Re: PBM deposits & value for money

From: graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Hi There,

On Wed, 08 Sep 1999 19:56:59 +0930, spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry
Penninkilampi) wrote:

>> There are two ways that I can think of that you could do this: 1) the
>> deposit pays for the first X turns, 2) the deposit is not refundable
>> until a set point in the game (possibly the end).
>
>I thought of another option that might have *interesting* results:
>
>3)  Everyone pays a deposit at the start of the game.  This money goes
>into a pool.  When the game finally ends, this pool is divided amongst all
>*remaining* players.  Since there will undoubtedly be fewer players at the
>end than at the start, players not only have an incentive to stick it out
>until the end, but to eliminate as many other players along the way as
>possible.  If only one player is left at the end, s/he gets the whole lot.
>Hmmm?

Hmm, interesting concept.

I suppose that it could always be doled out as "Prize Money", eg first
place gets the biggest cut.

Thinking about the whole concept of depostis, a problem I can see with
them is that many PBM companies tend to run on a "hand to mouth"
existance, with their weekly income covering all the usual
expenditures with a bit left over, so they would have to find a lot of
money at the end of the game/ deposit period to cover the repayment.

Cheers,
Graham.

References

PBM deposits & value for money
ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

PBM deposits & value for money
ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000