Step by Step Guide
to on how to build a 2048 Blockchain Game

Matt McKinney
ArcBlock
Published in
3 min readJul 17, 2020

We’ll show you to build your first blockchain game using ArcBlock’s platform making it easier for you to create, deploy and manage your game.

Things to know

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to setup your own 2048 game with blockchain-enabled features including creating and using your own native tokens, integrating decentralized identity for your users including login and token usage, and a blockchain backend in just a few simple steps. Watch the 4-part step-by-step tutorial series that shows you everything you need to know to build 2048 on ArcBlock.

PLATFORM

DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY

BLOCKLETS

Part 1 — getting started with your game

Building your blockchain game can be easy and straightforward. In this section, you will:
📱 Setup your environment including getting your local ABT Node up and running
💵 Outline your game design and background details
🛒 Setup your ABT Wallet and wallet playground

WATCH PART 1

READ THE STEPS

ArcBlock Developer Workshop — how to build a game using blockchain part 1

Part 2 — preparing your project

In this part you will continue bootstrapping your project and prepare to implement your game on ABT Node as a blocklet

In this part, you will:

🗺 Setup wallet playground
🔁 Exchange with Local Currency
💸 Create and setup a native token
🛒 Make A Purchase Cross Border

WATCH PART 2

READ THE STEPS

Developer Workshop — how to build a game using blockchain part 2

Part 3 — implement your game

Let’s continue implementing your game

In this part, you will:

🗺 Setup your custom token
💸 Authorization including charging and signature on the blockchain
🛒 Payment

WATCH PART 3

READ THE STEPS

Developer Workshop — how to build a game using blockchain part 3

Part 4 — publish your game on ABT Node

In part 4, you will:

🎫 Setup your game badge
💸 Learn how to publish your game as a blocklet

WATCH PART 4

READ THE STEPS

Developer Workshop — how to build a game using blockchain part 1

Watch the videos and now build your own game on ABT Node

Watching the video shows you everything you need to build your game. We show you how to setup your development environment, deploy and install your ABT Node and Blocklet, how to create and use your own native token, integrate Decentralized Identity and user access, and lastly how to deploy your game as a new Blocklet. Now it’s your turn to try it. use the links below to deploy your ABT Node and visit the marketplace to install our 2048 Blocklet and try it yourself.

DEPLOY ABT NODE

GAME BLOCKLET

Why Build on ArcBlock

We’ve built a production-ready platform that includes everything developers need to build, run and use DApps.

Developer Ready

ArcBlock’s free SDK includes everything you need to build and run your app.

Decentralized Identity

W3C compliant specification and industry leading identity wallet for users.

Production Grade

Build for scale, interoperability and security using the ABT Network.

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