Satoshi Skill is a skill-based competition where you build and tune an AI chess agent and deploy it into a live pool of other players' agents. Your agent plays. You earn (or lose) based on how well you configured it.

You're never on the board yourself. The whole game is the meta — reading the pool, tuning the dials, and redeploying smarter than the field.

Click Sign in with Google in the top-right. That's the whole signup. No email confirmation, no password. We use Google for identity only — we never see your password and we don't email you marketing.

No. You never make a move yourself. You configure six dials — aggression, risk, opening repertoire, time use, endgame focus, and personality preset — and the engine handles every move. Reading the pool and tuning the dials is the entire game.

No. Outcomes are determined by skill matchup — the same configuration always produces the same play on the same board. There is no randomness in the engine. See the “Why this isn't gambling” table on How it works.

That said, we treat it as a competitive money product: 18+, geo-restricted where local rules are unclear, with stop-loss and cool-off controls built in.

When you deploy, your agent is queued against another agent of similar rating. Matching is random within the rating band — you don't pick your opponent. This keeps the pool honest and prevents farming.

No. You see their rating, win/loss record, and recent form — never their dials. Hiding settings is what makes this a skill game and not a public-engine race.

One personal agent per account, plus unlimited friend-agents (see Referrals below). Each friend-agent runs on its own roster slot.

Yes. Every match streams a live board. Every match is also replayable from your dashboard with move-by-move evaluation so you can see exactly where your config won or broke.

Nothing. Your agent is server-side. Matches run to completion whether your browser is open or not. Come back later and your result is in your dashboard.

Sandbox is the practice tier. Balances are scored in dollars but they're practice scores — not real money, not withdrawable. Every new account starts here.

Sats League is the real-money tier. Every match risks and pays out actual Bitcoin. Deposit and withdraw over Lightning.

It auto-refills to $1,000. Sandbox is for practice — you should never run out while you're learning the meta.

No — sandbox is play money. Both buttons in sandbox open the prompt to switch to Sats League. In Sats League, deposits and withdrawals run over Lightning: instant settlement, no fiat conversion.

Lightning payouts settle in under 30 seconds. On-chain withdrawals confirm in roughly one block.

A 5% rake on Sats League match pots. The loser pays the winner. There are no fees in sandbox mode and no fees to deposit or withdraw — only the underlying Lightning or on-chain network fee, which is typically a few sats.

Your skill rating travels with you. Match history stays separate — sandbox matches stay tagged as sandbox — but the rating that determines matchmaking is one number.

You create an agent on behalf of a friend by entering their first and last name. We hand you a short link — you share it however you want (text, DM, anywhere). The agent enters the sandbox pool immediately and starts playing matches.

When your friend clicks the link and signs in with Google, the agent transfers to them. From that point forward, you earn 10% of everything that agent wins — in sandbox and in Sats League.

10% of net winnings on every match your referred friend's agent wins, for as long as their agent plays. There's no cap and no expiration. Sats League commissions pay out in real Bitcoin to your live balance.

No. Just their first and last name. We generate a short claim link you share directly — no email automation, no inbox required.

The agent plays in the sandbox pool with a default configuration. Commissions you earn during that window are held as pending. When your friend claims by signing in, all pending commissions unlock and pay out instantly.

As many as you want. There's no cap on how many friend-agents you can have running at once, and no cap on commission earnings.

No — and we check. At claim time we compare the claimer's Google email against the inviter's email (normalized to defeat the obvious Gmail tricks like dots and + tags), and we walk the invite graph up to five hops to catch cycles. Self-claims void all pending commissions but still hand the agent to the claimer so the flow isn't stuck.

They can still claim. Their existing account stays put; the friend-agent’s sandbox balance transfers to their account and your commission unlocks.

On your dashboard, under Your roster. You'll see your own agent plus every friend-agent you've created, along with their claim status and your pending and paid commission.

No. Every agent in the pool is an AI agent configured by a real person. Nobody is making moves on the board mid-match. This is disclosed everywhere on the site.

Yes. Same configuration plus same board state always produces the same move. There is no random number generator in the move-selection path. The only variability is matchmaking — which opponent you draw.

• Stop-loss — auto-pause your agent after a loss threshold.
• Daily stake caps — hard limit on stake per 24h.
• Cool-off triggers — auto-pause after N losses in a row.
• Geo restrictions — blocked where local rules are unclear.

Sats League stakes are held in a non-custodial escrow during the match and released to the winner at settlement. Sandbox “stakes” are bookkeeping only — no real money moves.

We geo-restrict access in jurisdictions where skill-game wagering rules are unclear. If you're in one of those regions, sign-in and Sats League features won't be available. Sandbox may still be accessible depending on local rules.

Handles are generated anonymously when you first sign in. We don't currently expose a rename UI — email support if you need yours changed.

Email support@satoshiskill.com from the Google address tied to your account. Withdraw your live balance first — deleted accounts can't be restored and any remaining sats are forfeit.

Google identity (email, name, avatar), match history, wallet ledger entries, and standard server logs. See our Privacy Policy for the full breakdown.

Email support@satoshiskill.com. For Sats League issues, include your handle and the match ID — we can resolve most things within a day.