🎴 Introducing: FOLDED
Manifold’s first large-scale social experiment & art project
A test of patience. A battle of routine. A war of attrition.
Join the experiment. Win the prize.
💰 12,000+ mana up for grabs -- and the prize pool is growing!
WHAT IS FOLDED?
FOLDED is a minimalist game with a single rule:
🕛 Check in once per day. Or be eliminated.
It sounds simple, but there’s a catch - it won’t stay that way.
🗓️ DAILY CHECK-IN
You must visit the check-in page once per day before midnight UTC.
Miss a day? You’re out. No second chances.
❌ ELIMINATION
Players who don’t check in are instantly eliminated.
Each day, the pool gets smaller. The tension rises.
💸 ENTRY FEE
To enter, send 2,000 mana to the prize pool via Managram.
Think of it as your ticket to the endurance games.
🏆 WINNER TAKES ALL
The last player standing takes everything.
Every mana from every eliminated player goes to the final survivor.
🔒 DIFFICULTY
It will become harder to check in over time.
The interface may evolve. The rules might twist.
Stay alert. Adapt. Survive.
HOW TO JOIN
Step 1: Pay your entry fee (CLOSED)
Managram 2,000 mana:
👉 https://manifold.markets/Bandors?tab=payments&a=2000
Step 2: Make your FOLDED account
No email required. Just your manafold username.
👉 https://folded-three.vercel.app/
Is this a game? An art piece? A psychological experiment?
Yes.
Folded, Day 81: birds
-added birds
-some audio tracks played in wrong scenes.. fixed that
-added more birds
-ran out of time before testing on prod, getting breakfast and then will verify (or maybe I'll be lucky and logan will test it first, haha)
@Bandors I have to step away before I can properly fix. October 8 will be designated as a safe no elimination day, as it's bugged and I generally give myself a 30 minutes grace window to fix. It will be fixed later today if you still feel like checking in. I'll properly test better next time.
Folded, Day 80: Developer commentary
-Developer commentary
-It's commentary.... from the developer
-Developer -> commentary -> developer commentary
Who will be eliminated next?
https://manifold.markets/SimonWestlake/which-folded-account-will-be-the-ne-92Apqh8d09
Folded, Day 78: return to form
-added a basic anticheat
-shuffled columns and tables in back end
-nothing will look different from a well behaved user's pov
-another funny thing tomorrow
Folded, Day 77: The final countdown
-Only a few players left!
-Added difficulty to ongoing event!
-Consider also quitting!
It's been fun, but I fold! Congrats to the Final 5!
Should I open source my FOLDED source code processing system?
I feel like Logan shouldn't do livestreams of him solving the tasks, as it'll make it easier for the other contestants. He should at least wait until the next day before publishing the videos.
@Vesperstelo I can turn on censor bars for sensitive content. Was there something specific today that you think helped the others?
Folded, Day 76: artistic
-small update today
-another update tomorrow
-probably, another update after that
-there may even be another update on the following day
consider quitting
It's about time we had a public bounty for dropping out, so I made one. Thanks to @nikki for contributing. Anyone else want to push it closer to the 6k offers seen recently?
Folded, Day 75: spooky time
-It's officially spooky month
-someone should quit
-extended the event
Livespook: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YpKkkDRrdEKj
(M100 to the first correct guess why I'm upside down!)
Folded, Day 74: some fun allowed
-can you see where I am going with this yet?
-current event will extend longer until someone is eliminated
-have fun =^)
Folded, Day 72: Bouncy
-small update, was on the road most of yesterday
-simon was about two minutes away from elimination.
-big update tomorrow
Folded, Day 71: Another smoke break
-Forgot to push changes before my day trip!
-Home again tonight, so fun update comes tomorrow
-When prompted in game, please submit your ideas on how we could cause a fair elimation. Challenge, or otherwise. Must be fair and fit prior rules stated (No elimination votes, no endurance/strength based challenges)
Yesterday's riddle solution:
What's green and sticky?
A Green Stick!
Thank you Nikki for that funny riddle.
Folded, Day 70: Lost in space
-Re-entry tomorrow
-Go to y=20 and laugh at my bad unfinished animation sequence.
-Wedding today/yesterday (two day thing here) so I didn't work too much on the update
-I think tomorrow I can finish the next high effort challenge day
Taking up the mantle from Evan, here's a new market for the next player to be eliminated:
https://manifold.markets/SimonWestlake/which-folded-account-will-be-the-ne
Folded, Day 69 (nice) : Uno Reverse
-Cooking something really funny
-So funny in fact, some might call it bizarre
-Simple day today, it's taking a bit more time than expected to make the next universe
-Today, everyone writes a riddle, your riddle will then be given to another player tomorrow
Folded, Day 68: Lost and found
-You're almost out of gas!
-I could see someone being eliminated today.
-Kinda a filler day while I work on a fun challenge.
