summary: Dookey Dash is a 3D skill-based game where players race for the highest score, with potential rewards for the top of the leaderboard made by Yuga Labs, leading ...
content: Dookey Dash is a skill-based NFT minting game created by Yuga Labs, the founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT collections. The purpose of playing Dookey Dash is to obtain the highest score possible, with players at the top of the leaderboard potentially receiving more valuable rewards. !imageOverview Dookey Dash is a 3D endless running game similar to Temple Run or Subway Surfers where the longer the players run, the higher their score. The game is a continuation of the storyline to their “The Trial of Jimmy the Monkey” with an initial teaser to the game being released as a short film on December 22nd 2023. Yuga Labs’ first mint through a skill based game was announced on January 12th 2023 on Twitter. The game was available to play from January 19th to February 8th, to people holding the Sewer Pass NFT. The Sewer Pass NFTs were made available for free to holders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club or Mutant Ape Yacht Club collection on January 17th. Points Dookey Dash is a simple infinite runner game where the game's backdrop moves uniformly as the character sprints ahead, allowing users to evade hindrances obstructing their path. Failure to evade at the right moment results in game over. The longer the player plunges into the sewage, the higher their Dookey Dash score accumulates. Apart from simply running, there are several other ways to earn Dookey Dash points. For instance, players can acquire additional points by gathering specific fragments found in the sewage. Additionally, demolishing obstructions can further amplify scores. Lastly, power-up kits are available for purchase using APE tokens, which can equip you with additional boosters for scoring extra points. On top of all of these in-game score boosts, users’ sewer pass tier will dictate the percentage boost of one’s score. The highest scoring player will receive the highest valued prize at the end of the event. “Your score will be based on what you collect in the sewer, the obstacles you destroy, and how long you survive. The validated Sewer Pass with the highest score will be eligible to transform into the ultimate… whatever they’re called.” The Summoning The Summoning is set to take place on February 15th, 2023. In Dookey Dash, players competed for the top spot on the leaderboard, as the Sewer Pass linked to the highest score was eligible to transform into a new limited-edition NFT that was expected to evolve throughout the year. The competition ended on February 8, 2023, when the time-limited NFT mint closed, and all scores were frozen. Yuga Labs validated the scores for a week before the Summoning. The Sewer Pass only needed a score above zero to qualify for the transformation, but scores reset to zero if the pass was traded during the validation period. It was essential to keep the pass in the wallet associated with the high score to ensure eligibility. Playing for a higher score was advised, as it determined the value and rarity of the reward received, a key part of the Jimmy the Monkey narrative. !imageCriticism Some players have resorted to using "boosters", to exploit cheats and maximize their score, an expensive service where people are paid to log into other users’ accounts and play for them, with some boosters charging up to $3,880. Yuga Labs plans to validate scores and disqualify any cheaters. “We want Dookey Dash to be as fair as possible. As we've mentioned previously, we will not allow cheating. We’ve already noticed some DookeyDash Sewer Passes associated with cheating. Those scores have now been removed from the leaderboard.” However, some players are skeptical of the company's ability to catch all cheaters. Additionally, a hacker claimed that Dookey Dash was widely botted and that a "course seed" could generate the game's exact architecture, making it 100% undetectable. Invalidating scores would require a subjective assessment of whether it "looks" like a bot, which is not a reliable strategy. “Easy to hack the obstacles in dookeydash. Less easy to validate a score” Winner On February 16th, 2023, Faze Mongraal, a professional Fortnite player in the Faze Clan gaming team, was announced as the winner of Dookey Dash. Mongraal received the Golden Key NFT as the winner of the competition which was sold on February 28th 2023 for 1000WETH or around $1.63 million at the time of sale. !image