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* In [[RuneScape]], you can spend real money to get extra spins on the 'Squeal of Fortune', whose prizes include things like XP, rare items, and in-game money.
* Played with in the iOS port of ''[[Don Pachi|DoDonPachi Blissful Death]]''. Version 1.0.2 added "Custom Edit" options to make the game easier, such as starting with more lives, and most of these can only be unlocked by buying them with real money. But playing with any of these options turned on disqualifies you for the high score rankings. So about the only thing they're good for is letting unskilled players experience the [[True Final Boss]].
* Also from [[CAVE]], Smartphone Mode in ''[[Death Smiles]]'' has powerful [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] equipment, although unlike most other games, the DLC is at best a [[
== Other ==
* 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.]]
* This has long been a routine strategy indulged in by(of course) the [[Byzantine Empire]] among others.
**During [[World War 2]] 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".
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