The Timber Rings, counted out loud
The ladder runs on Resin, never on how much you stake. Here is what each of the ten rings actually asks for.
Resin comes from the Mill Wheel, the notice board and Harvest Table marks. Each ring publishes two numbers — one to keep your place, one to move up. Miss the keep across a season and you slip one ring; your level and your chips never move.
Every ring raises the wheel ceiling and the level multiplier, and from Alder upwards the invitation reward is doubled.