Cambria: The Degen MMO With $1M+ Seasonal Prize Pools
The Delphi Podcast1 Touko 2025

Cambria: The Degen MMO With $1M+ Seasonal Prize Pools

Join Piers Kicks as he hosts BEN.ZZZ, founder of Cambria, for an insightful conversation about building high-stakes, risk-to-earn MMOs inspired by Runescape. Cambria is pioneering unique game worlds like Duel Arena and Gold Rush, recently concluding a season with a $1.5 million prize pool.

Cambria: https://cambria.gg


🎯 Key Highlights

▸ Ben's origins in the Runescape private server scene and the journey to founding Cambria.

▸ Cambria's "risk-to-earn" MMO model with massive on-chain stakes.

▸ Deep dive into Duel Arena (high-stakes 1v1) and Gold Rush (risk-to-earn MMO).

▸ How Season 2 generated a $1.5M+ prize pool and saw massive player engagement.

▸ The emergent player behavior, guild strategies, and exploits seen in high-stakes environments.

▸ Challenges of managing on-chain game economies: botting, exploits, and security.

▸ Cambria's approach to balancing casual vs. hardcore players and "pay-to-win" mechanics.

▸ Roadmap insights: Season 3 plans, Duel Arena V2, and the strategy for a potential token launch.

▸ Cambria's multi-chain strategy and experiences deploying on different ecosystems.

▸ The long-term vision for significant, high-stakes on-chain game economies and guild wars.


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🧠 Follow the Alpha

▸ Piers' Twitter: @pierskicks

▸ Ben's Twitter: @cyberpunk

▸ Cambria's Twitter: @playcambria


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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to Ben & Cambria

01:00 - Origins in Runescape Private Servers

03:00 - Discovering Crypto & Early Web3 Gaming

05:00 - Cambria Overview: Duel Arena & Gold Rush

06:30 - Thesis Formation: Player Archetypes & Appeal

09:30 - Duel Arena Launch & Success ($100M+ Volume)

12:00 - Season 2 Deep Dive: Mechanics & $1.5M Prize Pool

16:00 - Season 2 Player Stats & Engagement

17:30 - Emergent Behavior & Exploits in Season 2

22:30 - Challenges: Botting, Dupes & Managing On-Chain Economies

29:00 - Balancing Risk/Reward, Casual vs. Hardcore, and Pay-to-Win

32:00 - Roadmap: Season 3, Dungeons, Scaling

34:30 - Duel Arena V2 & Excalibur

36:30 - Token Launch Strategy & Considerations

39:30 - Multi-Chain Approach (Ronin & Blast/Abstract)

42:30 - Vision for the Future of On-Chain Game Economies

47:45 - Evolving Thesis & Learnings

51:00 - Most Impactful Digital Experience (Runescape)

53:00 - Favorite Games & Recommended Reads/Media


Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.

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