In a time, somewhere in the galaxy, far from us, everything is controlled by an almighty AI. Thanks to the famous blockchain technology, this mining planet system of Dalarnia is now open to gamers and fortune seekers. They can look for their happiness and especially golden mountains in a new world.

Play-to-earn games, games where you can earn from playing the games instead of paying to play, have been a phenomenon for the past 2 years. It is a development of which the end is not yet in sight and where the possibilities are constantly expanding. One of the games that could become very big in 2022 is Mines of Dalarnia. The expectations surrounding this game are high, especially because the game stands out because of the gaming experience. It is one of the newer game forms on the blockchain with a nostalgic touch. This also makes the game interesting for the old Web2 guard among gamers.

With a large fan base already, this could become an interesting game in 2022. So it’s time to explore the mines yourself! That is why in this article we would like to take you into the depths of the mines of Dalarnia to discover new treasures.

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• What are the Mines of Dalarnia?
  • First impression
  • New and nostalgic
• Where do you play Mines of Dalarnia?
• How do you get started with Mines of Dalarnia?
• What are the ways to play the Mines of Dalarnia?
• What other assets do I need?
• How can you generate passive income with Mines of Dalarnia?
• The different NFTs of Dalarnia
  • Robo Canary Birds
  • Mine Apes
  • Country
• DAR token
• roadmap
  • Team and founders
  • Partners
  • Funding, ICO and launch
  • Community
  • Governance
• Conclusion

To get in the mood, here’s an introduction to the game:

 

What are the Mines of Dalarnia?

What is the story of the Mines of Dalarnia? We write the year 11,752. As you will understand, the world, the universe and the blockchain, with all its metaverses, looks very different. Bored monkeys, once-okay bears and moonbirds are a thing of the past.

Terraforming Capsules are the next best thing. With this technology you can put the development of a planet in high speed gear. Three planets and a moon have been selected for the first phase of experimentation with the capsules. On these planets you and of course other miners can look for new resources and adventure. The aim of the game is to collect as many resources as possible that can be of value again. To collect the treasures you need certain tools. Enemies will also appear that you will have to defeat.

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First impression

The game was built on Chromia’s network and went live in April 2022. What is the first impression of the game so far? It is a so-called metroidvania game and therefore a new type of game for the blockchain, but with a nostalgic touch. Metroidvania games are games where the missions and tasks are played non-linear. So they have no fixed order. Furthermore, the goal is utility gated exploration, so you go on a journey of discovery to find assets that you can use again in the game.

New and nostalgic

Looking at the game’s visuals and artwork, it evokes memories of metroidvania games like Castlevania for the game veterans. You move in the game two-dimensionally, between the 4 sides of your screen, so not towards a horizon. The course of the game is reminiscent of Terraria for many. This makes it unique as a Web3 game. It can therefore, provided it is properly executed, count on a new fan base of Web2 gamers who come into contact with the NFT games through this game.

This review discusses Mines of Dalarnia in depth:

 

Where do you play Mines of Dalarnia?

The game can currently only be played on your PC. There is an app in development that makes it possible to play on your mobile or tablet. It is expected to launch in the third quarter of 2022.

How do you get started with Mines of Dalarnia?

Want to know how to play Mines of Dalarnia? To do this, you must first download the game on your computer. To play the game, you also need a constant WiFi connection. If you have downloaded the game, you can play a demo version first. But if you really want to play, you have to connect a wallet to the game via WalletConnect. You can then create an account. You need the wallet to receive rewards that you earn along the way.

You don’t have to pay anything to start the game. But to be able to search for treasure in a landowner’s mines, for example, you have to pay rent. You also have to pay for certain tools that you need or if you want to buy land of course. Tools and land are NFTs, which means they actually become yours when you buy them. So you can also trade these again.

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What are the ways to play the Mines of Dalarnia?

There are two main ways to earn and play the game in the mines: as a miner or as a landowner .

As a mine explorer, your avatar can go into the mines in search of important minerals and special treasures. You don’t have to own the land to get started as a miner. You have to pay the landowner something to be able to search his or her mines.

As a player you have a number of fixed properties. For example, with the health bar you can see how strong and healthy your player is. The player’s goal is to collect as many resources as possible. With the raw materials you can buy energy and tools, and convert them into value.

In the future, the player’s oxygen, light, heat, and coolness will also be tracked and may change throughout the game. This is not yet in effect at launch.

As a landowner, you can generate income by exploring your mines or by renting out your mines.

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What other assets do I need?

In addition to the avatar to play with, you need tools and weapons to get started in the Mines of Dalarnia.

Mining Tools- With these tools you can go wild in the mines. You also need specific tools for the different mining types to remove blocks and enter the mines.

Weapons- Development is accompanied by struggle, also in the world of Dalarnia. So there will also be enemies that you will have to defeat and you need weapons for that. At the moment, May 2022, it is still quiet. But of course it won’t be long before dangerous opponents show up.

Armor – You also need armor to defend yourself. This also changes the appearance of your avatar.

Exo- In this game, these are the accessories that come with your gear.

Cosmetics – These are appearance changes that you can make to your character. They have no further influence on your character or qualities as a player.

How can you generate passive income with Mines of Dalarnia?

You can generate income through your adventures on Dalarnia in several ways. First of all, you can of course earn from trading the NFTs you have from the game. You can sell these via the OpenSea marketplace. You can also convert what you find in the mines into power.

Currently, in 2022, while the game is still under development, you can also earn rewards by contributing to the improvement of the game as a game tester. A small catch is that you cannot always convert the rewards to cryptocurrency, but can only use them in the game. This way you received rewards in the form of tokens every time you logged in and started the game. But you were only allowed to use this in the game.

