Hi everyone! We are working on the next version of Conquest.eth and we would love your input to shape it!

We setup a survey here: https://survey.conquest.game If you got 5 minutes, please give your feedback, that will help us a lot. And note that even if you did not play the game yet, we are interested to hear from you.

And while we are here, let's have a recap! Further down we write is coming up, so scroll if you are only interested in the new stuff :)

A recap

Faction Mod

In May last year (time flies!) we released Conquest, Faction edition. We were very happy to partner with the Fusionist team and while the game has several issues like UI bugs due to the sheer number of planets and fleets that players had to deal with (there was much more token distributed this instance than any other in the past), we learnt a lot from it.

We also had a lot of multi-accounting issues that we did not plan for. This was due to the fixed entry price, a big departure from what made Conquest.eth immune to it prior to that. We should have known better, especially with the reward value this time.

Having said that, the game was great to watch and players enjoyed overall based on the feedback we received.

The conclusion is that the faction system has proven to be a viable mechanics for conquest, especially the balancing worked well ensuring that each faction could win. We are considering adding this to the new version.

Technology stack

Once reward were distributed, we set ourselves to focus on the new version. We took the opportunity to re-evaluate our technology choice. While we have been thinking of reaching a wider audience than crypto we still think the technology of smart contract is the right one for our game as it allow it to scale. Yes blockchains, contrary to what we might expect due to slow block time, etc... have a unique advantage: the design behind smart contract and gas accounting is made so there are no hard limit to players and computation. You just have to design for it.

So we looked a various Blockchain technologies, exploring ecosystem like Starknet and Fuel but in the end we went back to build on the EVM. It still is the right technology for what we are building, plus we already have many of our tech stack working with it. It was an interesting detour though: Starknet have a vibrant onchain game ecosystem and Fuel has a unique approach for scaling, moving more responsibility from the chain to the application layer.

A new game

We also explored a new game idea that we showed at Devconnect. Bomber.world, it was great to get it play-tested and got good feedback for it. And while we are still planning to launch it, we are not ready yet — we need a blockchain that's both fast and reliable, and getting both together is still a challenge. Watch the space.

The last 6 months

We joined 2 local game accelerators, SGDA and Game Space, joining around 20 other game studios working on really cool ideas (from horror games, to energy installation simulation, and a game subtly educating about dementia).

It was great to connect with the traditional game developer scene and this helped us rethink what Conquest value proposition really is. We see it as a middle ground between heavy but truly social game like Eve Online and casual strategy game with shallow social connections like Clash of Clan. With Conquest, you get both casual game play and deep social strategy.

In February we also explored the use of agent like Openclaw to play the game without human intervention. We built a cli and an associated Skill.md file. Anyone can simply feed their agent such markdown file and this is enough for the agent to start playing the game. Check it out here: https://moltiverse.conquest.game/

And as always when we start a new project, we spent the last few month refactoring the core structure of our front-end and smart contracts. We released hardhat-deploy v2 and are working toward a new release of jolly-roger. This, like its previous version will form the basis of our game code.

What's new?

I guess you are wondering when conquest new version will see the light if at all ? The good news is that we got some great new UI in progress. This is not final. It is our first exploration and we already love it.

We can't wait to share more on this and start integrating into our code base.

Timeline ?

We still do not have a timeline except that we would love to have something to play-test or at least demo by September. But no guarantee yet. Join our discord though to get the latest info and motivate us to get there fast :)

What about the mechanics ?

While the UI changes drastically, the game core mechanics are still similar to the original except for few points, some of which we are still exploring:

• 24h turn. instead of a real-time game, the new version is turn based and while we can easily change the duration, we are targeting a 24h turn for the main game mode. So Instead of having fleet travelling in real time, they move discretely, 1 day at a time.

• no teleportation. In the new version, while player will initially be able to chose any star system to first colonise, they will then need to expand by sending fleet away. This is in contrast to the original conquest where player can always exit planets and acquire a new one far away with the token they get back after the exit.

