Lots of Fun & Free to Play!
Is this game really free to play? Yes! Recent changes ensure that the game is even more interesting for new accounts on a limited budget! There are options and upgrades that you can purchase both with game cash and real money, if you want, but you are in no way obligated to do so.
- Investment Vouchers (IVs)
- Basic Upgrade
- Obtaining Gene Licenses
- About Purchased (Real Money) Upgrades and Options
- What's the Point? How do I Win?
Investment Vouchers (IVs)
(overview:) Where to find the IV page, how to buy IVs
Cover things that can be bought with IVs, like barns and boosts. Basic upgrade is its own page I feel?
Fun things like tack packs, but those aren't necessary for gameplay
Basic Upgrade
(Overview:) Features of basic upgrade, can buy with IVs and valid for 1 whole real life year
Obtaining Gene Licenses
(Overview:) State what a gene license is.
How it is usually bought (Through the RGS)
Can buy altered horses with any genes, licenses apply to only intact horses
Clarify that the license comes with the horse, but does not expire when the horse does, only if you gift the foundation away. Link to the GE information.
As of Nov 2022, licenses can be purchased at any time for a reduced rate. Why would I want to do this, since to add a copy to my own foundation horse later I would have to purchase the gene through the RGS later at the full price (i.e. paying for the gene twice)? A license allows you to own, breed, and buy any horse with that gene. Example, Onyx is not available in the RGS right now but you find an intact horse with Onyx that you want to buy, to introduce Onyx to your line. The license allows you to buy the horse and breed it with your other horses. Example: an experienced player wants the license for a new gene so that they have it, but would rather spend money on a gene they are currently interested in breeding for.
Cover buying with hbs, both sale pony method and direct transfer
- Many of our fantasy and Limited Edition (LE) genes can only be obtained through purchase with real money. These genes cannot be traded, bred, or sold between members unless both members own a license for that gene. There are rare exceptions to this rule. (see Rare, Limited, and Closed Genes)
About Purchased (Real Money) Upgrades and Options
Upgrades And Options
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- HuntAndJump offers a variety of upgrades and options. You can purchase additional barns, pastures, game cash installments, breeding boost tokens, Genetic Modification Treatment tokens (GMTs), special tack packs, and two different upgrades: Basic and Premium.
- Options and upgrades can be purchased in two ways:
- You can use game dollars, which are converted to Investment Vouchers (IVs) at a cost of $12,500 game dollars per IV. (See https://wiki.huntandjump.com/books/lots-of-fun-free-to-play/page/investment-vouchers)
- By using real money in the form of a credit card or bank account via PayPal.
- Many of our fantasy and Limited Edition (LE) genes can only be obtained through purchase with real money. These genes cannot be traded, bred, or sold between members unless both members own a license for that gene. There are rare exceptions to this rule. (see Rare, Limited, and Closed Genes )
- Members with upgraded accounts have access to some features of the game that Free Account members do not. As mentioned before, however, the game can be played and enjoyed quite successfully without using these features! Some of the upgrade features include:
- Performance Testing (PT)
- Access to the Advanced Breeding Lab (for breeding using straws and embryo transplants)
- Strict Breeding Advice (SBA)
- Buddy Chat rooms (The ability to list horses for private sales and breeding, and with a Premium upgrade the ability to create your own chat room.)
- The Auction Bid Watcher, sales watch lists, and more!
What's the Point? How do I Win?
HuntAndJump was created for busy adults. You won't find any grooming, fussy training options, or stall cleaning here!
Accumulate as many horses as you can, earn points from showing, decide who to keep and who to sell, and watch the money roll in. HuntAndJump takes care of the day to day chores to free you up for collecting and breeding hundreds, or even thousands of beautiful horses. There is no limit to how many horses you can own.
Set and pursue your own goals. You can breed for that special, elusive color combination and pattern, or challenge yourself to win a year end award!