good point Asphalt, well made. one problem might be the skill-matching algorithm. i would play a game of my choice against any other punter and i'd fancy my chances, but i have taken the time to get good at it, therefore i would always win and your mug punter would always lose.Asphalt wrote: I would have thought the obvious way forward, and perhaps something GW in particular have realised, is to network all cabinets and only have tournament-style games. (king.com is considered skill rather than gambling)
If you are playing directly against other people, answering exactly the same questions or using exactly the same letters, then surely that removes anything that could reasonably be considered chance.
Might be better for the serious player. Play your favourite game all day and fleece drunks from across the country without leaving your local.
I suppose another option might be to run SWP games on a digital AWP cabinet.
having said that, i am not going to be bothered to log in any time i have a pint; joe public won't even consider it.
on king.com i have run out of competitors on games i'm good at (notwithstanding unashamed robots), then i realised i was doing it just to rack up a paypal balance which will never get used.
personally i'd feel pretty mucky to win 30 pee from gretel in wantage. i remember when itbox trialed a real-time* pool comp; the log-in process took longer than the game itself.
however, it is good to see some lateral thinking within the genre.
* (very obviously) against someone at titbox HQ