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Gashapon is an interactive, mobile-optimized capsule toy vending minigame delivered via Webview. Contacts turn the start knob on their screens to shake colorful toy capsules inside the glass chamber, releasing a surprise prize egg onto the exit tray. Inspired by Japanese blind-box vending machines, Gashapon triggers genuine curiosity and excitement, helping you capture qualified leads, boost chat conversions, and incentivize organic viral referrals.

Authentic Capsule Physics

Realistic capsule swirling animations and satisfying prize-reveal effects that keep participants engaged.

Organic Viral Sharing

Automatically award extra spins when contacts invite friends and trigger custom welcome steps for referred users.

Automated Tagging & Attributes

Automatically tag openers, active players, and referred friends, while storing winning prize names into Custom Fields.

Probability & Budget Control

Maintain a balanced 100% total probability, limit prize inventory, and schedule daily spin resets.

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Accessing Gamification

To get started, navigate to Tools from the left sidebar of ChatbotX and click the Gamification card:
Gamification Tools Entry

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Minigame Dashboard (Game List)

The Gamification overview dashboard displays all created minigames alongside real-time campaign performance metrics:
Gamification Dashboard List

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Understanding Dashboard Metrics

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Actions Menu

Click the three dots (⋮) in the Actions column of any minigame to:
  • Edit: Open the configuration editor.
  • History: View the participant log and gameplay history.
  • Delete: Remove the minigame from the system.

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Creating a Gashapon Minigame

On the Gamification page, click + Create Minigame in the top-right corner to open the minigame type selection modal:
Choose a Minigame Type Modal
Click Gashapon to initialize a new game. The configuration interface opens with two primary tabs in the top navigation bar: Edit (Minigame settings and design) and History (Participant tracking and draw logs):
Gashapon Edit Minigame Overview

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General Setting

Located in the left column, General Setting manages basic display options and automated tagging:
  • Name: Internal and customer-facing title of the game. The adjacent Visible toggle enables or hides the title banner at the top of the mobile Webview.
  • Played At: Active campaign period (start and end date/time). Outside this window, contacts opening the link cannot play.
  • Rules Description (optional): Gameplay instructions (e.g., Turn the knob to release a lucky capsule. Free daily turn for every player!). This text appears in the footer area of the mobile Webview.
  • Tag contacts who open the game link (optional): Assign tags to contacts who open the game link, even if they leave without playing. Useful for follow-up reminders.
  • Tag players (optional): Assign tags to contacts who click the start knob and turn for a capsule.
  • Tag new friends (optional): Assign tags to newly referred contacts who joined through a friend’s share link.

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Appearance

The Appearance section allows you to customize the color scheme and upload branded machine graphics:

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Color Palette

  • Background Color: The background color surrounding the mobile Webview (Hex code).
  • Machine Color: Primary body color of the Gashapon vending machine.
  • Rule Text Color: Text color of the rules description displayed at the bottom.
  • Background Image: Main backdrop graphic. Recommended width is 1024px. Height scales automatically.
  • Prize Description Image (Optional): Header promotional banner. Recommended width is 750px. You can Upload File or Insert Link.
  • Start Button Image: Rotating turn knob graphic (replaces the default knob). Recommended dimensions are 253 x 300px.
As you adjust colors or upload graphics, the Live Mobile Preview on the right updates in real time. A 60px bottom margin is automatically reserved under the rules text to ensure optimal display on mobile screens with navigation bars.

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Player Settings

Located in the middle column, Player Settings defines spin allowances, referral rewards, and reset schedules:

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Initial Draws

  • Number of lucky draw chances per person: Base number of turns granted to each contact (default is 1).

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Referral & Viral Sharing

  • Max bonus draws from referrals (optional): Maximum extra turns a player can earn by sharing with friends.
    • Each friend who clicks the invite link and messages your bot grants the original player 1 bonus draw, up to this limit.
    • Set to 0 to disable referral bonus turns.
  • Sharing node (optional): Select the specific Flow step (Node) that executes when a referred friend opens the link. If left empty, the Share button is hidden from the game screen.
When a player runs out of default spins, the Webview automatically displays the notice You are out of draws for this minigame along with a Share with friends button:
Gashapon Share With Friends Button
Clicking Share with friends opens the native mobile share sheet with a personalized invite link. When a friend taps the link and messages the bot, the designated Sharing node runs, and the inviter receives an extra turn.

