Scritchy Scratchy automation upgrades

Start with the first missing handoff

Scratch Bot is the core scratching step. After that, inspect whether the table needs movement, protection, claims, refills, or tempo. Buying a tool before its handoff exists can create an expensive display without improving completed tickets.

A strong automation upgrade is easy to describe: “this removes the delay between these two visible steps.” If you cannot name the delay, keep the cash and test the current route longer.

A sensible automation spending order

Start with Scratch Bot when manual scratching is the bottleneck. Add Fan when tickets are not reaching the bot, Sticky Mat when cards need protection, Mundo when completed results are waiting, and Autobuyer only when the selected ticket can fund repeated purchases.

Egg Timer belongs after the chain works at normal speed. It improves every gadget except the Machine, so it should be treated as throughput for a proven setup rather than as a rescue for one that is still confusing.

• Stabilize one ticket before stacking automation.
• Keep a reserve while testing each new handoff.
• Watch a full cycle after each change.

Automation upgrades and ticket risk

The fastest route can still be the worst route if it repeats a costly or penalty-heavy ticket. Use manual supervision while learning a new card, then automate only the part you understand.

Autobuyer deserves the most cash discipline because it can keep purchasing after you stop looking. Pause it when the reserve reaches your recovery floor, and return to a cheaper ticket before buying another speed upgrade.

Late automation and the Machine

The Machine is a late Final Chance tool, not a normal speed upgrade. Egg Timer does not speed it, so do not treat an unchanged Machine timer as evidence that the general gadget chain is failing.

For each tool’s exact role, open the full gadget guide. For late-run decisions, continue to the Machine guide and Final Chance guide.