[URGENT] BIG Update for the Glass Panther Show ?!?!?!? 🤯🤯🤯
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST!!!
Sooooooo ... As of last week Whatnot has nerfed Wheel shows!!! 😭😭😭 Well ... Technically they did away with their own Whatnot wheel. The TOS says in the UK that digital wheels are banned, but I'm not trying to risk getting banned here in the US even though their policy pages are written deliberately confusing so they can do selective policy enforcement. That said ...
They want to shift everyone to SURPRISE SETS. Basically, the same mechanic I've been running for my side games for the last couple shows. Like, XX slots at $YY each, with one person taking a bigger pour and the rest getting a themed gram. I think that my game can be modified to work with this. So here's the options we have to work with :
OPTION 1 : Have a BIG surprise set with however many slots ... 200-300, at the appropriate price. There'd be 20-30 Instants, also that many themed Qtr ozt pours, as always, as well as maybe 6-8 Envelopes that get announced at the end and the rest are grams. It would basically be EXACTLY the same game as before - just no wheel, which is huge for transparency but also sucks for the excitement/suspense. Whatnot distributes the wins. As soon as someone buys an attempt it is immediately pulled. Every item in the set has a "slot" number attached, and we do the top items at the end like always. There'd be no down and dirty, no auction, just BIN. Fair for everyone, equally, but you'd have to be there to participate. No prespins/pre-sales ...
OPTION 2 : I could do maybe 20-30 sets, each with 10 items. Each set would have one Instant, 1 or 2 qtrs, and the rest are grams. Top items revealed at the end as before. I'd sell all of each set before I randomize ... So once a set is sold out THEN I pull them and the wins are distributed ... And then we go to the next set. I could do the last couple sets with some extra *juice* to them and run them as auctions, down and dirty 🔥
OPTION 3 : Move the show to Palmstreet, and also start to migrate to a new subreddit - likely just r/glasspanther ... It's only a matter of time before they start to adopt the same policies as Whatnot, though ... It would keep the wheel alive for one or two more shows, but I'd have to completely rewrite the entire chat integration in less than a week. It's also *another* place to sign up for 😑 and I don't know shit about Palmstreet... This is my least favorite option.
With Option 1 or 2 it would be a much faster show, but I'd also be able to offer even more pours. I want everyone to have fun, too, and this is an equalizer in that every show ends with me answering dozens of messages from people saying they missed out because the wheel sold out. Everyone would have a chance to come in an grab spots.
I hope I explained this all correctly ... Let me know! Cast a vote and help decide the future of Glass Panther's Show!