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# How Does It Work?

In its marketing, Veggies Gotchi advertises/promotes itself as game.\
In most games, when you spend money, you receive a service and/or a virtual object in exchange.\
In other words: you have to spend money to progress or acquire things in the game.\
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Veggies Gotchi doesn't work that way.\
The money you spend in the game is stored in your pet in the form of star points (:star:).\
In other words: it's still yours and it can be withdrawn at any time.\
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**Let us explain how it works** :arrow\_down\_small:

## $ETH as main currency in Veggies Gothci

The main idea behind Veggies Gotchi is to gamify $ETH staking & re-staking and airdrops farming.\
That's why we use $ETH as the main currency in the game and why the money you spend while playing still yours.

<figure><img src="https://2522268259-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTVuHdiZMr0ZBqXoBgYHy%2Fuploads%2FF0WazrfVnefdtHBuuaGn%2FCopie%20de%20Social%20Mediakit%20Header%20(6).png?alt=media&amp;token=3a3ea1e0-ce33-44e6-8165-f78d9a1bfe36" alt=""><figcaption><p>How the Veggies Gotchi economy works</p></figcaption></figure>

When you spend $ETH in Veggies Gotchi, you receive points which are represented by a star (:star:).\
These star points (:star:) represent the value of your Veggie pet (nft).\
You can convert your star points (:star:) into $ETH at any time if you decide to stop playing.\
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When $ETH are in our smart contracts, we use them in staking and re-staking protocols to enable you to farm airdrops and farm yields just by playing the game.\
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At the same time, other players can attack your pet to steal star points (:star:).

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Most in-game actions requiring $ETH are converted into star points  (:star:) including Pet Mint,  Pet Food, etc... However, there is a “shop” section with paid features that are not converted into star points!&#x20;
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## How is the value of star points (:star:) calculated?

To earn star points (:star:), you must invest $ETH in your Veggie pet.\
These star points (:star:) have no monetary value. \
They actually represent a % of total $ETH in our smart contracts which is calculated by the number of star points (:star:) of your Veggie pet over the total number of star points (:star:) of all Veggie pets.\
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For example:\
-Players have sent 100 $ETH into our smart contracts by playing Veggies Gotchi.\
-Each player received star points (:star:) accordingly and the total number of star points is 10,000 (:star:).\
-If you have 1,000 star points (:star:), you will have 10% of the total $ETH into our smart contracts = your Veggie pet is worth 10 $ETH.\
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If you steal star points (:star:) from other players, the value of your Veggie pet will increase and you'll own more $ETH.\
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On the other hand, if players steal star points from you (:star:), your % will drop and the value of your Veggie pet will decrease and you'll own less $ETH.

## Fees &#x20;

In order to reward our players and also generate income for the team, a tax will be applied to the $ETH invested in Veggies Gotchi game.\
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The amount of this tax is 3%.\
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About this 3%: \
-50% will be redistributed to players on the leaderboard.\
-50% will be kept to generate revenue for the project.

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For example, if you invest/spend 1 ETH in your Veggie pet: 0.03 $ETH will be retained by our smart contracts. 0.015 $ETH will be redistributed to players and 0.015 $ETH will be kept by the Veggies Gotchi team.
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