Race to a Billion

[999_Springs]

::: round 0003 open 22-07-2009+18:41 GMT+DST 24 squares host 999_Springs :::

(EdoI hasn't placed his bomb yet, even though he said that he would "respond to his PMs". As a result, I've placed his bomb randomly without telling him, and I'll pick his squares from his old list of Round 2 squares. *evil laughter*)

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  1> <£          0> < 3rd->6th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£          0> < 2nd->5th>
<EdoI           > <£   10,382,668> <  1> <£          0> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£      -34,190> <  1> <£          0> < 2nd->7th>

[bufar]

I'll start with square #2.

[999_Springs]

Square 2...

...at this rate, you won't really get anywhere.

Five hundred pounds.

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  1> <£          0> < 3rd->6th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£          0> < 2nd->5th>
<EdoI           > <£   10,382,668> <  1> <£          0> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£      -33,690> <  1> <£        500> < 2nd->7th>

[29403]

11

[999_Springs]

Square 11...

Yowch.

ALL VALUES MULTIPLIER +5!

Your new AVx is 1+5=6...

... meaning that you'll either get back into positive territory soon, or you'll go further down into the realms of obscurity, depending on your next picks...

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  6> <£          0> < 3rd->6th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£          0> < 2nd->5th>
<EdoI           > <£   10,382,668> <  1> <£          0> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£      -33,690> <  1> <£        500> < 2nd->7th>

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[UnknownKirbyMan]

Square 8

And why do I have -5,000 if I have not played yet?

[999_Springs]

And why do I have -5,000 if I have not played yet?

You had originally been signed up for Round 1, but you did not play. You started Round 1 with £45,000 because that's what you got when 29403 hosted the thread a few months ago. As a result of your inactivity, your score was consequently adjusted.

Square 8...

Random NReality!

Now we get a random number generator to generate a level or episode at random from NReality's 200 episodes.

24-1!

The legit 0th of that level is owned by xaelar (surprise, surprise...) with a time of 117.275, so we add £117,275 to your score!

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EdoI next, but I pick his squares from the list that he PMed me. He picked Square 7. This contains...

£150,000!

Will anyone ever catch up with him!?

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  6> <£          0> < 3rd->6th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£      112,275> <  1> <£    117,275> < 2nd->5th>
<EdoI           > <£   10,532,668> <  1> <£    150,000> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£      -33,690> <  1> <£        500> < 2nd->7th>

[bufar]

I'll take "Square" 20.

[999_Springs]

Square 20...

TWO MILLION!!!

OUCH!

What was I thinking when I designed the board in the first place!?

I don't know, but I regret it...

... *Sigh* 999_Springs is now demoted to 3rd... oh, it seems that this economic recession is affecting me more than some people here! NOOO!

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  6> <£          0> < 3rd->7th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£      112,275> <  1> <£    117,275> < 2nd->6th>
<EdoI           > <£   10,532,668> <  1> <£    150,000> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    1,966,310> <  1> <£  2,000,500> <      2nd>

[29403]

3

[999_Springs]

Square 3...

£4,000!

Multiplied by 6...

... still doesn't take you back into positive territory, though.

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998> <  6> <£     24,000> < 3rd->7th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£      112,275> <  1> <£    117,275> < 2nd->6th>
<EdoI           > <£   10,532,668> <  1> <£    150,000> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    1,966,310> <  1> <£  2,000,500> <      2nd>

[UnknownKirbyMan]

19

[999_Springs]

Square 19...

(Sigh) What WAS I thinking when I designed the board!?

1 MILLION!

Now I'm down into 4th place! I hate this stupid economic recession!

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EdoI next.

From his list of picks, Square 10 is next, so I'll go with that.

Square 10...



MUAHAHAHAHA!!!






It's one of the joke squares!!!









CTRL+ALT+DOWN!!!







So, in the first post I said that you'll know what it does if you use Vista. That, I have since learned, isn't necessarily the case, but it does work on most computers, and is a VERY handy trick to have up your sleeve.

... Well, only if you know how to use it!

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998> <  6> <£     24,000> < 3rd->7th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£    1,112,275> <  1> <£  1,117,275> < 2nd->3rd>
<EdoI           > <£   10,532,668> <  1> <£    150,000> <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    1,966,310> <  1> <£  2,000,500> <      2nd>

CTRL+ALT+DOWN ACTIVATED

bufar next. He sent me a list of numbers by PM, but he said that they were for the "weekend". It's now Monday, so I'll let him post here if he wants to. (If not, I'll just stick with the list.)

