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High stakes gaming competitions

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Monad Games is presented as a high-stakes, “no holds bar competition” where five contestants battle to earn “test net tokens,” also known as T-Mo, or “mana” [00:00:07]. The ultimate winner receives $5,000 to give away to the community [00:00:10]. Participants are described as degenerate gamblers who “have no idea what they’re getting themselves into” [00:00:15]. The competition involves various game show challenges that lead to tension and difficult situations [00:00:20].

Contestants

Prior to the competition, the five contestants are introduced, each sharing their confidence level for winning. Responses ranged from “10. Very confident” [00:01:04] to a “50/50 chance” [00:01:22] and “Six” [00:01:30] or “6.9 out of 10” [00:01:37].

Challenges

The competition features multiple rounds, each testing different aspects of the contestants’ abilities and willingness to take risks.

Initial Choice: Easy vs. Hard

At the outset of the challenges, contestants choose between an “easy route” worth 200 mana or a “hard route” worth 1,000 mana [00:02:45]. All contestants unanimously chose the hard route, stating, “We’re degenerate gamblers” [00:03:03].

Inspired by Squid Games, this challenge requires contestants to carefully carve out a design from a cookie within 7 minutes [00:03:21]. Breaking the cookie results in immediate elimination [00:03:26]. During the challenge, participants used various strategies, including licking the cookie to thin it out [00:04:11]. Some contestants were eliminated after their cookie designs broke [00:05:06].

John’s Mystery Meat

This challenge offered an opportunity to earn 100 mana per random meat consumed [00:06:10]. The potential meats included alligator, bison, yak, kangaroo, wild boar, rabbit, rattlesnake, antelope, venison, Rocky Mountain Oysters (bull balls), and chicken sausage [00:06:18]. All meats were confirmed safe to eat [00:06:43]. Contestants reacted strongly to the “bull balls” [00:08:54] and a “Mountain Man” blend of elk, venison, antelope, wild boar, and bison [00:09:35].

Hot or Not (Pitch Competition)

Contestants pitched a random, non-existent business idea within 60 seconds [00:17:08]. They could choose to eat a spicy item corresponding to the pitch’s “heat level” for bonus mana: jelly beans (200 mana), the world’s hottest chocolate (500 mana), or the One Chip Challenge (2,000 mana) [00:17:18]. Eating the spicy item was optional, but consuming yogurt to relieve the heat before the time was up would negate points [00:18:22]. Pitches included:

  • “Only NADS”: An AI-powered filter for inappropriate images [00:18:36].
  • “Work to Earn”: Gamifying work tracking and rewarding time spent at a job [00:20:09].
  • “Dog Date Concept”: Tinder for dogs to find playdates or breeding partners [00:21:06].
  • “Couch Confessional”: An AI priest for deep secrets, with a crypto V2 version rewarding tokens based on the severity of confessions [00:22:26].
  • “Fridge Cop”: An AI audio coach linked to a fridge for real-time dietary feedback [00:24:19].

The winner of this round earned 1,500 mana [00:17:58].

Seed Phrase Ice Block

Contestants were given a block of ice containing eight numbered words, which formed a seed phrase [00:28:24]. The goal was to break open the ice and correctly order the seed phrase within 10 minutes [00:29:29]. Contestants used various tools (e.g., keyboard, tongs, spoon) to break the ice [00:26:48]. One contestant bribed another for a missing word [00:30:19]. This round was “all or nothing” and worth 1,500 mana [00:30:51].

Split or Steal

The final game, worth 2,500 tokens, was a psychological challenge called “Split or Steal,” designed to test trust and strategy [00:31:30]. Each contestant secretly chose to either “split” or “steal” [00:31:39]:

  • If everyone chose to split, all five contestants would each receive 500 mana [00:31:49].
  • If only one person chose to steal, that person would take all the tokens [00:31:54].
  • If two or more people chose to steal, the splitters would receive everything [00:31:57].
  • If three or more people chose to steal, no one would win anything [00:32:03].

In the end, two contestants (Pre-balling and Intern) chose “Split” [00:33:52] [00:34:01], while Danny chose “Steal” [00:34:35]. This outcome meant that Danny, as the sole stealer, won all 2,500 tokens [00:34:57].

Outcome

Danny, also known as “Professor Pipelines,” was declared the winner of Monad Games [00:35:25], securing $5,000 to give away to the community [00:35:28]. Despite his win, Danny chose to split the prize money among three “OG Monad community members” who were also contestants (Pre-balling, Spam, and KB), stating his appreciation for the community [00:35:58].

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