Hey @carrieallen. Yeah, I have seen - on and off over the past year -- a few games pop onto the radar. The beer one you mention is a good concept, but it looks "inadequatey challenging" in the long term -- as I have now deemed #DrugWars to be. As I have done with a handful of games throughout the (now) 53 posts in this series, I use a METHODICAL approach to evaluating any new games that come onto the radar, primarily because the RISK of spending "x" amount of time on a game that turns out to be a "low ROI" relative to the overall progress (ex. DEC earnings AND skill/experience development that can be gained relative to time/energy expended in a more high-potential, established game like #Splinterlands) can be too high if the game ultimate has lower long-term viablility. This is the reason why I have decided to wean off of my more active Drug Wars activity -- I don't see long-term valiability, and/or skills/experience development with that game (it just feels like a suped-up calculator ;-). Splinterlands, on the other had is more like a proper "Chess-like" game (with the added bonus of the crypto "resource allocation" component. In some ways it is BETTER than chess, in my opinion (but I am probaby biased, because I was never able to really "go deep" with chess, even though I have tried numerous times). Also, I don't think that putting chess on the blockchain would have the same potential to invest in different "pieces" (like the cards in Splinterlands) - although maybe there are ways to add that gamification element into Chess (ex. perhaps "tokens per won battle", "tokens for tournaments", "varying levels of tokens based on a differential between the experienc elevel of opponents", etc.). I would LOVE to at least have the ABILITY to play and improve my chess game if it were properly put on the blockchain, with an adequate level of gamification to incentivize participation. Anyways, I'm rambling. Gotta get back to my daily quest (trying to hit "Campion I" level for the first time, this season). All of the JUICY cards I have been getting at Champion level the past few seasons are enabling me to build my overall collection nicely. Of course, that is always ENHANCED by the JUICY @splinterlands upvotes I have been getting on these series posts... Oh, look at that, it doesn't look like this post has received one yet ;->.....
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Sometimes 'inadequately challenging' is just what I'm looking for. 🤣 But see what you're saying.
I'm still generally of the mindset that if I'm looking for fun... I'm cool paying for it. 😉 And I'm generally okay with knowing I'm simply paying for joy... and thus, my ROI is based solely on that... and less on money.
But! Yes, blockchain makes everything different.
Now, I can actually ENJOY stuff and potentially make a REAL ROI.
It's awesome.
I think Chess could be blockchained... it would be different than Splinterlands, yes, but could still work...
Oh! And yes! I was holding off to upvote, cause the VP was totes low by the time I got to you... And still kinda low when I hit ya! But we have a lot of awesome content out there lately. Thanks for being one of them!
I totally agree that everyone should be free to enjoy what they want. I was simply explaining the various aspects of what drives my "desires"... The nice thing about #Splinterlands is that it is BOTH enjoyable, AND stimulating, IN ADDITION TO enabling me to avoid being FORCED into an uncontrolled DESCENT down from the ranks of "pack addict" to "crack addict". After all, the "pack" at least has a longer "shelf life", all things considered...