Courtyard vs Tilt Rips
a number you can check vs a number that flatters · data refreshed 2026-07-05 16:27 UTC · by RipIndex, independent — methodology
On paper, Tilt Rips looks like the better deal — its packs advertise theoretical EV above price, while Courtyard's published EV sits honestly below it once buyback is applied. That's exactly why this comparison is worth making: one number has an independent on-chain audit behind it, the other is bucket-midpoint arithmetic that our recorded pulls contradict.
Head to head
| Courtyard | Tilt Rips | |
|---|---|---|
| Chain | Polygon | off-chain |
| Publishes odds | Yes (odds, EV, buyback) | Buckets only (midpoints mislead) |
| Independent check | RipIndex audits pack-opens on-chain vs published odds | RipIndex records every feed pull; realized vs marketed EV |
| Price range | $15–$5,000 | $10–$3,000 |
| Buyback | ~84.6% of value | — |
| Realized / cash-out | cash-out EV ~82% of cost | realized ~95% of cost at market value (14,969 pulls) |
The honest verdict
On trustworthiness of the posted number: Courtyard, by a wide margin. It publishes odds, EV and buyback per pack, and our ongoing audit — reading its actual pack-opens off Polygon — keeps confirming them. Tilt Rips' +EV figure is theory built on wide prize buckets; every stretch of realized pulls we've recorded lands below pack price. Beware the apples-to-oranges trap: Tilt Rips' realized ~90-something percent of cost is at market value before liquidation, while Courtyard's ~82% is the money actually in your hand after instant buyback — the honest gap between them is smaller than it looks. On profitability: neither. The difference is whether the house edge is disclosed or discovered.
The audit lives in the Odds Report; pack-by-pack numbers on the board.
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Frequently asked
Tilt Rips shows +EV and Courtyard doesn't — is Tilt Rips better?
No. Tilt Rips' +EV is theoretical, computed from prize-bucket midpoints; realized pulls return cards worth less than pack price. Courtyard's published EV is near price and honest about the buyback haircut — and unusually, it survives an independent on-chain audit.
Whose odds can you actually verify?
Courtyard's: RipIndex reads its pack-opens directly off Polygon and compares them with the published odds. Tilt Rips is off-chain, so verification stops at recording its public feed — which is exactly what we do, continuously.
What does each pack actually return?
Courtyard: instant cash-out lands around 82% of pack price on most packs. Tilt Rips: recorded pulls return cards worth roughly 91–99% of pack price at market value — before you sell them. Both are losses on average; the live tables on each site page carry the current numbers.