to watch a new thread about it 6 days ago. I think these new games are the future as everyone is getting bored by the rigged games on most game providers.

In this game, manipulations are possible (I am not saying that they exist, but they can be - this is a fact) - you cannot remotely check the mass of the balls, the material from which they are made (maybe magnetic alloys), etc. In addition, you need to make sure that you are watching the live stream and not the recording.
But I agree that this is a fresh and interesting approach and is very good for an entertaining competition with friends, for example.

[Stedsm]

In this game, manipulations are possible (I am not saying that they exist, but they can be - this is a fact) - you cannot remotely check the mass of the balls, the material from which they are made (maybe magnetic alloys), etc. In addition, you need to make sure that you are watching the live stream and not the recording.
But I agree that this is a fresh and interesting approach and is very good for an entertaining competition with friends, for example.

The chances of this game being rigged are least because of the limited bets per round. I know I can't argue on this topic as it's not too long since we can decide on the legitimacy of such game which is completely new and yeah, there's not much I can say about the mass of the balls, but the only thing I see for this game to cheat us is when we are shown a recorded stream as a live one.

[KTChampions]

In this game, manipulations are possible (I am not saying that they exist, but they can be - this is a fact) - you cannot remotely check the mass of the balls, the material from which they are made (maybe magnetic alloys), etc. In addition, you need to make sure that you are watching the live stream and not the recording.
But I agree that this is a fresh and interesting approach and is very good for an entertaining competition with friends, for example.

The chances of this game being rigged are least because of the limited bets per round. I know I can't argue on this topic as it's not too long since we can decide on the legitimacy of such game which is completely new and yeah, there's not much I can say about the mass of the balls, but the only thing I see for this game to cheat us is when we are shown a recorded stream as a live one.

Is there a limit on the amount you can bet or the number of bets in this game? If the first option and this amount is low, then the game is undoubtedly safe, since the ratio of profitability from falsification and the risk of losing reputation in favor of the player. As far as I understood, this is a new project and they are most interested in the players being confident in the fairness of the game, otherwise the project will not develop.

[pixie85]

Oh wow, this seems interesting. I never expected an IRL marble race, I actually thought it was akin to something like Twitch's Marble race thingy (dunno what it's called, just had the fortune to see it a few times). It looks nice, and the addition of the obstacles being connected as well as the bits of the hash being connected is a nice surprise. Never really thought of it that way, though if there was a way to increase the number of obstacles that'd be nice. A nice basis would be that marble race thingy on youtube.

Here's a sample
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssIYDJRGDeU

Ofc, adding this and accommodate it with provably fair elements may be difficult but Idrk. If it were to develop to something like this, then a marble league lead by that lil hamster could well be on its way.

I've never see anything like that. The track is made of... lego bricks. That's interesting

Who would have thought that people will be watching balss rolling by themselves on a track and betting money on it. One of the strangest ways to gamble that I've seen, apart from maybe bug fights.

[TimeTeller]

In this game, manipulations are possible (I am not saying that they exist, but they can be - this is a fact) - you cannot remotely check the mass of the balls, the material from which they are made (maybe magnetic alloys), etc. In addition, you need to make sure that you are watching the live stream and not the recording.
But I agree that this is a fresh and interesting approach and is very good for an entertaining competition with friends, for example.

The chances of this game being rigged are least because of the limited bets per round. I know I can't argue on this topic as it's not too long since we can decide on the legitimacy of such game which is completely new and yeah, there's not much I can say about the mass of the balls, but the only thing I see for this game to cheat us is when we are shown a recorded stream as a live one.

Is there a limit on the amount you can bet or the number of bets in this game? If the first option and this amount is low, then the game is undoubtedly safe, since the ratio of profitability from falsification and the risk of losing reputation in favor of the player. As far as I understood, this is a new project and they are most interested in the players being confident in the fairness of the game, otherwise the project will not develop.