• avatar progression: In the new version player will be represented by avatars that will progress along the player. This will form the basis of a new risk-system: Get your avatar captured and you lose (some of) its progression.

Some things that we are still on the fence about and might be modes of play that we intend to play test:

• single price entry + lobby.
  Instead or along an infinite version, we are thinking to have competitions with buy-in (think like poker) and to prevent the use of multi-account, we will use the latest zk technology to verify ID while keeping privacy (you prove you have a passport but nobody, not even us sees it, like magic).

• no teleportation.
  we are still the fence on this one, one advantage of "no teleportation" is that it reduce collision where 2 or more players chose to acquire the same star system at the same time, which can happen in a 24h turn game version.

• factions VS organic alliances.
  We like the faction system, but we know some players prefers the original alliance system that allow for organic relationship and mercenary roles. Our thinking for now is to support both mode, and maybe even support the combined factions + no-faction as an option.

Some things might require more work and will probably see the light of day later

• single player mode.
  A single player mode is something we are really keen to have. It can either be a set of scenario, or a complete campaign with a story. We tested the use of agent earlier this year and while there is still some work to do to make them smart enough, their ability to generate coherent language can make for a great single player game of diplomacy.

• idle mechanics.
  A 24h turn game like Conquest means there is nothing to do once you set your plan, and so we are thinking to add extra gameplay element similar to Idle game where you can always come back earlier to maximize your empire. Note that we will design it in a way that such grinding will not affect the core game loop and will act more like a vanity reward

Get Involved

Thanks for reading all of this! If any of these ideas trigger your interest, or if you have things you would love to have in the game (or not have!), we want to hear from you.

Fill out our survey to share your feedback — it only takes 5 minutes and will help shape the future of Conquest. Join our Discord to be part of the conversation, and re-enable your notifications; we'll be sharing our game design document there soon and posting more regular updates (don't worry, we'll keep announcements to a minimum).

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Overview

The 2025.2 edition is now live on Endurance with $8,000 worth of rewards distributed to players based on their skills. This limited-time experiment runs until June 18th and introduces fundamental game-play changes, particularly pre-established factions that players must join to participate.

🕹 Ready to play now? Head over to the game!

🎓 Need to learn more about game-play? Check out our player handbook.

Key Features

We have been working in the last 3 months on exploring new mechanics for Conquest.eth and can't wait to see how it plays out. Here are a couple to whet your appetite.

🛡 Faction-Based Game-play

This edition introduces pre-established factions that players must join, completely transforming the game dynamics. The new system includes a daily dynamic token allocation mechanism: the more successful a faction becomes, the fewer tokens it receives. This approach aims to maintain balance in the universe while ensuring players' skills remain the primary factor for victory.

💰 Rewards Structure for $8,000 !

As mentioned in our previous announcements, we'll reward both team play and individual performance. As usual, expect some unique reward planets too! We will be releasing more details as the game plays out. In total we have $8,000 of rewards!

How to Join

Get your Entry Pass

To limit Sybil attacks (where players create multiple accounts for advantages), an Entry Pass is now required to join. The pass costs $5 (USDC on Base) and provides enough ACE tokens (Endurance's native token) to play until the game's end on June 18th. Mint your pass on the Base network via our dedicated website. That's all you need to play the game.

🏷 Free Mints

• Previous Players: If you've played by staking real money in either the Defcon edition or 2025.1 edition prior to May 19th, you qualify for a free mint! Just visit the minting website with your previous playing address, pay for gas, and you're set!

• Fusionist Community: The Fusionist team (behind the Endurance network) is also offering free mints to their community. Check their Discord for details.

Community Growth

Bring more players and get rewarded!

