{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
  "releaseId": "gag2-daily-deal-source-audit-2026-07-30-r1",
  "datasetVersion": "2026-07-30.1",
  "game": "Grow a Garden 2",
  "gamePlaceId": "97598239454123",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "verificationMethod": "eight-community-page-daily-deal-bargain-and-double-or-nothing-claim-comparison",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "fandom-mechanics",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Fandom Wiki",
      "url": "https://growagarden2.fandom.com/wiki/Mechanics",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "Current-versus-disabled mechanic labels, 5x Daily Deal, twelve-hour use claim and Double or Nothing flow"
    },
    {
      "id": "gag2wiki-sell-stand",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Wiki",
      "url": "https://growagarden2wiki.com/sell-stand/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "Steven, sell modes, historical Bargain costs and 5x Daily Deal description"
    },
    {
      "id": "gagtools-calculator",
      "publisher": "GAG Tools",
      "url": "https://gagtools.net/grow-a-garden-2/daily-deal-calculator",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "2.2x calculator convention, twelve-hour claim and Bargain replacement note"
    },
    {
      "id": "gagcalculatorca",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden Calculator",
      "url": "https://www.growagardencalculator.ca/grow-a-garden-2/daily-deal-calculator",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "2.2x whole-inventory calculator and rolling twelve-hour reset claim"
    },
    {
      "id": "codes-guide",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Tools & Wiki",
      "url": "https://www.growagardens2codes.com/guides/bargain-daily-deal-guide",
      "sourceDate": "2026-06-23",
      "role": "Bargain guide, Daily Deal timing disagreement and Bargain-versus-Double-or-Nothing distinction"
    },
    {
      "id": "allthings-bargain",
      "publisher": "All Things How",
      "url": "https://allthings.how/how-to-bargain-with-steven-in-grow-a-garden-2-roblox/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-06-19",
      "role": "Historical Bargain This and Bargain Inventory flow"
    },
    {
      "id": "allthings-disabled",
      "publisher": "All Things How",
      "url": "https://allthings.how/why-bargaining-is-disabled-in-grow-a-garden-2-june-2026/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-06-20",
      "role": "Dated June 18 Bargain outage and moderator-attributed temporary-disable statement"
    },
    {
      "id": "gamezebo-disabled",
      "publisher": "Gamezebo",
      "url": "https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/what-happened-to-bargain-in-grow-a-garden-2/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-06",
      "role": "Dated Bargain refusal behavior, no-charge claim and temporary-disable context"
    }
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "steven-sell-npc",
      "topic": "Access",
      "claim": "Steven is the Sell NPC associated with ordinary selling and the reviewed gamble or deal options.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand", "codes-guide", "allthings-bargain", "allthings-disabled", "gamezebo-disabled"],
      "note": "The labels and available buttons changed over time."
    },
    {
      "id": "bargain-single-inventory",
      "topic": "Historical Bargain",
      "claim": "The original Bargain flow exposed separate single-crop and inventory-wide choices.",
      "evidence": "historical",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand", "allthings-bargain"],
      "note": "This describes the launch-era mechanic, not a promise that the buttons remain active."
    },
    {
      "id": "bargain-fee",
      "topic": "Historical Bargain",
      "claim": "Several pages report a Bargain entry fee equal to 55% of the current offer.",
      "evidence": "historical",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand", "allthings-bargain"],
      "note": "The calculator accepts fees separately and does not apply this old rate automatically."
    },
    {
      "id": "bargain-cooldown",
      "topic": "Historical Bargain",
      "claim": "Two pages report a 30-second interval between old Bargain bids and a 3 Robux skip.",
      "evidence": "historical",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand"],
      "note": "These values belong to the disabled launch-era implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "june-18-disable",
      "topic": "Patch History",
      "claim": "Dated June coverage says Bargain stopped functioning on June 18, 2026 and was disabled for bug fixing.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["allthings-disabled", "gamezebo-disabled", "codes-guide"],
      "note": "The articles attribute the temporary-disable explanation to official-community moderators, not a public patch note reviewed here."
    },
    {
      "id": "disabled-refusal",
      "topic": "Patch History",
      "claim": "During the outage, Steven could still show Bargain but refused to bid, with no fee charged.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["allthings-disabled", "gamezebo-disabled"],
      "note": "A dated outage behavior, not a current reproduction."
    },
    {
      "id": "double-replaces-bargain",
      "topic": "Current Mechanic",
      "claim": "Newer community pages describe Double or Nothing as replacing the Bargain mechanic in Update 1.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gagtools-calculator"],
      "note": "This is the strongest current-state account in the reviewed set, but no official patch note was located."
    },
    {
      "id": "double-whole-inventory",
      "topic": "Double or Nothing",
      "claim": "The Fandom mechanics page says Double or Nothing wagers the entire fruit inventory.",
      "evidence": "limited",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics"],
      "note": "Check the confirmation UI before accepting because the loss scope is material."
