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15.8k sats \ 68 comments \ @THNDRGAMES 17 Sep AMA

Team THNDR here! Ask us any questions you have on all things gaming, bitcoin, and beyond! We recently released the mobile app version of our Clinch Solitaire game. Win unlimited sats by putting your skills to test here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clinch-pvp-solitaire/id6479753271

Interested in adding Clinch or p2p wagering to your product? Ask us how here, or shoot us an email at office @thndr.games!

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61 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheMorningStar 17 Sep

Why are uou not on android? What's stopping you?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Which game? Clinch isn't available on Google Play because they do not allow skill-based wagering :( But you can play on mobile web at clinch.gg

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheMorningStar 17 Sep

Which games are available on play store?

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

All of the games besides Clinch (which you can access at clinch.gg). You can find a full like of the games (and links) here: thndr.games/bitcoin-games

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @IamSINGLE 17 Sep

Do you have any plans to make a Cricket game?

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Nothing in the pipeline at the moment! Are there examples that you like / recommend that we could check out?

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 17 Sep

Like cricket fantasy game as dream11.com does. I think it would be super cool if we habe a fantasy game with Bitcoin which Indians can play. It'll be a superhit as soon as you release it.

91 sats \ 1 reply \ @fa1c114448 17 Sep freebie

Acrualmente uso algunos de sus juegos y son muy buenos

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

That's great to hear! Thanks so much for playing :)

74 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 17 Sep

What's the most surprising thing you've learned about play to earn mechanics?

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

TBH it attracts users who are less likely to spend money in game and they are very difficult to monetize with ads. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but knowing this sooner rather than later is helpful when building.

60 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 17 Sep

Where do you see Indian Online Sports gaming Industry heading towards? I hope you know, India tax a 32% from any gains made on gaming sites.

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

It is definitely growing but is obviously experiencing a lot of the restrictions (much like other regions). It's really promising to see that the demand is there, but the industry will likely just have to grow slower than ideal due to some of these restrictions (like you mentioned).

51 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 17 Sep

What's your favourite outdoor sports?

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Skilling and long-distance running!

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 17 Sep

If you could add bitcoin to any game on earth with the snap of a finger, which would it be?

442 sats \ 1 reply \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Animal Crossing!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Sep

Yes that would be amazing!!

40 sats \ 5 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 17 Sep

I've enjoyed your games -- one of my first posts was a review of your games (#451194).

Is there a reason y'all nuked Bitcoin Bounce for iOS?

165 sats \ 4 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Thank you for playing the games!

We temporarily had to remove Bitcoin Bounce from the App Store due to some changes Apple require us to make in order to keep it listed. We have it on hold for the time being until we can allocate proper dev resources to meet their requirements.

It is still available in Google Play, but I know that doesn't help much! So sorry about that!!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 17 Sep

Bitcoin bounce was so fun!

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Ahhh I am so sorry!!!!!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 17 Sep

I have an Android phone, so it's actually okay -- I just like having the option to play on my iPad as well!

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Haha I love the optionality!!! Sorry about that, but I am glad you can still get it on Android!

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 17 Sep

Smartest person you ever met?

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Good question. My mom probably bc she is so zen and has life figured out, kind of like Yoda.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 17 Sep

I'm a massive Nostr bull, and I assume you guys are too.

I've also thought a lot about how Nostr's "ecosystem of apps" dynamic will work in terms of gaming.

I have amazing memories playing Farmville with my friends on Facebook way back in the day. Do you see a future where Nostr will have something similar where there are "gaming clients" or something like that, and if so, what part would THNDR play in this? (Seems like it would be a no-brainer for you guys to be involved in something like that!)

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Do you see a future where Nostr will have something similar where there are "gaming clients" or something like that, and if so, what part would THNDR play in this? We love Nostr! I think there is a lot of potential here. We did roll out badges for the Leagues in our games, which was fun. I imagine there is potential if enough users want to control their user account social graph, we could add that as an option. We have also been thinking about using Nostr to allow users to place p2p wagers.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 17 Sep

I know a lot of gamers, however as I have been "out of the loop" on gaming for several years, I haven't had the chance to really delve into THNDR myself.

What would your "elevator pitch" be, which I can pass onto these gamer friends who I'm trying to orange-pill through their love of video games?

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

For our rewarded games it is simple. You simply play games and earn bitcoin. It's as easy as downloading an app from the App Store or Google Play, play the games, and you will bitcoin. Why play mobile games for free, when you can play mobile games an win free bitcoin? thndr.games

Clinch is our skill-based pvp Solitaire game. You can compete head-to-head with other players, putting real money (bitcoin) on the line. Cilnch is depositless and has instant payout so there are no thresholds or time limits on your rewards! Clinch.gg

20 sats \ 4 replies \ @benwehrman 17 Sep

I've got a crazy one for you...

I've been deep in the GME saga since January '21, and have been spamming the crap out of Ryan Cohen (GameStop CEO) on Twitter to stop screwing around with NFTs, and get GameStop onto the Bitcoin Standard.

I also think there'd be huge potential for (at the very least) a collaboration between GameStop & THNDR to make something of this nature happen.

What would your team's thoughts on this be? Any ideas on the type of collaboration you guys think would make sense between the two companies?

