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Thank you Argentina Game Show!

For a full weekend event, we took part in Argentina Game Show with our very own dedicated space. The team attended the massive event in Centro Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, where more than 100,000 people passed through to enjoy experiences in the gaming, esports, geek culture, tech and music sphere. With the presence of many big brands, Blast fit right in with a well located stand that was not only appealing by design, but by its activities as well.Over 1,500 visitors gave the Blast Roulette a try looking to win our best prizes featuring Nitro Discord or Blast merchandising. We decided to host Clash Royale tournaments in our platform during the 3 days event where players could participate in a remote and free manner to demonstrate one of the big potentials of the platform in asynchronous competitions. But that's not all! We brought our own 360° video machine which was most appealing for all kind of cosplayers.Discovering Blast growing communityBlast's stand was packed with a huge LED screen where people could easily find out what we are all about, a leaderboard screen on the side where players could check their current ranks, some fancy lighting to highlight the space, a smoke machine to go with our 360° videos machine and a fancy electronic roulette.It was a unique opportunity for Blast and for new unfamiliar blastrs to discover us and join our ever-growing community. Blasts's unique proposal in the web3, esports and NFT sphere caught the attention of many.It managed to attract a big new wave of followers into our social platforms and helped position our Discord server even higher.Then, newcomers discovered our repertoire of games and prizes with PUBG, COD, Axie Infinity Origins, KoinsNFT and more.Here you can learn how to join a Blast tournamentDuring our Clash Royale special editions, we handed out more than USD 200 in earnings. While it was open to all, we had some of the best pro-players in the region take part.Not to brag, Blast's stand was always swarming with attendees and an infinite line was formed every time the roulette came online. We gave away more than USD 200 in Nitro Discord only, and much more in merchandising like Blast T-shirts and holo stickers.We are proud to say that it was a very successful, demanding and fulfilling endeavor and are already eager for more! With the opportunity to stand side by side along international brands, to experience big caliber LAN esports events and to enjoy music shows with some of the best talent, Argentina Game Show is always a unique experience for all of us. It is clearly one of the most attractive proposals of the year and we will definitely see you there next time!View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blast (@blastgmi)

Ephere Football: La experiencia gamer web3 dedicada a los fanáticos del fútbol

En Ephere Football podés construir tu propio club de fútbol, escalando a la cima de un sistema de ligas mientras ganás premios en cripto.Los jugadores (Ephereals) son NFT, tienen atributos mentales y físicos, habilidades futbolísticas entrenables que están cubiertas por propiedades genéticas y visuales distintivas. Adquieren experiencia jugando partidos, pueden entrenar para mejorar sus habilidades y también pueden cansarse, envejecer y retirarse… están vivos.Es un juego free-to-play. Para comenzar a competir, se te obsequian 11 jugadores y EPH 3500 (token interno).Primeros pasos en Ephere FootballCreá tu equipo y reclamá tus 11 jugadores gratis (Ephereals).Jugá un picadito (partido amistoso) para conocer cómo se planifica la estrategia (alineación y táctica) y cómo realizar cambios en tiempo real durante los partidos.Utilizá tus primeros EPH 3500 (token interno) para mejorar tu plantel en el Mercado, contratando temporalmente jugadores de otros equipos.Una vez inscripto en el torneo Ephereal Blast Cup, revisá el fixture y guardá la alineación de tus partidos.Por último, echale un vistazo al FAQ y video tutorial para conocer todos los detalles y evacuar cualquier duda: vida y rareza de los jugadores, jugadores NFT, nuestro token interno, sesiones de entrenamiento, reclutamiento de juveniles, La Liga NFT, y mucho más.Tips para la Ephereal Blast CupMirá el partido en vivo e interactuá con tu equipo (instrucciones, cambio de alineación y táctica y sustituciones), o dejá que se juegue de forma automática. En cualquiera de los dos escenarios te recomendamos planificar y guardar la estrategia de cada partido con anticipación. De esa forma, aumentarás el rendimiento mental de tu equipo en un 10%. Si no lo hacés, la alineación se definirá aleatoriamente y los jugadores alineados se desmotivarán por la falta de estrategia, reduciendo un 50% todos sus atributos durante ese partido.Cuidá la energía de tus jugadores y no programes sesiones de entrenamiento próximas a los partidos de torneo, deberás tener al menos 7 disponibles para poder presentarte y jugar tu partido. De lo contrario, tu equipo no se presentará y perderás con un resultado 0-3.Si te registraste en Ephere Football con social login (red social o cuenta de Google), deberás seguir estos pasos para registrarte en Blast y en el torneo.

