Kitchen Scramble Deconstruction

About this model

This diagram represents a complex gaming or simulation system designed to model various processes and outcomes based on interactions between resources such as "Life", "Gems", "Dollars", and "Appliances", as well as concepts of "Win" and "Lose". At the heart of the system are multiple sources generating resources, which flow through gates and pools, modeled by gates deciding the distribution of these resources based on probabilistic outcomes and pools acting as reservoirs for accumulating or holding resources. Certain actions, represented by converters, allow for the transformation or upgrading of resources, which can be delayed to simulate processing or improvement times. Registers track upgrades and player skills, impacting the resources' flow and availability.

State connections modify resource amounts or trigger further actions based on the conditions met within the pools, influencing outcomes such as winning or losing, and equipment levels. The system allows for dynamic interaction and evolution based on the initial setup and the probabilistic rules assigned to gates and resource connections, simulating a multi-faceted environment where outcomes depend on a combination of chance, resource management, and strategic upgrades. This setup could represent a game economy, a simulation of real-life scenarios, or a complex decision-making tool.

“Kitchen Scramble Deconstruction” is a diagram in the Machinations Community by Alita Csernyei.

You can open the original diagram in the Machinations app, press Play to watch how resources move through it, and change its values to see how the system responds. Machinations is a visual tool for designing, simulating and balancing game economies and other systems, where resources flow through sources, pools, drains, converters and gates.