Tokens Guide
How colored tokens actually circulate through machines, where the token scoop fits in, how pricing is presented, and why token-box maintenance becomes an automation problem later.
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How the token loop works
In the tutorial footage, customers take/use tokens for machines, the machines accumulate spent colored tokens, and the player periodically retrieves those tokens. Those recovered tokens are then put back into matching token boxes so they can circulate again.
That makes the token system a closed operational loop: stock → customer use → machine collection → matching box → stock again.
Using the token scoop
The token scoop is available from the early tool wheel. Walk up to a machine that has accumulated tokens, collect them, then return them to the matching box. It is a small action when the shop is tiny and a route-planning problem once machines are spread across several rooms.
Matching colors and boxes
The tutorial explicitly calls out “colored tokens” and “matching token boxes.” Do not dump every recovered token into the same place. The store description for Early Access confirms the broader economy uses four different token currencies.
Token pricing
The dashboard includes a recommended prices view. In the supplied first-look footage, changing the price appears to affect the relevant token rather than an individual cabinet price. Because launch balance can change, this guide does not freeze June demo values into a September “best price” table.
Watch customer flow and total earnings instead of assuming “maximum price = maximum profit.”
Token collector staff
Early Access adds a dedicated token collector role. This is the logical automation step when manual collection begins interrupting repairs, expansion planning or customer service. Cashiers reduce queues; token collectors reduce route burden inside the arcade floor.
Update 11.09.2026 — token and vending money highlights
The September 11 update added a visual highlight to the money amount in Token Boxes when it exceeds $50. The same highlight was added to Vending Machines. Both are small changes with a real effect on your collection route: you no longer have to open a machine to know whether it is worth walking to, so you can prioritise the ones that have actually filled up.
From the earlier 09.09 hotfix, the token collector’s hiring capacity was raised to 5 and employee movement speed was increased, which makes the token collector role a stronger automation pick than it was in launch week.
Update 02.10.2026 — restockers can refill Token Boxes
Restocker Employees (October 2 update) now refill Token Boxes as part of their route, alongside shelves, vending machines and refrigerators. Combined with the $50 collection highlight from September 11, the token loop is close to fully automatic: restockers top machines up, the highlight shows where the money is, and you or a collector sweep the full ones. Restockers need Price Tags on the fixtures they serve (see the pricing guide).
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