TERMS&

These Terms & Conditions (the “Terms”) form a binding agreement between you (“you”, “your”, the “User”) and Introgy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with its registered address at 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, United States, operator of thedrop.games (“Introgy”, “thedrop.games”, “the Service”, “we”, “us”, “our”), governing your access to and use of the website located at thedrop.games, its subdomains, APIs, mobile or desktop clients, downloadable assets, tournaments, and any related features (collectively, the “Platform”).

By creating an account, accessing any page of the Platform, or completing a purchase, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and to ourPrivacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

1. Definitions

• “Account” — the registered profile you create to sign in, play, and earn or spend Snarks.
• “Content” — any text, handle, avatar, word submission, chat input, recap, or other material you submit to, generate through, or display on the Platform.
• “Game” — any interactive title operated on the Platform, including but not limited to Snarky Hangman, Bluffstack, Fib or Fact, Tempo, Contraband, Cryptic, and any future additions.
• “Match” — a single instance of a Game, whether solo, versus the Nova AI opponent, versus another human, or in a tournament bracket.
• “Nova” — the AI-powered narrator and opponent character operated by us, powered by third-party large language models. Nova is a software character, not a natural person.
• “Snarks” — the Platform’s non-monetary, non-withdrawable virtual currency described in Section 7. Snarks have no cash value, cannot be redeemed for money, and cannot be transferred between Users.
• “Snark Pass” — the paid recurring subscription described in Section 8, sold in Standard and Elite tiers on monthly and annual cadences.
• “Commit” — the optional action of locking in Snarks against a streak or skill challenge before a Match, as described in Section 7.4. Committed Snarks are consumed or returned based on the skill-based outcome of the Match. We deliberately avoid the words “bet,” “wager,” or “stake” because the mechanic is not gambling; see Section 6.
• “Tournament” — any bracketed or leaderboard-based competition hosted on the Platform, whether free-entry or Snark-Pass-entry.
• “Prize” — cosmetic unlocks, Snark credits, branded merchandise, or, where expressly offered, cash prizes sourced exclusively from our own operating revenue and/or third-party sponsors — never from User entry fees.

2. Eligibility & Accounts

2.1 Age requirements

You must be at least 13 years old to create an Account. You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher) to purchase Snarks, subscribe to Snark Pass, enter paid Tournaments, or otherwise provide payment information. If you are between 13 and 17, you may use the Platform’s free features only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian, and you may not initiate any paid transaction.

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If we learn that an Account was created by someone under 13, we will terminate the Account and delete any associated personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

2.2 Registration

You agree to (a) provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration, (b) maintain and promptly update your information, (c) safeguard your password and not share it, and (d) notify us immediately of any unauthorized access. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account.

2.3 One Account per person

Each natural person may maintain one Account. Creating multiple Accounts to manipulate ratings, abuse promotional grants, circumvent suspensions, collude in Matches, or harvest Snarks is a material breach of these Terms and will result in termination and forfeiture of all Snark balances and subscription benefits without refund.

2.4 Regional availability

Access to the Platform may be limited or modified in certain jurisdictions. Paid features — Snark purchases, Snark Pass, and Tournament entry — may be disabled in any jurisdiction where their operation would conflict with local law. You are responsible for determining whether your use of the Platform is lawful in your location and for complying with all applicable export, sanctions, and local regulatory requirements.

3. Description of the Service

thedrop.games is an online skill-based word-games hub. Users compete in word-oriented puzzle and duel formats against the Nova AI opponent, against other Users, or in bracketed tournaments. Every Game on the Platform is decided by skill — vocabulary, deduction, timing, bluff reading, and pattern recognition. No Game is decided by random chance, a random draw, a random number generator applied to the outcome, or any “consideration for a chance to win” mechanic.

