This startup develops an online collectible trading card game that utilizes blockchain technology to create verifiably scarce digital assets. Players can buy, sell, and trade these assets on various digital marketplaces while competing in real-time battles to earn cryptocurrency and tangible rewards.
Funding
$4.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional collectible card games often lack verifiable scarcity and true digital ownership, hindering players' ability to freely trade and utilize their assets across different platforms. Existing digital card games may also limit player agency, with centralized entities controlling card issuance and potentially altering card attributes.
Solution
Splinterlands is a blockchain-based trading card game that provides players with provably scarce, non-fungible token (NFT) assets they truly own. Each card is an NFT on the Hive blockchain, enabling players to freely buy, sell, trade, and rent their cards on open marketplaces. Players can also combine cards to level them up, burn them to acquire Dark Energy Crystals (DEC), and use them in strategic battles to earn rewards. The game's drafting-style mechanic allows players to assemble teams of monsters and summoners, and battles are resolved automatically based on card stats and abilities.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes collectible card game enthusiasts, blockchain gamers, and individuals interested in play-to-earn opportunities within a decentralized gaming ecosystem.
Features
- NFT-based cards on the Hive blockchain, ensuring verifiable scarcity and player ownership
- Peer-to-peer marketplace for buying, selling, trading, and renting cards
- Card combining to increase card levels and stats
- Dark Energy Crystals (DEC) earned by burning cards
- Drafting-style gameplay where players assemble teams before battles
- Ranked battles with rewards based on performance and league
- Guilds that allow players to collaborate and compete together
- Land ownership with plots that can be developed