Before you dive into the first full weekend of Mayhem, we’d like to leave you with a sneak peek of what you can expect next week. Don’t get distracted now… there’s still so much Mayhem left in week one!
Come What May(hem)
Next week there’s another wave of Mayhem rising, so you better brace for impact!
Below, we’ll cover everything coming up in week 2! Remember there’s still a few days of week 1 left… and plenty of May still in the future!
Common Ground World
How are you faring in week 1 of Common Ground World Mayhem? Enjoy the “Everybody Is Welcome” competition while it lasts… because we’re mixing it up in week 2.
Next week, Common Ground World will bring the ‘Best of the Best’ competition.
This week will have half the winners of a normal competition, with only 500 places walking away with any $GALA. Even with the reduction in places, this competition will feature a 5% bigger overall prize pool than normal!
Two more NFT reworks are on the way!
This time, the Hot Cocoa Chalet and Mistletoe Arch are getting rebalanced with some all-new utility. We’ll give you more details next week when these buildings are rereleased with a discounted price!
Hatchet Hank Jr. returns!
800 Hatchet Hank Jr.s were withheld in the original sale. It’s time to get these out to the great people with big dreams of big trees… and super fast lumberjacks. All 800 will be available for $150 each next Tuesday.
Remember there’s still plenty of competition left this week! There’s also some huge discounts going on in the Common Ground World Store… if you haven’t checked it out lately, it may be worth a look!
If you want the earliest details on next week’s Mayhem, make sure you don’t miss the Common Ground World Town Hall tomorrow!
GalaSwap
The mayhem keeps going at GalaSwap! Same story this week, highest volume in each token will find a $GALA reward waiting for them. This week, however, we’re shuffling which tokens will be catching rewards a bit:
$GALA
$GUSDC
$MUSIC
$LEMIN
$GSWAP
$MTRM
$TOLK
Happy swapping galaxians!
Legends Reborn
Next week in Legends Reborn brings yet another competition, with $500 of $GALA rewards waiting for the top player in the same two categories as last week – Most matches played, and most matches won!
There’s still plenty of time to rack up matches to get free NFT rewards during May!
50 PVP games played – Glacial Spear (Common) (NFT action card)
100 PVP games played – Viridian Dragon (Common) (NFT creature)
150 PVP games played – Brightscourge Phoenix (Uncommon) (NFT creature)
You better get to the tables and get practicing… Early Mayhem has a way of slowly building to something bigger…
Gala Music
Ok, this isn’t exactly MAYhem-related, but it’s still pretty Mayhem, so we couldn’t pass it up. As explained in the Gala Music Whitepaper, a Listen for Rewards program is part of the “Ecosystem Supporting Actors” allocation for $MUSIC.
Did you know that you can already listen for rewards!? Go check it out, and you’ll rack up points for each unique track you listen to each day!
Eternal Paradox wrapped up a week of daily coupon codes already, but that doesn’t mean that there’s not more Mayhem on the way!
Today, the Mayhem Pass went live in EPX! This special rewards pass will let you mayhem even harder and collect extra rewards as you complete tasks throughout the month!
A Mayhem Pass can only be acquired via in-app purchase… but like the season pass, players get rewards even if they don’t purchase the pass!
Whether you purchase a Mayhem Pass or not, you’ll also still find extra Mayhem boxes that have been stolen by enemies around the map!
Go get that loot!
Keep a watch out at the end of the week, because on Friday the 17th the hunt is on!
The Gala Games Plays crew will be hiding in the field with an uber-powerful GM fortress during a special livestream that day. Basic Piñata protocol here… Find it. Attack it. Scoop up the rewards!
Gala Film
Gala Film will continue to offer increased rewards for each new episode of RZR during Mayhem!
During May Mayhem, you’ll get an additional RZR Mystery Box for the episode released that week.
One box will be delivered upon completing a new episode, while the second will be dropped at the beginning of each week. Get comfy and start binging!
Champions Arena
The gem discount for week 1 is wrapping up in just a few days. Catch it while you can!
