Poll of the Day > Would you play Jumanji for a million dollars with 6 months of prep?

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You and 3 people get 6 months of notice and each get a million after the game is done. Location will be known on first day of play.

Is it original Jumanji or The Rock Jumanji

Jen0125 posted...

Is it original Jumanji or The Rock Jumanji

Original, duh. Not that rock BS

I still don't think I would. I don't think 6 months is enough time for me to prep for anything that could happen. The original Jumanji is at least actually survivable by someone but the new version I would flat out say no.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/3/5/AAFUswAADDZP.jpg

I've always wondered, what would happen if you just sped through the game? Each player just immediately rolled the dice when it was their turn, instead of waiting out whatever plague fell upon them. The game could be over in less than 60 seconds that way. I doubt the ancient voodoo priests that created the game would have thought to put in a turn buffer.

VideoboysaysCube posted...

I've always wondered, what would happen if you just sped through the game? Each player just immediately rolled the dice when it was their turn, instead of waiting out whatever plague fell upon them. The game could be over in less than 60 seconds that way. I doubt the ancient voodoo priests that created the game would have thought to put in a turn buffer.

My guess is the game wouldn't like you roll until the text finishes and the effect at least starts. Plus the game did punish them for cheating. So the quick rolls will most likely get a penalty as well.

VideoboysaysCube posted...

The game could be over in less than 60 seconds that way.

Let's see you continue playing like normal with a murder of cross pecking you on the noggin

How the fuck do you prepare for jumanji?

I'll pass.

I need the new younger body so i'm down without a reward and I wouldn't wanna "win" and get my body back. I'd like the redheaded girl please.

how many people are playing with me?

also as long as someone wins i come back to life and my life is 200% better

6 months wouldn't increase my chances of survival, so let's just do it immediately and get it over with.

1 million is nowhere near enough.

Could we play zarathustra instead?
There's a chance with that one that I might end up in the past, and then I could save her life.

https://www.amazon.com/Jumanji-MDIEOTHEO75003-Original-Board-Game/dp/B07CH9JCFL

Looks like its for ages 8 and up. Seems like an easy million to me.

I'd go for it. Like another poster pointed out, I don't need to survive or even win. We just need someone in the group to make it to the end.

Hard to say. As a kid, I always wanted to try. As an adult, I value my life a little more. Haha. I mean, I valued my life as a kid, but I also thought it wouldnt be too hard to survive As an adult, its kind of scary

Sure. If stupid kids could survive it, so can I.

I wanna see a game of Jumanji where only friendly cuddly animals show up and everyone has a pleasant experience.

Let's do it. Jumanji speed run. Fuck the clues just roll as fast as you can.

Depends on the version of Jumanji?

PMarth2002 posted...

How the fuck do you prepare for jumanji?

I'll pass.

Guns. Lots of guns.

Rent a bomb shelter

I don't think you can perma-die in Jumanji, can you? It's not the Matrix, is it?

If so, could everyone but one person just kill themselves right after the game starts?

board game version, set the board in an enclosed room with very strong metal walls, with guns/gas dispensers inside.

anything coming out will be dealt with.

Only if it's the boardgame version.

Here's the plan, everyone goes one round. Then we close it up and hide it somewhere for 10-20 years. Learn exact dates and winning numbers for lotteries, check out stock prices, crypto, etc. Then play and finish the game. Afterwards everything resets to when you started, and now you have a lot of useful information for the next 10-20 years, that could turn 1 million into billions. At some point things would start to change, but by that time everyone and their families are set for life

CaptainObvius posted...

Here's the plan, everyone goes one round. Then we close it up and hide it somewhere for 10-20 years. Learn exact dates and winning numbers for lotteries, check out stock prices, crypto, etc. Then play and finish the game. Afterwards everything resets to when you started, and now you have a lot of useful information for the next 10-20 years, that could turn 1 million into billions. At some point things would start to change, but by that time everyone and their families are set for life

Ooo...I like that one. Go Back to the Future 2 on it.

