3Dice hunt.

[denamoutz]

right on mrgreenhead I for one am thankful for anything i can get from 3dice I love that when i get bored there is always something for me to do there, whether free tournies or hunts! My gosh its only 10.00, if i don't win i have at least 23 more vip tournies that day to try

[bernynhel]

The only kind of math that's hard for me to do is when I ask why I can only win 1 out of 100 tournaments I'm told it's because there are over 80 people playing them and then when I ask how several people are able to win 3 or 4 in 3 days I'm told it's because there are only 30 people playing them.

Jeez, I was gonna post my math for you but I gotta figure you could run outta steam here pretty soon - but if you don't - I'm am standing by, bud.

[skiny]

Think about it this way.

In the hunts, there are several challenges that the host (99.9% of the time, Mona) will give out. Sometimes, there are several challenges within the span of just a few minutes. Some are spread out over a certain period of time.

Each challenge has a prize associated with it. VIP tourneys have exactly one prize (most of the time).

If you average 12 challenges per hunt, at an average of 5 TC's per prize, plus a $10 prize, that is $70 in value being handed out for nothing but a few clicks.

I know it may sound like a trivial amount, but add it up.

$70 in value at 3 hunts/week: $210 in value.

$240 in value on a VIP hunt (2 hours, 24 challenges, $10/10TC value each)
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$310 in value being handed out each week from just hunts.

$310 x 52 = $16,120 in free money and tourney credits being handed out per year for the hunts.

Is $2,100 in missed tourneys (one tourney per hunt [2 in VIP hunts], 5 tourneys total) really something to complain about when the casino basically hands over $16,000+ of free credits per year? I realize most of it may be TC's, but still... One tourney per hunt isn't really all that much to be screaming over (lack of a better word other than crying/whining/moaning/bitching/etc.).

Think of when the chat parties were happening. Those EASILY cost the casino as much as 6-8 TIMES what Mona gives away. Those stopped because some players just could not grasp the concept that if you are given something for free, not to take advantage of it, on top of all the whining and moaning that had to be dealt with.

I don't personally believe that giving up one tourney per hunt is something to get all worked up about. Find something else to do for the hour. Watch some TV. Read a book. Exercise.

My personal opinion. Agree or disagree, it's your choice. I know we all need to vent, but $10 isn't worth going off on someone over.

Now take one $10 dollar prize from the hunt and put it into a VIP tournament at the same time and what does it cost the casino? I could win 20 dollars in the hunt if I win 2 challenges. In a regular vip tournament I could win one 10 dollar prize. I'm not asking to win more. I'm asking to win less.

Man I cant believe the complaining about 3 dice sometimes. If they did not do tournaments I guess they would not be complained about, but because they do free tournaments all day every day there are complaints. I play 3dice often as well as RTG and Rival. When I go broke I can always find a tourney at 3dice. Do I when a lot? No but I have won a few. (I don't play many tourneys either). All of the other casinos I am done when my money runs out I am done. Please think about it before you complain. 3 dice goes above and beyond in taking care of the players. If it were me and I had to come on here and defend myself about the free money I was giving away and the fun I was trying to provide I would think it is easier just not to do it. Thanks from me 3dice. Myself and many others do appreciate the things you do for us. Just my opinion. I really do not want to offend anyone.

So you're saying that if people don't want to participate in the hunt they shouldn't say so? Or 3Dice should throw it's arms up and say we're cancelling all the tournaments which happens to be the reason many people deposit here in the first place because some people would rather do a regular vip tournament than particpate in the hunt? Keep in mind that many people don't bother with the hunt because (for example) they can't win a game of solitaire in 10 seconds.

Jeez, I was gonna post my math for you but I gotta figure you could run outta steam here pretty soon - but if you don't - I'm am standing by, bud.

Post whatever you like. You know I never run out of steam. (Or answers.)

[bernynhel]

OK no posts @ skiny for me. This @ everybody.VIP tourneys were not put on hold during Mona's Hunts for the house to save $10-20 in prize money, they were put on hold cuz Mona didn't want to waste her time conducting the tourneys for 3 people.

Has anyone else written to request no break in VIP tourney schedules during chat hunts?

It didn't occur to me before but I can understand 3Dice not scheduling VIP tournaments during VIP Chat Hunts and am going to email stressing that I'm only suggesting scheduling VIP tournaments through the free chat hunts.

[jelsmith]

OK no posts @ skiny for me. This @ everybody.VIP tourneys were not put on hold during Mona's Hunts for the house to save $10-20 in prize money, they were put on hold cuz Mona didn't want to waste her time conducting the tourneys for 3 people.

Has anyone else written to request no break in VIP tourney schedules during chat hunts?

It didn't occur to me before but I can understand 3Dice not scheduling VIP tournaments during VIP Chat Hunts and am going to email stressing that I'm only suggesting scheduling VIP tournaments through the free chat hunts.

As far as I have ever seen they do have VIP tourneys during free chat games just not hunts. I know for sure they go on when I host Movie/TV trivia.

[skiny]

OK no posts @ skiny for me. This @ everybody.VIP tourneys were not put on hold during Mona's Hunts for the house to save $10-20 in prize money, they were put on hold cuz Mona didn't want to waste her time conducting the tourneys for 3 people.

