NFTs Finally Have a Use-Case: A Sewer Game With Bad Poop Jokes

Every time I <a href="https://stephenmoore.medium.com/the-nft-boom-is-over-trading-volume-on-opensea-falls-99-a31e00f109b0" rel="noopener">write about NFTs</a>, I end with the same logical argument. Until real use cases for the technology appear that are useful to the wider population, it will continue to be a get-rich-quick scheme that very few will get rich from. Well, ask, and you shall receive. On Jan 18, Bored Apes Yacht Club launched Dookey Dash. The <a href="https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1614320726911188995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1614320726911188995%7Ctwgr%5E42abe60600da5adbe95f90a02d9b6794264b4111%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shacknews.com%2Farticle%2F133713%2Fbored-ape-yacht-club-nft-game" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">announcement video</a> is filled with hilarious toilet humor, like using innuendos to describe buttholes. Classic. It’s like it was designed for 8-year-olds if they had thousands of dollars to burn in crypto wallets. The game is an endless runner-style skill-based “minting experience” that sees players fly through a sewer tunnel avoiding obstacles to compete for the highest score. Think Earthworm Jim, or for younger readers, Temple Run. Then, after several weeks, the player with the highest score will find “the key in the shit.” I kid not. To get access, players need to mint a Sewer Pass NFT, which is free — gas fees aside — if you have a Bored Ape or Mutant Ape NFT in your wallet. This means it’s far from free, given the astronomical cost this collection has sold for to date. The current floor price for a <a href="https://nftpricefloor.com/bored-ape-yacht-club" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Bored Ape is still over $100,000</a>. Those who don’t have the entry fee can buy a Sewer Pass on the secondary market. <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/sewerpass" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">On OpenSea</a>, a “Sewer Pass” NFT has a current floor price of 2.7 ETH (equivalent to ~$4350), which gives a player three weeks of Dookey Dash access. Some of the higher tier passes — I’m as lost as you are — have sold for over $12,000. <a href="https://stephenmoore.medium.com/nfts-finally-have-a-use-case-a-sewer-game-with-bad-poop-jokes-14f95e4c9067">Website</a>