### Are you READY for CROWNREND the New HIVE game To be honest, I have not really been impressed with web3 games or blockchain games as generally they are just NFT trading card games. And perhaps because I thought trading cards was something you did as a small child, it was not exactly exciting to me. Or they are usually ages old before I know about them and are just playing catch up. However, I was very intrigued and eager to try out CrownRend as it is a strategy game developed by the creator of the Hive/discord @FRIDAYbot that I use and Hive Witness @deathwing and his straight talking partner in crime @mrtats. It is described as ... >it’s an incremental, semi-idle, online strategy game. by @deathwing and that tickled my fancy by being right up my street! ![Pop Up Pub at the American Shipyard for Beer 🍺 Saturday (1).png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/Ep7tfnQnynsw8EdjexhUxaVKbr298SES85nNXbi2Bk4MbzEcyWtwEdkXYfS6wbaTiqm.png)
Before we start I am going to give you four things. 1 My [referral link](https://crownrend.com/?ref=SANLUUNO5Q5DY) ~ yes your referral will earn a teeny wee bit of Hive when you sign up via their [referral link](https://crownrend.com/?ref=SANLUUNO5Q5DY) 2 The Announcement Post by @deathwing [Announcing Crownrend | A Kingdom-Building Online Strategy Game!](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@deathwing/announcing-crownrend-or-a-kingdom-building-online-strategy-game) 3 The first game guide from the co-creator @mrtats [Beginner's Guide to Crownrend](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@mrtats/beginners-guide-to-crownrend) 4 The [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/U7a3BUrH) for Crownrend ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREoadfKSsGzyuSnsFLq1mrjfW2mLAeRPZ5DB4jRPgi9K1U3x6qGyEsbyZ88cAchjQ.png) ### Let's Get started ![CrownRend.webp](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/AJebdDPx2EXvaKgFmkAFDjKjuqzoRw2ZiZTDRXZRJgChRWmZJeejbpmex3YBRkN.webp)
### The name of the game is CROWNREND Click [here](https://crownrend.com/?ref=SANLUUNO5Q5DY) to go there... ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23y8j7ZEvqxKYchaj7vVneoRvVorGJquArpVyZwqcCLyCz8PkvLHS37emutS6zNpRkbmY.png)
**I clicked the link and up popped this screen** Welcome to Crownrend, tengolotodo! To create your kingdom, a one-time payment of 19.429 HIVE is required. Current HIVE price: $0.51469483 ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/48PvwEF2ARHyhGo9xHDzfUfFCB54Q8okq1RrMC1jFSase4bK85uFwYZiVs5WG1ZvU7.png)
I made sure I had Hive in my wallet and hit that button! ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/48KaCMuRzvrjwq2o5CanVNw5pA7SBEFHCTsSG6awiof7ZG3KxwFESEYLVbxdHaoPnk.png)
Well being a Rangers fan, I am keeping it simple with our motto ... ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23uQNZc71xb24vcQRKtezWte6EsNxXr5hp5DLASTqNWdK9Nm8RcaJEdZWUVmVKGoqLSFH.png)
I Clicked that button and bam **READY** was founded! The UI is simple enough and easy on the eye. It is a rolling screen and you can see at the top we have our player info. To the right of your Realm name is a share button that is actually your referral link ... Mine incase you are intrigued enough to join is [](https://crownrend.com/?ref=SANLUUNO5Q5DY) .... because .... ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23swfuKh1c8kFyTS8gTDGZ2cRnHxAH1xEfk1vgFne8nsVNijm4B1fmMvYcaRYALqbkucC.png)
yes ... Share this link with your friends. When they create a kingdom, you'll receive rewards! It starts off with your Army Stats and then your Domain Stats.. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tGZrHGREVZkLskSSQqDUpJEiQV4yGzdkzFmV8G16jiEUu4fF2ebmMoSoBUpDwW3rAaK.png)
