Blockchain football game Sorare is a fantasy football game, where players collect and trade digital trading cards that translate to real footballers and their performances on the pitch. The cards are not just digital images, but NFTs on the blockchain.
Sorare formed a partnership with licensed football players from 252 teams, like Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. They still don’t have a license to represent all the football clubs and their players in the game (for example Manchester City). But, they have promising announcements that will reach an agreement with a few who missing. With the pace of game growth we have no doubt that is going to happen in near future.
How to play Sorare
At the beginning of the game, every player (no meter is he free to play or investor) gets several free football player cards. Players get the cards randomly from the 3 favorite teams they choose. So, if you choose Bayern Munich you have a chance to get Lewandowski. Or some young player who doesn’t get much game time. A little bit of luck is included in the process. Because it’s random you will likely get a few excellent and some not-so-good players.
The difference between free to play and those who invest in the game is the value of their footballer NFT. Free to play gets common NFTs that cannot be sold. And players who invest money get rare NFTs that could be sold or traded. But, if you are good at team selections you can get NFTs that have value and can be sold. We will explain that part later. For those who want to invest in the game, Sorare NFT token price varies from a few hundred $ to whopping half a million $.
Every team contains 5 players and there must be a goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders, forwards, and one extra place for a player of your choice no matter what position in the team he covered. Before every match week, you choose a team captain that gives you 20% extra points.
Points calculation for blockchain football game Sorare
As we said before points are translated from a footballer’s real game performance in his team and they are calculated on weekly basis. The decisive score can be either negative or positive due to different factors such as goals, penalties, red and yellow cards, own goals, missed opportunities, and assists. The overall score is determined by a list of no less than forty actions including tackles, duels lost or won, a missed pass or goal opportunities created.
Tactics
Goalkeepers have the most value because you don’t get points if players don’t have playtime. So, every team has a first-choice goalkeeper and the second or third don’t play much. If you don’t get first choice goalkeeper you will have almost no points for your keeper. Or even worse – if you get a goalkeeper from a team that concedes many goals you will have negative points.
Also league choice is very important. You have a chance to compete in common leagues, which have around 100 000 participants every week. This part is especially important for free to plays. Only the best 3 teams get rewarded with rare NFTs that have value and can be sold for real money. And you compete with 100 000 players so the chance to get a prize is slim, but…
Sorare academy
But there is a Sorare academy that has less competition and we recommend to set up a team for the Sorare academy every week. Not just because of the lower competition but also in Sorare academy you can choose all the players, not only the one you own. And good tactic might be if, for example, Liverpool plays against a much weaker team that week, to choose attackers, defenders even a goalkeeper from Liverpool. And there are precise Sorare data and statistics for every player that can make your select team easier.
Blockchain football game Sorare final verdict
Sorare is definitely a project to look at in the future. Especially if Gerard Pique and other names buy a share in the company as it’s been rumored. And for those of you who ask is there a Sorare app the answer is yes. You can play it over the mobile phone.
For every football fan, Sorare can be an interesting addition to formal fantasy games. And a good argument to talk and tease your friends and co-workers every week when you beat their score.
