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What are tokens?

What you build with: making a game, changing it, new art. You're given some with your invitation and earn more by playing and testing games. They have no cash value: they can't be bought, cashed out, sold or sent to anyone.

How do I earn tokens?

In the Arcade. A play of 20 seconds or more earns 10, once a game a day. A note to a game's maker, saying what works and what could be better, earns 25, once a version. You can earn up to 300 a week; it resets on Monday. Tokens you're given don't count toward that.

What does a build cost?

You see the price in tokens before anything runs. A new game is usually 300–450 tokens. Tokens are held when the work starts and charged at its real cost, never more. A build that fails costs nothing.

What do the AI testers do?

They play every version before real players do, looking for crashes, dead ends and dull stretches, and suggest fixes. Their news is in each game's Playtest room, beside real players' notes. A game the AI tester finds broken stays out of the Arcade until it's fixed; its own address still works.

Who are the real players?

Your own audience, through your game's address once you publish it, and Arcade players who test new games for tokens. Nothing is public until you publish it.

Why can't I sign in?

FolkPlay is invite-only for now. Sign in with the address your invitation came to.

What do you keep about me?

When you play, only a random id for this device (with your OK) and what you did in the game. Never your name or email with a play. Notes reach makers without your name. You can delete your account and data from Account, and forget this device below.

How old do I need to be?

Games shared by their own address can be played by anyone. The Arcade and making games are for people 13 and over.

This device

Removes the random id kept here, and the link between this device and its plays.