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# What can go wrong

Short version: **your deposit always comes back as a claim unless you were knocked out in a fight that finished properly.**

## My deposit confirmed after entry closed

You watch that round. The deposit is refunded in full in your claim for that round. Enter the next lobby early.

## I sent 1,000 BAWSAQ straight to the contract address

Do not do this. A bare transfer is not an entry. The contract does count wallets that deposit directly, so it may even cost the round a seat. Always enter through the **Approve + Enter** button so the game can match your wallet to a body.

## I lost connection mid-fight

Your body stays in the arena with its current health, and it can still be knocked out. Reconnect with the same wallet and you are back in it. A browser reconnect never resets health or gives you a new life.

## The round was voided

If the server cannot confirm the roster and starting positions by the bell, or if it has to restart during a fight, the round does not limp on. It becomes a **no-contest**: every deposit is refunded in full as a claim. The knockouts that happened are kept in an audit list but pay nothing. You will see **Round void · full refunds** on the round-over screen.

## I entered twice by accident

The second entry is refunded in full. Only one entry per wallet is ever at risk. The contract accepts up to ten deposits from one wallet in a round, and the game refunds all but the first.

## I cannot see my claim

Open the arena panel's **Wallet & claims** drawer, press **more**, then **Load older claims**. Make sure your wallet is on Robinhood Chain and connected with the same address you paid from.

## The game says the arena is offline

Rounds are scheduled by an operator machine that is separate from the game server. If it is down the join screen says so, the timer stops, and no deposits are taken. Play Free Roam and check back.

## I think I found a bug

Report it with the round time in UTC, your wallet address, and what you expected. See [Community](/more/community.md) for where.


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