The Ladder is a nerve game wearing a quiz's clothes. Every correct answer doubles the XP pot — 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 — and at every rung you get the same choice: take what you have, or push. One wrong swipe burns whatever you did not bank. It takes about a minute, and most of that minute goes on deciding whether to be greedy.
How it works
1
Swipe yes or no on a question about a market that already settled.
2
Correct, and the pot doubles. Now choose: bank it, or climb.
3
Wrong, and the unbanked pot burns. There is a new ladder tomorrow.
The rules that matter
The XP pot doubles on every correct step, from 1 up to 32.
Each step adds +3 weekly points; banking adds another +10.
Your daily streak multiplies banked XP by up to ×1.5.
Questions
What happens to XP I already banked if I then get one wrong?
It stays. Banking is final — that is the entire point of the choice. Only the pot you were still carrying burns.
How many ladders can I play a day?
One, plus one bonus game. Duels give you further runs, but the daily ladder itself is once.
Are the questions about the future?
No — the Ladder only asks about markets that have already settled, so there is a right answer the moment you swipe.
Play The Ladder
It is free, it runs in the browser, and it costs one email address.