Randomness is used only in non-outcome-determining ways, such as selecting a daily word from a fixed public-domain dictionary, shuffling a deterministic seed, or varying Nova’s commentary phrasing. The presence of a seed or a shuffled dictionary does not make the outcome a game of chance; the winner is always determined by the skill the User applies to the same information available to any other User in the same Match.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to, and not to attempt to:

• Use automated tools, bots, scripts, word-solvers, dictionary lookups against the live game state, screen scrapers, or any other aid that defeats the skill premise of a Match.
• Exploit bugs, race conditions, or unintended behavior to gain Snarks, ratings, or subscription benefits.
• Collude with another User to throw a Match, boost a rating, farm Snarks, or manipulate a Tournament bracket.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, or otherwise extract non-public data, engine internals, word lists, seeds, or Nova prompts.
• Interfere with Platform infrastructure, including denial-of-service attempts, rate-limit evasion, or unauthorized load testing.
• Submit Content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, hateful, sexually explicit, violent, infringes third-party rights, or impersonates another person.
• Use the Platform to advertise, solicit, or redirect users to external paid services, gambling operators, or competing platforms.
• Use Snarks, Snark Pass, or any Platform feature as a vehicle for money laundering, terrorist financing, or any other financial crime.
• Circumvent geographic, age, or payment-method restrictions, including using VPNs or falsified identity documents to access features restricted in your jurisdiction.

We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to investigate and remediate violations, including by suspending or terminating Accounts, rolling back Snark balances and ratings, voiding Tournament results, and cooperating with law enforcement.

5. Fair Play, Anti-Cheat & Rating Integrity

The Platform is authoritative for all Match state. Moves, timers, outcomes, and Snark credits are computed server-side by our engines; client-reported state is never trusted. We employ heuristic and statistical detection for collusion, multi-Accounting, input automation, and unusual Snark velocity. Detection triggers review, and review may result in any combination of (a) rating rollback, (b) Snark clawback, (c) Match voiding, (d) Tournament disqualification, (e) temporary suspension, or (f) permanent termination.

Where an enforcement action results in the loss of purchased Snarks or an active Snark Pass for reasons attributable to User misconduct, no refund will be issued.

6. The Platform Is Not Gambling

This Section is material and non-negotiable. thedrop.games is a skill-based entertainment product. It is not a gambling service, a casino, a sportsbook, a lottery, a sweepstakes, a fantasy-sports operator, a social casino, a prediction market, a raffle, or a “real-money gaming” product of any kind. No feature of the Platform meets the legal definition of gambling in any jurisdiction in which we knowingly operate, because every Game lacks at least one (and typically all three) of the legal elements of gambling:

• Consideration. Core gameplay — including unlimited ranked 1v1 play, daily Games, solo play, and play against the Nova AI — is available without any payment or purchase. Subscription and Snark purchases unlock cosmetic, convenience, and access features; they do not purchase a chance to win money.
• Chance. Every Match is decided by skill. Randomness, where used, selects the puzzle or seed that is equally visible to every User playing the same Match, the same daily, or the same bracket seed. The outcome is determined by the skill each User applies, not by an internal random outcome draw.
• Prize of value. Snarks have no cash value, cannot be withdrawn, cannot be transferred between Users, and cannot be sold, traded, gifted peer-to-peer, or exchanged for goods or services outside the Platform. Snark Pass is a flat-fee subscription, not a pool from which winners are paid. Tournament cash prizes, where offered, are funded exclusively from our operating revenue and/or sponsor contributions — never from pooled User entry fees.

The “commit” mechanic (Section 7.4) is a skill-contingent consumption mechanic: a User commits non-withdrawable virtual currency that they already own, and the outcome is determined by their own skill in the subsequent Match. It is functionally equivalent to spending an in-game item on a skill challenge. It does not involve a bet between Users, a house edge, a random outcome, a pooled prize, or any path by which committed Snarks can return value in currency, cryptocurrency, tradable tokens, or any out-of-Platform asset.

We have deliberately chosen the vocabulary of “commit,” “lock in,” and “back yourself” throughout the Platform and marketing. Words such as “bet,” “wager,” “stake” (as a noun), “odds,” “pot,” “house,” and “payout” are intentionally notused, because the underlying mechanic is not a wager and we do not wish to invite that mental model.

