Invitation-only promotional pilot

Every player for themselves. Shots, hits, and survival shape the sats result.

LightningWars starts with one or two small invitation-only pilot sessions led by H. Begeman through an existing entity. The goal is to find out whether Bitcoin holders enjoy a physical, skill-based game built around Lightning identity, live ranking, and net settlement. After those sessions, logs and payment records are reviewed for accounting, legal, and KSA-style scrutiny before any public rollout. The game can be played outside in a forest, around an event location, or inside a larger office or venue. The core format stays simple: fund the capped match stack, survive longer, play sharper, finish higher.

01

Solo Sats Combat

There are no teams in the main format. Every player competes alone, and the match keeps narrowing until the strongest survivors reach the final ranking.

02

Four-hit elimination

A player is eliminated after four confirmed hits. The live system tracks the match, updates player status, and supports the final result.

03

Internal match ledger

Lightning handles funding and payout settlement. During the round, the game engine tracks shots, hits, eliminations, rank, and capped sats deltas without depending on live wallet routing for each hit.

Combat Budget

Lightning funds the round. The game engine decides the live combat result.

LightningWars vNext is not a live routed payment for every shot. Each player funds a capped combat budget before play. During the match, shots, hits, eliminations, bounty pressure, and survival change an internal sats position. After operator review, the net result becomes a payout or claim route over Lightning.

Current pilot stack

EUR 12 pilot participation fee per player for 20 minutes
Fresh player funding QR created at check-in
10% LightningWars pilot operation fee
Protected floor, exposed stack, and match bonus contribution
No rebuy or mid-match wallet top-up during live play

Settlement after play

Shots, hits, eliminations, and ranking are reviewed
The game engine keeps the match ledger authoritative
Wallet routing is used for funding and settlement, not hit validation
Claim fallback is available if direct payout needs review
All real payout actions require operator confirmation

Rank and progression

Your wallet identity opens the door. Your match history builds the profile.

A Lightning Address or LNURL helps the operator recognize the player at check-in, while LightningWars keeps a separate pilot profile for rank, recent form, match history, bounty pressure, and settlement review. The public pilot starts controlled, but the product direction is clear: every match should tell a player what improved, what cost sats, and what milestone comes next.

01

Check in

Use a compatible Lightning Address or LNURL and a visible nickname.

02

Load rank

The pilot profile starts at Rookie and can grow through repeat play.

03

Hunt value

Stronger players can become higher-value targets through bounty pressure.

04

Review result

Settlement shows the sats result, rank movement, and claim status.

Player preparation

Bring a charged phone and a funded Lightning wallet.

LNURL is central to LightningWars. It is how the game recognizes who you are, links your nickname to the match, and gives the operator a wallet route for funding, payout, or claim review. Any compatible Lightning Address or LNURL wallet can be used. Please arrive with your phone charged and your wallet ready before the game starts.

Beginner wallet recommendation

Wallet of Satoshi

Any compatible Lightning Address or LNURL wallet can be used. We currently recommend Wallet of Satoshi as the easiest pilot option for first-time players because it gives you a Lightning Address quickly and works well with LNURL-style payment flows.

Wallet of Satoshi is a recommended onboarding option, not a required wallet. Players may bring any compatible Lightning Address wallet.

Where to find it

In Wallet of Satoshi, press Receive. Your Lightning Address is shown under the QR code, for example player@walletofsatoshi.com. That address helps the operator link your check-in, pilot profile, and settlement route.

Add enough funds

Each player pays a EUR 12 pilot participation fee for a 20-minute game. Add enough sats before arrival so the fresh player QR can be paid quickly and the match can start on time.

1

Install

Install a Lightning wallet and charge your phone.

2

Find

Open Receive and copy the Lightning Address under your QR code.

3

Check in

Use that LNURL/Lightning identity when joining the match.

4

Play

Your player profile, rank, result, and settlement route stay linked.

Lightning Address / LNURL

Use your own Lightning identity for check-in. Match payments use a fresh player QR.

For Sats Combat, your Lightning Address or LNURL identifies your roster slot and settlement route. The public LightningWars QR is a small project test/payment address. It does not include the EUR 12 match fee or the 10% LightningWars split; live game funding is handled through the operator-created player QR at check-in.

lightningwars@lightningwars.com Public LightningWars test address. Match-fee invoices are created at check-in.

Pilot profile

Enter your Lightning identity to preview the player profile flow.

Try the profile preview with any valid Lightning Address or LNURL, such as your Wallet of Satoshi address. Rank and settlement records are still reviewed by the operator during the controlled pilot.

Trust and independence

Built as a skill-based pilot with clear boundaries.

LightningWars is an invitation-only promotional pilot organized by H. Begeman through an existing entity. The current plan is to run one or two small pilot sessions, collect logs, review payment/accounting records, and then seek accountant, legal, and KSA-style review before any public launch. The goal is to test a physical, autonomous player experience where players bring their own compatible Lightning wallet identity and keep control of their funding and settlement route.

Player-owned wallet identity

Players can use any compatible Lightning Address or LNURL wallet. Wallet of Satoshi is only the easiest pilot recommendation. We never ask for seed phrases, private keys, wallet passwords, or custodial account access.

Clear operating boundaries

LightningWars is not an exchange, wallet provider, investment product, or trading service. Bitcoin is moved over Lightning for identity, funding, audit trail, and reviewed settlement around a physical skill-based game.

Visible rules before play

Players see the pilot rules, price, LightningWars fee, combat-stack split, safety rules, refund policy, and wallet route before joining the match.

Review before public launch

The pilot is not a broad public launch. The next milestone is a small evidence bundle: session logs, payment records, settlement results, safety notes, and questions for accountant, legal, and KSA-style review.

For partners and early reviewers

Built for short demos, pilot nights, and practical feedback.

The next useful step is not a broad public launch. LightningWars is ready for controlled conversations with Bitcoin/Lightning companies, event organizers, venues, and advisors who can review the experience, the wallet flow, and the operating boundaries before anything scales.

01

Intro call

A short review of the live game concept, Lightning identity, combat budget logic, ranking, and current pilot boundaries.

02

Wallet flow

We walk through check-in, Lightning Address or LNURL identity, funding status, capped sats stack, and settlement route handling.

03

Controlled pilot

A small adult-only session can be arranged when the location, safety rules, equipment, and payment mode are ready.

04

Evidence review

Logs, payment records, settlement results, safety notes, and open questions are collected for practical follow-up.

Good early reviewers

Bitcoin and Lightning companies
Meetup organizers and BTC communities
Event venues and activation partners
Payment, accounting, and compliance-minded advisors

What we want feedback on

Whether the live game is immediately understandable
Whether the Lightning identity flow feels natural
Whether the Sats Combat and settlement wording is clear
Which boundaries need tightening before a wider launch

Demo review request

Start with a controlled LightningWars review.

Tell us who you are, what kind of review or pilot you have in mind, and whether you are looking from a Bitcoin, event, venue, or advisory angle. We will confirm whether the space, timing, safety, wallet setup, funding flow, settlement review, and purpose are ready for the next step.

Name Email Preferred date Expected pilot players Review angle Notes Human check I accept the rules, safety notice, terms, privacy policy, and refund policy. I understand that my Lightning Address is used for player check-in, wallet routing, and settlement review. I confirm that every participating player is 18 or older.

Requests are stored by the LightningWars form backend and confirmed on the next page after submission.