Introducing the Starchi Story: Hope Reborn

7 min readSep 1, 2021

Tamagotchi-inspired #PlaytoEarn game for the #crypto age #Incubated by @StarterXyz

Humanity, Lost

Our story starts in the present day. Somewhat like our real world, the World of Starchi is overrun with greed, strife, misery, hunger and indifference. Humanity has lost its way and has forgotten its purpose, but most of all, it has forgotten that it does not inhabit the Earth alone.

A darkness has spread across the planet, invisible to all but a species of never-before-seen creatures called Starchi. Having dwelled within the Earth and survived on the energy of the Sun, the Starchi have now come out in search of new energy, for the Sun no longer shines upon their homes.

Bonding of Two Kinds

At first, most humans despise the Starchi, so they wander the Land, Seas and Skies in search of food, love and a new home. All until one fine day, when a group of pre-adolescent humans, with their curiosity, empathy and most of all their humanity, approach a Starchi and try to find a way to befriend it.

Lo and behold, the Starchi is gently approached and lovingly fed by the children, and the Starchi slowly builds a bond with its new human friend. This Starchi, now happy, fed and loved, begins to emit a mysterious glow.

From this day forward, the relationship between Starchis and Humans started to develop and mature.

Peace, Calm, & Happiness

A few months have passed since the bonding of Starchi and Human-kind, and humans all over the world have started to adopt the Starchi as pets. They have brought a sense of peace, calm, and happiness to families all over, and have helped make the future seem just a little more hopeful.

These humans have learned about Starchi evolution — how to raise them, and take great care of them — and eventually started having friendly battles amongst them for decent wages. Various little battle leagues have sprung up everywhere, and the Starchi have become the heroes of these leagues. The Starchi along with their caretakers, have finally brought back some positivity into the world, and Hope was Reborn.

Starchi Collectors

Starchi Collectors are responsible for acquiring and nurturing Starchis from infancy to adulthood. They are also responsible for preventing extinction of Starchi-kind. Collectors earn wages via friendly battles to be amongst the top Collectors in their village.

Acquiring Starchis

Starchi collectors acquire Starchis by purchasing them in various stages from the local marketplace.

Freshly-minted Starchi eggs
Toddler, teenager, and adult Starchis listed for sale by their collectors
Neglected Starchis (those not well taken care of) that are listed for adoption

Preventing Extinction

Collectors grow Starchis from hatched eggs into toddlers, through adulthood. To prevent extinction, Starchis must:

Wake Up, and cannot return to sleep for least 8 hours
Eat, and for no less than 3 hours per day
Play, for at least 15 mins per day
Sleep, ideally for at least 4 hours per day and no less than 8 hours over a 72 hour period

Starchis and Elements

Each Starchi possesses unique attributes and stats indicating its current state. A Starchi can possess one or more elements with a power ratio from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest). Elements dictate attack vectors during battles.

Stats include: HP (Hit Points), Energy, Exercise, and Hygiene
Elements include: Neutral, Wood, Earth, Water, Fire, Metal, Animal, Poison, Undead, and Lightning

Hatch, Nurture, and Earn

Growing Starchis can be a very fun task! There is even a reward for responsible Starchi Collectors who raise their Starchis with lots of love and care — Battling for Wages!

Teenage and adult Starchis are eligible
If a Starchi loses a battle, it also loses energy and must spend time in recovery
Starchis and their Collectors can grow in rank and earn more wages over time

Join Friendly Battles

Any Starchi Collector can create a battle arena for a low fee and decide which Starchi from their collection will attend the battle. Winners collect the majority of the fee plus earnings in reward tokens.

Any eligible Starchi Collector can join
Winners earn 85% of the START token fee plus the in-game rewards token
10% of the remaining START tokens goes to staking income and the last 5% is burned

Climb the Leaderboards

Various analytics are tracked to help identify top Starchi Collectors and their Starchis. Those higher in rank can earn more wages. Key performance indicators include:

Oldest and healthiest Starchis in the village
Most active Starchi Collectors
Most battle wins and losses
Top Starchi Collectors
Least healthy Starchis and their Collectors

Tokenomics

Dual-Token Economy

Starchi will operate in a dual-token economy. The first token will be used for trading Starchis, while the second token will provide in-game economic incentives.

$START — Our incubator launchpad’s token used to grant access to the game and trade Starchi
Starchi Liquid Luck ($ELIXIR) — Our magical mix that makes the Collector wealthier for a period of time (while in possession of the elixir)

Staking Income

Raising Starchis is no easy task. Several core Staking Income Pools exist to compensate Collectors for their hard work:

Stake START and ELIXIR to earn rewards (subject to a 5% unstaking fee). START and ELIXIR reward pools share 10% of the total rewards
Stake MATIC/START and MATIC/ELIXIR LP to earn rewards. MATIC/START and MATIC/ELIXIR reward pools share 90% of the total rewards
Stake in one of two modes: LOCKED or LIQUID

* LIQUID — rewards subject to a 5% burn fee when claimed

* LOCKED — rewards are up to 10x the multiple of LIQUID stakers (based on the length of the lock — longer locks produces higher multiples) & no burn fee is applied when rewards are claimed.

Earned rewards can be claimed as liquid ELIXIR in-game tokens after a vesting period has expired. The length of the vesting period is determined based on the length of the lock — the longer you keep your deposit locked (maximum of 1 year), the lower the vesting period and the faster you receive your rewards.
For example, if you stake 100 START for 30 days, the vesting on your ELIXIR rewards will be 335 days. If you stake 100 START for 365 days, the vesting on your ELIXIR rewards will only be 45 days and you earn the full 10x multiple.

Play to Earn

The World of Starchi is a Play to Earn economy providing Collectors with wages based on the completion of certain objectives. The tokenomics provides for a Play to Earn allocation of 20,000,000 ELIXIR for in-game rewards.

Earn START arena fees & ELIXIR by winning battles
Earn ELIXIR in future contests & tournaments
Earn START & ELIXIR with staking income
Earn ELIXIR by topping leaderboards, such as Most Active Collector, Longest Starchi holder, and more

One of the most unique components of Starchi is the fact that Collectors can also stake their earnings to gain access to all initial DEX offerings (IDOs) on the Starter.xyz launchpad. Starter.xyz is a leading launchpad, incubator, and investor network that has raised over $30M USD for 40+ blockchain projects. Collectors can advance their goal of financial freedom by learning about and participating in various IDO sales held on Starter.

Collectors’ Fee Income

The built-in Play to Earn model combined with a fair set of fee redistribution rules allow Starchi Collectors to compound their earnings in the game. Purchases from the market are distributed as follows: