> > After awhile, although it's gratifying to see positive results, the procedure becomes a little ho-hum.
>
> Yes, I've been feeling this... I'm very desperately waiting for this game to end, I really want to start again, as that's when it's the most fun

I suspect there's a general consensus about that.
Future games will be a week shorter. The other
thing I may do is drop the amount of money you
start with -- down to $75 or so. That will force
you to be smarter about what you buy and prolong
that stage of the game, too.

> That would be interesting. I like that idea. Sam also mentioned to me (I don't know if he was joking or just shooting off ideas) a concept of trying to LOSE money, which when you think about it is really cool. The more you lose, the less you have to purchase losing stocks.

I wasn't just joking -- I'd like to try it, but
I won't do it for the next game. A lot of people
who got the hang of the game too late to win this
one may want to have another shot at it under
similar rules without waiting through a whole
different type of game.

> the price of stock is not only determined by the hits/day, but by the amount of people that buy/sell said stock. This simulates a real market a bit better, and does add for some unpredictability. Of course, the problem is there's just not that many stocks.... Still might be an idea.

I thought of this while coding the original game.
Yes, it's an idea. I'm not convinced about how
much it will help. Stocks that are abnormally
low and bound to jump high are the ones that a
lot of people will buy. Stocks that will go up
only a little will be bought by only a few. So
the end result may be that the market is more
stable -- which isn't very interesting at all.

However, I'm glad that people are talking about
this, and I'm actively searching for ways to
spice up the game. So if there are any more ideas
out there, please let me know.