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DAObi is a blockchain-based simulation of an ancient Chinese state. Players compete for political and economic power, and the player who builds the biggest faction becomes Chancellor, winning the right to set the token minting - and hence inflation - rate for as long as their support lasts. Whoever wishes to take power must use analogue means - charisma, bribery and intimidation – to persuade other players to back their faction.

DAObi is currently live on the Polygon network. Scheme on Discord and then register your support for a faction on-chain at daobi.org.

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If you want to get some DAObi of your own, you can either:​

  1. Play the game on Discord, where faction leaders are always keen to bribe new arrivals for their loyalty.

  2. Buy DAObi on Uniswap. The contract address is 0x5988Bf243ADf1b42a2Ec2e9452D144A90b1FD9A9.

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To see your DAObi you'll need to add the DAObi contract address to your crypto wallet.

Fully diluted value: approximately $10,000


514 holders


408 Discord members


Faster centralisation than agent-based models (“RulesOfChinese” has been Chancellor for over 80% of the game’s history): we hypothesise that this is because human agents are able to anticipate each other’s future moves.

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We made no real effort to enforce Han dynasty roleplay (unlike dedicated historical games), but a distinct culture has emerged:
 
- Definition of factions by school of thought (Mohist, Confucian, legalist);
- Silent “mountain bandit” factions;
- Decision-making via YijingBot divination;
- Ecosystem projects: Secret Zhao Gao, 3D Printable Seal NFTs, Joss App...
 
Conclusion: Chinese history and philosophy provide the best tools for thinking about the political phenomena produced by these incentives and institutions, so are adopted unforced, leading to a growing interest in more peripheral aspects of the culture.

DAObi provides a low-stakes (but not no-stakes) environment for experiments in governance:


The Chancellor system demonstrates that it is possible to create a strong centralised authority while keeping power decentralised;


The Banishments system shows that it is possible to decentralise policing without this leading to anarchy.


Future projects:


DAObi forks: Medieval European game – “Leviathan” -currently in planning;


Network state...

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Discord

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