Rollercoin is a mining simulator game that rewards players with real cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and others. The main goal of a player is to accumulate power, which can be obtained by playing games for free and gaining temporary power, or by purchasing miners with Rollertokens, the in-game currency that can be mined using the collected power or purchased with real cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Mania was brought to my attention by @IggyDotDev. It is similar to Rollercoin, but with some differences. It is still in development and is relatively new compared to Rollercoin. You can play games that reward Satoshi, but they have a daily limit. There are different miners that you can use to mine a specific currency, and you start off with a free basic miner for each currency.
These sound like pyramid schemes, which is almost true, except that these games generate revenue through other means such as advertisements, in-game currencies, offer walls, and tasks.
Rollercoin Pros
- It has been around longer and is more fleshed out in terms of development and features. It has twelve games, season passes, events, offer walls, lootboxes, and a wide variety of miner designs.
- You can choose whatever currency you want to mine at any time and only wait for a twelve-hour cooldown to change it again.
- Withdrawal is available in almost all currencies, with a recent update that allows withdrawal in MATIC.
- The miners, games, rooms, and promotional images use a vibrant pixel art style.
- A simplistic and easy-to-navigate user interface.
- A crafting system that allows players to upgrade their miners. This is going to be improved further when the marketplace update rolls out.
- Having a range of different miners that players can own adds value to each miner because of its uniqueness. Customization options such as avatars, hats, and room skins further add to the sense of individuality.
Rollercoin Cons
- When you decide to invest your time, effort, or money into Rollercoin, you are in it for the long term. If you choose to invest money in Rollercoin, it will take months or even years to turn a profit depending on what offers you spend on.
- Playing the same twelve games every day can be agonizing for some people. This problem is mitigated a little by the slowly increasing difficulty level that rises as you play.
- The block reward you receive depends on the total network of all the other players that are mining that currency. The greater the network power, the lower your reward. In the past, this was solved by ROLLERCOIN increasing the block reward.
Bitcoin Mania Pros
- Because the game is still in its early stages, miners can take advantage of early discounts. In comparison to Rollercoin, this is currently very profitable. The miner in the image below is selling for 0.0017 BTC ($33.93) and rewarding 0.00001875 BTC ($0.37) every 24 hours. It would take 91 days, or approximately three months, to recoup your investment. Following that, you will receive 0.00001875 BTC every day for free. However, as more players join, the discounts will be reduced.
- Every miner comes with fixed rewards, which means you will get the same amount every 24 hours and you will not have to worry about things like power or total network power.
- Because the game is still in development, there is a lot of potential.
Bitcoin Mania Cons
- For the time being, the only cryptocurrency that can be withdrawn is Bitcoin. Other cryptocurrencies that have miners include Ethereum, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and Tether. When I contacted support, they were unsure when these currencies would be available for direct withdrawal.
- Legitimacy and uncertain future. Unlike Rollercoin, Bitcoin Mania is only about a year old and is still in development. For now we can only speculate on it's future. Many players have been able to withdraw funds without issues, but it is still too early to trust them completely.
- Bitcoin Mania does not have a strong social media presence, with only a few followers on some platforms.
- High withdrawal fees in addition to "electricity." Electricity is earned by playing games and functions similarly to double fees. If you decide to earn Satoshi by playing games, you will accumulate electricity over time. If you don't want to play games, you can buy electricity.
- Credit is a feature that allows players to take out loans but at a high interest rate.
- Players are being paid to leave positive reviews about the site.
- To claim your reward, you must watch a 25-second advertisement daily.
And The Winner Is...
Bitcoin Mania won this round because it offers a chance to get in early for many players who joined Rollercoin too late, and the discounts on the miners are a good deal for the time being. Also, the time to get your investment back is shorter when compared to Rollercoin. As a result, if you choose to invest, your profits will be realized faster than in Rollercoin.
Although, once Rollercoin rolls out new updates such as quests and better rewards, the scales might tip in their favor.
If you decide to try out any of them, here are my referral links:
Rollercoin
Bitcoin Mania