Jurisdictional assurance. We specifically design the Platform to comply with the laws of jurisdictions that apply strict interpretations of gambling law, including the United Arab Emirates (Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 on the Crime and Penalties Law, Article 414 et seq.), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia (for Muslim users), Pakistan, and other jurisdictions in which gambling is prohibited or tightly restricted. If you are in such a jurisdiction, you may freely use the Platform; you are engaging with a skill-based entertainment service, not a game of chance.

If you believe you or someone you know has a problem with excessive gaming,we encourage you to use the spending and play-time controls on your Account (Settings → Controls) and to seek support from an organization such as BeGambleAware (UK), the National Council on Problem Gambling (US: 1-800-GAMBLER), GamCare, or the equivalent body in your country. Even though the Platform is not gambling, we take healthy-play habits seriously.

7. Snarks — Virtual Currency

7.1 Nature of Snarks

Snarks are a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable licenseto access virtual add-ons, cosmetics, streak protections, Nova personas, replays, daily retries, and similar in-Platform conveniences. Snarks are not:

• Money, legal tender, a stored-value instrument, e-money, a deposit, a security, a commodity, or any regulated financial product;
• Cryptocurrency, a crypto-asset, a non-fungible token, or anything recorded on a public ledger;
• Redeemable for cash, bank transfer, cryptocurrency, gift cards, or any item of real-world value issued by us or any third party;
• Transferable between User Accounts, sellable on secondary markets, or usable as collateral for any obligation;
• An obligation, promise, or security interest we owe you. Your balance is a record of Platform entitlements, not a debt we owe in currency.

7.2 Acquisition

You may acquire Snarks by (a) purchasing a top-up pack via Stripe checkout, (b) receiving a Snark Pass monthly grant, (c) completing skill-based in-Platform achievements, such as winning Matches, completing daily Games, or reaching leaderboard thresholds, or (d) redeeming a promotional code we issue. Snark acquisition never involves a random draw that determines how many Snarks you receive; advertised amounts are exactly what you receive.

7.3 Consumption — add-ons only

Snarks can be consumed only inside the Platform, only for the purposes we expose in the store and in-Match UI, including: purchasing Nova personas, buying cosmetic skins, unlocking Match replays, entering eligible Tournaments, purchasing daily-Game retries, or arming streak shields. This is the complete list of Snark utilities. We do not and will not pay out Snarks, and there is no mechanism by which spending Snarks returns money, credit, or tradable value to you.

7.4 Commits — skill-contingent consumption

A commit is an optional, opt-in mechanic in which you lock a fixed number of Snarks against a specific upcoming skill challenge (for example, a daily streak, a ranked Match, or a Tournament round). If you meet the skill condition, you keep your committed Snarks and receive a pre-announced reward of additional Snarks and/or cosmetic unlocks. If you do not meet the skill condition, the committed Snarks are consumed. Outcomes are determined by the skill you apply to an otherwise equal-information Match, not by a random outcome draw. You may play the Platform in perpetuity without ever using a commit.

7.5 No refunds on spent Snarks

Once Snarks are spent on a cosmetic, unlock, retry, commit, or Tournament entry, the spend is final. Purchases of Snark packs may be refundable only under Section 9 and only where the underlying Snarks have not been spent.

7.6 Forfeiture

Snarks may be forfeited in whole or in part (a) upon Account termination for cause, (b) upon Account inactivity for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, (c) upon Platform discontinuation, subject to Section 14, or (d) upon a finding of fraud, chargeback abuse, or violation of Section 4.

8. Snark Pass Subscription

Snark Pass is an auto-renewing subscription billed by Stripe on the cadence you select (monthly or annual) in the tier you select (Standard or Elite). Current prices are published on the Pass page and may be updated from time to time with at least 30 days’ notice for existing subscribers.

Subscribing to Snark Pass grants you, for the subscription period: (a) a monthly Snark allowance credited within 24 hours of billing, (b) a fixed number of streak shields each month, (c) free entry into our sponsored Tournaments, (d) access to the exclusive Nova personas associated with your tier, (e) replay MP4 download, and (f) daily-Game retries and any other benefits disclosed on the Pass page at the time of subscription.

Auto-renewal. Unless cancelled before the renewal date, your Snark Pass will automatically renew at the then-current price. You can cancel any time from your Account; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period. Unused Snark-allowance credits from a cancelled month are retained in your balance and remain spendable under the Snark rules in Section 7.

