# Off-Site Poker Games with Gelotto

## Introduction

Recently, the Gelotto community has begun to play poker games on an off-site platform while the official Gelotto platform is being built. People love poker, and the Gelotto development team decided that since other project milestones precede creating a poker platform, why wait? 

Poker remains on the roadmap for the official Gelotto platform, but in the interim, it is intended for off-site poker games among community members to bridge the gap.

![ClubGGImg.jfif](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666981472946/Es1OIucrA.jfif align="left")

## Current Platform and Game Types

Poker games are currently played using the [ClubGG](https://www.clubgg.net) app, though other platforms may be explored in the future. The app is available for both desktop and mobile devices. Once downloaded, join Gelotto's club (Club ID: 941451). 

Upcoming games are visible through the ClubGG app. Games are also announced through Gelotto's [Discord](https://discord.gg/AKnYbrB2) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/gelotto2). Game chips for participation in the games may be acquired through Gelotto's [Discord](https://discord.gg/AKnYbrB2) (or sent automatically) if the requirements to join (described below) are met.

Going forward, Gelotto will host two general types of games:

1. Community Games

2. "Bring Your Own Chip" Games

![PokerCmty.jpg](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666981723486/ay0PtRDms.jpg align="left")

### Community Games

- Community poker games may include different variations and rules that will be stated when the game is announced, such as particular poker variations, multi-game tournaments, etc.

- For each community game, Gelotto typically contributes a small prize pool that is awarded to the winner, or divided among multiple winners

- Each community game will have a participation requirement: Delegate a selected amount of assets (stated when the game is announced) to one of Gelotto's validators ([Juno](https://www.mintscan.io/juno/validators/junovaloper1cqdhr7arcezmkhy32qzsqsjvq2rheuhx4xj867), [Stars](https://www.mintscan.io/stargaze/validators/starsvaloper1cqdhr7arcezmkhy32qzsqsjvq2rheuhxrty6kj), [Evmos - Keplr](https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1v4crs2adgcu2cdm2jxq07mw7ugzx0z4x6alxeg), [Evmos - Metamask](https://evmos.disperze.network/validators/evmosvaloper1v4crs2adgcu2cdm2jxq07mw7ugzx0z4x6alxeg), [Osmo](https://www.mintscan.io/osmosis/validators/osmovaloper1cqdhr7arcezmkhy32qzsqsjvq2rheuhxw9uq8w), [Kuji](https://blue.kujira.app/stake/kujiravaloper1cqdhr7arcezmkhy32qzsqsjvq2rheuhx25kch7), [Tori](https://explorer.teritori.com/teritori/staking/torivaloper1j7fgj7v9nqjg6wfda9paldcxezd8yv4qe9fgph)).  **Include your ClubGG username in the memo for the staking transaction to receive game chips for the game**

- Game chips are typically sent soon after the transaction, but if delays occur or a transaction appears to have been missed, inform the Gelotto team using Gelotto's [Discord](https://discord.gg/AKnYbrB2) to receive game chips for the game

- This is not a participation fee -- the poker player retains ownership of the delegated assets and may collect staking rewards, undelegate, or redelegate these assets as permitted by the network/blockchain where the assets are delegated

- Ownership of one or more [Gelotto Shoppe NFTs](https://www.stargaze.zone/launchpad/stars1pklftfjeccru8p667rahsr4m9c03cqydqg7z3k47j4yzeuvq42tqgertur) entitles the owner to Gelotto VIP status

- A community member having Gelotto VIP status may participate without completing the participation requirement -- simply inform the Gelotto team using Gelotto's [Discord](https://discord.gg/AKnYbrB2) to have VIP status verified and receive game chips for the game

- Participation in some community games may be offered exclusively to VIP members of Gelotto's community

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666982350645/u8J0wjoio.png align="left")

### "Bring Your Own Chip" Games

- Bring Your Own Chip (BYOC) games require each player to purchase and burn a Gelotto poker chip NFT of a selected value (stated when the game is announced) in order to participate

- Send the announced number of STARS to: stars1h9jcpdcxjg2kyzt5y70cme4dfgrtx58tdfjgsy 

- Gelotto will send a Gelotto poker chip NFT of the corresponding value to the wallet from which the STARS were received (invalid amounts of stars will be returned to the sending wallet)

- To participate in a BYOC game, access the purchased Gelotto poker chip NFT on [Stargaze](https://www.stargaze.zone), burn the Gelotto poker chip NFT, and **include your clubGG username in the memo for the burn transaction**

- Send the transaction hash for the burn transaction to the Gelotto team using Gelotto's [Discord](https://discord.gg/AKnYbrB2) to receive game chips for the BYOC game

- Optionally, to participate in an upcoming game immediately, participants may send the announced number of stars to the address above and **include their clubGG username and the words "+ burn" in the memo for the transaction**. Gelotto will then burn the poker chip NFT on the participant's behalf and send game chips to the participant

- 85% of the value of the burned Gelotto poker chip NFTs will be added to the prize pool for the BYOC poker game -- BYOC games allow for much larger prize pools than the prizes typically provided by Gelotto, with the size of the pool being proportional to the number of players

- Gelotto may optionally add additional assets to the prize pools for selected BYOC games

- VIP status does not apply to most BYOC games, but Gelotto may optionally host BYOC games that are free or reduced-price for VIP community members