# Adding a Financial Layer on top of Fully Onchain Games *How an Esports Market Enhanced Gameplay and Revealed the True Potential of Fully Onchain Games* By [kohei.eth](https://paragraph.com/@kohei) · 2024-06-12 autonomous world, fully onchain games --- 3 weeks ago, [lib](https://x.com/lib_defi) and I launched [NightMarket](https://x.com/0xNightMarket) to add a betting layer on top of fully onchain games. Since then, bets on [primodium](https://x.com/primodiumgame) alliances have exceeded $1,100+, and the gameplay has become more intense than ever before. I'll share our key take aways and what we’ve discovered. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cf55f49a0afb99adf320e40da38ce4df.png) The Unique Nature of Fully Onchain Games ---------------------------------------- First, let me share some context. The unique characteristic of Fully onchain games and AW (autonomous world) space is our focus on creating “fun” experiences without financial aspects. This is what set us apart from blockchain games of 2021–22. Those earlier games attracted farmers rather than real users seeking pure entertainment. Our goal is to create genuine enjoyment. As a results, we started seeing game infra/engines maturing and increase in the numbers of blockchain native games. At the same time, many fully onchain games today have limited financial mechanics and developed a collective aversion to the financialization of games because of this nature. However, incorporating financial aspects into games isn’t 0 or 100. The true potential might lie somewhere in between pure entertainment and financial opportunities. Bridging Entertainment and Financial Opportunities -------------------------------------------------- We also shouldn’t ignore past innovations just because they are finance-related. What do we already know about blockchains? * its good at market creation (especially for topics that used to be too small, too bureaucratic or too much cost to create before) * People love speculation With this in mind, we built [NightMarket](https://x.com/0xNightMarket), the first fully onchain esports market, starting with [primodium](https://x.com/primodiumgame). [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c7a958851913430dc2af3a8247f231b1.png)](https://twitter.com/koheingt) [kohei.eth ☂️](https://twitter.com/koheingt) [@koheingt](https://twitter.com/koheingt) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/koheingt/status/1795820909577617639) Last week, [@primodiumgame](https://twitter.com/primodiumgame) dropped their biggest update: v0.11 since then the alliance war has been heating up like never before with [@lib\_defi](https://twitter.com/lib_defi), we cooked smth to make it even more intense Introducing NightMarket (@0xnightmarket) - First betting market for fully onchain games… ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1795818894428364800/pu/img/0TQd1Sn48W27rxXu.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 82](https://twitter.com/koheingt/status/1795820909577617639)[ 15:14 • 29 May 2024 ](https://twitter.com/koheingt/status/1795820909577617639) The results? Exceeded our expectations! Despite it’s a free game, bets on which alliance would win topped $1,100+, making the gameplay way more intense and the round ended much quicker. Impact on Player Behavior ------------------------- The betting market dramatically impacted how players behaved in games. Players felt pressured to perform better, with some bettors even sending messages to encourage them to push harder. [Ben](https://x.com/BenGiove), a leader of the winning alliance [WASD](https://x.com/WASD_0x), sent me this after the round ↓ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c967db3297a6694734e3633508b3e04a.jpg) At the same time, we noticed that alliance members were the ones placing the most bets on themselves This is likely because their efforts directly impact the market’s outcome A betting market alone doesn’t magically engage users; it requires games to have players engaged enough to bet on themselves too. Why Games need to be Fully Onchain? ----------------------------------- Building [NightMarket](https://x.com/0xNightMarket) showed us a crucial insight: While building NightMarket, we reazlied that **we can’t build betting markets unless games are fully onchain, because manual or oracle resolution introduces legal risks.** Being able to make onchain resolutions is necessary and this requires the entire game state to be onchain. Some might argue that stakes or bets are possible without making entire games onchain which is fair and there are a bunch of offchain games with stakes/betting features. However, **if you want third parties to add financial layers on top of your game, having the entire game state onchain is necessary.** And this can be a significant advantage over traditional games. A major unmet need in traditional games is the lack of financial mechanics and freedom This will be unlocked by third party devs, creating a new types of experiences that players cannot find elsewhere. Summary ------- We’re committed to continuing the development of [NightMarket](https://x.com/0xNightMarket) to help fully onchain games succeed. We are currently developing a new version with an onchain resolution mechanism. (we’ll reveal which game for soon) The launch is in 3 weeks, so stay tuned! --- *Originally published on [kohei.eth](https://paragraph.com/@kohei/add-financial-layer)*