From their FAQ section (https://mia.bet/faq), they said you can bet multiple marbles at the same time.
If only the mia team can have their official account here, that would be better for the community.
This game is an interesting one for us because it is different from the usual casino games that we have here.
But in case you have other questions - I think you can easily reach them via telegram - https://t.me/miaAndTheMarbles.

[Shasha80]

To be honest I really like hamsters, very cute and adorable. This is what makes me interested in this game. Moreover, the idea is
very unique by involving hamsters. I have to admit that the creators of these games are very creative. As soon as I saw the sample
video on YouTube, I was immediately curious to play these games. Hopefully I can try it in the near future.

[matchi2011]

This is like a racing game where you bet on the car's color, in this you are betting on the is it marble? I guess games in real-world is really transforming into digital games, if you are familiar with the arcades in the mall, they are the same betting on a ball or animal-like, and given the tokens or coins to the winner, this is very interesting

it seems  like that, game of chance still but it's also  enjoyable if you'll treat it that way, you can find yourself a good past time
once you understand the logic of the game.

Everything can learn depends from how you really interest within this new game offers, nice thing to consider is the relations within
crypto industry, chance to have seen more developments once things start to show up perfectly.

[kramchers]

The future of gambling? Hamster-powered marble races come to Ethereum

Mia the djungarian 'gamble hamster' will power high-stakes marble races with her trusty hamster wheel.

After just over two years of development, on Sunday a new form of gambling will be released to the Ethereum world on mainnet: hamster-powered marble races.

Powered by Mia, a female djungarian or “winter white dwarf” hamster and her trusty hamster wheel, the project, dubbed “Mia & the Marbles,” is an automated marble-racing and gambling platform from a group of independent developers.

While the concept behind the project may seem… whimsical, in an interview with Cointelegraph the development team for ‘M&M’ revealed how carefully the racing platform has been thought out.

“We guarantee races that are provably fair, provably live and easily-verifiable,” the devs said. “We can guarantee that the races are taking place in real-time and are not pre-recorded. We do this with our provably live video stream that shows the first 8 bits of the current Ethereum blockhash physically on the race track with 8 movable pegs. A high peg stands for a 1, a low peg for a 0.”

Video about the game.

https://youtu.be/4ZWkjeaMIEc

Please share your thoughts, it's a new game that we might be playing in the future and enjoying it.

Just like the other members here in the forum, I had no idea about this game, I think this type of games came from Japan, China, Korea but not so sure but the most closest is the Philippines, because they have a color game in the festival carnival where you need to choose a color then you will only win if the color you choose is the one will appear something like that. But surely it is an easy game 100%.

[ethereumhunter]

This is like a racing game where you bet on the car's color, in this you are betting on the is it marble? I guess games in real-world is really transforming into digital games, if you are familiar with the arcades in the mall, they are the same betting on a ball or animal-like, and given the tokens or coins to the winner, this is very interesting

it seems  like that, game of chance still but it's also  enjoyable if you'll treat it that way, you can find yourself a good past time
once you understand the logic of the game.

Everything can learn depends from how you really interest within this new game offers, nice thing to consider is the relations within
crypto industry, chance to have seen more developments once things start to show up perfectly.

Sometimes, people only learn the basic lesson on those games and do not know more details because they found that the game is attractive, and they play that game because of their curiosity. They will try to learn more about the game if they have a reason to win many times. But I think the game needs more promotion to invite people to play those games, and I think if the developers have more time, they will do that later.

[toast]

so this was a scheduled game? as i visit it it was scheduled for december 8 i thought this would be a 24 hours game and will continuously run the game with different hamster.

[dothebeats]

Those marbles should really be weighted to the last ounce, because a slight difference in weight and specifications for the marble means a high chance for that ‘oddball’ to always win seeing that the race is mostly gravity-assisted. Idk who actually thought of this but it’s entertaining to watch and quite fun, although I don’t know about the gambling part. That I still have some problems and some more questions honestly.

