Pina Mania: Match-3 on TON

Three identical fruits in a row are familiar to anyone who has played a match-3 game. Pina Mania takes that mechanic and adds a collection of rare Pina creatures plus an economy on the TON blockchain. Its developers call it the first game of the ServerFi format. 🍍

Let's look at what that format means, how money works in the game and what to check before buying anything.

Match-3 with a collection

It is a match-3 puzzle: you make combinations, gather resources, find rare Pinas and upgrade them. The project description also mentions world exploration, item synthesis, battles against players and the computer, and alliances.

The game starts with the /start command inside Telegram, with no separate program to install.

What ServerFi means

This is the project's name for a model where players receive a share of the game's own revenue. The point of the pitch: dividends can start from day one instead of waiting for a token to take off.

• Before the token launch. Reward output is controlled by decay: 1% a week plus an adjustment for the number of players.
• After the token launch. Staking and dividends from project revenue are planned.
• Price support. A "buyback and lock-up" cycle for the token is declared.

These are the developers' plans from their documentation. They show intent, not results. 📄

What you can pay for

The game has paid items: up to seven kinds, payable in Telegram Stars or TON. That is ordinary in-game monetization, like in most mobile games.

Putting in money in hope of dividends is risky. Dividends depend on project revenue, and revenue depends on the player count, which can fall. 💸

Three questions before your first purchase

1. Do I enjoy playing if there is no reward at all?
2. How much can I lose without being upset?
3. What do the project's official channels say about the game's current state?

If your answer to any of them is shaky, buy nothing.

Safety measures

Every popular game attracts clones. Enter through the link in the official announcement channel and distrust private messages "from support". Never show your wallet seed phrase to anyone. 🔐

Use a separate wallet for the game with a small balance. If the project vanishes or freezes, only that amount is at stake.

Who the game is for

Pina Mania suits fans of casual puzzles who find the idea of a share in a game's economy interesting. If you just want a puzzle without crypto, there are plenty of ordinary options.

Play it as a game and treat dividends as a pleasant extra, not something to count on. ✅