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* ''[[Honkai Impact 3rd]]'': While no gameplay content is outright locked out to truly free players, the best Valkyries and equipment are only available through gacha that use the "crystal" premium currency. Crystals can be gained in small quantities through gameplay, or their acquisition can be sped up with real cash. Better types of Battle Passes and other resource-granting bundles can also be acquired using a different kind of premium currency called "B-Chips".
== Other Media ==
* In the UK, there is a mathematical competition called the Senior Mathematical Challenge. There are also 2 follow-on rounds, the British Mathematical Olympiad Round 1 and Round 2. You need a certain score in each competition to advance to the next. That is, unless you pay a fee (£16.50 for Round 1, £22 for Round 2). So you can be really good at maths, yet be in the final round with [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|people who are terrible at math, but paid the fee.]]
== Real Life ==
* This has long been a routine strategy indulged in by(of course) the [[Byzantine Empire]] among others.
** During [[World War II]] it was regular practice among the British to keep a store of gold coins with the motif of St George stamped on them for paying off irregulars and spies. This was known as "St George's cavalry".
== In-Universe ==
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