# The WASD Weekly: 12/22/23 By [WASD](https://paragraph.com/@wasdmedia) · 2023-12-22 --- **Author:** [**FaultProofBen**](https://twitter.com/BenGiove) Gm, and welcome to The WASD Weekly! Onchain games continued to make waves in 2023’s penultimate week. Tarochi concluded its Season 0, which saw more than 2500 users play the RPG. Dark Frontier wrapped its first round, with the top 10 players earning a $7500 prize pool. We also saw some new releases, as Chain Chess launched on Redstone and Pirate Nation dropped their new “shipwright” update. All in all, momentum in the space continues to be sustained despite the holiday season ‘round the corner. This is a stark contrast from the summer when there were very few playable games and 1-2 public playtests per week. It’s great to see - And should bode _very_ well for 2024. If the last few months are any indication, next year will be packed full of new releases, launches, and fun experiences for players. I truly can’t wait for it! Now, without further ado, here’s: * A primer on the week’s onchain gaming news * My picks for three games to play this weekend * A list of upcoming playtests, opportunities, and events * A recap of WASD content & mints And best of all… …The s-tier meme of the week!!! Happy Holidays, and I’ll see you all next Thursday! * * * **🗞️ The TLDR:** ----------------- _The hottest news from the last week in onchain gaming and autonomous worlds._ * [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0027cb730b3dabf60b6bceeea5346502a8790934303a01df9381942f1e314671.jpg)](https://twitter.com/TarochiGame) [Tarochi Game](https://twitter.com/TarochiGame) [@TarochiGame](https://twitter.com/TarochiGame) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/TarochiGame/status/1736641747495833832) ![📢](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4e2.png) Season 0 of Tarochi is over! ![📷](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4f7.png) Snapshot taken Some stats![🔥](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f525.png) 2500+ users 100K+ transactions Season 1 coming early next year with PVP and more! Join our Discord for early playtest ↓ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9ea90fec7057e08eaf3692de20bef7b25680627bdaaa7728078c1289164fd62f.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 37](https://twitter.com/TarochiGame/status/1736641747495833832)[ 12:57 AM • Dec 18, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/TarochiGame/status/1736641747495833832) * [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b2e880e28a7f3e88ac78eb543915e2cb643be9dd7d8c4fc2f5e68ac3d640cf3a.jpg)](https://twitter.com/DarkFrontierGG) [Dark Frontier ◢ ✦ ◣](https://twitter.com/DarkFrontierGG) [@DarkFrontierGG](https://twitter.com/DarkFrontierGG) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/DarkFrontierGG/status/1737267365728206971) ｢ Annoucement ｣ Dark Frontier Winners Congratulations ![🥳](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f973.png) We have taken a snapshot of the leaderboard, and we are excited to announce the top 10 players that will be sharing the ~$7,500 prize pool (and the secret prize) Top 10 Dark Frontier players (by rank) 1\. YANIK 2. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ce7d4eddbaac26963ff396be636fc25e936f0db448bd94f2f2dfaafbf89585be.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 42](https://twitter.com/DarkFrontierGG/status/1737267365728206971)[ 6:23 PM • Dec 19, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/DarkFrontierGG/status/1737267365728206971) * [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ba5005872a84378e43fd1850d7d47775b905ade2b9876e9926d094b1e42b97a4.jpg)](https://twitter.com/PirateNation) [Pirate Nation](https://twitter.com/PirateNation) [@PirateNation](https://twitter.com/PirateNation) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/PirateNation/status/1737955697944629644) INTRODUCING: THE SHIPWRIGHT ![🏗️](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f3d7.png) Use the Shipwright to merge & upgrade your ships, and more. It is a new type of building - a Settlement Building - allowing you to provide goods & services to other players in Pirate Nation. ![🏪](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f3ea.png) Here are the details you need ![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/99b751aa1c71af2e94caa5aa697c423a11a1d0d6618c735e59a61cd037fca8ac.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 181](https://twitter.com/PirateNation/status/1737955697944629644)[ 3:58 PM • Dec 21, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/PirateNation/status/1737955697944629644) * [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/99939fa84e627d18b4a8b61f7af985d30465d2bbd8be6f5d80b8b41b5a964706.jpg)](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz) [ChainChess](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz) [@chainchess\_xyz](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz/status/1735586426811731992) Hello FOCG players, this is [chainchess.xyz](https://t.co/eq5FNbmFNk), a multiplayer fully on-chain strategy game. Built by [@Web3Rickey](https://twitter.com/Web3Rickey) and deployed on [@redstonexyz](https://twitter.com/redstonexyz) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1735584929998860288/pu/img/J1aIyEb3rhD5KzaV.