Pennergame

Pennergame is a satirical online browser game Farbflut Entertainment GmbH. It was in October 2008, according to " Google AdPlanner " one of the 100 most popular pages of the German-speaking Internet and according to operator data has over 1.9 million accounts.

The aim of the game is to let his character, a homeless man, rising from untalented to homeless beggar - king. The game takes place in the virtual Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Sylt and malls. To achieve the game goal can, inter alia, Be trained skills such as music, attack and defense; furthermore, the game offers the opportunity to start or join gangs, which can enter into wars or alliances with each other.

According to information, a portion of the revenue of the game through advertising and so -called " bottle caps " ( means pay for premium features) is used for the support of organizations for the homeless in Hamburg.

In May 2012, the Hamburg investment company iVentureCapital -actuated GmbH, a majority stake in Farbflut Entertainment GmbH.

The player options

The game as a key element offers the refinement of skills, ie the ability of the homeless. This is the player in the battle of efficiency and enables the discovery of new places Schnorr, new accommodation facilities and new equipment.

The player has the opportunity to own a virtual pet, can perform which fights for its owner. As with other equipment, the number of available and purchasable animals increases with the game progress. Main source of income are donations by Penner referrer links. In addition, the player can collect and sell returnable bottles - where the sale price will vary to get hold of money at (Pet ) Fighting, committing crimes, win money by buying lots, sell junk collected and withdraw money from the band checkout.

The topic of alcohol plays a significant role in the game. A high alcohol level improves mood of the Penner and shortens the duration of training, however, has a negative effect on the defense capability of the Penners and their precision in crime. For reasons of protection of minors alcoholic beverages throughout the day replaced by non- alcoholic since April 2009.

Up to 30 players can find themselves together in a band. These can then acquire joint ownership, with each band member granted certain advantages. Gangs against each other and result in fighting to ally with each other. Please find attached for quick exchange of information with allied gangs an in-band chat that all members of the respective bands - at leisure - as long as there is an alliance. There are also special district struggles for the districts of the respective cities. A special highlight next to the highscore one band league in which the bands in a diamond, platinum, gold, silver, bronze and Qualification League for promotion to the next higher or the victory in each league - combined with Awards for the first three bands, apart from the Qualification League - fight.

Criticism

• On November 14, 2008, SPD deputy Ksenija Bekeris demanded the immediate setting of the game because it violates the dignity of homeless people. According to the Streisand effect the game was then known by innumerable mentions, among others, in Spiegel Online and world wide online populations.
• Operators of Internet sites with public commenting function criticize the spamming referrer links by players. Here, the player receives for each click on its link virtual money.

Non-German versions

Meanwhile, there are also some offshoot that play in other cities: Dossergame for English, Menelgame for Polish, Clodogame for French, Mendigogame for Spanish, Turkish and Serserionline Bumrise for American players. The scenes are in these games London, Warsaw, Paris, Madrid, Istanbul and New York.