# Crucible is an AI guard con game built on NEAR Cloud

> Original title: can you con an AI guard in 3 messages?

- Source: X search: indie AI launches (I built, solo founder)
- Published: 2026-11-08T17:30:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/s74it49qssfng35fn93ll7irq
- Original: https://x.com/ofalamin/status/2119482584753418265

## Summary

A solo developer built Crucible, a game where players try to con an AI guard in three messages. The guard runs on NEAR AI Cloud, and a successful con pays out 0.5 testnet NEAR from a capped contract.

## Post

can you con an AI guard in 3 messages?

i made it a game. the guard runs on @near_ai Cloud. if it says yes, a capped contract pays you 0.5 testnet NEAR.

built at NEAR HACKATHON
https://playcrucible.pages.dev
https://github.com/1momoh/crucible

what con would you try? @NEARProtocol #NEARHackathon

[Video](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Famplify_video_thumb%2F2119481318710915072%2Fimg%2F0XjY967W6e4fRme5.jpg&mode=thumb&exp=1794528000&sig=03ca56be89ccef1b)