Cross The Ages (CTA): A Multifaceted Dystopian P2E Universe

Legendary franchises like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Assassin's Creed have built entire ecosystems around their titles, with movies, books and games dedicated to them. Some, like Star Wars, are best remembered for their success at the cinema box office. The Lord of the Rings is firmly associated with J.R.R. Tolkien's literary genius, while Assassin's Creed undoubtedly owes its popularity to the video game series. 

An ambitious new franchise, Cross The Ages, intends to make it to the top of the league, with a 7-volume book series, a 1.5-hour animated feature film and a web3-based play-to-earn (P2E) gaming universe. 

Set in a dystopian future, Cross The Ages' digital universe offers a variety of P2E games and makes extensive use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform's flagship product is an analytically challenging trading card game. Additionally, Cross The Ages also offers multiplayer RPGs and digital land trading games.

Key Takeaways:

• Cross the Ages is a gaming franchise that offers several games, the main one being a competitive card game.

• The Cross the Ages ecosystem uses multiple crypto assets — CTA, Pranah, and Trisel — to power its P2E gaming economy.

• CTA can be bought on Bybit as a Spot pair (CTA/USDT).

What Is Cross The Ages?

Cross The Ages is a web3-based gaming franchise offering several games in its digital universe. It’s available for mobile and desktop gaming environments and uses NFTs and cryptocurrencies to power its P2E gaming economy.

Set in a dystopian future, Cross The Ages’ storyline combines sci-fi and fantasy-world genres. The platform offers a variety of games, but is best known for its competitive card game, Cross The Ages: TCG, which comes in both player-versus-player (PvP) and player-versus-environment (PvE) modes.

The game features different categories of physical collectible cards, some purchasable on external marketplaces and others that can only be earned within the gaming environment. Digital representations for some of these cards, e.g., the Arkhante Collection, are stored on the platform as NFTs. Players who collect an entire series of NFT cards can then burn them to redeem the actual physical cards.

Cross The Ages Key Products

Cross the Ages features a compelling gaming universe, Artellium, with three game titles on offer, including the platform's main game, Cross The Ages: TCG, in which players use the power of their cards to try to beat the opponent.

There’s also Arise, a multiplayer RPG game in which players gather, fight battles with each other, trade in-game resources and control digital lands. The third title, ReVerse, specifically focuses on virtual land ownership, development and trading. There’s a link between ReVerse and Arise, as lands in the latter can be used as collateral within the former.

In addition to the gaming titles, the Cross The Ages product line includes physical collectible cards, books dedicated to the franchise's storyline and physical merchandise offered via the platform's marketplace.

Cross The Ages Gameplay

Cross The Ages: TCG, the flagship game of the franchise, is free to play, and you can begin without pre-purchasing crypto or linking a wallet. You start playing with a deck of 30 cards against your opponent, and use the power of your cards to try to beat them. 

The primary determinant of a card's power is its element. There are seven total elements, with differing power rankings. Power up your card to its maximum level by burning other cards, which adds power points to your recipient card. The seven elements and their relative ranks against each other are detailed in the image below.

There are two primary game modes: Adventure and Arena. In Adventure mode, you play against the gaming engine, while Arena mode lets you compete with other players.

Cross The Ages Currencies

CTA Token

The platform's primary cryptocurrency, CTA, is a utility token used for various purposes within the gaming environment. With it, you can purchase mint passes — NFTs that allow you to upgrade your status in the Cross the Ages universe and access various benefits and discounts. There are six mint pass levels, with higher-level passes unlocking more perks and features.

The token is also used to pay for converting Web 2.0–based in-game assets into immutable blockchain-based NFTs (Eternal cards, in the project's terminology). CTA can also be used to trade Eternal cards via the platform's marketplace. 

Additionally, holding CTA makes you eligible to receive token airdrops. With CTA, you may also buy Pranah, another crypto asset used in Cross the Ages.

CTA is an ERC-20 token based on Ethereum (ETH) and the Ethereum-linked Layer 2 platform Immutable X (IMX). It was launched on May 15, 2024. The token's maximum supply is 500 million, distributed as follows:

Pranah

In addition to CTA, the Cross The Ages platform features two more crypto assets: Pranah and Trisel. Pranah is described as a "hard currency" within the platform, meaning it can typically be purchased rather than earned. However, winning some tournaments and quests within the games may also earn you Pranah, which can unlock secondary features like premium memberships, cosmetic packs or booster packs. Pranah can also be used to buy CTA tokens. 

Trisel

Trisel is the platform's "soft currency." It can primarily be earned through gaming achievements, and serves as a classic P2E asset. However, players can also trade Trisel with other players on the platform, providing avenues for obtaining the asset outside the games' P2E mechanism.

Like Pranah, Trisel can be used for certain in-game upgrades, such as card upgrades in the TCG board game and weapon upgrades in Arise.

Where to Buy the CTA Token

You can buy the CTA token on Bybit's Spot market (CTA/USDT). Currently, Bybit is running two campaigns dedicated to the token. From May 15 to May 22, 2024, you can stake CTA, USDT or MNT tokens on Bybit Launchpool and earn a share of the 5 million CTA prize pool. The second campaign, from May 14 to May 28, is a Token Splash event exclusively for new users. Simply register for a Bybit account and accumulate at least 100 CTA or deposit at least 100 USDT and trade any amount of CTA for a chance to grab a share of the 100,000 CTA prize pool. 

Closing Thoughts

Cross The Ages isn't just a simple digital card game with a game board randomly set in a dystopian world. This comprehensive franchise has an established team that includes game developers, well-known visual artists, blockchain specialists and other professionals working together to make Cross The Ages the next big franchise name. The project's ecosystem includes science fiction novels, a complete film, a merchandise trading platform and a digital gaming environment. As Cross The Ages' dedicated team realizes its ambitious goals, we might soon hear about the platform as much more than just a battle card blockchain game. 

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