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I figure we've all run into this by now -- entering a booty grab game only to find that it is full. So far I haven't found anything telling exactly how many players one game can hold, but that may be from lack of searching. sweatdrop I've gotten a bit lazy.

However, I had the chance today to start investigating on my own tank, and took it. I played it once with a mule, and used my winnings as a rough standard for how much people were making that game. Saw the glow fade when the game ended (I got in late, it's possible the player max wasn't reached that time) and logged back on to this account. Multiplied the gold I'd gained by four, divided by what my mule had made. I came out with about 28.

So, at least 25 people can play per game, likely more? Has anyone else gathered anything on this, or is anyone interested in researching further?

EDIT: According to the "What is Booty Grab?" page in the FAQ/HELP:

So. Only one. Or is that just what they want us to think?.... ninja


So far my research has given me:

1 game w/ ~25
1 game w/ ~27
1 game w/ ~28
1 game w/ ~30
1 game w/ ~32 (verified full)
2 games w/ ~35 (one verified full)

Up to 30 35 players possible?

It is quite annoying...
Everytime it happens to me and I find another game it will say "ERROR- Already playing another game"
-----> wtf? gonk

Yeah, it's a pity the watermeat aren't under that double-gold glitch thing anymore, it would be so much easier knowing everyone grabbed the exact same amount.

I think I personally usually grab more than most, though (Not to sound conceited, I just don't have the lag issues and such), and the time I took the example I did max out a fish, so I know I was getting to the upward limits of that game. So at least my estimate should be on the low end of the scale, and the player limit isn't actually 5.

That seems to be right. Whenever I do make a thread that says "glowing", I usually make about 3k or more and that's with people grabbing at about 200-500 each. So, it's probably around 25. I know that it's more than 15. D=

Mm, right, the game thing. I didn't even think of that when I started this. I should have thought of it earlier, we could have gone into that contest better prepared. >.>
Not that it'd make it too much easier to find an open game...
Other than avoiding watermeat.


I averaged the gold I gained from another game I caught just now, and came up with ~ 25. Got a reply that it was still grabbable just after the gold stopped pouring in, though, and no report that it'd reached the maximum.

Another game, averaged 35. Still with no "game full" reports. Is it really THAT high?
There were three watermeats; even if everyone had gained the maximum amount of gold (and I know at least one didn't >.<), there would have been 24 players. So we know it's at least over 20.