summary: Axie Infinity (Launched in 2018) is a play-to-earn Non-Fungible Token(NFT) game developed by Sky Mavis.
content: Axie Infinity (founded in 2018) is a play-to-earn Non-Fungible Token (NFT) game developed by Sky Mavis. It was built on the Ethereum blockchain but currently runs on Ronin, an Ethereum sidechain, designed specifically for the Axie Infinity community to support scaling and a smoother gameplay experience for a large number of users. The game allows players to build up a collection of Axies and use them across an ever-expanding universe of games, players also battle with one another to earn SLP tokens during gameplay and trade them for money. On April 28, 2021, Axie Infinity completed its migration to Ronin, a custom-built sidechain on Ethereum that was originally announced in June of 2020. Users were asked to migrate NFT tokens, including Axies, Land, and other in-game item tokens, ETH/AXS/SLP to Ronin to continue engaging with the protocol. Ronin was designed by the Axie team to support almost instant transaction confirmations, reduced gas fees, and help scale the game further. The successful migration followed a 1,000% rally in the price of SLP and 83% in AXS. On the 23rd March 2022, Sky Mavis’ Ronin validator nodes and Axie DAO validator nodes were compromised resulting in 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5 million USDC drained from the Ronin bridge. It was considered to be the largest crypto heist to date, totaling a stolen amount of $625 million at the current market value then. In April 2022 Axie Infinity announced a 150 million USD funding round led by Binance with participation from Animoca Brands, a16z, Dialectic, and Paradigm. The funds were meant to help reimburse the victims of the $625 million hack on the Ronin chain. Sky Mavis Sky Mavis is a technology-focused game studio. It was created in 2018 by Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Jeffrey Zirlin (Jiho), and Trung Nguyen. They developed Axie Infinity, an online play-to-earn Non-Fungible Token (NFT) game, with a vision to create a sustainable digital ecosystem that is fun, inclusive, and allows players to take part in a P2E game. The video game developer is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Sky Mavis’ leaders include CEO Trung Thanh Nguyen, chief operating officer Aleksander Leonard Larsen, art director and game designer Tu Doan, chief technology officer Andy Ho, and growth lead Zirlin. From 2019 to 2022, Sky Mavis has received millions of dollars in funding through several events and has been endorsed by giants such as Samsung, Ubisoft, Kyber Network, and Binance. Their last fundraising was on April 6th, 2022, when the Sky Mavis team raised $150M led by Binance and big participants such as Animoca Brands, a16z, Dialectic, and Paradigm. As of August 2022, Sky Mavis has a total of 100 employees working hard on the Axie Infinity Game. Overview Inspired by popular games like Pokémon and Tamagotchi, Axie Infinity is a play-to-earn Non-Fungible Token (NFT) game built on the Ethereum blockchain but currently runs on the Ronin sidechain. The game allows players to battle, breed, collect, raise, and build kingdoms for their Axies and also go on adventures, battling opponents to earn rewards in the native token. The game was launched in 2018 by Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Jeffrey Zirlin (Jiho), and Trung Nguyen. It started as a passion project as the team learned about the 'ownership structures that are possible through the combination of Blockchain and Decentralized games. While discussing their early days, Nguyen explains: Aave and Axie's NFT collaboration. We've always been frustrated by the lack of true ownership made possible by centralized gaming and thought that the Ethereum network in particular has offered us a playground in which to build our dream game. The game, which is a dApp built on the Ethereum blockchain, enables users to play rules to collect, raise, breed, and battle other creatures known as Axies. Their physical features are matched to that of real-life animals. However, every single Axie has its distinct features that set its appearance and traits apart from all other axies. !https___bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com_public_images_ed3d0eb9-8d58-4cd7-8b64-0aa095f14f7e_1600x680 (1) (6).jpegPlayers can gather a countless number of different Axies with various body parts and appearances. Axies will be able to use body parts to acquire powers that change between games; they will have entirely different values, advantages, and capabilities from one game to the next. Players can also collect cards with special artwork depicting various body parts. Divided into different Modes, players fight against one another to achieve the highest rankings or win coveted resources. Others will require them to finish missions, take down bosses, and