On the surface Kwari is just another sci-fi multiplayer first person shooter, but appearances are usually misleading.
Kwari has been designed with a singular purpose in mind: to give you the opportunity to translate your shooter skills into some serious cash. Every time you hit another player in Kwari you make money. Every time you are hit by another player it costs you. Every shot counts. How much is down to the stake level you play in. But this is not the only way to win.
Doing damage to yourself, breaking crates, use of certain map features or picking up additional weapons, pickups and health packs may have a fractional cost attached. This cost is transferred between a series of jackpots, prizes and awards available in the game, all of which can be won by any player, regardless of the skill or stake level of game they prefer to play.
Gamers playing Kwari for cash set up an account, are matched on the basis of skill, and enter a game at a pre agreed stake level ranging from 1c to $1 a hit. During the four-round matches (3x 16-player map, 1x 64-player last man standing map called 'The Killing Floor') every time a player hits another, money is decremented from the target's stake and added to the shooter's. In a way, the player's money stake mirrors their in-game health, except it's exchanged from one player to another.
At no point does the "house" ever rake in a cut of the profits. Every dollar won or lost between players stays strictly between players. The game is free to download, but ammunition isn't. Players will have to pay for the ammo they use in game, and that's the only place the developer charges for anything. " Think of us as your virtual arms dealer - we supply you with ammo (which works in all weapons) for a fixed cost", says Kwari. "Depending on your style of play the amount of ammo you need will vary."
The game will be available for download towards the end of the year. Until then, you can test your skills in the money free beta available right now through Kwari website.