Como competir en los torneos de Ephere Football

En esta guía aprenderemos los pasos de cómo competir en torneos de Ephere Football en Blast. Si aún no tienes una cuenta en Blast, lee esta nota primero. La version en inglés de esta guía de usuario también se encuentra disponible para el lenguaje de tu preferencia. También puedes echarle un vistazo a nuestro blog introductorio al juego aquí.Veamos cómo es el detalle de un torneo de Ephere Football:En el recuadro podrás encontrar detalles del torneo cómo los premios, la tabla de clasificación, y las diferentes fases de cada torneo (Inscripción, Duración, Hora de finalización).Antes del siguiente paso asegúrate de que has conectado tu billetera Metamask a la plataforma.Cuando hagas clic en el botón “Join” de la página, aparecerá un modal:Después de hacer clic en Join, en Metamask te aparecerá para confirmar la transacción. Este es el último paso del registro, y cuando envíe la transacción a la blockchain verá un estado "pendiente". Lo mantendremos durante un par de minutos para comprobar si la transacción ha ido bien, y luego confirmaremos el registro en caso de no haber ningún inconveniente.Aquí puedes optar por añadir el evento a un calendario, o simplemente cerrar la ventana. Y ya está.Preguntas más frecuentes (FAQ).1. Tengo una cuenta creada en Blast con un monedero diferente al que creé en Ephere Football y me da error al inscribirme en el torneo. ¿Qué debo hacer?Para inscribirte correctamente en el torneo debes asegurarte de que utilizas el mismo monedero tanto para tu cuenta de Blast como para la que utilizas en Ephere Football. De esta forma, podrás inscribirte en el torneo sin problemas.2. Me aparece el error "Se ha producido un error al conectar con el torneo. División no válida. Por favor, compruebe su división en la cuenta de Ephere e inténtelo de nuevo". ¿Qué debo hacer?Debes comprobar en qué tabla de clasificación está tu equipo en Ephere Football e inscribirte en el torneo Blast que corresponda a esa tabla. Solo puedes inscribirte en la tabla de clasificación correspondiente, de lo contrario el error persistirá.

How to compete in Axie Infinity Tournaments

In this guide we’ll learn the steps of how to compete in Axie Infinity tournaments in Blast. If you don’t have a Blast account yet, read this one first.Let’s see how the tournament detail looks like for an Axie tourney.In the detail header you can find the prize pool and entry fee, and the timer for the different phases of the tournament (Registration, Duration, Finish Time).When we click the Join button on the page, if you haven't played before, a modal will come up:This means you need to provide your Ronin Address as an account, for the app to be able to track your matches. Clicking on 'Connect' will take to the Profile section. In this section, include the Ronin address containing the Axies that you will be using in the tournament. Providing a different Ronin could cause disqualification.BeforeAfterOnce connected, go back to the tournament page and click Join once again. This time the modal should show this:Clicking 'Join' here will show a new modal, to check if the connected Ronin Address is the one you'll be using to compete in this tournament and your Discord handler for tournament interactions and chat rooms. It's VERY important and mandatory to provide the correct Ronin Address here, because that's what Blast uses to automatically fetch your match results, creating a faster, smoother experience for everybody! You can confirm if everything is correct, or head to your profile to make changes.Aside from the Ronin Address, you'll be ask to provide your In-Game Name, and register the Axies you'll be using to create your teams/compositions during the matches. After providing this data and hitting on Continue, the app will prompt Metamask.What is Metamask?Confirm the transaction to join the tournament and complete the registration. Notice that you would need Matic to pay for gas fees. The first time a user creates an account at Blast we'll drop you some Matic for gas fee purposes.Once joined, you can find your username on the Players section, see the tournament Rules, and once started, the brackets!Once the tournaments starts, find your username in the Brackets section to see how are up against in each round.Notice that we separate big bracket rounds in different branches, choose a different branch to see the rest of the players.In this section you can see your opponent details in each round, to be able to add them as friends in the game, and challenge them. You can find this information clicking the 3 dots menu.Also, notice the little sword? That indicates the player that should challenge first, which is assigned randomly. Also in this section you can see the partial score for each game, and a Check-in button to signal your opponent that you're ready to play !And that's it ! Have fun and if you run into any issues, make sure to report them in our help channels on Discord!Join our Discord Server