uncover in-depth plots. Around early November 2020, it was announced that an Axie had been sold for 300 ether (about $130,000). Named Angel, the in-game non-fungible token (NFT) is one of the nineteen "triple mystic" Axies that are known to exist. Angel was sold on November 6th, and almost immediately re-listed for 666 ether, which comes out to about $250,000. Game-Play Axie Infinity is a turn-based card game where players and their Axies battle against fierce foes and other players. Adventure Mode and Arena Mode are two different game modes in Axie Infinity. Even though a player's opponents vary depending on which gaming mode they are using, both modes share the same fundamental battle principles. Initially, each player is given a deck of 18 cards. They draw 5 Cards every turn, adding them to their hand. Each player has three Energy at the beginning of their turn, and this energy will decrease as they play the Cards. Players must tap End Turn whenever they have used all of their Energy or finished playing their cards. At the end of every turn, unused Cards and Energy will be disposed of. A player's remaining health is indicated by the bars that float above their Axies' heads. The goal is to reduce the health of an opponent's 3 Axies to 0 before they can do the same to them. The winner wins prizes after each gameplay, such as crafting supplies and power-ups. A player can open up new plot chapters in Adventure Mode, while in Ranked Arena Mode, they can gather Victory Stars and advance to new ranks. Adventure Mode: Adventure Mode is the player vs. environment (PvE) gameplay mode in Axie Infinity. In this mode, players fight waves of Chimera, level up their Axies, and gather goodies as the plot develops. !map.jpgThere are numerous Chapters in the Adventure Mode plot. There are 7 Big Stages and 12 Small Stages in each Chapter. Complete the precise Challenges that are listed at the start of Big Stages to get stars. The Foraging Box, which Axies may access from the Adventure Mode map, contains goods that Axies occasionally gather while on their journeys. Arena Mode: Arena Mode is the player vs. player (PvP) gameplay mode in Axie Infinity. They will be faced against other players and their Axies instead of bosses. A player's abilities as an Axie trainer will be tested in the arena. To prevail, this player will need to be familiar with the rules of battle as well as the ideal mixture of Axies, Cards, Runes, and Charms. Axies Axies are fascinating, fierce, and adorable creatures that players can collect, battle, and breed. Each Axie has 6 body parts: eyes, ears, horn, mouth, back, and tail. The body components of an Axie determine which Cards it possesses. Axies have special skills that range from simple assaults to curses and summons thanks to cards. !1500x500.jfifThere are over 200 different body parts and nearly an infinite number of ways a player can combine them to build their next favorite Axie. Using unique objects called Runes and Charms, players can modify and improve the skills of their Axie. Axies can be bred to produce potentially rare and potent mixtures, in addition to being used to gain SLP through participation in tasks, PVP Arena, and Adventure Mode. To control the Axie population, each Axie can only be bred a maximum of seven times. Each body part of an Axie has three genes associated with it, one dominant (D), one recessive (R1), and the other minor recessive (R2) gene. Dominant genes have a 37.5% chance of being passed down to any offspring, whereas this drops to 9.375% for recessive genes, and 3.125% for minor recessive genes. Types of Axies There are two different types of Axies a player can collect: Starter Axies: Starter Axies are lovable in-game characters that make it easy to start playing Axie Infinity for free. When a player first enters Lunacia, they are given three Starter Axies. As they advance through Adventure Mode, they can unlock additional Starter Axies. New players are given 3 starter Axies when they join the game, this 3 Axies are Buba, Olek, and Puffy out of five. As they progress in Adventure, they can collect even more starter Axies (Ena and Tripp) to add to their team. Players are to note that these starter Axies aren't NFTs. They can't be used to earn SLP and also cannot breed or be traded. Personal Axies: Personal Axies are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that live on the blockchain. They can be bought, sold, and traded with other players on the Marketplace, in addition to having all of the functionality of Starter Axies. These Axies can breed among themselves to produce more of them. Personal Axies can be used in Adventure and Arena combat much like Starter Axies, but this time players can earn special rewards, including crypto tokens such as Smooth Love Potion (SLP). These Personal Axies can be bought and sold by players on the Marketplace. Classes Axies 