Monday
Feb252008
Choppin' File: It's all in the numbers...
Monday, February 25, 2008 at 05:05PM
The question I have is, do you really know which one of your friends has your best interest at heart? I know that we all have our best friends but what about those fringe buddies that just hang around because they know that you are really cool and it ups their status to be near you. What do they bring to the table? I have come up with a game that can weed out these hanger ons. It is called friend Keno.
Friend Keno is simple yet quite complex. You can weed out as many as ten friends in this game but I suggest you start with four (if you only have one friend then that is pretty sad, or you could set up the weed out zing and just make that one friend the only entry against an imaginary friend that just happens to text you).
Now I don't know if you have ever been to a bar and played Keno but it involves selecting from 1-10 numbers between 1-80. You can bet a dollar minimum and you can play a kicker bet that can multiply your winnings. You can also increase your bet by betting up to as much as ten dollars per draw. Again I suggest you keep it simple and just bet one dollar per draw.
The game starts by you getting four friend to give you each one number between 1-80. The first round consists of ten draws and the number that comes up the most is the round 1 winner. The person with the second highest total will face off against the winner, if there is a tie for 2nd those two friends will each pick two numbers for another ten draws. The combined total of the two numbers that comes up the most wins and moves on to the finals. Where the same premise exists. Two numbers each and ten draws.
A couple stipulations exist. If all four numbers hit the last number in the sequence is worth two points, otherwise every time a number comes up it is worth one point. The highest point total moves on in each round. If there is a tie after any round their is an additional playing of 10 draws to determine a winner (if for instance 3 of the 4 tie for second, you retain the old numbers including the number 1 seed and play 10 draws with the 3 tied for 2nd being the only points that get counted). If there is a tie after that another 5 draws is played but it is sudden death and the first number that comes up for either contestant will move them on to the next round or crown them champion.
In the final round if the two top seeds are tied after the stipulated 10 draws then it goes directly into the 5 draw sudden death. After the winner is crowned you have just effectively weeded out three "friends" and if it is "Russian Roulette Friend Keno" you can then erase them from your phone. This can also be used as "One Ticket Left Friend Keno", where after giving out tickets to your close friends and you have one ticket left, you can put the remaining friends in this game and you will be able to easily determine a winner without any bias involved.
The greatest part of this game is that for around 20-40 dollars you can eliminate three loser friends that just don't get the big picture and you can possibly make money in the process so that you can treat you real friends to a shot at the bar.
Friend Keno is simple yet quite complex. You can weed out as many as ten friends in this game but I suggest you start with four (if you only have one friend then that is pretty sad, or you could set up the weed out zing and just make that one friend the only entry against an imaginary friend that just happens to text you).
Now I don't know if you have ever been to a bar and played Keno but it involves selecting from 1-10 numbers between 1-80. You can bet a dollar minimum and you can play a kicker bet that can multiply your winnings. You can also increase your bet by betting up to as much as ten dollars per draw. Again I suggest you keep it simple and just bet one dollar per draw.
The game starts by you getting four friend to give you each one number between 1-80. The first round consists of ten draws and the number that comes up the most is the round 1 winner. The person with the second highest total will face off against the winner, if there is a tie for 2nd those two friends will each pick two numbers for another ten draws. The combined total of the two numbers that comes up the most wins and moves on to the finals. Where the same premise exists. Two numbers each and ten draws.
A couple stipulations exist. If all four numbers hit the last number in the sequence is worth two points, otherwise every time a number comes up it is worth one point. The highest point total moves on in each round. If there is a tie after any round their is an additional playing of 10 draws to determine a winner (if for instance 3 of the 4 tie for second, you retain the old numbers including the number 1 seed and play 10 draws with the 3 tied for 2nd being the only points that get counted). If there is a tie after that another 5 draws is played but it is sudden death and the first number that comes up for either contestant will move them on to the next round or crown them champion.
In the final round if the two top seeds are tied after the stipulated 10 draws then it goes directly into the 5 draw sudden death. After the winner is crowned you have just effectively weeded out three "friends" and if it is "Russian Roulette Friend Keno" you can then erase them from your phone. This can also be used as "One Ticket Left Friend Keno", where after giving out tickets to your close friends and you have one ticket left, you can put the remaining friends in this game and you will be able to easily determine a winner without any bias involved.
The greatest part of this game is that for around 20-40 dollars you can eliminate three loser friends that just don't get the big picture and you can possibly make money in the process so that you can treat you real friends to a shot at the bar.
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