# Core mechanism

### Game Flow

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FoMoney is simple, it could be divided into 5 steps:

1. **Stake $SONIC:** receive $sSONIC and earn yields.
2. **Choose Team:** choose from chain or meme team.
3. **Purchase Key:** use $sSONIC to purchase Key, each Key represents 1 round of game/the team you choose/a share of rewards if your team wins.
4. **Play Game:** mint a Game NFT and play the classic 2048 game.
5. **Share Prize Pool:** If you ranks Top 1 according to the points earned, or on the Weekly Leaderboard, or belongs to the Winning Team, you will be able to win a Prize!

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### Season Time

Each round of the season lasts for 7 days. Which starts and ends at at **3am on each Wednesday(UTC).**

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