Next BRC20? Understanding the Bitcoin Upstream Game Asset Minting Protocol Ord Games in 3 Minutes

Understanding the Bitcoin Upstream Game Asset Minting Protocol Ord Games in 3 Minutes

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We are exploring a new concept that aims to bring games into Bitcoin: the Ord Games protocol. With its unique model and game design potential, Ord Games allows creators to directly forge game universes and items on the Bitcoin blockchain. Let’s dive in!

Introduction to Ord Games

Ord Games is a foundational protocol that aims to define a Bitcoin gaming world consisting of individual players and loot. Game designers and developers can use this protocol to build unique, open-source, and decentralized games with Bitcoin blockchain as the underlying technology. Through Ord Games, game avatars, weapons, armor, and other basic game items can be minted in a fully decentralized manner.

Ord Games is built on top of the “Ord Games protocol”. Each game world launched based on the protocol is defined by a “boot operation”, which includes key parameters such as the game name, the avatar representing the game, and an array defining the available loot and player types.

The boot operation serves as a unique identifier for each game world and can be referenced during item minting and player interactions. The structure of the boot operation typically follows the following JSON5 format:

In the example above, GameName is the name of your game world, GameAvatar is an optional image inscription used as the game icon. PlayerType and supply represent the categories and total count of each player type in the game. Similarly, class, name, power, and supply provide detailed descriptions of each loot’s category, name, power level, and total supply.

Disclaimer: Blind Minting

One of the main drawbacks of this emerging protocol is the lack of reliable indexing services at present. This means that, in the early stages, the minting process can only be done blindly. Users can only mint their items without any real-time inventory information. This means that users can easily waste gas by attempting to mint items that are already out of supply. It is strongly recommended to exercise extra caution during the minting process until the indexing service is launched to track Ord Games minting.

Example: Wizords Game World

Now that we have introduced the basic structure and concepts of Ord Games, let’s take a look at an example game world created on this protocol: Wizords.

Wizords is an on-chain battle game where you can mint wizards, orcs, and other mythical creatures, and assemble loot such as weapons, armor, and magical items. The “boot operation” of Wizords is as follows:

The gameplay involves players forging specific avatars and the best loot they can obtain. They assemble a “complete” player character for battle by putting the avatars and five pieces of loot into a Bitcoin wallet. This signals to the Wizords game client that they want to challenge other players.

Wizords also introduces the concept of “dual-key avatars,” where players are defined by a unique private key and public key pair. The public key, visible to all players, is used to identify other players on the Bitcoin network. The private key, known only to the player, represents the player’s secret weapon.

Conclusion

Ord Games is a novel and exciting protocol that opens up a new world of gaming possibilities on the Bitcoin blockchain. Despite its experimental nature and associated risks, it provides a fresh approach to decentralized gaming and has the potential to disrupt the industry. If successful, it could very well become the protocol that brings games to Bitcoin!

Learn more👉 https://docs.ord.games/

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