What does Scratch Bot do in Scritchy Scratchy?

Scratch Bot’s core job

Scratch Bot automatically scratches a ticket placed in it and reveals the rewards. That makes it a throughput tool: it removes repeated manual scratching after a ticket is already on the table.

The bot does not decide which ticket to buy, judge whether a ticket is affordable, or guarantee that a losing result will not damage the run. Think of it as one worker in a larger pipeline rather than an all-purpose idle mode.

When to unlock Scratch Bot

Unlock Scratch Bot after you understand one repeatable ticket and can afford to absorb an ordinary loss. The best first test is a small batch with a reserve left for the next purchase or a return to Day Job.

If the balance trends downward while the bot works, the first suspect should be the ticket route or purchase decision, not the absence of another gadget. Faster scratching cannot repair a ticket whose costs exceed the income it returns over time.

• Place one ticket manually before adding a full stack.
• Watch one complete scratch-and-claim cycle.
• Keep a cheaper fallback ticket available while testing.

What Scratch Bot does not automate

Scratch Bot is not Fan, Mundo, or Autobuyer. It does not move tickets toward itself, claim every completed result, refill a selected ticket, or protect a card from the wrong automation path. Those jobs belong to separate gadgets and player decisions.

This boundary is useful when troubleshooting. If the bot is idle, inspect ticket placement and movement. If the table fills with finished cards, inspect claiming. If money disappears, inspect the buyer and the ticket cost rather than increasing scratch speed.

A stable first bot setup

Start with Scratch Bot alone, then add support only when you can name the bottleneck. Fan is for movement, Sticky Mat is for protection, Mundo is for claims, and Autobuyer is for refills. Adding the whole stack at once makes it difficult to see which handoff failed.

For a deeper automation order, read the full gadgets guide. For the spending decision around the unlock, compare the automation upgrades guide with your current reserve.