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# Basics
## Stages
The game is divided into 3 stages
#### 1. Stage: Public Mint
Everyone is allowed to mint. Minted tokens will still be unrevealed.\
Duration: 24h
#### 2. Stage: Fight
The battlefield is open now and the Gainlings can attack each other.\
Duration: Until they are all dead.
## Start conditions
The strength of each Gainling is defined by the mint. All the Gainlings have equal base values for attack, defense and weight but the total value is also directly influenced by the parts the Gainling got during the mint. You can lookup the stats of each part in the traits tables.
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[Traits](/the-gainlings/strategy/traits.md)
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The base values for all of the Gainlings are:
Attack: 1000\
Defense: 250\
Weight: 1200
Here is an example of a Gainling and how the total values are composed
Slot
Part Name
Attack
Defense
Weight
Character
Base values
1000
250
3600
Helmet
Ninjamask
0
35
125
Armour
Toga
0
25
250
Shield
Hardened Buckler
0
30
300
Weapon
Luxury Pistol
320
0
450
Boots
Grass
0
5
100
TOTAL
1320
345
4825
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