Competitive Play
🏛️ Overview
Section titled “🏛️ Overview”The Spartacus Arena is Gainz Gym’s seasonal competitive system and the primary path to ROI. Players enter weight-class leaderboards based on their gym count and compete for real SOL prizes and in-game rewards over 90-day seasons. The harder you grind, the more $GAINZ you claim, and the higher you climb.
Entry requirement: 👀 The leaderboard is viewable by anyone at any gym level — scope out your competition before committing. But to actually register for a season and be eligible for prizes, you need at least one gym at Level 3 or higher. Free-to-Play accounts (capped at Level 2) cannot enter competitions until they convert to a full paid account.
🥊 Weight Classes
Section titled “🥊 Weight Classes”Players are sorted into weight classes based on the number of gyms they own:
| Class | Gyms | Entry Fee | Pool Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🪶 Featherweight | 1 | 50 RR | 2% |
| 🥊 Lightweight | 2-3 | 100 RR | 8% |
| 🏋️ Middleweight | 4-7 | 250 RR | 16% |
| 💪 Heavyweight | 8-11 | 500 RR | 30% |
| 👑 Champion | 12-15 | 1,000 RR | 44% |
This tiered structure means every player competes against others at a similar progression level. A player with one gym is never directly competing against a 15-gym veteran.
📅 Season Structure
Section titled “📅 Season Structure”- Season Length: 90 days
- Weekly Cycles: Seasons are divided into ~13 weekly periods
- ⚖️ Making Weight Period: 7 days at the start for players to enter at the normal entry fee
- ⏳ Late Entry — Tier 1: Days 8-30, entry fee scales to 1.5x the base
- ⏳ Late Entry — Tier 2: Days 31-60, entry fee scales to 2x the base
- 🚫 Late Entry Cutoff: No new entries in the final 30 days
- 📊 Late-Entry Scoring: Players who enter after day 1 only count $GAINZ earned from the moment they register — prior claims don’t count toward their season total
🏋️ Moving Up in Weight Class
Section titled “🏋️ Moving Up in Weight Class”If you add gyms during a season and want to compete at a higher weight class, you can — just pay the new weight class’s entry fee in RR at the time of the move. Your accumulated season $GAINZ total carries over to the new class so you don’t lose any of your progress — that’s the whole point of letting you move up mid-season. There’s no way to move down; gyms can’t be discarded, so once you’ve bought your way into a higher class you’re committed to competing there for the rest of the season.
🎯 How Scoring Works
Section titled “🎯 How Scoring Works”Your leaderboard rank is based on total $GAINZ claimed during the season — not raw power. This means consistency and active play are rewarded. Claiming regularly, optimizing your athlete lineup, and maximizing every epoch all contribute to your score. Late entrants only count claims from the moment they register (see Season Structure above).
💰 Season Prize Pool (SOL)
Section titled “💰 Season Prize Pool (SOL)”A significant portion of every SOL spent during the season flows into the prize wallet (currently around 50%, adjusting over time). The current pool is displayed live in-game and is always the exact on-chain balance of the season prize wallet — what you see in the Arena equals what you can verify on Solscan. At season end, the pool is distributed across weight classes, then within each class:
🏆 Prize Distribution per Weight Class
Section titled “🏆 Prize Distribution per Weight Class”| Place | Share |
|---|---|
| 🥇 1st | 25% |
| 🥈 2nd | 15% |
| 🥉 3rd | 10% |
| 4th | 8% |
| 5th | 6% |
| 6th | 4.5% |
| 7th | 3.5% |
| 8th | 2.5% |
| 9th | 1.5% |
| 10th | 1% |
| 11th+ | 22.5% split evenly |
Everyone who enters gets a share. 🥇 Top 10 get significantly more.
Unfilled placements: If a weight class has fewer than 10 entrants, the prize shares for the unfilled top-10 spots (e.g. slots 7-10 in a 6-player class) are never paid out — that SOL simply stays in the prize wallet and becomes part of next season’s starting pool. No treasury transfer, no redistribution within the class — it just rolls over automatically. This means an under-filled season is effectively a boost to the next one.
🎁 Weekly Prizes (In-Game)
Section titled “🎁 Weekly Prizes (In-Game)”In addition to the season-end SOL pool, top performers each week earn in-game prizes including RR, athlete packs, supplement packs, and guaranteed-rarity items. Rewards scale by weight class tier multiplier, with 👑 Champion-class players earning the most.
🧠 Strategy Tips for Competition
Section titled “🧠 Strategy Tips for Competition”- ⚖️ Choose your weight class wisely — sometimes it’s better to compete in a lower class with fewer gyms than to stretch into a higher class where you’re outmatched
- ⏱️ Enter early — late entry fees scale up and you miss weekly prize opportunities
- 💪 Claim consistently — scoring is based on total $GAINZ claimed, so regular play beats passive waiting
- 📈 Maximize power — higher power = more $GAINZ per epoch = faster leaderboard climbing
- 🧢 Trainer timing — equip your best trainer at the start of a season, not mid-season when you’ve already lost rapport time