Editing Round 10/Proposal Ideas (section)

=== Building the Auction Casino ===

''Parts 1 and 2 of this proposal are located in the following places:''

[[Round 10/Proposal Ideas/The Auction Casino]]

[[Round 10/Proposal Ideas/The Auction Casino Part II]]


Add the subrule '''"Off to the Races"''' to rule '''"Tables"''' with the following text:

Off to the Races is a Limitless Access Table that multiple players may sit down at by announcing their intent to do so in #the-raceway.

After a player sits down at this table, but before the Race begins, that player must choose to enter a Horse in the Race. To do so, the Player must select a Name (consisting of at most 18 characters) and a card they own to represent their Horse. A player may not enter a Horse in the Race that has the same name or is represented by the same card as another Horse.

When all players sitting at the Table have entered a horse in the Race, ensure that at least 4 horses have been entered in the Race. If there are fewer than 4 horses entered in the Race, then the remaining number of horses are generated by drawing that many cards. These are NPC horses. NPC horses have a name that is the name of the card drawn for them, and properties equal to the Suit and Rank of the card drawn for them. If an NPC horse has identical properties to a horse already entered in the Race, continue drawing cards until a valid horse is entered. Once the above criteria has been met, betting may begin.

When betting begins, any player (including those not sitting at the Table) may place bets on the horses they think will win. When a player bets, they lose that many chips. A bet fails if the player does not have enough chips to place that bet. The total sum of bets on all horses is known as the prize pool. When all  players that have expressed interest to bet have done so, or after an hour has passed since the last bet was placed, 10% of the prize pool (rounded down to the nearest whole number) is removed, and the Race begins.

The Length of the Race is equal to the number of horses that have been entered in the Race multiplied by 2. A horse wins the Race when they have a Position that is greater than the Length of the Race. The Race ends when one or more horses win the Race. When the Race begins, all horses in the Race start with a Position of 0.

To progress the Race, any player with a horse in the race may perform a Race Action. The Race Action may be taken until one or more horses win the race.

Race Action: Draw a card, all horses in the race that share a suit, rank or color with the drawn card increase their position by 1.  If no horses share a suit, rank or color with the drawn card, all horses' positions increase by 1.
 
A Lap Action may only be taken if, at any time all horses surpass a given position for the first time. When this happens,  a Lap action must be performed once before another Race Action can be taken. Any player with a horse in the race may choose to perform the Lap Action.

Lap Action:  Draw a card,  all horses in the race that share a suit, rank, or color with the drawn card decrease their positions by 1.

After the Race ends, each player that had a winning horse in the Race receives an amount of chips as winnings. If multiple horses won, the prize pool is divided evenly among the winning horses (rounded down). The winnings each horse a player bet on is equal to (P/W)*B, where P is the amount of the prize pool allocated to that horse, W is the total amount wagered on that horse, and B is the amount of chips the player bet on that horse. If a horse wins that was not entered by a player, then the winnings for that horse are awarded to nobody.

If a player stands up from the table before the Race ends, their horse continues racing, but any winnings that player may have gotten go to nobody. Play for this Table ends when all players have stood up, or when the Race ends and awards have been given out.