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Reset Draws

  • Do not reset the number of draws: Contacts can only play their initial allowance plus any earned referral bonuses.
  • Reset the number of draws every: Restores the default turn count periodically (e.g., reset every 1 day at 00:00).
Important reset policy: When a scheduled reset occurs (e.g., daily at 00:00), all unused bonus draws earned from referrals are also reset. Clarify this policy in your rules description to encourage same-day participation.

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Prize Settings

The Prize Settings section controls rewards, odds calculations, and winner tracking:

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Probability Indicators

The system calculates total odds at the top of the section:
  • Sum of all probabilities: Total combined probability across all items (must equal exactly 100%).
  • Win probability: Aggregate probability of all winning prizes.
  • Lose probability: Probability of hitting the Non-winning outcome.

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Storing Winning Results

  • Save prize name to Custom Field (optional): Select a text Custom Field (e.g., Prize Name). When a contact wins a capsule prize, its name is automatically saved to their profile for downstream messaging or segmentation.

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Adding and Editing Prizes (Edit Prize)

Adjust probability percentages directly in the list, click the trash icon to delete, or click the pencil icon to open the Edit Prize modal:
Gashapon Edit Prize Modal
Inside Edit Prize, configure:
  • Prize Name: Title of the prize revealed inside the capsule (e.g., Collectible Figurine, $5 Discount Code, Canvas Tote Bag).
  • Image: Upload or paste an image URL representing the prize.
  • Prize Quantity (optional): Inventory limit. Each win decreases this counter by 1. When it reaches 0, the prize can no longer be won. Leave empty for unlimited winners.
Click + New Prize to add more rewards, or edit the Non-winning row to adjust loss messaging and odds (empty capsule).
Out-of-Stock Fallback Rule: When a limited-quantity prize runs out (quantity reaches 0), any subsequent spins that land on this prize are automatically converted into Non-winning outcomes. This safeguards your prize budget while preserving a valid 100% probability structure.

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Winning & Non-winning Message Settings

After the capsule drops, the Webview displays a result screen. Click the pencil icon next to Winning Message Settings or Non-winning Message Settings to configure these states:

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Winning Message Settings

Gashapon Winning Message Settings Modal
  • Title (optional): Congratulations headline (e.g., Congratulations).
  • Description (optional): Detailed winning text. Insert the {{prize_name}} variable to dynamically display the prize won.
  • Accept Button Text (optional): CTA button text shown on the Webview (e.g., Redeem Now).
  • Send message to winner who received the prize (optional): Enable to trigger an automated bot message immediately upon winning.
    • Message type: Select from 3 delivery methods:
      • Text: Sends a plain text confirmation.
      • Flow: Triggers a complete automated sequence (select via Flow ID) to issue coupon codes or collect delivery addresses.
      • Node: Navigates directly to a specific block within an existing flow.

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Non-winning Message Settings

Gashapon Non Winning Message Settings Modal
  • Title (optional): Headline for non-winning spins (e.g., Oops, this capsule was empty!).
  • Description (optional): Encouragement message prompting the user to share the game with friends for another chance.
  • Send a message when the player doesn’t win (optional): Enable to deliver a consolation message or a participation discount code via the bot.

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Tracking Gameplay History (History)

Switch to the History tab in the top navigation bar to inspect detailed engagement logs:
Gamification History Tracking Table
The table displays key tracking columns:
  • Name: Contact avatar and profile name.
  • Plays: Total capsule turns executed by this contact.
  • Remaining draws: Remaining unused turn balance.
  • Referrals: Count of new friends who joined via this contact’s share link.
  • First opened: Date and time the contact first loaded the minigame.
  • Last played: Date and time of their most recent turn.
  • Actions (⋮): Quick management actions for individual players.
Use the Search name… field to find specific participants or adjust Rows per page pagination.

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Integrating Gashapon into Chatbot Flows

At the bottom of the editor, copy your unique Public URL:
Paste this URL into Open Website buttons across Flows, Broadcasts, or Sequences. Here are 3 common implementation strategies:

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Strategy 1: Click-to-Message Ad Acquisition

Build a Flow triggered when contacts message your Facebook or Instagram ad. Attach an Open Website button linking to the Gashapon minigame to offer an instant welcome turn, doubling initial conversation engagement rates.

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Strategy 2: Automated Coupon Delivery

Under Winning Message Settings, select Flow as the message type. Connect a flow containing the Set up Coupon action from Coupons. When a contact wins, the bot automatically sends a unique coupon code with an expiration date directly into the chat.

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Strategy 3: Daily Re-engagement Campaigns

Set Reset draws to recurring daily resets (Reset every 1 day). Use Omnichannel Broadcasts to notify past contacts of fresh daily turns, driving steady repeat traffic back to your channels.