Tier changes take effect at the next renewal. Downgrading from Elite to Standard does not forfeit unspent Elite-granted Snarks, but may remove access to Elite-only personas and features at the tier-change date.

9. Payments, Taxes & Refunds

9.1 Payment processing

All payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. We do not store full card numbers, CVV/CVC values, bank account numbers, or similar payment instrument data on our own systems. Payment data you submit is transmitted directly to Stripe under their security controls. See our Privacy Policy for details on Stripe as a subprocessor.

9.2 Currency & taxes

Prices are displayed in U.S. Dollars (USD) unless otherwise specified. Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST, or equivalent indirect taxes will be added at checkout where we are required to collect them. You are responsible for any other taxes arising from your use of the Platform.

9.3 Refund policy

Because Snark packs and subscription-granted Snarks are consumable digital content that is typically consumed or made available immediately upon purchase, you expressly request and consent to immediate performance, and — to the extent permitted by law — waive the statutory cooling-off / right-of-withdrawal period that would otherwise apply (for example, under Directive 2011/83/EU in the European Union or equivalent consumer- protection laws).

Subject to applicable law, our discretionary refund policy is:

• Snark top-ups: eligible for refund within 14 days of purchase only if none of the purchased Snarks have been spent or used to commit.
• Snark Pass subscription: eligible for refund within 14 days of the initial purchase only if no subscription-granted Snarks, shields, Tournament entries, or persona unlocks have been consumed in that period. Subsequent renewal charges are non-refundable; cancel before the next renewal to avoid them.
• Streak saves, cosmetics, persona unlocks, and one-time purchases: non-refundable once consumed or applied.
• Gifts: refundable to the purchaser only if the gift has not yet been redeemed by the recipient.
• Mistaken charges, duplicate billing, or service outages: refundable upon request regardless of consumption status.

Where mandatory local law (including UK, EU, California, and certain other jurisdictions) grants you a broader refund right than stated above, that law prevails for the portion of your purchase governed by it. To request a refund, contact[email protected].

9.4 Chargebacks

Initiating a chargeback or payment reversal without first contacting us to attempt resolution is a breach of these Terms. Upon receipt of a chargeback we may suspend your Account, reverse any Snark credit or subscription benefit granted for the disputed payment, and recover any negative balance from future purchases.

10. Your Content

You retain ownership of the Content you submit. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, reproduce, display, adapt, and transmit your Content for the sole purpose of operating and improving the Platform, producing recaps, displaying leaderboards and replays, and promoting the Service. This license ends when you delete the Content and your Account, except for backups and logs retained under Section 4 of the Privacy Policy and Content that has been republished by other Users (such as a publicly shared replay link).

You represent that you own or have the rights to all Content you submit and that it does not violate Section 4 (Acceptable Use). We may, without obligation, review, moderate, remove, or refuse to display Content for any reason, including protection of other Users or the Platform.

11. Nova & AI-Generated Output

Nova is an AI character. Nova’s narration, roasts, recaps, and bot opponent moves are generated by large language models provided by Anthropic PBC (Claude) and, where applicable, synthesized to audio by ElevenLabs, Inc. Nova may produce content that is inaccurate, inappropriate, or unexpected. Nova commentary is offered for entertainment only; it is not advice of any kind — legal, financial, medical, or otherwise.

We apply reasonable safety filtering to Nova output, but we cannot guarantee that every generated line will be free of error or free of material you personally find objectionable. You may mute Nova commentary from your Account settings.

Nova’s persona prompts, commentary style, voice, and branding are proprietary to us. You may not (a) attempt to extract or exfiltrate Nova’s underlying system prompts, (b) use Nova’s voice or likeness to train or fine-tune a competing model, or (c) pass Nova-generated output off as your own in another commercial product.

