Terms & Conditions

Last updated: March 25, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By connecting your wallet and using Beat the Grid ("the Platform"), you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform. We reserve the right to update these terms at any time. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the legal age in your jurisdiction) to use the Platform. You are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws in your region. The Platform does not target jurisdictions where blockchain-based games of chance are prohibited.

3. How the Game Works

Beat the Grid is a game of chance played on a 100x100 grid. Players pay a buy-in (in BTG tokens) to start a game session. The board is generated deterministically from a pre-committed seed. Players click squares to reveal arrows (safe), rugs (game over), or prizes (tokens from the pool).

The board seed is committed on-chain before the first click and revealed after the game ends. Anyone can independently verify that the board matches the committed hash via the /verify page.

4. Buy-ins & Prize Pool

  • 90% of each buy-in goes to the prize pool; 10% to the staker pool.
  • Prizes are percentages of the current pool. The pool can never be fully drained.
  • Prize amounts are calculated at the moment of the winning reveal using the latest pool snapshot.
  • Buy-in amounts scale dynamically with the pool size and are displayed before you confirm.

5. Token Account Requirement

Important

You must maintain an active SPL token account (Associated Token Account) for the BTG token throughout the duration of any game session. If your token account does not exist at the time a prize payout is processed, the prize will be forfeited and returned to the prize pool. No exceptions. This includes cases where you manually close your token account mid-game.

6. Token Burns

  • 10% of all ad revenue is burned permanently.
  • Jackpot payouts incur a 10% burn.
  • Big prize payouts incur a 5% burn.
  • Small prize payouts have no burn.
  • Burns are irreversible and reduce total token supply.

7. Advertising

Advertisers can rent grid squares to display images with click-through URLs. Ad content must comply with our content policy (see Section 10). Rental payments are held in escrow and released proportionally over the rental period.

  • Ad revenue split: 30% prize pool, 30% staker pool, 30% platform, 10% burned.
  • Rentals are non-refundable once confirmed on-chain.
  • Ads removed for policy violations do not receive refunds. Escrow continues to drip.
  • Allowed image formats: PNG, JPG, WEBP (max 500KB), GIF (max 2MB).

8. Staking & Free Games

Staking BTG tokens entitles you to a share of staker pool revenue and periodic free games based on your staking tier. Free games operate on a cooldown basis — they do not accumulate.

  • Tier 1 (0.1% supply / ~1M tokens): one free LOW-tier game every 24 hours.
  • Tier 2 (1% supply / ~10M tokens): one free LOW-tier game every 1 hour.
  • Staking and unstaking are on-chain transactions with standard Solana fees.

9. Anti-Bot & Fair Play

The Platform employs invisible anti-bot measures. There are no CAPTCHAs, but abuse is detected and penalized.

Attempting to exploit, manipulate, or reverse-engineer the game engine, board generation, or seed commitment system is a violation of these terms and may result in account restrictions.

10. Content Policy

The following content is prohibited in usernames and advertisements:

  • Profanity, hate speech, or discriminatory language
  • Illegal content or promotion of illegal activities
  • Explicit sexual or violent content
  • Phishing links or malware distribution
  • Impersonation of the Platform, its team, or other projects
  • Misleading financial claims or fake token endorsements

The Platform reserves the right to remove any content that violates this policy without refund. Usernames containing profanity are automatically rejected.

11. No Guarantees & Risk Disclaimer

Beat the Grid is a game of chance. There is no guarantee of profit. You may lose your entire buy-in. The prize pool size fluctuates. Token value may decrease. Smart contracts, while audited, may contain undiscovered vulnerabilities.

You participate at your own risk. Do not play with funds you cannot afford to lose.

12. Platform Availability

The Platform is provided "as is" without warranty. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, though we make every reasonable effort to maintain continuous availability and minimize downtime. Scheduled maintenance, upgrades, or unforeseen issues may occasionally cause interruptions. Active game sessions interrupted by downtime will be treated as abandoned — buy-ins are not refunded for abandoned games.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Platform and its operators shall not be liable for any loss of tokens, failed transactions, wallet compromise, smart contract exploits, or any other damages arising from use of the Platform. Your sole remedy is to stop using the Platform.

14. Modifications

We may modify game parameters (buy-in amounts, prize percentages, burn rates, staking tiers) at any time to maintain a healthy game economy. Changes take effect immediately. Major changes will be announced on our official channels.

15. Contact

For questions, reports, or disputes, reach us on our official channels. We will make reasonable efforts to resolve issues but cannot guarantee specific outcomes.

By using Beat the Grid, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms & Conditions.