The Mayhem, however, continues in the arena. All through May you can keep collecting M-tickets to load up on what you’re after in the special Mayhem Shop!
VOX
Are you frantically producing bicycles to build your growing army of VOX puppers? That competition may be wrapping up before long… but the VOX invasion has just begun!
Our latest intel says that the next place they’ll strike will be in Legends Reborn in week 2!
The top 100 leaderboard finishers in Legends Reborn in week 2 will get a shiny new limited Edition ProtoVOX! As with the previous week’s VOX item, these will only be available during Mayhem, though you’ll have a last chance to grab them in a special mystery box at the end of the month!
Remember, this is just a preview of week 2… there’s still a whole weekend of week 1 left! Get out there and rack up those bicycle sales, match wins, m-tickets, watches, listens… ALL THE MAYHEM!
We’ll see you on the other side this time next week for a sneak peek at week 3. Good luck with your Mayhem!
Get ready for six degrees of freedom with Gala Games’ first fully developed third party title, created by RFLXT: Voyager: Ascension!
Join members of the team for two hours of exciting gameplay as they explore labyrinthian zero-G space stations, collecting resources, completing missions and facing off against robots gone wrong.
In today’s episode of Gala Plays, we’ll take on the terrifying Nightmare difficulty so you can see what this game is capable of when the bots pull out all the stops.
Join us live from 3-5pm PT on the Gala Games Youtube channel. Set a notification at the link below!
Give your hosts a shout in the comments, then get in the game and see if you can hold your own in the depths of the more advanced difficulty levels! Voyager: Ascension is free to play for anyone with a Gala account, so what are you waiting for? Download and play Voyager: Ascension now!
Every year around the same time, we get just a little stir crazy here at Gala. It’s not that the winters at our HQ are necessarily too balmy to go get some sun… it’s just that we’re excited to get down to some fun and games with our awesome community!
Gala has grown a lot, and the launch of extremely diverse projects across GalaChain has taken the Galaverse far beyond just games. This year we want to showcase a month of fun all across the GalaChain ecosystem.
Many projects will have competitions, giveaways and events throughout May. We know that GalaChain is a constantly growing place, so rewards and mechanics of each event are going to vary greatly from project to project. Don’t worry though, we’ll try to keep it as simple as possible so that you can find some events you may love.
MAY I Have Your Attention, Please?
We (more expressly, the writer of this article) would love to have a nice and simple cookie-cutter event to throw at all of you. But where’s the fun in that? More importantly… where’s the MAYHEM in that!?
Don’t worry though, we’ll walk you through everything… well, we’ll walk you through what we can. We told you, this is Mayhem! It wouldn’t be very Mayhem without a few surprises, would it?
Where to Find the Mayhem
Like we said, GalaChain is a big place… but there are a few specific corners you may want to keep your eye on this month.
Our first full week of Mayhem starts on May 6th. Below, you’ll find a breakdown of the first week of festivities.
GalaSwap
Since its release earlier this year, GalaSwap has totally changed the way that we can all interact with GalaChain as a community. It’s never been easier to get the tokens you want, and more features and new pairs are coming all the time!
With all that said, of course GalaSwap is getting in on the Mayhem! Starting on May 6th, the leaders in the following categories at the end of the week will receive a pile of bonus $GALA.
Highest $GALA volume
Highest $GUSDC volume
Highest $MUSIC volume
Highest $LEFC volume
Highest $TOLK volume
Highest $GSWAP volume
…and that’s only week one 😉
Eternal Paradox
Eternal Paradox will have extra events going on all month! May Mayhem pretty perfectly lines up with the start of Season 4… and what a season it’s going to be!
The first week of Mayhem, you’ll see a Daily Coupon event coming out (👀on Discord!), and that’s just the start. There will be special in-game events and opportunities to partake in some Mayhem throughout the month!
