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<p>[QUOTE="Afforess, post: 890, member: 1"]<b>Idea:</b> A marketplace where players can bet on the likelihood of events in NationStates happening. Who will be the next delegate of a region, which world census report will be next, if the next purge will be in Lazarus, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What is a Prediction Market? </b>A prediction market is where members trade contracts between each other on the probabilities of various events occurring. The more likely an event is of occurring, the smaller the reward for a successful bet. As the odds of an event occurring change, the price of the contract can swing wildly.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Currency:</b> Credits. Players earn 1 credit per day they log into the forums. They can earn 1 additional credit per post on our regional forums, up to a 10 additional credits. So at maximum, you can earn 11 credits a day from just participating.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, successful bets will pay out. Bets may be against a "House" and also against players who take the bet for a specific event.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Initial Futures:</b></p><ol> <li>Predict the next world census report type</li> <li>Predict the next World Assembly delegate of a region</li> <li>Predict the location of the next Game-Created-Region purge (an event where > 100 nations are ejected in less than 12 hours)</li> <li>Predict the population of a region for a future date</li> <li>Predict which regions will be raided next</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p><b>Where: </b>There will be a new page on the Capitalist Paradise site for the exchange, to make or trade in new bets, and view your current wealth. Coming soon.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>So What? </b>I would like to have in-game rewards for very successful players to exchange for. My initial idea is postmaster-general upgrade or 10000 stamps for 1,000,000 credits. I am open to suggestions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Afforess, post: 890, member: 1"][B]Idea:[/B] A marketplace where players can bet on the likelihood of events in NationStates happening. Who will be the next delegate of a region, which world census report will be next, if the next purge will be in Lazarus, etc. [B]What is a Prediction Market? [/B]A prediction market is where members trade contracts between each other on the probabilities of various events occurring. The more likely an event is of occurring, the smaller the reward for a successful bet. As the odds of an event occurring change, the price of the contract can swing wildly. [B]Currency:[/B] Credits. Players earn 1 credit per day they log into the forums. They can earn 1 additional credit per post on our regional forums, up to a 10 additional credits. So at maximum, you can earn 11 credits a day from just participating. In addition, successful bets will pay out. Bets may be against a "House" and also against players who take the bet for a specific event. [B]Initial Futures:[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Predict the next world census report type [*]Predict the next World Assembly delegate of a region [*]Predict the location of the next Game-Created-Region purge (an event where > 100 nations are ejected in less than 12 hours) [*]Predict the population of a region for a future date [*]Predict which regions will be raided next [/LIST] [B]Where: [/B]There will be a new page on the Capitalist Paradise site for the exchange, to make or trade in new bets, and view your current wealth. Coming soon. [B]So What? [/B]I would like to have in-game rewards for very successful players to exchange for. My initial idea is postmaster-general upgrade or 10000 stamps for 1,000,000 credits. I am open to suggestions.[/QUOTE]
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