👽 [ANN] Age of Chains: Bitcoin NFT Trading Card Game since 2016 👽

[m4nki]

Press

The press release announcing our card shop opening got featured on both Cryptoandgamers.com and DigitalTradingCards.com.

Check it out:

Crypto Gamers

DigitalTradingCards.com

[m4nki]

Example: Our first crypto collectible trading card: Woodcoin's Guardian

Auction:
Become a Crypto Collectible Trading Card in our Universe

As an endeavour to further strengthen the connection with our community, we hereby are offering you to become part of the Age of Chains trading card game and universe. We will turn you into a character and create a Bitcoin based crypto collectible using the Counterparty protocol. Our card and character creation always has been driven by our futuristic vision, our aim for high-quality art and our desire to bring knowledge about decentralization towards the world we live in. Each of our card creations is a feedback driven process with lots of care involved to assure the compliance of our goals. Feel free to check the art of our previous trading cards.

The Character Creation package includes:

1. Character & Card Concept:
Together with you, we will develop a character concept that suits you well while fitting in the Age of Chains universe. You can decide if you want your character to be part of the decentralized Milky Way galaxy or of the corrupt Andromeda Empire.

2. Card Creation:
We will select the best of our illustrators for your card creation to assure the high-quality standard we envision for your card. You will have a chance to give feedback on certain stages during the card creation and if possible, we will make changes to the concept according to your vision. The card creation process may take up to two to three months, as a lot of detail work is involved in order to reach perfection.

2. Card Illustration
Get a high resolution image of your card so you can enjoy it in full detail!

3. Card GIF:
In order to make your character and card more alive, we will partly make it animated. Check here for an example.

4: Speed Art Video
To make the experience of seeing your own character being developed even more enjoyable for you, we will create a speed art video of the card creation and publish it on our YouTube channel. Check here to see an example.

5: Blockchain Trading Card
We will define a total supply of your card and tokenize it on the Bitcoin blockchain using the Counterparty protocol. To let you become a true owner of your card, you will receive 5% of the card's total supply. The total card supply will be between 1.000 and 50.000 cards.

6. Physical Collectibles
You will be receiving 10x hand sealed and signed paper wallets (21cm x 29.7cm) showing your card illustration on one side and containing the wax sealed private key with your card stored on it on the other side. Check the gallery in this blog post for examples.

7. Be Part of a Video Game
The ultimate goal of Age of Chains is to become a fully developed trading card video game for desktop but at this stage, there is no assurance that the project will reach this goal. Therefore, you can consider this as a bonus: If we reach our goal, you and your character be part of the most intergalactic blockchain trading card video game the world has ever seen. In any case, with your support you are laying the foundation for this endeavour to keep the galaxy decentralized!


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[meyer]

thats such a great idea... I will think about a good one :-)

a big "like" :-)

[m4nki]

thats such a great idea... I will think about a good one :-)

a big "like" :-)

I'm glad you like it!

[m4nki]

New Blog Post:

Crypto NFTs: Evolution of Digital Collectibles

While still being a mystery to many, so called crypto NFTs (non-fungible Tokens) are finding more and more appreciation in the communities of the crypto collecting and gaming industry.
Find out how the NFT movement started, learn about current development trends and discover why we chose Bitcoin (Counterparty) over Ethereum for creating Age of Chains.

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[domob]

Very nice blog post, thanks for sharing!  Indeed, I think that Counterparty is a very good choice for a project like Age of Chains.

If you just allow me to be a bit nit picky, one could argue that Namecoin was actually the very first NFT blockchain - because names on Namecoin are exactly NFTs (although the crypto gaming crowd doesn't typically know about it, or would consider anything non-ERC721 as "NFT").  Namecoin even supported atomic transactions ("multi-send") right from the start, with which you can trustlessly trade NFTs (names) for crypto (NMC).

[m4nki]

Oh thanks for sharing, domob! I added it as additional information at the end of the blog post.

Turns out NFTs are even older than I thought.

[m4nki]

New Blog Post:

Virtual Crypto Art Gallery Opening: Citadel 6.15

Today is a great day in the history of blockchain based art: Based on Ethereum's Crypto Voxels open world, Coldie has created a virtual crypto art gallery with over 50 crypto artists participating. The gallery is going to open today (12 pm Pacific time), for everyone! Its name: Citadel 6.15 - and Age of Chains is part of it!

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[Shoesouse]

What an awful project. How many people got scammed?

