By: KaiKai
From: @AW_Research
AI Summery
Stratagems.world offers players an immersive and strategic gaming experience on the Base mainnet. The game operates on a 24-hour simultaneous turn-based system, where players compete for control of the board in two distinct phases: commit and reveal. With its innovative gameplay mechanics, players can freely switch factions and strategize their moves to maximize their territory while minimizing conflicts. However, careful planning is required to avoid triggering attacks between opposing factions and ensure the prosperity of owned lands. The game's alpha release introduces players to the dynamic world of Stratagems, promising rewards and recognition for top performers. As players delve into the game, they'll discover endless possibilities for strategic gameplay and social interaction, making Stratagems an exciting addition to the blockchain gaming landscape.
About Stratagems.world
Stratagems.world is a fully on chain simultaneous turn-based game developed by Etherplay on base.
Alpha 1 on Base mainnet (March 21st to May 21st) marks the first play-test of Stratagems, originating from a hackathon project in November 2022. After winning the gaming category of the Arbitrum hackathon, the team did not immediately continue work on it, as they needed more tools. The entire year of 2023 was spent on developing these tools.
Now, players compete for map control in this first alpha release.
Rewards & Scoring: The leader-board system offers $1000 in rewards, with the potential for more as the alpha progresses. The game is divided into two phases, each lasting one month. In Phase 1 (until April 21st), players receive TOKENs via Discord to stake on the map. Lands are scored based on prosperity, although this isn't the final score.
In Phase 2, GEMS are introduced, distributed based on prosperous island ownership. Fixed distribution per second incentivizes early territory control.
Team background
Founded in 2016, Etherplay is a blockchain game studio based in Scotland, focusing on building unstoppable games powered by Ethereum technology. They gained recognition for developing the first game playable with MetaMask in 2016 and have continued to innovate ever since.
Since early 2019, Etherplay has been dedicated to creating fully persistent and permissionless games, also known as Autonomous Worlds. These include "Ethernal" and "Conquest.eth," the latter being a groundbreaking infinite game of diplomacy where players can join at any time, set to remain live until the network it runs on ceases to exist.
With their latest project, "Stratagems," Etherplay explores the concept of permissionless composability with immutable rulesets, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the blockchain gaming space.
Etherplay's journey began in 2016 when they started exploring the convergence of blockchain and gaming. Inspired by earlier experiments like Hunter Coin, they recognized the potential for innovative types of games leveraging blockchain technology. Their experimentation led to the development of Etherplay's skill game platform, hosting the first Ethereum-based games playable directly in the browser.
As they delved deeper into the possibilities of blockchain technology, Etherplay ventured into on-chain games, such as "Tug of War" and "Ethernal," developed in collaboration with Jia. The latter garnered an enthusiastic community of players on the Polygon testnet.
Through their experiences, Etherplay identified the potential of simple game mechanics combined with a social element, leading to the creation of "Conquest" and, subsequently, "Stratagems."
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About Stratagems.world gameplay
The current alpha version of the game is released on the Base mainnet, and players can obtain their in-game tokens through Stratagems' Discord. In future versions, players will need to stake ETH to play the game, but this alpha version is free; you only need to prepare ETH for gas fees.
Stratagems operates on a 24-hour simultaneous turn-based system divided into two phases: commit and reveal.
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Commit Phase (23 hours): Players strategize and commit to their moves by making a single transaction with a corresponding deposit. Collaboration among players is encouraged to devise optimal tactics. Once committed, decisions cannot be altered.
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Reveal Phase (1 hour): All actions are resolved simultaneously, regardless of the order of reveals. Automatic reveal services are provided, ensuring player actions remain confidential until the reveal. After the reveal, the next epoch begins, revealing player actions and allowing for the evolution of each land according to Stratagems' rules.
Rules
- There are 5 player-owned factions, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Purple, and one Black.
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Factions of different colors attack each other, which may lead to the decrease of lives.
Tips:
In Stratagems, players can switch factions freely, but placing opposing factions next to each other triggers attacks, and redistributing deposits to neighboring players.
- Each land will start with 2 lives (represented by the houses), the floating gem representing the deposited ETH/Token.When a land has no neighboring enemies, its life increases by one.
When a land has only enemy neighbors, its life decreases by one.
- When land has both, if the number of friendly neighbors is bigger than the number of enemies, life grows by one, else it decreases by one.
- When life reaches zero, the land dies, losing its deposit (gem). It remains on the grid, inactive, and can be replaced by any player. Deposited tokens are distributed to neighboring lands with different factions.
Example 1:
In this example, I ll lose and win 3, why not 6 because the other green player is also getting its share.
Example 2:
This is a bad example, you are going to lose 8 and win only 4.
- When life reaches 7, the land reaches its ultimate state. The owner can then withdraw the deposit.
*One potential strategy is to leverage the increased token supply as two players, ensuring that your placements do not conflict. Additionally, Stratagems involves choosing the right factions to ally with.