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# Welcome to the Ape Church!

Welcome to the official documentation for <mark style="color:green;">**Ape Church!**</mark>

<mark style="color:green;">**Ape Church**</mark> is a fully decentralized, non-custodial gaming hub. By creating an account and locking funds in smart contracts, players unlock peer-to-peer betting powered by transparent on-chain code.

You can participate as either:

* <mark style="color:green;">**Player**</mark> – place bets directly against the House in on-chain games.
* <mark style="color:green;">**The House**</mark> – a player-funded liquidity pool that covers game payouts. Anyone can join the pool by staking funds; your position’s value fluctuates with game outcomes, no profits are promised, and returns may be negative.

This guide explains how the platform works and how you can participate as either a <mark style="color:green;">**Player**</mark> or the <mark style="color:green;">**House**</mark>.&#x20;

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