I have been playing TMB for a little over 6 months. I have gotten to know quite a few people on there, and the people are generally ok.
BUT....
The Admin staff certainly have their favorites (players), and definately shows that favoritism when enforcing rules of the game. The playing field is definately not level.
There is a cash prize offered to the winner of each round. A round lasts 10 days. The average prize seems to run around $3600. It is really had for me to believe that rational, sane people would spend in excess of $4000 to possibly win less than they spend. But from the outward appearance of the game, they do. Or do they? It seems that until recently with dropping sales figures, the Admin staff was allowed to have their "player" accounts. They will be quick to tell you that a staff player hasn't won the jackpot. Maybe so. But can they truthfull say that one of the staff has not been a member of a winning family or Union? Wnat to question the integrity of the game on their discussion board? Do so, and you will either be banned from the game, or at the very least, you will be prohibited from posting your comment/opinions.
Personally, I would think where a cash "PRIZE" is offered, there would be some checks AND balances in place to remove all doubts that the Admin, or owner of the game might possibly influecing the outcome of the game in order to possibly keep from having to pay out the cash prize. OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE ADMIN TELLS YOU THAT STAFF IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO PLAY, THERE IS NO VALID PROOF THAT THE GAME IS CONDUCTED FAIRLY. MY OPINION IS THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THE STAFF IS STILL PLAYING. They are able to access and see personal messages between players. Knowing the strategy of an opponent, has to influence one's own strategy.
If you do play this game..... play with the expectation that one group will continually win, and that buying anything is this game is a waste of money.
The fact that they continue to allow multi accounts which are supposedly banned to be counted in their totally number of registered players in order to possibly influence sponsors, is just a same part of the deception as I see it.
