The Spartan Handbook

Welcome to Spartan

Spartan is built around one simple idea:

Keep your word.

Every month, you choose a personal challenge. Every day, you show up. At the end of the month, you either kept your commitment — or you didn’t.

This Handbook explains exactly how Spartan works: how progress is measured, how rewards are earned, and what happens when you succeed — or when you don’t.

The Monthly Journey

Every Spartan month follows the same cycle. You may enroll at any point before enrollment closes (see Monthly Enrollment below). The moment you subscribe, that month’s Challenge begins immediately for you. All required sessions must still be completed before the last day of that month. You may complete multiple sessions in the same day.

1. 1

   Choose your Challenge Level

   Every month begins with a choice — from Freshman to God.

2. 2

   Complete your sessions

   Complete every required walking or running session before the end of the month.

3. 3

   Verification

   Each completed activity is verified by Spartan before it counts.

4. 4

   Monthly result

   Your month resolves as a success or a failure, and a new month begins.

Every month is a new opportunity to keep your word.

Eligibility

Spartan is available to users who are at least 18 years old. By creating a Spartan account, you confirm that you meet this age requirement.

Monthly Enrollment

You may only subscribe to the current calendar month’s Spartan Challenge. Subscriptions never apply to future months.

Enrollment closes at 23:59 (Official Spartan Server Time) on the 25th day of every calendar month. After enrollment closes, new users must wait until the 1st day of the following month to join the next Challenge.

The moment a subscription is purchased, that month’s Challenge immediately begins for that user.

Challenge Levels

Every month begins with a choice. You decide how challenging you want this month to be. Challenge Levels determine the number of sessions required, the minimum steps for each session, which Prize Pools you’re eligible to participate in, and your Contribution Weight within every Prize Pool you qualify for.

You may choose any Challenge Level every month. Changing your Challenge Level never affects your streak, badge or previous achievements — it simply changes the difficulty of your next monthly commitment.

Contribution Weight

Each Challenge Level has a Contribution Weight, which determines how large your share of an eligible Prize Pool will be. Higher Challenge Levels require greater commitment throughout the month, so they receive a proportionally larger share of any Prize Pool they qualify for.

Contribution Weight only affects how a Prize Pool is divided. It never affects your Badge, your Streak, or your eligibility for a Prize Pool — those are determined independently.

Activities & Sessions

Spartan Version 1.0 supports two activities: walking and running. Walking and running are treated equally — Spartan does not reward athletic ability. It rewards consistency.

A session is considered valid only if it satisfies all required conditions:

• Completed outdoors
• Meets the minimum step requirement for your selected Challenge Level
• Verified by Spartan
• Completed before the end of the monthly challenge

Sessions that do not meet these requirements are not counted toward your monthly progress.

Walk if you walk. Run if you run. The distance doesn’t matter. The speed doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is that you keep the promise you made to yourself.

Success & Failure

Every month ends in one of two ways. You either complete your commitment, or you don’t. Everything that happens inside Spartan is based on that result.

Your historical achievements always remain visible in your profile.

Spartan Shields

Spartan Shields protect your long-term progress when life gets in the way. A Shield is automatically consumed if you fail a monthly challenge while a Shield is available — no activation required. When a Shield is consumed, your streak, your Badge, and your chosen Challenge Level are all preserved, your qualification for future Prize Pools stays intact, and your refundable Commitment Deposit is refunded to your Wallet during monthly settlement. However, you are not eligible to receive a Prize Pool reward for the month in which the Shield was consumed. Only one Shield is consumed per failed month.

A Shield protects your progress. It does not replace a completed commitment.

Earning Shields

You receive one Shield when reaching Silver Badge or Elite Badge. You may also purchase one additional Shield per calendar year. A user can never hold more than two active Shields — any newly earned Shield beyond that is forfeited.

Badges

Badges recognise long-term consistency. They represent the highest level of consistency you’ve achieved in Spartan, and are earned automatically by maintaining consecutive successful months.

If you fail without an available Shield, your Badge is reduced by one level: Elite → Gold, Gold → Silver, Silver → Bronze, Bronze → No Badge. Your highest Badge ever achieved always remains visible in your profile. Badges unlock once the month officially ends.

Prize Pools

Prize Pools reward users who maintain consistent commitments over time. Unlike Badges, Prize Pool eligibility depends on both your current consecutive streak and your selected Challenge Level for the current month. Badges and Prize Pools are independent systems.

