▫️ Bitcoin Blocks + Badges ▫️

We're excited to announce not only the newest THNDR game, but also some fun gaming features we've been experimenting with on Nostr!

Download here: https://www.thndr.games/bitcoin-games/bitcoin-blocks

Bitcoin Blocks

Bitcoin Blocks is the perfect puzzle, mixing two all-time classics -Tetris and Sudoku! 🧩

Test your puzzle solving skills by positioning available blocks on the free spaces on the board. The goal is to fill columns, rows, and 3x3 squares to clear the board. Keep clearing the board as much as possible before there is no space left!

Bitcoin Blocks is simple to learn, but the unique scoring system makes it challenging to master.

It’s the perfect environment to test individual puzzle-solving skills while competing against others in THNDR’s fast-paced levelling system, THNDR Leagues.

The Gaming Graph: Badging and Beyond

The team at THNDR has been incredibly excited about Nostr and the community building on it. To contribute, Team THNDR is quietly experimenting with gaming applications for Nostr, which we've loosely referred to as the Gaming Graph.

We're excited to ship the first feature in our games today - THNDR Badges! Using Cameri’s NIP-58, we've built the beginning of a badging and reputation system that assigns badges that are transferable to other environments and clients. As players advance through THNDR Leagues and achieve gaming milestones, badges will be issued to their Nostr pubkey and tied to their identity (and are easily viewable on badges.page (s/o to Karnage and Verbiricha for creating this beautiful viewer), allowing users to build a virtual reputation.

THNDR Badges are just the beginning of a persistent gaming identity that is transferable to other ecosystems and communities. Reputations established and built in THNDR will be tied to their Nostr identity and may have merit or value in other communities. In the coming weeks, users will also be able to ‘zap’ (or send small amounts of bitcoin) the THNDR Nostr account where all proceeds will be automatically added to the hourly prize pools in the games for players to win.

To set up badges, check out our guide here: https://www.thndr.games/post/nostr-setup

PS: follow us on Nostr: npub1hm63f02cer8w5jltne4cf2xeswf477lzday7zn0kszv0rwnyz4hqcmzr0p

What’s next?

The launch of Bitcoin Blocks marks an important milestone in the development of THNDR’s mobile gaming platform. This release truly showcases THNDR’s social competitive layer and features.

Everything we build at THNDR is for our community. We believe the best products solve problems or satisfy unmet needs. We hope Bitcoin Blocks and THNDR Badges not only bring the heat, but offer new ways for our users to experiment with the idea of a persistant, and meaningful, transferable identity and reputation.

So, what now? Test it, break it, love it, hate it — and give us your uncensored, honest feedback (join our Discord here).

Over n’ out🫡

Team THNDR