[dogscoff]

Saxon, your story about having a bet riding on the outcome of your PBW gives me an idea for PBW funding:

PBW could offer a bet holding and management service. They could encourage players to play PBW for money. All players cough up the ordained amount at the beginning of the game, and the PBW team hold on to it until the winner is decided. Since the game could go on for months and months, the PBW crew could invest the cash in a "safe" investment and make a few pennies interest on it in that time. At the end of the game, they would decide the winner and pay out all the cash (minus interest). Lots of games with lots of players betting moderate sums could make this a viable venture.

Thy could also run tournaments with spectators placing bets, and PBW allocating odds based on previous victories etc.

If you think I'm serious about all this, BTW, you need another drink.

Edit: Wrong name. *hic*

[ May 28, 2002, 13:20: Message edited by: dogscoff ]