Race to a Billion

[EdoI]

Square 4, it'll be.

[999_Springs]

Square 4...

+40%!

With a score like that, 40% would work out to be quite a lot...

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> < 2nd->4th> REQUEST TIMEOUT
<EdoI           > <£    6,942,630> <  1> <£     15,000> <      0th> DOUBLE UP, +40%
<29403          > <£       10,000> <  1> <£     10,000> <      3rd> CALCULUS!!
<bufar          > <£       25,810> <  1> <£     75,810> <      2nd> NUMA HIGHSCORE

[EdoI]

With a score like that, 40% would work out to be quite a lot...

When do I get those 40%?

[999_Springs]

With a score like that, 40% would work out to be quite a lot...

When do I get those 40%?

If you win the round, you get 40% added to your score. If you don't, then it gets silently discarded. Just like in v1.0.

[EdoI]

With a score like that, 40% would work out to be quite a lot...

When do I get those 40%?

If you win the round, you get 40% added to your score. If you don't, then it gets silently discarded. Just like in v1.0.

Well, I hope this is starting as v.1.0 did for me - lots of bonuses first, and then domination : D

[999_Springs]

Would you like me to make some graphics for you?

OK, I'll let you do that. I'll PM you shortly the two files which contain all the gameboard squares for you to edit.

There's a bit of a problem. Apparently I can't attach .png files in PMs and I also can't attach .jpg files in PMs. That is absolutely ridiculous. How do I send picture attachments by PM if I can't find a valid format to send them in!?

[29403]

23

[999_Springs]

And after my comment, you suddenly realised that it was your turn.

Square 23...

TWO POUNDS!

Wow! Fantastic! Imagine all the wonderful things you can buy with that!

(You see, it's not only people's weak minds that I like to mess with. It's their conception of money too!)

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> < 2nd->4th> REQUEST TIMEOUT
<EdoI           > <£    6,942,630> <  1> <£     15,000> <      0th> DOUBLE UP, +40%
<29403          > <£       10,002> <  1> <£     10,002> <      3rd> CALCULUS!!
<bufar          > <£       25,810> <  1> <£     75,810> <      2nd> NUMA HIGHSCORE

[bufar]

I'll take #22.
Also, I PMed you the map and demo for the NUMA Highscore.

[999_Springs]

Square 22...

MINE FIELD!

(Chilling music)

TWO more bombs have been placed randomly on the board! The game suddenly takes a much more precarious turn!

(More chilling music)

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> < 2nd->4th> REQUEST TIMEOUT
<EdoI           > <£    6,942,630> <  1> <£     15,000> <      0th> DOUBLE UP, +40%
<29403          > <£       10,002> <  1> <£     10,002> <      3rd> CALCULUS!!
<bufar          > <£       25,810> <  1> <£     75,810> <      2nd> NUMA HIGHSCORE

MINE FIELD ACTIVATED

Also, I PMed you the map and demo for the NUMA Highscore.

Received and accepted.

[EdoI]

Square 21.

[999_Springs]

SIX bombs on the board, all still undiscovered. Can you avoid them?

Square 21...

£8,000!

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> < 2nd->4th> REQUEST TIMEOUT
<EdoI           > <£    6,950,630> <  1> <£     23,000> <      0th> DOUBLE UP, +40%
<29403          > <£       10,002> <  1> <£     10,002> <      3rd> CALCULUS!!
<bufar          > <£       25,810> <  1> <£     75,810> <      2nd> NUMA HIGHSCORE

MINE FIELD ACTIVATED

[29403]

9.

[999_Springs]

Square 9...

*INSERT LOUD EXPLODING SOUNDS*

Oh well, £40,000 off your score. Thanks for playing!

...What was behind the bomb? Win Value x3.

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> < 2nd->3rd> REQUEST TIMEOUT
<EdoI           > <£    6,950,630> <  1> <£     23,000> <      0th> DOUBLE UP, +40%
<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  1> <£    -29,998> < 3rd->4th> BOMBED
<bufar          > <£       25,810> <  1> <£     75,810> <      2nd> NUMA HIGHSCORE

MINE FIELD ACTIVATED

[edit]
Why did this forum suddenly get marked as read even though I didn't click the "Mark topics read" button!?

[bufar]

3

[999_Springs]

Wow, the thread got pinned! Excellent! I wonder by whom.

Anyway... Square 3...

