# Material Resources

There are 3 types of *material resources* in the [game](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy):

* [Product](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/material-resources/product-bet-on-win)
* [Energy](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/material-resources/energy-bet-on-losing)
* [Recycling](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/material-resources/recycling-bet-on-draw)

At the beginning of the [game](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/metarchy), each [player](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players) has one token of each *material resource*.

The [player](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players) receives *material resource* tokens after all [conflicts](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-rules/game-turn/phase-4-conflict) has been resolved and her-his [actor](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/actors)-[robot](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/actors/robot) remained in the [factory](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/playing-field/factory), [energy station](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/playing-field/energy-station), or [dump](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/playing-field/dump).

*Material resources* can be used during an [event card](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/event-cards) play

*Material resources* can be used as **betting on the outcome of the conflict**.

[Players](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players) can exchange *material resources* among themselves in the last phase of each [turn](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-rules/game-turn).

[Player](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/players) can exchange 3 different *material resources* ([product](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/material-resources/product-bet-on-win)+[energy](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/material-resources/energy-bet-on-losing)+[recycling](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/material-resources/recycling-bet-on-draw)) for a random [action card](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-review/constituents/action-cards) in [phase 5](https://metarchy.gitbook.io/welcome-to-metarcy/game-rules/game-turn/phase-5-market).

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