Web3 TCG Series 2 — Cross The Ages (EN)
Web3 TCG Series
- Series 1 : Gods Unchained
- Series 2 : Cross The Ages
- Series 3 : Gods Unchained vs Cross The Ages Comparison (1)
In the last article, we looked at a game called Gods Unchained. At here, I’ll talk about Cross The Ages, which will be released on Impossible X like Gods Unchained.
- Cross The Ages Intro
- Gameplay
- Economy
- Tokenomics
- Opinion
Part.0 — Cross The Ages Intro
Free-to-play meet play-and-earn,
Physical collectable cards meet NFTs and
Fantasy meets Sci-Fi!
by Cross The Ages
Fiction-Based Contents
Cross The Ages(CTA) is a trading card game based on seven novels to be published over the next seven years. Season 1 and 2 have now been published, and novels are published each year, including up to 365 cards. Novels can be downloaded free from Cross The Ages official website. Players who purchase a Card Pack can participate in Early Access.
Blockchain
Cross The Ages’s initial card sales took place at Polygon Network, but in the 3Q of 2022 CTA team proceeded Migration to Immutable X. Polygon Network has affordable gas fees and high TPS. However, due to the TCG genre’s characteristics, where transactions are more active than ordinary Blockchain Games, I guessed CTA has decided to migrate to Immutable X, which supports Zero gasfees.
Part.1 — Gameplay
Differences from existing TCG
Cross The Ages’ gameplay has a different characteristics with Heartstone and Gods Unchained. Heartstone and Gods Unchained are how players summon cards on their fields and use them to fight. Cross The Ages is played within 4x4 Field like “Hopscotch.”
How to Play
Player should summon the Card to the Field in his Turn. The summoned card attempts to attack the card in all directions, up, down, left, and right. If the attack is successful, the attacked card will be owned by the player who attacked (Captured). Cross The Ages has a function called Chain, which means that the Caputred Card reattacks its peripheral card. If you take advantage of these features, you can take away many cards at once from opponent.
When all turn is over, the player who owns more cards in the 4x4 field wins. If you own the same eight, the player with more Playable Time will win. As such, Cross The Ages is not only tactical but also fast paced game.
More detailed gameplay can be downloaded from Gameplay Rule.
Part.2 — Economy
Detail link : CTA Game Economy
The 3 Currrencies
Cross The Ages’ economy consists of three In-game currencies: “Trisel,” “Prana,” and “CTA Token.”
- Trisel
Used for in-game transformation between assets such as Crafting and Free Cosmetics. - Prana
Used to acquire off-chain assets such as Chest or Paid cosmetics. - $CTA
Used for all On-chain activities such as Minting, Trading, E-tournments, NFT->NFC, etc.
Trisel is rewarded only by Gameplay and Prana can be bought in-game shop. $CTA can be bought from in-game shop or obtained through Prana->$CTA exchange.
$CTA Token
- Get
Player can get $CTA through PreSale Pack buyer Airdrop, In-game PreSale, NFT sales, NFT rental, etc. - Hold
$CTA holders can benefit from Mint, free participation in Tournaments, Lend, free NFC printing, NFT Airdrop, and more. - Usage
$CTA can be used for Card or Chest Minting, NFT purchase and rental, Tournament participation ticket purchase, NFC print ticket purchase, etc.
Part.3 — Tokenomics
Tokenomics is shown below. Rewards has a lower percentage than other Blockchain Games at 20%, but I think the characteristics of TCG Genre and the various utilities of $CTA will solve this problem. CBT is currently in progress, so we need to look again after Token is launched.
Part.4 — Opinion
Playability
Graphic
I played demo version at the Korea Blockchain Week event myself, and I liked the effect that was not excessive for TCG Genre. Since it has a different characteristic from the existing TCG Genre games, I think it is also great to show the part intuitively graphically.
Creativity
Gameplay itself is a new way, so I think it’s creative in itself. In addition, I think it’s creative to configure each cell in the field itself to act as a “Health” without the “Health” element used in traditional card games.
Story
Since the content is made based on the novel, I think the player who enjoyed reading the novel will have more fun.
Overall Review
There are many TCG Genre fans. So I think players who like TCG on the existing Web2 will also like Cross The Ages. In addition, if the team continue to expand $CTA’s utility to make Economy healthy, i think it will be a game that will be loved for a long time. As CBT passes, we look forward to adding more new content to the official release!
Additional Link
Jensen Kim
- Researcher in Pro Gamer DAO
Twitter : @jensen_kkk
E-mail : jensen.kim@progamerdao.com
