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BlockyBulls for the Gold!

Remember that Onchain Summer Registry I mentioned before?

It's a place where builders can showcase their projects onchain.
If only BlockyBulls had launched a couple of weeks later, it would've made the cut easily.

To get that highlight, I really want to push out a new small project.

The Based Mosaic Detour

I spent last weekend and my Saturday working on this idea called the Based Mosaic.

The concept was simple:
People create color palettes, and others generate random 8x8 mosaics using those palettes.
All the fees would go to the palette creators, and BlockyBulls holders could create palettes for free.
And everything would be onchain.

Based Mosaic - App Page
Based Mosaic - App Page

But as I worked on it, doubts crept in.

Would anyone really want to create color palettes? Would they pay for it?
Moreover the connection to BlockyBulls felt weak, and I started to question if this was the right path.

Based Mosaic - Add new palette
Based Mosaic - Add new palette

So I decided to try something else.
I will keep everything I’ve done on the side might be useful one day.

Based Mosaic - Update Name
Based Mosaic - Update Name

The Snout Project: A New Direction

Inspired by the Waveforms project by apex777.eth, I came up with the Snout project.

This idea feels more connected to BlockyBulls, as the snout is part of the current collection.

The twist?
Each snout's colors are determined by the wallet address of the minter.
Some will look awesome, others not so much, but that's part of the fun!

You'll be able to mint up to four snouts per address, with each subsequent mint evolving the snout.

And the best part?
It's all onchain, which was my original vision for BlockyBulls (Need to work on that in the future)

Learning from past experiences, the mint won't be free to reduce bot activity.

Prices will start at 0.001 ETH for the first snout and increase for each additional mint.
BlockyBulls holders get a sweet discount, starting at 0.0001 ETH.
And for the early Blocky Bullievers, I'll take a snapshot of current BlockyBulls holders and whitelist them for a free first snout mint.

The Original Snout
The Original Snout

The Road Ahead

I believe in this project's potential.
If the first BlockyBulls believers mint their snouts for free and share them, it could attract more attention to the main collection.

While I didn't release anything on Sunday as planned, I believe this new direction has more promise.
I'll try to work on it a bit each day to finalize the project and create the webpage for it.

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Next Idea, The Small Game

After releasing the Mario and Luigi BlockyBulls NFTs, I'm thinking of creating a simple web game.
Picture a 2D platformer where you can play as these characters, with plans to include all the Beyond The Block NFTs.
Non holders could "rent" characters to play for a small fee, which would go to the NFT owners.

Still just an idea for now.

Walking BlockyBulls - Mario & Luigi
Walking BlockyBulls - Mario & Luigi

Time…

I've got many ideas in head, but time is always in short supply.
However, that could change by the end of the year.
I'll keep you posted on how things develop!

Remember, while I created the BlockyBulls collection, I'm not the only one who can bring ideas to life.
Don't hesitate to create and build around BlockyBulls yourself.

Keep building and Stay Bullish Always!