Never bet on DBZ... but sometimes bet on DBZ. That's been my mantra for most of this week as I've spent countless hours betting fake salty money on AI controlled MUGEN fighters. Saltybet.com is the place that has been home to me for this week and it's been a magical experience. Credit must be payed to Jeff Gerstmann for hooking me up on it as I'm sure most of us first heard from Doctor Tracksuit himself. If you don't know, M.U.G.E.N is a free fighting game on pc that has many fighters available for download in a completely obtuse way. Some of these fighters include your obvious Ryu's or DBZ characters. Some of these are insane beings that are completely balanced such as Omega Tom Hanks, Sad Claps, Rare Akuma, and so many more. Most of these fighters are ripped from game models like many of the Capcom fighters. Others are mad purely for MUGEN-only affairs. The latter are the reason why MUGEN is incredible.

MUGEN is great and all but it has now been enhanced due to Saltybet's ingenious fake betting system. The system is automatic and runs 24/7 most of the times. Saltybet was famously used during this year's EVO 2013 tournament that was used to bet fake money on fighting game tournaments. Real life FGC tournaments don't happen often so Saltybet has now created a way more interesting avenue to bet fake money on. Once you create an account you are given 400 Salty bucks to bet on whichever fighter you deem worthy of you cold hard Salty bucks. You get 40 seconds to see both fighters and are given 40 seconds to pick one. Once the bets are over, odds are calculated based on how much money both are getting. Playing the odds is a difficult task as this stream has well over 1400+ MUGEN characters. It gets even more complicated as some of these characters even have clones of themselves that can trick you. You have to spend a lot of time watching fights play out and seeing how each of them perform. This process is even more difficult to analyze when you factor in cheap characters. One of the first rules of Saltybet that I learned the hard way was to realize that MUGEN is not a balanced game. Going with your gut is not an option for rookie betters.

Betting fake money on these competitors just amplifies the intensity and upsets that occur during each match. It's truly something that I'll be spending a lot more time on unless I loss all of my bucks. I still haven't done well in Saltybet but I'm getting smarter about it each and every day. Someday I hope to crack into the big leagues but until then I'll still be working my rounds in the salt mines. All of you should give it a shot at saltybet.com, or you probably shouldn't if you want to get other things done. OFF TO THE SALT MINES WITH ME I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!