We've launched a campaign that gives you $1 (USDC on Base) back (up to $5 maximum) for each new player you bring in resulting in a non-free mint. To be eligible, you must have minted an Entry Pass yourself with the address you are using as referrer. Please note that rewards aren't instant—expect at least a 48-hour processing time. In the worst case, all rewards will be distributed by the end of the game session (June 18th).

Spread the words and get a free-mint!

Quote tweet our announcement:

Conquest.eth

@conquest_eth

Conquest.eth 2025.2 is live TODAY! on @fusionistio Endurance network with $8,000 in skill-based rewards!

Runs until June 18th

Play now: 2025-2.conquest.game
New player? Read the handbook: knowledge.conquest.game

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with a cool message about the game to get a free mint! Note that we reserve the right to reject entries from newly created Twitter accounts or other reasons. After tweeting, reach out to us on Discord and specify which address you want added to the free-mint list.

Important Note on Token Distribution

We've set parameters to balance various factions, but we acknowledge our current solution isn't perfect. Its effectiveness will depend on player behaviours that we cannot predict. We therefore reserve the right to change the mechanism and adjust token distribution to balance the game at our discretion. We hope we will not need to though and will be keen to hear players' opinions.

While our goal is to create a dynamic system that works in all situations, we recognise our system is still evolving. We plan to learn from this edition to improve our design for future releases.

Let's go!

Excited to have you onboard, get your entry pass and choose your faction. Remember, watch your back!

And if you did not already, sign up for our newsletter for future updates and join our Discord!

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And we are excited to introduce with it, new mechanics and features!

We partnered with Fusionist for this upcoming release and the game will run on their Endurance network.

A recap from last release

As you might know, we released a instance of Conquest on Gnosis network back in February, the 2025.1 edition. For that previous version, we kept the same mechanics of the original conquest with the exception of the instant exit at the end of the reward session. It was great!

- We witnessed intense battles, especially between the 2 top players

- We launched a fully autonomous agent that got used by various players based on its incentive mechanics alone. No server!

- We tested our tool FUZD and it worked great!

In this upcoming release, we are going to introduce new features and mechanics. These have been designed with our v2 in mind but we are excited to see how they work in the current version.

Our goal is again, to gather feedback and learn from our players. We can't wait to share more on the v2 by the way :)

Fusionist / Endurance

The team behind Fusionist with whom we partnered has their own EVM L1: Endurance. And that's where we will launch Conquest this time.

They have a very active community and we are looking forward to working with them. They are also working on a space-theme game by the way. if you want to know more check them out: https://fusionist.io/

In order to make it easy for players to get all they need to play on their network, we will be introducing an entry pass system available on the Base network. Each pass will cost some $ (around 5-10$) and will give you enough ACE token needed to operate on Endurance (the token is not easily available in all countries). This will also act as an anti-sybil mechanism needed for this version of the game. More on that below.

What are the new features ?

in-game chat!

While we continue to work on our old conquest code base, we are working toward a v2 and something we have been building on is an in-game real-time chat system. We wanted that for a very long time and happy to have it working for that new release. This also include faction-specific chat too!

This will allow players to communicate without leaving the game, making the experience more fun and might even help planning for universe domination!

Factions!

The biggest and most game-changing features we are introducing though is the Faction system. This is something we have designed for our v2 for several reasons but mainly to make it easier for new player to join the game without the fear of being destroyed right away. You don't start alone anymore!

In this system, there will be a fixed number of pre-established factions that player will need to choose. Upon joining the faction, the player will be given token to stake on planets for that faction.

Factions members cannot attack each other and cannot send friendly spaceships to other factions. Think of it like pre-established alliances. Player of the same factions are then pushed to work together to ensure their faction victory.

And to ensure interesting balance of power, we are also introducing a system where less successful faction get more token to stake, encouraging new players to join these instead.

A New Staking Token Model

As mentioned earlier, to ensure player get all they need to play on the Endurance network, we will be introducing an Entry Pass to be purchased on the Base network.

