Will anyone be allowed to play these games? Members? Certain levels?

Too risky for me. If only I could Hire Genghis Khan to do my work...

Semicedevine, a 10% cut is already taken, though how much of that goes directly to Fizzer and how much goes to paying for the transaction costs is not clear (credit cards typically charge ~3% I believe, I am sure this would have something similar)

Interesting idea but I have a few questions:

1.) Do players start with any initial Warlight Coins or do they need to be purchased?
2.) Will players who own a membership start with more coins than a non-member. (Or be allowed to buy coins at a cheaper rate than non-members?)
3.) Are there any other specifications other than 0% Luck, SR, Cyclic move order??? Or does it need to be a certain template like Strategic ME? (Im asking if any of the seasonal templates could work...)
4.) Could this be used to incorporate a new leader board?

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Do players start with any initial Warlight Coins or do they need to be purchased?

There will be some limited quantity of free coins, but there will not be much since coins are worth actual money, so if we gave out too much we’d go bankrupt.

Are there any other specifications other than 0% Luck, SR, Cyclic move order?

There can't be any randomness that affects one players differently than others. So cards must also be given out on a fixed schedule. Random warlords is okay since it happens before the game starts. Wastelands are okay as long as scenario distributions aren't used.

This could however be easily exploited with the use of second accounts.

Using multiple accounts for coin games (or sharing accounts) is strictly against the rules. Anyone caught would get their account banned and lose all their earnings. Given how big of a risk that would be, it's unlikely this will be a problem.

How are you going to discover secondary accounts? IP tracking?

@Mr. Fall I assume some people will try and link a pay pal to multiple accounts. They could easily be caught there...

I also just realized we need to clarify how exactly transactions will take place.

And fizzer making a second account but not actually associating it with a main account, just a player with the skills from a really strong account using the level of a really low player is not illegal, is it?

Jay!!! Best update ever

How does this new real-money system differ from online poker? This is effectively gambling, is it not? Isn't online poker banned in the USA?

God I hate reading legislature....from what I got after 5 minutes of miscellaneous scattered articles on google, it's legal, but it's a very fine line, I guess?

well, could be interesting way to monetize the site, let's see how it works in practical terms.

Kryzchu I will not be using this mode at all :)

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How does this new real-money system differ from online poker? This is effectively gambling, is it not? Isn't online poker banned in the USA?

Apparently not, because in poker cards (randomness) decide(or at least influence) who win.
Warlight games can be now randomness-free, so it's quite different. My knowledge about law(especially in US:P) is low, but i can partially understand that distinction.
Only partially, because 'paper-rock-scissors' game is randomness-free in the same way - and i would still call it gambling if you anyone is to play it for money. And warlight in some situations is very similar to paper-rock-scissors, even with no-luck settings.

i feel like after adding this update, the simple warlight and 100% pure fun playing is gone. :(

Sirius you have a point. The initial playing for pure fun and enjoyment will diminish somewhat.

That being said, very interesting update. As long as monetizing doesn't create an uneven playing field most players wouldn't mind. That is Warlights greatest appeal.

but there will be coingames in ADDITION to all the other games.. so playing for fun on coinless will be the same as now..

@fridge, you are half right. Some people indeed will still play for fun after this upgrade (like you). Some people after the update might play warlight solely for "money" instead of fun :( Also, i feel like this is not a really good update for kids who play warlight (all base on personal opinion).

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Multiple accounts would be very easy to exploit. Since players are given a few coins initially, anyone could just make multiple accounts and withdraw all the initial coins on each of those accounts.