Re: [s-d] [s-b] start of week actions, or, Cornering the Thorn Market.

[Geoffrey Spear <wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Gabriel Vistica <gvistica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> According to historical flavor text, new players are given one point because you
> used to be able to buy stock in players. Each share was purchased at one-tenth
> of the player's current points rounded up, but if new players have zero points,
> then their shares cost zero points and you have a great scam. I don't know what
> happened if a player was reduced to zero points back then, though.

Maybe there was no way to lose points.  Or maybe they realized that
giving new players 1 point was a completely broken fix for the
infinite shares problem, fixed it the right way, and never took away
the free point.  I don't feel it's worth the time browsing the archive
to find out. :)
-- 
Wooble
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