![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREoadfKSsGzyuSnsFLq1mrjfW2mLAeRPZ5DB4jRPgi9K1U3x6qGyEsbyZ88cAchjQ.png) ### ITEMS There are Items that you own and Items that can be bought in the Marketplace. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tGW1bKseBUGW1SLcXooASWRqf5DSyASAoMtqnbmUNEZAVQdbNhkj9DUvZ3JKcj96mXZ.png)
Clicking the Marketplace shows you what is available! ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t72sRuQbWUQzvRmJgP2A5VxGYB5XvAqPvLWihnDKfMvuiDBkpFYN8HmeQBaLBKDTvNX.png)
and look who is the only with something to sell. I imagine they were a tester as the ID is 7 etc. #### There is the BATTLE HALL ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t74yNah8aRSxzun82fKcgvgEhqcvEAFErUTh54ozcJL8PM4yZpizMjHL7Nu4SNx9LNt.png)
![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREov743rX1e2zrSKj3rAPLUDZJi1nKQrkJ8uf1T4Axz9Pkg1nWMmuFu74BnchGAKP.png) ### UPGRADING the Key to progression! So my 10 dollars Game Entry purchase gave me 10 [DENAR](https://tribaldex.com/trade/DENAR) We shall look at **ARMY STATS** First... - Army Strength Cost to Upgrade 1 DENAR - Army Tactics Cost to Upgrade 1 DENAR - Army Morale Cost to Upgrade 1 DENAR - Army Toughness Cost to Upgrade 1 DENAR - Army Speed Cost to Upgrade 1 DENAR - Army Leadership Cost to Upgrade 1 DENAR #### Point to Note ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbK6WJ6qgrGJb42HRQU3DsZU9aMZCRfXGoehEEwiLjh86zGRq8a7eatLSYWP1UFBCs9.png)
The first upgrade is 1 DENAR ... The next level is 3.5 and after that it is 5.25, who knows what it is after that! Fluff me I need to do one more then win some!!! #### Rankings Player Rankings are simple to see, and you have a KP which is basically the sum of all your Army Stats Levels. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23wLzacT8apJfJJxnLFhV2BrYrJiSMtbUnTTymT6Pka99nxCD2NViUdFtv8NfTGtN1u1d.png)
##### What about me? ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23sweNFj3rTuMjFmtbnphhKrZbEPCRMAG8kqnFRLV4eaNYh3uJkQh7WKzbv29WAGeGJcS.png)
156th I can do better! Keep reading till the end muahhh! ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREoadfKSsGzyuSnsFLq1mrjfW2mLAeRPZ5DB4jRPgi9K1U3x6qGyEsbyZ88cAchjQ.png) ### BATTLES A fight or battle it is called a **RAID** To make a Raid all you have to do is go to the **BATTLE HALL** There will be a list of available opponents in descending order of ranking, Simply choose who you want to Raid and click the red Raid button on the right. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tRtCzudjycZpjVJ5h6Ds8eeqD9cGkAYs1X94SuNjahbsfAfFMSDPJPmdAhwRF719dkM.png)
It is over in a flash and a notification pops up with the result. You get 8 Raids initially as that is the maximum amount of Charges you can have. So see who you can beat and go steal their Denar! We get 8 out of 8 wins... ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23sweD5eXRkSiF967he85FcqC3sY6NyiYhJBUHp9fVrirnfVJE3gzjpu3ebwAMcpZ7jG7.png)
However, as I was writing this post just after my battles ... Some fluffers were attacking me and stealing my Denar! It appears there is a recharge on the raid every hour. I have one available now. However, I might do some market purchases to give me a leg up! In the Battle Hall you can see under a player's name on the left hand side the amount of Denar they have. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREoadfKSsGzyuSnsFLq1mrjfW2mLAeRPZ5DB4jRPgi9K1U3x6qGyEsbyZ88cAchjQ.png) ### Buying and Depositing DENAR to your account If you want to catch up with other players or simply speed up your progress then you can purchase DENAR from the Hive Engine secondary market. This is the screenshot of 2.5 DENAR I purchased. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23wN2F5L8kcAziwQQzq26BMNSWEiB6L4bHEhn4djk5sG6wzyRHwRM5e2u8nJs1x61fURn.png)
