This seems pretty straightforward:
40 - Computer with high speed internet. This covers all the rest of the entertainment stuff, including TV, movies and music. Seems pretty much a no-brainer.
20 - Healthy food. I don’t mind fast food, but since I’d have the points anyway, might as well upgrade.
10 - Gym. No-brainer, I love to work out and I’d go insane if I couldn’t.
5 - Piano/Keyboard. I figure it’s in the same vein as drawing/writing utensil and all the paper I want. I don’t think it’s big enough to be worth 50, but I’d pay more than that if I had to.
10 - A pet, I’m not sure if I’d really prefer a dog or a cat, though a cat would probably do better in the space given.
10 - Shower. Seems odd that I’d have to spend points on it, but whatever.
In all of that, I’d have everything I really wanted except for human contact, but between the internet, facebook, skyping, and having a pet, I think I could manage, since I couldn’t pay 50 points and have all the other stuff I need. Plus, I wouldn’t want to subject someone else to that.
Mead is great, but I don’t want to spend ten years without beer. Besides, going by Idle Thoughts latest posts my loophole would work. I’ll be a master brewer and a master chef by time I get out of there!
50 points - Time machine
My other 50 points seem pretty irrelevant as I would have a time machine and could do pretty much whatever the fuck I wanted. I guess immortalizing nanobots would be a good use for the other 50 points though.
Be careful with that, since that time machine won’t “grant you access to leave before the 10 years is up.” If you can travel to any time, but must remain within the room, that’s not so much fun.
…although it occurs to me that you might ask for a fully-functional Millennium Falcon to be built around the room, with all relevant control panels inside the room itself (you’d want to obtain a floor plan before completing the request obviously, to make it specific) might be good. Helluva RV you got there.
Very interesting premise. Here are my choices and why:
For 20 points…you will have the option of eating healthy foods/meals (your choice) with fresh vegetables, fruits, and/or any other foods you can think of. These will also come pre-made, though. Drinks will include (your choice) any drink in existence…WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANYTHING WITH ALCOHOL IN IT.
I get to eat healthy foods AND they come pre-prepared, meaning I don’t have to cook? Sign me up!
For 10 points…you will have a shower/bath/sink.
I would need to stay clean and I couldn’t use the toilet for that, so sink, shower, and bath would be a must.
For 10 points…you will have a medical kit that has access to any over the counter medicines you want and any medical things you may need (gauze, band aids, etc)
While the chances of getting sick while in isolation are slim, I can’t discount getting injured, so medical supplies are necessary.
For 20 points…you will have access to any hygiene product you want (soaps, shampoo, toothpaste).
Again… hygiene is important to me.
For 40 points…you will have access to a computer that has high speed internet (that never breaks and is always on) and any website you want to go to via it.
This pretty much is my entertainment now. Since I have a computer I can play cards, download programs, go to any site on the web and be completely entertained and kept up to date on world events. I could even keep in contact with my family and friends. Definitely a must have.
So that is my 100 points.
One thing you don’t mention is waste disposal. How would one go about disposing of the boxes and wrappers that the food and other supplies would come in? I would suppose you could use the toilet to dispose of most of it (tear down the boxes into small bits and flush it away).