12. Intellectual Property

The Platform — including the name “thedrop.games,” Nova, the Nova visual identity, the game engines, word lists, seed generation, persona prompts, UI design, typography selection, sound design, source code, and all other materials other than your Content — is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Platform for personal, non-commercial entertainment in accordance with these Terms. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

13. Tournaments

Tournaments may be free-entry, Snark Pass-only, or Snark-entry at our discretion. Where a Tournament offers a cash or gift prize, the prize pool is funded by our operating revenue and/or contributing sponsors and is not pooled from User entry fees. Entry fees, where charged, cover Platform operating costs and are not redistributed as prizes.

Tournament-specific rules — bracket structure, skill format, tie-break policy, scoring, deadlines, prize schedule, eligible regions, and sponsor name — are published on the specific Tournament page and form a binding supplement to these Terms for participants of that Tournament. Where the Tournament-specific rules conflict with these Terms, the Tournament-specific rules control for that Tournament only. Where no cash prize is offered, a sponsor-funded means-of-entry option is provided at no cost where required by law (for example, U.S. sweepstakes rules).

14. Changes, Suspension & Termination

We may add, remove, modify, or discontinue features at any time. We will try to give reasonable notice of material changes that affect paid benefits. If we permanently discontinue the Platform, we will (a) cease charging any renewal, (b) pro-rata refund the unused portion of an active Snark Pass subscription, and (c) where practicable, offer a mechanism to spend remaining Snark balances on available cosmetics before shutdown. We do not owe a cash refund of unspent Snark balances on shutdown, because Snarks have no cash value; we will act reasonably to let Users exhaust their balances.

You may terminate your Account at any time from Settings or by emailing[email protected]. We may suspend or terminate your Account immediately and without notice if you breach these Terms, if we are required to by law, or if your use creates a material risk to Platform security, to other Users, or to us.

15. Disclaimers

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION, FREEDOM FROM ERROR, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY PARTICULAR MATCH OUTCOME, RATING, TOURNAMENT PLACEMENT, OR SNARK BALANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED OR PRESERVED.

16. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST GOODWILL, LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, OR SUBSTITUTE-SERVICE COSTS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM. OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE PLATFORM WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (a) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY AND (b) USD $100.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct.

17. Indemnification

You will indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from and against any third-party claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of (a) your Content, (b) your breach of these Terms, (c) your violation of any law or third-party right, or (d) your misuse of the Platform, including any gambling-law claim predicated on your own misrepresentation of your age, location, or eligibility.

18. Dispute Resolution & Governing Law

18.1 Informal resolution first

Before filing any formal claim, you agree to contact[email protected]and attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith for at least thirty (30) days.

18.2 Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules, and excluding the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, or other jurisdiction whose consumer-protection law grants you rights that cannot be derogated from by contract, those mandatory rights apply to you notwithstanding this clause.

18.3 Venue

Subject to mandatory consumer-protection venue rules in your country of residence, you and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, United States. Neither party waives any right to seek urgent injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

18.4 No class actions

Where permitted by law, any claim you bring must be brought in your individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding.

19. Regional Provisions

19.1 United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and GCC

For Users resident in the UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, or Bahrain, we re-affirm that the Platform does not constitute a game of chance, a lottery, a prize competition based on random draw, or any gambling activity within the meaning of local criminal or civil law. Snarks are not currency. Snarks cannot be withdrawn or exchanged for anything of monetary value. Tournaments offering cash or goods are funded by our operating revenue or sponsor contributions, not by User entry fees.

19.2 European Union / United Kingdom

Your statutory consumer-protection rights, including rights under the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU), the Digital Content Directive (2019/770/EU), and the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, apply to you regardless of these Terms. Nothing in these Terms limits those rights. EU residents may access the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

19.3 California

California residents have specific rights described in the Privacy Policy and, under California Civil Code § 1789.3, may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

20. General Provisions

Entire agreement. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any Tournament- specific rules form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Platform and supersede any prior agreement on the same subject.

Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate or to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all our assets.

Notices. We may give notice via the Platform, via email to the address associated with your Account, or via a prominent notice on the website. You give notice to us by emailing[email protected].

Updates. We may update these Terms. For material changes we will provide at least 30 days’ advance notice (except where a shorter period is required by law or security). Your continued use of the Platform after the effective date of an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

21. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Reach us at: