Introducing Jutsu World: Revolutionising Trading Card Games with CW-404

Jutsu World
6 min readJun 5, 2024

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Jutsu World is the first CW404 Trading Card Game (TCG) built on the Cosmos blockchain. Using the Injective chain, which is cheaper, better, and faster, Jutsu World aims to be the first native game built on Injective that offers a holistic and innovative TCG experience. This is only made possible with CW-404 as it solves age-old problems in the NFT TCG space such as liquidity, restricted meta, and expansion packs.

The Mission of Jutsu World:

Jutsu World’s mission is to merge the physical and digital realms of TCGs. Using the CW404 token standard, Jutsu World enhances the security, authenticity, and experience of trading, collecting, and playing TCGs online. The game aims to create a vibrant ecosystem for players to engage in traditional gameplay, and digital transactions such as buying, selling, loaning, and trading.

What Jutsu World Seeks to Become:

Jutsu World aims to be a dynamic, player-driven universe. The vision includes:

  • “Pack Opening” via Rerolls: Pack openings are exciting for any TCG fan. With CW-404 technology, digital pack openings can be cheaper, better, and faster, while ensuring card authenticity. CW-404 enables us to retain a finite amount of tokens and an unlimited number of Jutsu Card generation possibilities. For more details on rerolls, read here.
  • 404 Trading Marketplace: Cards are not just for playing. The world of TCGs includes speculators, collectors, and players. Jutsu World aims to let users trade their Jutsu Cards seamlessly via partnerships with existing NFT marketplace platforms or otherwise.
  • Innovative Gameplay: A digital-first TCG experience enabled by CW-404 technology allows continuous evolution of the game, its gameplay mechanics, and card expansion packs. This keeps the experience fresh and engaging without harming token economics. This is possible due to the unique mechanics of CW-404.
  • Community-Centric: Jutsu World values its community, starting with early adopters, known as “OGs.” These pioneers shape the game’s future, participate in governance, and keep the game aligned with community interests. In the future, Jutsu World aims to adopt governance as a utility in $JUTSU.

Monetisation Modes:

Jutsu World will use several monetization strategies to create a sustainable and profitable ecosystem. At launch, Jutsu World will have card rerolls and will expand its monetisation modes as the project develops:

  1. Card Rerolls: Generating a new Jutsu Card using one whole $JUTSU token. Rerolls are paid for in $INJ or $JUTSU. More information on rerolls can be found here.
  2. In-game Purchases: Players will be able to purchase additional in-game assets, cosmetics, and upgrades for a fee.
  3. Jutsu Card Trades: Players will be able to trade Jutsu Cards in a trustless manner for a fee.
  4. Gaming Merchandise: Collectors and players will be able to purchase phygital goods, including figurines of characters.

Benefits of Holding $JUTSU:

As a token that behaves as a non-fungible and fungible token, holding $JUTSU tokens provides for a series of utilities - from in-game utility to liquidity pool rewards. For instance, players can use $JUTSU tokens to generate new Jutsu Cards, ensuring evolving gameplay. Additionally, $JUTSU tokens can be used in liquidity pools, offering holders the chance to earn rewards and participate in the DeFi ecosystem. Benefits include:

  1. In-game Utility: Jutsu Cards, represented by $JUTSU tokens, are used to play the game. Each card represents an in-game item or creature. Delegation will be available at a later date.
  2. Liquidity Pool Rewards: As a CW-404 token, the hybrid token enables $JUTSU holders to leverage both NFT and DeFi use cases. This includes providing $JUTSU as liquidity and earning swap fees.
  3. Collect and Trade Cards: Collect and trade Jutsu Cards like NFTs. Trade cards on NFT marketplaces. Higher rarity cards should be worth more than $JUTSU, allowing for a more liquid floor price and easy trading.
  4. Governance Rights: Token holders will eventually be able to participate in governance, influencing game development and decisions. That said, this will only be a priority after the game is launched. In the meantime, OGs will stay close to the process to ensure Jutsu World remains community-centric.

Solving TCG Industry Challenges Beyond Web3

The TCG industry faces challenges such as inflationary card supply from expansions and seasons, which can hinder scalability and sustainability. Jutsu World addresses these issues with:

  • Fixed Card Supply: Ensuring a non-inflationary collectibles economy by maintaining a fixed supply of cards.
  • Dynamic Meta Updates: Allowing creative freedom to change in-game metas, launch new card expansions, and partner with other IPs without impacting the overall supply.
  • Phygital Integration: Providing a seamless experience of collecting and battling across both physical and digital channels. Physical card trades, transfers, and loans are reflected digitally, and vice-versa, ensuring a trustless and integrated environment.

Why Injective?

Injective has made headlines recently with blockbuster integrations such as Binance Pay, Fireblocks, and Gate Web3 wallet. As an ecosystem that is expanding rapidly and recreating ATHs in metrics such as the number of wallets, transactions, and more, Injective is in a unique position to gain adoption from both institutional as well as retail users. More than that, Injective has embraced 404 technology by introducing CW-404 in partnership with DojoSwap, the largest AMM DEX in the ecosystem. The Sushi Fighter NFT Collection by DojoSwap is the first to utilize the CW-404 standard on Injective and achieved more than 7x in overflow from its initial launchpad. Apart from native demand for 404 technology, Injective is simply cheaper and faster which is crucial in enabling a high transaction environment that is perfect for rerolls and TCGs.

The Role of CW404 Tokens:

The CW404 token standard enables the native fractionalization of NFTs. This technology addresses liquidity issues by allowing tokens to behave as both fungible and non-fungible tokens. Key benefits include:

  1. Enhanced Liquidity: CW404 tokens allow native fractionalization of NFTs, addressing liquidity issues. A player can trade CW404s like fungible tokens, selling unwanted Jutsu Cards with the liquidity of a fungible token on any partnered DEX.
  2. Sustainable Economy: Maintaining a fixed token supply while supporting unlimited possibilities for Jutsu Card generation and meta updates.
  3. Seamless Trading: Facilitating trades in both NFT marketplaces and 404-specific marketplaces.
  4. Re-Roll Mechanism: Offering players the ability to reroll unwanted Jutsu Cards for new ones, providing a dynamic and engaging experience. New cards can include new expansion packs and collaborations with different NFT brands.

This enables a future where 404 tokens can be used to validate authenticity but remain as liquid as a fungible token. QR codes can be employed on physical copies that provide proof of authenticity on the blockchain.

The Future of TCGs

Jutsu World envisions a future where speculators trade in a liquid environment, players enjoy a dynamic in-game experience, and collectors hold cards without inflation concerns. By eventually integrating phygital elements, ownership of every card can be authenticated digitally and physically, creating a seamless and trustless trading environment.

What’s Next?

Jutsu World users can first look forward to buying, selling, and collecting $JUTSU, as well as re-rolling Jutsu Cards directly within the Jutsu World platform after TGE which is slated to happen in a few weeks. The first version of the game is expected to launch later in the year after private playtests with OGs and invited playtesters.

Conclusion

Jutsu World aims to lead the Web3 TCG industry into a new era by merging traditional gameplay with blockchain technology. With its mission to create a seamless phygital experience and its use of the CW404 token standard, Jutsu World offers players and investors a dynamic and exciting ecosystem. Join the revolution and be part of the future of TCGs with Jutsu World via our socials. Let's roll.

For more detailed information, visit the Jutsu World Documentation.

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Jutsu World

We’re building the first on-chain CW404 fantasy card game where you can battle, trade, and reroll (“Jutsu”) to build an epic collection like never before.