Oh Hell!
Idea 2018-09: - Live-streamed Oh hell! tournaments
This is another post in the Saturday Business Idea series.
Ever played Oh Hell!? — If not, play it online here: Oh Hell! Online. You’ll find the rules on that same page by scrolling down.
I got to know the game on a trip with friends and for a little while we were addicted. It’s a “trick-taking” game (every player plays only one card and the highest wins). What makes this game special is that you can bid on how many turns you will win in each round of the game, and, depending on your bid, losing more hands in a round can be in your interest.
I bet it’s one of the most interesting card games to watch: It’s easy to understand, yet games have many rounds and an apparent loser can win by making smart bids. And you: You can make millions by building an audience around this underappreciated game. Read below how to stream Oh Hell! tournaments with crypto prize pots, disguised players, and memecoins.
Move aside, bridge
Streamed and televised poker tournaments draw millions of viewers. You may have seen a game on ESPN on an airport TV. Meanwhile, bridge, which has some basic commonalities with Oh Hell! draws… a lot less. I struggle to find YouTube videos with more than 100K views for bridge gameplay, even though it’s a card game millions of people play.
Then again, bridge is a strategy game almost on par with chess. I hadn’t played Oh Hell! since 2018, and got back into it with Oh Hell! Online within five minutes for this post. Bridge is a lot harder to play, and must be a lot harder to follow on a screen.
Make Oh Hell! Crypto-Big
Now, here’s how you can make millions with Oh Hell!
Set up live stream tournaments with a top-notch setup that makes it easy to follow the hands of three to six players. Having an intuitive way to follow the game visually on a screen will provide an initial barrier to entry for competitors, while the show is gaining popularity.
Make it crypto. I mean, why wouldn’t you? Make the prize money Bitcoin (or some other cryptocurrency if you prefer), ideally drawing media attention and hype just by that measure alone. If you collect one hundred thousand dollars worth of crypto from sponsors and make a prize pool to be taken by the winner(s), you should be able to attract some pretty strong players from early on.
The players should build personas for themselves, have an in-game character name, and play in disguise. It could be anime cosplay, comic-con-type character outfits, or anything else that draws attention. The idea is that each player can build a brand while having the option to remain anonymous despite being on camera.
In collaboration with the players, launch memecoins around the top player characters. Viewers can follow games and gamble on whether the winning player’s coin or the most eccentric player’s coin goes through the roof or crashes.
In addition to this being a great business, following the above steps you can make Oh Hell! the card game of choice for the crypto community. It’s an excellent fit.
