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โšก๏ธ 2024 Recap: $1M Prize Pools, 1.5M Users & More! ๐Ÿ†๏ธ

Hi, Slingers ๐ŸŽ‰

With 2024 coming to a close, there's no better time to celebrate the achievements that the community's creativity and passion fueled this year ๐Ÿฅณ

Letโ€™s take a look back at these memorable milestones

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Growth

  • 1.5M active website users generated 3M views ๐Ÿ‘€

  • X reached 393k followers, driving 8.8M impressions ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

  • Discord's 51,129 members sent 100k+ messages this month ๐Ÿ’ฌ

  • Zealy drove 57.2k participants to claim 599k quests โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿญ๏ธ Game Factory

  • Launched with a $1,000,000 prize pool across multiple highly competitive seasons ๐Ÿ†๏ธ

  • 6000+ hours of gameplay and 50%+ retention rate ๐Ÿ“ฑ

  • Introduced new mechanics for a more engaging experience ๐Ÿ”ง

  • Rewarded players for sharing insights that improved gameplay ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐ŸŽฎ๏ธ Game Development

Game Jam #1: 471 SlingJammers delivered 90+ submissions:

  • Best Overall Game: Sparksteel ๐Ÿฅ‡

  • Runner-up: Volt Runner ๐Ÿฅˆ

  • Honorable Mentions: Voltage Velocity, System Overload, and more ๐Ÿ…

Meow Slayers introduced innovative mechanics like Chariot Boosting ๐Ÿ˜ผ

Slipshot emerged, boasting immersive gameplay and a sleek movement system ๐ŸŽฏ

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Genesis NFT

2000 free to mint NFTs (excluding gas) offering ecosystem utility:

  • $SLING airdrop ๐Ÿช‚

  • Boosts in Game Factoryโ€™s $1,000,000 prize pool ๐Ÿญ๏ธ

  • Staking and governance benefits ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ข Marketing

  • Expanded reach to 850k+ members across X, Telegram, and Discord ๐Ÿ‘ฅ

  • Ran campaigns like the most recent Zealy sprint with $30,000 in prizes with record participation โšก๏ธ

  • Nurtured partnerships with key brands like Motorverse and STR8FIRE, securing opportunities for community rewards and growth ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Product & Token Updates

  • Initiated the migration of $SLING from Polygon to Arbitrum ๐Ÿ”„

  • Introduced on-chain governance voting and deployed the Slingshot Layer-3 network โš–๏ธ

  • Enhanced UI/UX in the dApp, Game Factory, and ecosystem ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

  • Launched Slingshot dAppโ€™s Alpha testing phase โš™๏ธ

๐Ÿ†๏ธ Community Achievements

  • The Slingshot Squadron served as a beacon of leadership, content creation, education, and event hosting ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ

  • Weekly Discord events, from UGC contests to AMAs, kept the server buzzing with activity ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ

๐Ÿ“Š Raw Data

Website ๐ŸŒ

  • Active users: 1.5M

  • Views: 3.0M

X ๐Ÿฆ๏ธ

  • Followers: 395k

  • Impressions: 8.8M

  • Likes: 436K

  • Reposts: 202K

  • Replies: 45.1K

Discord ๐Ÿ‘พ

  • Total Members: 51,129

  • Messages: 100,000+/month

Zealy โšก๏ธ

  • Participants: 57.2K

  • Quests Claimed: 599K

Game Factory ๐Ÿญ๏ธ

  • Retention rate: 50%+

  • Hours of Gameplay: 6,000+

๐Ÿ‘€ Looking Ahead

Slingshot stands stronger than ever ๐Ÿ’ช

To every Slinger who played, built, engaged, or sharedโ€Šโ€”โ€Šthank you ๐Ÿ™

Letโ€™s make 2025 even more remarkable ๐Ÿพ