[bufar]

˙9⇂ ǝɹɐnbS ǝʞɐʇ ll,I ˙ʞɔɐq ɯ,I

[999_Springs]

(My computer only has a basic character set, so it can't display upside-down text properly. As a result of this, I had to find a text inverter on Google to enable me to read that message!)

Square 16, as you said...

ONE PENNY!!!

WOW!!!

Imagine ALL the fantastic things that you could buy with that! Maybe it could buy you a few hundred custom titles or something!

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<  Player       > <      Money      > <AVx> <  This Round   > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998   > <  6> <£     24,000   > < 3rd->7th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£    1,112,275   > <  1> <£  1,117,275   > < 2nd->3rd>
<EdoI           > <£   10,532,668   > <  1> <£    150,000   > <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    1,966,310.01> <  1> <£  2,000,500.01> <      2nd>

CTRL+ALT+DOWN ACTIVATED

[29403]

21.

[999_Springs]

Square 21...

MISS A GO!

You won't be posting here for a little bit then...

(Fortunately, this type of square doesn't get multiplied by your AVx6!)

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<  Player       > <      Money      > <AVx> <  This Round   > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998   > <  6> <£     24,000   > < 3rd->7th> MISS A GO
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£    1,112,275   > <  1> <£  1,117,275   > < 2nd->3rd>
<EdoI           > <£   10,532,668   > <  1> <£    150,000   > <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    1,966,310.01> <  1> <£  2,000,500.01> <      2nd>

CTRL+ALT+DOWN ACTIVATED

[UnknownKirbyMan]

4.

[999_Springs]

Square 4...

WIN VALUE x2!

If you win the round, your win bonus gets doubled...

(It's not that much, but, still...)

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EdoI's next pick was 23.

Square 23...

£12,000!

...extending his lead further still...

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<  Player       > <      Money      > <AVx> <  This Round   > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998   > <  6> <£     24,000   > < 3rd->7th> MISS A GO
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£    1,112,275   > <  1> <£  1,117,275   > < 2nd->3rd> WIN VALUE x2
<EdoI           > <£   10,544,668   > <  1> <£    162,000   > <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    1,966,310.01> <  1> <£  2,000,500.01> <      2nd>

CTRL+ALT+DOWN ACTIVATED

[bufar]

[upsidedown]I'll take Square 14.[/upsidedown]

[999_Springs]

Hmm... yes, there should be an [upsidedown] [/upsidedown] tag. I like the idea.

Square 14...

£45,000!

Takes you past two million...

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<  Player       > <      Money      > <AVx> <  This Round   > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998   > <  6> <£     24,000   > < 3rd->7th> MISS A GO
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£    1,112,275   > <  1> <£  1,117,275   > < 2nd->3rd> WIN VALUE x2
<EdoI           > <£   10,544,668   > <  1> <£    162,000   > <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    2,011,310.01> <  1> <£  2,045,500.01> <      2nd>

CTRL+ALT+DOWN ACTIVATED

29403 misses his next go. UnknownKirbyMan is next. Eleven squares remain and all four bombs and the blammo are STILL out there. This is getting rather tense...

[UnknownKirbyMan]

Twenny-Four...

[999_Springs]

Spelling isn't your strong point, I gather...

Square 24...

*Cue theme tune*

DEAL OR NO DEAL?!

You might want to take the time to find out what the rules are for Deal Or No Deal if you don't already know.

Or you could just ask 29403.

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From EdoI's PM, the next square he chose was Square 12.

Square 12...

MINUS £20,000!

Looks like his luck isn't taking him that far this round...

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<  Player       > <      Money      > <AVx> <  This Round   > <  Rank   >
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<29403          > <£       -5,998   > <  6> <£     24,000   > < 3rd->7th>
<UnknownKirbyMan> <£    1,112,275   > <  1> <£  1,117,275   > < 2nd->3rd> WIN VALUE x2, DEAL OR NO DEAL
<EdoI           > <£   10,524,668   > <  1> <£    142,000   > <      0th>
<bufar          > <£    2,011,310.01> <  1> <£  2,045,500.01> <      2nd>

CTRL+ALT+DOWN ACTIVATED

This situation is getting really tense. Nine squares remain. All four bombs AND the blammo are STILL UNDISCOVERED. The pressure is on.

[UnknownKirbyMan]

What should I be doing with my Deal or no Deal?

[bufar]

I'll take the top-center square, #22.