Building Games with Ethereum Smart Contracts: Intermediate Projects for Solidity Developers, Paperback/Kedar Iyer

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Learn how to take your existing knowledge of Ethereum and Solidity to the next level. Hone your development skills and become more familiar with the syntax of the Solidity language by working through well-tested, well-documented intermediate-level sample projects. You will begin by covering the basics of Ethereum, Solidity, and gaming theory. From there, you will move onto sample projects that use smart contract engineering to create fun casino-style games that you can deploy and test on your friends and colleagues with real ether. All games are provably fair and auditable, so that players know the house won't always win Ideal for any reader with exposure to Ethereum, the techniques this book teaches are applicable to game developers, software engineers, web developers, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. What You'll Learn Use various features and best practices for smart contract programming in Ethereum and Solidity Develop and deploy games of chance, similar to the kind you'd find in a casino Create fun, easy projects with Ethereumlntegrate the Ethereum blockchain into games Who This Book Is For Entry-level programmers with some exposure to Ethereum; game developers, Blockchain and cryptocurrency enthusiasts looking to add Ethereum and Solidity development to their skill set; software engineers and Web developers About the Author: Kedar Iyer is the founder of Emergent Phenomena, a blockchain engineering and consulting company. He has four years of experience working as a software engineer and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA. His previous ventures include Lets Chai, an India-based dating site, and as part of his work for Emergent Phenomena, he developed Peer Bet, a peer-to-peer sports betting platform on the Ethereum blockchain. He is the co-author of Blockchain: A Practical Guide to Developing Business, Law, and Technology Solutions (Mc Graw-Hill, 2017). Chris Dannen is a founder and principal of Iterative Capital Management, and author of Introducing Ethereum an