God's imitator

Chapter 332 Brainstorming
There's no way to hide the rake, because Xu Zhao will give away chips to attract players to come and play, and as soon as a player plays a game, the exact amount of the rake will be determined immediately.

If it's not mentioned beforehand, players will definitely be very angry when they find out.

Therefore, if all six game rooms have a pump feature, but some rooms don't indicate it, it might make players suspicious and create a bad first impression.

A 10% pumping rate isn't much; not writing it down would make me seem guilty, but writing it down makes me appear honest.

However, there's no need to include the transaction tax.

Because the exact amount of the transaction tax can only be confirmed when players trade items after obtaining them in the game room, and selling cards is definitely a large transaction.

By the time players realize the transaction tax, they've already fallen into the trap of the game and have no choice but to sell it anyway.

Conversely, writing about transaction taxes on signs in advance could very likely deter players.

At this point, Xu Zhao's game unit is almost complete.

He wrote down the name of the game segment: "Chess Endgame".

The game rules are simple and easy to understand, and the data is also relatively clear. Although there is no particularly complex or ingenious design, Xu Zhao felt that it matched the requirements of this project very well.

Finally, one more point: whether to invest time in visa processing to increase the room's budget limit.

Xu Zhao wanted to submit it, but he lacked the ability.

Because he wasn't a copycat offender before, he didn't have any extra visa time. Moreover, he was in debt after returning from "Simple Q&A" and is currently penniless.

So, this is the only way.

Xu Zhao put the written plan aside. He still had plenty of time. In the next few days, he would need to check the information again, determine which chess endgames to use, and possibly make changes to some specific rule details and values.

Just submit it at the last minute when the countdown is almost over.

……

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Three days later, in the lobby of Community 17.

Wei Yinzhang was eating lunch, but he seemed a little absent-minded, probably thinking about something.

There were also many other players reading books in the lobby, most of them familiarizing themselves with the rules of various gambling tools or card games, following Wei Yinzhang's instructions.

Li Renshu closed the book: "Yinzhang, is there any progress on your game?"

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes, the general framework is there, but there are still some details that need to be considered and revised repeatedly."

"However, there is enough time."

Li Renshu nodded without asking any further questions. She didn't want to know the specific rules Wei Yinzhang had designed; she was simply expressing her concern.

Fu Chen also chimed in: "You two, I have an idea."

"During this period, everyone has been familiarizing themselves with the rules of some classic gambling tools and card games. With the accumulation of knowledge over time, they should be quite familiar with them by now."

"I don't think that just looking at your own work and working behind closed doors will necessarily produce good results."

"Back when we were working on 'Blood Poker,' we did explain the basics of most poker games before we entered the game. But once we got in, we found that they had used a simplified version of the rules and explained them to the players very clearly."

"What truly affects the game is the hidden rule that 'single-player tables do not fold,' which can also be seen as an off-the-board trick."

"So, shouldn't we take some time to discuss this and stop working in isolation?"
"Maybe a brainstorming session can spark some ideas, and if those ideas happen to match the situation in the game and allow us to discover hidden rules, then we'll have struck gold."

"What do you think?"

Lee In-sook nodded: "Yes, I had the same thought."

Wei Yinzhang hesitated for a moment: "Sure, I think brainstorming is definitely more helpful than doing it on your own."

“But I won’t participate. I’m worried that if I accidentally let something slip and the arcade judges it as leaking too much information, our entire community could be sanctioned.”

Lee In-sook didn't insist: "Okay, let's use the information you gave us before to discuss this."

"You should focus on playing your own game well and make sure you can avoid the copycat punishment mechanism."

"However, I think it's better if you don't say anything, but you can still listen in."

"What if our brainstorming session also helps your design thinking?"

Wei Yinzhang considered for a moment: "That works too."

Fu Chen immediately stood up: "Okay, then I'll go inform everyone to quickly hold a meeting and brainstorm."

……

Ten minutes later, everyone was seated around the long table.

Although it was called a brainstorming session, most people didn't have any good ideas and could only listen without knowing the specific rules and details of the game.

As for the main speakers, they are of course those who are capable of becoming the core of the game and have a certain ability to lead the team.

Lee In-sook began by saying, "Today is just a simple brainstorming session, so everyone can speak freely."

"Fu Chen and I both felt that this game was likely similar to 'Blood Poker': being familiar with the gambling equipment and the rules of the card games would certainly be helpful, but more important was predicting what kind of 'off-the-board tricks' the copycat would use, which is similar to the setting in 'Blood Poker' where 'single-player tables do not fold'."

"Everyone can guess freely, which can be considered as expanding the boundaries of thinking. If someone happens to guess correctly, it will benefit all of us."

"After all, the group assignments are still unclear. In the worst-case scenario, some players in our community may find themselves completely isolated and without anyone they know."

"Of course, we don't know the specific rules of the game yet, and can only speculate based on the limited information revealed in the previous chapter."

Most people remained silent because they didn't know what to say.

If one's sensitivity to rules is average, many people might not even find that Wei Yinzhang provides any useful information.

Fortunately, there are still some clever people in the community.

After a moment's thought, Wang Yongxin spoke first: "Let me share my thoughts: Once you enter the game lobby, don't look at the rules for each game segment."

"Observe the other players first."

"If a player quickly scans all the names of the game rooms and enters a game room without having read all the rules, then follow them immediately and keep an eye on their every move."

"Because he is very likely the copycat who designed this game room and will try to use a backdoor."

Everyone was taken aback; clearly, the first suggestion was somewhat unexpected.

Wang Yongxin continued to explain: "This is inferred from the 'mortality rate of players and copycats'."

"Imitation criminals are also players, and they bear the double penalty of death."

"Therefore, copycats will definitely leave a backdoor in their game room."

"Although he may not be able to get matched with his own room, once he does, he can gain a huge advantage."

"So no matter how you look at it, leaving a backdoor is more beneficial than harmful, and the vast majority of copycats will definitely leave one."

"Imitation criminals are not necessarily all smart. Some imitation criminals are not good at adapting to the situation and breaking the deadlock. Therefore, after seeing their own game unit, they may rush in without making sufficient disguises due to surprise and negligence."

"At this point, as long as you follow them and remember how they use backdoors to operate, you can steal a portion of their profits, and they are actually helpless against it."

"Of course, if a clever and experienced imitator is aware of this beforehand, he will definitely put on some performance, such as reading the game rules for a long time at the door of the room or delaying entering."

"So this method doesn't guarantee success, but if you're lucky, the game's difficulty will be greatly reduced once you encounter it."

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)