How to compete in Koins NFT tournaments

In this guide we'll learn the steps of how to compete in Koins NFT tournaments in Blast. If you don't have a Blast account yet, read this one first.But first things first, Koins is an amazing game in which players can buy, trade, and compete in races with their Koins in different trackuariums! In order to enter a tournament, players need to buy at least one Koin to be able to join.Let's see how the tournament detail looks like for a Koins tourney.One thing to keep in mind, is that in this case the prize pool and the entry fee are in different tokens. Prize pool will typically be in a stable coin, while the entry fees are to be paid with Koins own token Kuzushi (KUZ). Let's see how to join a Koins tournament once we have everything we need: our Koins and KUZ for the entry fee.Joining a Koins tournament step by stepWhen we click the Join button on the page, a modal comes up:This modal details the prize pool, its token and the entry fee. Keep in mind that the first time we enter one of this tournaments, we need to approve Blast to spend KUZ in our behalf. As usual we can opt-in to approve any amount checking the box. When we click Join, another modal comes up, this time, to select our Koins!In this tournaments, we can choose to Join as many Koins as we want, and we can do that all at once, or choose a Koin now, and then Join with some more Koins after. In this modal we simply pick the Koins that we want to compete, and click Approve. Keep in mind that the entry fee is for every Koin that we want to use.For example in this case if the fee is 10 KUZ and I want to use all my Koins in the tournament, I would need a total of 30 KUZ to do it. After clicking Approve, our wallets will prompt us to sign the transaction, and that's it, we are in!Leaderboard and tournament rulesAll we need to do now is go run some races in the game! Blast automatically logs the results to rank the Koins in the leaderboard.As you see in the leaderboard, our Koins are highlighted and our scores appear in the last column of the table. We can see more details clicking in each row.If we scroll down, the next section explains the rules, scoring and prizes of the particular tournament.As usual in Blast tournament pools, once the tournament period ends the top positions receive a percentage of the prize pool automatically. In the case of Koins you might be wondering what happens if you sell or rent your Koin during the tournament. Well, once the tournament finishes, the current owner of the Koin will receive the prize pool, regardless of who joined the Koin to the tournament.That'it, have fun competing in Koins NFT tournaments!If you need any help during the registration or want to brag about your winning, join our community:Join our Discord Server

Pro Players Training: The first Axie Infinity Origin tournament in Blast!

