Understanding the popular blockchain game Cards Ahoy (with public beta strategy)

Data shows that since May 2023, the number of active users on the chain game track has soared, from 700,000 to 2.2 million, an increase of 224%. In addition, Bitcoin surpassed its previous high, causing more outsiders to pay attention to Web3 and chain games. It can be said that the current chain gaming circuit is already in the early stages of an explosion. Among them, Cards Ahoy, a game with a retention rate of 90%, was born.

Cards Ahoy is a 60-second fast-paced card game led and published by the veteran game team Metalist Game. Its core team members come from game giants such as NetEase, Ubisoft, Blizzard and Riot Games. Previously, Cards Ahoy has reached strategic cooperation with Binance / OKX / Ton. On March 15, the game officially announced that it has recently reached a strategic cooperation with NetEases globally popular multiplayer action competitive game Eternal Tribulation and acquired the classic game character Ning. Red Night IP authorization.

The game will be officially released for public beta on March 27th. At present, the Genesis Mining activity has been launched on the Giveaway section of the OKX Web3 wallet, airdropping 1,000 mythical blind box fragments and 50 million tokens CAC to players around the world, and adding 5 million CAC airdrops for this linkage.

Why is it worth participating in Cards Ahoy’s open beta?

• High heat:10 w+ followers on Twitter, 100 w+ reservations in the second test, and the transaction volume in the third test ranked first in the opBNB chain for 10 consecutive days, with a ten-day retention rate as high as 90%. The number of public beta download reservations has also exceeded 1.38 million.

• Low cost of participation:The public beta gold ticket is 40 U, ​​and the ticket will come with 5 blind boxes. During the test period, you can basically get your money back and make a small profit, and the European King card draw starts at 10 times.

• Strong money-making effect:Pass card freemint is currently 0.3 E, and there will be airdrops with the Pass card in the future. The big meat airdropped a few days ago is worth about 3000 U; Genesis mining has been opened before this public beta, and players can participate in the in-game mythical cards and $CAC tokens. Pre-mining, among which mythical cards are the top assets in the game, with the highest combat power, IP empowerment, and governance token mapping. The current floor price is 15,000 U.

Okay, let’s start the main text of the guide. This article mainly includes:

1. Overview of the core gameplay of the game

2. Step-by-step tutorial for newbies

3. Advance: Gold on the ladder

4. High-level: Use small to win big in the arena

5. Game play suggestions for various groups of people

1. Overview of the core gameplay of the game

The game mainly has the following gameplay methods.

1. Basic gameplay

Purchase cards directly or open blind boxes to obtain cards. Form a team of cards for PVP battles. After the battle, the winner can obtain CAC tokens.

2. Alchemy gameplay

Consume CAC tokens and the same cards to perform alchemical upgrades, and have a chance to refine high-rarity cards.

3. Arena gameplay

Reach Bronze 2 to unlock the arena. You need to purchase tickets to enter. You can form a team with random cards for PVP battles. The arena will issue corresponding treasure chests based on the final victory. The arena is a small game where you win a big game. It is possible to achieve 4 U and earn 10,000 U.

4. Guild gameplay

Participate in forming a team for free and compete in the guild rankings. The top guild will receive asset rewards such as mythical cards and CAC tokens. Form a guild, organize guild members, and enjoy 4% of the entire guilds ladder battle settlement CAC output income for a long time.

5. The arrival of the myth

Players can obtain mythical blind box fragments through season blind boxes, ladder battle rewards, arena rewards, etc. 100 mythical blind box fragments can be synthesized into a mythical blind box, and a random mythic card can be drawn from the blind box (in-game The highest value asset), the mythical card is initially at full level and does not need to be upgraded.

6. Recruit comrades to share profits

Invite friends to participate in the game and bind yourself: permanently enjoy 10% recharge CAB rebate and ladder battle settlement CAC income for first-level friends; 5% recharge CAB rebate and ladder battle settlement CAC income for second-level friends. In addition, if 3 of the bound friends purchase Ahoy tickets, the player will receive an Ahoy ticket for free. Invite more friends to purchase tickets, and there will be multiple generous rewards such as Ahoy blind box and season blind box.

2. Step-by-step tutorial for newbies

Download link:https://cardsahoy.metalist.io/

1. Purchase tickets/blind boxes

Purchasing tickets unlocks wallet and gold functions. The 40 U ticket will include: 1000 CAB, Ahoy blind box* 5 (the money will be paid back directly after issuing an orange card), wallet function, daily season tasks (complete the tasks to obtain boxes, which can be used to issue CAC, arena tickets, and blind boxes) , battle shell, four-leaf clover, etc.)

