SatoshiSquares.com 🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ New Game Added: Squares 101

[SatSquares]

Yeah, I remember that! Welcome back! I used to be among those testers, I believe, and I found it pretty nicely done! I logged in and I even have 40 something bits left since those times! I can see that now you're organizing a tournament, congrats! I won't participate, unfortunately, because it's late in my time zone for me.
Do you consider this game skill-based or luck-based? I was just thinking about the tournament and whether the winner will be random or not. I understand poker tournaments, but they are considered skill-based. And also, will there be a wagering requirement for winners before they can withdraw?

Thanks for the warm welcome.  The game by itself I consider luck based.  But in a tournament there are certainly strategic decisions that can be made.  There are no wagering requirements for winners before they withdraw.

Are the chances of bomb/no bomb posted anywhere for each difficulty?  In the FAQ you mention that for EASY it's 11%, 21%, 30%, and 38% - but I can't find the rest of difficulties.

Here you go:

MEDIUM: 19%, 34%, 47%
HARD: 26%, 45%, 59%, 70%
EXTREME: 45%, 71%, 84%

These are all rounded to a whole number, not the exact percentage.

Also, it seems like your provably fair system only proves that the placement of the bombs is decided before the player chooses a square, is that correct?

To prove it's actually fair, you would need to allow the player to choose a seed that is hashed with your secret to determine the result.  The output, for example, should prove that there was an 11% chance that a bomb would be placed on the first square on easy and so on.

You're right about this, its proven fair in that the bomb can't move, but I'll have to update it so I prove the probabilities as well.

[nakamura12]

It's a good thing to do to have a free tournament for bitcointalk members that is jr. member rank or higher. This will also be the way to test the platform and send feedback to know if there are things that should be fix. Anyway, welcome to bitcointalk forum and good luck with your grand opening.

[jademaxsuy]

If you are looking for people to test other things in your platform then I will surely participate in finding issues if there are. I might try to participate in the tournament too if I have more spare time. As of now, welcome to bitcointalk forum and good luck on your grand opening and looking forward to it.

[ramim101]

its good to see new gambling site opening. welcome to the best crypto gambling community

[tranthidung]

Welcome to the forum,

I have some quick questions and suggestions:

• Does the casino give option to activate 2FA?
• If yes, how to activate it? I don't find 2FA in account profile
• Terms and conditions should be allocated a specific page, not in a pop-up box.
• FAQ should be allocated a specific page too, not in a pop-up box.
• Account profile should be allocated a specific page too, not in a pop-up box.

[SatSquares]

Congratulations to our winners in our first SatoshiSquares tournament.

1st	dupeddonk	2,500 bits
2nd	Twitchyseal	1,500 bits
3rd	nino11	1,000 bits
4th-9th	Iamsheikhadil, Yabesbit, Nellayar, malcovi2, markozenn1177, btchago54	166 bits

[Lanatsa]

Welcome to the forum,

I have some quick questions and suggestions:

• Does the casino give option to activate 2FA?
• If yes, how to activate it? I don't find 2FA in account profile
• Terms and conditions should be allocated a specific page, not in a pop-up box.
• FAQ should be allocated a specific page too, not in a pop-up box.
• Account profile should be allocated a specific page too, not in a pop-up box.

2fa wont really be that necessary imho yet anyone wont really be storing up big amounts into their gambling wallet accounts for too long.

I dont have any problems with pop-up boxes as long it do shows on whats needed, maybe this is just a self-preference thing but i dont see it as a problem.

The site do need some few touches when it comes to its design.

[SatSquares]

It's a good thing to do to have a free tournament for bitcointalk members that is jr. member rank or higher. This will also be the way to test the platform and send feedback to know if there are things that should be fix. Anyway, welcome to bitcointalk forum and good luck with your grand opening.

Thanks for the warm welcome 

If you are looking for people to test other things in your platform then I will surely participate in finding issues if there are. I might try to participate in the tournament too if I have more spare time. As of now, welcome to bitcointalk forum and good luck on your grand opening and looking forward to it.

Thanks for your helpful offer.  Sorry you weren't able to make it for the tournament, but do mess around with the demo version and let me know if there's any input you have.  And thanks for the welcome

its good to see new gambling site opening. welcome to the best crypto gambling community

👍

Welcome to the forum,

I have some quick questions and suggestions:

• Does the casino give option to activate 2FA?
• If yes, how to activate it? I don't find 2FA in account profile
• Terms and conditions should be allocated a specific page, not in a pop-up box.
• FAQ should be allocated a specific page too, not in a pop-up box.
• Account profile should be allocated a specific page too, not in a pop-up box.

