# Stage 1: Basics

### Gitbook <a href="#gitbook" id="gitbook"></a>

A vast wiki is available thanks to our team running the game for a while. All the data on current gameplay and meta can be found there. It will not only be updated by the team, but by the players discovering new things as well.

### **Scholarships**

The most effective way of entering the game is to find an Alliance and enter a scholarship program. The scholarship program temporarily provides Bots to players in exchange for completing quests and part of their earnings.

In case a player is unable to create a starting roster of Bots they can rent a team on special conditions. Scholarship conditions are held in a smart contract excluding any post-agreement tampering or altering.

In Cryptobots, Scholarships work as an Alliance mechanic and are based on Alliance Vaults — members drop their Bots into an NFT vault for their Alliance mates to borrow and earn with.

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### Marketplace <a href="#marketplace" id="marketplace"></a>

A marketplace is the core of the game’s economic cycle. Players can always acquire bots, resources, spaceships, and all other assets on the marketplace. The sales are peer-to-peer meaning when conducting a deal players do not purchase items from the game developer or a publisher but deal with other players just like them.&#x20;

### Legacy <a href="#legacy" id="legacy"></a>

The Cryptobots project started in 2017 with an original Cryptobots game and a Classic Cryptobots collection which is now praised for its historic value as one of the first p2e collections on the market.

In 2022, we’ve released a massive update, which, due to the complete revamp of all systems and countless new features, should be considered as a separate game rather than a continuation of the 2017 release.

*These are the basic systems allowing one to enter the game. To recap: you learn in a database, so you can make informed decisions. Using that knowledge, you can either buy a roster of bots on the marketplace or enter the scholarship program to rent a roster for free to begin your adventures.*

*Now that you’re all up to speed on how you can begin, it’s time to dive into the teams and bots.*