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I. Introduction

The Permaweb Index has added two new projects: StarGrid Battle Tactics’ Space Money $SMONEY and ArcAO’s $GAME token. These projects bring cutting-edge gaming technology to the permaweb and are pioneering the GameFi narrative on AO.

Now, the community can support them by allocating AO yield to $SMONEY and $GAME through the Permaweb Index. This article explores both projects and how the Permaweb Index works.

II. What is StarGrid Battle Tactics?

Stargrid Welcome Screen

StarGrid Battle Tactics is a 1v1 turn-based strategy game built entirely on AO. Every interaction is a transaction, permanently stored on Arweave.

Players get four ranked matches per day. By staking $DAI, they can unlock additional daily matches.

And you’ll recognize the characters: play as Vitalik Beauticorn, Space Emperor Tromp, Samurai BZ, and Optimos Eloon.

$SMONEY Overview

Stargrid Permaweb Index

  • Earned in Ranked Matches: Win games to earn $SMONEY
  • Max Supply: 20,000,000,000
  • Distribution:
    • 70%: Earned through ranked matches
    • 15%: Mintable via the Permaweb Index
    • 7%: Airdropped
    • 5%: Reserved for DEX liquidity
    • 3%: Allocated to marketing, ambassadors, and partners

StarGrid combines fast-paced gameplay with crypto-native rewards, using AO and Arweave to immutably record every match outcome.

Play StarGrid here.

Watch the founders, David and Simone present StarGrid at Arweave Day Berlin here.

III. What is ArcAO?

RuneRealm Welcome Screen

ArcAO is building provably fair games and gaming infrastructure on AO. Its titles include Satoshi’s Palace and Rune Realm, powered by RandAO, a verifiable randomness protocol that ensures fairness in game outcomes.

$GAME Overview

ArcAO Permaweb Index

  • Fair Launch: 70% of 1B tokens distributed transparently
  • No VC Allocation: 0% to private investors
  • Utility: Funds GameFi projects and marketing

ArcAO aims to bootstrap AO as the GameFi chain, structured around three pillars:

  1. Accelerator Program: Funds early-stage GameFi projects in exchange for equity and community support.
  2. Ambassador Program: A distributed content team promotes games across the permaweb. The last cohort included 80 creators from over 500 applicants.
  3. Compounding Investment Pool: Profits from past accelerations are reinvested into future GameFi projects.

Learn more about $GAME here.

IV. What is the Permaweb Index?

Permaweb Index Delegate UI

The Permaweb Index is a permissionless ecosystem funding mechanism. It enables users to passively support ecosystem projects while giving builders fair, non-VC funding options.

The PI token represents a diversified allocation across the ecosystem:

  • 33.3% Arweave ($AR)
  • 33.3% AO
  • 33.3% fair launch projects like $SMONEY and $GAME

Learn more:

V. How to allocate AO yield to the Permaewb Index

AO yield is customizable. On the Delegate page, users can allocate their earned AO to:

  • PI: A balanced index across AO, AR, and ecosystem tokens
  • AO: Retain all yield in AO
  • AR: Convert AO yield into Arweave for permanent storage (coming soon)

Allocating to fair launch tokens

Permaweb Index Delegate UI

To support $SMONEY or $GAME directly:

  • Go to the Delegate tab
  • Click Details & Add under your chosen project
  • Adjust your allocation
  • Click Save Changes

You’ll now passively earn project tokens while supporting their growth.

VI. Conclusion

The addition of StarGrid and ArcAO to the Permaweb Index signals a shift in permaweb consumer applications. GameFi is gaining traction on AO, and these projects offer open, transparent, and verifiable games embedded at the protocol level.

By allocating yield to $SMONEY and $GAME, users don’t just earn tokens, they actively fund the next generation of decentralized games and infrastructure.

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This article is not financial advice. Please do your own research.