This entry pass will give player enough ACE token (Endurance native token) to play the game. The entry pass also serves as sybil protection as without it, player won't be able to join any faction necessary to play the game.

So instead of staking real $ for each planet they want to acquire, players will instead be paying a single entry pass which will give them access to factions. Upon joining a faction, player will then be given "staking tokens" over time that they can then use like in previous Conquest instances.

And to balance factions power, the less a faction has in-game stake, the more it will get further stake token to be distributed to its members. So new players will be incentivized to join these faction as they get a better chance at establishing their empire in that faction compared to the more powerful ones. We hope this make the game more interesting while keeping a sense of fairness.

Rewards

While in previous Conquest version, reward where always given to individual players based on their success compared to other players, in this new version, the rewards will also reward overall Faction success.

So players will need to ensure their faction lead, but they will also be rewarded individually based on their share of the faction victory

And we will have $8,000 of reward this time!

What else ?

As mentioned, we are working toward a v2 and can't wait to have a prototype. This is a full rewrite of conquest with the learning from the past 5 years. In particular we are introducing the idea explored with Stratagems of daily commit+reveal scheme. This will allow player to play at their own pace and be assured they can't be attacked in the middle of the night.

In other words, we want to make our games more human friendly.

We are also revamping the UI and style. We don't have a timeline yet for our first play test, but stay tuned!

Where can I get the latest news?

You can subscribe to our newsletter.

And if you haven't already, join our Discord.

Thanks, see you in space!

Conquest.eth 2025.1 has been live for more than a week, and we’re excited to share some thrilling updates with you!

Yesterday, we launched our gg.xyz quests! To track your progress, simply mint a profile on gg.xyz and check the Conquest.eth game page. Complete the quests to earn XP points—but hurry, they close on March 5th!

We’re thrilled to see Blockscout rolling out their Merits system on Gnosis. We’ve already started tracking player progress, and rewards in Merit points will be distributed weekly. To participate, mint your badge on Blockscout and earn Merits by staking on planets or conquering other players’ active planets.

This week, we’re releasing three new sets of Reward Planets:

1. Infinite Seas Planets – Total value: $500 (already out!)

2. Blockscout Planets – Total value: $200

3. GG.xyz Planets – Each comes with an associated quest worth XP

Last week, we launched Cafe Cosmos Planets, and more planets are on the way next week! Who will claim them?

Finally we are so glad to release a truly unique feature, only possible in Autonomous World like Conquest.eth . We are talking about Yakuza, a fully autonomous agent.

Yakuza is a smart contract whose behavior is entirely driven by player actions. It operates autonomously—no one in control, no governance — and follows its own agenda based on the rules encoded into it.

This concept was originally designed at the Autonomous World Summit by Kohei, Shora, Ruslan and Ronan. Unfortunately the game the prototype was designed for, primodium was closed-source (they just open-sourced it !), prone to changes and not designed to be persistent. This prevented the idea to become a reality.

With Conquest.eth — an open-source, infinitely expandable, and persistent game — Yakuza has finally come to life!

Yakuza is a protection service. You can subscribe to it by staking planets for it or sending it xDai. If you then lose a planet to an enemy, you can request Yakuza’s help. A “Revenge” button will appear on your planet action panel, allowing you to launch a counterattack from any Yakuza-controlled planets.

But beware: once Yakuza assists you, it claims the planet as its own. The revenge fleet will do its best to capture it, so use Yakuza wisely—it’s a powerful tool, but not one to be abused!

If you haven’t joined yet, now’s the perfect time! Forge alliances, strategize, and dive into the action. Join our Discord community to stay updated and connect with other players.

Play the game!

Enjoy!

A new instance of Conquest.eth, our persistent game of diplomacy, has been launched on Gnosis chain!

Play it here.

Note that the game is playable on phone but web3 mobile wallet are not always great. We lightly tested Coinbase, Trust and Metamask.

