Uniform connected hazard trees
Choose 3, 4 or 5 hazards on a 4×4 grid. Shared horizontal or vertical edges connect all hazards into a single graph, and that graph has no cycle. A solid 2×2 hazard block forms a cycle and is excluded. Straight connected rows of three hazards are permitted. The 52, 104 or 196 legal layouts respectively are equally likely; one is fixed for the entire round.
Conditional cell pricing
Live value starts at 0.97 times the virtual stake. A safe reveal divides it by that cell’s exact conditional safe probability among the remaining compatible legal layouts. A hazard ends the round with zero return. Reveals change knowledge, not the hidden layout.
Expected return and variance
Exact expected return is 97% for permitted stopping policies. The initial 3% reduction is applied once; conditional safe-branch compensation preserves expectation. Choosing coordinates or stopping changes risk and variance, not this expectation. A short session is not guaranteed to match it.
Collecting and automatic settlement
Collect is available after a safe reveal. Proven hazards are unavailable; proven-safe cells have probability 1 and add no value. A choice with next value above 1000 times stake is unavailable. When no eligible uncertain choice remains, the current value is banked automatically. The guard is not a promise that 1000×stake can be reached.
Wallet persistence and refill
Settled balance and fractional payout carry persist in localStorage. Reloading during a round ends it without refunding its already deducted stake. Outside a round, refill restores 1000 coins when balance is below the smallest stake; it does not add 1000 or reset fractional carry. Hazard count, stake and refill are locked during play.
Independent guide
This independent DuoGaming guide supplies its own free Open Circuit Mines demo. Operator identity, domains, licence, apps, payments, support and commercial game equivalence have not been independently verified. No operator account or commercial link is supplied here.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an operator website?
This independent DuoGaming guide supplies its own free Open Circuit Mines demo. Operator identity, domains, licence, apps, payments, support and commercial game equivalence have not been independently verified. No operator account or commercial link is supplied here.
What is the public layout rule?
Choose 3, 4 or 5 hazards on a 4×4 grid. Shared horizontal or vertical edges connect all hazards into a single graph, and that graph has no cycle. A solid 2×2 hazard block forms a cycle and is excluded. Straight connected rows of three hazards are permitted. The 52, 104 or 196 legal layouts respectively are equally likely; one is fixed for the entire round.
How is the live value calculated?
Live value starts at 0.97 times the virtual stake. A safe reveal divides it by that cell’s exact conditional safe probability among the remaining compatible legal layouts. A hazard ends the round with zero return. Reveals change knowledge, not the hidden layout.
Do first-cell coordinates matter?
With 3 hazards, a corner is initially safe in 47 of 52 layouts, whereas an inner cell is safe in 36 of 52. From 20×0.97 coins, a safe corner gives about 21.464 coins and a safe inner cell about 28.022. Coordinates matter from the first reveal; unrestricted 13/16 or 12/15 formulas do not apply.
When can I collect?
Collect is available after a safe reveal. Proven hazards are unavailable; proven-safe cells have probability 1 and add no value. A choice with next value above 1000 times stake is unavailable. When no eligible uncertain choice remains, the current value is banked automatically. The guard is not a promise that 1000×stake can be reached.
What does97% expected return mean?
Exact expected return is 97% for permitted stopping policies. The initial 3% reduction is applied once; conditional safe-branch compensation preserves expectation. Choosing coordinates or stopping changes risk and variance, not this expectation. A short session is not guaranteed to match it.
What survives reloading?
Settled balance and fractional payout carry persist in localStorage. Reloading during a round ends it without refunding its already deducted stake. Outside a round, refill restores 1000 coins when balance is below the smallest stake; it does not add 1000 or reset fractional carry. Hazard count, stake and refill are locked during play.
What does refill do?
Settled balance and fractional payout carry persist in localStorage. Reloading during a round ends it without refunding its already deducted stake. Outside a round, refill restores 1000 coins when balance is below the smallest stake; it does not add 1000 or reset fractional carry. Hazard count, stake and refill are locked during play.
Is an operator app or login confirmed?
No operator app, APK, publisher or download source has been verified. This site offers a browser game and supplies no downloadable app. The demo does not prove external app functionality.
Can virtual coins be withdrawn?
Local demo coins cannot be exchanged for money, withdrawn or used as evidence of an operator balance. Settings return to the interface defaults on reload; settled wallet and fractional carry persist. The game is not an authentication or external-security test.
What technical data can be exposed?
There are no account, payment or identity-document forms here. Fonts, the visit counter, server and CDN requests can expose technical data including IP and browser details. Complete anonymity, third-party data use and cookie lifetimes are not established. Clearing cache alone may leave localStorage intact.
Does the demo verify commercial fairness?
These rules describe only this original virtual game. This guide does not determine legal availability of an external service, certify its fairness or promise income. The own-site 18+ restriction is not a statement about every jurisdiction’s legal age.
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