2fa wont really be that necessary imho yet anyone wont really be storing up big amounts into their gambling wallet accounts for too long.

I dont have any problems with pop-up boxes as long it do shows on whats needed, maybe this is just a self-preference thing but i dont see it as a problem.

The site do need some few touches when it comes to its design.

Thank you both for your input.

Right now 2FA is not available, but eventually it will likely be an option.

tranthidung could you explain why you would make all of those into specific pages?  I'm open to the idea, just would be interested to know more about your thoughts on it.  Thanks.

[DaveF]

Quick & simple fun game. Definitely going to spend some time here.
Any chance of a lightning wallet for deposit and withdrawal?  On small amounts / single game casinos TX fees a killer, lightning will help.

Just a thought.

-Dave

[sukbir]

I can't wait to try soon..thank you for new game

[tranthidung]

My idea is it is easier for people to leave links, references to such stuffs, FAQs, ToS if there are separated pages for each of them.

It helps your customer supports more easier too. You can direct users to where (with links) they need available answers for their questions.

[SatSquares]

Quick & simple fun game. Definitely going to spend some time here.
Any chance of a lightning wallet for deposit and withdrawal?  On small amounts / single game casinos TX fees a killer, lightning will help.

Just a thought.

-Dave

Hey Dave, yeah I am looking into a lightning wallet as well as adding other cryptocurrencies since the fees are high enough to discourage people from playing for small amounts.  No promises on when that will take place, but reducing fees is a high priority.

I can't wait to try soon..thank you for new game

Awesome  Glad to add something new to the current cryptogames out there.

My idea is it is easier for people to leave links, references to such stuffs, FAQs, ToS if there are separated pages for each of them.

It helps your customer supports more easier too. You can direct users to where (with links) they need available answers for their questions.

Ahh, that makes sense, thanks for explaining.

[TwitchySeal]

Had fun yesterday and the instant cashout was nice

I've seen countless gambling crypto sites come and go but so it's very rare for me to say this about a new site, but assuming you don't do anything to damage your reputation I can really see Satoshi Squares being pretty successful in the long run - don't get discouraged if it takes longer than you think though. 

You're right about this, its proven fair in that the bomb can't move, but I'll have to update it so I prove the probabilities as well.

I would make it a priority to get this done before you expect your volume to increase.  You will inevitably be accused of cheating and lying like every gambling site - you don't want to face any accusation that requires anyone to just take your word for it.

Check out https://cryptogambling.org/ if you haven't already.  Seems like your site would fit in there.

[SatSquares]

Had fun yesterday and the instant cashout was nice

I've seen countless gambling crypto sites come and go but so it's very rare for me to say this about a new site, but assuming you don't do anything to damage your reputation I can really see Satoshi Squares being pretty successful in the long run - don't get discouraged if it takes longer than you think though. 

You're right about this, its proven fair in that the bomb can't move, but I'll have to update it so I prove the probabilities as well.

I would make it a priority to get this done before you expect your volume to increase.  You will inevitably be accused of cheating and lying like every gambling site - you don't want to face any accusation that requires anyone to just take your word for it.

Check out https://cryptogambling.org/ if you haven't already.  Seems like your site would fit in there.

Glad you enjoyed the game, thanks for playing it.  While the tournament was created for a quick promo, I'll be using a modified version of the idea you gave me in another post that I think will make the game more engaging and force people to play more at all stages and not just the end.  But it was fun to run as a one-off event.

I really really appreciate your words about the site, and the encouragement.  Changing the the probably fair method is 2nd on my to do list after I finish what I'm currently updating on the site.  And thanks for the link, I've not actually been there yet.

[SatSquares]

Now working on an updated provably fair method.

[SatSquares]

Our provably fair method has been updated to now prove the probabilities of bomb/coin placement.

Give it a try.  Would love to hear any thoughts. 

[TwitchySeal]

Our provably fair method has been updated to now prove the probabilities of bomb/coin placement.

Give it a try.  Would love to hear any thoughts.  

