White Paper
Version 1.3 – 15 June, 2018
ABSTRACT
Axie Infinity is a game centered around collecting, raising, breeding, and
battling fantasy creatures called Axies.
Axies come in many forms: they can resemble cats, birds, and fish, and
some might even have Dragon genes hiding in their DNA. Players will
interact and power-up their Axies through minigames, quests, contests, and
special in-game events.
Axie Infinity uses the Ethereum Blockchain to ensure open, transparent
ownership and a liquid, secure marketplace. Players have complete
ownership of their Axies and will be able to trade and sell them smoothly
and securely.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
1.1. Motivation
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1.1.1. Problems of traditional games
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1.1.2. Problems of existing blockchain games
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1.2. Axie Infinity
2. Game mechanics
2.1. Characters: Axies
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2.1.1. Life cycle
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2.1.2. Body parts
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2.1.3. Classes
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2.2. Environment: Terrarium
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2.3. Raising Axies
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2.4. Axie Battle
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3. Roadmap and future plans
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3.1. Roadmap
4. The development team
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1. INTRODUCTION
Blockchain technology is already disrupting data-driven industries such as
finance, logistics, and cloud services. Despite this early success, scaling and
mainstream adoption still pose challenges in replacing centralized recordkeeping systems.
We believe that mainstream adoption of blockchain technology will come
through simple, beautiful, decentralized applications (DAPPS). Armed with this
belief, we built Axie Infinity in order to popularize blockchain and demonstrate
its usefulness through a beautiful, social, and captivating game. While other
Ethereum games have done well, most players have been frustrated by the
lack of true playability and sense of progress. We’ve designed Axie Infinity to
be the first game that allows players to truly engage with their digital
collectibles.
1.1 Motivation
1.1.1. Problems with centralized games
Traditional gaming has been successful in crafting immersive experiences.
However, these experiences are often transient, and are destroyed by the
problems of centralization. Players have their items and achievements
locked onto servers and databases that can be shut down at the whim of the
game maker.
1.1.2. Problems with existing blockchain games
Blockchain games like CryptoKitties have already succeeded in bringing
new people to the blockchain. They’ve demonstrated some of the
usefulness of the blockchain: transparent, guaranteed ownership and game
rules that cannot be changed once the initial smart contract is deployed.
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However, current blockchain games have struggled in creating an immersive
gaming experience. Subsequently, many of the popular blockchain games
have died when the profit potential from playing declined. To date, no
blockchain game has combined a user-friendly and progress-oriented
gaming experience with beautiful, collectible art pieces. Axie Infinity is here
to change that.
In addition, many blockchain games have been created by anonymous
developers that have left their communities stranded after raising obscene
amounts of money. Our development team is composed of real people that
have announced to the world that this our our project. You can look us all up
on Linkedin!
Axie Infinity’s guiding principle is that Blockchain’s main application to
gaming is that it allows for true ownership and easy transferability. Ideally,
future blockchain games will be playable without people having any
understanding of the technology powering it! We believe Axie Infinity will
eventually be one of these games.
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1.2 Axie Infinity
Axie Infinity was built with a handful of core principles and features in mind:
Captivating Artwork: For thousands of years, humans have adored and
cared for creatures of every kind. Animals, and specifically pets, resonate
with people on a deep, instinctual level. When building Axie Infinity we
wanted to ensure that the artwork would captivate our players much like a
rare and beautiful pet would.
Unique Creatures: The trait system (the “DNA” of Axies) allow for incredible
diversity—there is virtually an unlimited number of possible Axies. This
makes Axies very collectible.
Customizable Environments: Axies will live in environments called
Terrariums, which players can customize with various items. This gives
players—and their pet Axies—lots of opportunity for personal expression. In
addition, different Terrariums will confer different bonuses to their
inhabitants.
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Interaction: Influenced by the Tamagotchi of our childhood, we wanted to
make sure players could interact with their Axies by raising and caring for
them. Players will be able to bathe, feed, and play with their Axies for small,
fun rewards.
