Snailbrain pledged twenty thousand SVC in one line on a Saturday lunchtime, and the money moved a minute later.

@here I'll donate 20k SVC to the stream giveaway

He posted that at 13:26 UTC on 18 October, during the Community Open Mic edition of Nickx's The Soccerverse Show. The on-chain ledger shows the 20,000 SVC landing in Nickx's account at 13:27. Inside sixty seconds. That's how you start a roundup.

The stream that paid out

At 15:33, a minute after snailbrain posted that the giveaway was starting, another 10,000 SVC reached Nickx from the account protagonist. That's 30,000 SVC in. Nickx's prize list adds up to exactly 30,000 SVC out:

• sansansan92: 10,000 SVC (1st)
• Nwalo: 7,500 SVC (2nd)
• immaculate_lynx_52762: 5,000 SVC (3rd, plus 2,500 for "First dead")
• voro7836: 2,500 SVC (10th, "Maradona")
• Xsupremelex (BigMeldrun): 2,500 SVC ("last one")
• Frostwoltdota: 2,500 SVC (13th), still unclaimed

The ledger shows Nickx sending 27,500 SVC to five accounts in three minutes around midnight UTC on 19–20 October. Going by the amount, the 10,000 top prize went to the account Sanx, the manager of H Verona, who are bottom of Serie A on 21 points. Something to smile about, at least.

Nobody has found Frostwoltdota yet, and Nickx has a plan for the money:

I m gonna keep those 2500svc for the next giveaways

Then he added "Or spend it in pizzas." Cipi suggested giving away a pizza instead. Nickx's answer: "Never... Pizza is like Bitcoin. U never have enough of it."

The stream also brought in new players. Some sign-ups got stuck mid-show, and snailbrain fixed it, saying it "was 8 people who had the issue". Nickx gave the Chilean lads a shout ("Weones are dominating the livestreams") and Roland1nh0 answered "Vamos Chile weones!"

Rinconverse opens its doors

Cipi used that same stream to present his biggest project yet. On 19 October he announced it in Spanish: "Ha llegado el momento para algo que no pensaba ser capaz de crear", meaning the time had come for something he didn't think he could build. It's a layer on top of the game, called Rinconverse.

Another door into Soccerverse. Not a fork.

The sign-up page promises "The engine is not touched". It also says "There are no bots here" and "A ban there is a ban here." There are four Supporter levels: Silver (free), Gold, Platinum and Diamond. The first month is capped at 50 seats, with no more than 30 at Platinum or Diamond. By that night Cipi said everyone who had applied had free access. The page also thanks "hours with Sketz". Close enough, pal.

There's more coming. Cipi has teased watching La Liga live "without knowing the results", a new way to follow cup matches live, and flicking between up to 10 leagues at once. He has also announced a three-month scouting challenge with monthly and final prizes, which he billed as "500 SVV prizes".

Challenges everywhere

• momentgod's Episode #29 asks the community to pick a lower-division club together and take it to the top. Portuguese club or not is still up for debate.
• willyalba's 15 October video announces a "¡Nuevo sorteo para la comunidad!" (a new community giveaway).
• Ralek(Barcelona) wants every language community to hold a discussion once a season. Cipi replied: "Sure, I like the idea, we can organize a twitch or even youtube live".

The devs say ta

Lots of updates went live, see if you find your name in the list and thank you very much for the input/feedback/suggestions/bug-hunting

Theramoe answered for everyone: "You all rock 💪💪".

lebron_88 brought some homework. He built a UEFA-style country coefficient from four seasons of Champions League results. By his numbers Norway is the "Most overrated league", and Slovakia, which currently starts in qualifying, should have three spots in the main phase. rosvorn wants Europa and Conference League equivalents and said: "I think all of this is stuff the community is gonna be excited to help with." GreenFuryx: "Justice for Slovakia! 🇸🇰🇸🇰🇸🇰"

On the pitch

Eleven days ago Laura reported Napoli top of Italy on goal difference after Roma's 5–0 home hammering. Now GreenFuryx's Roma have 41 points from 22 games. That's four clear of looplab's Napoli, Torino White and Milano Red, who are all on 37. Napoli's form reads LLDWLL.

I'm glad to have 4 points gap, cause there's bloodbath behind 🫣😅

looplab came back with "4 Better than 6 🤣". GreenFuryx has one worry: Mile Svilar is injured "again", out for 14 days.

Elsewhere, xlonefoxx was buzzing: "5 wins in a row as Cancun 🥳 One of the worst teams in the league on paper, but the squad gave it their all on the pitch".

steli27 had a bittersweet one: "He just removed me as manager after 3 and a half seasons. 3 promotions in a row. 😀" Within the hour desousap had replied: "You need a new job?" That's this server for you.

Bluefon is back, and rosvorn was made up: "im so happy you're back man!" cloudsv_ also drew Nickx some Paint-style artwork. Nickx's verdict: "Wow! This is much better!"

Keep it tidy

Not everything was a party. Taddy has lost access to his wallet, and Nickx's lesson for everyone was "not your keys not your crypto". The only post in #sv-community-news since 11 October was a casino link, and the bot called it a "Celebrity giveaway scam". The real giveaways get paid on-chain, lads, so check the ledger.

That's 30,000 SVC given away, a new layer built on the game and Roma pulling clear. Not bad for a server Ralek reckoned had "not much to talk about" lately.