I am now a couple of weeks into playing [Rising Star](https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=steevc). This game has been built on Hive by @risingstargame, aka @atomcollector. It is still an alpha, but very much playable. There is a good community building around it who are very active on their Discord channel. There is even a live video show every week featuring music by people involved in the game and card giveaways. Just writing this post puts me in the draw for a pack.

![Busker](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/steevc/wCLh6xFD-image.png)

Founder players get to choose a different card to use initially and I decided to switch the the female busker for a change. Those cards to the right come into play later when I need to form a band. I have various musician cards already from packs I have bought using funds from powering down Blurt as well as with the Starbits tokens I earn by playing. I get more of those if people play after using my [referral link](https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=steevc).

The numbers below this card are important. You gain fans from cards, as well as 'drunken fans' who hear you perform, but may forget you the next day. More fans means more Starbits per mission, but if they outnumber your skill level then the 'ego' in the top left comes into play and reduces your earnings. You gain skill from cards and also from music lesson missions. The latter reduces the time you can be earning, but the game needs some ways to slow down progress. At times I have to put cards back on the market to reduce my fans, but I post them at silly prices so they do not actually sell.

The IM (income modifier) points will come into play later on.

The energy bar determines what missions you can do. It recharges gradually, but you will need the beer and coffee cards to give you a quick boost if you want to play all day. The game does favour those who can check in every few minutes as the quicker missions tend to gain you more. Log in is usually via Keychain, but there is a way to do it on your phone too so you can play when out and about.

I am on the second phase of the game called Local Gig Circuit, but have not reached a level that allows me to do all the missions yet. I can still play the earlier Home Town missions. If I am away from the computer, or just sleeping, I kick off a longer mission to keep things going.

Some of the cards will end up quite rare, so it is worth getting into the game early to have more chance of getting them. I find that the potential value of cards in a pack can be more than the cost of the pack.

It is not a particularly interactive game, but the strategy and trading aspects keep it interesting. You can also listen to music from the community and I have heard my own song on there.

If you are a new Hive user you can join in and earn some extra crypto with no requirement to spend anything to start playing. It is possible to make enough to buy the pizza and coffee cards that will prove essential. You get free card packs after 100, 500 and 1000 missions. If you have other Hive Engine tokens you may be able to use these too as cards can be listed using any of them.

Will you join [the game](https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=steevc)?

Rock on!