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Immortal Game – The next generation of chess platform powered by blockchain

timetraveller26 4y ago
Whitepaper: https://guiltless-zinc-b84.notion.site/Immortal-Game-White-Paper-d55da7a1ef2444fc88af925c662a8747 https://guiltless-zinc-b84.notion.site/Immortal-Game-White-P...
- timetraveller26 4y ago
  I should point out that I am not involved in any kind with the project, and I kinda hate it too actually.
webkike 4y ago
With so many free online chess options I struggle to believe this will catch on
chrisma0 4y ago
So this is the killer application for the blockchain? Not a store of value, but a store of chess games? In all seriousness, I'm not sure chess needed an "entertaining crypto layer" or "NFTs tied to pieces"... Best of luck
__alexs 4y ago
Pay to win chess? Edit: Not so much pay-to-win-at-chess but pay-to-win-at-metagame which is possibly more stupid.
moolcool 4y ago
Thanks, I hate it
mesozoic 4y ago
Another pointless blockchain app that could just use a database?
fogof 4y ago
Whoever made the first animation on the webpage seems to have been a bit confused. Looks like they were trying to show the Ruy Lopez but the positions of the king and queen were switched.
- moolcool 4y ago
  Maybe misplacing your starting position is a powerup you can buy
moolcool 4y ago
> We're enhancing Chess No you're not
oneoff786 4y ago
I read through this a few times. As far as I can tell you get some special pieces that get little side quests during the game. And if you achieve the side quest and win the game you get a bit of a bonus. These pieces don’t actually have any mechanics properties. It’s just normal chess and you still have to win. Given how important every move in chess is… this seems like a really stupid idea. I mean on top of being a pay to earn web3 game, this one is really stupid. Plying chess games where both parties are making these nonsense choices… I can’t imagine this working at all. I think you can redeem your points for money. So I guess you need to find that weird equilibrium of winning while also doing your weird gimmicks each time. Ugh Edit: to clarify, the gap between the best move you can identify and one that achieves your goals is likely going to be immense. And what’s weird about this thing is some goals will be easily achievable from a strong winning position while some will not. So the inevitable meta will almost certainly be getting a gimmick that benefits from winning, then trying to get into a winning position, then achieving your gimmick before your opponent resigns? If you have a gimmick that requires you to play poorly upfront… you’ll lose…
dfbsdfbwe2ef2e 4y ago
Obviously satire.
throwaway2016a 4y ago
I almost see the appeal. I mean, custom chess pieces for money is a pretty close analogy to the real world and chess game history could benefit by being on an immutable blockchain. But what's up with the metagame stuff? I actually don't hate this idea. Though I'm not sure why this idea needs a product team bigger than my last three startups which were all larger in scope. Not sure if that is a comment on how overstaffed they are or how under staffed I am, though.

Whitepaper: https://guiltless-zinc-b84.notion.site/Immortal-Game-White-Paper-d55da7a1ef2444fc88af925c662a8747 https://guiltless-zinc-b84.notion.site/Immortal-Game-White-P...

timetraveller26 4y ago
I should point out that I am not involved in any kind with the project, and I kinda hate it too actually.

webkike 4y ago

With so many free online chess options I struggle to believe this will catch on

chrisma0 4y ago

So this is the killer application for the blockchain? Not a store of value, but a store of chess games? In all seriousness, I'm not sure chess needed an "entertaining crypto layer" or "NFTs tied to pieces"... Best of luck

__alexs 4y ago

Pay to win chess? Edit: Not so much pay-to-win-at-chess but pay-to-win-at-metagame which is possibly more stupid.

moolcool 4y ago

Thanks, I hate it

mesozoic 4y ago

Another pointless blockchain app that could just use a database?

fogof 4y ago

Whoever made the first animation on the webpage seems to have been a bit confused. Looks like they were trying to show the Ruy Lopez but the positions of the king and queen were switched.

moolcool 4y ago
Maybe misplacing your starting position is a powerup you can buy

moolcool 4y ago

> We're enhancing Chess No you're not

oneoff786 4y ago

I read through this a few times. As far as I can tell you get some special pieces that get little side quests during the game. And if you achieve the side quest and win the game you get a bit of a bonus. These pieces don’t actually have any mechanics properties. It’s just normal chess and you still have to win. Given how important every move in chess is… this seems like a really stupid idea. I mean on top of being a pay to earn web3 game, this one is really stupid. Plying chess games where both parties are making these nonsense choices… I can’t imagine this working at all. I think you can redeem your points for money. So I guess you need to find that weird equilibrium of winning while also doing your weird gimmicks each time. Ugh Edit: to clarify, the gap between the best move you can identify and one that achieves your goals is likely going to be immense. And what’s weird about this thing is some goals will be easily achievable from a strong winning position while some will not. So the inevitable meta will almost certainly be getting a gimmick that benefits from winning, then trying to get into a winning position, then achieving your gimmick before your opponent resigns? If you have a gimmick that requires you to play poorly upfront… you’ll lose…

dfbsdfbwe2ef2e 4y ago

Obviously satire.

throwaway2016a 4y ago

I almost see the appeal. I mean, custom chess pieces for money is a pretty close analogy to the real world and chess game history could benefit by being on an immutable blockchain. But what's up with the metagame stuff? I actually don't hate this idea. Though I'm not sure why this idea needs a product team bigger than my last three startups which were all larger in scope. Not sure if that is a comment on how overstaffed they are or how under staffed I am, though.