The THNDR community is one of the most engaged and ingenuitive communities in bitcoin and beyond. So much so, it’s almost hard for us to keep up! From the best memes on the internet, bespoke esports tournaments, to new and exciting ways to challenge each other — the desire for competition is unparalleled. And, as always, we’re listening.👂
Today we’re excited to release the first social, competitive feature in the THNDR platform. THNDR Leagues. This is the first of many features we’re building to meet the competitive needs of the THNDR community. Leagues is a levelling system that allows users to compete daily against the entire community in an effort to reach the top, and play amongst the elite.
Why Leagues?
The THNDR community has been asking for new and exciting ways to engage and test how their skills compare with other users. Leagues is the first of many social, competitive features that offers more depth in gameplay in the current portfolio of casual games. At first, Leagues will only be available in Club Bitcoin: Solitaire, but will be rolled out to all new games, and selected pre-existing games.
As you get your hands dirty in your first League, you will see that each game has its own unique League system, but we’ll leave it to you to guess what’s next. 😉
Why are THNDR Leagues better?
Who doesn’t love a good league? Some folks on the team have been stuck in Duolingo purgatory between the Pearl and Obsidian leagues for nearly a year. 🥵
Drawing inspiration from successful league systems across the games industry, THNDR CPO, Grzegorz Flor, wanted to introduce a leagues strategy that felt like a game in and of itself. However, league systems can also leave players discouraged after regular relegations and demotions. THNDR Leagues satiate both sides of the equation:
Daily Leagues
Nine attempts at the GRID (see below)
Unique score strategy
VIP access to League insights and tools
Interesting fact: We’ve solved the “Dead Body Problem”. 🧟♂️ If you forget to play for a day, you won’t be automatically demoted out of your League, and quickly fall to the bottom. We all make mistakes, and at THNDR, we got your back.🫂
Playing games and winning bitcoin is fun. But we always want more. We constantly challenge ourselves to find new and engaging ways to reward our community with bitcoin, and Leagues does just that.
What’s next?
Everything we build at THNDR is for our community. We believe the best products solve problems or satisfy unmet needs. Leagues is an attempt to bring our first competitive feature to the THNDR platform that introduces an element of social challenge to our games.
So, what’s next? You tell us! Test it, break it, love it, hate it — and give us your uncensored, honest feedback (join our Discord here). We’ll continue to add new elements into Leagues and build our next competitive feature based on what you want. But only after we’re done beating you to the Las Vegas League, of course. 😜
If you’ve made it this far, update Club Bitcoin: Solitaire (or download it now) and try it out for yourself.
Over n’ out🫡
Team THNDR
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Still need more Leagues details? Keep reading below the line.👇
How do Leagues work? Introducing “the GRID”
Simply open Club Bitcoin: Solitaire and click on the Shield icon in the bottom panel. You will be prompted to join your first League and be guided through a simple, yet comprehensive tutorial. Didn’t catch it? You can watch it again… or read through this:
- The Gist -
Every day is a new attempt to climb the League rankings.
Each day is broken up into three, eight hour “Rounds”
Round 1: 12AM - 8AM UTC
Round 2: 8AM - 4PM UTC
Round 3: 4AM - 12AM UTC
You will have three “Attempts”during each “Round” or time period to win your hand and achieve your highest score possible.
- The Grid -
You may have noticed a 9x9 square in your game already, or on your Twitter feed. The GRID is your scorecard. It marks your League attempts during each round, so the dots denote:
White - An attempt that is live! You are in the active round and this is your shot!
Grey - A future attempt that isn’t available yet. You must wait until the next Round.
Pink - You’ve missed your attempt. 😭
Green - You’ve played your attempt and scored.
Your goal is to fill the GRID with green dots every day. More green dots mean more attempts (and hopefully great scores), which improve your chance at being promoted and earning more bitcoin!
- Scoring - Attempt Score vs League Score -
Each League attempt (9 total, daily) you receive a score, this is your individual “Attempt Score” for that attempt. Your three highest League scores throughout the entire day will be added together, along with your highest score of the day (in Leagues, OR during normal play), for a combined total, which is your “League Score”. Your League Score will be calculated at the end of the day (12AM UTC) or when you have completed all your League attempts.
Top 3 League scores + highest daily score (in Leagues or normal play) = League Score
Your daily League Score is what determines if you will be promoted or relegated. This is what you will be competing with other users for. Each League tier has a unique configuration which defines the number of players which are promoted and demoted.
Players are relegated only if they joined a new daily League and scored lower than all other players and fall below the demotion line. If you join your League that day by playing a round, you will remain in your current League.
- VIP - Very Important Player -
Can’t get enough of Leagues? Neither can we! That’s why we’ve made it possible to get extra insights and a better playing experience with the VIP subscription.
This is our first swing at VIP offerings, but right now this includes:
VIP Badge - Look at you and your fancy pink lightning bolt badge! Way to show people you’re important and part of the THNDR fam.
No ads - An absolute necessity. 🤌 No more interruptions from horrible ads from Solitaire Cash (eek, we’re sorry about these).
View competitor grids - Want to see how horribly Jack is playing, or plan your next move to take over Koty? Now you’ve got access to spy on the competition. See how many attempts your opponents have left, and plan your plays accordingly!
No more missed attempts - Ain’t nobody got time for that! Play on your own time. No more waiting for a Round to open or stressing over missed attempts.
This is just the beginning. We will be adding additional features based on what YOU want to see. So keep the feedback coming and we can build the future of the THNDRverse together. 🤗