Name of Company
5HeadGames
Name of Project
Enders Gate
Application type
Grant
Proposal overview
5HeadGames:
In the spirit of contributing to a more ethical blockchain gaming experience, Five Head Games was formed with the goal of developing and releasing a risk-free platform for gamers, both experienced and non-experienced, looking for a reliable source of proven and trusted gamified projects. The platform would serve as a launchpad for newer teams looking for a helping hand (whether it be with asset creation, game development, solidity, and marketplace development), whilst simultaneously giving consumers a secure tool to peruse a collection of vetted blockchain games and NFTs.
Enders Gate:
Our entry project is titled, “Enders Gate”. It’s our passion project which incorporates upgradable NFT’s with a play to earn structure, all powered by Harmony.
Funds from this proposal will be used to expand our team allowing us to continue meeting and exceeding the goals we’ve set for our trading card game.
About Enders Gate:
Our game combines the best elements from some notable trading card games as well as a few Multiplayer battle arenas.
Gameplay
- Game-Area
Each player area is equipped with:
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Four guardian card areas.
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Four Actions/Reaction card areas.
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One Deck holder area.
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One discard pile. (represented by a tombstone)
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One field card slot. (next to the tombstone)
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One Avatar slot. (next to the purple portal)
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One player shop.
- Additionally, each player starts the game with a set amount of in-game gold.
Avatars can play an effect on how much gold a player starts with.
1.1 Pre-Game
The first player is decided by coin flip. Each player is rewarded with 350 in-game gold then draws five cards.
(Game Timer Overview)
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Each player’s turn lasts 30 seconds.
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A Turn can be manually ended by the player before the allotted 30 seconds run out.
The Game timer begins, giving both players 15 minutes on their respective match clock which counts down whenever a player has the ability to initiate an action. There’s a total of 30 minutes per Enders Gate Match.
1.2 Game Phases
Each player goes through a:
- Draw Phase – The first player draws a card. (x amount of Gold is rewarded after card draw)
[ v ] - Main-Phase - After drawing, before card effects can be initiated (e.g intermission)
[ v ] - Mid-Phase – Effects can be activated.
[ v ] - First Phase – Cards (‘Guardians’ and ‘Action Cards’) can be played from the hand.
[ v ] - Battle Phase – ‘Guardians’ can attack. (HP based battling)
[ v ] - Second Phase – ‘Action cards’ can be played from the hand and Event cards can be set.
[ v ] - End Phase – The end of the turn. Effects can be activated.
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1.3 * Card Types*
- Guardians have two attributes. Attack and Health.
Some Rare cards have basic effects whilst some Epic Cards have more powerful effects.
Gold is required to hire a Guardian. Guardians can be retired (Discarded from the field) by the player who hired them, and by doing this, the player gains gold equal to half the gold needed to hire said Guardian.
Guardians are also categorized by elements as follows:
Void (Purple) |
Venom (Green) |
Mystic (Light) |
Water (Blue) |
Fire (Red) |
Earth(Brown)
Pending Feature All Guardian Cards have 3 item slots above them. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Items from the in-game shop have different categories and can be activated at different times. Example: Armor, Weapons, Potions, Scrolls. Each player can use their in-game currency to purchase up to 6 items to then be held within their in-game inventory until they’re used.
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Players can drag their inventory items to the Guardian cards in play. Once the item is placed, the effect of the item activates immediately.
- Action Cards - “Action cards” are typically cards that do not rely on the actions of your opponent. Effects are independent and begin right away.
Example Card Name: 'Calculated draw - Effect: Retire(discard) a Guardian that's currently in play to gain the ability to draw 2 cards.'
2.1. Reaction cards - Reaction cards are typically used to ‘counter’ an opponent. They activate following an opposing player’s actions.
Example Card name: 'Goblin Scammer - Effect: Increase the gold cost of your opponent's next drawn card.'
2.3. Field cards are limited to 1 per deck. They change the effects of all monsters on ur field. If the enemy has no field card, depending on the description of the field card, it can change the effect on their side as well.
Card Rarity
Enders Gate Cards are also categorized by their rarity factor scaling from Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold, and an unknown resource referred to as Legendary (story lore).
Guardian Battle (HP Based)
If a Guardian attacks another guardian their health gets deducted by the amount of attack that the attacking guardian has. When defeating a card you receive (80%) of the amount of gold required to hire the fallen Guardian.
Guardian Retirement (Discard) - If a card requires a player to retire (discard) a guardian in order to activate its effect, a player can accept this condition and send the guardian to the Tombstone (‘discard pile’). Upon successful Guardian retirement, the Player then receives (50%) of the gold back that was required to hire the Guardian.
Avatars Cards
These special cards have their own slot on the game board.
They typically have one positive effect on the controlling player’s overall deck. Certain Avatars may have one negative overall effect requiring the player to make an enticing but tough decision.
Example: +10 gold per round in exchange for all controlled guardians having -10 attack.
Myself and team
My name is David, and I’ve spent most of my professional carrier as a project manager. My team includes talented individuals from all walks of life. Our Lead Art Director, Duro, provided his skill and impeccable eye for detail to the likes of Safemoon protocol, assisting them with some of their initial asset creation used for their website. Our dedicated game developer is known as Raja, he is an engineer with years of experience within web and game development, having worked with multiple teams to build unique and secure gaming experiences. His skill set includes knowledge in C#, Python, Javascript, C++, Unity, and Unreal engine. Raja’s talents do not end there as he also doubles as our backup solidity developer. Our main Solidity dev, Deven, is known by his screen name DareDevil. Working in the tech industry and using his passion for blockchain technology, he has provided consulting services to several BSC projects ensuring coding errors are a non-factor in the success of an ICO.
Board of Advisors
Jonathan G. - Co-Founder of iBNB.Finance
David W.(Africanbeard) - Co-Founder of iBNB.Finance
Andraž Đ. (Duro) - Co-Founder of iBNB.Finance
Deven (DareDevil) - Solidity Developer / Consultant
Raja.S (Cube) - Game Developer
Proposal ask
$50K
Justification
Funds will be used strategically to expand our team ensuring each department is balanced and has the support needed to foster a healthy and productive workflow.
Additionally, funding will assist us in delivering the closed beta for 1 v 1 gameplay testing using the Harmony Wallet and Metamask. (To be documented for public view)
This funding will help us expand our network of artists with a specific style needed to ensure consistency in assets across the board.
Finally, using the advice from the Harmony team and community, a portion of the funds will be used for marketing purposes, allowing our game and brand to ultimately reach a wider audience.
Metrics for success
-HRC1155 deployment on harmony test net, followed by successful test buy/sell functionality on our website.
-Demo launch with successful HRC1155 implemented gameplay.
-Successful ICO w/ planned vesting
External links
Website: https://endersgate.net/
White Paper: Enders Gate - Enders Gate
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EndersGate
Discord: Enders Gate
. We went through a team rebuild early on losing 1 of our core team pieces Deven (DareDevil), as well as our main Game dev Raja.S (Cube) as previously introduced in our initial funding proposal.
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Our Alpha build play test went live on PC
The Marketplace is undergoing a UI redesign to support the community updated wants and needs.
