Wager Match

Wager Matches are a new type of game category in Call of Duty: Black Ops. In a Wager match, a player wagers his or her CoD Points against everyone else. The top three players get the prize. It is confirmed that there will always be six players in each Wager Match. The top three players are "In The Money", meaning that they earn CoD Points (The whole amount of money is shared: 50 percent for the first, 30 percent for the second and the last 20 percent of the money for the third top player), while the remaining players earn no CoD Points. In the event of a tie between places, the players will assume the average between the two places that were tied (i.e. if there is a tie for 2nd the two players will receive the average of 30% and 20% of the pot, which would be 1500 in a 1000-point wager game). If there is a tie for third, then the 20% of points alloted to third place will be split upon the tying players, which usually means them losing some (but not all) money that was wagered that match.

Lobbies are randomly generated, and the player can't have a party in certain playlists. Players will be able to use some killstreaks, such as in Sticks and Stones where a Spy Plane is always online, or One in the Chamber where radar is active when there are only two players left. Players cannot earn XP in wager matches. Bigger maps also have sections blocked off, and some have specific routes closed off (e.g.: on Launch the area under the rocket is inaccessible).

Game Modes

 * Gun Game - Everyone will start out with a Python with a speed reloader. With each kill a player will move up one weapon tier, which will grant them a new weapon. Knifing an enemy does not give you a new weapon, the kill must be with that weapon in order to advance to the next tier. The game ends when a kill is achieved with all twenty tiers of weapons. However, if a player is knifed, or commits suicide, they will be demoted a tier.
 * Sticks and Stones - All players spawn with a Crossbow, a Ballistic Knife, and a Tomahawk. Players can bankrupt one another with Tomahawk kills, resetting their score so far back to zero. Players will receive +100 XP for a kill with the crossbow or ballistic knife, +10XP for tomahawk, but will only receive +25 XP for a kill with the players melee knife, presumably to encourage players to use the given weapons.
 * One in the Chamber - Each player starts out with a pistol with one bullet and their knife. One more bullet is gained with each kill. You can knife to stockpile bullets, but you can only have three bullets at one time. However, each player will only have three lives and if the bullet misses they only have their knife.
 * Sharpshooter - Every player will receive the same random weapon. After 45 seconds, their current weapon will be cycled out for a new one. Every kill will earn the player a perk (Sleight of Hand Pro for the first kill, Lightweight Pro for the second, and Steady Aim Pro for the third) and eventually a scoring multiplier.

Playlists
Wager Matches will be separated into three different playlists. Each playlist will have a different buy-in cost, and may restrict players from forming parties.

Ante Up
One of Three playlists in the Wager Match category. It includes all four of the wager game modes. Ante Up has a low buy-in cost of 10 CoD points, and players are allowed to form parties. 30 CoD points are awarded for 1st place, 18 CoD points for 2nd and 12 CoD points for 3rd

Weekend Gambler
Another playlist under Wager Matches. It includes all four of the wager game modes. Weekend Gambler has a medium buy-in cost of 1000 CoD points, but players are not allowed to form parties. 3,000 CoD points are awarded for 1st place, 1,500 CoD points for 2nd and 1,200 CoD points for 3rd.

High Roller
The last, most risky playlist under Wager Matches. Pro Gambler mode is enabled, which incorporates the four wager game modes. High Roller has a very high buy-in cost of 10,000 CoD points, but players are not allowed to form parties. 30,000 CoD points are awarded for 1st place, 15,000 CoD points for 2nd, and 12,000 CoD points for 3rd.