Gadget guide
What does the Fan do in Scritchy Scratchy?
The Fan is a movement gadget, not an income upgrade. Use it to understand ticket flow toward Scratch Bot and keep manual or special cards protected.
The Fan moves tickets
Pressing or holding Fan blows tickets toward Scratch Bot. Its job is to shorten the movement step between a purchased ticket and the bot, which can make an automation table less dependent on manual dragging.
Because Fan changes position rather than economics, it does not improve odds, payout, or scratch speed by itself. Add it when movement is visibly slowing an otherwise healthy loop, not simply because the icon is available.
When Fan is worth using
A good Fan test starts with one inexpensive ticket and an open path to Scratch Bot. Watch whether the card reaches the intended destination and whether other cards on the table are affected. If the path is already easy, a current-run economy or scratching upgrade may solve a more important bottleneck.
Fan is most useful once Scratch Bot is doing real work. Before the bot is ready, moving tickets faster only puts them in the wrong place sooner and does not create any new completed results.
Pair Fan with Sticky Mat
Sticky Mat provides an area where tickets are not affected by Fan. Put a card there when you need to inspect it manually, preserve it for a special outcome, or prevent it from being swept into the normal bot flow.
The simple mental model is “Fan moves; Sticky Mat protects.” Keep the mat accessible before turning on repeated movement, especially if Mundo may place a Super Jackpot ticket there for manual attention.
- Test movement with one card before adding a stack.
- Keep special or undecided tickets away from the active Fan path.
- Do not interpret faster movement as proof that the ticket route is profitable.
Fan troubleshooting
If nothing reaches Scratch Bot, check the starting position, the direction of the movement, and whether the bot is ready to receive the ticket. If cards you wanted to keep are moving, pause Fan and use Sticky Mat for the protected area.
The full gadget glossary explains how Fan fits with the rest of the table. Once movement works, use the Sticky Mat guide for exceptions and manual handling.