Race to a Billion

[Rule]

Square 15.... I've got my pokerface on... But I think I wet my pants.....

[999_Springs]

Oooh Rule, you're actually playing on? This should be interesting...

Square 15...



Fifty pounds becomes minus fifty pounds. Nothing too disastrous... yet.

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<Hoohah2x2sday  > <£    395,809   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  2nd->6th> KA-BOOM!
<EdoI           > <£ 10,789,668   > <  1> <£    405,000> <      *0th> KA-BOOM!
<isaacx         > <£  1,362,278   > <  2> <£    356,798> <  3rd->4th>
<Rule           > <£   -637,900.01> < -1> <£     11,950> < 7th->10th> *EVIL LAUGHTER* AGAIN!!!

Square 9 (£12,000) isn't working. GRRRRR.

[Rule]

I'll reserve square 4.....

[999_Springs]

And... Tick... Tick... Tick... BOOOOM!

isaacx self-explodes!

isaacx loses £60,000 for timing himself out and having an AV*2.

Now what does that mean for Rule?

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Rule wins the round and gets a MASSIVE WIN BONUS!

... of MINUS £110,000!!!

Nice one, Rule, enjoy that!

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<Hoohah2x2sday  > <£    395,809   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  2nd->6th> KA-BOOM!
<EdoI           > <£ 10,789,668   > <  1> <£    405,000> <      *0th> KA-BOOM!
<isaacx         > <£  1,302,278   > <  1> <£    296,798> <  3rd->4th> 408 ERROR
<Rule           > <£   -747,900.01> < -1> <£    -98,050> < 7th->10th> Nice one, Rule...

Ok. An announcement to make before Round 9.

I won't be here between December 27th and January 4th because I have to go to Hungary for some maths camp. I have absolutely no idea why they would hold a maths camp in Hungary. You don't even get internet access while you're there. How ridiculous is that!?

Now what this means for RTaB is that it won't start again until January 5th. But I'll just organise Round 9 now, while I have the time.

The players:

- bufar
- Pikman
- Rule
- 29403

You have until January 5th to PM me your bomb placements.

EdoI places the blammo.



29403, could you lock this thread and reopen it on January 5th? Thanks.

[EdoI]

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<Hoohah2x2sday  > <£    395,809   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  2nd->6th> KA-BOOM!
<EdoI           > <£ 10,789,668   > <  1> <£    405,000> <      *0th> KA-BOOM!
<isaacx         > <£  1,302,278   > <  1> <£    296,798> <  3rd->4th> 408 ERROR
<Rule           > <£   -747,900.01> < -1> <£    -98,050> < 7th->10th> Nice one, Rule...

I kind of won this one :)

[999_Springs]

Here we go!!

Zap!!

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<bufar          > <£  2,263,310.01> <  1> <£          0> <       2nd>
<Pikman         > <£    -50,000   > <  1> <£          0> <       8th>
<Rule           > <£   -747,900.01> < -1> <£          0> < 7th->10th> *EVIL LAUGHTER*
<29403          > <£   -305,998   > <  1> <£          0> <  3rd->9th>

[Pikman]

Reserving square 22.

[999_Springs]

22...

*Evil Laughter*



Two more bombs specially designed for you have been placed randomly on the board...

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<bufar          > <£  2,263,310.01> <  1> <£          0> <       2nd>
<Pikman         > <£    -50,000   > <  1> <£          0> <       8th> CURSE!
<Rule           > <£   -747,900.01> < -1> <£          0> < 7th->10th> *EVIL LAUGHTER*
<29403          > <£   -305,998   > <  1> <£          0> <  3rd->9th>

[Rule]

I almost went for my own bomb placement O.o
Luckily I checked. 17

[999_Springs]

17.



*Evil Laughter*













29403 picked square 3 earlier through PM.

Square 3...



Ka-boom! £50,000 off his score, and he's catching up on Rule...!

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<bufar          > <£  2,263,310.01> <  1> <£          0> <       2nd>
<Pikman         > <£    -50,000   > <  1> <£          0> <       8th> CURSE!
<Rule           > <£   -747,900.01> < -1> <£          0> < 7th->10th> INCOME TAX! *EVIL LAUGHTER*
<29403          > <£   -355,998   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  3rd->9th> BOOM!

[Pikman]

I'm going to say this isn't a Ghost-type game, so what Curse really does is raises my Attack and Defense, but lowers my Speed.

I'd like to reserve square 12 because I'm going to be away all tomorrow.

[29403]

This game is rigged. >:(

[bufar]

Square 9.

[999_Springs]

Square 9.

It's The Pointless Square again!



