Steemit Releases Alpha Version of Steem Monsters Trading Card Game

Steemit, the blockchain gaming application, has recently announced the release of an alpha version of Steem Monsters. The trading card game has integrated RPG elements into its gameplay, making for a unique gaming experience using blockchain’s decentralized public ledger technology. The two lead developers on the project have finished creating the game’s cards, its art, website, and the functionality of the game.

The releasers of the game expanded to say that the technology isn’t yet able to do “everything we want,” but that the company’s current fundraising effort should help to further develop the game’s technologies, unlocking the “full potential of Steem Monsters.

This guide will provide an introduction to both the game, and the technologies which make it up.

Steem Monsters is a collectible RPG game operating on the Steem Blockchain, a platform hosting a variety of games on a decentralized and immutable network. The platform has already drawn significant interest from investors, but they aren’t the only company attempting to maximize blockchain technology to create a new type of game. Several new startups have taken their shot at the creation of RPG games on a decentralized network.
Further Development
At the moment, many of the conceptual elements of the game are not present in the Alpha version of the company’s project. For example, the only present functionality of the game is that it allows users to create an account and buy a $5 starter deck to, in theory, begin playing.

The site is currently equipped with a homepage that lets visitors to purchase both a starter and booster pack of cards. In the future, these will be the same cards that will be used in tournaments, of which there will likely be ten per day.