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I was wondering if anyone out there in dakka land ever wagers on their games (frequently or infrequently).

It could be $20 to the winner, loser buys the frosty adult beverage... or just side bets like "$5 my assault squad kills at least X of your figs".

Do you add anything to a game besides traditional scoring to make increase the level of interest or layer challenges through a match?

Our group.. winner buys the loser a beverage.. (frequently from the Coke machine on premises)..

never does anything alcoholic get bought.. (public venue)

I think betting money on the game would really change the dynamic. When something's at stake, people tend to be playing just for the win and won't be trying to have fun.

Something minor like the winner buying the loser a beverage is pretty good though.

And can you imagine the tantrum that model throwers will have when their kewl uber-model gets plastered by a railgun shot AND they lose $20? Man, don't wanna be there for that particular NoF (Nerd of Fury) excitement.

Bloodbowl.

More beer has been purchased as a result of BB games than I care to recall. All in good fun!

Teek wrote:Bloodbowl.

More beer has been purchased as a result of BB games than I care to recall. All in good fun!

Yeah, bloobowl is an awesome excuse to tilt one back. Aw man, you killed my 4th level lineman; where's my beer?

Played many a game where the winner buys the first round after the game.

Edit: also, in tourney games when I'm using my 1st Lustrian IG (lizardmen IG), I'll put out one of the old lizzie icons as an ante, they beat me, they keep it.

Being a teen I can't afford to place wagers but a drink, I could do!

This is interesting to me. I also play golf which routinely you may place wagers on shots (closest to the pin), low score for a hole, number of lost balls on a water hole.... etc. Generally it keeps your "attention" through the match, so even if you are losing overall you can still concentrate on other areas and keep the "competition" up.

I figure there might be a "gaming" equivalent so even if you are getting tabled, you would be able to perform admirably in another area that is wagered on. This would maintain interest over the course of a match.

Some general guides for me:


1)No placing bets randomly against players with whom I was not extremely familiar. The betting should be friendly not create a "cut throat environment" and with only people you know well.

2) the bets would be amounts that are "easily afforded" between the competitors. Equally, the bets should be small enought that winning said amount would also not create the "a-HOLE"/Nerd Rage syndrome. If you are gripping over $10 on a "challenge" then you should be playing for .50 cents.

3) Bets around the character, squad, unit or other significant feat would hold more interest to me then bets on the final out come of the game.

4) 2 or 4 side bets of $2 each rarely ends up with a one sided winner. Generally both parties get a ducket or two.

Hi

About 5-6 years ago, I wagered that my 40K Gt army was superior to my FLGS storeowner's potential GT army.

The stake was that the loser pays for both entries to the Canadian GT. We had two months to prep for the battle.

When the day came for the game, the FLGS owner had not even assembled his army, giving me the default win. He was a good sport about it and paid for the entry.

Cheers,
Carlos the Craven

Can you imagine what TFG and the rules lawyers will be like when it's not only the glory of a win hanging on a game, but money too?! Argh, only bet money with people you know well.

I've bet on other people's games before (usually a couple bucks, or buying dinner after or something). One time I bet a guys a Eldar Pathfinder squad would live through the game, and on the last turn the marine player he was facing took a flamer to them, running them off the board afterward. 'twas annoying

porkuslime wrote:Our group.. winner buys the loser a beverage.. (frequently from the Coke machine on premises)..

never does anything alcoholic get bought.. (public venue)

which is why I am glad my flgs allows byob.
A beverage wager is common as well as dinner.

I've pondered that five dollar bills would make good objectives with the player who controls them keeping them.

sleezesteve wrote:I've pondered that five dollar bills would make good objectives with the player who controls them keeping them.

Idea stolen!

Had a friend that played for dice. Loser hands over one die at the end of the game. I think he had over 100 or so and one complete set. He used to bring out the bag at the start of the match and say

"your dice will look good in my collection of losers".

Took 2 of mine.

I only play for beers.

Loser buys them.

It's costing me more than the actual models - but I don't usually care.

A recent opponent wanted to bet drinks with me on the outcome of certain assaults/fire-exchanges during the game.

I pointed out that i had a hip-flask full of tequila with me.

Can't remember who won, but i'd certainly play him again

I bet a beer with a friend recently on a rules dispute.

We didn't have a copy of the DE codex with us, and disagreed in our recollections of whether it's a LD test or an Initiative test for the "kill a psyker at the beginning of the game" item.

Heck no. All the tactics and strategies in the world mean squat if the dice never roll over a 2.

The only thing I'd ever bet against is rule disputes, but then again never for cash money.

I'd bet $2 every now and then, just for the sport of it.

I like the idea of 40K as a drinking game. Exceptional luck, both good and poor, means one has to take a slug/shot/whatever. Like, say, anything with less than a 20% probability.

"Well, you made all 12 cover saves, but that also means that you won't be able to operate your showlaces by the time this round is done."

$1000 per game limit 4 game tourney in Vegas. Winner takes half the winnings, best general a quarter and the other quarter to the house. Tranquilizers on hand for Nerd Rage. One shot of Tequila to be consumed every 3 turns. Who's in?

I think the $5/ objective would be a cool thing to do with friends, but anything making a tourney scene more competitive would be disasterous.

When playing kill points I like to bet on the spread.

a while back i watched a game where Shrike and 10 assault marines assaulted a 5 man IG command squad with medic, straken, and norg, while in cover. the guard player said straken would survive the assault, i put a buck down saying he wouldnt.

got me an easy dollar.

A local friendly tournament has the winner being avoid from paying for supper/drinks.

With the state of the army lists so far, it looks like I may have some extra cash in my pocket

Khornholio wrote:$1000 per game limit 4 game tourney in Vegas. Winner takes half the winnings, best general a quarter and the other quarter to the house. Tranquilizers on hand for Nerd Rage. One shot of Tequila to be consumed every 3 turns. Who's in?

I think the $5/ objective would be a cool thing to do with friends, but anything making a tourney scene more competitive would be disasterous.

who take the other half of the winnings?

1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1

i is edumacated

i have played a few games where we used money for objectives if you control the objective you keep the cash, if its contested then it belongs to whoever put it down, and if know ine controls it it goes to the store owner

My local store manager set up a bet he would get 20k of Lizardmen assembled/painted/based/+display board by the end of 2009.

This was following the Lizardmen release at the beginning of the year.

There were at least 12 takers. 100 bucks each. He still has a majority of his models unassembled and unpainted.
One better also dropped out (a former staff GD winner) stating thaty the paint plan was too simple.
Another better has 'bought out' six participants, so he has a slave for $700 worth of work!

I also commisioned the Lizardman player to build/paint a pair of Vindicators for me... at least it will help him pay all of his new debt.

Winner buys beer: everybody wins!