BOMB!!!

(Audience screams)

What was behind the bomb?

ANOTHER BOMB!!!

(Audience becomes silenced in absolute shock)

Sorry... that's £60,000 off your score. Thanks for playing!

(What was behind the second bomb? It was the minigame "Strike It Rich".)

(Oh, and by the way, I've beaten your NUMA highscore demo by 0.725 seconds. I'm quite surprised that nobody managed to beat your score before me.)

Congratulations to EdoI - he wins the round... again!
The value of the Win Bonus is £50,000 plus £5,000 for every unrevealed square... that makes £110,000!

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> <      2nd> REQUEST TIMEOUT
<EdoI           > <£    7,060,630> <  1> <£    133,000> <      0th> DOUBLE UP, +40%
<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  1> <£    -29,998> <      3rd> BOMBED
<bufar          > <£      -34,190> <  1> <£     15,810> < 2nd->4th> BOMBED

EdoI now plays his minigame DOUBLE UP!

The board consists of 24 squares:
16x X2
1x /2
1x £10,000
1x £5,000
1x £2,000
1x £1,000
1x 1p
1x QUIT
1X BOMB

Rules are: You start with £1,000; picking a X2 doubles your total; a /2 halves it; a cash square adds to the total; a QUIT makes you leave with all the money you have accumulated; a BOMB divides your total by 10 and makes you leave. Pick your squares four at a time, please, to speed the minigame up.

Oh, and the squares on the board are... IN ORDER!!!!

minigame board.PNG

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[EdoI]

Haha, I think I deserve a RtaB-related custom title now. Edit: How 'bout "Billionaire"?

Okay... Give me square 1.

And by the way, is there a free spot for the next round? I found out that I'm definitely not leaving the next week, and about the rest of the month - I think I can fill it with cellphone connection. The only problem is that I'll be out of country so it'll be quite expensive, but it doesn't matter.

[29403]

By me!

To EdoI: £1,000,000,000 by Sonic Speed!

[999_Springs]

Haha, I think I deserve a RtaB-related custom title now. Edit: How 'bout "Billionaire"?

As host, I think I'm more deserving of "a RTaB-related custom title" than you at the moment... and anyway you're still not yet 1% of the way to a billion.

By me!

I thought that individual forum moderators can't pin topics...

And by the way, is there a free spot for the next round?

Unfortunately not. The four places have already been taken up by Mae/Hoohah2x2sday/Turiski/isaacx. However you're guaranteed a spot in Round 3 when that happens.

Okay... Give me square 1.

Pick your squares four at a time, please, to speed the minigame up.

Otherwise the minigame could last aaaaaaaaaaages...

But anyway, square 1 contains X2, as you might have predicted. You're on £2,000.

minigame board.PNG

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[EdoI]

Squares 24, 7, 10 and 2.

[29403]

How 'bout "Billionaire"?

Terrible. My one is a billion times better. No pun intended.

[999_Springs]

All four squares contain X2, bringing you to £32,000!

(Can't be bothered, yet, to do the board. You know what it looks like...)

[EdoI]

23, 15, 5, 8.

[999_Springs]

23, 15, 5, 8.

UH OH, you won't like what's coming.

23... /2! Your total is reduced to £16,000...

15... BOMB!
(Loud exploding sounds)
Your total has now been divided by 10 to £1,600, and that's what you leave the game with!

(Not that it matters anyway, but Square 5 was the QUIT square, which you picked just one square too late. Oh well...)

Now, we add 40% to your score...

which takes it to £9,887,122!

That was quite an end to Round 1!

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<  Player       > <     Money    > <AVx> < This Round > <Rank>
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<UnknownKirbyMan> <£       -5,000> <  1> <£    -50,000> <      2nd>
<EdoI           > <£    9,887,122> <  1> <£  2,824,892> <      0th>
<29403          > <£      -29,998> <  1> <£    -29,998> <      3rd>
<bufar          > <£      -34,190> <  1> <£     15,810> < 2nd->4th>

I'll set up Round 2 tomorrow.

[EdoI]

23... /2! Your total is reduced to £16,000...

15... BOMB!
(Loud exploding sounds)
Your total has now been divided by 10 to £1,600, and that's what you leave the game with!

(Not that it matters anyway, but Square 5 was the QUIT square, which you picked just one square too late. Oh well...)

Haha... It seems that I waited with the bad luck for the minigame.