4Squares Docs
Game Guide
Everything you need to know about conquering the 20x20 grid, battling for territory, and earning rewards.
1. Overview
4Squares is a territory conquest game built on Solana. The game features a 20x20 grid of 400 squares that players can buy, customize, and battle over.
Each square can display an image of your choice, making it perfect for advertising, art showcases, or simply claiming your territory. The game uses $SQ tokens for all in-game transactions.
Key Features:
- Buy and own squares on the grid
- Upload custom images to display
- Add visual effects to stand out
- Battle other players for their squares
- Earn rewards from battles and protocol revenue
2. Buying Squares
There are two ways to acquire a square:
Genesis Purchase
Unclaimed squares can be purchased at the genesis price of 0.1 SOL. The first owner of a square becomes the Genesis Owner, which grants special benefits like royalties from future battles on that square.
Resale Purchase
Owned squares can be bought from their current owner. The price uses a bonding curve - each time a square is sold, its price increases by a multiplier.
Base resale price starts at 100.0K $SQ and increases with each level.
Sale split:
- 75% goes to the seller
- 10% goes to the genesis owner
- 15% goes to protocol
3. Customization
Once you own a square, you can customize it in several ways:
Image & Content
Upload any image to display on your square. You can also add a title and link that appears when users view your square details.
Visual Effects
Upgrade your square with visual tiers to make it stand out on the grid:
Note: Visual effects reset when a square changes ownership.
4. Battle System
Battles are the core mechanic for conquering territory. Attack any owned square to try and take it!
How Battles Work
- Select an owned square you want to attack
- Choose your stake amount (10-100% of square price)
- Both attacker and defender roll dice (1-100)
- Add bonuses to each roll
- Higher total wins!
Combat Bonuses
Attacker:
- +50 base attack
- +Territory bonus (adjacent squares)
- +Item bonus (if using sword)
Defender:
- +Square defense stat
- +15 defender advantage
- +Territory bonus (adjacent squares)
- +Item bonus (if using armor)
Battle Outcomes
Attacker Wins:
- Gains ownership of the square (for free!)
- Wins the warchest bounty accumulated on that square
- Gets 70% of stake back (30% distributed as fees)
Attacker Loses:
- Loses their stake
- Stake is added to square's warchest bounty (for future attackers)
- Defender keeps their square
Warchest Bounty
When attackers lose, their stake accumulates in the square's warchest. This makes the square more valuable to attack - the next winner claims the entire bounty!
5. Battle Items
Battle items give you an edge in combat. They are consumable - once used, they are gone.
Battle Sword
+5 attack power on your next attack
Cost: 30,000 $SQ
Battle Armor
+5 defense power on your next defense
Cost: 20,000 $SQ
Limit: You can only hold 1 of each item type at a time. Items automatically activate when you enter battle and are consumed after use.
6. Rewards & Claiming
You earn rewards from winning battles and from being a genesis owner. Check the Battles menu to view and claim your rewards.
Types of Rewards
Battle Wins
Win battles to earn your stake back plus warchest bounty
Genesis Royalties
As genesis owner, earn 5% from every battle on your square
Claiming: Rewards accumulate and can be claimed anytime from the Battles modal. All unclaimed rewards are claimed in a single transaction.
7. Revenue Sharing
Square owners earn passive income from the protocol! 50% of all protocol revenue is distributed to square holders.
Revenue Sources
Protocol earns $SQ tokens from:
- • 15% of every square resale
- • 10% of every battle stake
- • 50% of enhancement purchases
How Distribution Works
Protocol revenue accumulates from sales, battles, and enhancements
50% is distributed to square owners, 50% goes to protocol treasury
Your share is based on your squares' level weight — higher level squares earn more
Distributions run automatically every few minutes
Level Weight Bonus
Higher level squares earn proportionally more rewards:
Lv.1
1.0x
Lv.2
1.7x
Lv.3
2.1x
Lv.5
2.6x
Lv.10
3.3x
Claiming: Your owner rewards accumulate and can be claimed from the Battles modal alongside battle rewards. Minimum claim amount is 1,000 $SQ.