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The Smoke Test: Are These Game Economies Sustainable?
"The Smoke Test: Are These Game Economies Sustainable?" evaluates the long-term economic viability of four blockchain games—Illuvium, Splinterlands, Crypto Unicorns, and Star Atlas—using a "Ponzinomic Smoke Test" methodology.
- The sustainability of a game economy can be tested by assuming a constant player count; if the economy collapses without continuous growth, it functions as a Ponzi scheme rather than a sustainable model.
- Axie Infinity's collapse serves as a primary case study, where a steady user count failed to generate demand for new Axies, causing the value of the SLP token to plummet and triggering an exodus of play-to-earn participants.
- Splinterlands has maintained relative stability by shifting play-to-earn rewards from the DEC token to the governance-focused SPS token, helping to mitigate oversupply and support the value of its in-game currency.
NaavikJan 2023
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Game Radar: Blocklords, Star Atlas, AI Arena
The document, "Game Radar: Blocklords, Star Atlas, AI Arena," provides an analytical overview of three blockchain games, assessing their potential based on team strength, game design, and tokenomics.
- Star Atlas lost nearly half of its operational runway due to the FTX collapse, forcing the team to attempt to raise capital through multi-million dollar NFT ship sales in a bear market.
- AI Arena, developed by ArenaX Labs, raised a $5M seed round led by Paradigm to build a platform that combines AI training with web3 gaming mechanics.
- Blocklords utilizes a dynasty system where heroes have limited lifespans, requiring players to manage bloodlines and pass on unique attributes to descendants to ensure long-term progression.
NaavikJan 2023
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Gaming DAOs: A New Way of Coordinating Gaming Communities
Decentralized autonomous organizations represent an underappreciated web3 force in gaming, with the potential to redistribute ownership across entire communities rather than only between players and creators.
- Gaming DAOs redistribute ownership of game ecosystems among players, creators, and investors, moving beyond traditional corporate structures by utilizing tokenomics to align incentives and shared fandom.
- Gaming guilds, such as Yield Guild Games (YGG), have become highly financialized, operating as investment clubs that accumulate and lend digital assets to generate yield for their members.
- Incubators and accelerators like Game7 are emerging to support the web3 gaming ecosystem through grants, education, and strategic initiatives, often backed by major industry players like BitDAO and Solana Ventures.
NaavikJan 2022