Mobile gaming is big business and is set to grow even more as time goes on with close to 2.7 billion of us wasting time on these devices.
However, with the advent of Bitcoin and the lightning network, the gaming industry is starting to be turned on its head as players can now be rewarded for their participation.
What the lightning network has done is enable smaller units of Bitcoin, called sats, to be sent instantaneously across the world between different people using lightning wallets.
This has made the tipping economy a lot simpler and bridged the gap between content creators, livestreamers and gamers to their fans, allowing for direct transactions.
As more games have come online, the potential to get Bitcoin in to the hands of 2.7 billion smartphone users is huge and we are doing what we can to spread the word at TBM.
We’ve covered Bitcoin mining on TBM but it can be daunting to get your head around setting up a fully fledged mining business when you have to factor everything in.
However, when a fun simulator game comes out for the smartphone that pays sats, it’s certainly going to get our attention!
Let’s find out more about the latest collaboration of ZEBEDEE with Fumb Games called “Bitcoin Miner”.
Fumb Games & ZEBEDEE
Fumb Games is a London based mobile gaming studio founded in 2015 that specialises in creating “merge fun for your thumb”.
ZEBEDEE is a global FinTech company that allows game developers to put Bitcoin into their games with a developer dashboard and API, which in turn lets gamers withdraw Bitcoin out with the ZEBEDEE app.
The two companies merged and recently integrated sats to this addictive mining simulator.
What Is Bitcoin Miner?
Bitcoin Miner is a mobile game where you take on the task of starting, building and then strategically expanding your simulated crypto mining business, whilst earning a few sats in the process.
There is a serious amount of tapping involved as you start off small and grow over time, finding the best way to expand your mining farm.
As your mining rigs churn out different cryptocurrencies, the coins are taken along a conveyor belt to your piggy bank where you build your pot over time and upgrade your set-up.
Power-ups appear above the different coins, which you tap to activate and help boost your income and, most importantly, sats balance.
Once you have built your mining business to a decent size, you can sell it for GPUs to start the process again to earn faster and grow your enterprise.
There is a lot to take with this game with so many things to tap on and an ever growing busy screen that it can be overwhelming to begin with but here’s the basics from the screenshot above, working from top left to bottom right:
- Settings – allows you to adjust music and sound effects volume, see information about the game and link to the Discord server.
- Map – visit the different areas on the map where you can build your mining business
- $ – how much money your mining rigs have collected from various cryptocurrencies – you can tap this to see options on how to boost your earning capabilities too
- Upgrades – when you open chests, you pick up pieces to upgrade your various mining rigs
- Sell or HODL – if you’ve reached a limit with your current mining set-up, you can sell your portfolio for GPUs and start building up your business again – it will be faster.
- Cash out – when you see the sats symbol appear above the coins on the conveyor belt, it will add to your balance here, which you can tap to cash out at any time.
- Nodes – when you see a red circle appear above the coins, it will add nodes to your balance which you can redeem for additional perks by tapping here.
- Boosts – this symbol appears occasionally in the top right which you can tap to watch an advert to either 2x what you receive from your mined coins or have a power surge which triggers power-up carnage!
- Airdrop – every 24 hours tap to receive an airdrop with power-ups
- Piggy Bank – this is where your mined coins end up and you can tap under it to determine how many levels you want to upgrade your miners by.
- Conveyor Belt/Miners – this is where the coins are mined and you tap power-ups that appear, as well as upgrading and unlocking the next set of mining rigs.
- Chests – this is where your chest collection builds up as you start mining, they contain various pieces of coins that you collect and upgrade your rigs
- Development – you can fund your mining operation’s development here as you collect more coins
- Pick-axe/Mining – keep tapping this to build up your $, tap it enough times and you’ll collect chests
- Tasks – complete these tasks and earn nodes
- Perks – take your pick from a number of available perks to build your mining business
Gameplay
Despite the game having plenty of things to tap and lots going on the screen, the experience of playing was really smooth and I haven’t experienced any lag.
There’s an element of strategy and timing when you upgrade, go for boosts and pay for developments so it’s not all just furious tapping of the screen.
However, there’s plenty of things to get stuck in to with this game and you will find it difficult to put the game down once you start.
How Can Fumb Games Reward Players With Bitcoin?
In a recent press release, it was revealed by Fumb Games CEO, Paul West, that when the game was first published four years ago, it actually “flopped” and they couldn’t find a way to integrate earning Bitcoin.
However, since partnering with ZEBEDEE, they have now managed to re-release the game with the ability for gamers to earn real sats.
There are in-game adverts as well which provide revenue but they aren’t too intrusive and didn’t affect the playing of the game too much.
How To Withdraw Sats From Bitcoin Miner
Once you have set up your ZEBEDEE app and chosen your gamertag, you will be able to withdraw sats from the game by tapping “cash out” at the top of the screen, which will show you this display:
Simply enter your ZEBEDEE gamertag, tap redeem and then your sats will be sent to your ZEBEDEE app. Be aware that you can only withdraw a certain amount of sats each day before your limit is reached.
My Thoughts On Bitcoin Miner
When I first heard about this game on the ZEBEDEE app, I was intrigued as I hadn’t come across the original game a few years ago and strategy games aren’t my thing.
Being a loveable Bitcoin pleb as well, it did feel a little dirty seeing all these other shitcoins on my screen again but with ZEBEDEE being a Bitcoin-only company, I knew the game was in good hands and I have found this game utterly addictive!
There’s a real sense of satisfaction seeing your mining farm grow and I’ve been picking up quite a few sats in the process over the last few days.
I’ve barely scratched the surface with the sheer amount there is to do in the game as you discover new areas on the map with more power-ups to tap.
It’s a simple game but strangely relaxing once you get passed the initial learning stages but if you want to liven up your experience, give the power surge a go and enjoy the buzz of activity that ensues!
What I like is that your mining operation keeps running after you close the app so when you come back after your battery died from overplaying, you will be able to upgrade a lot of your rigs!
Furthermore, the adverts are easily manageable and I didn’t find them too intrusive at all. A lot of the time, you opt in to watch them if you wanted some bonuses or power-ups for the game.
For me, it was well worth exploring this game and I’m glad I have, it’s a good time filler but just be warned its very addictive but you are getting sats, which is pretty good compensation if you ask me!
To download Bitcoin Miner, head over to their website or join their Discord/Telegram community:
5 Responses
O jogo é excelente, que venham mais jogos que nos recompense em sats LN ⚡
Glad to hear you’re enjoying it, keep up the good work stacking sats, the ZBD wallet is such a great add to the ecosystem makes gaming for sats so much easier
Awesome, thanks for stopping by and keep playing those games and stack sats! A great way to have fun and earn a little something in the process 🙂
cannot dowbload this app,the play store said the app is not in your country
Which country and is this on ios or android?