The first season of Crypto: The Game is A viral, “Survivor”-inspired phenomenon Players from around the world took part in the challenge online and IRL, competing for a chance to win $115,000 worth of Ethereum (ETH). And the second time around, everything was definitely bigger.
Tickets to play Crypto: The Game Season 2 are available starting today, with a season featuring more players, larger industry sponsors, and new on-chain gaming mechanics. Ethereum network expansion Base. But with everything kicked up a few notches, can the new season replicate the same viral magic that captivated the cryptocurrency faithful earlier this year?
Season 2, called Anon Island, begins April 8 at 12 PM EST. Early Access Mint starts today and Public Mint starts tomorrow. All players who participated in the first season will be whitelisted in the Early Access Mint. This is a thank you from the game’s founder, Dylan Abruscato, to those who have supported the game from the beginning.
Mint highlights one of the biggest changes to the game. This time the item appears as: NFT. This introduces some interesting new on-chain mechanics to the game. If someone is voted out, their player NFT will be converted to a Juror NFT. This allows you to vote on who wins the final round (another riff on the “Survivor” reality show theme).
Big changes in S2 @cryptothegame_ The idea is that players mint NFTs for a spot in the game.
If excluded from voting, the NFT will convert from a player NFT to a jury NFT.
But this also means you can sell NFTs for your place in the game at any time. Think parlay hedging… pic.twitter.com/OABP4wu0US
— Dylan Abruscato (@DylanAbruscato) March 28, 2024
NFT-based items also mean people can sell their NFTs to “cash out” at any point in the game. In theory, as the game progresses you gain more value and have a better chance of winning the total prize pool. . Additionally, players who are voted out can rejoin the game by purchasing one of the entry NFTs on the secondary market after being voted out.
Abruscato said decryption By the time the first season went viral, it was too late for new players to join and they couldn’t immediately capitalize on the new wave of interest and players to join. He hopes that the move to NFT gated gaming will allow more players to participate and allow the game to continue to grow as it gains more and more attention.
A total of 800 NFTs will be sold between the two mints, meaning there could potentially be nearly twice as many players this time around. Season 2’s prize pool, like Season 1, will be generated through ticket sales. If all 800 tickets are sold out at 0.1 ETH (about $325), the prize pool for Season 2 will be 80 ETH. This is minus the 10% cut that Crypto: The Game keeps for operating expenses. You end up with approximately $234,000 worth of ETH.
The new season also brings big sponsors. Abruscato hesitated to speak decryption For fear of spoiling the surprise, they didn’t explain exactly how sponsors would interact with the game, but Lens, Uniswap, Wormhole, POAP and Safe all said they were sponsoring specific parts of the game.
The addition of sponsors highlights the next phase of Crypto: The Game’s growth. This means moving from lightning in a bottle to a scalable, repeatable business.
Abruscato has been a lifelong fan of “Survivor” and created Crypto: The Game out of his passion for the enduring reality game show. After the huge success of his creation in Season 1, he’s now hoping to take it mainstream. In addition to retaining 10% of the prize pool to continue evolving, the game will generate revenue through secondary sales of NFTs, along with sponsorship revenue from the aforementioned companies.
Why build on Base? While Abruscato spoke decryption He said many Ethereum layer-2 networks have contacted him about becoming the new home for Crypto: The Game. He said many people from Base and Coinbase participated in the game’s first season and that their early support meant a lot to him.
Crypto: The Game has received rave reviews from players. The most fun they’ve ever had. In the cryptocurrency world. Some observers were also clearly eager to get into the mix next time, making Season 2’s opening to meet a clear demand. It felt like a truly micro-phenomenon that captivated everyone involved.
“One of the things that surprised me the most was that it was open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” Abruscato admits. “I thought people would log in, play a round and then log off. This 24/7, 10-day game show has really swelled me up. If you were inactive, you were considered ‘unwinnable.’”
Sequel season Anon Island will undoubtedly be bigger as planned, but the burning question is whether it will be even better, or at least still feel like a viral sensation when there’s more to it this time around. The eyes of the cryptocurrency world will surely be watching April 8th when Anon Island launches.
Editor: Andrew Hayward
