When Mutant Apes meet Dungeon and Dragons. GRIPNR, a technology company bringing tabletop roleplaying games TTRPGs to the blockchain, announced this Wednesday a partnership with the famous Jimmy McNelis, a.k.a. j1mmy.eth. The NFT collector will bring several of his own Mutant Apes as villains in the game The Glimmering.<\/p>\n
The Glimmering is a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) incorporating blockchain technology and NFTs<\/a> into the gaming experience.<\/p>\n In traditional TTRPGs, players interact with the game\u2019s world and story through a game master, like the kids in the TV show Stranger Things. In GRIPNR\u2019s TTRPG on the blockchain, the game\u2019s rules and other game elements are stored on a decentralized, tamper-proof blockchain. This guarantees transparency and security for players.<\/p>\n And to celebrate their new partnership with Jimmy McNelis Mutant Apes<\/a>, GRIPNR will release the Glimmering Mutant Ape derivative collection.<\/p>\n Lead Artist Justin \u201cAngryblue\u201d Kamerer will work with the Mutant Apes characters to make it fit into the fantastical world of Asuwa, where the characters of The Glimmering<\/a> evolve.\u00a0The Glimmering\u2019s genesis collection NFTs will grant owners the possibility to be the first to mint The Glimmering\u2019s Mutant Apes. This new collection should be released during the spring of this year.<\/p>\n Phase 2 of The Glimmering Genesis Hero collection will mint on March 30 on Polygon. Players will then be able to play the game.<\/p>\n Jimmy McNelis created Avastars<\/a> on the Ethereum blockchain 2020. A project he carried with the NFT brand-building platform NFT42 he founded, backed by the billionaire Mark Cuban.\u00a0He is now the CEO of Nameless, a company that sells a cloud-based private environment that enables teams to create their web3 test networks.<\/p>\n The entrepreneur is also a ferocious collector, one of the most famous collectors in the NFT Space. He owns not only Mutant Apes but also CryptoPunks<\/a> and Meebits.\u00a0The collector made some high-profile NFT trades. Such as when he sold his Bored Ape Yacht Club #7090 for 800ETH\u00a0 (over $1.3m USD.)<\/p>\n Moreover, in November 2022, he purchased seven Apes for a combined 538.98 ETH in two different transactions. He also acquired Bored Ape Yacht Club<\/a> No. 5718 for 350 ETH (about $559,000 at the time).<\/p>\n Jimmy McNelis has also been on the spotlight last year when four of his Bored Apes formed a rock band, Kingship.<\/p>\n In fact, by bringing its Mutant Apes to the world of tabletop blockchain gaming, \u201cj1mmy.eth\u201d helps create a link between traditional gaming and the Web3 community.\u00a0Therefore, onboarding Mutant Apes<\/a> is a way to connect more deeply with the NFT ecosystem, says Jimmy McNelis. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see how the Mutant Apes will be transformed into cunning antagonists in the world of The Glimmering.<\/em> \u201c.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the best characters of all time are the villains like Darth Vader and Tony Soprano, and we have some truly exciting stuff planned for the future of the Mutants in the game\u201d<\/em>, he points out. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see the experience unfold.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Get our free, 5 minutes daily newsletter. Join 25,000+ NFT enthusiasts & stay on top \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udf1a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Mutant](\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-decran-2023-03-08-a-13.10.44.png.webp)
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