As we mentioned in our last devlog, this is re-release of our previous edition but we improved upon it in several way.

• We now use our new tool (FUZD) to auto-reveal the fleets without you needing to think about it. A much nicer experience than the previous agent where you had to register and top-up your account.

• We also now enabled multi-staking that allow you to stake on multiple planets at once. Much easier and safer to establish your empire.

• Furthermore we removed the mint step and you can simply stake with xdai directly.

• previous winners can now claim some part of the tokens they are entitled to. The only caveats is that the token being given cannot be converted to xdai until it remains in game for 6 days + exit time (3 days).

Also, remember that the game start with a special "1 month session" that will allow player to exit immediately at the end of it. They will have one day to do so. The "1 month session" ends on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at 10:00 UTC and the Infinity Version starts on Thursday 6 March 2025 at 10:00 UTC. Between these 2 time, is a period of instant exits.

Since last announcement we also got new sponsors! The total prize pool is now $3300!

Our friend at Infinite Seas, who are building a cool maritime game with trading as its core are giving out $500 that will be distributed on their planets. Thanks!

Thanks also to Cafe Cosmos, who are building a "Restaurant City- like game with game theory mechanics. They are giving out $100 that will be distribute similarly.

To recap, we will have the following planets

Soccerverse: 500$ worth of Soccerverse clubs distributed on 5 to 10 planets

Infinite Seas: 500$ distributed on various planets

Blocksckout: 200$ distributed on various planets

Cafe Cosmos: 100$ planets distributed on various planets

You'll need to either hold them until Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at 10:00 UTC or exit them successfully.

As mentioned in last devlog, Blocksckout is partnering with us. Not only do they give 200$ distributed on their planets, they also setup a campaign for Conquest so player can gather Merits points.

This is how it will work

Player have 2 main tasks:

• stake on planets

• conquer other players' active planet

The counting start today and every week on Tuesday we will reward player based on their task completion that week and they will get a proportion of Merits points equal to their standing.

Note that planet stakes will be measured in term of stake amount, not in number of planet, so bigger planets will gather more points

Planet captures will also be measured in term of stake, so the bigger planet you capture the bigger the points.

We do not have the exact number yet but the idea is:

you get some points for each $ staked on a planet

And get even more points for each $ stake of planet captured from other players

Then we will also reward merits point, on top of the $ prize for each Blockscout planet successfully exited or held until the end.

We have also been working on something new, first of its kind type of thing and we can't wait to release it in the next few days. Here is a little tease on twitter.

We have also started working on a daydreams agent for Conquest but did not find the time to finish. If you are interested to help, reach out as we can hopefully get funding for this.

Conquest with its very simple design is a great match for agent like this and can't wait to see it in action.

Remember that conquest is fully extensible and you can play in very different ways. While you'll probably want to conquer the universe, in the past, players have played different roles, like selling their spaceships and avoiding conflict or clustering in alliances.

And if you know how to develop a smart contract, the sky is the limit. The spaceships market place is one example but you might want to think of more possibilities, especially with the unique alliance system that Conquest.eth have. Every alliance can have its own membership rules for example. But anything is possible.

We would love to see what you have in mind and would love to help.

So reach out on our discord and share your thoughts.

Thanks

Best of luck!

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This is what we have been doing these last 2 years. We explored a 24h simultaneous turn mechanic with Stratagems and some other game prototypes with the goal of making our games even more human-friendly: slow-paced and social. We presented this topic under the title: "Designing Permissionless Games For Humans" in our talk at ETHCC last year.

We also built new tools, all open-source as usual, including FUZD, that let us execute player secret moves without ourselves knowing them beforehand, and our client-side indexer that reduces maintenance for games like Stratagems to the bare minimum: no indexer server to rely on!