Yeah I know it does nothing, I only put it there because it would be funny if Rule got it...














Pikman reserved 12.

Square 12...

This one's EVEN MORE USELESS!!



Yep, it does EXACTLY what you think it does!

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<bufar          > <£  2,263,310.01> <  1> <£          0> <       2nd> IT'S THE USELESS SQUARES AGAIN!
<Pikman         > <£    -50,000   > <  1> <£          0> <       8th> CURSE... OF EVEN MORE USELESS SQUARES!
<Rule           > <£   -747,900.01> < -1> <£          0> < 7th->10th> INCOME TAX! *EVIL LAUGHTER*
<29403          > <£   -355,998   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  3rd->9th> BOOM!

This game is rigged. >:(

Blame Pikman.

[Rule]

I only put it there because it would be funny if Rule got it...

Well thank you :)

Square 4.

[999_Springs]

4...



Grrr. That's the thing about those negative multipliers. When you get bombed, they add money to your score instead of taking money away. Ridiculous.

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<bufar          > <£  2,263,310.01> <  1> <£          0> <       2nd> IT'S THE USELESS SQUARES AGAIN!
<Pikman         > <£    -50,000   > <  1> <£          0> <       8th> CURSE... OF EVEN MORE USELESS SQUARES!
<Rule           > <£   -707,900.01> < +1> <£    +40,000> < 7th->10th> SELF-BOMBED AND MADE A MARTYR
<29403          > <£   -355,998   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  3rd->9th> BOOM!

[bufar]

Square Eleven.

[999_Springs]

Square 11.



BOOM!!!

Well, that's it then! Round 9 is now officially OVER. That was quick!

Pikman gains £135,000 for winning Round 9!

(What kind of round was that!? Three bombs were discovered in just 6 squares, and not even a single cash square was revealed! You lot need to improve your box-selecting skills, or else you'll be plunging further and further into debt!!)

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<    Player     > <     Money     > <AVx> < This Round > <   Rank   >
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<bufar          > <£  2,233,310.01> <  1> <£    -30,000> <       2nd> BOOM!
<Pikman         > <£     85,000   > <  1> <£    135,000> <       8th> WIN!
<Rule           > <£   -707,900.01> < +1> <£    +40,000> < 7th->10th> SELF-BOMBED AND MADE A MARTYR
<29403          > <£   -355,998   > <  1> <£    -50,000> <  3rd->9th> BOOM!

I'll start Round 10 in a day or two.

[Rule]

All Pro.

[999_Springs]

ROUND 10 STARTS!

Sorry for the massive delay. I spent all week trying to get metanet 0th on 27-3 and I failed, and that basically made me forget about everything else... yeah I know, I guess I'm a bit too obsessed with highscoring...

We're kind of short on players here, since UnknownKirbyMan and jinxed_07 appear to have left the building without trace or explanation. That's kind of disappointing. Anyone is welcome to join, and more than welcome to force other people to join by dragging them into this thread whether they like it or not...

Anyway. Round 10.

The players:

- Hoohah2x2sday
- EdoI
- isaacx
- Pikman

and you all have 48 hours to PM me your bomb placements.

Starting... NOW!

[999_Springs]

And random.org places the blammo because I forgot all about who was supposed to do it.

Anyway...

Here we go!!

Zap!!

This round might be a bit slower than previous rounds, because I've got annoying physics coursework and a *BEEP*load of school commitments over the next two weeks. So you are free to reserve squares as often as you want.

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<    Player     > <    Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<Hoohah2x2sday  > <£    395,809 > <  1> <£          0> < 2nd->6th>
<EdoI           > <£ 10,789,668 > <  1> <£          0> <     *0th>
<isaacx         > <£  1,302,278 > <  1> <£          0> < 3rd->4th>
<Pikman         > <£     85,000 > <  1> <£          0> <      8th>

[Pikman]

I would like to reserve the rectangular space numbered 24.

[isaacx]

reserve 20

[999_Springs]

isaacx picked 20.

Square 20...



Boom.

Another one bites the dust on his first square.








Pikman picked 24.

Square 24...



Hundred thousand. First cash square we've had in ages.

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<    Player     > <    Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <  Rank   >
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<Hoohah2x2sday  > <£    395,809 > <  1> <£          0> < 2nd->6th>
<EdoI           > <£ 10,789,668 > <  1> <£          0> <     *0th>
<isaacx         > <£  1,252,278 > <  1> <£    -50,000> < 3rd->4th> BOOM!!!
<Pikman         > <£    185,000 > <  1> <£    100,000> <      8th>

[isaacx]

wha? that isn;t fair