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Padivius
Member

08-21-2003

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This game is entirely different from "Place Your Bets", however, I can assure you that this game spawned out of PYB... somehow...
Basically, I wanted a game that would be low-maintenance for me. This one is called BIDS.

RULES:

1) Players will be given a starting bank of $10000.
2) Only 18 participants will be accepted into this game.
3) Every week, every player will be paired up to one Survivor. The player corresponding to a Survivor when he/she is voted off, will consequently be removed from play in the game of BIDS and his/her bank total will be frozen.
4) To determine who will be paired up with each Survivor, bidding must take place during the week. Bids must include the name of the Survivor and the amount of the bid. Each bid must be HIGHER than any previous bid for that Survivor, or it will be ignored. At the risk of stating the obvious, players should bid for the Survivor they think is the safest in the coming week. All bidding must be done by Wednesday night (or the night before the show) at 10:00 pm PST. At this time, the Survivors will be paired with the player who bid the highest amount of money for them.
5) Should a player fail to bid, or should they LOSE all auctions they have participated in, they will be paired off at random with an unclaimed Survivor.
6) Players are permitted to bid in as many auctions as they choose. Should a player be the highest bidder in more than one auction, the one that was won FIRST will be honoured, and the winner of the second auction will be the second-highest bidder.
7) Players may only START one auction per week. An auction may be started by announcing, in the Bids folder, that the bids are open for a certain Survivor, and stating the opening amount.
8) Players will only have to pay for Survivors they have WON. If a Player is assigned to a Survivor (as stated in Rule #5) they will be charged $500 for that Survivor.
9) The bidding may go as high as it will. However, bear in mind that NO supplementary funds will be given out and the $10000 must last you the ENTIRE game.
10) When a player is eliminated, their bank total is frozen until the end of the game, when it will be adjusted. The totals are adjusted by dividing them by the number of weeks in which that player did NOT participate. (For example, the first person eliminated will have their total divided by 13 [probably] ). This means that it is still possible for the first person eliminated to win.
11) OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS. Periodically (not necessarily every week), I will post simply "Opportunity for Free Survivor" in the Auction thread. The first person to claim the opportunity may then claim the Survivor of their choice AT NO COST and the auction for this Survivor will be closed. Be sure when claiming a Free Survivor that you state the name of the Survivor you want.

MODS -- Could you please divide this thread into three as such:
"BIDS Discussion" (This one)
"BIDS Auctions"
"BIDS Results"

OK, so I hope the rules are simple and clear. I started this really late, so state your intention to play here and get bidding right away! We only have a week to the premier.
Ask questions, too!

-Padivius

Freckledgrl
Member

08-27-2003

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think the instructions are clear but my mind isn't...lol. I'll join in and start an auction once the folders are open.

One quick question....is this a one time bid auction each week, or can we bid again if we've been outbid? Say I start my bid at $50 and someone bids $60. Can I come back and bid $70 on and on?

Padivius
Member

08-21-2003

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello, Freckledgrl. Yes, you may bid as many times as you wish in an auction in order to win.

Freckledgrl
Member

08-27-2003

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank ya much :-)

I'm still checking on the folders to show up and I think I know who I'm going to bid on. Thanks for the game!

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Padivius, what time zone are you in? I'm asking because of your option with #11, "Opportunity Knocks". Thanks!

Padivius
Member

08-21-2003

Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 5:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Egbok: I am in the Central Time Zone, but that doesn't matter for the "Opportunity Knocks". I will be posting those randomly so that nobody knows when they are coming.

I really need 18 players for this game to work -- and with the first episode only a week away, we've got to get moving!

MODS -- Could you please divide this thread into three as such:
"BIDS Discussion" (This one)
"BIDS Auctions"
"BIDS Results"

-Padivius

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Friday, September 10, 2004 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll play,sounds like fun!!

Lorie
Member

08-29-2003

Friday, September 10, 2004 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Count me in Padi. Maybe I'll do better with this one than I did in PYB!!!

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Count me in.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm in.

Jeep
Member

10-17-2001

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 5:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Padi! I'm in this year, too! Hope I can keep everything straight.

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 6:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll play.

Padivius
Member

08-21-2003

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
MODS -- I really need this thread divided into three threads as follows:

"BIDS Discussion" (This one)
"BIDS Auctions"
"BIDS Results"

Players: If no folder appears, you may start bidding in this one. I'm not sure if we should start bidding BEFORE or after the Thursday show. Usually, the first person is evicted on the premier, so we may only have 17 players to deal with.

So far, I have seven players signed up:

Freckledgrl
Luvmom
Lorie
Maris
Pamy
Jeep
Essence.

Egbok, I'm unsure whether you are interested in playing. Please clarify.

-Padivius

Koutisha
Member

07-31-2003

Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 5:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would like to play.

Jasper
Member

09-14-2000

Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll throw my hat in the ring

Freckledgrl
Member

08-27-2003

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is there any explanation as to why the other folders aren't open yet? I know things get missed but I don't want to email the mods asking for them if they've already commented :-)

The show starts tomorrow. Have we decided NOT to bid for this first show? It seems like a tight squeeze to fit it in before then.

But in case we are....I bid $20 for Dr. Scout Cloud Lee ;)

Jasper
Member

09-14-2000

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll bid $1000 for Brady

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1000 on Rory

Moderator
Moderator

06-30-2002

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here you go. Please let us know if you have any other needs.

Mod (22)

Freckledgrl
Member

08-27-2003

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you again, Mod 22!

Here's another kiss

Tobor7
Member

07-19-2002

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
In?


Cricket
Member

08-05-2002

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 10:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If there's enough room, I'll bid $1,000 on Lisa.

Question: Do we change players each week?

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy dont sweat it, as usual I start Padivius games missing deadlines. Not too early this time but too late. lol.

Padivius
Member

08-21-2003

Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, so far we have 11 players. I think we'll go ahead with 11. I notice some of you have already posted in the Auctions folder, and I think for the first couple of weeks everyone will get whomever they choose.
So far, everyone is doing it correctly, though! New players are welcome and let's keep it up!

-Padi

Freckledgrl
Member

08-27-2003

Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cricket, you get to bid on new players the whole time. After each Thursday show, you can come in and pick a new player to bid on, and/or start trying to steal another player's auction.

Also, you can bid on more than 1 player at a time...but you can only START 1 auction per week. No matter what though, you only win 1 player each time, and you can't spend more than you have in the bank.