01
Dig
Press start. Your browser tests random seeds, patterns of live and empty squares, on your own machine. Searching is free.
Robinhood Chain · 2,048 relics
2,048 lifeforms buried in mathematics.
You can’t buy one. You dig it up. Your computer searches millions of patterns for one that lives long enough. Find one, and it’s yours, stored fully on-chain.
the real dig opens soon · date on @Relics_RH · free practice now
live from the practice dig
- seeds tried worldwide
- —
- relics found in practice
- —
- words dug up
- —
- words that beat “gm”
- —
Every word is a seed
Outlive “gm”.
“gm” lives 1,012 generations. Type any word and watch it live or die. Beat 1,012 and you get a card to share, and you can claim a 5-minute head start on mint day.
gm · 1,012 generations · the bar to beat
How it works
Dig. Find. Claim.
02
Find
Most seeds die in seconds. When one keeps changing for longer than the current requirement, you’ve found a relic.
03
Claim
Lock in your seed, then reveal it. The contract replays its whole life itself. If it passes, you pay the entry fee and the relic is yours.
The world · Conway’s Game of Life, 1970
Three rules. No player. No luck.
born
An empty square with exactly 3 live neighbours comes alive.
survives
A live square with 2 or 3 live neighbours stays alive.
dies
Any other live square dies. Too lonely, or too crowded.
Why some patterns are relics
Almost every starting pattern freezes, starts blinking forever, or vanishes within a few hundred steps. A rare few fight for thousands of steps before they settle. Mathematicians call them methuselahs. The acorn, just 7 cells, takes 5,206 generations.
- frozenIt stops moving.
- loopingIt blinks forever.
- vanishedNothing left.
Rarity
The longer it lived, the rarer it is.
- spark1× to 1.25× the requirement
- ember1.25× to 1.5×
- flame1.5× to 2×
- blaze2× to 3×
- methuselahmore than 3×
8 epochs · 256 relics each
| epoch | relics | fee | back at mint-outback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–256 | 0.002 ETH | 0.001 ETH |
| 2 | 257–512 | 0.003 ETH | 0.0015 ETH |
| 3 | 513–768 | 0.004 ETH | 0.002 ETH |
| 4 | 769–1,024 | 0.005 ETH | 0.0025 ETH |
| 5 | 1,025–1,280 | 0.006 ETH | 0.003 ETH |
| 6 | 1,281–1,536 | 0.008 ETH | 0.004 ETH |
| 7 | 1,537–1,792 | 0.010 ETH | 0.005 ETH |
| 8 | 1,793–2,048 | 0.012 ETH | 0.006 ETH |
Each epoch’s lifespan requirement is published when it opens.
The refund
Half comes back.
Half of every relic’s own mint fee is locked in the contract. The moment relic #2,048 is dug up, whoever holds each relic can claim its half. Mint at 0.002 ETH, get 0.001 ETH back. Sold it? The new holder claims it. Nobody earns from anybody else’s payment.
The Crown
The longest life wears it.
One relic holds the Crown: the longest life ever found. When someone digs up a longer one, the Crown moves, and the old holder keeps a permanent Record mark. After 2,048, the only way to mint is to beat the record.
Fair by design
Whoever digs it up owns it.
no paid spots
No presale, no team allocation, no paid spots.
checked on-chain
The contract replays every life itself. Nobody can fake a lifespan.
no pre-digging
Every epoch opens a new world, so old searches stop working.
fully on-chain
The art and its replay live in the contract, not on a server.
FAQ
Questions
Does searching cost anything?
No. Searching runs free in your browser. You only pay the entry fee, plus network gas, after the contract confirms your relic.
How do I claim my early digger spot?
Dig up a word that outlives “gm”, then DM @Relics_RH your card and the wallet you’ll mint with. That wallet gets the 5-minute head start on mint day. We never DM first, and we never ask for a seed phrase or a signature.
Do I need a strong computer?
A faster machine tries more seeds, but any laptop or phone can dig. Smarter search ideas can beat raw power.
Can someone steal my discovery?
No. You first lock in a sealed fingerprint of your seed, then reveal it. Anyone copying it arrives too late. You have one hour to finish.
When do I get my refund?
The moment relic #2,048 is minted. Claim it on this site with the wallet that holds the relic.
Which chain?
Robinhood Chain. RELICS is an independent project, not affiliated with Robinhood.