The Hustle Game

The Hustle is a free turn-based and text-based web browser-based multiplayer online game aimed at an older audience. The Hustle is written in near-pure XHTML and CSS, giving it compatibility in all new browsers, while not requiring the user to download anything to play.

The user plays the role of a Pimp and competes against others for overall domination. Prostitution, drug trafficking and gangs are major parts of the game.
The players compete by defending themselves and attacking others, while in the process building up their empire of women, thugs, guns, and drugs.
Players can join or create Gangs or Crews, and there are prizes for the biggest at the end of every round.

The Hustle is a unique game of this type because of its registration system and its dynamic nature.
Players can play in multiple games or 'rounds' at once, with standard rounds being free for anyone to play. However, there exist Super League games that run periodically, and require a small Buy-In (registration fee) that is added to a prize pool (a typical buy-in would be $1).
Players compete to get into the top percentage at the end of the round, where winning players will be awarded significant percentages of the net global prize-pool, as created through user registrations.
Because of this, The Hustle is a one-of-a-kind in that it has the potential to generate Prizes in the $1,000's (real money).

Users can purchase 'credits' (turns) which are added to their account. Such people become privileged members of The Hustle and get access to a vast array of new features, including free buy-ins to bigger games.

In Round #0 (2004), The prize-pool for the first ever buy-in game reached $156, and the 'Biggest Pimp' walked away with over $70. There were only about 50 players that generated this pool.

This year, The Hustle has re-launched completely and re-designed its web site, starting Round #1.
Whereas before rounds lasted several months, the new system looks like rounds are set to last a few weeks.

The Hustle is under continuous development, and because of its extensible front and back-end structure, the prospects for open-source development are good. The Hustle has a PHP and XML back-end, with an XHTML, CSS and partly JavaScript front-end.
The developer(s) at The Hustle promote users 'buying-in' by keeping the price of its turns extremely low. Where other sites would charge $5 for its minimum, The Hustle charges less than a dollar. Buy-ins are typically as small as the Instant Payment Notification system can support: $1. The developers say that the game is non-profit, and any amount that they 'rake' from buy-ins goes solely toward bandwidth and development costs.

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