ZABAL Games
The front door for builders. ZABAL Games is an open builder program where people from outside the community come in, build something, learn from mentors, and become part of the ecosystem through the work. Think the energy of a hackathon or a dev bootcamp - a micro-ETH-Global for The ZAO.
You do not need to be a ZAO member to join. You come in, you build, and the work is what brings you in.
How this fits The ZAO
The ZAO is the umbrella brand. ZABAL Games is an incubated project that brings new builders INTO The ZAO - it grows and reinforces The ZAO, it does not replace or eclipse it.
"ZABAL" gets used two ways - keep them separate:
- ZABAL Games - the public builder program. That's this page.
- The ZABAL toolstack - the internal tooling the team builds with. Not a public brand. See where both sit on the org chart.
The three tracks
Pick the one that fits how you build.
- Artist - musicians building with emerging tech.
- Builder - devs and vibe-coders shipping tools and apps.
- Creator - the media and content side.
The arc
The program runs as a season:
- June - Bootcamp. Workshops and mentors. Learn the stack, meet the people.
- July - Build-a-thon. Open build. Ship something real.
- August - Finals. Judging and showcase.
ZABAL Games runs in three phases across the summer: June (bootcamp), July (build-a-thon), and August (finals).
The hub
All of Zaal's projects live on one URL with documentation and build status - so anyone can point their coding agent at it and build on top.
Build with us
Want in? Two steps:
- Go to How to Join and follow "Your first action."
- DM @zaal on Farcaster and tell us what you want to build.
Mentors and workshops run through The ZAO's tooling. We keep it simple - join, and we point you at the right people.
Honest note: this is real building, not a giveaway. There are no token promises and no financial returns implied - you come for the work, the people, and what you ship.