Cryptogs

An Ethereum ERC721 token based 'POGS' game on the Blockchain. Welcome back to the 90s!

Comment 1

Inspiration

We created a trustless mechinism to play the original game of POGS using ERC721 tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain.

What it does

Our application Enables users to collect and play POGS on the Blockchain. A user can challenge any other player on the Ethereum blockchain to a game of pogs by proposing a stack of their Cryptogs to play with. Following a challenge from player 2, player 1 can accept the challenge and a coin toss is preformed to determine which player will throw their slammer first. Coin flips are enabled by a commit-reveal scheme on chain to enable a trustless interaction. At the end of the game, each player wins the POGS that they were able to flip - just like the original game you played while watching Saved by the Bell and drinking Surge.

How we built it

Our team of 4 coordinated efforts to create Solidity contracts, test the contracts, design the UI and implement the front end with each team member contributing along the way.

Challenges we ran into

Time! Simplification of smart contract transactions, and connecting the UI to the backend smart contracts. There was a lot of learning along the way while developing.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Working together and creating something from scratch. We also managed to extend functionality of the ERC721 tokens by handling multiple transfers and interactions of multiple tokens. Designing a commit-reveal scheme to play the game. And most importantly, creating a fully decentralized application.

What we learned

Contract and UI design need to work closely during development to understand how to simplify transactions and better user experience. We learned how to implement and manipulate ERC721 tokens. In addition, we thought through how each POG represented a different value and how challenging players to different games required an understanding of that value so that equal risk could be shared by both players in the game. Also, although the main project is not in Truffle, we did use the frame for testing and checking migrations.

What's next for Cryptogs

Mainnet token distribution and UI interoperability with the contracts

Share this project:

Updates

posted an update —

The rules of POGs and our Cryptogs game:

  1. The players each contribute an equal number of pogs to build a stack with the pieces face-down, which will be used during the game.
  2. The players take turns throwing their slammer down onto the top of the stack, causing it to spring up and the pogs to scatter. Each player keeps any pogs that land face-up after they've thrown. This transfers ownership of the ERC721
  3. After each throw, the pogs which have landed face-down are then re-stacked for the next player.
  4. When no pogs remain in the stack, the player with the most pogs is the winner.

Log in or sign up for Devpost to join the conversation.

posted an update —

Some ideas in the roadmap include: building marketplace to buy packs of Pogs (20 base pogs, 1 rare pog - for X eth). Also, the ability to purchase a more effective 'slammer' (higher probability of turning over more pogs each turn), and an explorer to understand the rarity of each ERC721.

Log in or sign up for Devpost to join the conversation.

posted an update —

Further to what is in the future for Cryptogs, POGS may be sold as part of community or charity fundraising effort, with corresponding logos (i.e. World Widelife Fund, Doctors Without Borders, etc.), in which a portion of the proceeds would go to the organization raising money for their initiatives.

Log in or sign up for Devpost to join the conversation.