This then needs to be transferred into our game wallet... Step 1 ... Click on the Blue Wallet symbol to the left of your user name in the top right hand corner. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t78nc5tvEBLaCzGECSA8T8e2jj3WkryuJdERmtRNCLtCsx5dWk6fnVTFs5MitDg3X7Y.png)
Step 2 Enter the amount to Deposit ![Screenshot 2025-01-12 20.08.38.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/Eo44KDXN4CCbcfiEDPvpWYpa8ZhnNdjDEr4q2ZFR9P98ynQ1jw9q132xTRLQ8sHHL4C.png)
And click the Blue Deposit button. ***Note to Withdraw just enter the amount and click the red Withdraw button!*** ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t76brHX5CCHVAvwyC2tPXrx1Rc5EBKRk3PyJ21ppy8qzdPrMSAbqU7ENqPma5uhSKda.png)
Step 3 Your Denar is now in your game wallet. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t72p7NErecLMcA1N8yod4cb6fjv1acyjf5SyGiS7z7Ryj5vSyrj2jXnGgWZg9gH1obn.png) ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREoadfKSsGzyuSnsFLq1mrjfW2mLAeRPZ5DB4jRPgi9K1U3x6qGyEsbyZ88cAchjQ.png) Claiming Unclaimed Denar Step 1 Click the Claim button found under your name on the right hand side. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t76oPDVdfSM53hQ2ibfmVjwhvYDWS6oHDRZcEWv1KKdNdTg5bH4vkTHQm2GEAosoYXz.png) Step 2 Click when claimable again. You can claim every four hours. ![Screenshot 2025-01-12 20.15.33.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23swkapgb5UKD1mxu2WsmHAAV57CGiPUWfFkNwdC7TQeUHrjyJinsNWbtGuWyg2vZbUiW.png) ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREov743rX1e2zrSKj3rAPLUDZJi1nKQrkJ8uf1T4Axz9Pkg1nWMmuFu74BnchGAKP.png) ### Domain Stats ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23swg9qTsuEudJpMsRzBxPs9ZhNBMXf5Lu9Ua78PcpQmZx4PhoevpZPevK47BQHyr3Hrm.png)
We have 3 in here.. - Tax Efficiency - Increases the Income received from your lands. - Mine Level - Base Income increases 0.0001 per level. But look at the upgrade cost...Starts off at 100 Denar! - Vault Level - Can store 5 Unclaimed Denar per level. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREov743rX1e2zrSKj3rAPLUDZJi1nKQrkJ8uf1T4Axz9Pkg1nWMmuFu74BnchGAKP.png) ### Sneaky Denar purchase... So yeah I sold some unwanted layer 2 tokens and bought some 67 Denar #### Upgraded Stats ... ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23swgSC4JHZ9Cuf8SjPLAowKJks8SX4o9L7nPYv2FHfaiJhFpp78ELcBTBt2FbYfCZCoJ.png) It pulled me up the rankings to 23rd.. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23t74bfafc34MVjv87ububY9w7isaFhwM6TsYVp2bJpzcUqLvnA83odDeygKmi83bzibu.png) #### Fluffing game on! PS There are stacks of things in the works and I know that Alliances/Guilds call it what you want but Team play is on the cards ... And if you know me, I love teamwork! ### My Verdict... It is fun and I am enjoying it! I love how easy it is, strategy will come but it does not require learning a thousand and one card play options! ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREov743rX1e2zrSKj3rAPLUDZJi1nKQrkJ8uf1T4Axz9Pkg1nWMmuFu74BnchGAKP.png) ### Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful 2025... ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/tengolotodo/23tbREov743rX1e2zrSKj3rAPLUDZJi1nKQrkJ8uf1T4Axz9Pkg1nWMmuFu74BnchGAKP.png)

All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated. @tengolotodo January 12th 2025 ## DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO IT OFTEN ### Haste Ye Back!