[m4nki]

What an awful project. How many people got scammed?

I'm always happy to hear and respond to valid criticism but you are not bringing any value to the table.

[m4nki]

Just 1 Day Left

Welcome to the Future Universe!

An intergalactic crypto collectible trading card game based on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Learn more about Age of Chains:
www.AgeofChains.com

Auction:
Quarks, Master of Black Holes handmade wooden bust sculpture & digital card

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Throughout billions of years, blockchains have developed into powerful characters, guarding the peace within our galaxy. Conversely, Andromeda has undergone an evolutionary process quite the opposite of our own – a process that has led to the ultimate centralization: A single dictator rules the entire galaxy. A new Age is approaching that will lead to a clash of intergalactic cultures, cultures that could not be more divergent. And we are prepared to defend our heritage at all costs.


Card 011: Quarks, Master of Black Holes
(click image for high-resolution version)

You have here the chance to bid on an exclusive wooden, handmade Age of Chains sculpture of the head of Quarks, Master of Black Holes (Series 2 Card 011).
This sculpture has been carefully crafted by a professional Austrian sculptor who previously has also done this piece of blockchain related art.

It is made out of basswood and its measurements are:
Width: 25cm
Depth: 14cm
Height: 26cm (without foundation) / 39cm (with foundation)

The foundation has "Age of Chains" engraved and a wax sealed drawer in the front. By removing the wax seal, you will be enabled to pull the drawer out, granting you access to the associated BTCitcoin private key which is loaded with the digital Quarks, Master of Black Holes trading card (stored as an Omni token on the Bitcoin blockchain).

By owning this unique piece, you support the vision behind Age of Chains of creating an intergalactic trading card game wherein we thrive to teach the world the benefits of blockchain technology for our society and beyond. The funds obtained through this auction will also directly help us to realize the production of physical, high quality Age of Chains trading cards.











Background Story

Aquar, a species that well before our time once prospered on this now deserted planet called Xu’Danar.
Their ability to bridge cosmic constellations through their remarkable understanding of decentralized networks quickly gave rise to their culture within the Golden Era of the Cosmic Union.
For billions of years, the Aquar have been known as the gatekeepers between our and the spiritual world.
By constantly furthering their sacred knowledge about the varios dimensions, they became true masters operating in between them.
It is them with whom human and otherworldly shamans often interacted during their spiritual journeys when seeking help from non-ordinary reality.

One particular Aquar, Quarks, already as a young child surprised his relatives with the sheer incredible astronomical and spiritual knowledge of his.
This led to the belief that he is chosen to serve as a guardian to those who are rightfully in need of help.

And so it came that he kept travelling the universe and dimensions both physically and spiritually to fulfill the god-given prophecy of him helping others.
Since then, more than billions of years have passed and the tribe of the Aquar has almost faded into non-existence.
Only a few of them are still alive, though scattered throughout the corners of this sheer gigantic universe.
Quarks himself is said to be one of the few prevailing descendants of this intergalactic tribe of which only a handful remain.

It is now that Quarks has returned to his home planet looking to discover the secrets of his ancestors.
Beneath the desert of Xu'Danar resides what used to be the cultural center of the Aquar.

Having carefully studied both the physical and spiritual realm within the different realities of our universe, Quarks possesses inherent power to manipulate matter in any given state.
Thus, he mindfully takes position to uncover the past...

Source: https://www.ageofchains.com/quarks-master-of-black-holes/

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[m4nki]

Just Few Hours Left

Here's another work of the same sculptor. This one is a full sculpture of Woodcoin's Guardian, our first ever created card and character:

[m4nki]

Xanthrax Limited Floppy Disk Edition

Xanthrax climbed his way to the top by ascending into the highest form of the Maitory, a Czar Hadir. He became a being which could ingest and produce venom, toxins and gases at will. It is rumoured that the extinction of the Olomy species was caused by Xanthrax alone as he created and released a nerve poison into the groundwater based on the Olomys DNA.

This physical edition of Xanthrax is strictly limited to 50 pieces only!

The Xanthrax Floppy Disk Edition comes with a holographic image of Xanthrax. The disk is sealed with a security sticker which has to be broken to run the floppy disk and access the associated private key containing the digital Xanthrax blockchain trading card as a PDF in the shape of a certificate, designed by a professional designer.

This crypto collectible trading card runs on the Bitcoin blockchain using the Counterparty protocol.

