DerbyDreamer.com - Vinery Fantasy Game

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by mbahadur

So they will have a separate competition (and prize pool) for 2-year olds later in the year.

For the initial competition (for the 3-year olds and older horses), I imagine that players will have to purchase new entries/stables to be competitive (more money for the sponsors of the game) later in the year as I cannot imagine a stable that is picked in February being competitive in September. New stables can be purchased at any time with each stable having a 12-month duration for the $12 fee. I wonder how much the prize winners each month will have to fork out for their winning stables to make sure they have the horses with the best current form that are actively running in graded stakes races. With the Derby being May 1 -- I can see many new entries at the end of April with Derby horses aiming at the Triple Crown races (which provide extra points).

Interesting premise and set of rules for this game. Many players will have the temptation to purchase new stable entries at the end of each month so they have the best chance of winning in the upcoming months. I would love to be the accountant for the game sponsor to see how much profit this game generates relative to what they were projecting (or if they were projecting prize money paid to exceed revenue received from entries).

I have not watched the How to Play video on the game's web page -- does it go into any of this?

Have not watched the video.

Here is what else I've learned from them.

Dubai won't count.
They are debating on whether or not to people will be able to view other peoples stables.
They may make public groups where members can see each others stables.

I suggested to them that they need a yearly, or final prize, because of people such as myself, you and DrugS will obviously buy a new stable for each month. Obviously a stable bought for March will be hopeless against a stable bought in October, thus anyone with any savvy will do the monthly purchase.

Since they state they want to draw newbies to the game, I am hopeful that by adding a year end prize, this will keep people who purchased stables early into the game with the hopes of cashing in on the long term goal.

Even if they bring in a contest end prize, people like us will buy new stables each month.