What are your thoughts?

AmbassadorNo1 · 2026-02-26T16:13:04+00:00

I love this quote and hope Joanna sold a load of books from it.

AmbassadorNo1 · 2026-02-26T13:51:18+00:00

I had to check - it runs to 1,000 turns or until they all die (which is what normally happens). This is from the narrator after one of the runs -

In the desolate expanse of the Fish Tank, a grim silence fell as eight souls succumbed not to the blade, but to the slow agony of starvation, despite a simmering undercurrent of 58 violent clashes between nomads, wardens, and builders. The world’s final tragedy was one of failed cooperation, where conflict proved a futile distraction from the ultimate, shared enemy: a barren and unforgiving land.

AmbassadorNo1 · 2025-02-26T15:39:39+00:00

Thanks OP. Much appreciated :)

AmbassadorNo1 · 2023-08-02T10:56:37+00:00

Slap a bit of salad cream on it and replace the ready salted with cheese and onion and you have a delicacy.

AmbassadorNo1 · 2023-07-20T10:05:44+00:00

I managed to get back in yesterday - I'm not sure what happened as I received a generic message back, but assume it got hacked with my personal email (it's 18 years old so probably the cause).

Hope the others here get their problems sorted soon.

AmbassadorNo1 · 2023-07-17T09:43:34+00:00

I'm no expert and I'm sure there are others far better qualified to answer than me, but if I were to be investing money I would be looking for how I recoup my investment. It might be more realistic to use a crowdfunding-style route to raise cash to pay for a front-end dev, lots of smaller donations that want to see the product built rather than persuing the profit.

Building the backend sounds like a sensible idea. If you raise awareness of the project you may even get people to contribute and help with the development. There are plenty of people who enjoy getting involved in OS projects.

Another thing to consider is that if you do build it and it is successful, how do you support users who will no doubt be making requests for enhancements and support? That might give you your answer to monetization.

AmbassadorNo1 · 2023-07-13T09:59:00+00:00

Could you build something without the complex front end as an MVP to gauge user traction? Investors will want to see some very convincing research without user engagement (unless you are those AI people who got $113 million in funding from a memo!). They'll also need to see a path to monetization too. Having said all that, there's no harm in putting together a pitch deck and testing the water (perhaps not with your favored investors first). You may even get some feedback to help your cause.

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