Play to Earn Game Opportunities for Africans
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INTRODUCTION
Engaging in fun activities to silence the atmosphere’s hustle and bustle noise has always been the ultimate direction for humanity’s rescue as we work through the thick and thin to make a living. Owing to this conundrum, new exciting ways have been created to keep the blood flowing and energy blowing since the days of our time. In the traditional sense, playing and engaging either alone or in a group for the fun part is normal, but taking these games to a whole new level of creating an income stream is preposterous and requires special skills. However, blockchain and its underlying technology create these platforms and make this possible.
What is Play to Earn
You would find one of the fascinating terms used in today’s Cryptocurrency ecosystem is the term Play to Earn, otherwise P2E. This is the new era where not only game developers and distributors earn money from gaming, but players do as well.
Leveraging the immutability of blockchain technology, game designers can create in-game items and rewards. Rewards range from earning native digital currencies to collecting NFTs or earning through staking. You can then export the coins to a cryptocurrency wallet and convert them to fiat currencies such as US dollars. NFTs, on the other hand, can be sold to other players through insider trading platforms or secondary markets.
Disclaimer :
Most play-to-earn games are free to play(meaning you don’t have to pay to play it) but not free to earn. Most require players to purchase a starter pack at around $200. However, there are ways that you can get a leg up in making money. Numerous DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and Guilds (Guilds are organized groups of people who share an interest in something.) have been created to help new players learn how to play the game and offer them scholarships. The only thing you need to do is actively participate in the organization’s DAO, and you will be awarded a scholarship to help you start playing.
Most Engaging Play to Earn Games
The play-to-earn game ecosystem is new in the Crypto-ecosystem; however, several P2E games are best at what they are and gaining momentum day by day. Take a peep at the top P2E games raining through the Crypto-ecosystem that African youth should take full advantage of.
1 .THE SANDBOX
The Sandbox is a virtual world where players can own and customize various digital land parcels in the game. It’s fundamentally creating your own land in the form of an NFT and building assets in farming, which can then be traded and monetized in the virtual world. It has the option of both multiplayer and single player. It also has a liquidity mining pool where players can invest with their cryptocurrencies and earn more in $SAND, the native utility token for buying and selling in the sandbox metaverse.
Visit THE SANDBOX @ https://www.sandbox.game/en/.
2. FARMERS WORLD
I like the farmers world because it is the tangible manifestation of the actual real-world application of farming into the virtual world. Players are equipped with the tools to breed livestock like cattle feeding on an indispensable cultivated food crop grown from seeds. These cattle are stored to supply energy when the war of monsters arrives. Players can also mine Gold and Nft to repair tools and equipment for hunting foods to maximize their energy.
Visit FARMERS WORLD @ https://farmersworld.io/.
3. AXIE INFINITY
Axie Infinity is a virtual intuitive, and engaging battle game where players acquire a collection of creators known as Axies to battle enemy creatures alike. Each Axie has a unique strength and weakness based on the genetic makeup, where a combination of genes from different parent Axies to breed stronger offspring is possible. Players have the luxury to go to Adventure or Battle arena. The more you play the game, the more you earn the Axie Infinity utility token AXS token, which can be used to decide the game’s future.
Visit AXIE INFINITY @ https://axieinfinity.com/
4. UPLAND
UPLAND is a unique play to earn game that gives the players a sense of ownership. This is because virtual assets/properties that players buy, sell, or trade with are actually mapped on real-world addresses. Therefore players become virtual landlords flipping real estate for profits and building businesses to earn UPX coins, the utility token of UPLAND.
Moreso, making business friends, hunting for treasures, and completing property collections are fun.
Visit UPLAND@ https://www.upland.me/
5. ALIEN WORLDS
This is a fascinating metaverse decentralized play to earn game. Every player is deemed an explorer having the mantle to select a distant planet to explore and mine for resources in the form of Trillium, the utility token and NFTs. The Trillium coin has many use cases, such as acquiring NFTs, participating in Planet activities, being a candidate in Planet DAO, and participating in Nebula events.
Visit Alien Worlds @ https://alienworlds.io/.
6. SPLINTERLANDS
Splinterlands is a collectible card game that utilizes the hive blockchain network. It allows users to collect, trade, and battle with unique digital cards that are non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Every battle is a unique challenge that consists of dynamically created combat rules, an in-game team building session and the war itself. Although smartphone versions have limited features, battles can be played on both computers and smartphones. Splinterlands has a governance token (SPS), an in-game token (DEC), a land system (features to be released later), a primary and secondary market for cards, and a robust community. All of these are opportunities to invest in the game in various manners.
Visit Splinterlands @ https://splinterlands.com/
CONCLUSION
Play to Earn is the new fascinating gaming trend revolutionizing the gaming industry through blockchain technology. This exciting development presents an ideal venue for Africans to engage and earn income. Even though they require an initial investment to start playing these games, some of them have a meagre initial investment, suitable for low-income countries.
Author Bio :
Abdul Wadudu Y.K Shaibu is a Ghanaian Businessman, a bachelor degree holder in chemistry , and a part-time Crypto-writer
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