<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>1 in 8 Billion Field Guide — Field notes</title><description>Independent guide to 1 in 8 Billion (1in8b): how to play, what the birthplace odds really mean, all 172 countries, money, endings, and classroom mode.</description><link>https://1-in-8b.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>How Long Does One Life Take in 1 in 8 Billion?</title><link>https://1-in-8b.com/blog/how-long-does-a-life-take/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://1-in-8b.com/blog/how-long-does-a-life-take/</guid><description>A 1 in 8 Billion life takes 30, 60 or 90 minutes to reach life expectancy, but speed and pauses change the real session. The math, with a worked example.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pace</category><category>Planning</category></item><item><title>The Best Settings for Your First 1 in 8 Billion Run</title><link>https://1-in-8b.com/blog/best-settings-first-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://1-in-8b.com/blog/best-settings-first-run/</guid><description>A practical first-run setup for 1 in 8 Billion: Today world, babies-born draw, one-hour pace, and why the optional birthplace field is a mirror, not a lever.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Settings</category><category>First life</category></item><item><title>Nine First-Life Mistakes in 1 in 8 Billion</title><link>https://1-in-8b.com/blog/first-life-mistakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://1-in-8b.com/blog/first-life-mistakes/</guid><description>The nine mistakes that make a first 1 in 8 Billion run worse than it needs to be, from studying every year to skipping the money sheet and treating life expectancy as a death date.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Playbook</category><category>First life</category></item><item><title>Why You Keep Being Born in India (It’s Not a Bug)</title><link>https://1-in-8b.com/blog/why-you-keep-being-born-in-india/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://1-in-8b.com/blog/why-you-keep-being-born-in-india/</guid><description>India is 17.60% of 1 in 8 Billion’s birth table, about one in six. Here is why weighted draws cluster, why repeats are normal, and what a run of ten lives can and cannot tell you.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draw</category><category>Data</category></item><item><title>What “1 in 8 Billion” Actually Means</title><link>https://1-in-8b.com/blog/what-1-in-8-billion-means/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://1-in-8b.com/blog/what-1-in-8-billion-means/</guid><description>The phrase is a scale, not a lottery. Here is the math behind 1 in 8 billion, why the game does not draw from eight billion people, and what the birth card’s odds really represent.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Explainer</category><category>Draw</category></item></channel></rss>