Intro

zkRace is a horse racing and strategy simulation using Ethereum with zk-rollup for scalable transactions. Players race, breed, trade, and rent NFT horses, host tournaments in virtual hippodromes, and engage in a multiplayer PvP setting, delivering a unique horse racing adventure.

Story

players act as jockeys and breeders in a virtual racing universe. Races across dirt, turf, and synthetic tracks demand strategy. The narrative is light, focusing on a blockchain-powered economy and community-driven hippodromes.

Gameplay

In zkRace, players aim to dominate horse racing as horse owners or hippodrome administrators, engaging in active or passive gameplay. The game operates in real-time, with races driven by RNG mechanics influenced by horse traits like speed, stamina, and reaction time, varying by track type (dirt, turf, synthetic). Players progress by earning experience points (XP) and Sugar Cubes through races, missions, and tournaments, leveling up horses to unlock better equipment. PvP races pit players against each other, while cooperative elements emerge in community-managed hippodromes. Customization includes equipping horses with NFT wearables like saddles for stat boosts in equipment-allowed races.

• RNG-based races add unpredictability, rewarding strategic preparation.
• Tournaments offer high-stakes PvP with exclusive partner-sponsored prizes.
• Rent-to-race system lets players borrow horses, broadening accessibility.

Economy

zkRace’s economy revolves around NFT horses and equipment, with each horse possessing unique traits affecting race performance and breeding outcomes. It’s not fully free-to-play, but renting eases entry. $ZERC tokens power all in-game transactions, from breeding fees to gas costs on the zk-rollup layer, and grant early access to W3Forge projects.

Players trade NFTs on the in-game marketplace or platforms like OpenSea, fostering a liquid economy. Earning opportunities include play-to-earn rewards like Sugar Cubes from missions and race wins, plus $ZERC from rentals and staking. The NFT burning mechanism lets players exchange unwanted NFTs for Sugar Cubes to acquire rarer items.

• NFT burning for Sugar Cubes incentivizes recycling unwanted assets.
• $ZERC staking yields Jockey NFTs and community hippodrome shares.
• Marketplace supports seamless trading of horses and equipment.

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