I predict a win for Mexico 2-1.
3 coins
And I'll raise you... no sorry - wrong game. 3 coins.
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I predict a win for Mexico 2-1.
3 coins
And I'll raise you... no sorry - wrong game. 3 coins.
First, we have to come up with a better name than 'coins' for this virtual literary currency. I'd suggest 'gogols'.
So, I'm very happy to put seventy of my hundred gogols on a Mexico win.
Why gogols?Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Well, it's a satisfying noise; it sounds like a currency; and I like to give him some subliminal promotion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Go with it. Within two days, you'll feel you've always loved it.
OK, I agree that we need a better name than "Forum coins" but I don't like "gogols" at all. It sounds like goggles and, I am afraid, after all the predicted beer consumption, few of the Forum members will be able to pronounce it properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Should come up with something better.
So far:
Scher: Draw (2 ?s)
Paul : Mexico (3 ?s)
Mark: Mexico (70 ?s)
Too late. It's entered the shared consciousness. It has nestled amidst the folds of the collective brain. It's on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I could erase it from the "shared consciousness" and "folds of the collective brain"...Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
I am kind of liking the word "muntstuk".
Scher: Draw (2 munstuks)
Paul : Mexico (3 munstuks)
Mark: Mexico (70 munstuks)
Delightful!
:p
I say draw as well. Four coins/gogles.
I picked Ivory Coast to win this thing, but I want to point out that I had accidentally picked Cameroon before that. Since Drogba got injured, I was thinking that it would be good to actually go with Cameroon--but I'm not going to do that, because it wouldn't be classy, and I already made Scher mess around to fix things for me once already. (Plus it looks like Drogba might play.) However, I just want to point out that I think Cameroon would be a pick I really would want to make, in theory.
Also, I'm putting 100 munstucks on Mexico to win the first game.
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Hey, is this a good symbol for munstucks?
ɷ
As in, "100ɷ on Mexico!"
or maybe this would be a more conservative choice:
ℳ
(I actually thought that "Forum coins" had a whiff of the Colosseum about it, so I would've been fine with that. Anyhow, I see nothing to be gained by supporting Mark on the terminology thing.)
I shall bet 50 of my precious FoGoMuns on Mexico, Thus condeming them to a humiliating defeat.
Feel it, it is here!!!!!!!
WHOOP WHOOP!!!
:banana: :banana: :banana:
I bet 20 muntstukke (coins in Afrikaans...) that South Africa wins *please God*...
Well, Turquoise, that is surprisingly hard to research on the internet (in English, anyhow). There is something called the Rand that I can get info more easily on... Anyhow, what is the symbol for "muntstukke"? And what is it?
Well you see...our currency is called Rand and we use it like: R5.00. The word 'muntstukke' is the Afrikaans word for 'coins'. So 'muntstukke' is not our currency, but I used it in my bet because Sche decided on muntstuks. "Muntstuks" sound weird to me though because I'm familiar with 'muntstukke' :DQuote:
Originally Posted by billl
OK, gotcha!
What a way to start :-/
Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter has been killed in a car crash after a concert on the eve of the World Cup.
Zenani Mandela, 13, died when travelling home after the concert in Soweto, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said. No-one else was hurt.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10290830.stm
I know! It's the most horrible thing ever!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Terribly sad. Incomprehensible.
Oh...and for anyone who's interested...Test your knowledge of worldcup flags.
Love this! Muntstukke it is!Quote:
Originally Posted by TurquoiseSunset
We can get Mark's face on them so he is not too cross with us! :smilewinkgrin:
So, the bets so far:
Scher: Draw (2 muntstukke)
Paul : Mexico (3 muntstukke)
Mark: Mexico (70 muntstukke)
Virgil: Draw (4 muntstukke)
Bill: Mexico (100 muntstukke)
Pren: Mexico (50 muntstukke)
Turquoise: SA (20 muntstukke)
Great idea. I actually like Gogols too. Are we betting just on the games then, not on group winners, outright winners etc, probably best as it could get messy (seeing as I have got numerous bets, side bets, fantasy football events which I am running and other stuff). So my first Gogol bets on the openers are:
1 Mexico win 10G. (Lots and lots of buzz about this match on the betting forums, many saying it is the bet ot the tournament, though for me still a chance of a draw with home advantage for SA hence the smaller stake.)
2 Uruguay/France draw 3G. (Again lots of speculation, much of it saying Uruguay are major value, but I wouldn't discount France, draw seems safest option.)
Just 2 hours 10 minutes left.:party::willy_nilly:
Enjoy!!!
It has begun. SA look handy, but Mexico are threatening a lot more. They've just had a goal disallowed.
The horns they've been selling make a right racket.
Whoohoooo!!!
A good start (we have already got two yellow cards) and SA is playing better than I expected...
Go SA!
Well SA lead with 15 mins to go, look good to hang on. Mark your Gogols look in threat.
Yes the horns are annoying, though they are a bit like the washing machine, you forget them after a while...
GOAL to Mexico!!! See, I thought the draw looked good...all to play for though.
My three randies - what are we calling them again? - are under threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
:thumbsup: Super:
Can't believe that ball hit the post!
Scher: 102
Paul : 97
Mark: 30
Virgil: 104
Bill: Out!
Pren: 50
Turquoise: 80
Neely: 90
Taking the bets for the Uruguay - France game now:
Neely: Draw (3)
Scher: France (5)
Don't they have overtime???
You mean in cases of draws?Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Not unless it is a final or an elimination game.
These are group games; the teams with the highest scores will go to the next round.
Placing any bets for the Uru-Fra game, Papaya? :D
(Not to mention the Eng-USA game tomorrow)
I go for France today
Zero on France to win.
Bill I'll lend you 10g at a cost of 50% commission? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by billl
57 on UruQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
43 on USA
:thumbsup:
Wait! Highest Score? So Mex and SA both have 1?
Sorry France but 20 spondoolics on vous.
Yes, both teams get 1 in case of a draw.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
You need to predict the outcome of the game (one of the teams or a draw) and say how many coins you are betting on that outcome. Like 10 on France win.
As of now:
Scher: 102
Paul : 97
Mark: 30
Virgil: 104
Bill: Out!
Pren: 50
Turquoise: 80
Neely: 90
Taking the bets for the Uruguay - France game now:
Neely: Draw (3)
Scher: France (5)
Lulim: France (5)
Pren: France (20)
yeah:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
57 coins on Uru to win
43 coins on USA to win
(Do I start out with a certain number of coins?)
Thanks, Neely! I'm tempted (I almost started asking around, actually), but I'm not gonna be able to watch many games, know very little about the teams, and trying to work in some loans would make it even more complicated (what if someone offered 40% commission?)--I doubt it'd be approved. If I can't count on Mexico beating South Africa, then I'm just gonna be way behind on this whole thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
where do we get coin? i predict 2-1 to Uruguay!!
50% take it or leave it.
France to win 10 spondooligogols please.
If you PM me your bank details...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
You have 100 free to start, stake as many to win as you want for a double your stake return, flick back a few pages for more details. Hurry up the game has started.
Oooh - France nearly scored - Ribery's on fire!