Conquest.eth is a open-source game of diplomacy with no time limit nor limit on the number of players. It is permissionless and persistent. To achieve this, it requires players to stake $ for each planet they want to acquire. This, in turn, makes these planets produce spaceships (the only in-game resource) that players can then use to attack or defend other players' planets. Spaceships sent this way take between real-time hours and days to arrive. Upon winning battles, players can acquire other players' planets. Then, when they decide to, they can exit the planet and get the stake back from it. This takes 3 real-time days though, and they thus need to ensure they can defend the planet until that time.

As you can imagine, this game is not for the faint-hearted, but that's what makes the game special and thrilling. Ask previous players and they will tell you it feels like you play in a real universe inside ours where mistakes have real-world consequences. Be prepared and enjoy!

Paradoxically, not much. This upcoming release is a re-release of the same game you might have played in 2021 or 2022 except for bug fixes (AllianceRegistry is now fixed!) and general improvements (better support for wallets, etc.). For those new to it, it will be a great opportunity to experience the unique gameplay of Conquest, and for veterans, we are confident you'll enjoy Conquest again with new stories to tell. And for us, it is an opportunity to revive the community and get fresh feedback on the game moving forward. On that note, we invite you to join our Discord.

While the game itself remains the same, there have been some important changes behind the scenes. First, we now use our new tool: FUZD that we tested with Stratagems. Not only does it prevent us for knowing your fleet destination, it also simplifies the user experience of sending fleets as there is no need to top-up the agent-service; it is taken care of automatically when sending the fleets. Furthermore, we simplified our deployment process and the basic alliances and the spaceship marketplace plugin are now embedded in the game client. The plugin system still lets you import third-party plugins though; similarly, you can still create your own alliance smart contract and alliance management website. We actually encourage you to do this to get an edge. See our doc for more details or contact us directly for help.

In terms of gameplay, we also added something new. Let me explain.

Conquest had 4 versions prior to this one. 2 alphas in 2021, plus 1 beta and the "DEFCON" edition in 2022. Only the latter was launched as designed, that is permissionless and persistent. And while we consider the latter a successful launch (it is, after all, one of the few on-chain games that embraces the medium to its full extent and will remain on Gnosis chain forever) it was not easy to attract players to come and play for 2 reasons:

1. There were no extra rewards from the base game.

2. The game demanded 24/7 attention non-stop and exiting the game required careful diplomatic maneuvering.

That's where a slight change of mechanics comes in. This new version will also be persistent but will start with a 1-month session mode, where players will get extra rewards, including our beloved sponsor planets (that players need to capture and hold for getting the reward placed on them).

And once the 1-month period is over, players will be given the choice to exit immediately. They will have 24 hours to make that decision, after which the infinite mode will start for eternity. So if you feel like you can continue your strategy for the long run, you will be able to. But if you feel like stopping after 1 month, the choice is yours.

Note that we intend to look for new ways to engage with those who choose to continue.

We intend to continue with the 2 types of rewards we used in our previous releases: "planet rewards" and "leaderboard rewards".

The planet rewards will consist of various sponsor prizes placed on random planets at certain intervals. The goal for players interested in capturing the prizes on these planets is to capture them and either exit successfully or hold them until the end of the 1-month session. This reward spices up the game as it creates points of contention on the map. And if you know us, we love drama ;-)

We have so far 2 sponsors for this:

Blockscout is giving $200 in total that we will position on various planets at different times. They are also going to launch their Merits points program for players playing the game. More details will come soon. Grateful to have them onboard. We are using their open-source blockchain explorer locally while developing and we are happy to have them supporting our game.

Soccerverse, a fun decentralized football management game, live on mainnet, is giving $500 worth of football clubs in total that we will also disperse in the universe over time. Soccerverse is made by Xaya, the team behind Huntercoin, an inspiration for us and a team that has continuously supported us. So glad to have them on-board again.

And we are looking for more sponsors. So if you are interested in having your logo on some planets, reach out to us. We are happy to discuss any kind of partnerships.

