Chicken Derby kickstarts their new economic model as they open up the ability for owners to stake Chickens and earn BAWK tokens. Players will need these tokens to stake into CRCs, or Chicken Racing Companies, to earn Jewels, which are the new in-game only currency used to enter races.

The new BAWK based economy kicks off for Chicken Derby, with the first opportunity to earn BAWK tokens coming from staking your Chicken NFT!

And though the community sale for BAWK token wasn’t much of a success (just a little over 8 ETH worth of tokens were sold), the Chicken Derby team undauntedly forges ahead, launching their new game economy this week.

The new economy for Chicken Derby centers around the BAWK token. BAWK is an ERC-20 token on the Polygon blockchain. Players will be able to purchase it on decentralized exchanges in the near future, and also claim any tokens they purchased during the community sale. But, for now, the only way to earn BAWK is to stake your Chicken NFTs. You can do this on the Chicken Staking page. And since the transaction is on Polygon, it will only cost a couple of cents to do so. Once staked, your Chickens immediately start earning BAWK tokens, which can be claimed at any time.

Staked Chickens can still be used in races.

Jewels

Jewels are the new racing currency. All races cost Jewels to enter, and offer Jewels as reward. Jewels are actually an in-game only, stable token. Players can freely swap Jewels for USDC and vice-versa at anytime on the Chicken Derby site. Jewels will always be valued at 70 Jewels to 1 USDC. So, players can fund themselves for racing, and can also cash out if they accumulate any winnings.

To encourage racing, for a limited time (I think), all races also give out BAWK token rewards to ALL entrants!

Aside from purchasing Jewels directly, players can also stake their BAWK tokens into CRC, or Chicken Racing Companies. Each race is sponsored by one of the five CRCs, who receive a portion of the entry fees for the race. That income is then distributed and the end of each to season to everyone who has staked BAWK tokens into that CRC. But you have to be quick! You can only invest into a CRC at the beginning of a season (which lasts four weeks).

On top of all of this, the Chicken Derby website has seem some major upgrades. Not only presenting a clean, easy to use interface, but also offering detailed stats for all the avid racers! And don’t forget the AI generated commentary that is now part of each race!

This is a major update for Chicken Derby. I like what they have done with their economy, but we’ll have to see if they can attract new players to their unique, chicken-racing game.

What is Chicken Derby?

Chicken Derby is a chicken racing simulation built on the Polygon network. Each Chicken is a unique NFT that can be entered into races for paid prizes. Every Chicken has a special Talent that can trigger during races. This can be something as simple as a short flight, or as extreme as creating a black hole! Each Chicken also has hidden preferences for track distance and terrain type as well as a Consistency rating. Players must discover these hidden preferences on their own.

With seven different types of terrain , six different track lengths, and twelve Chickens per race, each with their own preferences, abilities, and racing styles, Chicken Derby features enough variation to ensure that the race outcomes won’t be predetermined. There are also a number of ‘Easter Egg’ type bonuses that the team adds to the official documentation once the community figures it out. For example, Chickens with Alien Eyes get a boost to their Teleport ability (if they have it). Chicken owners can dress up their Chickens with a growing number of cosmetic items.

Though the races are passive, players can watch the animated simulation of the race and see all of the lead changes and abilities used during the run.

Owners with two many chickens can also choose to fuse them, creating a hybrid with potentially unique traits! Additional future features planned include breeding, a social hub, and land ownership.

To learn more about Chicken Derby visit their website, follow them on Twitter, and join their Discord server.

Voxie Tactics sees a major upgrade this week as they officially launch their new game client, built with Unity. While not all functionality is available yet (such as NFT minting), the game works, players can use their NFTs, and VOXEL rewards continue to be handed out for match victories!

After many months of work, the Voxie Tactics team has finally released their rebuild of the Voxie Tactics game. This build is still the same game, and still compatible with existing Voxie NFTs. But it also brings improved graphics and stability, and supposedly, paves the way for releases of Voxie Tactics on MacOS and mobile platforms.

There is a very minor inconvenience for players. Existing players will need to re-link their accounts. Just make sure you use the same wallet you linked to the game before in order to preserve your previous game status.

Also, the Tavern and the Forge, utility pages on the Voxies Market website, are temporarily closed. The team is still integrating their functionality with the Unity build. But the player marketplace and the rental store are open and ready for use.

Now that they have the build launched in Unity, hopefully they will spend some time improving the interface and other quality of life issues. A little polish here could go a long way!

Voxie Tactics can be fun to play once you figure some things out. And Voxies is also one of those rare web3 games that pays players directly in tokens — though you do need to accumulate at least 10 VOXELS worth of winnings before you can claim. So you can jump in right now, start playing with the three free, basic heroes the game lets you pick, win matches, and earn VOXEL tokens! Along the way you might even find items to help you. Or you can use some of your hard earned tokens to rent more powerful heroes, buy better equipment, or even purchase a pet!

Head over to the Voxies website to get started!

What is Voxie Tactics?

Voxie Tactics is a free to play, voxel-style, turn-based, fantasy, strategic battle game where two players field teams of three characters in a battle to the death! These characters move, fight, and cast spells across a battlefield map in an attempt to destroy the opposing team. The game features 10 different character races and 20 unique classes, each with their own powers and abilities.

Voxie Tactics is free to play, with play to earn potential starting with your first PvP match! Not only do your earn VOXELS tokens from winning matches, but you can also find equipment NFTs. And if that NFT doesn’t fit your characters or playstyle, then you can sell it on the marketplace.

Voxie Tactics includes a Forge, letting players upgrade their equipment by burning various game items, and an NFT rental system. So players don’t need to own any NFTs to start playing and earning!

To lean more about Voxie Tactics, visit their website, follow them on Twitter, and join their Discord.