Announcing The “Upland meets Blockchain Heroes” Collectible Card Set!
Tags: Blockchain, Eos, Metaverse, Gaming News, Gaming

Get ready for another major Upland NFT collaboration! As you may know, Upland and the Bad Crypto Podcast (Joel Comm and Travis Wright), makers of the Blockchain Heroes (BCH), are collaborating to create a collectible NFT card deck based on Upland’s and BCH’s creative art called “Upland meets Blockchain Heroes”. Best of all, YOU now have a chance to make a unique, 1-of-1 appearance in the deck! Read on!

To kick off this historic partnership, we are releasing a set of ultra-limited edition promotional cards before the launch of the final set. These cards feature prominent Blockchain Heroes converted into Upland explorers! To give you an idea of how these block explorers will look, we’re showcasing two of them below:

A first look at blockchain heroes turned into block explorers

If you would like to own one of these upcoming cards — essentially pieces of Upland history — then you need to create a Wax wallet. Detailed information about how to create one can be found here. The first promo cards will be released after January 11th.

However, the release of these promo cards only marks the beginning of our partnership with BCH. The story continues:

Directors and Executives

In fact, we’re looking for some Directors and Executives to help by volunteering to allow their custom explorers’ likeness to be turned into an official “Upland meets Blockchain Heroes Collectibles” card that will be part of the final deck.

These cards will be collectible NFTs that are tradable and rare. If your explorer is selected, you will receive the first two mints of these cards as well as 20,000 UPX as a thank-you. Currently, we’re planning on launching the card set in late Q1 of 2021.

The main requirement to volunteer is having your own custom block explorer in Upland. If this applies to you, please follow the form here. Be prepared to write a short, 1-paragraph story about your block explorer and why it’s special — this story may appear on the back of the card! You have until Jan. 11th 2021 8:00am PT to complete it. In order to secure your block explorer’s spot in the card set, you must have reached Director status by this date.

If you haven’t received your custom explorer please make sure you have applied at city hall. Reach out to support@upland.me if you have any other questions including the estimated delivery date of your custom explorer. If your custom block explorer request is still outstanding, it will be eligible for the card set. Please apply with the form above as if your block explorer is complete. Similarly, if you reach director status and submit a custom explorer request on or before Jan. 11th 2021, it will be eligible as well.

Uplanders and Pros

If you’re an Uplander or Pro and don’t have a custom block explorer yet, you can still participate. Why? Because we are giving away 5 opportunities to win your own custom block explorer.

You now have the chance to both win a custom explorer AND have that custom explorer appear in the collectible card set as its own card. Pretty neat, huh?

If your custom explorer design is selected, you will receive the explorer in-game regardless of your Upland status. This explorer concept will be used to create a collectible card, and you will receive the first two mints of your card plus 20,000 UPX. If you’re interested, apply with the form here. You also have until Jan. 11th, 2021 8:00 am PT to complete it. You will need to submit an explorer design idea and a short 1-paragraph story about why your block explorer is special! The team will be selecting the designs based on the overall pitch and story.

We also encourage you to post your design concept in the #nft-art channel on Discord with the hashtag #CustomExplorerConcept and on Twitter using the hashtags #uplandme and #UplandMeetsBlockchainHeroes.

Upland Fan Art Creators

If you’re an Upland fan art creator, you also have the chance to submit your art and potentially have it added to the final card deck. The Upland creative team will adapt three pieces of fan art in the style of the block explorer cards to ensure a consistent look and feel. All you need to do is to fill out this form here by Jan. 11th, 2021 8:00 am PT. You will also need to come up with a short story about your art and how you were inspired to create it. Same as above, if your art gets selected by the team you will get 20,000 UPX and the first two mints of the cards.

The Portal

This partnership is happening amongst our preparation for the launch of our NFT gateway (planned for 2021) called “The Portal”. With this exciting new feature, players will be able to upload NFTs from other blockchains into Upland, including the NFT cards that will be created as part of this card set. To be clear: if your custom explorer is used for a card in the set, it will not be possible for players to upload the card and use your unique block explorer in-game.

Instead, the card can only be displayed as an art piece on the walls of the card owners’ Upland homes, galleries, and businesses. Other than the custom Upland explorers, some of the cards will contain new types of block explorers that when uploaded through The Portal will mint new block explorers in Upland.

We will be releasing more details about The Portal and its role in the expansion of the Upland metaverse in the coming new year, so stay tuned!

We’ll notify everyone whose block explorer or Upland fan art piece has been selected a few days before we’ll be officially launching the card deck.