# Whac-a-Pythenian: High-Speed Arcade Gaming with On-Chain Pyth Entropy

**URL:** <https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/whac-a-pythenian-high-speed-arcade-gaming-with-on-chain-pyth-entropy/741>\
**Category:** Pyth Community Hackathon\
**Tags:** entropy\
**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/whac-a-pythenian-high-speed-arcade-gaming-with-on-chain-pyth-entropy/741 "2026-04-01T21:00:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![RicardoReyes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/dev-forum.pyth.network/ricardoreyes/32/435_2.png) [@RicardoReyes](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/u/RicardoReyes)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/whac-a-pythenian-high-speed-arcade-gaming-with-on-chain-pyth-entropy/741/1 "2026-04-01T21:00:14Z")

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**Team:** @ricardoreyes1648ricardoreyes1648ricardoreyes1648ricardoreyes1648  
**Submitted:** 01/04/2026

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## **Answer Capsule**

> [ **Whac-a-Pythenian** is a high-speed arcade reflex game where players “pop” rapidly spawning targets to climb a global leaderboard. It utilizes **Pyth Entropy** to generate verifiably fair, on-chain randomness for every spawn. This ensures the game’s difficulty and patterns are tamper-proof and transparent, providing a secure, cheat-proof experience that traditional centralized gaming cannot match.

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## **What It Does**

Traditional online games often suffer from “black-box” randomness that players must trust blindly. **Whac-a-Pythenian** solves this by creating a verifiably fair arcade experience where every target spawn is dictated by transparent, on-chain entropy. This ensures a cheat-proof environment where skill is the only variable, and the randomness is as decentralized as the blockchain itself.

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## **Pyth Features Used**

_Check all that apply:_

- Price Feeds (on-chain or off-chain)

- Entropy (randomness)

- Both

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## **Links**

- **Live Demo:** [https://whacapythenian.vercel.app/](https://whacapythenian.vercel.app/)

- **Source Code:** [GitHub - Riy-Ricardo/Whac-a-Pythenian · GitHub](https://github.com/Riy-Ricardo/whac-a-pythenian)

- **Video Walkthrough (optional):** [YouTube/Loom URL]

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## Arena

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/dev_pyth/original/1X/c71d62f69aea3a843f7190c5fab56e551d53ed47.jpeg)

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## **Tech Stack**

**Framework/Language:** Next.js (React), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion

**Agent Framework (if applicable):** N/A (Player-controlled Arcade Mechanics)

**Deployment:** Vercel (Frontend), Supabase (Database/Leaderboard), GitHub (Version Control)

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## **Content Contributions (Required)**

_Every submission must include at least one public post and one technical contribution. Link them here._

- **Public Post** (Reddit, Dev.to, or Hashnode): [URL]

- **Technical Contribution** (Stack Overflow answer or GitHub gist/example): [URL]

- **Bonus — X Platform Post:** [https://x.com/RiyRicardo/status/2039447253341839375](https://x.com/RiyRicardo/status/2039447253341839375)

- **Bonus — Wikipedia Contribution (optional):** [URL or diff link]

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## **Licensing**

This project is licensed under **Apache 2.0** (required for all submissions).

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## **Eligibility Confirmation**

- I am 18+ years old

- I am not located in an OFAC-sanctioned jurisdiction

- I confirm this is an original work created during the hackathon period

- I have read and agree to the [Terms & Conditions](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/terms-conditions/527)