Quick Take
- Proof of Play opened the New Year’s Brawl with a $16,700 prize pool for top performers.
- Project teams added bonus NFTs and tokens worth over $3,100 for 50 random participants.
- Players need to spend 20 credits minimum to enter both main and bonus draws.
Proof of Play has off its New Year’s Brawl event on the Abstract blockchain featuring Pirate Nation and drawing players into a gaming competition where high scores unlock cash prizes. Proof of Play built the game as a sea-faring arcade adventure, and now competitors chase leaderboard spots for shares of the $16,700 main pool.
Bonus rewards came from community donations, including tokens like $ABSTER and $RETSBA that represent characters from the Pudgy Penguins universe. The Abstract team created Abster as a green penguin mascot, while Retsba plays the role of main antagonist in that ecosystem. Winners snag portions of 101,000 $ABSTER tokens valued at around $524 or 1,514,721 $RETSBA tokens worth about $545, adding a meme coin twist to the competition.
NFT prizes elevate the stakes further, with items from various top-tier collections up for grabs. Two unrevealed Bearish NFTs currently hold a floor price of $287 each, appealing to collectors in the space. Twenty Gigaverse Gigling NFTs at $12.90 apiece bring pixelated charm, three OCH Genesis Heroes at $199 each offer hero assets, and four Fuyui NFTs valued at $156 each round out the haul for 29 lucky players.
