New Crypto Battle Game Launches Where Skills, Not Collectibles, Matter

Crypto games are all the rage right now - but for all of the talk about collectibles one blockchain startup says there's a key element which is being overlooked: skill.

Ether Kingdoms believes gamers want more than an opportunity to collect virtual assets - and it has created an "Exciting and engrossing game that can make real money for the player." At the heart of its universe are imps - "The kingdom's main workers and warriors." They can go mining for IMP tokens - with one IMP equal to a warrior under your command.

Each imp has distinctive characteristics, and gamers can send them into battle against other players if they wish.

The mechanics of the gameAlthough Ether Kingdoms is based on blockchain technology, its team admits some elements of the game do not use smart contracts.

While the MetaMask wallet is used for verifying all of the key actions that a player performs in the game, all other operations are stored on a server to make the game fast and free - creating a balance between "Productivity, reliability and transparency."

When it comes to the mining element of the game, players can open access to new mines as they advance through levels.

Battles are crucial in racking up experience points, and over time, the number of imps gamers can dedicate to a fight increases.

When they start to reach the top of the game, it is possible to risk it all by sending as many as 500 imps into battle.

By the end of this year, players will be able to engage in a completely new game mode - Exploring Area, where they can fight with other players for different objects and explore dungeons.

Starting in 2019, global game events for groups are going to be launched - and players will be able to organize themselves into clans and do battle for "The rarest artefacts and the most valuable prizes." Another crucial milestone will be the release of the game's mobile version - but as most app stores do not allow cryptocurrency-related games, its tokens are not going to be supported on this platform.