The second type of reward is based on the amount of stake players are controlling in the game. This will be shown in-game in the form of a leaderboard. And contrary to previous launches, the reward will be linear to remove the incentive for players to combine their planets into one account in order to take first place. Furthermore, a time element is added and the scoring will thus be based on both the stake controlled and the time the stake stays in the hands of each player. It is comparable to liquidity incentive pools. And to give players starting later a fair chance, we would only start the timer later in the session, after 10 days or more. We will keep you updated.

For the leaderboard rewards, we currently put in $1,000 that will be given to all players with enough points earned through the system. More details will come at launch.

We intend to launch the game on February 3rd. Stay tuned. You can register for our newsletter or even better fill out our survey

Our goal with this release is to revive the community (don't hesitate to join our Discord) and gather feedback for our future work.

You'll need a web3 wallet like Metamask or Rabby Wallet and while the game technically runs on mobile browsers, wallet user experience there is subpar. We thus recommend you play on Desktop.

You'll also need some XDAI (1 XDAI = $1) on the Gnosis chain. XDAI is used to stake on the planets with a range between 1 and 12 XDAI per planet. You'll also need some XDAI to pay for the network fee, but this is relatively small.

Note again, that the amount you stake can be taken by other players if they manage to capture your planets. So while if you play your cards well, you can leave the game with more than you put in, there is a chance that you lose more.

Our rewards will balance things a bit as they make the game positive sum, but the risk of losing is still very present. We believe this is what makes the game unique and even more thrilling. You have been warned :)

::: info For previous round winners for whom we owe $ worth of Etherplay token (as we called it), we will offer you the choice of withdrawing some of it in the form of "Free Play Token" that can only be converted back to XDAI after a continuous 6 day in-game use.

You are free to skip this though, and your previous winnings will be given at another oportunity, ideally when we are ready for a new release. We are still unsure if we will launch a token of some sort but rest assured that we did not forget about it. :::

While this Conquest version is a re-release, we are excited to start working on our v2 and would love to get your feedback to ensure we are going in the right direction. We now have all the tooling we need and our focus will be on the player experience and game mechanics. Fill out our survey and join our Discord and we will reach out to hear about your experience if you wish to.

We already have some ideas. For starters, we intend to use the 24h turn mechanics of Stratagems along with the idea of pre-established clans. But we are keen to get your feedback after playing this version. We are also working on an NFT collection that should be ready this year. This will add new mechanics to the game as you will be able to use these NFTs to improve your planets and more...

You can subscribe to our newsletter. And it will be much appreciated if you could fill out our survey.

And if you haven't already, join our Discord.

Thanks, see you in space!

We made a video as part of Backdrop build V3 a program we joined to keep building Stratagems

You can find more on https://backdropbuild.com/builds/v3/stratagems-stdr

How to play?

Join our community on Discord to get the tokens needed to play

Play on alpha1.stratagems.world

Try to conquers as much Land as you can but do not spend all your tokens at nonce. Use them wisely.No need to rush.

As you'll see there are already Land on the map with the black faction. If you beat them (decrease their life to zero) you can get a head start but remember, other player will attempt to get them too and you might end up creating more black faction.

See our doc: https://stratagems.world/guide/alpha1/ for more information

The game will last 2 months and the scoring system is handled using 2 phases each lasting 1 month.

From March 21st to April 21st, the score displayed will not be representative of the final score and instead will only show how many prosperous Land (land that grows in life) each player controls

From April 21st to May 21st (when the alpha ends and score are finalized), the score will actually be counted as the number of GEMS a player has produced.

GEMS are produced at a fixed rate across the world and divided among each player according to how many prosperous Land each player controls.

In other words, from April 21st, the early you control more prosperous Land, the more head start you get.

Players with most GEMS generated will be rewarded

Currently the reward is 1000$ and divided as follow

• 1st: 400

• 2nd: 250

• 3rd: 200

• 4th: 100

• 5th: 50

The ratio is subject to change as the reward increase. We will keep you posted on our Discord

Enjoy!