Gala Film
You think Gala Film is going to miss out on the Mayhem? Remember to take a break from all the competitions once in a while. Maybe get some popcorn, kick your feet up and turn on Gala Film? 😁
For the first week of Mayhem, you’ll get twofree RZR Mystery Boxes for each episode you watch! If you haven’t seen RZR… double rewards time starts May 5th. Get comfy and start binging!
Common Ground World
CGW has an express depot load of stuff going on this month, and we can’t possibly cover it all here. We’ll try to at least get you started.
There will, of course, be amayzing competitions… Week 1 will bring the Everybody Is Welcome competition, with 2500 reward seats and 31% extra $GALA!
Each week will also bring a rework to an existing NFT (don’t worry, we’re pretty sure you’ll be happy with them 😉). Be ready, the first two kick off this Friday!
There are also some items that never had their full supply released in the past. During this Mayhem, you’ll get a second chance on four long-lost NFTs… one per week. Be on the lookout early next week for a limited amount of the first of these treasures!
VOX
It’s a VOX invasion!!! This week, VOX is spreading Mayhem in Common Ground World!
Win an all-new VOX Dog pet by landing in the top 100 Bicycle sellers in next week’s competition! These fluffy border collies are only going out during May Mayhem, so get them while you can.
If you don’t place high enough, you’ll have a second chance in a special Mystery Box sale at the end of the month… but these furry friends need a home now! Will you rise to the challenge?
Champions Arena
All month long the arena will be full of Mayhem. Various activities in the game will reward you with M-tickets, which you can spend in the special M-Ticket shop. Get as much as you can for four weeks!
There will be a bit more going on for Summoners in Champions Arena throughout May. Look for a special 15% Gem pack discount to kick off the festivities on Monday the 6th!
Non-Fungible Tower Defense
We hear our friends over at NFTD are having a leaderboard competition every week of May. If you haven’t checked their alpha playtest out since their Judges’ Choice win at GALAthon in March… now is the time!
Legends Reborn
You think Tolkheim is going to miss out on May Mayhem!? Get ready for a month of competitions at the tables!
Starting on May 6th at noon PT, rack up as many games as you can at your favorite table… or any table really. Just go play!
Throughout the whole month, players who achieve the following epic benchmarks of table experience will be granted free NFT cards:
50 PvP matches played – Common Glacial Spear
100 PvP matches played – Common Viridian Dragon
150 PvP matches played – Uncommon Phoenix
In addition, during week one starting on May 6th, a special prize of $500 of $GALA will be given out to the player with the most matches played and to the player with the most matches won by the end of the first week. Get your best Creatures in your deck and get ready to battle!
Last Expedition
Things are heating up in Last Expedition… are you mission ready? Last Expedition is going to be laying low in the first week of Mayhem… can’t get the ravagers too riled up early can we?
Prepare for the Last Expedition Mission Ready pre Alpha build—dropping soon! Limited edition weapon fire skins incoming in-game. Collect them all before time's up! 🔥🔥🔥https://t.co/7gibu03Qu2pic.twitter.com/Mz01WwXlgu
Something tells us you may want to drop in and freshen up those fragment gathering and ‘staying alive while things are trying to eat you’ skills. Big things are coming during the Mayhem, and you definitely want to be ready.
Mayhem Building
This is just a quick peek at week 1. So much more is coming. Welcome to Mayhem!
There may be more popping up here and there. We promise nothing… like we said, Mayhem.
Every one of you in our community is what makes Gala so great, and we can’t wait to share the Mayhem with you all month. Have fun!
Today, we’re thrilled to invite the Gala community to another exhilarating episode of “Gala Plays.” Join us from 3pm to 5pm PT as we delve into the community-created tower defense sensation, NFTD – Non-Fungible Tower Defence. Watch live as our team, alongside Mark (Cynister in Discord), explores the latest build and discusses fresh updates.
NFTD, born from the creative minds of our dedicated Gala Games community members, stood out at the recent GALAthon hackathon during GDC 2024, earning the judges’ top honors and additional funding to further enrich this exciting project.
Leveraging the GalaChain SDK, the NFTD team has exemplified the power and creativity of our community developers. Don’t miss out on the action and insights during today’s stream!
