What is a crash?
A crash is the moment everybody looks at the TV. One or more drinks drop to a low price for a few minutes, the board shows it in full screen, and the queue at the bar grows.
What happens
Section titled “What happens”- Start. The drinks drop to their crash price at once, on the board and at the till.
- During the crash the price stays fixed, however much is sold. Crashing drinks are pinned to the top of the board, and the crash bar at the bottom counts down.
- End. The price climbs back towards base step by step. There is no jump.
The crash price
Section titled “The crash price”Chosen per crash:
- Minimum price of each drink (the default),
- % off the current price, or
- a Fixed price.
A crash price is never below a drink’s minimum price.
Three ways to start a crash
Section titled “Three ways to start a crash”| When | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| Now | Right away, by hand | Crash now, or from the till |
| Planned | Once at a set time, or every week on set days | Plan a crash, Repeating crashes |
| Automatic | At random times while the market is open | Automatic crashes |
Rules that always apply
Section titled “Rules that always apply”- Crashes only run while the market is open.
- A drink is in one crash at a time.
- Only a few crashes run at the same time (3 by default, under Settings → Automatic crashes → At most at the same time).
- A crash lasts at most 120 minutes.
- Closing the market ends all running crashes.
Where you see crashes in the back office
Section titled “Where you see crashes in the back office”At the top of Drinks, the strip TODAY shows running crashes with their remaining time, the next planned ones and when the next automatic crash is due. The tab Crashes shows tonight’s timeline and the next 7 days.