Author: FaultProofBen

Gm (for the second time in a few hours), and welcome to The WASD Weekly!

You may have just read our piece on the WASD Guild Rewards program (LFG!!!).

But it's Friday after all, so you’re also getting The WASD Weekly!

DJ Khaled jokes aside, it was another (I’ll see myself out) exciting week in the onchain gaming ecosystem.

Tarochi Season 1 launched on XAI.

Proof Of Play released a no-fee NFT marketplace.

AW House launched the Komorebi Hacker House Protocol, while Influence and Sky Strife teased their upcoming releases.

I sound like the metaverse’s biggest broken record, but the momentum for onchain games continues to accelerate.

With the frequency of major new releases, I continue to believe it’s only a matter of time before we see a massive uptick of players in this space.

Now, without further ado, here’s:

• A primer on the week’s onchain gaming news

• My picks for three games to play this weekend

• A list of upcoming playtests, opportunities, and events

• A recap of WASD content & mints

• Some of the best other content from frens in the ecosystem

And of course…

…The s-tier meme of the week!!!

🗞️ The TLDR:

The hottest news from the last week in onchain gaming and autonomous worlds.

• Tarochi Season 1 goes live on mainnet

• Proof of Play drops its no-fee NFT marketplace

• Influence announces the release dates for its early access pre-release and public release

• AW House launches the Komorebi Hacker House Protocol to help others spin up their own hack houses

• Sky Srife announces a major update with new units, maps, and counters

• WASD kicks off the WASD Guild Rewards program and will distribute 700 total OP to members of its Primodium alliance

• ggQuest releases it’s Pirate Nation School with quests and Golden Compass NFTs

• Impulse DAO launches Vara Arena Season 0

🎮 Plays of the Week:

Three onchain games to try out for yourself this weekend.

• Tarochi

• Everlon

• Underdark

⚔️ PTO: Playtests, Tournaments, & Opportunities:

Upcoming events from around the onchain gaming ecosystem.

• Playtest: Sky Strife Season 0.2

• Release: Influence Pre-Release Early Access (Feb 21)

• Event: Autonomous Worlds Summit (April 16-18)

• Event AW Laboratory London Hackathon (February 1-29)

• Mint: Ducks Everywhere Season 3

NOTE: This is NOT an endorsement of any of these mints, I’m just highlighting opportunities that are out there. None of this is financial advice, and please DYOR before aping.

📺 This Week in WASD:

Catch up on this week's WASD content and mints.

• Read & collect: 8 Onchain Gaming Builders to Watch in 2024

• Read & collect: Introducing WASD Guild Rewards

🤝 Words From Frens:

The best content from frens in the community.

• Read: Proof of Play launches own marketplace and brings PvP to Pirate Nation - Apix

• Read: Realms: Week in Review (Issue #9) - The Loot Herald

• Listen & Collect: Redefining Play: Innovation with Words3 and Drawtech from Small Brain Games - Worlds

🤣 The S-Tier Meme of the Week:

How it’s felt on Farcaster these past few weeks.

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