The 7th of August, Blast celebrated the first Axie Origin tournament to take place in the platform in collaboration with Cryprocitypress. 32 players participated in the private competition with well-known names, personalities and guilds.After long preparation and planning, Blast adapted and evolved to include the tools required and was ready to host an online event of this caliber. It demanded a new approach into a real time updating bracket system and provided an experience with minimal delay.The 32 player bracket gave way to a five round competition and exceeded expectations. As the first Axie Origin tournament, Pro-Players Training was an enriching experience to adjust and improve for the new challenge that meant the arrival of Axie Infinity Origin to Blast.Competitors celebrated what meant an unusually immediate prize pool payment and enjoyed real competition in preparation for AxieCon.In the end, MeatValue claimed the title of champion with a 2-0 closing win versus HinchaRC in the grand finals. The tournament proved to be a huge success and was praised by the players. “We loved it, and really enjoyed the great organization and professionalism”, celebrated the Starlight Guild. Participating player blakess said. “The quality was excellent while comparing it to many other official competitions, hope that you get to host many more”.Here is what our event-partners from Cryptocity had to say:“When all the features and additions are finally integrated, Blast will be without a doubt the platform of preference at the level of competition in Axie Infinity and other games, since they listen to the needs of the players and plan to deliver a product according to the highest standards in the gaming industry”.Future Axie events for the Blast communityAs time goes on, Blast continues expanding into uncharted territory knowing full well its potential. With the feedback of our partners, the players and the team at Blast itself, this is only the beginning for Axie events and will pave the way for upcoming open-to-all editions and beyond.This is how you can compete in Axie Infinity TournamentsExpect much more Axie news from us soon enough!Keep up with our latest news on our Discord server!Join our Discord Server

EthLatam was awesome!

Blast team was at EthLatam, the first edition of this conference took place at Buenos Aires on August, at a beautiful venue in Recoleta. The ETH community in Argentina hosted a great conference, where the team got together and enjoyed great talks from ecosystem thought leaders including Vitalik Buterin himself.On the gaming side, the talks focused on Play and Earn as a means to create financial inclusion in emerging markets. Latam was one of the biggest markets in terms of adoption of the P2E. Of course, this trend was lead by Axie Infinity.Also the combination of high inflation rates and low average income came as an opportunity. Players from countries like Venezuela saw on this context a chance of additional income (and fun!) in P2E games.The guild ecosystem in Latam has really grown, with educational and scholarship programs all around the scene.On the technical side, the conference had a focus on the upcoming Merge, Ethereum's major upgrade and transition to Proof of Stake scheduled for mid september.Another major topic was the ever increasing need of truly decentralized systems and platforms. This is key in the context of increasing regulation efforts and censorship.Aside from the talks, the team was at EthLatam. We aim to connect with builders, founders, and crypto power users from the region. There are some incredible teams working in the space. It was great to be able to discuss, share and comment with them.Overall EthLatam was a great event organized and hosted by the fast growing crypto community in Argentina, congrats!Join our Discord Server

Blast announces a partnership with Koins NFT game

Hi Blasters, today we wanted to officially announce our partnership with Koins, an upcoming PVP-style, play and earn, transmedia racing game. In Koins players from all over the world can compete against each other to reach the podium.Blast together with Koins will create tournaments with exciting prizes and contests. We are confident that this partnership will allow us to offer both communities a really engaging game with the best tournament technology.Koins is close to launching the beta of their PVP racing game. We invite all of you to join their social media accounts to be updated with all their information regarding the release of the game.About KoinsKoins is a PVP-style play and earn racing game, part of a transmedia universe. The game seeks to expand through web series, podcasts, webcomics and more. The community of players is a key part of this universe. All players actions have an impact on the narrative events of the universe.Website |Telegram| Twitter| DiscordAbout BlastBlast is a platform that allows players to join in gaming tournaments and challenges. Also, user will be able to play and compete for cryptocurrency prizes. We automate everything to provide gamers a smooth and frictionless experience. Also we crafted every path to offer guaranteed fair resolution and automatic payments.We aim to be the platform of choice for professional esports tournaments, as well as to integrate into the web3 gaming circuit, giving them a trustful platform with an attractive design where they can create their tournaments. All this allows us to help gamers monetize their skills and the time they spend playing the games they love.Website |Twitter| Instagram| Discord

