I have a request for help. I’d like to finish a simple decentralized game I’ve been building but don’t find the time to finish. I’m not really a coder so I’d be slow to finish it anyway, but I know what needs to be done. I will outline what needs…
tl;dr: I think we can use blockchains to solve cheating in Fog of War games.
Can Fog of War be solved for decentralised blockchain games? I think so! Moreover, the nature how blockchains work make them uniquely suited to solving this problem.
So what’s the big deal?
On Twitter, I…
tl;dr: here’s what I’ve actually coded. It ain’t much but it’s honest work.
In this blog I’ll cover what I’ve coded so far. It really isn’t much but I figure it is worth sharing anyway!
What is SubRogue? ⚔
It is a Roguelike game that connects to a blockchain. The game is only a…
tl,dr: I present an algorithm for generating an infinite dynamic dungeon for a blockchain-connected multi-user Roguelike game.
I’m wouldn’t be surprised if someone else has done this before, but from a quick look I didn’t see anything obvious. In this piece I’ll highlight what I’ve done so far and then…
tl,dr: I address the constructive feedback I received on my idea of a blockchain Roguelike.
In a previous blog I suggested building a seemingly simple Roguelike game that I dubbed SubRogue. …
tl,dr: 3 common architectural approaches to blockchain games.
Over the course of this year I’ve written almost exclusively about blockchain gaming. In my initial blog on the topic I proposed putting ‘everything’ on-chain in a rather monolothic way. This piece is published almost one year later. …
tl;dr: player histories are preserved when communities decide to leave an official server for an unofficial one!
In my 2019 blogs you should notice an obvious theme: decentalised gaming. While I think I’ve covered a wide range of topics already, I’ve been coming up with many more ideas to write…
tl;dr: less trust requires greater effort.
In early December I tested the game Nine Chronicles. It is a fully decentralised game that’s still in pre-alpha. This morning they just re-opened testing with the latest updates. …
tl;dr: a simple Rogue-like game that builds on Parity’s Substrate. Here I will outline everything you need to write the game.
In a previous blog I suggested an idea for a simple blockchain that should be more entertaining than a simple card game. …
tl;dr: “Vanilla” Shamir Secret Sharing has a race condition, but it can be fixed. I outline the problem with some practical solutions.
Lately I’ve being doing some research into the various methods for securing cryptocurrency wealth. I’ve explored the use of of hardware wallets as well as airgapped devices. Using…
