Author Topic: Munera. Put a bet on your gladiator (Read 3105 times)

Suber · « **on:** September 29, 2017, 12:18:21 PM »

A friend of mine is running this project, and I deem it too cool to not share

Let me just copypaste from his blog:

Everything is ready for the games to start, so let me explain how they will take place and how you can participate.

During these games there will be 16 combats and venationes, splitted into two days, and you can participate staking on the combats. How? This way:

Stakes will be made by day of games, following the next steps:

First I will post on the blog the eight combats of the first day, also the name of the gladiators and any special feature of the combat. In the same post, there will be a link to a registration form for the bets.
You will have a week in order to send your stakes.
Once the deadline has passed, I´ll star publishing the reports of each combat (daily, if I can afford it...)
Once finished the last combat, the player who acumulates mor money as a benefit of his betting will be the winner and will get a prize.
And the same procedure will be repeated for the second day of games.

Unless otherwishe mentioned, all the combats will be resolved using the card game Blood Sweat & Cheers, created by Nic Wright.

The stakes (sponsiones)

Each player will have 100 sesterces to stake on each day of the games. The rules for staking are:

1. Stake in ALL combats is compulsory.
2. You must expend the whole 100 sesterces.
3. The minimum stake for combat is 1 sesterce and the maximum 20 sesterces.
4. The money acumulated on a combat will be distributed between the winners, proportionately to their stake.
5. I´ll use one decimal place for my calculations (rounded up).

Please, check your bets before sending. If I detect any of these problems I´ll take the folowing measures:

1. If the same user send more than one form, only the last one will be considered.
2. If the total amount of staked sesterces is not 100, I´ll adjust the bets adding or deducting sesterces to the last combat (and then to the second-to-last, and so on).

The prizes!

The player who gets to accumulate more sesterces on the first day of games and the player that do the same on the second day will recibe respectively a print and play copy of Blood, Sweat & Cheers courtesy of Ganesha Games.
If a tie takes place, the player with more winning bets will be the winner. If the tie persists, the winner will be the one who sends the form first.
Also, all participants on the games will enter a draw form wich they can win a... surprise!

That's it! Here you have a link to the blog, Day 1 has started:
http://hetairoiwargames.blogspot.com.es/2017/09/edicta-muneris-day-1-munera.html

Irregular Wars Nic · « **Reply #1 on:** September 29, 2017, 03:29:46 PM »

I'm definitely in on this!

miltiades · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2017, 12:23:18 PM »

LOVE IT !!!

DintheDin · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2017, 06:46:43 PM »

Very, very interesting and original idea!
Cheers!

Suber · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2017, 09:44:06 AM »

Last day for your wages on day 1. Some statistics to help you decide. Here's the look of the bets so far:

http://hetairoiwargames.blogspot.com.es/2017/09/edicta-muneris-day-1-munera.html

Here you have the form for Day 1:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvWORFj35imRwp7JD3SX4tjsCcCEj0xGLN1Gzp1NPZObjUJg/viewform?usp=send_form

Go put your sesterces on the winners!

Suber · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2017, 10:36:39 AM »

Well, the first combat is over, Venator vs. Bear

It didn't start that bad for Hilarinus...

...but you don't beat a bear that easily!

After some ups and downs...

...the bear finally ends the por man!

The public roars!

But I don't, I lost my sesterces, you puny Hilarinus!

The whole combat, here

:
http://hetairoiwargames.blogspot.com.es/2017/10/1-hilarinus-vs-bear-munera.html

beefcake · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2017, 11:11:34 AM »

Well that looks like lots of fun. Great work.

Irregular Wars Nic · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2017, 01:15:52 PM »

... well, that didn't end well.

Suber · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2017, 12:03:39 PM »

I'm behind schedule here

Second combat, Mamertinus vs two tigers:

The stats of the biddings:

The venator made quite a start, killing one of the beasts...

...and injuring the other.

However, two tigers are too much, and the inevitable ending arrives...

Damnatio! I'm losing all my money!

http://hetairoiwargames.blogspot.com.es/2017/10/2-mamertinus-vs-tigers-munera.html

The third combat has already ended, but the organiser is to correct the chart. When it's done I'll post it too...

Irregular Wars Nic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2017, 12:47:44 PM »

These have been great reports!

Suber · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2017, 09:50:41 PM »

Third combat! Two equites.

The odds:

They both charge each other repeatedly:

But when Maternus knocks Habilis off his horse, the combat has to stop...

...and is resumed back with both opponents on their feet:

Bloody combat indeed:

But Habilis finally subdues Maternus, who lays on the arena asking for mercy. It all depends on the games' Editor...

(Leave a comment on the blog as part of the public, asking for mercy (missus) or death (iugula), I must say the idea is brilliant).

Whatever happens, I've finally won a bet!