God's imitator

Chapter 337 Mine Sweeping at Sea
Room 2: Minesweeping at Sea

1. Set up a minefield

The player responsible for 'setting up minefields' can freely place five different types of minefields within a 10x10 grid map.

[Small minefield: 2 horizontally adjacent squares]

[Diagonal minefield: 3 diagonally adjacent squares]

[Square minefield: 4 squares forming a square]

[T-shaped minefield: 4 squares forming a T shape]

[Continuous minefield: 5 horizontally adjacent squares]

When setting up the minefield, you can rotate it 90 degrees, but it must fit precisely within the existing grid.

2. Locating the minefield

The player responsible for 'scouting minefields' cannot see the specific distribution of the minefields; they can click on one square at a time to search.

[A hint will be given after the minefield is found.]

The cumulative number of times minefields have been explored will be counted until all minefields have been found.

【3. Game Modes】

[Single Player Mode: The system will randomly place five different minefields. Players must find the exact locations of all minefields within 60 explorations, otherwise the game will end in failure.]

[Versus Mode: Two players each set up minefields, then take turns searching for them. The first player to find all of the opponent's minefields wins.]

【4. Game Rewards】

Players can exchange visa time for chips at a 1:1 ratio, with a maximum exchange of 5000 chips.

In single-player mode, each play requires a payout of 500 chips, and achieving the goal will earn you 5000 chips. (Rake will be deducted.)

Each player can win a maximum of 10 games.

[In the multiplayer mode, there is no limit to the number of rounds. Both players can agree on their bet amounts, and the winner takes all of the opponent's chips. (Rake will be deducted.)]

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Lin Sizhi carefully read through the game rules, and then looked at the other players.

Perhaps to avoid being seen as copycats, the other players didn't rush into the room and instead carefully read the rules outside.

However, the way people gather is clearly different.

The rooms with the most players gathered at the entrances of "Equipment Forging" and "Size Match" were the ones with the most players.

It's obvious that the two rooms directly advertised pump and transaction tax, and the values ​​were very low, which attracted players from the start.

The rooms "Auction Tycoon" and "Chess Endgame" were rather deserted.

As for the "Minesweeper" game where Lin Sizhi was at the moment, some players came and went to check the rules, but in the end, besides him, only a chubby guy with glasses remained.

Next to the door of each room, in addition to the rules notice board, there is a simple chip exchange station for purchasing or exchanging chips.

However, the rules will differ for each room.

Some rooms offer free visa time unconditionally, while others can only be purchased.

Moreover, even when buying chips, the prices vary between different rooms; some are 1:1, while others are 1:10, depending entirely on the settings of the copycat game.

However, the specific ratio will not have a significant impact, because the chips in different rooms are not interchangeable, and the players' visa time is calculated according to a ratio.

After considering it, Lin Sizhi decided to exchange some of the chips in this room.

But just as he was about to make the move, the chubby boy next to him stopped him. "Wait!"
"Friend, are you trying to redeem the chips for this room? Think twice!"

"It's clearly not worth it!"

Lin Sizhi glanced at him and temporarily withdrew her hand: "Oh? What do you mean?"

The chubby guy explained enthusiastically, "Didn't you notice that there are hardly any players lingering at the entrance of this game room?"
"Clearly, the 'commission' and 'transaction tax' alone are enough to conduct a preliminary screening of these game rooms."

"I can't reveal the specific reasons, but a very strong player in our community has come to a fairly reliable conclusion: in these game rooms, just blindly choose the one with the best benefits."

"Because the game invitation explicitly stated that the game would also 'screen for copycats'."

"Of these six rooms, four have zero water pumping. The other two rooms, one called 'Chess Endgame' which states a 10% water pumping rate, and the other called 'Minesweeper' which doesn't even have a water pumping rate listed!"

"This is clearly because they have something to hide."

"If the pumping rate is low, why not write it down? It must be that the pumping rate is high, and they're too embarrassed to write it down, thinking they can fool as many people as possible."

"Look, this single-player mode allows you to invest 500 chips and earn 5000 chips. It looks like a trap. How could the returns be so high?"

"What if you go in and find out that they take 100% of your winnings, and all your chips are gone? Wouldn't that be a scam?"

Lin Sizhi nodded: "That makes sense. So what are your plans?"

The chubby boy quickly said, "My idea is to first find suitable players, form a small group, and adopt a team strategy together."

"As for choosing a game room, here's what I'm thinking:"
"First, we can rule out 'mining sweeping at sea,' since neither pumping nor transaction tax is mentioned, which is definitely a problem;"
"Then, excluding the 'auction tycoon,' they actually charge a 100% transaction tax! That's insane!"
"There are five types of cards obtained in the game room, and duplicates are possible. We also have to sell them to other people. If there is a 100% transaction tax, it means that even if we sell the invulnerability items produced in this room, we won't get a single penny."

"Who would still go play there?"
"The 'Equipment Forging' and 'Big or Small' rooms have more people, so the competition should be fierce. The more chips produced, the less visa time each person will get."

"So I think we shouldn't join in the fun yet. Let's just choose one of the two rooms, 'Simple Poker' and 'Chess Endgames,' to play."

"I prefer 'simple poker' because it's faster to play, the rules are simpler, and the rake is lower."

Lin Sizhi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that analysis makes sense."

Clearly, this chubby guy was deliberately staking out the door of the "Minesweeper at Sea" room, waiting for someone destined to meet him.

In his view, players who intend to enter obviously tricky rooms like "Minesweeper" are probably not very good at the game. As long as they show sincerity and break down the rules of the game, they can achieve cooperation.

Although such players may be relatively weak and lack ability, they are safer to cooperate with, and the risk of being scammed is smaller.

Seeing that everything was going according to his plan, the chubby boy was very happy. He stretched out his hand and said, "Then we can officially start a partnership?"
"My name is Cheng Wen, and I come from the 3rd Community."

Lin Sizhi shook hands with him: "Lin Sizhi, 17th Community."

Cheng Wen was stunned: "Huh?"

His expression instantly stiffened. Clearly, he had never met Lin Sizhi, but he had heard of the name in the community.

Thinking back on how I taught someone to play games now, I feel incredibly embarrassed.

Lin Sizhi looked at the "Minesweeper" room again: "Although your strategy makes a lot of sense, I feel that there should be some profit to be made in the 'Minesweeper' game."

"I still want to try out the game first."

Cheng Wen quickly changed his tune: "Of course! I also think this room is actually quite nice."

Lin Sizhi used 1000 minutes of visa time to exchange for 1000 chips, and then went into the room.

Cheng Wen followed suit and exchanged 1000 chips, then silently followed behind Lin Sizhi.

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