God's imitator

Chapter 342 Positive-Sum Game
Cheng Wen carefully read the rules of the game in this room.

The basic rules are simple. In single-player mode, you guess whether it's big or small. You roll the dice with the dice cup and then choose 'big' or 'small' on the small table. If you get 1, 2, or 3, it's small; if you get 4, 5, or 6, it's big.

In multiplayer mode, players compare points, with the player with the higher point count winning all the chips. In case of a tie, the chips are split equally.

In addition, players will have a fixed time, approximately 10 seconds, when they roll the dice.

The dice cup must not be opened beforehand; doing so will be considered a violation.

The rules are very simple and easy to understand, but the key is the amount of chips you have when you win the game.

[Game Rewards]

Players can exchange visa time for chips at a 1:1 ratio, with no limit on the amount.

Players can receive 1000 chips for free upon entering the room.

In single-player mode, each bet requires 200 chips. If you guess the total correctly, your bet is refunded and you receive an additional 400 chips. If you guess incorrectly, your initial bet of 200 chips is deducted.

In the two-player mode, each player bets 400 chips. The player with the higher bet wins all their chips and receives an additional 100 chips. If the score is tied, the game is restarted.

In multiplayer mode, all players bet 400 chips. The player with the highest score wins all their bets and receives an additional 200 chips. If multiple players have the highest score, the chips are split equally.

In addition to these, there are two other restrictions.

In single-player mode, each player can play for a maximum of 30 minutes, after which they will be banned from the game.

In two-player or multiplayer modes, players are strictly prohibited from agreeing to win or lose in any way; doing so will be considered a violation.

After reading the rules, Cheng Wen understood why so many people played this game.

This is such a great deal!

Upon entering the game, you're given 1000 chips to play as you please. And if you look closely, you'll find that all three game modes are clearly positive-sum games.

This means that no matter how players play, their expected returns are always positive.

The single-player mode is especially cost-effective.

However, the game rules also clearly state that players are strictly prohibited from agreeing on the outcome in any way.

In other words, players must shake the dice cup according to the standard procedure, and the result of winning or losing is determined by the number when the dice cup is opened. Players cannot try to change the number or agree on the order in which they win chips.

But it is precisely because it is a game that players are so enthusiastic about playing it.

If Cheng Wen had been given the choice at the beginning, he would definitely have chosen this room as well.

Because this room is entirely composed of positive-sum games, and the rules are absolutely fair, there is no room for any cheating.

But Cheng Wen already knew that precisely because this room was a positive-sum game and there was no commission, the players' profits were quite good, resulting in too many players receiving dividends, and ultimately each player's dividend would not be too much.

Moreover, the most crucial point is that the single-player mode is clearly the most cost-effective, with an extra 200 chips as a bonus.

The reward for the two-player mode is less, only 100 chips.

While the multiplayer mode also offers an extra 200 chips, the more players there are, the greater the probability of losing, and the lower the expected reward.

Meanwhile, the single-player mode was already occupied by players.

Although the game rules stipulate that each player can only play in single-player mode for 30 minutes, after which they will be forced to give up their spot and can only play again after 30 minutes, judging from the situation of these four players, they have obviously just started playing.

If you can't get a spot in the single-player mode, the rewards from other positions become very unprofitable.

Of course, there is also the most important point: Lin Sizhi never considered this room from beginning to end.

So, after observing for a while, Cheng Wen left the room where they were comparing sizes and went to check on the other rooms.

……

Earlier, in 'Room 1: Simple Poker'.

Xu Zhao sat at a two-person gambling table near the glass wall, a spot offering a good view of the entrances to the other rooms. He glanced at the three playing cards in his hand, then subconsciously looked through the glass wall at 'Room 4: Chess Endgame'.

There are four players playing in the 'Simple Poker' room, while there is no one in the 'Chess Endgame' room.

Nobody paid any attention to it.

Xu Zhao's face was somewhat pale. He had realized that the situation was very bad. If he didn't do something soon, there was a high probability that the identity of this copycat would directly kill him.

But he couldn't think of any way to save himself.

The male player sitting opposite him, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, adjusted his glasses: "You've subconsciously looked at the 'Chess Endgame' room three times already, even though there's clearly no one in there."

"I bet you're the copycat who designed this room, aren't you?"

Xu Zhao was startled. He tried his best to control himself and not overreact, but obviously, these subtle changes in his expression were still noticed by the male player opposite him.

The male player wearing wire-rimmed glasses proceeded with the card dealing as usual.

Both sides were made up of ragtag players, but Xu Zhao's ragtag team had a slight edge.

But it is clear that Xu Zhao is now in a completely unfavorable situation.

The male player wearing gold-rimmed glasses extended his hand: "12th Community, Chen Guangming. Interested in collaborating?"

……

Shortly after entering the game, Xu Zhao realized that his situation was very dangerous and he had to find a way to save himself.

Xu Zhao originally came up with two different game design schemes: one was a logic puzzle, and the other was a chess endgame.

In retrospect, the chess endgame was clearly the better choice, but not quite right.

Because he wasn't ruthless enough!

Look at the other five different games in this hall. Except for "Minesweeper", the other four games all have the rake set to 0%.

Only his "Chess Endgame" game had a 10% commission rate, and the transaction tax wasn't even displayed.

To make matters worse, the game he designed didn't have a single-player mode; it only had a two-player battle mode.

Therefore, most players didn't even look at the specific rules and gameplay of the game, and simply passed over it because of these two points, and then gathered in 'Room 1: Simple Poker' and 'Room 5: Comparison of Sizes'.

There were significantly more players on the "Big or Small" side, with 11 people, while "Simple Poker" had 6 people.

The other rooms have 2 people in "Minesweeper" and 1 person in "Equipment Forging". The "Chess Endgame" and "Auction Tycoon" rooms are currently empty.

The "Equipment Forging" room is quite special. When the rules were first reviewed, many players gathered at the room entrance because this room has neither commission nor transaction tax, making it very attractive to players.

However, only one player actually went in to try it at this time, because the player could not find a strategy that yielded stable profits.

Xu Zhao's first reaction was to go into his room and play a chess endgame.

Because he knows the solutions to these endgames very well, he is very confident of winning if someone is willing to play against him.

In this way, he can earn visa time from the room, and also rack up game attempts in the room. The resulting turnover or transaction tax can also become the profit of the copycat.

But after hesitating for a while, he still chose to give up and did not go in.

Because he couldn't find a reliable opponent, and he was also worried that his identity as a copycat would be exposed.

Judging from the current situation, no one is interested in the "Chess Endgame" game, and there is no single-player mode. It would be strange for him to go in alone.

Actively inviting players from other communities to play together can easily arouse suspicion.

So after considering it, Xu Zhao decided to go to another room first, trying to earn some time for his visa application while also planning how to save himself in the long run.

After all, this game lasts a long time.

(End of this chapter)