Take a penny, leave a penny

[patzer]

I steal half the letters of the things.

The pile now contains a thot, a min, a cog, a po, Chive, 2 fus, a hanky from Chat, and two bus.

[quasijem]

I trade the hanky for some different letters to add back.

The pile now contains a throttle, a mine, a cog, a point, some chives, two fuses, and two buses.

[patzer]

I replace the letter “f” with “b”.

The pile now contains a throttle, a mine, a cog, a point, some chives, and 4 buses.

[quasijem]

I use the throttle.

The pile now contains a mine, a cog, a point, some chives, three buses, and one idling bus.

[chridd]

I give away the mine.

The pile now contains a yours, a cog, a point, some chives, three buses, and one idling bus.

[patzer]

I remove the point in this.

The pile now contains a yours, a cog, no point, some chives, three buses, and one idling bus.

[The Snide Sniper]

I sell a bus.

The pile now contains a yours, a cog, no point, some chives, two buses, one idling bus, and $200,000.

[heuristically_alone]

I pay the taxes owed on our profits.

The pile now contains a yours, a cog, no point, some chives, two buses, one idling bus, and $148,300.

[patzer]

I buy a bitcoin.

The pile now contains a yours, a cog, no point, some chives, two buses, one idling bus, $100,320, and a bitcoin.

[quasijem]

I add a crane.

The pile now contains a yours, a cog, no point, some chives, two buses, one idling bus, $148,300, and a crane.

[patzer]

I discover the yours consists of the whole pile.

The pile now contains a cog, no point, some chives, two buses, one idling bus, $148,300, and a crane. It is yours.

[chridd]

I sharpen a pencil and add it to the pile.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, two buses, one idling bus, $148,300, and a crane. It is yours.

[heuristically_alone]

I drive the bus to church and forget to return it.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, two buses, $148,300, and a crane. It is yours.

[quasijem]

I spend the money irresponsibly and accrue some debt.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, two buses, $148,300 debt, a house, and a crane. It is yours.

[The Snide Sniper]

I leave a penny.

The pile now contains a penny.

Patzer, please explain the rules in the first post.

[patzer]

Patzer, please explain the rules in the first post.

Well, there aren't really any firm rules, but I've added a link to the thread on the old fora for comparison.

[quasijem]

I add some rules that roughly explain gameplay.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, two buses, $148,300 debt, a house, a crane, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[chridd]

*looks at the old thread* Ooh, we can have negatives!

I take a penny.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, two buses, $148,300.01 debt, a house, a crane, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[patzer]

I take the bus to London.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, two buses (one of which is in London), $148,300.01 debt, a house, a crane, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[The Snide Sniper]

I sell another bus to pay off the debt.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, the rest of a pencil, some chives, a bus in London, $51,699.99, a house, a crane, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[patzer]

I eat all but one of the chives and the rest of the pencil.

The pile now contains a cog, a point, a chive, a bus in London, $51,699.99, a house, a crane, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[quasijem]

I use the crane on the pile!

The pile is being lifted by a crane, and now contains a cog, a point, a chive, a bus in London, $51,699.99, a house, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[patzer]

The crane breaks.

The pile contains some scrap metal, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,699.99, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[The Snide Sniper]

I melt down the pennies in the pile and sell the metal.

The pile contains some scrap metal, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,700.03, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[quasijem]

I add a spool of rope.

The pile contains some scrap metal, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,700.03, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.