Getting Started with Zcash at CypherJester
Learn how demo play, session recovery, ZEC deposits, and hand verification work before your first game at CypherJester.
By CypherJester · Player guide
Try the table before funding a session
CypherJester offers blackjack and video poker in your browser. Start in demo mode to learn the controls and see how bets and payouts are displayed. Demo balances are for practice and cannot be withdrawn.
Blackjack is a sequence of decisions against the dealer. Video poker gives you five cards, lets you choose which to hold, and replaces the rest once. Pick the game whose rules you understand before moving to real play.
Save your recovery key
You do not create an email-and-password account. Your play is attached to a session. Use the recovery controls to create a recovery key and store it privately before depositing.
Treat the key as access to your session. Do not post it in a screenshot or share it with another person. A deposit address tells a wallet where to send funds; it does not replace a recovery key.
Read the deposit details before sending ZEC
Open the deposit panel for your current session and copy the address shown there. Check the asset, address, amount, and network in your wallet before confirming a transfer. Wait for the required confirmations and the credited balance before betting.
If you use the swap flow, review the quote, fees, minimum amount, destination, and expiry before sending anything. Use the instructions attached to that quote. The Get Zcash page explains the available funding routes.
Understand the stake and the result
In blackjack, doubling or splitting commits an additional stake. In video poker, the base bet multiplied by the coin count is the total cost of a hand. Read the active paytable: different Jacks or Better schedules pay different amounts for a flush and full house.
Set a spending limit before real play. A payout table describes what a winning hand returns; it does not predict when you will win. Use the responsible gambling resources if you need help setting boundaries.
Check a hand after the seed is revealed
Save the game ID from your hand history. In session mode, the secret server seed is revealed when you rotate the seed session. Until then, verification can show a pending reveal. Once revealed, use the verifier to check the commitment and reproduce the hand.
Demo play uses mock blockchain commitments. It can demonstrate the verification process, but it is not evidence of a real Zcash transaction. For real play, review the commitment transaction as well as the reproduced game result.