The Most Engaging Points Farming Campaign Yet — Showdown Gamers and Stakers Drop Phase 1 is now Live!
Phase 1 of the Showdown Gamer and Stakers Airdrop is now LIVE!
The Showdown points campaign is the one of the MOST engaging and interactive points campaigns out there till date, given that points can actually be wagered and multiplied in Showdown’s platform.
There are two ways that users can earn points:
1) Staking Drop
2) Gamers Drop
Showdown Points can be exchanged for Showdown’s native token $SHOW on Showdown’s mainnet.
STEPS TO PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN’S TESTNET:
The Showdown Chain Testnet has been live for the past few weeks, powered by the Cosmos-EVM SDK (explorer.showdown.win).
Showdown will be bringing a wave of Web 2 and Web 3 gamers both to the Cosmos ecosystem by providing the infrastructure that revolutionises game engagement by creating a competitive environment allowing for gamers to engage in wagers and tournaments.
The most played PC games in the world are first in-line for integration, with Counter-Strike 2 already fully integrated and with Dota 2 integration almost complete. Chess (from Lichess) is also being integrated allowing for the masses to easily be onboarded in the first ever Chess wagering platform in the world. The Showdown SDK is in development allowing Web 2 games and Web 3 games alike to integrate with Showdown’s modules.
To see what Showdown is all about checkout the website on your PC: www.Showdown.win. This is the REAL deal and will be one of the leaders in the Web 3 game ecosystem going forward.
Phase 1 STAKER DROP ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for Season 1 of the Staker drop the following tokens will have to be staked:
1. Cosmos (ATOM) — Minimum Eligibility 1 ATOM Staked
2. Osmosis (OSMO) — Minimum Eligibility 10 OSMO Staked
3. Aethir (ATH) — Minimum Eligibility TBA
Stakers in Aethir’s gaming pool will get a chance to earn Showdown tokens as rewards. Details to follow. [Reference — Stake.aethir.com]
More protocols will be included in the following phase.
More details regarding tiers and snapshot date will be disclosed in the next few weeks.
GAMER REWARDS:
Gamers can start earning Showdown points right away by playing Counter Strike 2 on Showdown’s platform. These points can be wagered and multiplied through 1v1 wagers and clan wagers.
DEATHMATCH: Deathmatch can be played on any map without any primary objectives, such as planting/defusing the bomb or rescuing hostages. Instead, players are required to eliminate enemies on the opposing team.
Play this mode to farm points that you can later wager.
Minimum Players: 1
Rewards:
Bot kill — 0.7 Showdown Points
Player kill — 1 Showdown Point
Headshot — 2 Showdown Points
RETAKE: Retake is a multiplayer game mode that recreates bombsite retake scenarios on maps focused on a single bomb site. At the beginning of the round, the terrorists are spawned on a plant site with an already installed bomb. The counter terrorists must break into the plant site and defuse the bomb.
Play this mode to farm points that you can later wager.
Minimum Players: 3
Rewards:
Bomb Defuse — 1 Showdown Point
MPV — 1 Showdown Point
1v1 MODE
Quickplay — Match with a random player looking for a challenge and wager points against them. Winners are rewarded with 10 Showdown Points apart from their winnings.
Scheduled Match — Go against an opponent in the explore tab or create your own challenge with your wager amount and let others challenge you.
CLAN BATTLE: Wager on your teams performance in the all too familiar 5v5 Counter Strike game mode. Choose the prize pool which will be claimed by the winning team.
Why Showdown?
Game agnostic infrastructure for user retention:
Web2 and Web3 games integrated with Showdown can offer competitive game modes from day one of their launch, enhancing user experience, increasing user engagement and player retention.
Monetization avenues:
Showdown will allow users to monetize their skills across 5 unique game modes. Through added incentivisation and competitiveness, players can elevate their gaming experience with real skin in the game.
Tournament service:
Games can now access Showdown’s tournament feature through an easy integration to Showdown’s ecosystem. To begin with, Counter-Strike 2 gamers/tournament organizers will now be able to host their own tournaments with 4 simple clicks.
On-Chain Wagering:
Showdown’s smart contract system offers a non-custodial, automated and transparent wagering service that can be plugged into leading titles across web2 and web3.
XShow Token
10 Million XSHOW token is being minted on Showdown’s testnet, this IOU token represents 1% of Showdown’s total supply and will be swapped on mainnet in a 1:1 ratio for SHOW. XSHOW will be distributed to contributors who help with Showdown engagement and increase the awareness of Showdown and adoption of its platform.
Game studios, tournaments organizers, gaming guilds, tournament sponsors and other members of the wider gaming community that would like to learn more about the platform and scope of integrations can reach out to us on (social@showdown.win)/(https://t.me/showdowngg_chat)
Platform Link — https://showdown.win/