The different NFTs of Dalarnia

In the mines of Dalarnia are a number of NFT collectibles that have their function in the game in addition to collector’s items.

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Robo Canary Birds

Just like in the real mines of olden times, a Robo Canary Bird is an important helper during your treasure hunt. In the past, canaries were the indicator for oxygen deficiency or the presence of gas. The Robo Canaries are also an important help in the mines of Dalarnia. They can bring materials to the surface at the higher levels of the mines. Furthermore, the birds can serve as a light source that sometimes provide more visibility than your character can.

Each Robo Canary has unique features that make it more or less useful. There are a total of 20,000 NFT canaries. You have 10 different types and there are different rarity levels. The sale of the canaries has yet to take place in May 2022.

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Mine Apes

These monkeys are status symbols. In the future, the Dalarnia team promises that you will have all kinds of benefits within the Dalarnia community. It is not yet very clear what these advantages are exactly. There are a total of 3039 mining apes. The initial sale has ended and you can now buy the monkeys on OpenSea. There are currently 3000 in circulation at OpenSea in May 2022. The floor price is 0.24 NFT.

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Country

In March 2022, the sale of pieces of land took place. These pieces of land each have a unique floor plan with specific characteristics. These include the planet type, biome, and distribution of resources at each depth level of the mines. Each mine also has its own access restrictions. For example, you need certain assets to enter a mine to, for example, cut away boulders. The pieces of land launched first are on Planet Terra. In the future, land from other planets may also be possible.

DAR token

DAR is the token used in the game to purchase assets on the in-game markets or rent mining plots. In the future it will be possible to stake the tokens in different ways in the game. This can be done, for example, at planets, space stations like these, or in a pole. By locking the tokens, they support the development of the game and the economy.

• As a reward, you can win or get assets or NFTs that are used in the game. The DAR token was launched with an ICO in October 2021. Currently, the price of 1 DAR is 0.93 USD (May 2022). All Time High was achieved in November 2021 with the price of 6.38 USD. Low was reached on March 15, 2022 with USD 0.6145. DAR can be traded on the following exchanges, among others:
• Binance
• BingX
• Digifinex
• Nominex
• Crypto.com
• Gate.io
• KuCoin

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roadmap

The plan was for the world of Dalarnia to go live in April 2022. That has already been initiated. This did not go entirely smoothly, which happens more often with games. For example, transactions did not go entirely well and some other bugs surfaced. At first, the network was also unable to fully process the great and massive enthusiasm of the players. However, this was quickly resolved. The team also communicates clearly about this. Further plans for 2022 can be found in the roadmap.

Q1 – Mainnet Release

• possibility for planetary travel
• Updated core and meta gameplay

Q3 – Mobile App Release

• planetary events
• Introducing Competitive game modes and token rewards

Q4 Ingame Marketplace

• Release of the in-game marketplace
• content and feature updates

Team and founders

On the Mines site, it is not really explained in detail who the members of the team are. The team is based in Stockholm. The development of the game was started from Chromia and Workinman studios. Chromia is a blockchain ecosystem that focuses mainly on game development. Mines of Dalarnia is one of the major projects that will run on Chromia. Workinman is a company that helps in the development and visibility on social media of various global brands. For example, Disney and Intel are among their clients.

Partners

The project has a number of strong partners who have already contributed to many success stories, whether in crypto or in the game world:

Binance started as an exchange, but with Binance Smart Chain also the basis for many smart contract projects such as Mines of Dalarnia.

Chromia provides the basic network for blockchain games projects to build on. In addition to Mines of Dalarnia, the well-known My Neighbor Alice is also built on Chromia. There are therefore plans for a collaboration between Mines of Dalarnia and My Neighbor Alice.

Animoca Brands is a company specialized in investing and supporting blockchain and gamification projects.

Funding, ICO and launch

The ICO, Initial Coin Offering, of DAR took place between October 29 and November 27, 2021 and the token price during this ICO was 0.023 USD. The launch was arranged through Binance Launch pool.

The financing to start up the project has been arranged with a seed round. USD 2.7 million was raised in September 2021. Not only a nice amount, but there were also a few well-known names among the investors. Major investors included:

• Crypto.com
• Animation Brands
• Coin 98
• NGC
• Impossible Finance
• Kyros Ventures
• ICO drops
• x21 Digital
• Bitscale Ventures
• Crypto J
• Sanctor Capital

 

Community

A top team is great, well-known investors are great, but a game can only become as big as its community. In that respect, the Mines of Dalarnia is fine. The game has a large and active community. Below you will find the figures of the most important channels.

Medium	followers/members
Discord	486,897
Twitter	137,500
Telegram	25,514
Instagram	1390

The game will be live for almost a month in May 2022 and had over 8,000 active players completing 310,000 my sessions in the first week after launch. Despite the bugs and sometimes overloading of the net, these are of course nice figures.

Governance

The intention is that the game will ultimately be controlled and managed by the community. Because that is one of the things that makes building blockchain games interesting for the creators of the game. A community determines the final outcome of the game. The DAR token and its holders will play an important role in the board.

 

Conclusion

Of course it all remains to be seen how Mines of Dalarnia will develop further. A stream of play-to-earn game releases has started in 2021. This means that there is a lot of competition to attract and hold the attention of the blockchain gamer.

Mines of Dalernia has nice papers so to speak. It is built from Chromia and Workinman who both have a lot of expertise in game development. The enthusiasm of the gamers for the gaming experience and design is also an important indication of the possible success. Being a metroidvania game, Dalarnia could well attract a group of Web2 gamers.

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