Tengaged: The BigBrother online game

What is Tengaged?

Tengaged is a social game where you can meet new people, with some rules similar to the Big Brother TV show. tengaged:online big brother simulator
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How it works?

Basically you enroll in the game and once 9 more participants enroll then the game starts. Each game last for 7 days and each day you have to interact and know the other participants by sending public or private messages to the group as well as rating the messages.
The first time you go into the "Casting" area where each day an algorithm process who among the participants should be nominated by calculating many indicators like number of negative and positive votes, number of messages sent, how you have rate other's messages, etc. The list of nominees (3 contestants) will be voted by their housemates and the one with more points will be evicted from the game.
Each day one of the participants is evicted, and at the end of the 7 days the list of winners will be generated by the algorithm. tengaged:online big brother simulator Download hi-res picture

What about the Head of Household and Power of Veto?

While the first games you can play in the "Casting" area are more similar to European version of Big Brother, once you earn 30 points of Karma you may enter into the Rookies games which are closer to the Big Brother USA style. This new game features the PoV (Power of Veto) and HoH (Head of Household) and basically the algorithm is not anymore the one to rule the game but the own participants.

Why should I play?

The porpouse of the game is to have fun while discovering new friends, just try it.... it takes only 7 days ;)

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Media coverage

Mashable. Tengaged: Meet New Friends. Then Eliminate Them.
...a new social site for meeting friends and playing to popular opinion, is bringing aspects of the well-known "Big Brother" game to the Internet."
http://mashable.com/2008/05/17/tengadged/
IndieStartups
"It's rare that I find a site that I instantly fall in love with but Tengaged is one of those sites..." "This is a really unique way of getting users to interact with one and other. I can see a lot of friendships being formed on this website. It's really refreshing to see someone doing something completely new."
http://indiestartups.com/startups/tengagedcom-big-brother-on-the-web
Killer Startups
Why it might be a killer? Because the game is competitive and participation on the site is a key element to doing well in the game, the site easily encourages members to spend a lot of time on their page. With games only lasting seven days, it's not a huge commitment to participate, which will most likely lead to more people trying out the site, potentially becoming fans of the game and wanting to compete more.
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/tengaged-com-a-less-invasive-game-of-big-brother