Method 1: Register a game account and visit the official website to verify the game account

Connect the Metalist wallet and pay USDT (BNB_Chain) to purchase props, and the purchased props will be directly distributed to the game account;

Method 2: Download and install the game application from AppleStore or Google Play channels, open the game application, and enter the game store

Select the product and click to purchase, which will wake up the in-app purchase interface and pay for the purchase in legal currency.

PS: It is strongly recommended to recharge CAB on the official website! Save up to 40% extra!

The blind boxes in the game are divided into Ahoy blind boxes and season blind boxes. Both blind boxes have independent card pools! The Ahoy blind box can be purchased using CAB, and the season blind box can only be purchased through CAC. Season blind boxes can drop myth card fragments. 100 myth blind box fragments can be combined into a myth blind box. A random myth card (the highest value asset in the game) can be found in the blind box.

Method 1: On the official mall website, click MYSTERY BOX

Connect to the encryption wallet and directly purchase the blind box (on-chain assets). After the purchase is successful, the blind box will be issued to the transaction wallet address. Users can import the blind box into the game from the external wallet address.

Method 2: Use CAB/CAC to purchase blind boxes in the in-game store (note: you need to purchase the game currency CAB/CAC first)

2. Wallet binding

After the ticket is purchased successfully, the Trade function will be enabled. Click on Wallet in the Trade function. It only takes a few simple steps to bind your Metalist wallet to your game account. If you have not used the Metalist wallet before, the page will also guide you to create a new wallet.

3. Asset trading

1) Transfer CAC/blind box from game to wallet

Click Trade - Transfer in the game to open the game transfer interface, select the corresponding asset, fill in the transfer quantity/amount, and initiate the transfer. After the transfer is completed, the page will direct you to the wallet to view the corresponding assets.

2) Card transfer

Select the card you want to transfer on the card interface, open the card details, switch to the NFT List tab, check the card assets to initiate the transfer. After the transfer is completed, the page will direct you to the wallet to view the corresponding assets.

3) Buy/Sell CAC

Click Swap in the Metalist wallet to freely exchange between USDT and CAC. Note: Each exchange transaction requires a certain amount of USDT as network handling fee

4) Purchase cards

Click Marketplace in the Metalist wallet to enter the trading market. On the Buy tab of the trading market, select the card collection, find the target card category (supports filtering, sorting, etc.), click the target card category, and enter the category. Pay USDT on the list page to complete the purchase

5) Sell cards

In the card interface, find the card to be sold, open the card details pop-up window, switch to the NFT List tab, check the card asset, and initiate Sell

Android users will automatically jump to the Sell tab of the trading market, where they can quickly put cards on the shelf.

IOS users will automatically jump to the Metalist wallet homepage, continue to click Marketplace, switch to the Sell tab in the trading market, and initiate the listing operation.

4. Recommended decks for civilians

【Animal lineup】

booster：rice ball

Leader: Uncle Elk

Members: Lion King, Horn, Turtle, Rocket, Poison, Ammo Box

【Plant lineup】

booster: popcorn

Leader: Coconut

Members: pumpkin, horn, watermelon, beetroot, poison, red pepper, ammo box

【Zombie lineup】

booster: sandwich

Leader: Cheerleader Zombie

Members: Bomb Zombie, Zombie Prince, Sailor Zombie, Roadblock Zombie, Poison, Clown Zombie, Inflatable Hammer, Ball Star Zombie

Players can make targeted choices based on the content they draw from the five boxes given with tickets. If they do not draw core cards, they can also directly purchase supplementary card sets on the market.

After completing the novice training camp mission, you can get 8 powerful cards from the neutral camp. No matter which camp you use, they can help you and be one step ahead. They are: Rocket 1, UFO 1, Rebound Shield 1, Hungry Mimic 1, Horn 1, Spatula 1, Pan 1, Inflatable Hammer 1

3. Advance: Gold on the ladder

The income from ladder farming includes three parts:

1. Battle profit

After winning every ladder battle, we can get CAC and ladder points. The higher the rank, the more CAC produced in a single game. Winning streaks can increase reward income. After the winning streak is interrupted, four-leaf clovers can be consumed to maintain the winning streak effect.

2. Ranking rewards

At the end of each season, the top ten players in each rank will receive a large amount of CAC rewards. The higher the rank, the more rewards!

3. Daily tasks + season tasks

Players can unlock daily seasonal tasks after purchasing tickets. Treasure box points will be accumulated after each battle. When the treasure box points reach the standard, a rank treasure box will be awarded. The treasure box can open CAC, gold cards, NFT cards from the season blind box card pool, and also There is a chance to get arena tickets and blind boxes. A lot of revenue comes not only from CAC, but also from the cards drawn

Tips for gold mining

• Use as many gold cards as possible. Each additional gold card in the team will increase part of the battle income.