CaptainObvius posted...

Only if it's the boardgame version.

Here's the plan, everyone goes one round. Then we close it up and hide it somewhere for 10-20 years. Learn exact dates and winning numbers for lotteries, check out stock prices, crypto, etc. Then play and finish the game. Afterwards everything resets to when you started, and now you have a lot of useful information for the next 10-20 years, that could turn 1 million into billions. At some point things would start to change, but by that time everyone and their families are set for life

Wow, now there's an exploit I've never thought about. The only downside is how do you cope with going through 10-20 years of a life that you know will disappear. Not to mention, it'll be mentally jarring when you deal with friends and family and have to keep track of which memories belong to each timeline. If I had to guess, I think a loss of that magnitude would drive anyone to an extreme form of depression. I just don't think the mind is wired to handle that kind of scenario.

Remember the Jumanji cartoon?

The kids treated dangerous escapades in a wild rainforest as a fun afternoon activity

Where they got to hang out with their Jungle Man friend named NotRobinWilliams

probably yeah. as far as I know there is no risk involved beyond the temporary (if long-lasting) effects the game can have while it's in play.

VideoboysaysCube posted...

Wow, now there's an exploit I've never thought about. The only downside is how do you cope with going through 10-20 years of a life that you know will disappear. Not to mention, it'll be mentally jarring when you deal with friends and family and have to keep track of which memories belong to each timeline. If I had to guess, I think a loss of that magnitude would drive anyone to an extreme form of depression. I just don't think the mind is wired to handle that kind of scenario.

10-20 years is probably a bit greedy, you really only need one or two solid options to be set for life and you could probably manage that in a year or two. Considering we all just spent that long having almost no social interaction I think most people could manage that.

Where are people getting the idea that they can't die from? Pretty sure you can if no one survives long enough to get to the goal.

VideoboysaysCube posted...

Wow, now there's an exploit I've never thought about. The only downside is how do you cope with going through 10-20 years of a life that you know will disappear. Not to mention, it'll be mentally jarring when you deal with friends and family and have to keep track of which memories belong to each timeline. If I had to guess, I think a loss of that magnitude would drive anyone to an extreme form of depression. I just don't think the mind is wired to handle that kind of scenario.

Spend a lot of time learning skills. All the time and money you put into learning gets refunded, but the knowledge is still there.

PMarth2002 posted...

Where are people getting the idea that they can't die from? Pretty sure you can if no one survives long enough to get to the goal.

I think the game technically has no fail state because new players can join at any time. also the game knows about cheating/gamification* and punishes accordingly.

(* I can't tell if gamification is the right word; I might be thinking of a different similar word but can't find the definition)

6 months prep and $1 million for a game where you could theoretically be in the jungle of Jumani for decades?

Umm no thanks, the game relies heavily on everyone finishing the game no matter what, if anyone nopes out before that someone could get screwed. In fact you could claim that the main reason why they beat the game in the first Jumanji is Robin Williams vast experience with the dangers of Jumanji.

Sahuagin posted...

I think the game technically has no fail state because new players can join at any time.

New players can join at anytime, but only if the first round isnt over. AFAIK, the kids were only able to join since the other two players only rolled once each. Had either of them rolled twice, the kids wouldnt have been able to join

LinkPizza posted...

New players can join at anytime, but only if the first round isnt over. AFAIK, the kids were only able to join since the other two players only rolled once each. Had either of them rolled twice, the kids wouldnt have been able to join

I don't know if that's the case, but if it is, then it remains to be seen what happens in a fail state. personally I think the implication is that the game seems dangerous but isn't. in reality that's because it's a family movie, but in the movie world, there is a certain implicit understanding that things can seem to be extreme but somehow never actually progress to people being killed, even when children are being attacked by deadly creatures. the game is in control in such a way that it creates exciting and excruciating experiences but nothing that leads to death (otherwise a child lost in a jungle dimension would not actually survive).

