Brand Identity and Scope
The brand name Autowd refers to an unverified query identity. Unless an individually reviewed primary-source fact is provided, no specific operator, license, or company history can be confirmed. The guide treats Autowd as the name of the service hosting this demo. The demo itself is a self-contained browser application. It does not require a login or connect to a bank. Virtual coins used in the demo have no cash value and cannot be withdrawn.
The Unique Start Game Mechanics
Unique Start draws eight independent fair binary symbols, giving 256 equally likely words. For each starting position, examine contiguous factors of increasing length and choose the shortest one occurring exactly once anywhere in the whole word. Overlapping occurrences count. Add that length; a starting position with no unique factor contributes zero. The raw score is the sum of all eight contributions, not their maximum and not a player-selected starting position. All 256 words have positive raw scores, ranging from 8 to 35. All-zero and all-one words score 8; 01010101 scores 13.
One selected stake covers the entire word and is deducted when the draw starts. Choose Score, Score squared or Score cubed. Gross return = 0.96 × captured stake × raw score^p / mean_p, where p is 1, 2 or 3. The exact means are respectively 17.546875, 325.5 and 6401.640625. Each mode has a 96% expected gross return, not guaranteed net profit or a promised session result. The power changes payout magnitude without changing the drawn word or its raw score.
Scoring Modes and Payouts
Choose a score power of 1, 2 or 3. The gross formula is (0.96 × captured stake × raw score^power) / mean_power. The exact denominators are 17.546875, 325.5 and 6401.640625. Each mode has 96% expected gross return; this is not a guaranteed session result. All words have positive scores, but a positive payout can still be less than the captured stake.
Controls and Auto Play
Choose a stake of 10, 20, 50, 100 or 200 coins and one of three modes before drawing. Auto ×10 starts at most ten draws and stops if balance is insufficient. Stop cancels future draws while the active draw settles. Stake, mode and refill are locked during active settlement and the queue; sound remains available. The animation normally settles after about 480 milliseconds and settles sooner with reduced motion. There is no early banking.
Wallet, Balance, and Restoration
The initial wallet is 1000 virtual coins with no cash value. When no draw or queue is active and balance is below 10, Restore demo balance sets the wallet to exactly 1000; it does not add 1000 to the old balance. Fractional carry persists. Settlement pays floor(gross return + previous carry) and saves the new fractional remainder. Balance, including zero, and carry persist in localStorage. Reloading an unfinished draw keeps the stake deduction and ends the draw without refund or resume. Refilling balance is different from reloading the page.
Privacy and Storage Facts
The demo stores balance and fractional carry in browser localStorage. It has no account or payment form; this does not establish anonymity or exclude other processing. Pages request Google Fonts and Statinside counter 44; these may convey IP and browser request information to those services. Server retention and other processing are not established here. Clearing this site’s localStorage or site data removes balance and carry; clearing only cached files may leave them intact.
Frequently asked questions
Can any eight-bit word have a zero raw score?
No. All 256 words have a raw score from 8 to 35. Each starting position contributes its shortest uniquely occurring factor length, or zero if it has no such factor. The total is always positive. Powers one, two and three change the gross award; a positive award can still be below the captured stake.
How does the Auto 10 feature work?
Auto 10 queues at most ten captured draws. You can press Stop to cancel future draws in the queue. The current draw will still settle normally. Controls remain locked during the active settlement and through any auto queue.
What happens if I reload the page mid-game?
Reloading ends an unfinished draw without refund. The fractional carry is preserved in local storage, but the unfinished round progress is lost. You must start a new draw with the available balance.