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At WASD, we don't just talk about the world of onchain games (although there are several big game & infrastructure releases we discuss later)...
…We also play them!
That’s why we’re hyped to announce “The WASD Open,” our first Duper tournament!
THE WASD OPEN 
Win prizes and earn goat status in our first-ever @playduper tournament
How to join & what you need to know:
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The competition will run September 4-5, where players will battle to win an NFT trophy, Season 2 pass, and discounted entry to the “Super Bowl,” Duper’s end-of-season, high-stakes tournament.
We’ll also stream the finals game on the 5th on Twitch and X.
The tourney should be a ton of fun and a great way to learn the game if you’re new or practice for the Bowl if you’re a ranked vet.
(You can sign up here)
In broader news, this week demonstrated that teams continue to innovate at the gameplay and infrastructure levels.
For instance, Biomes introduced an ERC-20, SUB, backed by in-game resources. Meanwhile, Primodium continued to test its new trading mechanics in its Empire's playtest.
I’m very excited by this experimentation around financialization, which is key to onboarding crypto natives into the space.
On the infra side, Pirate Nation’s launch of Boss Chain, their second Arbitrum Orbit L3 alongside Apex, was another noteworthy release.
As Pirate Nation will now be the first FOCG to run on multiple chains, Proof Of Play is testing the waters (pun intended) on a new way to scale games and possibly all other kinds of dapps.
Overall, these releases underscore a point in one of my earliest newsletters: Onchain games are at the cutting edge of crypto.
Where they go, the rest of the industry will follow.
The TLDR:
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What We’re Playing:
An update on what our guild’s been up to this week.
For The Kingdom
Between playtesting Primodium and trying out Anbody Problem and Dappmon, WASD players were busy grinding For the Kingdom.
One guild member, Jota, shot up the MMORPG’s in-game leaderboard, reaching Level 100, the second-highest rank of any player in the game.
Jota went on a warpath to reach his spot, participating in over 20,000 PvE battles against creatures and 42 against other players.
One of those PvP battles includes a victory over FTK developer Artwoooood, earning him the “Dev Slayer” role in the game’s Discord.
He’s now the second WASD player with that prestigious title, alongside Olamide, who himself slots in at 11th on the leaderboard.
GG to Jota and Olamide for their great performances – The first two of many we’ll see from the guild in FTK!
WASD is always looking to add new players and developers to our guild! If you’re interested in joining us, fill out our recruitment form!
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Thanks for reading!
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Finally, if you want to join WASD, fill out our recruitment form and become a member of crypto’s largest onchain gaming guild today.
GG, and see you all next week!
