How it works
Everything you need to know, explained simply.
100 tiles for minting
When a grid is launched on takeover.fun, it creates a set of 100 tiles. Anyone can mint a tile for a fixed price that goes straight to the creator.
When all tiles mint, the token graduates
Once all 100 tiles are minted, the token graduates. This is the moment the board comes alive and tiles start earning.
Each tile starts earning 1%
After graduation, fees are generated from trading and distributed to tile holders. Each tile earns 1% of all trading fees.
Anyone can buy any tile at any time
See a tile you want? Pay the listed price and it's yours. The previous holder gets paid out directly. You set your own new price.
Take control of the fees
Buy as many tiles as you like. Whenever you like. Takeover the grid and drive the rewards.
What is takeover.fun?
Think of it like a game board attached to a coin. A creator launches a coin and mints a grid of 100 tiles — no upfront investment required. Anyone can buy a tile at a fixed price, and the proceeds go straight to the creator.
When all 100 tiles sell, the token graduates. That's when the board comes alive: every tile starts earning a share of the coin's trading fees, and every tile becomes always up for sale. The more tiles you own, the bigger your share.
After graduation, there's a cost to holding each tile. This is called the self-assessed tax. You set your own price for your tile, and every week you pay 5% of that price to keep it. This encourages everyone to set honest prices and prevents hoarding by whales.
Buying a Tile
Getting your first tile is easy.
Connect your wallet
Sign in with an existing crypto wallet or your social account.
Pick a coin
Browse the available coins and find one you're interested in. Each coin has its own grid, its own community, and its own trading activity.
Buy a tile
Pick any open tile on the grid and buy it at the fixed price. Your payment goes straight to the coin's creator. Once the token graduates, your tile starts earning fees.
Graduation
Graduation is the moment a coin's board comes alive. When all 100 tiles are sold, the token graduates and everything unlocks.
- Every tile starts earning 1% of the coin's trading fees
- Every tile becomes always for sale — holders set a price, and anyone can buy any tile at any time
- The pricing, buyout, and takeover mechanics all activate
For creators
Graduation doubles as a built-in fundraising mechanism. Creators launch a coin and mint 100 tiles with no upfront capital needed. Every tile sale goes directly to the creator, and after graduation they continue earning a 7% fee on every buyout. No presale, no seed round — just mint and let the community fund it.
Earning Rewards
Once a token graduates, every tile starts earning automatically. Here's how it works:
- Each tile earns exactly 1% of the coin's trading fees
- Rewards show up automatically — in the header and can be claimed in ETH
- The more trading fees, the more every tile earns
- You can hold tiles across multiple coins to diversify your earnings
Your rewards grow with the coin's popularity. If people are excited about a coin and trading it frequently, every tile holder benefits.
Pricing & Buyouts
After a token graduates, every tile holder must set a price for their tile. This is the amount someone would need to pay to take it from you.
The trade-off
- Set your price too low → someone might buy you out easily
- Set your price too high → you'll pay a higher weekly fee to hold the tile
- The weekly fee is a small percentage of your listed price
What happens when you get bought out?
You receive the full buyout price minus fees (10%) directly. You get paid — but you lose the future earnings from that tile. The new owner sets their own price and starts collecting rewards.
Managing Your Position
Owning a tile isn't completely passive. There are two things to understand: your deposit and what happens if it runs out.
Deposits
When you claim or buy a tile, you put down a deposit in USDC. This deposit acts as your runway — it slowly gets used up over time to cover the weekly fee tied to your listed price.
- A higher listed price means your deposit drains faster
- You can top up your deposit at any time to extend your runway
- You can also withdraw excess deposit whenever you like
Forfeiting
If your deposit runs out completely, your tile is forfeited. That means you lose the tile and it goes back on the grid as an empty space for anyone else to claim.
- You stop earning rewards the moment you forfeit
- This means your tile effectively sells for $0, but you keep any rewards you've already earned
Keep an eye on your runway. If a tile is earning you more than the weekly fee costs, you're in profit. If not, consider lowering your price or withdrawing.
How Money Moves
Here's exactly where the money goes for every action you take.
Buying a tile (pre-graduation)
The entire purchase price goes to the creator. No fees, no middlemen.
Graduation (all 100 tiles sold)
Buying someone else's tile (post-graduation)
Holding a tile (weekly tax, post-graduation)
Lower your price to slow the drain. Top up your deposit to extend your runway.
Earning trading fees (post-graduation)
Fees accumulate automatically and can be claimed in ETH at any time.
When your deposit runs out
Any pending ETH fees are sent to you. You keep rewards already earned but lose the tile.
The Takeover
After graduation, the entire board is always liquid because every tile has a price. Anyone can take over any number of tiles at any time.
Why does it matter?
- Controlling more tiles means earning a bigger share of trading fees
- A takeover shifts the balance of power on the board
- Other players can always fight back by buying tiles at their listed prices
- It creates a constant push-and-pull competition around every coin
The grid is never truly “settled.” Someone can always play.