Playing for Keeps on the Blockchain

First of all, Cryptogs.io is a cool new Dapp. For those of you who don't know, Cryptogs has put Pogs on the blockchain as ERC-721 tokens and allows anyone to play for keeps against an opponent that could be anywhere around the world.

I wrote about it last week [here] after I came across a bounty on Cent looking for original artwork to create more pogs posted by the sites creator, Austin Griffith. The bounty is still live [here].

Well yesterday, I was finally matched up with another player located somewhere on the other side of the globe, and got three matches in. I lost more Pogs than I won, but that's not the big story.

Rather, after nearly 22 years, I found myself playing Pogs for keeps, on the blockchain. Crazy, right?

The game play is simple and straight forward, but before you begin to play for keeps there are a few steps you need to make it through.

First, go to Cryptogs.io, click 'Play Togs', and then click 'Create Game'.

Next, select five Pogs that you will play for keeps with. Bear in mind you may lose all of these, so if you have any precious Pogs, think twice about playing with them. That said, in the future a rare Pog will be a great incentive to attract an opponent who is also willing to play with a rare Pog.

After you click 'Submit' you will need to wait for an opponent. Pro tip: join the Cryptog slack or discord and try to find an opponent there before trying to start a game on the site.

Success! An opponent has finally joined.

You're almost there, just click 'Transfer to Contract' and make sure your gas levels are where they should be before signing the transaction in MetaMask or on your mobile Web3 client (I'm on CipherBrowser which takes care of setting approriate gas levels for you).

Sometimes you will be asked to generate the game. Simply click 'Generate Game', and again sign the transaction in MetaMask or on your mobile Web3 browser. Now you're ready to slam. Super excited (I really want that top Pog!).

The game will proceed automatically from here until all the Pogs have been flipped over. Remember, you keep the Pogs that flip over on your slam.

You can see the final results of my match here:

So there you have it. I lost more Pogs than I won, but I scooped that coveted kitty Pog that was designed by fellow Centian @MTimeTraveller, so I am super stoked.

If you want to play me for keeps, hit me up on the Cryptogs slack, I'm Matthew.

Cool New Project - Cryptogs.io

Yesterday a really cool new project in the Ethereum space posted a $70 bounty on Cent. They're looking for more artists to upload unique artwork to mint new Pogs that'll live on the blockchain. Yep, you read that right.

The project is called Cryptogs.io and they have put Pogs on the blockchain as ERC-721 tokens. Their site lets anyone mint their very own ERC-721 Pogs by simply uploading original art and paying 0.02 ETH for a stack (5 Pogs) or 0.004 ETH for a single. When you do upload a design, just make sure to add the name and email of the artist of the design.

After you mint your Pogs you can play someone for keeps (i.e you gamble with another player by stacking a certain fixed number of your Pogs with theirs, slamming the stack, walking away with whatever Pogs land facing up after your slam and losing Pogs that land facing up after the other players slam), or trade/sell them on other open exchanges like Opensea.

It's a simple project that seems well designed. I just received my stack of Pogs that I minted last night. Of course they are Cent Pogs, and of course I attributed the art work to the original artist cum Cent CEO and co-founder, Max Brody. Check out Cryptogs, then check out Cent and get paid to sort the best Pog designs.