​Yuga Labs will launch a game with rewards for activity in the form of NFTs

What’s new? Yuga Labs, the developer of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, has announced the expansion of its ecosystem of non-fungible tokens, announcing the launch of the game. Dookey Dash participants will be able to earn NFTs for their activity. On January 17, Yuga Labs will distribute tokens called Sewer Passes to NFT holders from the BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) collections, which are the key to unlocking Dookey Dash, which will be available starting January 18.

Apes, stretch your eyeballs and warm up your scroll muscles — lots of new info about next week. Short version: monkey butthole, Sewer Pass January 17, skill-based mint begins January 18, new power sources. Video explainer coming soon, more at https://t.co/h8JXeLkC57, and the 🧵 pic.twitter.com/bF1h2qAXrM — Bored Ape Yacht Club (@BoredApeYC) January 12, 2023

What else is known about the game? Dookey Dash will be playable by anyone with a Sewer Pass, including those who bought tokens on the secondary market. Owners will be able to play Dookey Dash an unlimited number of times with the goal of getting a score above 0 to validate their Sewer Pass and “transform into a mysterious new power source.”

The results of the gaming event will be known on February 15. “Sewer Pass holders will compete for the highest score and earn their new power source.” The player with the highest score will receive a key, according to the project’s website.

The team also hinted that the “sources” will “evolve” throughout the year, and encouraged people to “prepare for the battles to come.”

In October 2022, BAYC had a “community council.” It was made up of seven token holders, and the number will grow over time. The council’s responsibilities include providing feedback to the community and promoting initiatives. The established group will also work with the MAYC collection.

That same month, the SEC launched an investigation into Yuga Labs. The regulator intends to find out whether the company’s non-fungible tokens and native coin, ApeCoin (APE), fall under the definition of securities.