Good morning everyone, this is an open invitation to anyone who's willing to read.
**An open invitation**
I’m offering everyone the chance to make a one time investment in me of 1, 2 or 3 garnets to earn a permanent share in my garnet winnings throughout the game. Basically, every time I publicly earn a garnet, whether through Main Match, Death Match, event or public transfer, you will earn a share of it.
**How does it work?**
1 Garnet investment = 4% winnings
2 Garnet investment = 10% winnings
3 Garnet investment = 20% winnings
4 Garnet investment = 40% winnings
Based on the table above, you would ‘own’ that percentage of my winnings. If I win a Main Match for 10 garnets, you win a portion of that based on how many you invested. Payouts are only shipped whenever at least 1 whole garnet can be sent. Fractional garnets are held (but not spent) until a whole garnet can be released.
For example, I win the first Main Match for 5 garnets. Player A invested 1 garnet in me. He wins 0.20 garnets, but I do not pay him until I win at least another 21 garnets. Player B invested 3 garnets in me, so he is shipped 1 garnet. The next day, I win a Main Match for 25 garnets. Player A is now shipped a garnet (and has 0.16 in reserve) and player B is shipped 5.
I am only selling 50% of my action!
**So why am I offering this?**
I want to shake things up and take a gamble. This has potential to work in my favour, work out for both myself/investor, or blow up in my face. So why not have some fun with it?
Behind the madness is some method, however. If you have seen the Genius, you are well aware that many Main Matches and Deathmatches have elements of alliances and collusion. There is no doubt that this will be allowed for some or all of the Genius WW games. Consider this: if several players are invested in me, they will want me to win Main and Death matches to increase their own garnet pool. By entering Main Matches with me, investors may be able to directly affect the outcome of the game to increase my and/or their odds of winnings garnets. Furthermore, if I’m involved in a Death Match, the game may allow ways for investors to swing advantage towards myself. This creates a favourable position for both myself and investors - and will certainly not be against the rules.
**Trust**
And why should you trust that I’ll honor my bets? Well because more than avid Genius Watcher and WW player, I am a poker player. If you search my name on 2+2 and filter out POG posts, all you will find will be hundreds and hundreds of MP (Marketplace) posts where I’ve sold parts of my online or live poker action. I’ve had packages paid out where I’ve returned hundreds and thousands of dollars to my investors. Regardless of what affiliation you think I am, my status and reputation as someone who sells action is what I value the most, and I wouldn’t do anything to tarnish that, even in a werewolf game. To be perfectly clear, this means that even if paying out an investor is greatly anti-village or anti-wolf (depending on my affiliation) for whatever reason, I am compelled to do so. This is a real StuckinARutt bond with my reputation on the line, and I take it as seriously as any real-money investment I take here at 2+2.
**Am I a good bet?**
I have watched the Genius. While I am not an elite ww’er, I am experienced with WW mechanics. This game is right up my alley. I know answers to questions you haven’t even thought to ask yet. I am competitive, hard working and clever. I’m the guy who ran poker games in college dorms, home games in my apartment, staking poker players online to being staked myself to finally owning a business in the Casino Rental game. If there’s one thing I know how to do - it’s profit in an otherwise unprofitable field. I’ll take these Main Matches and Death Matches and twist them to my advantage. Yes, I’m a good bet.
**Guarantees**
1) Some of you might be asking: if I invest in you, won’t you just take those garnets, purchase a vig, cap me, and keep all the profits for yourself? Well I’m not going to promise not to kill you, because you might end up as an outed wolf at some point. I can, however, do the next best thing. To guarantee that I will not kill you to ‘steal’ your garnets, you may name proxies to take over your investment and receive your garnets should you die. You must do this publicly, or, privately if you are in a Main Match with me. If you die, the next living player in line will take over your investment and earn your winnings.
2) I will guarantee to play at least 5 Main Matches (while I am alive) from Jan 25-30 (Including the weekend day of Jan 30/31) It seems there could be up to 12 Main Matches during that time. I will try hard to play more, but timing may not allow it. I will try to avoid volunteering for Death Matches, since although winning them can earn garnets, losing could result in death which would halt garnet production for myself and investors. If I see an opportunity that is +EV for Death Match volunteering, however, (weak opponent, favourable games, etc.) I may volunteer.
**Won’t wolves kill me and remove potentially a lot of villager garnets from play?**
In theory, yes. But a wolf team would be foolish to do so. For a couple reasons:
A) By the time they are able to kill me after the Null period ends, they have no guarantees that I haven’t spent any investments I’ve received on items that may have been already used. If I have used a peek or an angel, for example, the wolves have gained no additional value by killing me as they have removed no extra garnets from the game. What’s worse, they have no guarantee I have protected myself (or an investor has protected me) which would not only keep me alive but waste their killing power (and presumably garnets) as well.
B) Wolves would be foolish not to take advantage of my offer as well. I am bound to honor any bets placed with me, and since wolves have the advantage of pooling garnets, they can afford the most favourable 40% stakes. Furthermore, they can add wolfbros to their proxy list to ensure that wolves keep earning garnets from my winnings and I would have no idea.
**To Invest**
If you choose to invest, please private transfer your desired investment at your leisure. (Mods will inform me of the sender) From the moment it is sent (even if not received until after a Main Match) you will start earning from my winnings. If I have sold out by the time you invest, your investment will be sent back.