Scratchcards

Game Overview

Scratchcards is a casino-style game in which players scratch tiles on a card to reveal matching images. Revealing enough matching images wins the player a prize.

The video below shows an example of a Scratchcards game with 3 available prizes:

Each prize in a Scratchcards game has its own required number of matches, set independently in its Matches Required field. For example, one prize might require 2 matches, another 3, and another 5. You can give every prize the same number of matches if you want a consistent requirement across your game. This is simply a choice of values, not a separate configuration mode

Within the set of prizes a player is eligible for, which can be restricted by customer segment, the likelihood of winning each prize is determined by its weight. Prizes can also be capped by total volume and by daily or weekly limits. For more information, see Prizes in Scratchcards below.

The game comes with a ready-to-use template, which you can select when creating your campaign. You can fully customise the game's appearance by replacing default assets, such as cards, backgrounds, and sounds, to match your brand's requirements.

The entire game is built and managed within the Xtremepush platform and can be embedded directly on your website.

Prerequisites of Game Setup

• User Segments: To target your game to specific players, you'll need pre-configured segments. These must be created on the Xtremepush platform before you start. For more information, see Before You Create a Game Campaign.

• Game Assets: Have your game assets prepared. These include images for the game background, cards, and other branded elements.

Setup Process Overview

The following sections provide a high-level overview of the steps required to set up a Scratchcards game:

Create your Game Campaign

Make Design Changes to your Game

After creating the campaign, the next step is to customise the game's visual design and text to match your brand. This involves three key areas:

• Replace or Add Assets : The template you select provides a standard asset pack, which includes default images for the background, cards, and prizes. You have two options for customisation:

  • You can replace any of the default assets with your own branded versions. For more information, see Replace Assets.

  • You can also add new assets that are not part of the standard pack. For more information on adding new assets, see Manage Assets.
    For a general overview on game assets, see Assets Overview

• Update Game Texts: In the Texts tab, you can update all the standard text that appears in your game's interface. However, the text displayed when a player reveals a specific prize is configured separately in the Prizes tab. For more information, see Update Texts

• Make Design Changes in the Editor: For granular control over the game's front-end appearance, use the Editor. It allows you to make detailed visual adjustments, such as resizing or repositioning elements, modifying fonts and colours, or adding new components. For more information, see the following pages:

  • Editor Overview

  • Editor Use Cases

  • Customise a Game Grid: See this page to add or remove cards from the grid in your Scratchcards game. To make changes to the available cards, go to Editor > Layout > Card.

Configure Game Mechanics

Configure Prizes

In the Prizes tab, you configure the prizes available in your game and map them to the prize-winning cards. For more information the different prize configuration fields, see Configure Prizes.

When configuring a prize, the three key fields are:

• Prize Reference: Links the prize you are configuring to a prize-winning card in the game. If you are using the game template, you must map each prize to Prize 1, Prize 2, or Prize 3, as these are the only prize-winning cards available. See Prize References below for more information.

• Matches Required: The number of matching cards a player must receive to win this prize.

• Weight: Determines the likelihood of a player winning this prize by revealing the correct match. The chance of winning a prize is based on its weight relative to the total combined weight of all prizes available for that customer segment. A higher weight means a higher chance of winning.

No-Win Outcomes

You can configure a no-win prize for your game to handle no-win scenarios.

To do so, create a new prize and enable the No win toggle.

• For this no-win prize, configure a Weight in the same way as any other prize. This weight determines how likely your players are to not win any of the prizes you've configured.

• You don't need to set Matches Required, since a no-win prize covers all no-win scenarios by default.

Prize References

Each prize you configure must be mapped to a prize reference, which links it to a specific card in the game. If you've selected the template when creating the campaign, you'll have six prize references available when configuring a prize, split between prize-winning and non-prize cards:

You can view all the cards available in your game under Editor > Settings > Prize > References:

• Prize 1 to Prize 3 are your prize-winning cards.

• Prize 4 to Prize 6 are your non-prize cards.

To change a non-prize card into a prize card, go to Editor > Settings > Scratchcard. In the Dummy Symbols section, you can see each non prize card along with the maximum number of times it can appear in a game:

Card Size and References

In the image above, Size (9) is the total number of tiles on the scratchcard grid. In the game template, Size is set to 9, giving a 3 by 3 card. Size is not related to the number of prize references or the paytable.

Example Prize Pool Configuration

The table below shows an example prize configuration for a game with three customer segments:

In this example, 5 Free Bets has a weight of 25 out of 75 for VIP players, making it more likely to be won than the €20 Grand Prize, which has a weight of 5 out of 75.

Manage Time Slots

Launch and Monitor Game

Launch your Game

Monitor Player Activity

The Xtremepush platform automatically tracks the following engagement data for the Scratchcards game, which you can view in the Games tab of your campaign:

• A record of every user who played the game.

• Timestamps for when the game was opened (Created At) and when a card was revealed (Opened At).

• Details on which users won a prize.

• Timestamps for when a prize was accepted or declined.