🐭 Micerace.com - Bet on REAL mice racing, in real-time.

[MiceRace]

Example GIF of a live race:
https://i.gyazo.com/2d768d9eda3b1f2b9fe795acc20e8d7e.gif

Example video of two races: https://youtu.be/y66XzQHQLjg


WE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY ACCEPTING BITCOIN DEPOSITS FROM THE TESTNET.

If you'd like to play and test it, you can use any of the free Bitcoin testnet faucets such as this: https://coinfaucet.eu/en/btc-testnet/

After over a year of hard work; planning, designing, manufacturing and setting everything up, we're getting very close to being able to launch our new project. We're opening up for people to test the site. This is far from the final product and we're still working out the finer details. We're open to any and all feedback and comments, whether negative or positive. We already have a lot in mind for improvements and added features.

We are looking to expand our team so if you are interested and have anything to offer (investment, marketing, support, etc.), we'd be happy to discuss details.

https://micerace.com/race



Current information that's not added to the site yet:

Dimensions of the machine

The track from the starting gate to the finish line is 135cm long.
The width of each lane is 6cm.
The drop is only around 12cm high to ensure that the animals don't get injured.



Game Rules
Game rules are subject to change.
The current rules are as follows:
The winning mouse gives a 2.5x payout.
The runner up (2nd mouse) gives a refund for bets placed on that mouse.

The race is cancelled and bets are refunded if:
There are no winners within 30 seconds.
There is only one winner within 30 seconds.
There are any unforeseen issues.





EDIT: Stream closed until further.
ETA before the stream is back: January 10th.

[acarli]

This is one of those ideas where you say "It's crazy enough it just might work". I had a similar idea before using rats. It was just an idea and never developed. I will admit it is cool to see that someone has done it. The biggest drawback for me is the perceived animal abuse. You will have to make the mice retire in comfort, and treat them well. I would expand on that on your site.

Also, name the mice. Give each one a profile. Make players have favorites. Also, give options for the players to give the mice treats (for btc).

Best of luck on this.

[stomachgrowls]

An upgrade of https://www.satoshirat.com/ 

I registered and stuck on initializing state.

From online to real mice and i love the idea but how players can ensure that all mice are on the same condition?

[tokeweed]

Whoa whoa whoa...  Real mice racing, seriously?  Lololol.  Kk, I would like to see the stats of each mice in how fast each of them are in straights and how fast they accelerate outside the turns.  Some info on their aerodynamics would be a plus. 

And I suggest you guys expand to real goliath beetle fighting.

[MiceRace]

This is one of those ideas where you say "It's crazy enough it just might work". I had a similar idea before using rats. It was just an idea and never developed. I will admit it is cool to see that someone has done it. The biggest drawback for me is the perceived animal abuse. You will have to make the mice retire in comfort, and treat them well. I would expand on that on your site.

Also, name the mice. Give each one a profile. Make players have favorites. Also, give options for the players to give the mice treats (for btc).

Best of luck on this.

It has been incredibly fun, and also interesting working on this project. I've learned a lot from it, especially just from watching the behavior of the animals. We're actually using gerbils at the moment since they are friendly, active and easy to handle. (We've tried a few different animals, ranging from "Dwarf Hamsters" to "African Dormice"). I am a big animal lover and I do understand that some people may perceive some form of animal abuse, but I honestly don't consider it any different to traditional horse racing or dog racing. Our priority is making sure that any animals that we keep are looked after.

As for the profiles and identifying each one, that is something we have planned for the future. Currently all the mice are randomly placed into each lane, so the betting is random. You're basically choosing a lane and hoping that the mouse on that lane wins (or comes runner up so you get the money back). If we were to identify each one, the strong performers would constantly be winning and would therefore require us to implement specific odds for each race, for which we currently wouldn't have enough data for.

[MiceRace]

An upgrade of https://www.satoshirat.com/  

I registered and stuck on initializing state.

From online to real mice and i love the idea but how players can ensure that all mice are on the same condition?

We were offline at the time, we'll be implementing custom messages so people can clearly see when we're offline. The plan is to be operating 24/7 (or close to) once we do a full launch. But we'll be needing more mice for that so that we can allow adequate resting time.

Could you please elaborate on the "same condition" point? We have no gain from making any of the mice win, since they're all randomly placed into each lane and the betting isn't closed before they are in the starting gate, so people can see them before the race starts.

[Patatas]

Looks an interesting project. I hate it for the fact that you're offline all the time I tried checking how the event takes place. You can just record a video of a live race for offline broadcast. I don't think I will come back again to test it out.

