It was only a month ago that I posted some thoughts about making a Drug Wars clone called Silk Boulevard. Little did I know, a week later, @hightouch was on the way to creating @drugwars.

https://staging.drugwars.io/#!/ref/@acidyo _{(use @acidyo's referral link for curating)}

This is amazing initiative and a testament to this community.
This is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for.

So, let's be honest, this game is crap!
And rightfully so...

DRUGWARS EARLY ACCESS V0.1.2

But that doesn't matter. What matters is the game is "free", and that lowers the bar of entry and gets more people playing it and looking at Steem at the same time. It definitely has the look and feel of a Pay-To-Win service like Evony, Farmville, or Candy Crush. However, what does Drug Wars have that those games don't? Steem! An underlying currency connected directly to everything on the platform.

This game creates a carrot on a stick incentives and pays out real money to the accounts that are able to horde the most drugs and fund "Bank Heists".

Just look at how much activity this game has already!

https://steemit.com/@drugwars-dealer/transfers

That's right @themarkymark I can see you've upgraded your crack house 3 hours ago. LOL!

Using SteemConnect security and the power of Steem posting key cryptography this game shows us the amazing power of the Steem blockchain. A free-to-play game with REAL MONEY rewards. Nothing like this has ever existed.

That is why I'm much more excited for a game like this than say @steemmonsters, because while Steem Monsters is certainly an objectively better game, it isn't free and it doesn't pay out. Also, apparently it took less than a month to create what @drugwars has done so far... which is pretty amazing imo.

Amazing work.

Cryptokitties just became that much more of a joke.

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