• Use the camp card corresponding to todays mission, and you can get more ladder points after winning by using the camp card corresponding to the daily mission. If the mission camp does not have a corresponding deck, it will have a chance to reset once a day.

• Make reasonable use of position swaps to increase your winning rate, especially pay attention to the matchup of core cards to avoid sudden death if the core cards fail to perform effectively.

• Try not to use trial cards after passing the novice stage. Trial cards will reduce gold earning.

4. High-level: Use small to win big in the arena

Players consume tickets to enter the arena. Normal battles consume 1 ticket, and advanced battles consume 10 tickets (10 times the reward). The main focus is to use small to win big, with a ticket at the beginning and a big boss at the end.

Arena battles will build decks based on 5 rounds of random selection. The challenge ends after a total of 12 wins or 3 losses. Players can also voluntarily give up the challenge. Corresponding treasure chests will be distributed based on the final victory in the arena.

Regarding arena rewards:

• Victory Chest: CAC, shells, alchemy items

• Scoreboard 1 ~ 3: CAC, alchemy items (blue, white and purple), myth card fragments

• Scoreboard 4 ~ 5: CAC, alchemy items (blue, white and purple)

• Scoreboard 6 ~ 50: CAC, alchemy items (blue and white)

• Scoreboard 51 ~ 100: CAC, alchemy items (white)

In addition, you can get treasure clues by participating in the battle mode. You can get 1 treasure clue for every 5 normal battles, and 10 treasure clues for every 5 advanced battles.The more times you participate, the higher the probability of winning.

5. Game play suggestions for various groups of people

The previous article talked about the participation process and related strategies in the game. Next, we will focus on analyzing the gold earning plans suitable for players with different amounts of funds.

0 krypton players

The player invites friends to participate in the game, and after 3 of the invited friends purchase tickets, the player will automatically receive 1 ticket.

The more friends the player invites who purchase tickets, the more rewards the player will receive! Rewards will include: Ahoy blind box season blind box, etc.

At the same time, players can permanently enjoy 10% recharge CAB rebate for first-level friends and CAC income from ladder battle settlement; 5% recharge CAB rebate for second-level friends and CAC income from ladder battle settlement.

Ticket players: 40 U

Players who invest 40 U to buy a ticket package can participate in gold betting. If they are lucky enough to get a gold card from the European Emperor, they can directly get their money back + multiple times.

You can also go to the market to directly purchase cards from the advantageous lineup of your current rank to form a deck, which is more cost-effective.

Ordinary gold player: 600 U+

According to the experience of the three tests, reaching the third level of Silver, the cost-effective investment for gold recovery is about 500 U+. Since the price of blind boxes and tickets will increase by about 20% in this public beta, it is estimated that the optimal gold investment amount is about 600 U+.

At the same time, you can use CAC to purchase arena tickets to participate in the arena gameplay, and make big gains with small gains, and make a huge fortune.

If you want to rush to rank efficiently, you must ensure the level of your cards. Based on the experience of the three tests, first upgrade the card to level three to achieve the silver rank, and then upgrade the card to level five to achieve the gold rank.

Competitive players: around 3000 U

Players who invest more than 3,000 U will basically get a high-level season orange card. As expected, they will steadily enter the gold rank. They already have considerable daily gold income and can share the high-rank rewards.

At the same time, players can also make profits by selling unused high-level cards, participating in the arena, etc.

Krypton player: 10000 U+

This open beta has added top-level combat power Myth card assets. Currently, the BID on Myth card Opensea has reached 1.5 WU.

Therefore, the krypton gold boss can invest 10,000 U. In addition to reaching high ranks in terms of gold farming, obtaining high-value single-game battle rewards, sharing a large CAC rank pool, and winning ladder ranking rewards, in terms of card drawing, the season blind box gambling Mythical cards, as well as other card assets drawn at the same time + gold, can also maintain capital + continue to make profits.

It is important to note that the game gold earning mechanism of CA is to gradually increase the CAC output with the rank, so players need to continuously improve their ranks to obtain greater gold earning benefits.

The above is the gameplay strategy of CA game. As an inclusive and open MEME GAME, CA will be open to connect with various IPs, gradually build a huge IP metaverse, use IP to break the circle, and achieve a multiplier effect on the Web3 game industry. This is also the advantage of the Cardsahoy team.

In addition, the teams vision is also very strong. The goal is to explore a new generation of sustainable Web3 Game. They abstracted this goal into a formula: stable economic system = high-quality game fun + continuous ability to break the circle + continuous deflation. Economic circulation system. In order to achieve long-term sustainable operations, CA will also use a certain proportion of game revenue to continue to support ecological construction.

In short, from the perspective of gameplay and team capabilities, CA is very likely to become the next generation of circle-breaking games. The teams determination to achieve long-term sustainable operations, strong IP resources and ability to break through the circle are also important reasons for our attention to participation.