Buying this product directly supports the development of the Age of Chains trading card game.

---> Buy Xanthrax Limited Floppy Disk Edition Now <---









---> Buy Xanthrax Limited Floppy Disk Edition Now <---

[m4nki]

Each of the 50 Xanthrax floppy disks also comes with a sequentially numbered printed and laminated certificate of authenticity:

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Limited Floppy Disk Editions

We just released further Limited Floppy Disk Editions for several of our Series 2 cards.

Visit our shop for a complete overview. 

The Limited Floppy Disk Edition sizes are:

Battlefield Harvester: 40
Quarks, Master of Black Holes: 50
Skai, Finder of Truth: 50
The Rippler: 50
Ascendency: 50

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[m4nki]

There's been some interest recently by various people to obtain Series 1 Age of Chains cards.

Join our Discord to follow the discussion and possibly make some trades

https://discord.gg/fyQAFRQNVy

[domob]

There's been some interest recently by various people to obtain Series 1 Age of Chains cards.

Join our Discord to follow the discussion and possibly make some trades

https://discord.gg/fyQAFRQNVy

I would love to join, but this link gives me "the invite is invalid or has expired", same for the link on the website.

[m4nki]

There's been some interest recently by various people to obtain Series 1 Age of Chains cards.

Join our Discord to follow the discussion and possibly make some trades

https://discord.gg/fyQAFRQNVy

I would love to join, but this link gives me "the invite is invalid or has expired", same for the link on the website.

Hmm that's weird, it must be some kind of bug because the invite link I've created is set to never expire.

You could try again with this link which I just created (set to expire in seven days): https://discord.gg/DpwvyW3e

Else, please pm me your Discord username and I'll try to invite you manually.

[m4nki]

The restock of the shop (digital cards, not floppy disks) will happen tomorrow (Tuesday, September 7th) at 6pm CET. Good luck everyone!

[VirtualCloudMining]

What will happen with the remaining cards in the Age of Chains two addresses:
https://xchain.io/address/1hPoBVQBZRsFa5v3bAzf9bBvrPcte8kka
https://xchain.io/address/198G9eUjQuCn9Y21Pj4z6Cbx5JxnkoeQWL
Click on "issuances" and you can see that these two adresses have issued new Age of Chains cards.

For "TAUCARD" with a total supply of 8888 cards, the "holders" information
https://xchain.io/asset/TAUCARD
gives that
https://xchain.io/address/1hPoBVQBZRsFa5v3bAzf9bBvrPcte8kka
has 8035 cards, over 90% of the supply.
Also there are 166 cards burned to the address
https://xchain.io/address/1AgeofChainsSeries1Burnxxxy1xR3Ao
so the supply is definitely 8888-166=8722, but if the remaining 8035 cards isn't sold the supply would be a totally different number: 8888-166-8035=687 cards in the free market.

For "MYRIADCARD" the total supply are 50000, 34790 are burned, so the real supply value should be 50000-34790=15210.
https://xchain.io/asset/MYRIADCARD
https://xchain.io/address/1AgeofChainsSeries1Burnxxxy1xR3Ao
And the company holds 3800 cards in
https://xchain.io/address/1hPoBVQBZRsFa5v3bAzf9bBvrPcte8kka
Bringing the total free supply down to 15210-3800=11410
If this also is a company address
https://xchain.io/address/175TmHgih9yBi3aMahgDHMKzDqPXsjpZBv
There is only 11410-7671=3739 cards in the free market.

Of "ELECTRUMCARD" with a total supply of 111111
https://xchain.io/asset/ELECTRUMCARD
1614 are burned and 109205 at
https://xchain.io/address/1hPoBVQBZRsFa5v3bAzf9bBvrPcte8kka

"MONEROCARD", 33333
https://xchain.io/asset/MONEROCARD
554 burned, and 32471 not sold and in company address

"METEORABOARD", 111111
https://xchain.io/asset/METEORABOARD
538 burned, 109411 not sold and in company address

"QORACARD", 222222
https://xchain.io/asset/QORACARD
1910 burned,  218022 not sold and in company address

"GALAXYBOARD", 4444
https://xchain.io/asset/GALAXYBOARD
268 burned, 3692 not sold and in company address

The other cards issued can be checked likewise. At least the burned cards should be subtracted from the total supply in the Counterparty blockchain.
This is important for future selling of Age of Chains cards as NFT regarding the price of each asset.