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# Showdown

Basketball.fun includes a weekly contest mode where players can stake their **Player Tokens** on curated outcomes set by the platform’s management team. Each contest has fixed odds, a defined pot prize, and an expiry time aligned with specific NBA games.

This creates a fun, skill-based layer on top of the normal trading experience, letting users use their Player Tokens for strategy, prediction, and higher-upside plays.

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### **Staking Player Tokens**

Users stake **Player Tokens** (not USDC, ETH, or other coins) into either side of the bet.

#### Example

**Contest:**\
\&#xNAN;*“Will Jayson Tatum score more tonight versus Jaylen Brown"*

**Prize Pool:**

* Platform can promote this with an additional pot
* However the prize will be PVP in a winner-takes-all fashion. 

Users choose a side and stake tokens from their portfolio.

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### **How Winners Get Paid**

Once the game ends:

1. The platform verifies the result.
2. All stakes on the losing side go into the winner’s pot.
3. Admin-seeded prize pool is added.
4. Payouts are distributed based on admin-set odds.

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### **Why This Mode Exists**

The contest format adds a new layer of gameplay:

* Uses **real NBA performance**
* Creates **weekly engagement loops**
* Encourages **utility** for Player Tokens beyond trading
* Increases **token sink** behavior (staking removes temporary supply)
* Builds community through shared speculation and friendly competition

It blends prediction markets with the emotion of live NBA games.

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### **Admin Controls**

The management team controls:

* Which contests run
* Outcome definitions
* Odds for each side
* Size of the seeded prize pool
* Staking limits per user
* Contest expiry window
* Valid performance data sources
* Post-game resolution

This ensures contests remain fair, balanced, and protected from manipulation.


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