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Create a Machinations diagram for a mobile F2P game economy called "Word Architect".
Goal: Model a sustainable economy loop for a word puzzle + social build meta-game with infinite world progression. The diagram must be simulation-ready and structured for balancing progression, bottlenecks, retention, and monetization.
Core game modes: 1. Campaign - Consumes 1 Energy per run - Produces Gold - Produces Hints - Small chance to produce secondary utility rewards - Average session target: 6 to 8 minutes per meaningful early upgrade contribution
2. Multiplayer - Consumes 2 Energy per run - Produces Chests - Chests contain semantic resources - Rewards improve with league, win streak, word difficulty, and completion speed - Multiplayer must never be infinitely farmable without cost
3. Social Layer - Controlled player-to-player marketplace between friends - Only common and selected uncommon resources are tradable - Rare and legendary progression resources must be restricted or account-bound - Marketplace must include taxes, burn, cooldowns, and anti-abuse limits
Currencies and assets: - Gold (soft currency) - Gems (premium currency) - Energy - Resources: - Paper (common) - Ink (common) - Vowels (uncommon) - Consonants (uncommon) - Syllables (rare) - Grammar (high rare, mostly bound) - Etymology (legendary, account-bound, not tradable) - Collectible Cards - Hints: - Reveal Letter - Reveal Word - Freeze Time - 2x Rewards
Economic design rules: - Gold is the universal construction currency and market tax currency - Energy is the session limiter for both Campaign and Multiplayer - Paper and Ink are high-volume common resources and must have permanent re-sinks - Vowels and Consonants are mid-game progression resources - Syllables and Grammar are high-value bottlenecks - Etymology is a final progression resource and must never become a common commodity - Buildings do not generate passive resources - Progression happens by upgrading buildings inside infinite themed worlds called Books - Completing a Book grants a World Chest, collectible cards, and bootstrap rewards for the next Book
Create the following node groups: A. Sources - Campaign Runs - Multiplayer Matches - Daily Energy Regen - Events - Shop Purchases - World Completion Rewards
B. Resource Pools - Gold Pool - Gems Pool - Energy Pool - Paper Pool - Ink Pool - Vowels Pool - Consonants Pool - Syllables Pool - Grammar Pool - Etymology Pool - Cards Pool - Hints Pool
C. Sinks - Building Upgrade Sink - Marketplace Tax Sink - Crafting Sink - Book Publication Sink - Chest Reroll Sink - Seasonal Donation Sink - Cosmetic / Convenience Sink
D. Converters - Campaign Reward Converter - Multiplayer Chest Converter - Chest Open Converter - Resource Crafting Converter - Marketplace Trade Converter - Book Completion Converter - Offer / Monetization Converter
Simulation requirements: - Use stock-and-flow logic where possible - Show separate inflow and outflow for Gold, Energy, and each resource tier - Include formulas or placeholders for: - Gold upgrade cost scaling by building level - Resource scaling by level and world - Chest drop tables by rarity - Marketplace burn rate - Crafting inefficiency - Energy regeneration
Suggested formulas: - Gold cost by level: GoldCost = BaseCost * (1.34^(Level-1)) * (1.22^(World-1)) - Common resource demand: CommonDemand = BaseCommon * (1 + 0.45*(Level-1)) * (1.15^(World-1)) - Uncommon resource demand: UncommonDemand = BaseUncommon * (1 + 0.50*max(Level-3,0)) * (1.14^(World-1)) - Rare resource demand: RareDemand = BaseRare * (1 + 0.60*max(Level-6,0)) * (1.13^(World-1)) - Etymology demand: EtymologyDemand = if(Level 10,0,1+floor((World-1)/4))
Chest logic: - Common Chest favors Paper and Ink - Rare Chest increases Vowels, Consonants, and Syllables - Epic Chest can include Grammar - League Chest can include Etymology shards - World Chest guarantees cards and high-tier progress value
Marketplace logic: - Tradable: Paper, Ink, duplicate Cards - Limited tradable: Vowels, Consonants, Syllables - Non-tradable: Gold, Gems, Energy, Grammar, Etymology, Hints - Add 10% to 20% burn depending on rarity - Add Gold transaction tax - Add cooldown and daily trade cap - Prevent positive infinite resource conversion loops
Anti-inflation logic: - Add re-sinks for Paper and Ink: - Crafting upward - Chest rerolls - Seasonal donations - Book publication cost - Cosmetic polish sink - No crafting path should create positive infinite value - No social loop should mint premium currency
Retention and monetization logic: - Energy depletion should create natural session breaks but not hard-lock the player - Add optional monetization nodes for: - Gems pack - Energy refill - Resource wildcard - Bottleneck offer - Season Pass - World Completion bundle - Do not create direct pay-to-win match outcomes
Required outputs to track: - Gold balance over time - Energy balance over time - Paper and Ink inflation risk - Average upgrade time - Bottleneck frequency by resource - Share of players blocked by Gold vs Resources - Marketplace usage pressure - Late-game scarcity of Grammar and Etymology
Add labels for: - Early game - Mid game - Late game - World transition
Build the diagram so it is easy to simulate in step mode and batch prediction mode. Keep the layout readable and modular.
"Create a Machinations diagram..." is a public Machinations diagram shared in the Community by a20116, with 35 components.
It was created in April 2026 and last edited in April 2026.
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