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 33](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz/status/1735586426811731992)[ 3:03 AM • Dec 15, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz/status/1735586426811731992) * [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/bb7eaa898f7bfb9dd486781c24bb687203c410b24b967b2f3748f75e6a489110.png)](https://twitter.com/PaimaStudios) [Paima Studios](https://twitter.com/PaimaStudios) [@PaimaStudios](https://twitter.com/PaimaStudios) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/PaimaStudios/status/1737165344241037588) ![📢](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4e2.png)Introducing the Paima ZK layer A year of work has gone into this ZK layer and we're finally sharing the vision and the demo! ・Deployable ZK to any L1 ecosystem ・Use EVM & non-EVM in the same codebase Powered by Mina, [@ZekoLabs](https://twitter.com/ZekoLabs) and [@class\_lambda](https://twitter.com/class_lambda) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3cce381c8849af62b4f46b1f5950c6ededf7c76fcabe612e4cd3310d1ebdcb4c.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 349](https://twitter.com/PaimaStudios/status/1737165344241037588)[ 11:37 AM • Dec 19, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/PaimaStudios/status/1737165344241037588) * [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/65424d49aefa7815f886982bae6083104fb7242ef3c6c83f3d1da6420f5e3fa5.jpg)](https://twitter.com/0xPixeLAW) [PixeLAW](https://twitter.com/0xPixeLAW) [@0xPixeLAW](https://twitter.com/0xPixeLAW) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/0xPixeLAW/status/1735582993954046127) We are excited to release the first version of the PixeLAW Book! ![🌐](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f310.png) In anticipation for the [@ohayo\_dojo](https://twitter.com/ohayo_dojo) Game Jam, we are paving the way for all future pixel apps. Deploying an onchain game has never been easier: [pixelaw.github.io/book/index.html](https://t.co/1RUwxXuQro) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/55176f348e3b30f4cf01dc909833e4d82644ebafd10ebe9fc586d896d3f43ce4.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 26](https://twitter.com/0xPixeLAW/status/1735582993954046127)[ 2:50 AM • Dec 15, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/0xPixeLAW/status/1735582993954046127) **🎮 Plays of the Week:** ------------------------- _Three onchain games to try out for yourself this weekend._ * [Primodium](https://twitter.com/primodiumgame) * [Pirate Nation](https://twitter.com/PirateNation) * [Chain Chess](https://twitter.com/chainchess_xyz) **⚔️ PTO: Playtests, Tournaments, & Opportunities:** ---------------------------------------------------- _Upcoming events from around the onchain gaming ecosystem._ * [Playtest: Tonk Attack (Date TBD)](https://forms.gle/Xo1XqYsnk9thA3888) **📺 This Week in WASD:** ------------------------- _Catch up on WASD content and mints from the past week._ * [Read and collect: Onchain Lore VII: The World Sky League](https://wasd.mirror.xyz/zz2i7iUmPDQ3qLsC_lmiAJ2vpQZFwoHquzyMg-T6rF8) * [Read and collect: Tarochi: The Onchain RPG](https://wasd.mirror.xyz/_CqGXCVWdHCh9LPzMEWyXU3liCI8edtwr5auVrCJ3Z8) * [Collect: World Sky League Season 0: Commemorative Badge](https://wasd.mirror.xyz/nft/0x97E1ada782AFd04BBAec31097FCdFb852CFa685E/0) **🤝 Words From Frens:** ------------------------ _The best non-WASD content from friends in the community._ * [Read: \[WE\] Constitution - World Explorers](https://mirror.xyz/0x87E3f08160dc301d3f12BE224fef3408476C95F5/1B-ckMERKjhPH8gaV-097RVZGpmyL0tBsvMqxceMhxI) * [Read: Bold Predictions for 2024 - Matt Dion](https://always-scheming.beehiiv.com/p/bold-predictions-2024) * [Read: Resurgence - Celebrating The Second Anniversary of Loot - AW Research](https://www.gate.io/learn/articles/resurgence-celebrating-the-2nd-anniversary-of-loot/989) * * * **🤣 The S-Tier Meme of the Week:** ----------------------------------- _The struggle next week._ ![Credit: ME!!!](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2457fa9ce06f7c0d5a9acefb1e92c3ca4598a406d13461c5ff6a94e77f3b9e4d.png) Credit: ME!!! * * * Thanks for reading! If you liked this piece, you can collect it at the top of the page. It’s free! After you do, hop in our [WASD Collectooor Telegram chat](https://guild.xyz/WASD0X) to meet other collectors, enthusiasts, players, and degens! Finally, to stay current on all things WASD, subscribe below, [follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/WASD_0x), and head over to [our WASD Republic Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/76sm5KEb6G)! Happy Holidays, and see you all on Thursday! --- *Originally published on [WASD](https://paragraph.com/@wasdmedia/the-wasd-weekly-12-22-23)*