Space Cartels: Rule a Cartel on Planet X

It is 2266, you are on Planet X, and you run a cartel. Space Cartels is a turn-based economic web3 game where the winner is not the fastest clicker but the player who reads the market best.

In Telegram it starts from the bot and a mini app. There are also versions for web, Android and iOS.

A prison colony ruled by cartels

The lore goes like this: Earth is overpopulated, so governments set up a penal colony on a distant, resource-rich planet. Criminal cartels take over, and you lead one of them.

The game token SPCA ties into the setting: its total supply is 226.6 million, matching the year 2266.

How a season works ⏳

• Turns. A season lasts up to 21 turns, and each turn lasts 8 hours.
• Time needed. Making your moves takes around 15 minutes per turn.
• Goal. Invest your starter pack of resources and grow it more efficiently than rivals.
• Ranking. Your place depends on your cartel's net worth on settlement day after the season.

A higher rank earns a bigger share of the collected USDC prize pool. Only a few top places pay out, though, so many players finish without a reward.

Guess the market from the news 📰

The core mechanic: in-game events move prices. You can see only three events ahead, so you reason in probabilities and keep part of your capital safe in case of a bad turn.

Anyone with trading experience will recognize the lessons. Diversification, risk control and discipline matter more than one lucky move.

Bot commands

• /start launches the bot.
• /trailer plays the trailer.
• /links returns the project's useful links.

Subscriptions and the token 💎

Monthly premium subscriptions can be paid for with SPCA tokens. The developers say this gives no pay-to-win advantage, only extra features that speed up play.

The token went through a private sale that ended in May 2024. Its market price fluctuates, and the size of prizes depends on how many participants put money in.

Where the catch is: web3 game risks

This is a game with real money, so you can lose what you put in. Any promise of "earning" in projects like this is conditional.

1. Never stake an amount you cannot afford to lose.
2. Check addresses and websites by hand, because popular games attract phishing.
3. Never send your seed phrase to anyone, including "support".
4. Remember taxes and the crypto rules of your country.

If you only care about the mechanics, start by watching the trailer and following a season before deciding on any deposit.