Note: The below strategy is unfortunately outdated for the current Gimkit game. Feel free to play around with the code and update it according to current Gimkit rules.
calc-gimkit-strategy.py is a Python script by Noble H. Mushtak which generates optimal strategies for the educational game Gimkit. For example, here is the optimal strategy for going from $1 to over $4,000,000,000 and buying all Level 10 Gimkit upgrades except insurance in as few steps as possible (all steps which are not just answering a normal question are in bold):
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $2
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $5
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $8
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $11
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $14
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $17
- Buy the Level 2 ($20) streak bonus upgrade for $15, making your total $2
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $23
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $44
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $65
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $86
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $107
- Buy the Level 3 ($50) money per question upgrade for $100, making your total $7
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $77
- Buy the mega bonus for $55, making your total $22
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $92
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $162
- Buy the Level 3 ($100) streak bonus upgrade for $150, making your total $12
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $162
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $312
- Buy the Level 3 (2x) multiplier upgrade for $300, making your total $12
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $312
- Buy and use the discounter for $300, making your total $12
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $312
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $612
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $912
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1212
- Buy the Level 4 ($200) streak bonus upgrade for $1125, making your total $87
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $587
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1087
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1587
- Buy the Level 4 (3x) multiplier upgrade for $1500, making your total $87
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $837
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1587
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $2337
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $3087
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $3837
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $4587
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $5337
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $6087
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $6837
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $7587
- Buy the Level 5 ($500) money per question upgrade for $7500, making your total $87
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $2187
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $4287
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $6387
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $8487
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $10587
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $12687
- Buy the Level 5 ($1000) streak bonus upgrade for $11250, making your total $1437
- Buy the rebooter for $1435, making your total $2
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $4502
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $9002
- Buy the Level 5 (5x) multiplier upgrade for $9000, making your total $2
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $7502
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $15002
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $22502
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $30002
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $37502
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $45002
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $52502
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $60002
- Buy the Level 6 ($2000) money per question upgrade for $56250, making your total $3752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $18752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $33752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $48752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $63752
- Buy the Level 6 (8x) multiplier upgrade for $63750, making your total $2
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $24002
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $48002
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $72002
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $96002
- Buy the Level 6 ($4000) streak bonus upgrade for $86250, making your total $9752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $57752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $105752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $153752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $201752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $249752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $297752
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $345752
- Buy the Level 7 ($10000) streak bonus upgrade for $337500, making your total $8252
- Buy the mini bonus for $270, making your total $7982
- Answer 1 question using the mini and mega bonuses, bringing your total up to $967982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1063982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1159982
- Buy the Level 8 ($50000) streak bonus upgrade for $1125000, making your total $34982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $450982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $866982
- Use the rebooter to regenerate your previously bought powerups.
- Buy the Level 7 (12x) multiplier upgrade for $525000, making your total $341982
- Answer 1 question using the mini and mega bonuses, bringing your total up to $6581982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $7205982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $7829982
- Buy the Level 9 ($250000) money per question upgrade for $7500000, making your total $329982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $3929982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $7529982
- Buy the Level 8 (18x) multiplier upgrade for $4875000, making your total $2654982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $8054982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $13454982
- Buy the Level 9 ($1000000) streak bonus upgrade for $11250000, making your total $2204982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $24704982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $47204982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $69704982
- Buy the Level 9 (30x) multiplier upgrade for $48750000, making your total $20954982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $58454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $95954982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $133454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $170954982
- Buy the Level 10 ($5000000) streak bonus upgrade for $150000000, making your total $20954982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $178454982
- Buy the Level 10 ($1000000) money per question upgrade for $75000000, making your total $103454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $283454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $463454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $643454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $823454982
- Buy the Level 10 (100x) multiplier upgrade for $750000000, making your total $73454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $673454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1273454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $1873454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $2473454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $3073454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $3673454982
- Answer 1 question, bringing your total up to $4273454982
Please note that neither this script nor its author are associated with the Gimkit company or any Gimkit employee in any way. I am simply a student who used Gimkit in high-school and wanted to calculate the optimal strategy for completing Gimkit assignments.
Documentation coming soon!