Leaderboards are the next major feature of the Wildcard Web3 protocol. They are a simple but powerful way to recognize and reward participation in the Wildcard ecosystem. Leaderboards leverage Wildcard's on-chain records of activity, participation, gameplay, and ownership to rank your progress and reward your efforts and contributions. To view the current leaderboards, join our Discord to mint your Wildfile, and then click on the Leaderboards tab at the top of the Wildfile.

Wildcard protects your privacy by default. If you wish to share your Discord username on the Leaderboard, log in to your Wildfile, click the settings/gear icon at the top right, and enable “Share Linked Socials”. Then your username will show up!

Wildevents are a permanent, on-chain record of your activity, engagement, and participation in Wildcard. Since the Wildfile launched in August 2023, we've recorded hundreds of thousands of Wildevents, whenever Wildcard users join playtests, tune in to events, and participate in the community. Leaderboards tie into these Wildevents, as well as other on-chain data, to track and rank your progress and achievements throughout the Wildcard ecosystem.

We are launching with a single leaderboard initially, called Alpha Series One. The ranking system for this leaderboard is currently based on event participation plus a new feature called kudos. Pretty soon, we’ll also add badges (more about those further down!)

Users receive a base amount of points for attending an event, with additional points per category based on the type of event. Additional points are also awarded based on the duration of attendance. Leaderboards will be updated every 24 hours so you can keep track of your ranking daily! Since we’re testing this feature, we expect the points system to change and evolve over time. Whenever we change the points and/or scoring calculations, we will update the public documentation so you can see exactly what has changed. We will also strive to never remove or reduce points that have already been awarded for previous activity.

You wish! Ha, just kidding. Each leaderboard will be active for a finite period of time. The Alpha Series One Leaderboard will be active for a limited time. We will be sure to give you a heads up 1-2 weeks before before a leaderboard ends. We will also archive each leaderboard for posterity when it is deactivated. In addition, whenever a particular leaderboard ends and rewards are distributed, your final ranking on that leaderboard will also be permanently recorded as its own unique Wildevent. In this way, your progress and participation in all Wildcard leaderboards now and in the future are permanently recorded on-chain, as part of your Wildfile. This will be an important factor in how future rewards and airdrops are distributed!

For the Alpha Series One Leaderboard, event categories include:

• Wildcard Playtests: Attendance at Wildcard’s Community playtests and other feature playtests like our recent fan visibility playtest.
• Community Gatherings: Attendance at Game nights, Trivia, and other community gaming events.
• Signature Events: Attendance at AMAs, Town Halls, Watch parties, and other community gatherings. 

• Note: Office hours attendance is not counted towards this Wildevent leaderboard.

This is a new feature that allows the Wildcard Community team to acknowledge Community members who actively participate in and positively contribute to the Wildcard community. The points received from kudos contribute to a user's position on the leaderboard. Kudos are distributed on our Discord server, so join today and become an active contributor!

Your Wildfile badges highlight your status and achievements in the Wildcard ecosystem. From dynamic status badges to permanent achievement badges, each contributes to your unique Wildcard legacy -- and will even empower you with Leaderboard bonuses in the future!

Leaderboards are one of the most important ways that your activity, engagement, and contributions are publicly recognized and rewarded within the Wildcard ecosystem, now and in the future. We are currently working on new features, assets, and airdrops that are specifically designed to reward users who rank on leaderboards. The value of these rewards will be proportional to your ranking on each leaderboard, with the top positions receiving specific one-of-a-kind rewards. Achieving multiple top-ranked positions on concurrent leaderboards will lead to even greater rewards over time. Participating in a leaderboard, even if you don’t rank at the top, will still benefit your overall record, and may include a chance (lottery) to receive additional airdropped rewards.

The first set of rewards for the initial Alpha Series One leaderboard will be unveiled in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned!

Wildfile Leaderboards provide a structured and flexible system to recognize, reward, and engage users within the Wildcard ecosystem. The design aims to be user-friendly, efficient, and adaptable as we continue to build and iterate on the Wildcard ecosystem! Let us know how we’re doing once you start playing with the feature!