We are thrilled to announce the imminent launch of the first alpha of Stratagems. It will take place next week, Thursday 21st on the Base network and will last for a month.

While Stratagems is designed around risk taking, the alpha will run in free to play mode where each player will be given a amount of free token to play with.

The goal will be to capture as much territory as possible and keep these territories safe. Checkout our updated documentation that describe Stratagems game mechanisms. Pay special attention to the black faction :)

More details will be announced at launch but expect a leader-board mechanism and some rewards!

Note that in order to get hold of the play token, you just need to join our Discord. This will also be the place where day-to-day announcements will take place and where you might make first contact with other players. A chance to join forces ;-)

As for the game, as mentioned we have documented the basic of the rules on our game's website and we intend to add more resources as we go along. The game is quite unique and one of its most striking feature is the slow pace of it:

Stratagems is a "simultaneous turn" based game where each tune last 24 hours, divided in 2 phases: the action phase (also called the commit phase) lasting 23 hours where player make their moves and the resolution phase (also called the reveal phase) lasting one hour where player's moves get resolved. While this last phase last only 1 hour, we offer by default a mechanism, by which all moves are resolved while you are away.

In other words, with Stratagems you just need to check-in once a day and perform any action in your own time.

But be warned: Stratagems is a game of social coordination and most of the game will take place in the discussion among players. We setup an in game messaging system that will hopefully help you achieve your goals.

We also like to highlight that Stratagems world map created by playing the game is a great foundation for new games to be build on, thanks to Stratagems unique approach to Composability that we describe in our article: "Natural Composability".

To that end we have the full smart contract API documented on our website, along a brief intro on what is possible with it: https://stratagems.world/guide/extending-the-world/

While the alpha, due to its free-to-play nature, is not designed to be persistent, it can be a great opportunity to explore the possibilities. We intend to do so ourselves and explore new game ideas!

See you next week!

Nowadays, they're often referred to as "Autonomous Worlds" but we've been creating such games long before this term became common. Our journey began in 2016 with our verifiable arcade machine, which gained traction in early 2017. From there, we delved into fully on-chain games by mid-2017 and eventually ventured into persistent on-chain games, or Autonomous Worlds, with Ethernal in 2019.

Through our experiences, we've learned a great deal. By early 2020, we realized we could reduce on-chain gas demand by scaling gameplay over time and emphasizing social coordination while eliminating grinding mechanics. This led to the birth of Conquest.eth, featuring a minimalist core gameplay that fostered a unique social experience, where collaboration was key. It took two years of development, including two alpha and one beta phases, to finally launch the first persistent version of Conquest in April 2022. Then, in October 2023, we removed our admin keys, which were only used for bug fixes, making Conquest arguably the second live autonomous world after Huntercoin.

In 2023, our focus shifted primarily to building tools aimed at minimizing maintenance so that launching autonomous worlds becomes a smoother process. This resulted in two projects:

• "ethereum-indexer": A modular JavaScript indexer framework written in TypeScript, capable of running in browsers and catching up from remote snapshots if needed.

• "FUZD": A commit+reveal system designed to conceal player actions from hosts until it's time to reveal.

Both tools are currently in the alpha stage and are being utilized for our latest game, "Stratagems." We're constantly refining them as we speak. We also maintain a template featuring these tools in a neat package that we use to get started on new projects: Jolly-Roger. Handy for hackathons.

In 2024, our primary focus will be launching games, and we're excited to soon release a play-test of Stratagems. It explores a unique yet pervasive approach to composability, which we refer to as "Natural Composability," and we're eager to see what other games can be built upon this foundation. More on that in future updates. An open play-test is coming soon too.

Hope this get you excited as much as we are. Feel free to also join our discord if you are not already in: https://community.etherplay.io