grenv: the rain ponds as they are right now never run out of points .. the players slowly raise their bets ... using only a small part of their total
when the total number to start with is lower .. then people might start to bet lower to start with .. i am not sure if it makes a difference .. but it might
also with a lower starting total the bonus might make a difference (now it doesnt as noone ever runs out of points in the end) ... when people would start running out of points .. except the ones who would have gotten the bonus .. then the game might change a but
but i am not sure on that one either .. maybe the algorithm by which players bet wont change at all ... so it might make no difference at all :)