dear fencer, first pond ranking is now o.k.,
but in the other pond is something wrong (look
3 x 8. and 2 x 11., but different rounds this player fall)
http://brainking.com/game/Pond?g=28
I think so:
8. furbster
8.Arctic Warrior
10. zockerdotcom
11. Backoff
12. Mach machovic
My good idea (I hope so) to make an Antiponds-Game (posted 10.01. 12:08) become 2 short answers; no test game.
But about the nonsens, to have a solution, to win all pond games, there are 100+ news and testplay. I don`t understand this.
EdTrice:
A big pond (like Pedro`s, you sign) is also a big advantage for a player,used math./stat. methods. You are clever.
But lets have a pond with 3 players/20000 points/no bonus.
A theoretical win is very "easy", you must only bet between the other two bets. But how ???
Bry:
This is an easy strategy:
1. you beat with the tricky 590 the normal high bets
2. in the next round, it seems not usefull again, to overbet 590
so you can hope, that all get low
3. the tricky player gives in the next move 150 and get the next bonus.
(590-500+150-500= -260)
Dear fencer, dear pondsplayer. I have a new idea for ponds (named antiponds).
The basic rules are the same. But one reduction. The first bid is without reservation. But the next moves have this cut: you can only bid equal or less then your previos move.
Bonus is not given.
So the first bid is very important. If you bid 1.000 points or less, you fall fast in the pond, because you are must give the lowest bid.
If you bid 10.000 points, you stay longer, but soon you have not points left.
I find, this can be a very tricky game.
Dear Fencer, what do you think about one test game ?
@Fencer: it is not good to make an option "resign". Example: if one player have 0 points left, anybody think, he must set 0 points next round - but he resign!