Staking Pool

There will be NINE (9) different staking pools to stake different characters based on their hierarchy. Amount of rewards received will increase from a Beggar to a King. You can also earn more rewards as the level of your gopher increases (#leveling-up-your-gophers).

When staking your Hello Gophers NFT, rewards earned will be distributed in THREE (3) different channels. 1. Different characters in different Staking Pools will receive different types and amount of rewards. Example, peasants will earn SHARDs while Royals will earn SHARDs through tax and they are able to steal SHARDs and NFTs. 2. Same characters with different rarity in the same Staking Pool will receive different amount of rewards. Example, a Royal Gopher with a higher Royal Ranking Score will earn more SHARDs and have a higher chance to steal SHARDs and newly minted NFTs. 3. Same characters with different levels in the same Staking Pools will receive different amount of rewards. Example, a gopher (Peasant or Royal) that has been leveled up can also earn more of their respective rewards.

Castle

The Castle is where the King keeps all his SHARDs. The king carries a golden key around with him that can unlock his royal vault filled with SHARDs.

Gopher Rank: King

Royal Garden

The Queen spends most of her time in the royal garden that is filled with poisonous fruits. Her fruits are filled with toxins so poisonous that one bite will leave you unconscious in seconds and soon dead. Gopher Rank: Queen

Church

The evil priest will keep his prisoners in a dungeon located underground the church and torture them for pleasure. Gopher Rank: Priest

Training Yard

The swordsman and archer will be in the training yard honing their swords and bow skills. Gopher Rank: Swordsman, Archer

Forest

The huntsman spends his time in the forest hunting for animals and ambushing evil royal gophers. The huntsman will chase down the royal gophers and attack them. Gopher Rank: Huntsman

Bazaar

The chef and merchant will be in the bazaar selling new delicacies and items every week. Here you can find a vast array of culinary delights and a fantastic selection of items. Gopher Rank: Merchant/Chef

Workshop

There are blacksmiths and carpenters in the workshop that have unique goods for you to buy. Upgrade your inventories with cool weapons and ores. Gopher Rank: Blacksmith/Carpenter

Market

The market is your go-to for your favorite and freshest produce of the day from your local fisherman and farmer. Gopher Rank: Fisherman, Farmer

Streets

Gopher beggars are all over the place, lurking the streets of GopherLand begging for money. Gopher Rank: Beggar

Staking Rewards

Character	Daily Rewards (SHARDs)	APY %
Beggar	1,600.00	467.20%
Farmer	1,900.00	554.80%
Fisherman	1,900.00	554.80%
Carpenter	2,270.00	662.84%
Blacksmith	2,270.00	662.84%
Chef	2,500.00	730.00%
Merchant	2,500.00.	730.00%
Huntsman	3,500.00	1,022.00%
Archer	3,956.80	1,155.39%*
Swordsman	3,956.80	1,155.39%*
Priest	5,935.20	1,733.08%*
Queen	7,913.60	2,310.77%*
King	23,740.80	6,932.31%*

*Royal's APY is an estimation based on the probability and game mechanism.

Locking Model

When you stake your Peasant Gopher in a staking pool, a percentage of SHARDs that you claim as rewards will be locked. This model is implemented to prevent players from dumping the SHARD rewards that they will receive. SHARDs in the staking pool (unlocked and locked) that are not claimed will not be able to use any of the game's features (e.g. purchasing Gen 1 Gophers, leveling up gophers, or any other in game features). The same will be applied when you stake your Royal Gopher. The SHARD rewards that you can claim from the tax payment will be dependent on the amount of SHARDs unlocked overtime.

Example:

500 SHARDs are unlocked. 9,500 SHARDs are locked. Total rewards: 10,000 SHARDs

When 500 SHARDs are claimed as rewards from staking a Peasant Gopher, a Royal Gopher can only receive the tax rewards from the 500 SHARDs and not the total 10,000 SHARDs. The tax from the remaining 9,500 SHARDs can be received once they are unlocked over time.

When you claim your unlocked SHARD rewards, the claimed SHARDs will then be able to use the game's features (e.g. purchasing Gen 1 Gophers, leveling up gophers, or any other in game features).

SHARDs Reward Schedule

The amount of SHARDs that you can claim as rewards for staking your Peasant Gophers in each staking pool respectively will change each week. From Week 1 onwards once your Peasant Gopher is staked, 2% of rewards are unlocked and can be claimed immediately. Rewards will be unlocked by an increase of 2% till it each consecutive week till you unstake your gopher or claim rewards. The unlocked % will increase 2% each week till it reaches 100%, which is a period of 50 weeks. If you have claimed your rewards for the week, the remaining rewards will be locked till Week 50. All locked rewards will be unlocked in Week 50.

Below is an example of SHARD rewards distributed each week by staking a LVL 1 Beggar Gopher. Rewards are not claimed each week.

Week	Unlocked at time of claiming	Locked at time of claiming	SHARDs Earned by LVL 1 Beggar Each Week	Cumulative UNCLAIMED Unlocked	Cumulative CLAIMED Locked
Week 1	2%	98%	11,200	224	10,976
Week 2	4%	96%	11,200	896	21,504
Week 3	6%	94%	11,200	2,016	31,584
Week 4	8%	92%	11,200	3,584	41,216
Week 5	10%	90%	11,200	5,600	50,400
Week 6	12%	88%	11,200	8,064	59,136
Week 7	14%	86%	11,200	10,976	67,424
Week 8	16%	84%	11,200	14,336	75,264
Week 9	18%	82%	11,200	18,144	82,656
Week 10	20%	80%	11,200	22,400	89,600

Summary of 10 Weeks SHARD rewards distribution: Total Unlocked SHARDs - 22,400 Total Locked SHARDs - 89,600

Below is an example of SHARD rewards distributed each week by staking a LVL 1 Beggar Gopher. Rewards are claimed each week and not reinvested.

Week	Unlocked at time of claiming	Locked at time of claiming	SHARDs earned by LVL 1 Beggar Each Week	Unlocked SHARDs Claimed Each Week	Locked SHARDs When Claimed Each Week	Unlocked Cumulative	Locked Cumulative
1	2%	92%	11,200	224	10,976	224	10,976
2	4%	96%	11,200	448	10,752	672	21,728
3	6%	94%	11,200	672	10,528	1,344	32,256
4	8%	92%	11,200	896	10,304	2,240	42,560
5	10%	90%	11,200	1,120	10,080	3,360	52,640
6	12%	88%	11,200	1,344	9,856	4,704	62496
7	14%	86%	11,200	1,568	9,632	6,272	72,128
8	16%	84%	11,200	1,792	9,408	8,064	81,536
9	18%	82%	11,200	2,016	9,184	10,080	90,720
10	20%	80%	11,200	2,240	8,960	12,320	99,680

Summary of 10 Weeks SHARD rewards distribution: Total Unlocked SHARDs - 12,320 Total Locked SHARDs - 99,680

Example: If you claimed your rewards on Week 1, which is 2% of 11,200, then in Week 2 you are only able to claim 4% of 11,200. However, if you did not claim on Week 1, then in Week 2 you are able to claim 4% of 22,400. The unlocked percentage increases by 2% every consecutive week. By not claiming every week, you can enjoy a higher unlocked percentage of the amount of cumulative SHARDs earned by a Beggar Gopher each week.