Core Gameplay (Battles): Players will be able to create teams of Axies and
compete in competitive battles and tournaments. In addition, sponsored
events will rewards winners of different tournaments with special prizes.
Minigames: We are developing a variety of minigames for Axies. Some
minigames will have specific trait requirements for Axies to enter.
Minigames will provide small rewards and allow the community to have fun
showing off their Axies.
Social Gameplay: The game will be further developed to allow players to
cooperate or compete through features like quests, duels, etc.
An Open and Secure Marketplace: Within our Marketplace, players can buy
and sell Axies quickly and smoothly via the blockchain.
Immutable Asset Ownership: Axies exist on the blockchain, which means 1)
they will live forever, 2) they can never be taken from their owners, and 3)
they can exist in countless ways outside our ecosystem. Players have full
control over their own Axies.
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2. GAME MECHANICS
2.1 Character: Axies
2.1.1 Life Cycle
Axies start as Eggs, which later hatch into Larvae. After a bit of care, Larvae
evolve into Petite Axies and, finally, Adult Axies.
Egg
Eggs can be acquired from the Axie Laboratory
or from sellers in the Marketplace.
Larvae
Larvae are newly hatched Axies that resemble
translucent tadpoles. After a bit of time and care,
Larvae are ready to become Petite Axies.
Petite Axie
Petite Axies resemble normal Axies but they lack
of advanced body parts and are smaller in size.
Petite Axies eventually grow into adult Axies, and
will possibly do so more quickly if they are raised
well.
Adult Axie
Adult Axies are fully formed. They can breed,
battle, and participate in minigames.
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2.1.2 Body Parts
Axies have a wide variety of body parts that makes each Axie special. The
inspiration for Axies was the Greek mythological creature, the Chimera,
which possesses features from lions, goats, and serpents. We wanted Axies
to capture a mythical spirit as well, so we gave them interesting parts from a
variety of creatures.
We were also inspired by our
childhood experiences of creating
creatures from our our food. Sadly,
the works of art from back then were
consumed shortly after creation.
The Potato Beast
Axies have a total of 8 different body parts and traits: eyes, mouth, ears,
horns, back, tail, body pattern (or shape), and body color. Some Axies are
born with missing parts. These Axies are currently under research.
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We’d like to introduce the first 3 Axies ever born:
Puff
Puff is the first Axie ever created. He’s
rumored to be the result of a failed
experiment to create a Dragon. The horns
and reptilian features are promising, but the
potato-shaped body seems off.
Kotaro
Kotaro is rumored to have been born in a
faraway ninja village. With three deadly
Katana blades protruding from his body, this
Axie has no need for a tail.
Ginger
Ginger is an Aquatic Axie that uses
her powerful fin and gills to catch
her prey. Ginger also has her own
pet fish that’s believed to have
special abilities in battle.
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2.1.3 Classes
Axies are classified into different classes. In addition, each of their body
parts also belongs to a class.
BEAST
AQUATIC
BIRD
BUG
PLANT
REPTILE
Some Axie body parts are common while others have only been heard of in
legends and fairytales. There are 4 levels of rarity for Axie body parts:
Common, Rare, Ultra Rare, and Legendary.
Common
Rare
Ultra rare
Legendary
These body parts will be unlocked in the future through breeding
experiments led by our bravest players.
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2.2 Environment: Terrarium
Axies will live in special 6x6 block homes called Terrariums. Different
Terrariums will grant different bonuses based on the type of Axies
inhabiting them. Players will also be able to stock their Terrariums with
special items.
An example of 6x6 Savannah terrarium
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2.3 Raising Axie
Players will be able to care for their Axies in Terrarium Mode. Players will be
able to feed, bathe, and put their Axies to bed, and more interactions will be
added as development continues. Axies will also be able to power up
through daily quests and activities. Different Axies will respond best to
different routines so players will need to be strategic when planning their
Axie’s growth strategy.
