TL;DR
Best of Bloodline: A recap of the Finney and Buterin conditional winners
ZEDucation: Tips to get on track
Discord Donkey Derby: 12 Donkeys vying for glory in the ultimate battle
Lucky Maiden #6: LuckyJack’s upcoming community events
Zlead: Danshan AMA with Product Manager, Jeff Holek
NASCAR Merch: Upcoming NASCAR x ZED merch drop
Community News: Wagwansies Racing, Flaming Donkeys and Ladies of Valor
Best of Bloodline
Over the last week, we witnessed two highly anticipated tournament formats kickoff for the first time - the Finney and Buterin bloodline conditionals! Congratulations to the best of their bloodline winners below!
Conditional Finney
- Sprinters A: Grand-Star Dolls | LL & Co Stable; Sprinters B: Nova Chain | Kaiju Racing.
- Midrunners A: Healing Sun | Wise Guys Stable; Midrunners B: Steel Cupcake | Ninja Racing.
- Marathoners A: Fabulous Charge | Warballz Ranch; Marathoners B: Time for Gold | RageHammer Racing.
Conditional Buterin
- Sprinters A: War Chant | High Horse Stables; Sprinters B: Patrick Paste | talkituptimmy.
- Midrunners A: Majestic Shadow | Norgie; Midrunners B: Take the Under | Panta Racing.
- Marathoners A: Primo Filius | Kraks Stable; Marathoners B: Sand Worm | Diva’s Diamond Runners.
ZEDucation: Getting On the Track
With the launch of Borrowing, we’ve seen an influx of new and returning stable owners accessing racehorses from the Lending Marketplace. Welcome everyone! Your crash course in ZED RUN starts here:
- The official ZED RUN guide is updated regularly with new game info and daily tournament schedules.
- Check out our YouTube library of 'How To’ videos, developed to guide and support your ZED RUN experience.
- You can buy and sell on Hawku, renowned for its detailed racehorse performance info and clean UI, and OpenSea.
- Join the ZED RUN Discord and head to the #beginner-chat channel to learn about the game from the ZED Head community. You can also ask our dedicated Discord moderators questions 24/7. What’s Discord? Learn more here.
- This community-made guide from Eric Wong and Catch Me Ridin’ Derby, How to Zed Run, explains the new borrowing process, as well as highlighting strategic gameplay, and the best community resources/sites.
Discord Donkey Derby: Poll for Next Discord Event
This week, we wrapped up the third week of Discord Donkey Derby races, giving us 12 final donkeys who will race next Tuesday, 20 September UTC, in the ultimate battle between glue and…more glue! Can’t wait to see this one play out.
Don’t know about you, but we’re keen for more horseplay in Discord, so we’ve started a poll to identify the next Discord-only event. If you haven’t already, come join the ZED RUN Discord and vote!
Lucky Maiden #6
Who thinks they’ve bred the next champion? Participate and tune into LuckyJack’s Lucky Maiden #6, kicking off on Monday 19 September 8PM EDT, alongside our biweekly Maiden Tournament, to find out!
For more information, including sign up details for the LM6 as well as other exciting events including Goblin Rush, Lucky Knockout, and Lucky Brawls, visit LuckyJack’s twitter here.
Zlead: Danshan AMA with Jeff Holek
On 14 September 9PM EDT, another informative weekly ZLEAD Twitter Space was hosted by Danshan, featuring ZED RUN Product Manager, Jeff Holek talking all things lending.
Jeff touched on the potential benefits of the Lending Marketplace for new users, casual users, and grinders alike, as well as discussing future improvements and potential features.
ICYMI - Tune in below to listen to the recorded Space and find out what’s coming up in the near future 🤫.
NASCAR Merch Coming Soon!
Get ready to upgrade your wardrobe! A new line of NASCAR x ZED RUN merch is hitting the market with priority access given to NASCAR passholders along with an exclusive, discounted price.
Stay tuned for more details. NASCAR passes are still available for purchase here if you want to be first in line for new gear, as well as the upcoming tournament on the roadmap.
Community Achievements
Con-ZEDulations!
Congratulations to NFTGilly aka Wagwansies Racing and Blockchain_Gaming aka Flaming Donkeys for hitting major milestones of 1k and 2k wins this week! Cheers to thousands more.
Ladies of Valor Stable
In the tradition of our community being the best there is and looking out for others, last week, ZED Head Lacy After Dark launched Ladies of Valor Stable - a place where women can come to borrow racehorses, and learn to play ZED RUN.
Read all about this incredible stable here.