Gaming evolved: Blast is taking Play2Earn into uncharted territory

Blast knows that the satisfaction of winning is what drives gamers. But while beating your high score is fulfilling, nothing compares to winning against friends and challengers.Well, until now. Because Blast is adding an extra dose of adrenaline to online battles… the chance to put your money where your mouse is, and to prove once and for all that “To the winner go the spoils”!Blast is a Web3 platform that provides Play2Earn dynamics for any type of game. We connect to on-chain data for a variety of games, enabling decentralized tournaments, challenges and other P2E features for all kinds of gaming experiences.2021 will be remembered as the year the Play2Earn trend exploded.Expectation for promising projects like The SandBox and Star Atlas is running high, and we can already see games like Illuvium, Guild of Guardians and others gaining meaningful traction. The year has provided plenty of external validation of a concept that some teams and projects have been working on for the last couple of years. And it is now reflected on key indicators such as monthly revenue, active users and overall growth.- Axie Infinity had greater revenue in 2021 than any DeFi protocol.- The Sandbox LAND sales floor price is 3 ETH.- Players spend $100 billion each year on in-game items they don’t truly own.Axie Infinity proves the conceptThe Axie Infinity mania played a big role in validating this new concept, in which games powered by NFTs and blockchain mechanics shifted the power and economic gains from the developers and publishers towards the users.In recent months Axie Infinity generated more revenue than many major DeFi protocols, hitting figures of over $360 million in monthly revenue in August. With over 2 million daily active players, and new promising features released (Katana Dex, RON token and farming) the game is on its way to becoming one of the most powerful and fast growing drivers of crypto adoption.Around this successful new blockchain use case, a whole ecosystem of scholarships, gaming guilds and extremely active online communities spun up, changing the idea of playing just for fun… to playing for fun and profit. There are also numerous testimonials of people who relied on P2E games to survive through their loss of employment during the pandemic, impacting their lives and incomes substantially.But something is still missing…At Blast we believe a key component is missing: the ability to enable Play2Earn features to any gaming experience. To play existing games competitively for fun and earn income at the same time.Various investment funds, major gaming publishers and other industry leaders are starting to think about their crypto incorporation and engagement strategy. How would Web3 integrate or onboard every game developer and publisher into this fast growing trend? Is every gaming company going to have blockchain developers to jump into the P2E model?Ubisoft Launches “Digits”We believe some of them definitely will, some will probably acquire or partner up with crypto-native gaming companies, but others will need the proper infrastructure and services to enable Play2Earn dynamics into their games and franchises.Blockchains like Ethereum are scaling to enable such use cases, and long-awaited roll-ups, dedicated side-chains and other L2 solutions released beta version and services. Once Axie released the Ronin Network, the impact on growth rate in terms of user adoption was spectacular. It became clear that lowering the barriers to entering a new space completely correlates to generating mainstream appeal.So where does Blast fit in on the Play2Earn ecosystem?Blast.gg is building a platform for gamers to participate in Web3 native tournaments and challenges for the games they already love to play. We want to allow gamers to monetize their skills and the time they spend playing games. Legacy tournament platforms are often cumbersome and time consuming for participants to use, and players need to trust a centralized settlement and payment process.Powered by a set of smart contracts and oracles, Blast gives gamers a reliable, friction-less and secure platform to confidently play, compete, and win prizes… by implementing automatic and transparent handling of fair outcome, settlement and fulfillment/payment.We believe the gaming community will start interacting with Web3 through scenarios they already know and enjoy (i.e Tournaments and Challenges). As we progress through our roadmap, we will incrementally enable different Play2Earn dynamics and integrate them with the biggest games in the industry.Blast and Play2Earn tournamentsBlast is also an open platform for game developers to integrate and unlock new value for their communities, host tournaments, and generate rewards in the form of tokens and NFTs. We firmly believe this is a better approach for game studios to start experiencing the benefits of Web3 gaming.Enabling users to monetize their skills and in-game assets without changing their games is our core principle. Not every game will be a good fit for Play2Earn, but almost every game can leverage the power of a decentralized platform to create new player dynamics and closer engagements with their communities.We are launching in April, stay tuned!Learn how to create your Blast account hereJoin us on Discord