[MiceRace]

Looks an interesting project. I hate it for the fact that you're offline all the time I tried checking how the event takes place. You can just record a video of a live race for offline broadcast. I don't think I will come back again to test it out.

Apologies for that. We will be online for quite a few hours now, just doing test runs and such while we continue with development of the site. As I mentioned previously, we will be working on operating 24/7 once we're at that stage.

Thank you for the suggestion, I assume you mean to just have a video "loop" to show an example of a race?

[Patatas]

Looks an interesting project. I hate it for the fact that you're offline all the time I tried checking how the event takes place. You can just record a video of a live race for offline broadcast. I don't think I will come back again to test it out.

Apologies for that. We will be online for quite a few hours now, just doing test runs and such while we continue with development of the site. As I mentioned previously, we will be working on operating 24/7 once we're at that stage.

Something is showing finally! I can see the rats and the bets being initialised. The video I guess is a live stream going on. Is your production and development server the same? I also noticed one of the bets like real time. It's something different.

Thank you for the suggestion, I assume you mean to just have a video "loop" to show an example of a race?

On the production server if there are no live games going on, then it's good to have some sort of demo for the first time visitors to excite them about how the site works.

[Kakmakr]

I must admit, I thought it was a terrible idea, but after watching the mouse for a few times it actually changed my mind. I laughed my ass off when the mouse turned around half way and then ran back to the starting position. <LoL>

I think you should have a general rest break for these guys and then stream the video for the animal rights activist, to see that the mice is having fun, when they are resting.

You should also chose mice with unique characteristics <Spots on fur>, so that we know that the same mouse is not winning the race every time. 

[Patatas]

I must admit, I thought it was a terrible idea, but after watching the mouse for a few times it actually changed my mind. I laughed my ass off when the mouse turned around half way and then ran back to the starting position. <LoL>

Indeeed. It's really funny to watch how they mice have no idea what the fuck is happening. Maybe they should keep cheese blocks on the way so the mice can run along without looking back.

I think you should have a general rest break for these guys and then stream the video for the animal rights activist, to see that the mice is having fun, when they are resting.

Oh No. PETA will sue these guys for making mice run on the tracks.

You should also chose mice with unique characteristics <Spots on fur>, so that we know that the same mouse is not winning the race every time. 

Yeah lol Maybe colour them or make them wear a sort of different hats. I have never seen mice with fur.

[gregslaptop]

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[HeRetiK]

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MICE SLEEPING

D'awww

Looks like a fun project, I'll keep an eye on this thread and hope to soon see a live race. Treat those little champions well!

[MiceRace]

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MICE SLEEPING

D'awww

Looks like a fun project, I'll keep an eye on this thread and hope to soon see a live race. Treat those little champions well!

We should be up for around 6-7 hours from the time of this post to continue with test runs.

[veleten]

whoa , real mice races  
I caught myself watching the "race" where three of the mice were happily sitting and enjoying themselves
while one of them tentatively ventured on the track but wasn't curious enough to finish the race
it was no event, damn  
crazy idea, might work

[MiceRace]

whoa , real mice races  
I caught myself watching the "race" where three of the mice were happily sitting and enjoying themselves
while one of them tentatively ventured on the track but wasn't curious enough to finish the race
it was no event, damn  
crazy idea, might work

They were a little tired by then. We can't force them to run, but they are usually pretty good/active at the start, after a good night of rest. We'll be getting more so that we can continue operating for longer periods of time, since we are needing to let them rest quite often.

[RocketSingh]

What? How would I ensure that the race is actually being live telecast? It may always be a recorded one, where results are already known to you. How this type of a setup be provably fair?

[mBet_Shaun]

What? How would I ensure that the race is actually being live telecast? It may always be a recorded one, where results are already known to you. How this type of a setup be provably fair?

I cant believe that is your response......  Its mice racing this is mad!!  Love the idea 10 out of 10 for originality.  Its for sure not just another dice site!!   

[veleten]

What? How would I ensure that the race is actually being live telecast? It may always be a recorded one, where results are already known to you. How this type of a setup be provably fair?

a legit concern, by the way
you will have to make sure the system is provably fair and it is really difficult to do so
you can always be accused of putting a mouse that is more likely to win on a certain track , sleep deprive the rest , or use steroids to give some of them unfair advantage 

[MiceRace]

What? How would I ensure that the race is actually being live telecast? It may always be a recorded one, where results are already known to you. How this type of a setup be provably fair?

I cant believe that is your response......  Its mice racing this is mad!!  Love the idea 10 out of 10 for originality.  Its for sure not just another dice site!!   

Thanks, that's what we are striving for. Bringing something new and unique to an over saturated market.