You can develop your game using testnet or regtestnet, in which case you don't need to purchase any real CHI.

For testnet CHI, you can mine some yourself or you can contact us to send you some. If you'd like to mine testnet CHI but would like help, post in the XAYA Mining forum.

For regtestnet CHI, you must mine this yourself. Find out more about regtestnet here.

Both testnet and regtestnet are free, but at some point you will want to run your game on mainnet, which costs real money.

You can purchase CHI on an exchange. See the XAYA website for more information.

The XAYA team will provide developers with tiny amounts of CHI that are more than sufficient for development and experimentation purposes while they are doing tutorials or developing their games. These tiny amounts are not worth the effort of spammers, but can be invaluable for learning, experimenting, and developing on the XAYA blockchain gaming platform. Simply contact us in Telegram, in the XAYA forums, or elsewhere.