The game currently sending the blockchain gaming world into overdrive, Hamster Kombat, recently announced a delay in the launch of their highly anticipated airdrop. Here’s everything we know about the event from “one of the fastest-growing projects in internet history.”
What is Hamster Kombat?
If you’re new to the concept, let’s quickly get you up to speed. Hamster Kombat is a Telegram-based game where players take on the role of a hamster CEO running a crypto exchange. It combines simple tapping with some strategic elements and plenty of incentive to keep logging in. The main draw for players, however, is the upcoming token airdrop, which serves as a major incentive for all the tapping and gameplay involved.
The hype is also driven by the recent success of Notcoin, which launched its NOT token on The Open Network (TON), the same blockchain Hamster Kombat will use for its upcoming token. Notcoin's NOT token has become one of the year's biggest gaming token launches, reaching a peak market cap of over $2 billion, after distributing over 80 billion NOT tokens, worth about $1 billion at the time.
This success has fueled excitement for Hamster Kombat and other Telegram-based games, contributing to Toncoin (TON) rising into the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
What is HMSTR?
HMSTR is the token behind Hamster Kombat, the promised coin that is yet to be launched. Previously, communications from the anonymous creators stated July 2024 as the token generation event (TGE), however, this has been pushed out.
Despite the coin not even having been created yet, OKX, Bitget, Gate.io, and KuCoin have already announced their support for pre-market trading of the Hamster Kombat token.
How many tokens can a user get?
While few details have been revealed regarding the specifics of how the airdrop token allocation will play out, the team has confirmed that it will work differently from the NOT airdrop, where users were allocated 1 NOT token for every 1,000 tokens they held.
Hamster Kombat’s whitepaper has stated that 60% of the coin’s supply will be allocated to players, saying only that it will work on a metric system that measures a users’ profit per hour instead of their actual in-game coin collection.
The whitepaper also outlined the following factors for the airdrop allocations:
● Overall game cycle: did you just download it and forget about it or are you an
active player?
● Community interaction and activity
● Friends, or, rather, the quality of the friends you invited: did you bring in bots?
Or are these real friends you interact and play with daily?
● Achievements
● Wallet integration
● Reputation
How to join the Hamster Kombat airdrop
To qualify for the airdrop, players must complete certain tasks within the game. In order to do this, you will need to join the game (see details below), link your TON wallet, and then actively participate in order to build up your profit per hour rating within the game. Remember: profit per hour over coin balance.
How to play Hamster Kombat
To start playing Hamster Kombat, follow these steps:
- Join Telegram
Download the Telegram app and set up an account using your phone number and username. - Find the Official Hamster Kombat Bot
Launch Telegram and search for the Hamster Kombat bot. It will guide you through the setup process and teach you the basics of the game, offering a user-friendly interface for newcomers.
How to connect your TON wallet for the airdrop
- Open the Hamster Kombat Bot
Launch the Hamster Kombat bot in your Telegram app. - Access the Airdrop Tab
Select the airdrop tab located at the bottom right corner of the game screen. - Complete the First Task
Choose the first task, which will prompt you to link your TON wallet.
Why is the Hamster Kombat airdrop delayed?
The team behind the game announced on X on 31 July that the initial date for the cryptocurrency token launch has been moved out due to the “technically complex” task of organising a successful airdrop event. They added, “We're not setting specific dates for one simple reason: it's impossible to predict the exact timeline for implementing this solution.”
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