The main objective is to solve as many of the 700+ puzzles as you can. Every player exists in the same game world and plays at the same time.

Being the first to solve puzzles will yield unique benefits and 1:1 NFTs.

The puzzle pattern is simple: token a + token b = token c. The only information the players will know is the value of token c. You have to use the comburn and figure out which tokens equal token c.

To solve the puzzles, you will need some logic, some luck, and a whole lot of courage (especially in the later seasons).

All players will start with the same four starting token types that can be minted at any point during the game. Those token types are Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. Additionally, all players are competing against each other, trying to solve the same puzzles at the same time.

As players solve the puzzles, they will earn new token types that can be used to solve more puzzles.

Token types represent real-life items, things, or even people – like flowers, animals, and Bob Marley… or flamethrowers, amino acids, and punk6529 (we told you it was weird). The core pattern of the puzzle is to combine two component tokens in order to discover the secret and earn a new token type.

However, with each attempt to discover a new token type, the two component tokens will be burned and removed from play forever. We’re calling this mechanism the comburn. Each time you attempt to comburn two tokens, whether it successfully solves the puzzle or not, the two component tokens will be burned.

We define comburn as the action to combine two tokens, to create one single new token, while simultaneously burning the component tokens.

The only thing that any player can mint without the comburn is a sack for 1 MATIC. Each sack contains the exact same thing:

20 tokens in total

• 5 Air tokens
• 5 Earth tokens
• 5 Fire tokens
• 5 Water tokens

These tokens will be used in the comburn to solve the first set of puzzles and unlock new token types that can be used for subsequent puzzles.

When a player successfully solves a puzzle for the first time (no other player has successfully comburned two tokens to create the token type before), it will trigger two actions.

1. You will receive two new tokens. The first will be a 1:1 NFT with visual indications and metadata showing that it is a special token. This 1:1 token is meant to live on as part of a collection, so it will not be able to be used in comburn attempts. The other token you receive will be the standard version of that token type used in gameplay. It will have the standard branding/markings and can be entered into other comburns.

2. The wallet address will be added to the Wall for that token type.

Yes there will be seasons. In total, there will be 700+ token types to discover. The game will be played in 7 distinct time segments or in-game seasons called 'Days'. Each Day will release ~100 new puzzles/token types to be comburned and discovered. New Days are expected to drop every two or three weeks.

One of our guiding principles in designing this game was to make it accessible to as many people as possible, from as many socio-economic backgrounds as possible. We designed the starting conditions of the game to make it so that each player starts at the same point with access to the same four token types.

There is no limit to the number of sacks that can be minted, and therefore whales cannot horde supply.

However, there is little to be done to protect against massive buying power in the secondary market that could grant advantages. For example, if a newly discovered token type is selling on the secondary market for a high price, whales could buy that supply and then be among the first to gain access to that token and include it in comburn attempts for other unsolved token types. Other players may not be able to afford to buy it on the secondary market, and then have to acquire that newly discovered token via many comburn attempts and guesses of their own.

Yes, there absolutely are plans and designs for continued development. The timeline for those plans will be directly influenced by the success of this game. We are exploring options in infinite games vs finite games.

Additionally, we are especially interested in allowing players to add their own personalizations to well created aglorithms and protocols that maximize self-expression and creative potential for all players.

In most web3 games, the model is called play-to-earn, which means the more you play the game, the more in-game currency you can earn. godMode is different and isn’t about gaining a specific cryptocurrency or utility token. The goal is to be the first to solve the puzzles and earn 1:1 NFTs. There is no native utility token/currency in godMode.

A unique aspect of godMode is that it’s a real-time collaborative experience. Every player exists in the same game world and is racing to solve these puzzles.

Some players will go it alone and some will join up and share resources. This part is exciting because it'll be very interesting to see the group knowledge sharing and coordination dynamics play out over the course of the game. How the community will organize in an attempt to solve the puzzles is something we are eager to see.

Therefore, there are no rules for organizing teams, sharing information, building second-layer tools, etc. We expect a lot of variations. In godMode, instead of liquidity pools, we envision knowledge pools being used to solve the late game puzzles.

Absolutely. To obtain tokens, players can either mint a sack to receive 5 each of the Air, Earth, Fire, and Water token types. Then they can comburn tokens in order to mint additional tokens.

