# Minting Central to a user-generated content marketplace is the ability to easily mint game object, or series of game objects, tied to a smart contract with ownership rights. A key principle to minting is that it permits minting and *melting.* Minting is the act of converting $PLAY tokens into a smart contract. Melting is the act of destroying the contract, and extracting the underlying value in $PLAY tokens. From there, the tokens can re-enter the token marketplace- be traded for fiat, or recycled into other game objects. So, for example, where a game has been discontinued, players may wish to melt down their game items. Central to the creation of smart contracts for tadeable game objects it the intermediate step of a FuseBlock. The FuseBlock provides the ecosystem with a powerful marco-economic tool, to help manage the overall token economy. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://playnetwork.gitbook.io/play/minting.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.