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2.3 Axie Battle
Axies fight each other in 3 vs 3 battles. Before each battle, players can
arrange the formation of their Axies in a 3x3 battlefield, taking into account
each Axie’s strengths and weaknesses. For example, a player might choose
to put the highest HP Axies on the front lines where they can absorb
damage for their more fragile teammates. Some attack moves have their
damage based on distance while some buff moves can affect adjacent allies.
Understanding your Axies and placing them in optimal positions will be key
factors in your team’s success.
In battle, Axies use their moves in a pre-set order. Certain moves are best
utilized at different times in a fight. For example, it wouldn’t be wise to use a
healing move as your first turn (since none of your Axies have incurred
damage yet). Create a wise strategy and your Axie team will be unstoppable.
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3. ROADMAP AND FUTURE PLANS
3.1 Roadmap
February 16, 2018 – April 16, 2018: The pre-sale event where players can
adopt adult “origin” Axies. These Axies have a chance to obtain “Mystic”
parts that will never be released again.
May 2018: The release of breeding features and a marketplace. New classes
and traits will be released periodically.
July 2018: Battle beta!
Update 1: Players will be able to raise their Axies and play at least one
minigame.
Update 2: Terrariums will be on sale.
Update 3: Items to decorate and enhance Terrariums will be available.
Update 4: Quests will go live.
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4. DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Trung Nguyen
CEO / CTO
Trung is a tech entrepreneur and CTO of Lozi, a VC-backed startup in Vietnam. Trung
enjoys product design and developing difficult projects. He’s an avid gamer, having
played real-time strategy (RTS) and Massive Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games online
for 15 years. Trung is known for his famous office naps, caused by perpetual sleep debt
from previous feature releases.
Tu Doan
Art Director / Game Designer
Tu, or Masamune as he known to the team, has been designing games since he was a
child. He started with card games and graduated to making Video games at the age of
13. He’s a competitive Pokemon player and we’ve entrusted a lot of the battle
mechanics and game design to him. Tu has a passion for magical creatures and
doodling that has been unleashed through Axie Infinity. He was forced to become a CoFounder of Axie Infinity after spending his life savings on collectible figurines.
Aleksander Larsen
COO
An experienced video game broadcaster and ex competitive gamer, Aleksander is in
charge of making sure our operations run smoothly and efficiently. His background in
Esports and running gaming tournaments also gives us insights into the world of
competitive gaming and the innovative monetization strategies that can be unlocked as
the space grows. He has worked in the blockchain gaming industry since 2017 and is
passionate about esports, online privacy and blockchain technology. Aleksander also
spent some time in the Norwegian Military and brings an operational and strategic
genius unparalleled in this young space. If you ever get banned in Discord, he probably
swung the hammer.
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Jeffrey Zirlin
Growth Lead
With a background in financial markets and military strategy, Jeff helps Axie Infinity
pursue strategic growth initiatives including partnerships, user acquisition, and
community engagement. Jeff grew up chasing rare insects and digging for fossils so he
is a collector at heart. He was introduced to the blockchain gaming space through
CryptoKitties, where he bred some of the rarest cats ever, including the first “Dogcat”.
He was so overpowered at breeding in CryptoKitties that he voluntarily stepped away
from the community for the long term health of the game.
Quy Dau
Engineer
Quy, or Bean as we affectionately call him, is known in Vietnam as a master of software
engineering. He is in charge of many of our game’s core components and is known to
be able to code features in a few hours that might take a less developer months, or
even years. Bean (his last name in Vietnamese translates to “Bean”) is an avid pet owner
and once had over 20 cats!
Huong Tran
Artist
Huong joined our team after working at several prominent gaming studios in Vietnam.
She’s a talented artist and helps build out the cuteness or “Kawaii” aspect of the Axie
universe. Although she loves junk food and snacks, she is also a talented cook and has
been preparing “family” meals for the team on a weekly basis.
Nam Nguyen
Artist
Nam AKA “Handsome Lam” has a keen sense of aesthetics and helps produce the art
that gives life and beauty to the Axie Universe. He actually inspired one of the most
popular “Mystic” Axie body parts. Eric is also an avid gamer and you can find him
holding down Top Lane in League of Legends when he’s not working on Axie Infinity.
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