Welcome to a new week, Common Ground World players! 🎉 We’ve got an exciting new competition in store, starting tomorrow at 10am PT and lasting for 3 days. As always, this competition is a great way to win $GALA for outcrafting and outselling the competition!
Join us every two weeks on the Gala Games Youtube channel for a live Town Hall to bring us home just before the weekly competition ends, Friday mornings at 8am PT.
Catch a new Town Hall event this Friday, August 16th and watch the replay of August 2nd’s Town Hall at the link below if you haven’t watched yet! These live events are a great way to stay informed on all the latest– Things change a lot around town to keep you on your toes!
Sushi Boat Bash
Set sail with the Sushi Boat Bash! Craft and sell Sushi Boats loaded with salmon, shrimp, eel, and a zesty side of wasabi. It’s a fish-tastic race to deliciousness!
You’ll find the standard Cash and Star values for all crafts in the Gala Games Discord community’s CGW-FAQ channel.
Epic Shrimp Farm
If you’re looking for an NFT solution to crafting Shrimp, look no further than the new Epic Shrimp Farm, available now while supplies last in the Common Ground World store.
Upgrade your farm with the Shrimp Farm NFT! This eco-friendly marvel crafts Shrimp from Seaweed, unaffected by pollution, and comes with its own dedicated Aquaculturist. Dive into cleaner, greener shrimp farming and watch your harvest soar!
Crafts Shrimp from 2 Seaweed like its in-game counterpart
Not affected by Dirty proximity effects
3×3 size (¾ of a standard in-game tile)
Includes an Aquaculturist worker
No Road required
No wage paid
This NFT is being sold by increasing price tiers, so do not hesitate to get yours. When each tier’s supply sells out, the next pricing tier will be unlocked:
TIER 1 – 1-10: $99.99
TIER 2 – 11-60: $149.99
TIER 3 – 61-160: $199.99
TIER 4 – 161-300: $$249.99
Get your Shrimp Farm now!
Join in the Farming Fun
If you’ve never played Common Ground World before, this week’s competition is a perfect time to get involved with the most exciting community of players in the web3 world! You’ll love the simple and relaxing (but strategic and challenging) gameplay!
Common Ground World was created by some of the earliest pioneers of the social gaming realm whose experience brought the world titles like Farmville 2, Words with Friends, Zynga Poker and more! It’s free to play and no download is needed. Plus, you can enhance the experience and your chances of winning by building an NFT collection of your own!
If you haven’t played Common Ground World yet, this week is a great opportunity to join the fun and dive into the awesome community. Each week, players from around the world compete for three days with a unique new set of meta rules. Build an efficiently functioning town that produces and sells the right goods faster than the competition and you’re destined for the leaderboard.
In addition to the huge variety of in-game buildings and characters, players can also take advantage of owned NFT items for an extra strategic edge. By playing with NFTs, you can enjoy faster and more flexible play, enhancing your production and avoiding costly builds. The best part of NFT ownership is that you actually own your items, so you can always list them for sale on the secondary market any time you want!
Last Friday’s Town Hall
Join us for the next live CGW Town Hall with the team, Friday August 16th at 8am PT on the Gala Games Youtube channel. If you haven’t caught last Friday’s yet, watch the replay at the link below.
Town Halls take place every 2 weeks on Friday morning. They’re the perfect place to get all the latest updates and hear about exciting new opportunities coming to the game!
Chandelier Earrings
This week’s competition starts at 10am PT on Tuesday, August 6th and ends at 10am PT on Friday, August 9th.
Your goal is to Craft and Sell Chandelier Earrings, which will fetch a handsome Star Boost for this event only.
Trade Time: 20s, 1 Gasoline Biome: Desert S Edges: Desert N, Desert E, Desert S, Desert W
To jump in the ongoing discussion and meet people from the team and community, be sure to join the Gala Games Discord server and check out the latest in the Common Ground World channels.
Build to Own, Build to Win
Common Ground World was created by the pioneers of social gaming, some of the same amazing builders who brought the world the beloved Farmville series. Don’t let the relaxing and adorable feel fool you. This game is a masterfully crafted strategic experience, enhanced by web3 ownership through GalaChain and regular global competitions.
You don’t need to download anything to start playing Common Ground World today. All you need is a free Gala Games account– The game opens right in your browser! So what are you waiting for? Start building with this awesome free game today!
Get ready to uncork your potential in the third week of May Mayhem, happening from May 21st to May 24th in Common Ground World.
This week’s Everyone is Welcome competition will offer 30% greater rewards, with nearly 1.5M $GALA up for grabs on the extended leaderboard! It’s all about viticulture as you compete to raise a glass to victory by selling Wine Cases packed with the finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It’s your chance to harvest success and show off your strategic finesse!