[KTChampions]

Is there a limit on the amount you can bet or the number of bets in this game? If the first option and this amount is low, then the game is undoubtedly safe, since the ratio of profitability from falsification and the risk of losing reputation in favor of the player. As far as I understood, this is a new project and they are most interested in the players being confident in the fairness of the game, otherwise the project will not develop.

From their FAQ section (https://mia.bet/faq), they said you can bet multiple marbles at the same time.
If only the mia team can have their official account here, that would be better for the community.
This game is an interesting one for us because it is different from the usual casino games that we have here.
But in case you have other questions - I think you can easily reach them via telegram - https://t.me/miaAndTheMarbles.

Thanks for the info, I guess I'll be following this project. It would be nice if they opened their thread here, I think they could find many new clients this way.
By the way, I think that if they become popular then their YouTube channel will bring in no less profit than their main activity 

[MiaAndTheMarbles]

Thanks for the info, I guess I'll be following this project. It would be nice if they opened their thread here, I think they could find many new clients this way.
By the way, I think that if they become popular then their YouTube channel will bring in no less profit than their main activity 

Thanks for the suggestion with YouTube

Do you know which subforum we should best post our official thread in?
I've read the rules and it looks like altcoin services are not allowed in the main gambling forum. And its not clear to me if you consider Ethereum an altcoin or not...
Our official go-live post in the "Gambling > Game & Rounds" subforum didn't get much attention, maybe that was not the best place:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5295092.0

[tippytoes]

Thanks for the info, I guess I'll be following this project. It would be nice if they opened their thread here, I think they could find many new clients this way.
By the way, I think that if they become popular then their YouTube channel will bring in no less profit than their main activity  

Thanks for the suggestion with YouTube

Do you know which subforum we should best post our official thread in?
I've read the rules and it looks like altcoin services are not allowed in the main gambling forum. And its not clear to me if you consider Ethereum an altcoin or not...
Our official go-live post in the "Gambling > Game & Rounds" subforum didn't get much attention, maybe that was not the best place:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5295092.0

It is good that you have official account in the forum. A lot of users here in this thread thought that you don't have account yet. Anyway, the gambling board here is the usual go-to of gamblers. If you can add bitcoin as part of payment method in your site, you can easily post your own thread in the gambling section. I don't know if it would be easy in your current set-up though. This thread itself attracted attention as compared to your own thread in games & rounds. 

[carlfebz2]

Those marbles should really be weighted to the last ounce, because a slight difference in weight and specifications for the marble means a high chance for that ‘oddball’ to always win seeing that the race is mostly gravity-assisted. Idk who actually thought of this but it’s entertaining to watch and quite fun, although I don’t know about the gambling part. That I still have some problems and some more questions honestly.

This is indeed a gravity assisted type of game and just like on lotteries too where balls had been fairly weighed in before it would be drawn so that it will show up some fairness
because the lighter the ball its likely to be drawn out.

Just like into this game where ball weight would really be a big factor for it to reach it first to the bottom.Those obstacles arent really that challenging where a eth-shaped
that spins and some pillars that do only comes out on a very delay manner.

What questions you do had in mind? yet this is just a very basic game.

[MCobian]

Humans are indeed creative creatures, new ideas always emerge. I didn't even think Hamsters could be involved in the gambling game.
As soon as I saw a video on the youtube platform regarding the hamster-powered marble races, what comes to my mind spontaneously is
that I want to know more about these games. And of course I'm curious to try it.

[Pamadar]

Humans are indeed creative creatures, new ideas always emerge. I didn't even think Hamsters could be involved in the gambling game.
As soon as I saw a video on the youtube platform regarding the hamster-powered marble races, what comes to my mind spontaneously is
that I want to know more about these games. And of course I'm curious to try it.

It attracts attention due to its creativity and uniqueness.

After watching that video you'll be move to look forward experiencing the game itself, that's natural as part of excitement and the feel of knowing how things works within this kind of new offering, the developers enticement is very effective. More on the entertaining part but
since it's a gambling game for sure gamblers will aimed for advantages that they might find.