OR players can purchase specific tokens on secondary markets.

Also, the 1:1 tokens that are rewarded for solving puzzles first can be traded like any other NFT collection.

We have decided to institute a 5% royalty fee on secondary market trades. To mint a sack and get 20 tokens to play the game, the fee is 1 MATIC. While that's not free, but we believe it is more than affordable for the large majority of prospective players. Most of the revenue from minting will cover our overhead costs to run and maintain the game.

The royalty fees will be more substantial and allow us to fund other projects, experiences, and games.

All imagery and art on the tokens will be generatively created using a number of cutting-edge AI/ML models and techniques. That being said, each token of a specific token type will have the same art.

This is an interesting question and one we've thought a lot about. Ultimately that’s up to each individual to decide based on their experience with the game, personal preferences, and risk tolerance. That being said, this is a good place to expand a bit more on this topic.

The 1:1 tokens are meant to be commemorative tokens and cannot be used in a comburn. However, like all NFTs, they can be traded and sold. For collectors, the decision to hold, and what value to set on a given token, often comes down to a number of factors including utility, rarity, and tangibility.

For utility, the 1:1 tokens will only have utility going forward in future projects we build (and any community derivates that are created). Unfortunately, we don't have any set plans to share at this moment, but we can promise the 1:1 token will unlock benefits in future projects.

As for rarity, the 1:1s are by definition one of a kind as they can only be created once and only if you are the first to solve a specific puzzle.

Finally, and transparently, there are no benefits with regards to tangibility with the 1:1 tokens.

We set out to build a finite game to test a number of ideas and assumptions. Additionally, we knew that if we were to build a finite game then we wanted to build a sort of base layer for further community-driven creation and exploration. We are doing our best to make our design choices as open as possible to provide the community with fewer boundaries in order to create and build on top of the godMode base layer.

Success for us is having any number of players eventually solve all the 700+ puzzles, without any game breaking errors or smart contract exploits. This would mean that there is a core group of passionate players who genuinely enjoy the game, whom we can engage with and cheer on from the sidelines.

Everyone is welcome to join the community. Please follow our Twitter page and sign up for the closed-launch. We will get your discord name from that sign up form and add you to the discord once it is opened. FYI - The initial launch will not be open to everyone as there is a cap of about 50 people.

It will be a closed launch with a small number of players (~50) getting access at launch day. There are seven seasons in the game, called Days. Day 1 will have daily puzzle drops at random times and will take place over 35 'real life' days. Over those 35 days, we will drop ~100 puzzles.

Days (seasons) 2 - 7 will likely not have daily drops (that's up to the community to decide). They'll have a one time drop of 100+ puzzles. Once we're comfortable with the beta progress, we will allow the initial players to invite friends to participate.

On the start of Day 2 anyone can play and will have full access. That is also when we will drop the next set of 100 puzzles for that season.

We know that may not sound ideal for everyone, since some will be left out of the Day 1 season. But we promise it's for the good of the game and to ensure we can ramp up successfully and ensure a great experience for everyone.

It's our intention to launch on July 7, 2023.

Our desire is to build experiences that are accessible to as many people as possible. Accessibility includes technical know-how and cost of entry.

godMode is a high transaction game and therefore we needed to use an alternative to Ethereum that supports lower transaction fees.

Polygon meets all of our requirements and then some. Polygon utilizes incredible technology and has a vibrant ecosystem of builders/creatives, games, and DeFi solutions. We are proud to be building godMode on Polygon.

We agree with the premise that in general NFT collection prices as a whole should be derived from ongoing utility and value creation by the creator. This is less true for NFTs that are genuinely “just for the art” but absolutely applies to tokens in the godMode collection.

There is one thing all prospective players of godMode should know - it is first and foremost a game. We say that because we hope people decide to get involved because they want to experience and be a part of an original genre web3 game.

Euphoria is ripe in the NFT ecosystem and unfortunately, for many folks token re-sale price has become the most important factor or benefit of joining a community and holding tokens. But for a game, what happens to token prices when the game is effectively over?

We have ideas and intentions about what shape “ongoing utility and value creation” means for godMode 1:1 token holders for future projects we plan to develop. However, our primary goal right now is to focus on building a fun and challenging game for you to explore, play, and enjoy.

Our humble hope is that this experience is the first of many projects we develop and launch successfully.