The player seed keeps getting replaced by a random string when the round begins. I think there's a bug that happens sometimes when clicking the check mark box is clicked and changes to the generate new box. Sometimes it just replaces my seed with a new random seed.

When this doesn't happen and my key persists in the form, a random seed is still revealed after the round instead of my own.
Actually I didn't realize it's not the player seed being re displayed, it's the previous hashed server seed.  So just the first issue about the button  on the player seed form is a problem.

The explanation is really good but many won't bother read

I think it really needs some sort of visual for the player to understand the risk and reward offered for each option before deciding.  The provably fair explanation is great but I don't think it's the best place for the odds of the game, it needs to be more visible.  Probably deserves it's own button or just put it right on the 'table' like bonus odds for a casino table game.  For the bonus round maybe have them drop down from above on that panel.  Just my opinion.

[SatSquares]

The player seed keeps getting replaced by a random string when the round begins. I think there's a bug that happens sometimes when clicking the check mark box is clicked and changes to the generate new box. Sometimes it just replaces my seed with a new random seed.

When this doesn't happen and my key persists in the form, a random seed is still revealed after the round instead of my own.
Actually I didn't realize it's not the player seed being re displayed, it's the previous hashed server seed.  So just the first issue about the button  on the player seed form is a problem.

You say that the Player Seed keeps getting replaced by a random string when the round begins, I haven't been able to reproduce this.  When you sign into your account the Player Seed changes to the Player Seed you used when you were last signed it.  Is it possible that you changed the player seed, and then signed in?  (or maybe I misunderstood and you're saying that this part isn't an issue anymore)

As for the Check Box inside the Player Seed form, I am noticing that when I click the Check Box to change the Player Seed the "old" Player Seed will flash for a second and then the "new" Player Seed will appear which, visually is bad/confusing, and I'll change (fixed).  But it sounds like you're describing something different.  Are you saying that clicking the Check Box button will sometimes produce a completely random seed?  Almost as if you clicked the "circular double arrow" button that appears when you're not editing the Player Seed?

edit: I think I've figured out what may have caused what you were describing.  I've updated the site.  Let me know if there are still any problems.

The explanation is really good but many won't bother read

Thanks.  You're right, most people won't look at it for more than a few seconds.  I figure it's like most internet security.  The 98% that don't read it look to the 2% that do read it to sound the alarm if something shady is going on.  I may try to do a visual like I did for the previous "provably fair" setup.  Just becomes more difficult since it's a more intricate setup.

I think it really needs some sort of visual for the player to understand the risk and reward offered for each option before deciding.  The provably fair explanation is great but I don't think it's the best place for the odds of the game, it needs to be more visible.  Probably deserves it's own button or just put it right on the 'table' like bonus odds for a casino table game.  For the bonus round maybe have them drop down from above on that panel.  Just my opinion.

Good idea, I can definitely make the odds more visible for the base game.  As for the bonus round, I'm assuming that if players know that there are always 3-bombs, 6-1 coin, 2-2 coin and 1 3-coin square (as is shown on the bottom of the panel), and they are placed with equal probability in each position ( <= maybe this fact isn't as obvious as I would have hoped) , players would intuitively understand that the odds are 3 out of 12, 6 out of 12, 2 out of 12 and 1 out of 12 respectively.  But if you think I should still add odds for the bonus let me know.

[tranthidung]

Our provably fair method has been updated to now prove the probabilities of bomb/coin placement.

Give it a try.  Would love to hear any thoughts.  

Congratulations for the important upgrade to make your casino looks better and more attractive to gamblers who always like provably fair casinos.

Right now 2FA is not available, but eventually it will likely be an option.

How about 2FA for your users?

In crypto (exchanges, casinos, marketplaces) it is odds to don't provide 2FA. Furthermore, to avoid any occasionally sudden annoying troubles with SMS code for 2FA, you should allow users have 2 options to set up their 2FA method:

• SMS code
• Applications

[SatSquares]

Congratulations for the important upgrade to make your casino looks better and more attractive to gamblers who always like provably fair casinos.

Thanks

How about 2FA for your users?

In crypto (exchanges, casinos, marketplaces) it is odds to don't provide 2FA. Furthermore, to avoid any occasionally sudden annoying troubles with SMS code for 2FA, you should allow users have 2 options to set up their 2FA method:

• SMS code
• Applications

2FA is on the todo list.  👍