    },
    {
      "id": "double-win-bust",
      "topic": "Double or Nothing",
      "claim": "A win doubles the pot and a bust returns neither the wagered inventory nor Sheckles.",
      "evidence": "limited",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics"],
      "note": "The calculator models an editable win probability; 50% is only a scenario default."
    },
    {
      "id": "double-repeat",
      "topic": "Double or Nothing",
      "claim": "After a win, the reviewed mechanics page says players may cash out or risk the doubled pot again.",
      "evidence": "limited",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics"],
      "note": "Repeated wins grow the target exponentially while all-or-nothing failure risk compounds."
    },
    {
      "id": "daily-five-x",
      "topic": "Daily Deal",
      "claim": "Two wiki pages describe the Daily Deal as a flat 5x base-value offer.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand", "gagtools-calculator", "gagcalculatorca"],
      "note": "This conflicts with two calculator pages that use about 2.2x."
    },
    {
      "id": "daily-two-point-two-x",
      "topic": "Daily Deal",
      "claim": "Two calculator pages model the Daily Deal at about 2.2x.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["gagtools-calculator", "gagcalculatorca", "fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand"],
      "note": "The page does not choose a winner; the multiplier stays editable."
    },
    {
      "id": "daily-scope",
      "topic": "Daily Deal",
      "claim": "Sources are unclear whether the displayed deal applies to one highlighted crop, a selected crop, or the whole inventory.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gag2wiki-sell-stand", "gagtools-calculator", "gagcalculatorca"],
      "note": "Enter only the eligible base value shown by the in-game confirmation."
    },
    {
      "id": "daily-twelve-hours",
      "topic": "Timing",
      "claim": "Several reviewed pages report one Daily Deal use every twelve hours.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gagtools-calculator", "gagcalculatorca"],
      "note": "The exact anchor may be rolling from use rather than a universal wall-clock reset."
    },
    {
      "id": "daily-versus-twelve",
      "topic": "Timing",
      "claim": "One guide explicitly notes disagreement between once per day and every twelve hours.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["codes-guide", "fandom-mechanics", "gagtools-calculator", "gagcalculatorca"],
      "note": "Use Steven's availability state; this release does not publish a synchronized timer."
    },
    {
      "id": "sell-stock-stacking",
      "topic": "Sell Stock",
      "claim": "The reviewed editorial and calculator pages do not establish whether Sell Stock multiplies a Daily Deal.",
      "evidence": "unverified",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gagtools-calculator", "gagcalculatorca"],
      "note": "Compare the two visible offers as alternatives; do not multiply them together unless the game UI proves stacking."
    },
    {
      "id": "no-official-patch-note",
      "topic": "Verification",
      "claim": "No first-party patch note confirming the current multiplier, reset anchor or eligible scope was located in this review.",
      "evidence": "unverified",
      "sourceIds": [],
      "note": "Community agreement can guide a scenario but cannot substitute for current in-game confirmation."
    },
    {
      "id": "no-live-state",
      "topic": "Verification",
      "claim": "A static web page cannot know whether a player's Daily Deal is currently available or what offer Steven displays.",
      "evidence": "unverified",
      "sourceIds": [],
      "note": "The tool performs arithmetic only from user-entered observations."
    }
  ],
  "conflicts": [
    {
      "topic": "Current selling gamble",
      "positions": ["Launch-era Bargain", "Double or Nothing replaced Bargain in Update 1"],
      "safeUse": "Treat Bargain fee and cooldown claims as historical; verify the current Steven button in game."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Daily Deal multiplier",
      "positions": ["5x base value", "about 2.2x"],
      "safeUse": "Copy the multiplier or final offer visible in game; keep the calculator input editable."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Eligible value",
      "positions": ["single or selected crop", "whole inventory"],
      "safeUse": "Enter only the base value covered by the confirmation prompt."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Reset timing",
      "positions": ["once per day", "one use every twelve hours", "rolling twelve hours after use"],
      "safeUse": "Use Steven's availability state instead of a fan-made global countdown."
    },
    {
      "topic": "Sell Stock stacking",
      "positions": ["compare as separate offers", "stacking discussed by players but not established here"],
      "safeUse": "Do not multiply Sell Stock and Daily Deal together without an in-game before/after check."
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "No official patch note or developer-maintained mechanics table was located.",
    "No in-game account reproduction was performed for this release.",
    "The dataset does not expose a live Daily Deal, countdown, Sell Stock state or Steven availability.",
    "The 2.2x and 5x claims remain unresolved and are intentionally not normalized.",
    "Historical Bargain fees and cooldowns must not be treated as current Double or Nothing rules."
  ]
}