Livestream starting around 00:20 past midnight: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgRMgojAGL
@LoganTurner sorry folks, I switched to a different streaming client and had to fix some things. Streaming now!
Folded, Day 67: Finish the mission
-Evan fucking died (again)
-Mulling over the next high effort check in for tomorrow
-Story mission for today
Livestream starting in ten minutes: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1yoKMPgjEopxQ
Edit: Missed that my audio was out. Re-doing the stream: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ypKdqyEkkNGW
@Bandors I'm experiencing some weirdness with my video file. It works great on my phone, but on my computer, some programs play just the audio, and others show just the video. I don't have time to troubleshoot before the deadline, but if you can't view it properly, and I'll figure out how to get it in a form that plays reliably.
Worst case scenario, I'll record a video of the video, and since the audio or video (whichever one you got to work) will match, you'll know that it was recorded before the deadline.
@Bandors And now I'm getting an error that it's too big to upload. I'm sending you a Google Drive link. Please excuse the technical difficulties and technical lack of check-in.
@SimonWestlake I'll allow a check in this way as I can write off upload error as my end issue. Show me the crane
With several more players out and Bandors introducing more physical challenges, it seems like a good time to open coordinated exit negotiations again. I'd exit for 6,000 mana of the pot, as a starting point. That's less than the 8,000 average bid we need to get below collectively (not counting Evan, as he's not eligible to win mana).
How much would you need to receive in order to be willing to drop out? While it's reasonable to increase your bid after someone drops out, please try not to do that otherwise.
Tagging players who have not commented on this thread
@SimonWestlake I will disclaim the mana prize (up to 50k worth) for an official rank of Second Place and the guaranteed access to livestream the rest of the challenges. (Offer expires 22:00 Sep 24, but I’d consider renewing.)
@SimonWestlake I'm not looking to exit currently (so +infinity mana), but if the challenges get super tedious/unfun, I'll probably change my mind. This day's is fun imo, I've never made an origami crane before.
@Bandors Evan hadn't been eliminated yet, but you did say "Last player standing with a valid Manifold Market account wins": https://manifold.markets/post/introducing-folded-12000-mana-prize#COldsPLP
@Quroe dug that up while trading was halted from Evan's chaos
@SimonWestlake before evan wins im giving my api key to evan so he has the valid manifold markets account
@121 Wouldn't that be a form of ban evasion? Ban evasion "will not be tolerated" according to the community guidelines: https://manifoldmarkets.notion.site/Account-manipulation-guidelines-2cea166008aa45de9785fdbe6e290ae3
I don't think that ban evasion of any form should be able to be used as a loophole in the definition of "valid account". It also would likely be a race against the mods punishing you too.
@SimonWestlake BTW, i made an account (FOLDED account) sharing deal with evan a month ago and I have their FOLDED password
Folded, Day 66: Title Drop
-Incredibly, all 240 UFOs from prior challenge had been successfully destroyed.
-Okay, this is a good point for you to quit
-Ah man who wants to learn a new skill? Do you have time for that?
-Quitting is easy, just give up!
-Logan's reward for destroying most of the UFOs: You will not be judged for the quality of your folding today
Player instructions for today:
Livestream: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1yoKMPgeenpxQ
@Bandors (My check-in submission content starts at 48m30s!)
@LoganTurner Bonus stream: I didn't check-in in the actual game. Here that is: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1LyGBXmyrBLxN
Folded, Day 65: bugs
-Lol I didn't finish the big update for today, so it's a simple check-in for today
-Galactic consequences tomorrow depending on UFO participation rates / failure rates.
-For today, just continue flying your rocket closer to the asteroid
-Couple visual bugs I didn't have time to patch out
Folded, Day 64: Hope?
-I didn't really expect this event to go on for this long. Expect massive difficulty jumps. I will try to keep everything fair
-On the hour every hour for the next 24 hours, 10 enemies appear. If they are not defeated, the team will suffer.
-The suffering might scale based on if you contributed or not.
-Tested on Google Chrome 1080p 100% screen zoom. Other setups untested- good luck!
-Something got broke, publishing today's update as is- sorry for lack of flavor, my recent update got borked
Would someone like to take responsibility for the 04:00–07:00 waves? Maybe someone in an Asia/Pacific timezone? I can do 02:00 and 03:00.
I will deliberately fail/sabotage the "group challenge" tomorrow unless I receive a total of 500 mana
Folded, Day 63: Doom?
-It's the end of the world as we know it...?
-I feel fine
-The fish are British?
First GROUP challenge tomorrow, there will be a collective punishment for failing to stop the end of the world.
@LoganTurner sorry that the audio is crackling over my posh english accent. Will try to fix before tomorrow
@Wott I mean to fix the audio track crackling—obviously the accent is perfect 😇
edit: (kidding)
Folded, Day 62: Wait, but I thought I was already underwater?
-Eased up on the boss fight
-Cataclysm tomorrow