Building a Zero-Knowledge Sea Battle Game with Brick Towers
March 11, 2025
In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Imants Firsts and Sergey Kisel from Brick Towers, recent winners of the Midnight Sea Battle hackathon challenge. They discuss their experience building a privacy-preserving Sea Battle game using zero-knowledge proofs, allowing players to enjoy the classic game while keeping fleet positions completely private. The Brick Towers team shares insights on the challenges they faced, their design principles focused on user experience, and their upcoming project Urble, a blockchain-based goal-oriented saving solution that prioritizes privacy and social interaction.
In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Imants Firsts and Sergey Kisel from Brick Towers, winners of the Midnight Sea Battle Hackathon challenge.
Join them as they:
- Discuss their experience participating in the Midnight Hackathon and working with zero-knowledge proofs technology
- Share their approach to building a privacy-preserving Sea Battle game where players' ship positions remain completely private
- Explain the technical challenges they faced and how they iterated on their solution multiple times to ensure proper privacy
- Demonstrate their Sea Battle game with a unique twist - players can bet with shielded tokens
- Highlight their focus on user experience and accessibility for non-technical users
- Introduce Urble, their vision for a blockchain-based, privacy-focused saving solution that makes personal finance social and fun
- Explore the importance of privacy in financial applications and how zero-knowledge proofs can help achieve this
Brick Towers is a startup based in Crypto Valley, Switzerland, with expertise in software and financial engineering. The team consists of Sergey, Imants, and Aldis, who combined their skills in application development, infrastructure, and UI design to create their award-winning Sea Battle game. Beyond hackathons, Brick Towers is developing Urble, a blockchain-based goal-oriented saving solution that preserves privacy while adding social elements to personal finance.
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Episode Resources:
Episode Resources:
- Imants Firsts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/firsts
- Sergey Kisel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kisel
- Brick Towers Website: https://bricktowers.io
- Urble Website: https://urble.io/en/about.html
- Midnight Network: https://midnight.network
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