Up/Down
UP or DOWNCall the move over the window. Settles on close vs open.
CLOSE > OPEN = UP · CLOSE < OPEN = DOWN · TIE PUSHES
How it works
Crypto markets price off a live public market feed (Kraken); stock, index and commodity markets run on our own simulator. Every stake is virtual points — never real money.
The tape, in three moves
1
The engine prints a tape
Crypto prices come from a live public market feed (Kraken); the rest is engine-generated — no brokers, no deposits. The tape is live and shared either way: everyone trading a market sees the same clock, the same odds, the same bell.
2
You stake points on a call
Every new account starts with 1,000 virtual points. Pick a market, pick a side, stake points. On market-style games, shares price 1–99¢ and a winning share pays exactly 100 pts — so the price reads straight as the crowd’s implied probability.
3
The bell settles it automatically
When a market’s window closes, the engine judges every position against its rule — the same written rule shown on the market card. Payouts come out of the losing side’s stakes; on 3+ player open pits a configurable house rake (default 10%) is withheld from the pool before the 60/30/10 podium split — it is never paid to anyone, including the house; it is burned back into the game. Pushes (ties) refund in full.
Game types
Step Game
16 LEGSThe window is 16 steps. Punch UP/DOWN on each leg before its step fires.
EACH LEG SETTLES CLOSE-VS-OPEN OF ITS STEP · WIN PAYS 1.85×
Price
CALL THE CLOSEGuess the closing price. The closer you land, the bigger the multiplier.
MULT 3.0× AT <0.05% · DECAYS TO 0 AT 5% OFF
Duel
TWO FIGHTERSTwo instruments enter the pit. Pick the one that rises most over the window.
BIGGEST % GAIN OVER THE WINDOW WINS · TIE PUSHES
Breakout
BREAK THE LINEWill price touch the target line before the bell? YES or NO.
TOUCH AT ANY POINT IN THE WINDOW COUNTS
Top 3
RANK THE RUNNERSRank the field by % gain over the window. Exact positions pay most.
0.8× BASE + 0.58× PER EXACT POSITION · 2.54× PERFECT
The step game’s window is exactly 16 legs — the chase light on the clock walks one step per leg.
Ways to play
SoloYou against the tape.
1 player1v1 DuelChallenge one player. Higher score takes it.
2 playersFriendlyPrivate room, 2–10 players, invite code.
2–10 playersOpen PitAnyone can join. Pool pays the podium.
2–∞ playersPooled games pay the podium 60 / 30 / 10 — first, second, third.
Points, honestly
- Points are virtual. They can’t be bought, sold, withdrawn, or cashed out — there is nothing to cash out of.
- Wins pay from the losing side’s stakes. On 3+ player open pits a house rake (default 10%) is withheld from the pool before the 60/30/10 podium split — it is never paid to anyone, including the house; it is burned back into the game.
- Nothing on MXPolypit is financial advice or a real-market signal. It’s a game with a realistic tape.