Re: How would you......

From: Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>

Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Jerry D wrote:

> I want to try to make a game for the people that I work with.  I am hoping
> to make something very similar to "The Hollywood Stock Exchange", but
> without movie stars, but the people that I work with.
>
> If you are not familar with it - the game is where you get money and buy
> actors / music groups.  They either rise or fall like regular stocks and the
> person with the most money wins.  Example, you buy Bruce Willis.  He has a
> movie come out and if it does well - his stock will go up.  If the movie
> bombs - his stock will fall and you lose money.

Has anyone replied to Jerry D? I've hesitated for fear of sounding negative,
but have the impression that the problem with using real people in games -
like the newspaper sports games - is that there's not much scope for
actually playing the position.

I've worked in an office where a weekly sweepstake was successful, but
office games can cause ill-feeling. I remember someone getting told off
for damaging morale by running a game called 'Down-River Traders' at
a time of crisis. Players bet on odds that varied according to the
latest news/rumours - which were usually scurrilous.

Carol

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How would you......
"Jerry D" <jdennehey@home.com>
Sat, 23 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0000