Event Details
Crafting Focus: Wine Cases Crafting Recipe: 2 Pinot Noir, 2 Chardonnay, 1 Wooden Box Craft Time: 40 seconds Trade Time: 200 seconds, 2 Gasoline Biome: Desert W Edges: Mountain N, Desert E, River S, Desert W
This week, challenge yourself to maximize the value of your vineyards. Remember, each Wine Case will trade for just a quarter of its usual cash value—$52,870–So strategize accordingly!
Generous Rewards Await
Victory in this event brings more than just glory; it brings tangible gameplay benefits with in the form of the exclusive Thrifty Winery Blueprint, which comes in several different rarities:
Luxury: 40% reduction in build materials and cash for the Winery (Top 5 ranks)
Platinum: 35% reduction (Ranks 6-25)
Legendary: 30% reduction (Ranks 26-225)
Epic: 25% reduction (Ranks 226-600)
Rare: 20% reduction (Ranks 601-1200)
Uncommon: 15% reduction for all who sell the meta craft at least ten times (Ranks below 1201)
Adjust Your Strategy
In addition to managing your vineyards, several other goods have received cash boosts to help you keep your town’s economy robust:
Iron: $18,400
Oak Barrel: $22,000
Steel: $188,000
Wool: $15,000
Wool Yarn: $81,000
And remember, each Wine Case will also fetch you an impressive 100,000 stars!
New NFT Reworks & Discounts
Check out this week’s latest utility reworks of previously sold NFTs, now available again in limited supply for special discounts.
Tunnel of Love (Epic)
The Tunnel of Love NFT brings a trifecta of Valentine’s magic to your gameplay. Make Valentine’s Day Cards in half the time, boost Eco Paper craft time, AND let the passive flow from within the Tunnel water nearby crops with 3 passive water.
With this exclusive gem, each Café gets an extra Barista, ensuring your coffee joints are brimming with talent. But that’s not all – enjoy a 20% boost in Café craft speed globally, turning your town into a caffeinated powerhouse.
The Legendary Sommelier Vineyard NFT is now available in limited supply. Dropped on May 17th, this special Vineyard functions as a Winery in its own right, boasting an expert Vintner who works twice as fast and charges lower wages! This powerful building reduces by 2 the Grapes requirement of all Wineries, while significantly accelerating the production of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Sangría in every Winery in your town including itself (non-Stackable effects).
For the best gaming experience, ensure that the game is the only active tab in your browser, check back often if using Fast Forward, and avoid covering the game window if you are actively playing.
Check out the replay of last week’s Common Ground World Town Hall at the link below, and tune in every week for the latest updates and info on Friday at 8am PT!
Check out the newly released Common Ground World Litepaper, packed with great info about the game’s exciting future!
The Mirror Magic Meta
As we move into the second week of May Mayhem in Common Ground World, it’s your time to shine—literally! Starting today (May 14th) at 10am PT, prepare to reflect on your strategic brilliance and outshine the competition in our dazzling Mirror Magic Meta event. This event challenges all city builders and strategists to craft and sell Mirrors to brighten every corner of their towns with style and efficiency.
Event Details
Crafting Focus: Mirrors Crafting Recipe: 3 Molten Glass, 2 Chromium, 2 Silver, 1 Oak Wood Craft Time: 120 seconds Trade Time: 60 seconds, 1 Gasoline Biome: Forest Edges: Mountain N, Forest E, River S, River W
Mirrors crafted during this event will be worth half their standard cash value—$26,920, ensuring a challenge in economic balance as you expand your towns.
Exciting Rewards Await
Success in this event will bring you not only the satisfaction of a well-managed town but also incredible rewards under the May Mayhem “Best of the Best” category. Keep an eye on the specific reward details in Discord as we update them for week 2.
What’s More?
We have boosted the cash values of several items to help you balance your town’s economy efficiently:
Ceramic Mug: $11,000
Cup of Coffee: $100,000
Sugar: $5,000
Jam: $80,000
Don’t forget, Mirrors will also fetch you a whopping 100,000 stars, assuring that their production is well worth your while when it comes to the competition leaderboard!
New NFT Reworks & Discounts
Check out this week’s latest utility reworks of previously sold NFTs, now available again in limited supply for special discounts.
Hot Cocoa Chalet (Epic)
Previous Abilities:
40% reduction to adjacent Marshmallow crafting
40% reduction to adjacent Hot Cocoa crafting
New (Upgraded) Abilities:
40% reduction to adjacent Mallow & Cocoa crafting + itself!
The Epic Glass Factory is now available in limited supply. Dropped on May 10th, this Epic factory crafts Molten Glass and Glass Bottles (like the in-game version), but has the following additional perks:
2 workers instead of 1, with both traveling at 250% speed!
Check out the replay of last week’s Common Ground World Town Hall at the link below, and tune in every week for the latest updates and info on Friday at 8am PT!