Author: FaultProofBen

Gm, and welcome to The WASD Weekly!

The Bitcoin ETF (unsurprisingly) stole much of the headlines and attention this week.

However, it was still a big one in the world of onchain gaming.

Sky Strife Season 0.1 went live and is now fully open source.

Cartridge and Dope Wars proposed teaming up to launch an L3 that will settle to OP Mainnet.

Realms thwarted a governance attack, while Baratie launched RedSwap on Redstone to enable users to trade their Orbs and Holesky ETH.

As you can see, activity in the ecosystem continues to pick up as we get further into 2024.

I think it’s safe to say we are FULLY back from the holidays!

Next week is also shaping up to be a big one.

Along with the inevitable cool announcements, launches, and playtests, WASD and [WE] are hosting the first Words3 Community Round on January 18 at 6:00 pm UTC on Base!

This round will be 5-minutes long and should be a ton of fun!

If you want to stay up-to-date with this and future Words3 rounds, follow us on X, hop in our Words3 Discord, and/or subscribe to our calendar.

I hope to see you all there next week and may the best players take home some ETH :)

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

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.

• Sky Strife Season 0.1 goes live and is now fully open source

• WASD and [WE] team up to announce Words3 Community Rounds

• Cartridge and Dope Wars propose launching a Katana L3 that will settle to OP Mainnet

• Realms thwarts a governance attack

• Baratie launches the RedSwap DEX on the Redstone Holesky Testnet

• 5 onchain gaming projects receive funding in Optimism’s RetroPGF Round3

🎮 Plays of the Week:

Three onchain games to try out for yourself this weekend.

• Sky Strife

• Starkane

• Chain Chess

⚔️ PTO: Playtests, Tournaments, & Opportunities:

Upcoming events from around the onchain gaming ecosystem.

• Event: Words3 Community Round (January 18)

• Playtest: Sky Strife Season 0.1 (Ongoing until January 31)

📺 This Week in WASD:

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

• Read & collect: 4 Onchain Games You Should Have on Your Radar

• Watch: Short on Words3 Community Rounds 

🤝 Words From Frens:

The best content from friends in the community.

• Read: From Players to Gods: Games & Autonomous Worlds

• Read: Thread on the Dojo Holiday Game Jam Submissions - Apix

• Read: The Simulation Games Opportunity - Dark Tunnels

• Watch: Fully Onchain Game: Sky Strife - Fun Blocks

• Listen: Game UX in Onchain Games w/Primodium and Realms - The AW Space

🤣 The S-Tier Meme of the Week:

The stampede to mint the Sky Strife Season Pass on Monday would give the one in The Lion King a run for its money.

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