I've built a decent audience in the GME-sphere on Twitter, so if you guys are up for it, I'd love to campaign for this. I think it'd be a match made in heaven. GameStop (and their investors--the most engaged investor base since Bitcoiners) need Bitcoin, and I believe THNDR would be a fantastic bridge to making that happen! 🎮⚡️

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

We would LOVE to do ANYTHING with GameStop!! I think they easiest thing to accomplish would be to promote Clinch to the GameStop audience. It is built for degens and there are more games coming soon! We have a really good affiliate program coming out for it. If you email me at office @thndr.games we would LOVE to have you pilot it and push it to your GME audience / circle!!!!

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @benwehrman 17 Sep

Amazing, I'll dive into Clinch to get acquainted with it.

Update: Don't want to take this thread too off the rails here, but I'm currently stuck on this screen; when I click "check eligibility", nothing happens. I thought it was because I was in Mexico but I set my VPN to USA and still not working; is this a known bug?

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Looking into this now!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Can you hop in our Telegram and Jack will troubleshoot this for you live? https://t.me/clinchgg

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo 17 Sep

Any chance of ThndrGames making web based games (vs downloaded app) in the future?

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Right now we have our skill-based Solitaire available on web. Check it out at clinch.gg.

Our future games will also all likely be available on web, as well as mobile.

81 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 17 Sep

When THNDR will buy Blizzard and make World of Warcraft with sats ?

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @benwehrman 17 Sep

Make it Overwatch and you've got a deal

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @bief57 17 Sep

I have no questions, but I do want to mention that thanks to your games my daughter has fun earning sats and it gives me a window to teach her about bitcoin. Thanks

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

I love this so much! This makes all the sleepless nights worth it! <3

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Reinuy 17 Sep

I have played some of these games and I find them entertaining, such as Turbo '84 and the rewards work, I would like to know how it can be improved to have better rewards

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

We have A/B tested giving higher reward amounts and it had no impact on engagement or retention. So we don't plan to improve the reward system as it stands. However, if you join the weekend tournaments, you can win a lot more sats by competing with other people! Also, I recommend checking out clinch.gg --> the rewards are endless there!

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @jasonb 17 Sep

What's the biggest mistake amateur game devs make when using your dashboard?

I did the bomberman tutorial and want to start integrating the API into some of my own games using the dashboard but don't want to make stuff that no one will play or that will get me thrown in jail for forgetting to pay capital gains on a 10 sat payout.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Hey there! I think you might be talking about ZEBEDEE here, so I can't be very helpful - sorry!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb 17 Sep

Ha! ::facepalm:: Yes, I was actually confusing you guys. Sorry.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @dza 17 Sep

Would you guys ever add something where i could pay sats not to get Ads?

Tetro Tile is my favorite game so far.

Will give Clinch a try.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

You can purchase no ads using in-app purchases. I know this isn't as good as paying with sats, but at least it gets rid of the ads! We have played around with making it possible to buy things in-game using sats, but there hasn't been a huge demand from users. Definitely try out Clinch! There are no ads at all :D

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitalion 17 Sep

Are you planning to add a first-person shooter to your portfolio, something like Lightnite?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

I don't think we will in the near future. Our sweet spot is casual card and puzzle games for the time being. But I miss Lightnite so much!

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 17 Sep

Your games are great. Clinch is fun. Any new games on the horizon?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Expect some new games within the Clinch app! Not just Solitaire!

Any game suggestions?

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 17 Sep

Not really. Just curious.

Do you think play to earn will always be a mobile thing or do you think eventually there will be an earning mechanism built into xbox live and ps network?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @lawndough 17 Sep

Hey Team THNDR- what are the economics behind the bitcoin rewards? Is it basically sharing ad revenue with your users?

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Ad revenue, in-app purchase, subscriptions, partnerships. Rewarded games increase LTV significantly more than the % rewards we give out.

Skill-based wagering fees are an additional monetization layer on top.

10 sats \ 4 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Sep

What is the roadmap for thndr games? Are you hoping to be acquired by a major game developer? Or more the take-two route and make strong branded game that is open like Fortnite?

164 sats \ 3 replies \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

We are really targeting the iGaming and sports betting industries for the foreseeable future. We're taking the power of our games suite and payments tech and bringing it and the power of bitcoin to these industries.

60 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Sep

@grayruby 👀👀

99 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 17 Sep

Interesting.

78 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 17 Sep

Clinch does have a daily fantasy app kind of feel to it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @wild_side 18 Sep

Is there a version for IOS?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 18 Sep

Ok i am playing this one.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 18 Sep

Are you considering changing up the rewards/raffles structure by any chance? I used to like the fact that you could play 1-2 times per week and be entered into a relatively large raffle with considerable prizes (I think you were doing a Jackpot like once a week?). At some point it was changed to 1x raffle per day or something like that and as such, the prizes given out in each raffle were decreased significantly. As someone who is not keen to be playing every day, the older raffle model was much more appealing to me. Anyways, cool stuff that you're up to and hopefully helps onboard newbies to Bitcoin 🤠 Edit: Or perhaps you could even consider a hybrid model where there's both small daily raffles as well as a larger weekly one.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 18 Sep

Fun games and a great ways to stack extra sats. What excites you about the next year?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @569244286c 17 Sep freebie

Ok how do I play clinch I kant add money to get bitcoin

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @Radentor 17 Sep

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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @THNDRGAMES OP 17 Sep

Yooooo. You know this is Des right? LOL you know I have no tips. You are literally one of the best. You need to ask Greg, Rafal, or Tim for their tips. They are elite!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Radentor 17 Sep

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