It’s a new month! Let’s give a quick update about the recent activities of delegate fun and what to look forward to in the near future!

You might be wondering why there has not been any news regarding the games recently. It’s a fair question and this blog post aims to fix that! You’ll have heard by now that the Ark mainnet had a few problems last month and delegate fun played a role of a doctor to help restore the network back to health. This unfortunately meant that not as much time could be allocated to the gaming aspect of the delegate, but hopefully those problems are now behind us and we can carry on with new ways for you to play games, have fun and win Ark!

Match 3 and Bold Ninja

I’d like to spend a little bit of time talking about fun’s existing games, Match 3 and Bold Ninja. Cumulatively, they have been played over 35,000 times since their inception! I’m really pleased with their success so far and I hope you enjoy playing them. However, the games are never truly finished and will continually evolve, so the following changes will be coming soon:

Compatibility with Core v2

Both games are in the process of being upgraded under the hood to be fully compatible with Ark Core v2 when it is released, so there should be a smooth transition with no downtime when the migration occurs.

Rerun the Fun!

Both games will eventually include the ability to watch replays of previously completed games. Not only will you be able to show off to your friends by letting them watch your amazing prize-winning runthroughs, but you’ll also be able to watch other people’s performances too, so you can check them to make sure they didn’t cheat.

Match 3 Gameplay

Match 3 will be tweaked to become a limited-moves game so each round will only last a maximum of 15 minutes or so. This will hopefully encourage more casual gamers who might be disheartened if they see that the winning score took upwards of an hour to achieve! It should also help to level the playing field across different skill levels.

The future

By now you should know I don’t like to reveal too many spoilers about the unfinished projects that are coming soon, but I can confirm that I plan to release 2 more projects to the community before the end of the year.

One project will not be a game but will provide a daily opportunity to win free Ark! As always, winners who are voting for delegate fun will receive a bonus, but everyone will still have a chance to win. I reiterate that it’s not a game but it’s also not a faucet, lottery, raffle or anything like that. Wait and see!

The other project will, of course, be fun’s third game! A lot of work has been completed but it’s not quite ready yet. However, breaking with tradition, I’ll give you a clue:

Who could this cute little fellow be?

Okay, I couldn’t resist the whole Survival Evolved meme and so the next game will be dinosaur-themed. The internal working title was Jurassic Park (emphasis on the ark in Park!) — though, for obvious trademark reasons, that could never be the final title. The official title was finally signed off earlier today and those who have been around in the Ark Slack for a few months should recognise its significance when it launches in a few weeks!

I hope this little update has been enlightening for you and I thank you for your ongoing support and I hope you have fun playing the games at ArkFun.io!