First of all, Zombie Battleground is a Magic: The Gathering-style collectible card game that stores all of your game assets and data on its own dedicated DAppChain.

As you know, there’s a TON of benefits to running games on a Blockchain.

I am not going to cover all the reasons again — but, in our case:

All the rare cards in Zombie Battleground are ACTUALLY (provably) RARE.

…and ultimately, you, the player (and the Battleground community) will have control over the game and its assets.

That’s correct — even Loom Network, the creators of Zombie Battleground, cannot take your cards away.

Plus…

Since your cards are stored on the Blockchain as non-fungible (ERC721) tokens, not only can you prove that you own your cards — you can even sell or trade them with anyone for actual money!

Also:

We’re going to have a massive peer-to-peer marketplace where you can buy, sell, and trade your cards directly with other players.

So, let me show you around…

At a glance, here are some quick highlights of the game itself:

Battleground Splash Screen

1. In Battleground, you collect cards to assemble the ultimate deck.

Much like the Spartans — you must constantly study and train in the event that you are challenged by an enemy force.

The way you do that in Battleground is by strategically crafting your deck — so that you are always ready to battle any type of opponent that might come your way.

It doesn’t matter if you run into an aggressive opponent with Fire Zombies or a defensive opponent that loves to hide behind a Heavy Zombie — because, you’ll always be ready to rumble with the dead.

2. You CAN purchase card packs — but, you CANNOT buy your way to victory.

Battleground is NOT a game that you can win simply by having a lot of money in your wallet.

You must ACTUALLY EARN your position with blood, sweat, and hard work.

While you have the option of purchasing card packs or individual cards directly from other players — you can also earn LOTS of free card packs just from playing a lot of matches strategically.

In other words, you can get the EXACT SAME RESULTS (or even better results) as someone who purchased cards without spending any money.

More than that, the gameplay in Battleground is designed to be EASY TO LEARN but HARD TO MASTER.

So, a skilled player who has spent countless hours sharpening their strategy has a much better chance of winning than a newbie who bought a bunch of packs hoping to beat their opponent.

Quite simply, there are no shortcuts in Battleground.

3. Much like Skittles — There are many different kinds of Zombies you can use against your opponent 😜

For example, Feral Zombies are very aggressive (similar to the Zombies in World War Z) and can attack your opponent quickly, while Walker Zombies are a lot slower to attack (similar to Zombies in The Walking Dead).

Oh — and Heavy Zombies are a lot bigger, and can block your opponent from attacking any of your Zombies until they’re killed.

Think of Heavy Zombies like shields for your other Zombies.

4. Zombies are also split into elemental factions, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

There are Fire Zombies, Water Zombies, Earth Zombies, Air Zombies, Life Zombies, and Toxic Zombies.

Zombies in Battleground have different elemental powers — Fire, Toxic, Life, Earth, Air, and Water—and you’ll need to craft your deck with the right balance to take on any opponent.

Each Element is strong against some and weak against others, for instance:

Fire is stronger than Toxic , because if you mix Toxic with Fire, everything BLOWS UP.

, because if you mix Toxic with Fire, everything BLOWS UP. Toxic is stronger than Life because no life can grow in toxic waste.

because no life can grow in toxic waste. Life is stronger than Earth because it grows out of the Earth and breaks it apart.

because it grows out of the Earth and breaks it apart. Earth is stronger than Air because Air can’t easily move Earth.

because Air can’t easily move Earth. Air is stronger than Water because Water conducts electricity, and Air can dry up the Water.

because Water conducts electricity, and Air can dry up the Water. Water is stronger than Fire because it can put the Fire out.

Remember: Fire > Toxic > Life > Earth > Air > Water > Fire

All this talk about elements takes me back to childhood when I used to eat Cocoa Puffs with Chocolate Milk while watching Captain Planet… 🤔

Anyway…

Gee! That All Sounds Dank Mister! — So, How Do I Play Dis Zombie Battleground? 🤔

Glad you asked 😎

Since you are already aware that Zombie Battleground is a collectible card game where you battle your opponent with your Zombie Cards — let me introduce you to how the ACTUAL game-play looks like.

First, CHOOSE YOUR HERO: