Whitepaper - GOBMINERS
An idle mining game on the WAX blockchain where you manage goblin miners to explore the planet Tharnox and collect the rare Emberite crystal.
Story and Concept
Tharnox is a mineral-rich planet where the universe's most coveted treasure is hidden: Emberite ($EMBER), a rare purple crystal that pulses with the planet's own energy.
Goblin Miners are the masters of the underground. Equipped with tools and items, they explore increasingly deeper mines in search of emberite.
GOBMINERS is an idle game where you manage goblin miners (1 per slot) equipped with up to 2 tools + 3 items that work continuously for you.
How It Works
1. Build Your Setup
Choose 1 Goblin + up to 2 Tools + 3 Items for each mining slot
2. Automatic Mining
Your goblins work automatically in time cycles based on speed
3. Claim Rewards
Return whenever you want to collect accumulated $EMBER and NFTs (30min cooldown)
4. Evolve
Use your earnings to buy extra slots and more powerful builds
Attributes and Rarity
🎯 Main Attributes
💪 Strength
Increases $EMBER earnings per cycle
⚡ Speed
Reduces mining cycle time
🍀 Luck
Increases chance of finding NFTs
❌ Fail
Chance of cycles failing (no rewards)
💎 Build Rarity Tier
Your build's overall rarity is calculated using a weighted average system. Each NFT contributes to the final rarity tier based on its individual rarity and special weight rules.
• Common/Uncommon/Rare (1-3): Weight = 1x (normal)
• Epic/Legendary (4-5): Weight = 2x (double)
Calculation: (Goblin×weight + Tools×weight + Items×weight) ÷ total_weight
Example: 1 Legendary Goblin + 2 Common Tools = (5×2 + 1×1 + 1×1) ÷ 4 = 3.0 (Rare tier)
Mixed Rarities: Using different rarity NFTs reduces overall build efficiency.
✨ Rarity System
Rarity determines your base reward percentage through an advanced weighted average system.
💡 How It Works in Practice:
Each rarity tier has three reward ranges with different probabilities. The system uses weighted averages where Epic and Legendary items get enhanced importance in mixed builds. This ensures legendary builds consistently outperform common ones while maintaining excitement through RNG elements.
How Cycles Work
Mining Cycle System
⏰ Cycle Duration
Each mining location has a base cycle time. Easier mines have 20-minute cycles, while deeper mines can have 2-hour cycles.
Your Speed reduces this time. The higher the speed, the faster cycles complete.
💰 Reward Accumulation
The game calculates how many complete cycles occurred since your last collection. If you were offline for 1 hour and your cycles last 15 minutes, you'll have 4 cycles accumulated.
Maximum: You can accumulate up to 10 cycles per slot.
Drop System
How NFT Drops Work
🎰 Drop Chances
With each complete cycle, you're guaranteed to receive $EMBER. NFT drops are based on luck.
Your Luck increases the chances of finding NFTs. The more luck, the higher the chance of rare drops.
📊 Limits and Strategy
Maximum: 3 NFTs per claim to maintain game balance.
Strategy: Wait longer between claims to accumulate up to 10 cycles and maximize your chances of finding NFTs.
Slot Expansion
Initial Slots
Every player starts with 3 free slots to begin their mining operations
Buy Slots
Purchase additional slots using $EMBER tokens. Each new slot comes with 10 free cycles
Maximum Slots
The maximum number of slots per player is 10, allowing extensive mining operations
Staking System
⚡ Boost Staking - Available
Enhance your mining capabilities by staking $EMBER tokens to gain permanent attribute boosts.
• Strength: Increases mining power
• Speed: Faster operations
• Luck: Better chance for rare items
• Fail Reduction: Reduces failure chance
🚧 Reward Staking - Coming Soon
Reward staking system in development. Allow players to stake $EMBER and earn passive rewards.
Economy and $EMBER Token
Token $EMBER
$EMBER is the native token of the game, representing the energy of Tharnox's rare crystal.
Symbol
EMBER
Network
WAX
Max Supply
5B
Decimals
8
💡 Utilities
- • Mining rewards
- • Buy additional slots
- • Staking system
- • Future forge system
- • Burn: Spent tokens are permanently burned
NFTs and Forge
Goblins, Tools and Items are tradeable NFTs on the WAX marketplace.
🎯 Full Ownership
All assets are fully owned NFTs, tradeable on AtomicHub
🔨 Forge System
Coming soon: create completely new and more powerful NFTs
💎 Essential Drops
Found NFTs will be essential for future forge recipes
Detailed Attributes and Calculations
Attribute System Deep Dive
🎯 Main Attributes
💪 Strength
What it does: Multiplies your rarity-based $EMBER earnings per cycle.
Formula: Rarity Reward × (1 + Strength/10000)
Example: 10,000 Strength = +100% EMBER earnings (2× rarity reward). No maximum cap!
⚡ Speed
What it does: Reduces the time needed to complete mining cycles.
Curve: Linear up to 10,000 points (50% reduction), then exponential up to 100% max.
Example: 20min cycle + 5000 Speed = 15min cycle (25% faster)
🍀 Luck
What it does: Increases your chance of finding NFT drops during mining.
Curve: Linear up to 10,000 points (50% bonus), then exponential up to 100% max.
Example: 1% drop chance + 2000 Luck = 1.2% drop chance (+20% bonus)
❌ Fail
What it does: Base failure rate that can cause cycles to fail (no rewards).
Mechanic: Higher fail values increase chance of failed cycles. Can be reduced by items.
Strategy: Use items with down_fail to counter high goblin fail rates.
🔧 Tools & Items: Enhancement System (2 + 3)
You can equip up to 2 Tools and 3 Items to optimize your goblin. Each tool/item has up to 8 different attributes that can modify your performance in strategic ways.
📈 Bonus Attributes (UP)
These attributes add positive points to your total stats:
📉 Cost Attributes (DOWN)
These attributes subtract points from your total stats (strategic balance):
How to Play
Connect Wallet
Connect your WAX wallet to start playing automatically
Build Setup
Choose 1 Goblin + up to 2 Tools + 3 Items for each slot
Automatic Mining
Your goblins work automatically and accumulate rewards
Collect and Evolve
Return to collect $EMBER and NFTs, then evolve your builds
Anti-Spam Protection
Cooldown System
⏰ How It Works
- • Each slot has its own cooldown timer
- • 30 minutes wait between claims per slot
- • Button shows countdown when on cooldown
- • Rewards continue accumulating during cooldown
✅ Benefits
- • Protects smart contract from overload
- • Reduces unnecessary fees for players
- • Encourages strategic planning
- • Protects against bots and spam attacks
Security and Transparency
Blockchain Security
The game is fully operated by Smart Contracts on the WAX blockchain, ensuring security and transparency. NFTs follow the AtomicAssets standard, allowing complete auditing.