# Energy

Energy is your fuel for winning in the arcade, and is determined by the amount ChainCade you hold.

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`Energy Formula:`

`C = ChainCade held`

`EP = Energy Points`

`C / 50,000,000 = EP (anything less than 1 is rounded up to 1)`
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Earning tickets and opening any boxes will use up your energy. 24 hours after your last EP refill, energy is refilled upon login.

Earning [tickets](https://chaincade.gitbook.io/chaincade/welcome-to-the-retroverse/the-arcade/tickets) in games will always cost 1 energy point. Players can continue playing without energy, but will not earn tickets. Earning tickets from mini-games in an online [hangout](https://chaincade.gitbook.io/chaincade/welcome-to-the-retroverse/the-arcade/metaverse) however, will not require energy.

Opening [Lucky Boxes](https://chaincade.gitbook.io/chaincade/welcome-to-the-retroverse/the-arcade/prizeboxes) will also require a number of energy points to open, depending on how many boxes have already been opened by the player that day. The first box you open each day will cost 1 energy point. The second box in the same day will cost 10 energy points. The third box will cost 100 energy points. Further boxes will cost 10x until reset 24 hours after initial box.

**Formulas may be rebalanced in the future.**

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