Cryptocurrency investor and blockchain game developer Jason Appleton has announced the launch of wargrum.io. According to Appleton, the creator of the game, wargrum is a Cardano-based tabletop digital war game. The blockchain game developer shared an example of one of the characters – the Commande and the Guardian.
He further explained that each piece will have spells, skills, weapons, and abilities that can be used in tactical warfare.
Playable pieces useful for tactical warfare
According to the project website, each NFT makes a playable piece valuable during a war. Also, each NFT is one piece. Therefore, a 10 man unit may not be playable with a copy of the unit's NFT. At least ten copies are required. The game system features a points system based on each user's available NFTs, which can be used to unlock pieces and create a battle list.
Users earn tokens when they win matches against other players. They can use the tokens they earn to buy more unique pieces or 3D versions to replace the 2D pieces. Eventually, users can collect 100 NFTs with different special abilities.
This way, they will have a strong team of playable pieces for various battles. Meanwhile, Appleton has not disclosed the exact launch date for the new blockchain game. He only teased his followers, saying that the project would be launched soon. However, the project's website states that the team will release the unlocked playable pieces by 2024.
Appleton believes that blockchain-based gaming should be an adventure and not feel like work. The wargrum.io website also reveals that Appleton and his team plan to host a ladder tournament each year. In addition, there are plans to launch a reward tournament that includes a ranking system for all players. This ranking system will be automatically updated in real time.
The project's schedule for this year includes an initial list of pre-order NFTs, which will constitute beta users. These beta users will play low-scoring games to find any bugs in the game.
Gaming projects around Cardano and NFT
There has been a lot of development activity on the Cardano blockchain lately, including several NFT gaming projects. Santiment data from Dec. 29 points to Cardano as the leading blockchain for 2022 in terms of development activity. Ethereum occupies the fourth position on this list, with Polygon and Cosmos ahead.
Ethereum's position is surprising given its recent move to a proof-of-stake (pos) network. However, Cardano ranks sixth in terms of return on investment (ROI), as it has averaged performance for most of the past year. Internet computer (ICP) led other blockchain projects in terms of ROI, with Flow (FLOW) and Polkadot (DOT) in second and third place, respectively, according to data from Santiment.
Many of these NFT game project developers believe in Cardano's core values, vision and mission. This makes it the ideal blockchain to launch their NFT gaming projects. Meanwhile, Cardano's native token, ADA, is up 1,5% and the quotation it rose to $0,2755, according to current data from Coingecko. It remains to be seen whether NFT gaming projects could be the main catalyst for ADA's price, which sits at $2.
