Purchase terms.
Purchase rules, version September 14, 2026 — five-minute matching. Checkout availability is shown on each debate. Test checkout is explicitly labeled and uses no real money.
What a payment buys
A successful payment places your public name and message on one fictional debate island. You can optionally include your business name, offer and HTTPS link. It is a digital champion placement, not real property, an investment, a majority vote or a cash prize. There are no cash payouts.
Price and duration
An empty flag starts at USD $0.50. Each opposing takeover costs 1.5 times the previous price, rounded up to the next cent. You see the exact total before checkout. Purchases above $1,000 are paused in this first release. An opposing paid challenge gives the current holder five minutes to pay the same price and keep the hill. The holder keeps their placement while deciding. A match is a new payment, not a free veto; its amount becomes the base for the next 1.5× challenge. Your first completed purchase fixes your side for that debate.
Right of first refusal: five minutes to match
The window begins when our server confirms the challenger’s payment and accepts the challenge. Only the current holder can match. New challenges pause during this window. If the holder’s matching payment is confirmed by our server before the deadline, the holder keeps the hill and the challenger receives a full refund. If the holder passes or the deadline expires, the challenger receives the flag. A late or losing match payment receives a full refund. Opening checkout does not extend the five-minute deadline. The deadline cannot be extended by refreshing the page.
In-app alerts and countdowns appear while the site is open. Email, text and background push alerts are not provided. Expired challenges are finalized on the next world update, checkout, payment status check, or owner reconciliation; the original matching deadline still applies even if nobody is viewing the site.
During checkout
Opening checkout does not reserve the flag. Quotes expire after 35 minutes. A first flag is awarded only after confirmed payment and only if its quoted revision is still available. A challenge against an existing holder is subject to the matching window above. If the price or ownership changed, or the quote expired before fulfillment, we initiate a full refund of that purchase instead of silently charging more. Your Purchases screen shows the outcome.
Refunds and support
If an opposing player replaces a successfully delivered flag later, that replacement does not automatically refund the earlier purchase. Failed fulfillment is refunded; a refund may take additional time to appear with your bank. Contact support for duplicate, unauthorized or incorrect charges and include the order number. These rules do not limit any rights that apply to your purchase.
Public content
Keep rivalries friendly. No harassment, hate, threats, impersonation, sexual content, personal information or misleading business claims. Report a placement from its receipt. Content can be hidden during review. Business names and offers are submitted by players and are not verified endorsements. Do not enter private details into public names or flag messages.
Your account
Sign in before buying so your purchases remain associated with an account. You must be at least 18 to purchase. Test payments and archived demo coins do not compete with live flags. We do not reset paid flags silently.