Notched hazel tally stick on a plain field

split stick

A two-wallet match on BOT Chain. Higher notch holds.

Open the stock

Split the stick

Two wallets carve a notch each. Settle writes which half holds.

Tally stick split into stock and foil Close-up of carved notches on a tally stick

Gas only. The stick never holds BOT.
open, join, settle — that is the round.

Brass counting wheel beside a tally stick

Spin

Drag the wheel. Let it coast. The rest notch, 0 through 11, is what you send.

Open

Click the stock. That is open(notch). You hold one half. The foil waits.

Stock and foil of a split tally stick

Join

A second wallet spins its own notch and takes the foil. You cannot finish alone.

Carved notches compared on a split stick

Settle

Click a joined stick. Higher notch holds. A tie is broken once. The result stays.

notch

Brass counting wheel

The opener cannot join their own stick. Twelve notches. Outcome 0 is stock; outcome 1 is foil.

Contract pending. No deposit — nothing to withdraw.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Drag. Let it coast. Then click the stock.

Spin your notch. Click the stock to open, or a foil to join.

The rack

0 open · 0 joined · 0 settled · notched

Who splits

Tally puts a counting-house stick on BOT Chain. You spin a notch from 0 to 11, click the stock, and wait for a second wallet to take the foil. Settle writes which half holds. A tally stick was never a solo object — you notched it, split it, and each party kept a half. The contract is that record: open, join, settle. Nothing is staked or lent. Gas is the only cost. There is no cancel and no pull. Outcome 0 is stock; 1 is foil. Open a stick on the rack.

Room notes

Does Tally hold my BOT?

No. open, join, and settle move no BOT. The contract holds no user funds, so there is nothing to withdraw. Gas is the only cost.

What is the notch for?

Each wallet spins 0 through 11. The opener’s notch is carved on the stock; the joiner’s on the foil. Settle compares them. Twelve notches only.

Can I join my own stick?

No. join needs a second wallet that is not the opener, and the stick must be Open. One wallet cannot finish a round.

Who can settle, and when?

Opener or joiner, only once the stick is Joined. Outcome 0 or 1 stays. There is no re-settle and no cancel.

What does 0 or 1 mean?

0 means the opener’s notch was higher (stock holds). 1 means the joiner’s was higher (foil holds). A tie is broken once. It is a record, not a transfer.

Is the contract live?

Not yet. When it ships it runs on BOT Chain, chainId 677, native BOT, explorer at scan.botchain.ai.

Open
stock

Spin, click, wait for a foil. Higher notch holds.

Open a stick