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HOW TO PLAY

DopeWars — a strategy trading game

THE BASICS

You are a street-level drug dealer trying to build an empire. Buy low, sell high, and survive long enough to cash out.

Each session is a run — you stake DopeUSD, hit the streets, trade across cities, and return to the safehouse to settle your profits.

GETTING STARTED

1

Create a Posse

Your crew name. One-time setup. Casual players get 5,000 DopeUSD to start.

2

Get DopeUSD

Earn some DopeUSD by visiting every day, or recruit Posse members to get a bonus.

3

Hit the Streets

Choose a city and stake DopeUSD to enter a session. Higher risk cities have more volatile prices.

4

Trade

Buy drugs from the market. Travel to other cities to sell at better prices. Use your moves wisely.

5

Settle Up

End your session to return to the safehouse. Your DopeUSD (plus profits) is returned to your wallet.

CITIES

6 cities, each with different risk levels and price modifiers.

New YorkHigh
Los AngelesMedium
ChicagoMedium
MiamiHigh
DetroitVery High
HoustonLow

You can travel between cities during a session using moves. Each session starts with 5 moves.

CHARACTERS

Recruit characters to boost your operations. Each character has a class that determines their primary stat.

CookerPrimary: Chemistry
HustlerPrimary: Charisma
EnforcerPrimary: Combat
RunnerPrimary: Capacity
GhostPrimary: Stealth

Recruiting costs DopeUSD and requires an active session. Cost doubles with each recruit.

ON-CHAIN vs CASUAL

Wallet Mode (On-Chain)

Connect a Solana wallet. DopeUSD is a real Token-2022 token staked on-chain. Sessions are settled via a Solana transaction. Your funds are always recoverable on-chain even if the server is down.

Casual Mode (Guest)

No wallet needed. Balances are tracked in the database. Great for trying the game — no gas fees, no setup.