Cheating Rampant in Blockchain Chess The management team of the
blockchain chess game Immortal Game has decided to kill off its non-fungible tokens (NFT) play-to-earn (P2E) features. The reason:
widespread cheating.
“Our heart lies in chess,” the team said. They aim
to make Immortal Game a top online chess hub – one that is fair and enjoyable for all players. Therefore, among other things,
the developers are looking into Web3 and decentralized technologies, especially anti-cheat measures and community engagement.
However,
they have encountered some major difficulties on their path. The Wednesday announcement
stated that, “After careful deliberation, we have decided to stop development on play-&-earn and NFT collectibles related features on Immortal Game.” The game’s developers
learned that by offering large amounts of cash with no limit barrier to entry, they actually “encouraged heavy cheating” on the platform. At the same time,
that degraded the user experience for the legitimate players who looked for a safe and fair online chess platform.
