Mecha Fight Club — The future of gaming

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4 min readApr 18, 2022

First rule of the Mecha Fight Club, talk about the Mecha Fight Club.

Taken from the Discord https://discord.gg/EyZunhVz

The last decade has seen major technological breakthroughs that are redefining the horizon of possibilities in almost every industry.

Gaming is one of them.

The Mecha Fight Club is a chicken fighting game that leverages artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to offer an unprecedented gaming experience where players will train, breed and battle with Hens and Roosters.

Essentials Summary

eSports | Blockchain | Artificial Intelligence
Doxxed Team with tremendous technical background — ex-Microsoft
Investors include a16z and Mantis
Solana based (will accept payment in ETH)

Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning has also redefined the way gaming works, and right now a whole new gaming industry is evolving to change our approach to games.

Games and in-game content will become ever-evolving, surprising and create the potential for a “100 year game.”

What makes IRL sports thrive through the ages is an important and organic source of variance like humans, strong communities, economical incentives and innovation.

The Mecha Fight Club ticks all the boxes.

Every Mechabot, which is the name of the Gallus Domesticus fighters, has a Neural Network brain that will allow them to learn and develop their own fighting style to become a great chicken warrior.

Understanding Neural Networks is key to grasp the potential of this game. Instead of explaining what it is in a long series of metaphors and examples, here’s the best video I’ve ever seen on the subject:

Their technical AI development team is led by David Raskino. The former Director of Engineering in Microsoft’s cyber security department.

Genetics

For my Biology Wizards out there and to those who will appreciate the hilarity of what’s going on.

The dev team is having fun and it shows.

Every Mechabot will have a unique genome, providing artificial genetic variance and different advantages.

Which means that the population of Mechabots will evolve and be influenced by the breeding choices players make. Artificial selection if you will, Darwin must be proud.

Information is hard to come by since no whitepaper has been published yet, but I’m sure that we’ll find academical references for genetic evolution there: alleles, fitness functions, genomic diversity, genetic operators and so on.

Can’t wait to find out. In the meantime, here’s a great video explaining the concept behind the digital replication of nature:

Blockchain Technology

Another aspect I really like about this project is that it’s not an NFT project.

It’s a game that leverages different technologies to use them for their true purpose.

Through NFT, players will be able to actually own their Mechabot. Some level of customisation will even be possible.

Players will be able to easily manage their Mechabot and earn crypto directly through a Solana wallet.

Gameplay

“MFC mixes gameplay elements from Mortal Kombat, Pokemon, UFC and sport management games”

The Mechabots can be Hens or Roosters.

They’ll hatch from an Electroweapon Genomic Generator — or Egg, after an incubation period.

Here’s a bit of historical background about the MFC metaverse:

Taken from Discord : https://discord.gg/EyZunhVz

Only 41k Eggs are left on earth, 6969 of them will be acquired through the first mint. We’re all waiting for more information about the mint.

Other than that, we know that fights will take place in the Cocktagon.

And believe me when I tell you that we’ll see a professional league fighting in this Cocktagon.

Everything counts during a fight: the Mechabot’s personality, its genetic background and advantages, its fighting style, stamina, strength, random aspects, training and much more — I guess.

Health must also be taken into account ; too much damage during a fight will have you spending nuggets to pay for pieces and repairs.

Irreverent Labs

The company behind the development of the Mecha Fight Club.

Led by Rahul Sood, they “are reinventing how games are played, owned and watched by merging advanced machine learning, engrossing gameplay and blockchain technology.”

Ex-Microsoft executive, Rahul Sood has a strong background in the gaming industry. He built a gaming PC company that he sold to HP, then created Unikrn, a company that facilitates eSports betting. Among other things.

The team is said to have other ex-Microsoft executives and engineers. All decided to change the gaming industry forever.

Investors

a16z — Andreessen Horowitz led the 5 Million round for funding Irreverent labs. a16z is known for a very successful track records of VC funding in the web3 industry. Having them as a lead investor is a huge validation. Check their portfolio here.
Mantis VC is a partnership between the famous Chainsmokers band and VC professionals. They target highly disruptive early stage companies that create or leverage new technologies. Here’s their portfolio, in case you want to have a look.

Final thoughts

The mystery around the project is exciting and there’s still a lot we don’t know.

But every aspect you’d look for to assess the project is in the green.

The project, the team and their experience, the investors, the game, the utility of the token, the community quality and size as well as the roadmap.

In addition to that, their Discord is one of the healthiest I’ve ever seen. They don’t take the Discord level into account which eliminates spamming. They answer quickly and nicely and they create great contests and riddles to engage the community and offer Hatchlist spots — their version of a whitelist.

I don’t know about you but I’m in.