New Blockchain Strategy Game: CryptoCrusades

What would happen if you combined Tribal Wars with Civilization? What if you added Ethereum to the mix?

You would get CryptoCrusades, a new blockchain strategy game for iOS and Android. In many ways, CryptoCrusades is a simple Real-Time Strategy MMO: Players collect resources, train troops, and fight other players. You can build towns, upgrade buildings, choose your empire’s policies, and trade resources.

What makes it unique is that its core functions are built entirely on a blockchain. This gives it three exciting aspects:

1. True Ownership

When a player buys game items, these items go directly onto their blockchain wallets as NFTs. This means the player’s assets are not controlled and dictated by the company: Instead, CryptoCrusades has a Player-Driven Economy in which the player has true ownership over their investments.

2. Portability

This ownership comes with an important perk: Players can buy and sell their skins, Heroes, and Relics at ease, not just in-game but also out-of-game on marketplaces such as OpenSea. If you get an ultra-rare item that you don’t actually want, you can just sell it for actual cryptocurrency.

3. Security

Being built on the Ethereum blockchain means players can’t be hacked and their investments are safe. Neither the game nor the company stores passwords online.

With these three advantages of being a blockchain game, what does that mean for gameplay?

CryptoCrusades is both a video game and a platform for earning. It has a small persistent world stored on the blockchain with customizable cities, supporting a complex ecosystem with many paths to earn Gold: Plunder enemy settlements. Craft NFTs to sell on OpenSea. Collect rare Relics to boost your daily airdrops. There is a huge variety of gameplay possibilities that appeal to both gamers and crypto enthusiasts alike.

Players can expand their empires while expanding their wallets, all from their Capital City.

Genesis Cities

For players who want to take things a step further, CryptoCrusades provides the opportunity to own a Capital City outside of the game. On a game world that already has limited spots (around 2000 players in random locations), only 88 settlements can currently be bought and sold. These ultra rare Capitals are called Genesis Cities, and they come with a wide range of premium benefits:

• They are ERC721 NFTs which can be bought and sold
• They have a set location, like Kyoto or Constantinople
• They come with limited edition Genesis Architecture and Genesis Clothing built into the settlement

So if, for example, you wanted to play CryptoCrusades and own Kyoto as your Capital City, you could auction for it on OpenSea. After a few months, if you’ve played through many aspects of the game and maxed out Kyoto’s building levels, you could potentially sell the exclusive location for a profit.

CryptoCrusades makes it a point to be fair (rather than pay-to-win), so investments can be made and withdrawn at ease in a way that doesn’t disrupt the gameplay of everyone else. All players have the opportunity to build a profitable empire if they are strategic.

Release Dates

• The Strategic Land Sale of Genesis Cities happens on OpenSea. Keep your eyes open for the next sale!
• Alpha Testing for CryptoCrusades is open to the public. Testers will help make the game balanced and fun (and also get a head-start when the game is released!)
• CryptoCrusades aims to officially launch at the end of 2021.

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