Shaban Shaame (yodark)

Hey everyone! 👋 I’m Shaban Shaame. I launched Spells of Genesis back in 2015 the first blockchain game ever made. We were minting assets on-chain before the word "NFT" even existed. 🦖⚡ Since then, I co-founded the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) to unite the industry and now serve on the Board at wakweli (focusing on trust & certification). Why am I here? Because I still believe the adventure is just starting. Excited to connect with the builders, gamers, and misfits here. Let's build worlds players can truly own. 🪐 If you're building in gaming or exploring Frames, let's chat!

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Movement is optional. Consequences are not. — fragment 03

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A group photo of me and my besties in 2025 @jaibo @mrsekhar.eth @jesse.base.eth @surgelabs

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Hard lesson after 25+ years building games 👇 One of my biggest mistakes on Spells of Genesis: I focused too late on Day-1 experience. The game is deep. The systems is strong. Hardcore players love it. But depth doesn’t matter if players never reach it. Early on, we optimized the core game, not the first 10 minutes. Tutorials and onboarding came later. By then, fixing it meant redesigning everything. Early adopters will push through anything. Growth users won’t. If Day-1 retention is weak: every acquisition effort leaks value. My rule for the next product: Day-1 experience comes before depth. Hook first. Masterpiece second.

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Turning the page on Chain Chronicles. It started as a subscription: every month, members received rewards including a new Spells of Genesis card. Supply was directly linked to subscriber count, so as the program slowed down, the last cards ended up with very low supply. We shut it down about a year ago. The idea itself was solid, but dual-chain minting + withdrawals introduced too much technical friction. Right now, we’re working through the backend to reconcile every failed withdrawal and make sure everyone gets their cards. In hindsight, the most committed subscribers captured a big part of the supply. Those last issues are scarce, illiquid, and likely to matter historically. Chain Chronicles is now part of the Spells of Genesis memory and we’re making sure it ends cleanly.

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Hey everyone! 👋 I’m Shaban Shaame. I launched Spells of Genesis back in 2015 the first blockchain game ever made. We were minting assets on-chain before the word "NFT" even existed. 🦖⚡ Since then, I co-founded the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) to unite the industry and now serve on the Board at wakweli (focusing on trust & certification). Why am I here? Because I still believe the adventure is just starting. Excited to connect with the builders, gamers, and misfits here. Let's build worlds players can truly own. 🪐 If you're building in gaming or exploring Frames, let's chat!

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Hi everyone, Shaban here. 👋 I’ve been building in this space since 2015. I created Spells of Genesis (the first blockchain game) before standards even existed, and later co-founded the Blockchain Game Alliance to push the industry forward. I’ve seen many cycles, hypes, and winters. Coming from X, the builder energy here feels like a massive breath of fresh air. 🌬️ It reminds me of the early days: less noise, more shipping. I’m currently diving into Frames vs. Telegram Mini Apps. Happy to connect with other founders who are in it for the long game. 🤝

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