After digesting valuable community feedback and wrestling with some yet undecided but important details of GalaChain Poker, the Gala team has decided to postpone this launch and the accompanying node sale.
Please subscribe via email at GalaChainPoker.com to ensure you get the latest information as decisions are made regarding launch date, node sales and feature plans.
Thanks for being part of the Gala community!
TL;DR
GalaChain Poker launches in mid May, 2024
GalaChain Poker is unrelated to PokerGO Play, which will continue.
Prior economy update plans for PokerGO Play now apply solely to GalaChain Poker.
Tokenized Table Node licenses will be available early next week, limited to only 200 with the lowest possible pre-launch pricing.
60% of $GCHIP will go to players/referrers and 30% to Texas Hold’em Table Node operators.
Prepare for an exhilarating addition to the Gala Games ecosystem with the upcoming launch of GalaChain Poker, accompanied by its pioneering AI token, $GCHIP. Here’s what you need to know about the new game and token.
Join members of the GalaChain Poker team tonight (April 26th) on Youtube starting at 6pm PT as they answer questions about the reward economy and share some of GalaChain Poker’s vision for the future!
Introducing GalaChain Poker
In just a few weeks, GalaChain Poker will make its GalaChain debut, and anticipation is building for what promises to be a major advancement in blockchain gaming.
Through the speed, scalability and security of GalaChain, we finally have the ability to deliver these features to the world without altering what you love about your favorite wagering games.
$GCHIP–The First AI Gaming Token
$GCHIP is set to revolutionize the way we play poker online. As Gala’s first AI Gaming token, $GCHIP will offer players state-of-the art advice and insights, driven by AI and derived from a comprehensive analysis of game strategies and player behavior.
The primary utility of $GCHIP will eventually be powering the game’s various AI add-on features. These features will also be powered by Texas Hold’em Table Nodes, described below in greater detail.
GalaChain Poker’s robust set of AI features will not immediately be available with launch, but will come with future updates as ways for players to spend the $GCHIP they have received as rewards.
$GCHIP is designed to not only enhance the gaming experience, but also to provide real tradable value and utility within the GalaChain Poker ecosystem.
As a GalaChain minted token, $GCHIP will be easily transferable within the ecosystem. This allows players the freedom to swap their rewards for various other currencies and use them as they please, within or without the Gala Games ecosystem.
For players who choose to keep those $GCHIP rewards in the game, we’ll soon present some new AI-powered utility options that will open doors to additional rewards, enhanced poker gameplay, AI instruction and much more.
Stability in PokerGo Play
Fans of the existing free-to-play casual poker game, PokerGo Play, can breathe easy—there will be no changes and we will continue to support it in its current form. It remains as engaging and accessible as ever.
While the first version of GalaChain Poker’s tokenomics was originally announced here as a new system for PokerGO Play, from this point on all new tokenomics will apply solely to the new title, GalaChain Poker. $GCHIP will not be used as a utility or reward token within PokerGO Play.
GalaChain Poker Tokenomics
GalaChain Poker will always be free to download and play, with various ways to participate without making purchases or owning $GCHIP. However, for those who wish to get involved in the strategic intricacies of the game’s reward economy, $GCHIP tokenomics have been carefully calibrated to benefit players and support sustainable ecosystem growth.
GalaChain Poker has an incredibly strong focus on the players themselves, offering them a 50% reward share of all generated $GCHIP.
As with many other Gala Games, token rewards for GalaChain Poker will be distributed daily as mint allowances, allowing the player to mint them onto the blockchain whenever they please.
50% to Players, rewarding active gameplay.
10% to a Referral Program incentivizing community growth.
30% to Texas Hold’em Table Nodes operators, ensuring smooth operations and platform integrity.
7.5% to Gala, supporting continual development and innovation.
2.5% to Founder’s Node operators, honoring their crucial role in our network.
How $GCHIP is Generated
The total amount of $GCHIP generated and distributed as rewards is determined by the amount of in-game chips taken by “the house.”
