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What is FlySports

A devnet beta where you bet test USDC on simulated flies.

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What it is

FlySports is a betting game about virtual fruit flies. Four flies, one of each breed (Direct, Cautious, Erratic and Bold), race side by side down straight lanes. Each fly is steered by its own small simulated spiking brain, not by an animation script, so every race plays out a little differently. You pick the fly you trust, place a bet, and watch.

Every race runs on a Solana program. Bets go into a shared pool, the winner is decided by a simulation whose starting seed is fixed by a commit-reveal scheme bound to a Solana slot hash, and winners claim their share on-chain. These docs explain each of those steps in plain language first, then in technical detail.

What you can do

  • Watch the live broadcast of lane races, with a new race every few minutes, on the Live page or on Twitch (flysportsfun).
  • Bet test USDC on a breed. Odds come from what everyone else has bet, not from a bookmaker.
  • Study the form: each race has a public race card (distance, weather, track, hawks), and each breed has its own strengths. See The four breeds and Races and conditions.
  • Look inside a fly's brain while it races, and learn what every bar means in A fly and its brain.
  • Catch Fly Sumo, the platform game that drops in between lane races. See Fly Sumo.
  • Check the result yourself. Anyone can re-run a settled race and confirm it matches the on-chain record. See Fair play and verification.
  • Chat with other viewers under an anonymous nickname, following the chat rules.

Test money, devnet, pre-launch

Three honest facts about where FlySports is today. It runs on Solana devnet, a public practice network where nothing is worth anything. It uses test USDC from a built-in faucet. And it is pre-launch: the rules, odds and even the on-chain program may change or be taken down at any time. A mainnet version, if it ever happens, would need its own legal review first.

In practice this means you can try everything without risk, and you should not expect balances, history or leaderboards to survive resets. The Terms have the formal wording.

Where to go next

New here? Start with Getting started. Otherwise pick any page:

Start hereGetting startedWallet, faucet, first bet, claiming: step by step.BettingHow betting worksPari-mutuel pools, multipliers, the 6% rake, refunds.The fliesThe four breedsDirect, Cautious, Erratic and Bold, and what sets them apart.The fliesA fly and its brainWhat every bar in the brain panel means.RacesRaces and conditionsLanes, race cards, weather, hazards, hawks, distractors.RacesFly SumoEight flies, a shrinking platform, last one standing.Trust and technologyFair play and verificationCommit-reveal bound to a Solana slot hash, and how to check it.Trust and technologyArchitectureProgram, orchestrator, sim, stream and web.CommunityCommunity and safetyChat rules, scams, play responsibly, reporting.ReferenceFAQQuick answers to common questions.ReferenceGlossaryPlain-language definitions of every term.