CITY Holder: Build a City in Telegram

Picture a city that keeps growing while you get on with your day. That is the pitch of CITY Holder: you raise buildings, take contracts, claim new territories and climb the rankings. It all happens inside Telegram, one tap on START away. 🏙️

The catalog lists about five thousand users for the mini app. The game runs on the TON blockchain and presents itself as a build-to-earn project.

A mayor with no time to be bored

You play the mayor. You buy and upgrade houses, add factories, parks and leisure zones. The goal is to attract as many residents as possible and move up through the leagues.

• Residential buildings. Add population.
• Commercial ones. Bring revenue.
• Industrial ones. Supply resources.
• Special objects. Sometimes with exclusive rewards.

Coins come from tapping the screen and go into construction and upgrades. It is the classic casual strategy loop: save, invest, earn more.

Contracts, factions and items you cannot get later

According to the bot description, besides building there are contract tasks, territory claims, factions, leaderboards and events. Some items are handed out only during an event and are gone afterwards.

Collectors get skins and frames, and buildings can be pushed to their maximum level. 🏆

If you enjoy competing, leaderboards give a reason to return often. If not, you can calmly grow your district and ignore the rankings.

The CITY token and NFTs: where the money comes in

The game is tied to the $CITY token. The bot description says it can be won in the game, spent in the in-game shop or withdrawn. Active players were also promised an airdrop for their achievements.

Fully upgraded buildings can be minted as NFTs. A separate project nearby offers a collection of NFT land plots in different rarities. 🪙

The token and NFTs trade on the market, so prices swing. Rewards inside a game guarantee neither value nor the ability to sell.

Without rose-tinted glasses: the risks

Reviews and guides about the project are mostly promotional and some are dated. Details of the token, listings and the airdrop may have changed, so check the current state in official sources.

• Do not invest more than you can lose. Tokens and NFTs from games like this can fall fast. 📉
• Never share your seed phrase. The game does not need it.
• Beware of "boosters". Anyone offering to sell you coins or an account in private messages is most likely a scammer.
• Do not count on income. The game works as entertainment, and earnings are not guaranteed.

Before withdrawing tokens, check the fees and conditions. Do a test transfer with a small amount first.

Where a newcomer should begin

Open the bot, press START and go through the short intro. The first minutes go into placing a few buildings and working out what brings more coins.

1. Economy first. Put money into whatever increases the coin flow.
2. Population next. The number of residents drives your progress through the leagues.
3. Watch the events. Exclusive items are available only briefly. ⏰
4. Set a time limit so the game does not turn into a second job.

That way you enjoy the strategy itself, and any crypto bonus stays a pleasant extra and not the goal.