Gold and Elite Prize Pools require higher Challenge Levels because they are intended to reward users who maintain consistency while taking on greater commitments. Within every pool, each eligible user’s share is sized by their Challenge Level’s Contribution Weight — never split equally. The reward always follows the consistency — never the other way around.

Spartan Wallet

The Spartan Wallet holds funds credited to your account, and any funds you choose to add yourself. The Wallet receives Commitment Deposit refunds, Bronze Rewards, and Silver, Gold, and Elite Prize Pool rewards.

Wallet funds may be used to purchase future monthly enrollments once enrollment for those months becomes available, or to purchase Spartan Shields. You may also add funds to your Wallet using Stripe.

Withdrawing Wallet Funds

Withdrawal requests require approval by the Spartan team. Approved withdrawals are processed as soon as reasonably possible, using the same payment method you originally used when subscribing, through Stripe. The minimum withdrawal amount is equal to the Commitment Deposit for your current Challenge Level.

Wallet History

Every financial transaction related to your Wallet — including subscription purchases, Commitment Deposit refunds, Bronze Rewards, Silver/Gold/Elite Prize Pool rewards, Shield purchases, Wallet top-ups, and withdrawals — is permanently recorded and available inside your account. You can review your complete Wallet transaction history at any time.

Subscription & Funding

Every Challenge Level has its own monthly subscription, made up of three parts: a Platform Fee, a Refundable Commitment Deposit, and the Total Subscription. The Platform Fee gives you access to Spartan and supports its continued development. The Commitment Deposit is not a fee — it is your personal commitment to completing the challenge you selected. If you succeed, it is fully refunded to your Wallet. If you fail while a Spartan Shield is available, it is refunded to your Wallet instead of being forfeited. If you fail without an available Shield, it is forfeited.

Subscription Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time. Cancelling does not cancel your current monthly commitment. Once a monthly Challenge has started, the Platform Fee remains non-refundable, your Commitment Deposit remains governed by the outcome of that month’s Challenge, and cancelling does not exempt you from the Challenge. If the Challenge is not completed successfully, your Commitment Deposit is forfeited according to the normal Success & Failure rules. Cancelling only stops your subscription from renewing into a future month.

Monthly Settlement

Monthly settlement takes place on the 1st day of every month, at Official Spartan Server Time. During settlement, Spartan automatically processes Commitment Deposit refunds, Bronze Rewards, Silver/Gold/Elite Prize Pool distribution, Spartan Shield processing, and Wallet credits.

How Prize Pools Are Funded

During Monthly Settlement: Platform Fees are used to operate and improve Spartan. Commitment Deposits are refunded to the Wallet of every user who succeeded. Users who failed without an available Shield forfeit their Commitment Deposit; users protected by a Shield have their deposit refunded to their Wallet instead. Spartan pays all guaranteed Bronze Rewards. The remaining amount becomes Spartan’s monthly profit — and thirty percent (30%) of that profit is allocated to the monthly Prize Pools:

Each Prize Pool is then divided among eligible participants according to their Contribution Weight. Higher Challenge Levels receive proportionally larger shares because they require greater monthly commitment.

Fraud Review

If Spartan detects suspicious activity on an account, the following process applies:

1. 1.Suspicious activity is detected.
2. 2.Monthly settlement for that user is temporarily paused.
3. 3.The account enters review.
4. 4.The user is contacted and may be asked to provide additional information.
5. 5.The user has 14 calendar days to respond.
6. 6.The Spartan team reviews the evidence.
7. 7.If fraud is not confirmed, settlement proceeds normally.
8. 8.If fraud is confirmed: that month's Commitment Deposit is forfeited, any Prize Pool reward for that month is forfeited, and the account is suspended.
9. 9.If the requested information is not provided within 14 calendar days, the suspension becomes permanent and any remaining Wallet balance is forfeited.

Statistics & Transparency

Spartan records every commitment you make. Your profile includes:

• Current Challenge Level
• Current Streak
• Longest Streak
• Current Badge
• Highest Badge Achieved
• Sessions Completed
• Total Steps
• Total Distance
• Monthly Success Rate
• Prize Pool History
• Rewards Earned

Your statistics represent your journey. They cannot be edited or manually changed.

Transparency

Transparency is one of Spartan’s core principles. Users can always see:

• Current Prize Pool values
• Number of eligible participants in each Prize Pool
• Total rewards distributed
• Personal reward history
• Current Badge
• Current Streak
• Shield inventory

Spartan never hides how rewards are calculated. Every user should understand exactly how every reward is earned.