Factory Owners
Factory owners run the house side of Midgard.
You set a score in a supported game, stake behind it, and earn while challengers try to beat you. This is the deepest role in the system — you’re operating a live position, not buying a single outcome.
A factory is not passive yield. Your burn rate sets ticket size, pace, and survival pressure all at once.
What a factory is
Section titled “What a factory is”A factory is four things at once:
- a score challengers must beat
- a stake of locked value
- a burn schedule that sets ticket size and runway
- an optional leveraged position funded by the vault
Size these well and the factory earns for a long time. Size them badly and it dies early or gets liquidated.
What you control
Section titled “What you control”- Which game to use
- How much to stake
- Daily burn rate
- Whether to add more stake later
- Whether to take a leverage loan
What you don’t control: whether challengers beat your score, how often they show up, or whether leverage stays safe if results turn against you.
The workflow
Section titled “The workflow”- Create a factory — pick a game, set your stake and burn rate.
- Play the score-setting run and activate the factory.
- Monitor — watch runway, pending challenges, and score quality.
- Tune — add stake or raise burn only when the position supports it.
- Leverage (optional) — borrow from the vault to scale up, but accept real liquidation risk.
Where upside comes from
Section titled “Where upside comes from”Factory owners earn from two sources:
- Inflation while the factory stays active
- Burn relief from failed challenges
The best factory isn’t just a high score. It’s a score backed by capital and settings that survive repeated pressure.
The tradeoffs
Section titled “The tradeoffs”| Style | Upside | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Longer runway, more room for error | Lower ticket prices, slower income |
| Aggressive | Higher tickets, faster output | Less margin for a weak score |
| Leveraged | Much bigger stake and income potential | Full factory loss on liquidation |
What usually breaks factories
Section titled “What usually breaks factories”- A score that’s too easy to beat
- Burn rate that outpaces available stake
- Too many winning challenges at once
- Leverage taken before the factory has enough cushion
- Treating it as passive income instead of an active position
Read next
Section titled “Read next”- Factories — the full technical details
- Challenges — how the demand side works
- Leverage — how borrowing from the vault works