DUELS
Strategic mobile arcade game with PVP duel battles, bets, NFTs, and its own DUEL coin. The game outcome is provably-fair with the use of smart contracts.
[ MOBILE ] [ UNITY ] [ CRYPTOCURRENCY ]
2019
Our blockchain development team at Distributed Hub wanted to implement the model in an easy-to-use form, targeting mobile game enthusiasts. Eventually, we launched the development of a small catchy arcade game using the tech able to overcome the issues often raised and discussed on game forums and social channels:
TRUST
Security
loss due to server
shutdowns
Incentives
of in-game purchases,
scarcity
From Aims to an Action Plan
Our primary objective was to deliver a great product to the mobile game market and to enable avid gamers to make profits and become true creators of the gameplay. Here is a to do list we made and sticked to:
To have smart contracts take control over the honest game results
To create an engaging arcade game and integrate it with the contract
To introduce real-world value: bets and cryptocurrency earnings
To build a network, facilitating asset exchange and trading
Duels blockchain game is the result of a joint brainstorming and collaboration of Distributed Hub mobile and blockchain development departments. We’ve launched a one-on-one arcade that bypasses centralized game operators and puts the player’s intuition and skills to test.
The gameplay can be described as fast-paced, short and simple duels, with great graphics and easy-to-learn rules. The wooden treasure chest is only 3 steps away from both players. However, to succeed and be the first to get to the chests with the loot, you must switch on all your strategic thinking. There is no simple way to predict your enemy’s next move: will one, two, or three steps be taken at a time, or how far a spear, an axe, or a heavy brick might be thrown? This is left in the hands of fortune and fate.
Tech-Savvy Angle
The blockchain game development team at Distributed Hub made Duels run on smart contracts using the Echo advanced blockchain protocol, our inhouse project that we continue to support and develop. Duels uses Echo for processing in-game moves and actions, delivering a fair and transparent gaming process. For gamers, this means one thing: if their moves in any way contradict the stated game logic, the smart contract rejects that activity.
Here are some other features that stand out and are deffinitely worthy of attention:
Room for maneuver. Players select the number of steps to take or the exact position to target their weapon, while the blockchain platform records this info in the form of a cryptographic hash;
Real-time response. As soon as the next move is chosen and recorded to the Echo network, the duel starts and you immediately see how it unfolds;
Guaranteed rewards. The protocol consensus algorithm that we designed to execute escrow agreement enables instant distributions of the winnings.
Non-Fungible Tokens aka NFTs
Serverless, fully blockchain-based game
PVP tournaments with deposits and bets
Smart contract consensus-based escrow
Fancy character skin & weapon customization
In-game assets and unique DUEL coin
NFTs enabling in-game asset trade & exchange
Swift (SpriteKit)
outcomes, blocked game
accounts
Kotlin (LibGDX)
loss due to server
shutdowns
Unity
of in-game purchases,
scarcity
1 mounth
duration
800
man-hours
Projects
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