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Get ready, Unicorn fans! Crypto Unicorns is about to launch a “play to airdrop” campaign next month, all while making a big move from Polygon to Arbitrum’s layer-3 Xai gaming network.
Launched in 2021, the Crypto Unicorns universe has grown with a land-building and battling game, plus cool spinoffs like jousting and party games. The project’s NFTs have seen around $35 million in trading volume so far. Surprised? Well, we are dealing with unicorns after all.
Heads up, though – during the switch to Xai, the game will take a breather and be temporarily unplayable. Don’t worry, it’s just for a month, and then the fun begins with the play-to-airdrop campaign.
Crypto, Unicorns and XAI Gaming
Here’s the deal: players rack up points by hitting in-game targets like hatching a Shadowcorn egg, breeding unicorns, or evolving babies. Your points will sort you into tiers, which will decide the token rewards you’ll get at the end of the campaign.
A player history snapshot was taken on Tuesday. The most active players get a slight edge with a “small headstart” in the competition. Just remember, until the migration wraps up in June, you can’t earn any extra “preseason points.”
During the switch, you won’t be able to transfer, buy, or sell any Crypto Unicorns assets—those contracts are on ice. But don’t fret! You can still have fun playing Unicorn Bingo on mobile to earn Crypto Unicorns (CU) and XAI network tokens.
Laguna Games co-founder and CEO Aron Beierschmitt shared that running the game on Polygon came with its own set of headaches, like network gas spikes hiking up costs and making things tough for players.
To keep things running smoothly, Laguna Games had to cover $5,000 to $10,000 a month in player network fees—ouch! But with Xai, a layer-3 gaming network on top of Arbitrum (an Ethereum layer-2 network), players can kiss those fees goodbye thanks to a handy gas subsidy.
So, gear up for the migration and get ready to dive back into the Crypto Unicorns world with a brand new play-to-airdrop campaign!
Play To Airdrop 101
“Play-to-airdrop” is a unique gaming concept where players can earn rewards, typically in the form of cryptocurrency or tokens, by actively participating in a game and achieving specific in-game goals. Instead of merely receiving airdrops based on holding certain assets or participating in a network, players must engage with the game, completing tasks or milestones like hatching eggs, breeding characters, or evolving game elements.
The more they play and achieve, the more points they accumulate, which then place them into different tiers for receiving their rewards once the campaign concludes. This method incentivizes active participation and enhances player engagement, making the reward system more interactive and merit-based.
Featured image by James Lee
