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# LAVA and Play-to-Earn

Vulcan Forged has a plethora of games and is expanding at a rapid rate. However, an ecosystem needs users, games need players, and play-to-earn models are proving successful across the gaming industry.

We reward users with LAVA CRYSTALS, an off-chain value linked to wallets, by simply playing and engaging with any Vulcan Forged made or hosted game.

Some specific examples of how to earn LAVA:

* Win matches in any Vulcan Forged games e.g. Berserk, Block Babies, Forge Arena, Chess
* Explore our giant Virtual World VulcanVerse (measured in time played, or distance covered)
* Trade regularly in the Vulcan Market Place
* Upgrade your VulvanVerse land, Titans or Olympians
* Receive ‘Appreciations’ of your land in VulcanVerse
* Snapshot your land, or current rankings to blockchain

*NB. LAVA is also required to upgrade assets across our ecosystem including VulcanVerse land as well as assigning powers to various cards. ‘Hoarding’ or spending your LAVA is your choice*

More LAVA use cases will be added here when available.