🎴 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
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.

I am offering bootleg account activations. Only 20 mana each. Please don't ask any questions. All sales are final.

⚠️Trade offer⚠️
You receive: 60 mana (instead of 2000 mana)
I receive: (60/2000)*100 = 3% of the prize if I win (rather than 100%)
@TheAllMemeingEye I would offer you 1940 mana in exchange for 97% of the prize if you win, but I think a buy-in of only 60 mana is not enough to motivate you to win
@retr0id a very intriguing offer! I suppose it could work like us pooling the mana for the ticket and dividing the winnings accordingly, with me playing on our collective behalf. I'm mainly proposing 60 mana because that's approximately the most I emotively feel comfortable having a high probability of losing.
@TheAllMemeingEye It is a +EV proposition for the both of us if we think you have a higher-than-average chance of winning vs the other contestants. And I think that's unlikely if you have less at stake vs other contestants - but I could be convinced otherwise!
@retr0id hmmm, I have pretty long streaks on here and Duolingo


but at the same time I don't have much experience with puzzle games.
Would you be open to being the player instead under a similar-ish mana split? (not sure if it benefits you for me to be contributing/taking more or less)
If you get stuck on a puzzle you can message me and I'll try to help you solve it at some point that day.
@TheAllMemeingEye could you be convinced to go up to M100? If you were and @retr0id were also interested, I'd be happy to go halves in helping sponsor your run
I.e. an entry fee split of 100:950:950 (and proportionate winnings split)
Also open to other proposals (and ofc you're also more than welcome to ignore my proposal)
@Nat would you also be willing to help brainstorm puzzle solutions if I get stuck?
@Bandors is the later proposal for achieving a similar end via pooling the cost with other users also forbidden?
@TheAllMemeingEye Trying to keep it simple. 2k mana = one ticket, ticket given to the user who sends the mana. If you make a deal between each other, that's between you two.
@TheAllMemeingEye can't guarantee I'd always be able to respond in a prompt enough manner to be helpful (most weekdays would be unavailable outside of roughly 02:00-10:00 UTC) but yeah if I'm free I'm absolutely happy to help (and I have been known to enjoy a good puzzle or two 😁)
@100Anonymous Managram me the 300 and then sign up, and I'll mark your account as paid and add the remaining 1700 to the prize pool.