Chore Roulette
An opt-in nudge for the child who has stalled: spin once, get a random outstanding chore, and earn a multiplier on it if they do it.
It is a way of turning "I don't know where to start" into one specific thing worth extra.
Roulette is doubly opt-in — it needs both a global setting and a card setting, so an existing dashboard never sprouts a new button unasked.
- Settings — enable roulette (off by default), and set the multiplier and how many spins a child gets per day.
- Add
show_roulette: trueto the child card:
type: custom:taskmate-child-card
entity: sensor.taskmate_overview
child_id: <child_id>
show_roulette: true- Roulette only ever picks a chore the child is actually allowed to do right now. It runs the same availability check as everything else, so the weather gate, deadlines, dependencies and rotation are all respected.
- The pick is recorded per child, per day. It survives a reload, can't be re-rolled past the daily allowance, and expires overnight.
- A re-spin moves to a different chore where one is available, rather than handing back the same one.
- The multiplier is applied at completion, and stacks with the difficulty multiplier and any speed bonus.
- A multiplier below 1 is clamped to 1. Spinning should never punish the child for trying.
- The spin button renders under all five card design styles, taking its colour from the active design's accent.
Children spin via the taskmate.spin_roulette service, which the card calls for them:
action: taskmate.spin_roulette
data:
child_id: <child_id>Spinning fires taskmate_roulette_spun:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
child_id / child_name
|
Who spun |
chore_id / chore_name
|
What they landed on |
multiplier |
The multiplier that will apply |
timestamp |
When |
- Chores — what makes a chore available to be picked
- Difficulty Tiers — the other multiplier, which stacks with this one
- Reactive Chores — speed bonuses, which also stack
-
Services — the full
taskmate.spin_roulettesignature - Settings — the global roulette settings