Ship Investor game: Practise your bet sizing intuition

In plain words

Ship Investor is a game designed to help players develop better intuition around bet sizing. Launched in 2021, it offers a practical way to practice decision-making through betting scenarios. The game is aimed at anyone interested in improving their judgment in wagering situations, whether for personal interest or skill development. It provides an interactive learning environment focused on the core mechanic of sizing bets appropriately.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

The year is 1721. You are a rich person, and you want to put your wealth to use. You are approached by various people who buy goods in one part of the world, and sell them in another. They want you to finance some of their initial purchase and transportation costs, in exchange for a share of the revenue. Unfortunately, this being 1721, a significant fraction of shipments end up on the sea floor, or stolen by pirates, or gets lost to corrupt locals. You will be presented with a few shipments to finance, of varying value, ordered from low to high. They all have the same return relative to financing cost – your job is just to pick the most attractively sized suggestion. All proposed shipments…from static.loop54.com

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