Milano, Italy, 23rd March, 2023, Chainwire
As a Play-and-Earn game, Pooky strikes a balance between rewarding players for their achievements while supporting a robust in-game economy. It lets Pookyball NFTs holders compete to predict the outcome of football matches, while earning rewards based on their rank and skill level.
Designed as a highly playable game first and foremost, Pooky features immersive gaming mechanics. Its Game Designer is Alfred Vesligaj (ex-Splinterlands), while its Lead Product Designer, Damian Volatino, was the former Head of Product & Design at The SandBox.
The full release of Pooky follows a successful four-month beta program. During this phase, 700k predictions were made by a community of 7,000 recurring users making football predictions and competing against one another every week. Interest was heightened by popular football influencers such as Fiago, RazzHD, and Sims2 creating content around the project.
The first drop of 1,000 Genesis Pookyball NFTs, required to access Pooky’s upcoming Play-and-Earn mode, sold out before the full game launch. A free-to-play mode will co-exist allowing players to compete and get promoted to the Play-and-Earn, free of charge. Additionally Pooky will offer regular mints of Pookyball NFTs on their marketplace.