Hi Sharks, long time since no one posted in this community that @friendlymoose created, but somehow i rembered that i existed.
Yesterday, i came across this fun game on hive called https://hiveheist.com/vault, nice concept enter up to 4 combination of 4 numbers to try and win a share of the prize pool, that´s when i got an idea because at first sight i didn't understand the rule and though there would be no limit on number of attempt.
What if a second game got out, with the same 4 number code to find. But as soon as someone enter the correct code the game ends and a new code is to be found. The same as now, when you enter a code only you can see it.
The difference sits here; unlimited number of attempts and indications.
Lets say the code to guess is 0123. If i gues 0000 then the game will say to me "you have a score of 1/4" without saying which number is correct this would allow users to "brute force" the code with a lot of entries while growing the pool for other users that simply guess random codes and also allow for luck & skill battle between different individuals.
Multiple users could try to "brute force" the code at the same time, growing the reward pool at each try while only one of them would win.
The difference is that instead of one code per week, there can be multiple codes per day cracked. For this reasons the pool distribution shall be different. Each code try would cost 0.5 Hive, 95% of it going to the reward pool and 33% of the pool is paid as a prize each time someone cracks the code.
These changes in the original games from @beggars look fun to me, i´be happy to hear some feedbacks.
Another version of this to try and grab some more user attention would be to keep the standard 90/10% ration but split it in a 90% for the prize pool, 5% platform fees, 2,5% Referral fee, 0-2,5% Vip cashback (each bet is 1XP, level up to level 25 to get the full 2,5% cashback).
This new display would encourage users not only to play more but also to encourage more player to play, not only to increase the reward pool but also to generate some great refferal rewards !
Looks liek a sustainable model if you ask me : )

I know i didnt reinvent the wheel haha, so i though that was funny and made this meme : P