HiMeet FAQ: Stakes, Fees, Safety and Fair Play

HiMeet is an online chess game where you can play against a bot, against a friend by private link, or against other players for USDC stakes on the Polygon network.

Opening the site and playing against a bot or a friend is free. Stakes are optional.

You can connect a crypto wallet or sign in with email or Google. Signing in uses a free signature. No money is spent and no gas is needed. The session lasts about 14 days on the same device.

Yes. It works in the mobile browser, can be added to the home screen and also runs as a Telegram Mini App.

Both players put the same amount of USDC into a smart contract on Polygon. The game server records the result and the winner claims the prize from the contract.

The fee is 10% of the pot, so the winner receives 90%. The contract takes it when the prize is paid.

Stakes are refunded in full on a draw, on a cancellation, and if the result cannot be recorded.

Press Claim after the game. This is a blockchain transaction, so you need a small amount of POL to pay the network fee.

A smart contract holds the stakes, not the website. The contract source code is verified and public on Polygonscan.

Never. Nobody from HiMeet will ever ask for your secret recovery phrase or private key. Do not share it with anyone, including in messages.

Only adults: 18 or older, or older if the law in your country requires a higher age.

That depends on your country. You are responsible for checking that playing for money and using cryptocurrency are allowed where you live. The service may be unavailable in some countries.

Any stake can be lost. Play only with money you can afford to lose. Smart contracts may contain errors despite checks, and blockchain transactions cannot be undone.

Set a limit before you start, do not play under the influence or with borrowed money, and take a break if the game stops being fun.

Using a chess engine or other people's help during a game, running several accounts, colluding with an opponent and any attempt to trick the service or the contract.

Accounts can be blocked and access to the service refused. Funds already in the contract stay under the rules of the contract.

After a game with a stake, players can turn a move from that game into an ERC-721 NFT on Polygon. You choose a piece style, a mood and a background. Each move can become an NFT only once.

Creating an NFT costs 1 USDC, plus a small network fee.

NFTs are standard ERC-721 tokens with 5% creator royalties, so they can be listed on marketplaces such as OpenSea. An NFT is a collectible and does not promise any profit.

A free-to-start international classifieds board in the Rook Club community: for sale, wanted, rent, jobs and services in any country and city, with photos and a seller chat.

Yes. Ads and chat messages can be translated into your language with one tap, so a buyer and a seller who speak different languages can understand each other. Translation is automatic, available to signed-in users with fair-use limits, and may contain mistakes.

Your first ad is free, plus one more free ad for every invited friend who starts using the site. After that an ad costs 1 USDC for 30 days. Renewal costs 1 USDC and top placement costs 3 USDC for 7 days. You pay by sending USDC on Polygon from your wallet.

No. Links, phone numbers and contacts are not allowed in ads: use the site chat. This protects buyers and sellers from fraud.

Rook Club is the community of HiMeet for chess, crypto and NFT fans. You get a public profile, posts with photos, a feed, comments, private messages and voice messages.

No. Messages are stored on the server and are not end-to-end encrypted. Never send your secret phrase, private keys or passwords in a message.

There is a referral programme: you receive a share of the fee from the paid games of friends you invite. Income is not guaranteed and the terms can change. See the terms of use.