In “Cash Style” Games
“Cash Style” tables are offered at many different minimum buy-in levels and the amount of $GCHIP allocated to daily rewards is determined by the amount of in-game chips bet at the tables.
For every 1M in-game chips bet on the tables, 1 $GCHIP is generated for reward distribution.
In SNG Games
SNGs are tournaments for which each player pays an entry fee from their in-game chips. At launch, GalaChain Poker will offer 5-player SNG tables that award prizes to 1st and 2nd place.
For every 1M chips spent on SNG entry fees, 2.5 $GCHIP is generated for reward distribution.
How Players are Rewarded
To determine the share of each day’s $GCHIP rewards going to individual players, each player’s participation is converted to a point structure, described in-game as a player’s Score.
Participating players’ Scores translate to their share of the daily $GCHIP distribution. This means that players who bet more often and in higher amounts will have higher scores, which generally lead to greater shares of the day’s rewards.
Score Multipliers
By reaching minimum buy-in amounts for higher stakes tables, players automatically enhance their potential daily $GCHIP reward share. But even on top of that, a system of Score multipliers will be used to further increase rewards for players who compete in higher stakes competition.
By adding additional incentives for players to play at the stakes levels that closely match their chip capacity, we can ensure a more competitively balanced game, discouraging chip stack bullying and encouraging more fair gameplay.
Rewarding Fair Play
In summary of the Score multiplier system:
For every 1 $GCHIP that is “fairly” generated, the player’s Score increases by 1.
GalaChain Poker will serve a wide range of players, from free participants to large stack contenders who consistently use $GCHIP to purchase additional in-game chips. With such a wide range of stakes levels and chip count sizes, a system was needed to prevent bullying.
For example, if a player has a stack 10,000 times bigger than yours, they probably shouldn’t be playing at your table because they will be tempted to bully you with their easily replenished chip stack. Chip stack bullying in this manner has the potential to make the game less enjoyable for everyone involved– Therefore, we want to incentivize players to sit at tables that are well suited to their total chip counts.
The table below includes the initial plans for these multipliers in “Cash Style” games:
For SNG tourneys, players are instantly awarded Score points when joining tourneys at various levels. The Score received for joining a SNG is directly proportional to the amount of chips spent as a SNG entry fee.
Spending $GCHIP
In addition to the set of AI upgrades that will be available with a post-launch update, players can always use $GCHIP to purchase additional in-game chips. The most basic purchase level in the GalaChain Poker app will get you 10,000 in-game chips for 1 $GCHIP, but as you spend more $GCHIP in a single purchase, the in-game chip value received will grow.
For exact $GCHIP to in-game chip conversion rates, check the listings in the Gala Games store.
Texas Hold’em Table Nodes
The GalaChain Poker DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) will be powered by the Texas Hold’em Table Node network, whose active operators will always receive 30% of the $GCHIP generated as rewards for operating their nodes.
In addition to the hosting of normal gameplay, Texas Hold’em Table Nodes will ultimately power the game’s forthcoming AI features, ensuring increasing utility for this network as a groundbreaking decentralized AI mechanism.
Transferable Node Workload NFTs will be issued to all Texas Hold’em Table Node operators to ensure that our community of operators is free to trade their nodes.
Upcoming Node Sale
The initial sale of Texas Hold’em Table Node licenses will begin early next week. Subscribe with your email address at GalaChainPoker.com to ensure you get a notification when it’s time for the sale to begin.
As a special pre launch offer, Texas Hold’em Table Node licenses will first be available in an extremely limited supply of just 200 of them for $400 per node license. New batches of Texas Hold’em Table Nodes will be released at higher price tiers at the team’s discretion, driven by player activity.
The pre-launch Texas Hold’em Table Node license sale is the lowest price for which these licenses will be available in a primary sale.
As with all Gala nodes, running a workload for the DePIN will be required and $GCHIP rewards will be allocated based on workload activity.
GalaChain Poker is set to redefine blockchain gaming, offering rewards for playing, whether or not you’re winning!