(again this is because it's a family movie, not a slasher movie, but the game still derives its nature from its genre. a slasher movie villain is still a killer even though he's only that way to serve the expectations of the genre it's in, and the same holds true for a family movie 'villain' as well.)

LinkPizza posted...

New players can join at anytime, but only if the first round isnt over. AFAIK, the kids were only able to join since the other two players only rolled once each. Had either of them rolled twice, the kids wouldnt have been able to join

not stated anywhere.

Kimbos_Egg posted...

not stated anywhere.

Maybe not. But it also doesnt say people can join at anytime, either, IIRC But logically, thats the only way two new players could join the game And the game doesnt exactly have a time limit. Its waits like 20 years to finish the game. And can rewind time afterwards

LinkPizza posted...

Maybe not. But it also doesnt say people can join at anytime, either, IIRC But logically, thats the only way two new players could join the game And the game doesnt exactly have a time limit. Its waits like 20 years to finish the game. And can rewind time afterwards

it literally happens in the sequel though

Kimbos_Egg posted...

it literally happens in the sequel though

I havent seen the sequel. But Im talking about the original

they're direct sequels though.

Kimbos_Egg posted...

they're direct sequels though.

Yeah. But it also changed forms, from what I read. Into a video game. Unlike a board game, video games allow new players in. Like with the press start button. Board games usually dont though The rules for board games and video games are different But even ignoring that, the game doesnt seem to have turns I would have to watch to make sure, though If I watch, I could probably explain more. Also, was the first guy sucked in a player as well? Or just the four students? Because if he wasnt player, then they all started at the same time

Edit: Ill watch it tomorrow, and get back to you

VideoboysaysCube posted...

The only downside is how do you cope with going through 10-20 years of a life that you know will disappear. Not to mention, it'll be mentally jarring when you deal with friends and family and have to keep track of which memories belong to each timeline.

Presumably, if you're planning to manipulate time itself, you won't really be maintaining your friendships/relationships through the first part of the loop. You're spending all your time researching and trying to permanently memorize stock tips, dates, lottery numbers, or whatever. So you won't necessarily have memories of friends/family from the alternate timeline. If you're married/dating, you might even be better off just leaving your partner and treating the whole period like a gap year sort of time out (though you'd better be damned sure the game is actually going to transport you back in time, or you're potentially screwing a lot of stuff up that way).

Then once you pop back one of the first things that's going to happen is you become insanely wealthy in a very short period of time, which is going to radically alter your entire life, and has a good chance of driving friends and family away anyway (or at least making you drift apart as you now have nothing in common with them anymore).

The real problem you'd have to worry about is when the SEC comes and starts putting your entire life under a fine-toothed comb to figure out whether you're making all this money via insider trading. Or the government kidnaps you and drags you off to a secret lab to start experimenting on you because they think you might have some sort of psychic powers. Or someone like the Mafia starts coming after you to try and take advantage of your seeming Midas Touch.

But like rjsilverthorn suggested, you don't really need to push it to 10-20 years. A 3-5 year span is probably much more psychologically adjustable, far easier to memorize details for, and is more than enough to pretty much make you a billionaire if you make the right lottery picks/bets/investment options. It's also better to hide your future knowledge, because you'll be focusing more on a few major opportunities to build wealth rather than constantly making phenomenal business decisions over a much longer period, and thus drawing suspicion down on yourself (or potentially risking events changing because you've altered the timeline).

VideoboysaysCube posted...

The only downside is how do you cope with going through 10-20 years of a life that you know will disappear.

Lots of alcohol, drugs, easy women and friends that you definitely won't get attached to and wouldn't miss if they were gone. Just completely fuck off and be a total loser, doing all the fun stuff that can ruin a respectable person's life. Don't worry about accidental pregnancies or STDs. Go hog wild with not a care in the world. All you have to do is survive. When you finish the game and get that reset, then you can create the lasting relationships, memories, family, etc.

Yeah, 20 years may be a bit greedy and unnecessary. But I think 10 is solid. Plenty of time to see where my life is going, and figure out ways to change it for the better.