Sorare is a football fantasy game in which members use players’ digital cards to purchase, sell, exchange and manage a virtual team. The game has a large number of fans around the world.

Development began in 2018 in Paris. The creators are Julia Nicholas and Montforn Adrian. Exactly a year later in 2019, it was open to players.

For football fans, this is an opportunity to train off the field and invest, earn money.

Sorare users can buy, sell, exchange and manage a team of players in virtual, using digital cards. The advantage of the game is that users not only play virtual tournaments, but can also compete with other players, developing strategies and earning points. The better you know about the real success of the players, the more points you earn.

Sorare’s game was developed from the Ethereum blockchain in 2018.

Ethereum is a cryptocurrency of “smart contracts.” It is an open source software platform that developers can use to create digital applications. The Ethereum network is decentralized – no individual or legal entity controls the platform.

In 2020, it was sold for $52,500, in 2021 the cost of the game increased to $3.6 million.

How to play Sorare?

The core of the game is non-interchangeable tokens (NFTs), which are called collectible digital cards.

NFT is a part of the blockchain chain that allows you to store absolutely any type of information (music, video, images, text, etc.) in a certain encrypted block. 

In this way, Internet users can secure ownership of unique digital objects – for example, football cards. The technology allows you to work with a huge amount of content by creating unique tokens (encrypted keys).

After registering in the game space, users receive five player cards for free. You can play Sorare for free, but you can start trading if you want to upgrade your game. User buys player cards from OpenSea NFT marketplace.

Users can start now without investing money.  It’s possible to play Sorare for free , but if you want to level up your game, you can start trading.

Football team has five main positions: striker, defender, midfielder, goalkeeper and reserve player. Users buy these player cards from the OpenSea NFT marketplace. Based on the performances of football players in real time, your team receives a certain number of points in SO5 league games.

Virtual tournaments are held every week, points are awarded to users depending on the results of their players. If a player scores a goal in a real game, you get additional points, if the referee issues a red card to the player, you lose points. As you can see, players depend on what is happening in real life. To protect yourself from failure, you can use NFT collectibles. They are unique, rare and super rare. For example, the card of football player Erlin Haaland was sold for almost $700,000. Sorare NFT can be sold for Ether Cryptocurrency (ETH).

Value of Sorare cards:

Rare maps are available from 0.005 ETH;

Super rare cards from 0.048 ETH;

The cost of unique cards started from 0.478 ETH.

Right on the website, you can keep track of all deals and stats to always be aware of the value of your potential future cards.

The Sorare game uses its own currency –  the SOR token , compatible with the Ethereum blockchain. The token is mainly used to buy new collectible cards, as well as to trade its NFT Sorare. You can earn passive income if you bet SOR.

Fantasy in Sorare is a kind of online sports game in which a player assembles a virtual team of real professional football players. Based on real events, points are awarded for effective actions. A fantasy player competes against real people like him, not venues.

Scoring:

You can find the principle of scoring in the FAQ on the Sorare website. The number of points depends on several factors:

The Roaring Bill:

The decisive score can be either negative or positive due to many factors: goals, own goals, penalties, red and yellow cards, assists and missed opportunities.

Total account:

The total score is determined by the list of at least forty actions, this includes the results of duels, grabs, missed pass, etc.

Bonuses:

20% bonus gets football captain card holder, + 5% bonus for player of current season

Withdrawal from the game:

Select the “Withdrawal to…” preference.

Enter an Ethereum address.

Select the amount that the user wants to display.

Confirm transaction information by e-mail.

Attention! The system takes the commission from the withdrawal amount.

Before investing, make sure that you have studied the project thoroughly enough, this applies to any decentralized financing (DeFi) projects.