Similar to my article about taking random on the blockchain too seriously, I think we may have over engineered the decentralization of Cryptogs at #ETHDenver too.

It takes a lot of transactions to play Cryptogs fully decentralized. The first three transactions are just to get the game started and we think a tiny bit of optional centralization might make things run smoother. That’s why we’ve added a short-lived backend cache to allow for off-chain game coordination. But don’t worry, you can go full cypherpunk at any time:

Privacy is very important to us, but seriously, it’s just blockchain pogs. All we store is game metadata and it expires quickly:

We’ve also consolidated the tedious commit/reveal ceremony so the entire game is played with one or two transactions per player. We think it’s a lot smoother now and we would love your feedback in discord or slack!

We stand on the shoulders of crypto giants. I sure hope my next project will do them justice. For now, head on over to Cryptogs.io and create a game!

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