CryptoKitties Guide: How to Sign Up and Get Started for Beginners
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Study how to start playing CryptoKitties, digital collectible pets that you can purchase, breed, and trade.
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What are the steps to finding your Kitty?
What is buying and offering in CryptoKitties?
How can you utilize your Kitty?
CryptoKitties is a virtual collectible pet game popular for being the first game built on the Ethereum blockchain. It was launched by web3 game developer Dapper Labs founded in 2018. The game was released in November 2017 with 50,000 Gen 0 Cats (i.e. Clock Cats).
Crypto Kitties
Step 1 - Finding Your Kitty!#Copy URL to this article section
To play CryptoKitties, it is of course important to first have one. You can buy your own Kitty (or two) by visiting the CryptoKitties Catalog and connecting your crypto wallet to the site. Once you’ve set your eyes on the purrfect Kitty, you now have two options to add it to your inventory: buying and offering.
CryptoKitties Catalogue
Buying#Copy URL to this article section
Buying is when you simply hit the “Buy now” button on the item of your choice. This will redirect you to your browser wallet provider.
CryptoKitties Buying
Offering#Copy URL to this article section
Offering uses the game’s Offer system, which is essentially bidding for Kitties. Go head-to-head with other players by bidding ETH for Kitties—even if they aren’t up for sale yet!
Step 2 - Utilizing your Kitty!#Copy URL to this article section
Got a Kitty in your inventory? Great! Now it’s time to put those feisty felines to use.
Cryptokitties Gameplay
Breeding#Copy URL to this article section
Breeding Kitties make more of them! You may choose to either breed two of your own kitties or breed with a public Sire. To breed two of your own, simply select a Sire from your litter, click on the “Breed” button, and choose its Dame! Once a pair is in place, select the button “OK, give them some privacy” to begin the process.
CryptoKitties Breeding
Selling or Siring#Copy URL to this article section
Another way to utilize your Kitties is by Selling or Siring them. Selling them means that they are back on the market and ready for a new owner, while Siring puts them up for public breeding. To do either of these processes, click on one of your Kitties and choose between the buttons “Sell” or “Breed”.