I'm sure more than 3 people would prefer to participate in the hunt but a majority would probably prefer just to play a regular vip tournament.

As far as I have ever seen they do have VIP tourneys during free chat games just not hunts. I know for sure they go on when I host Movie/TV trivia.

All chat based games except the hunt have vip tournaments scheduled at the same time.

[Cristian]

I won almost everytime during mona`s hunt , so i can`t complain .Also i won from other chat games / trivia . I dont care if anybody is cheating in a way or another during the hunt . Someone could stay in solitaire and finish a game , waiting for that challenge to show up . I really really don't care . Almost every time someone gets a big line hit that seems to be "preset" . I also noticed that , and i still don't care . You know why ? because playing so many times , i got boosted the same way . Out of nowhere poof a 3000 line win .
Vip tourneys um ... lets say this :
1. I noticed that newer players get higher scores , bonus rounds more frequently .
2. I have the feeling im beeing kept back when playing card games ( blackjack , red dog ) , like the software is trying to protect the current leader . I get to a point , then lose all my balance , losing 10-15 games in a row sometimes , doesn't matter how i bet , when i bet , how much i bet .
There is no such thing as strategy . I watched others playing slot games , everybody bets max . You could play by the book , it doesnt really matter .
3. I dont get mad when im losing a tourney , im get frustrated when i can't evern get close to winning . That happens alot .
Bottom line , i dont care how they work .. you can win more tourneys by playing more , and thats it .

Buy-ins are a completely different story . Yes i see the same names winning , and i don`t mind that . Why i can`t understand is why X gets big wins during freespins ( slots ) everytime ( what i call "boosters " and i don`t . Sometimes i have the feeling that i will lose no matter how i play , how i bet , what i play . I registered @ alot of buy-in tourneys and every time i see the same pattern ( ex: lose 1000 @ slots / win 500 back during freespins ,win a little up to a value , then straight to 0 no matter how/what i play . Some just get big wins , other get a kick in the butt . Yes im on the losing side . And still , i keep playing ... why ? You can`t actually win , if you don't play . If someone would ask me : do you think someone is somehow beeing advantaged in a way or another @ these tournaments , i would say YES , but everybody gets "advantaged " eventually . Just remember that your luck is generated by a software , so there is not much skill involved in this . Ain`t rocket science , either you win or you dont . You could win 3 tourneys / day , you could lose 3 days in a row . Everybody has to win something , and they eventually do . How ? playing more ...

This post may look rubbish , but its just my point of view / with all the experience I have gathered playing @ 3dice / last 2 months . Win some , lose some . reading your first post , looks like you gave up because you can`t win . Ha , well i've been there , and got over it .

[skiny]

This post may look rubbish , but its just my point of view / with all the experience I have gathered playing @ 3dice / last 2 months . Win some , lose some . reading your first post , looks like you gave up because you can`t win . Ha , well i've been there , and got over it .

I never give up. I never surrender. I never kneel down and I never walk away. (I do however get divorced.)

I see the same thing. T$12500 in Sic Bo with 10 minutes left. Someone jumps over me. (It happens.) With 7 minutes left I am broke.

41 rolls later, out of 120 dice I think I hit a 5 four times. Weird. The odds of hitting a 5 on a single die are 1 in 6. Not 1 in 30.

3dice quickie. All games, 1000 dollar start and I can't beat a 10 card spread in Red Dog 3 hands in a row. (1 of them was an 11 card spread.)

Roulette, 29 out of 37 numbers covered and one of the remaining 8 comes up 5 out of 7 spins.

This is basically how 99% of my tournaments go but even discussing it is whining. Many other people see the same thing but very few speak of it out loud. Specially at 3Dice chat. They've seen how the 3Dice mob pounces when you say something negative. Unless of course you're part of the mob. They don't pounce on each other.

[bernynhel]

I never give up. I never surrender. I never kneel down and I never walk away. (I do however get divorced.)

Just bust out.

I see the same thing. T$12500 in Sic Bo with 10 minutes left. Someone jumps over me. (It happens.) With 7 minutes left I am broke.

A fluke.

41 rolls later, out of 120 dice I think I hit a 5 four times. Weird. The odds of hitting a 5 on a single die are 1 in 6. Not 1 in 30.

Then you were very, very lucky! WTG!

3dice quickie. All games, 1000 dollar start and I can't beat a 10 card spread in Red Dog 3 hands in a row. (1 of them was an 11 card spread.)

The magic of 3Dice card game dealers!

Roulette, 29 out of 37 numbers covered and one of the remaining 8 comes up 5 out of 7 spins.

Shoulda covered 30 numbers, I always say!

This is basically how 99% of my tournaments go but even discussing it is whining. Many other people see the same thing but very few speak of it out loud. Specially at 3Dice chat. They've seen how the 3Dice mob pounces when you say something negative. Unless of course you're part of the mob. They don't pounce on each other.

When did you ever say anything negative about 3Dice? And who says your whining? Point 'emn out! Why I oughtta...

[skiny]

If I post two negatives does it become a positive?