The Original XDP Token Game (2014)
Dogeparty Runner (XDPR) was designed as a weekly game of cyber hunt that used blockchain assets for gameplay tokens. XDPR tested a player's problem-solving skills to track down random facts on the internet. The concept of leveraging digital assets as virtual game pieces between a decentralized network of players fueled a frenzy-induced Web3 land grab in 2021. However, in 2014, when Dogeparty Runner went live with the inaugural game, it was a crazy idea.
XDPR game tokens are not NFTs.
The innovation of Dogeparty Runner was the integration of digital assets (game tokens) on a blockchain with virtual gameplay. XDPR game tokens were fueled by Dogeparty (XDP), hence the namesake, and used mainly four (RUNNER, HINTS, CLUES, and PRIZES) in the alpha, proof-of-concept (POC) version.
Liquidity for each XDPR asset created value for each outside the game. Runners needing extra HINTS could buy more on the decentralized exchange (DEX). Runners who didn't win the weekly prize could still come out ahead if they exchanged unused Dogeparty Runner tokens on the DEX.
During any point of the gameplay, XDPR game tokens are tradeable between players. The best players will leverage their game tokens to maximize their rewards. An open market for digital game assets - trustless transactions - is one of the innovations fueling the hype surrounding Web3 development today - 8 years later.
