Originally Posted by
SpewArtist
So, the other day my friend and I were at a Kansas City casino. We were there to play poker, but the list was long and we found ourselves with a couple hours to kill. Not wanting to fire off money at slots or any other -EV casino game, we came up with a cool prop game to play while we waited.
The 1 Cent Voucher Game
- Number of Players: 2
- Game Materials: .01 cent voucher, Stop watch/Timer
- Now here's the game: The idea is that you're going to drop the .01 cent voucher face down on the ground somewhere on the casino floor, and bet on how long it takes someone to pick it up. The line on how long it will take is set by Chinese auction. The person closest to the actual time wins.
- First, throw a dollar into a penny slot and spin it down till you have .01 left, then cash it out.
- Next, decide on a wager amount and Chinese auction on how long it will take for someone to pick the voucher up.
- Then, pick a spot and nonchalantly drop the .01 cent voucher, ensuring that it lands face-down. Then walk away.
- The person not dropping the voucher starts the stop watch/timer the second the voucher hits the ground.
- Finally, wait and watch the degens scramble to pick it up.
- The only rule is that if a casino employee picks up the voucher, the bet becomes void.
(Hint): Start the bidding at 1 second, you would be surprised at how incredibly fast it gets picked up. We played this game 4 times, and I think the average time was around 12-15 seconds. One of the times, an incredibly old guy with a walker hustled over and snatched it within 5 seconds.
So next time your in a casino and don't want to -EV gamble, try this game out.
It's super fun and really sick to see how fast people will clamor over to snatch the voucher.