Returning Player Guide

Played ZED RUN or just want to learn more about ZED Champions? This page is for YOU!

Please note that this is a living document, regularly updated to reflect the latest information and insights on ZED Champions.

Why are we making a new game?

We’re committed to transforming the digital horse racing experience with ZED Champions. After years of invaluable insights from ZED RUN, we've pinpointed the core areas that needed transformation. ZED Champions is our answer: a highly engaging and scalable gameplay experience that directly addresses player feedback. We're implementing cutting-edge racing mechanics and unique speed animations for each horse, ensuring it’s more dynamic and engaging.

Sign up for the early access beta here:  zedchampions.com 

What happens to my old horses from ZED RUN?

They are still in your wallet, you will always own the NFTs. However, Zed Champions will be using new mechanics and thus new digital horses for the new game. Simply put: we could not make this new game with the old horses. We understand that old players will be frustrated with this decision, but we have made our best efforts to reward returning players coming into the new game.

What are the Rewards for Returning Players?

We created a  Legacy Leaderboard  to reflect player engagement, ownership and contributions to the ZED RUN ecosystem. 

Stable owners on the leaderboard will receive a Rewards Badge with contents varying by tier, bloodline, and $ZED balance—all determined by position on the leaderboard.  Read more about it here .

Initial Reward Badges were capped at Rank 2000, but breeding horses will also be distributed to all remaining players, ensuring every wallet receives at least one horse.

Here's a graphic to breakdown the rewards per badge:

What happened to the ZED RUN Treasury prize pool?

The ZED Treasury supported the legacy ZED RUN during the transition and the remainder is being carried over to ZED Champions.

New Game Loop TL;DR

ZED Champions features a race pool of 4,320 horses.

Each horse races twice daily (that's a live horse race every 80 seconds!)

After retirement, horses move into the breeding pool, where they can either breed with other horses or be auctioned, with the owner earning bidding fees.