DOGAMÍ Academy, an innovative web3 mobile dog racing game, is now available on iOS and Android app stores. After a successful Early Access period of 4 months exclusively for 1500 NFT holders who played more than 5 million races, DOGAMÍ Academy is now available to the global gaming community. 

“We are delighted to announce the launch of DOGAMÍ Academy! The game, which is a demonstration that we can merge web2 and web3 technologies, seeks to redefine the way we play," said Kristofer D. Penseyres, Co-founder & CBO at DOGAMÍ.

The team has just announced The DOGAMÍ World Championship, a huge Play-To-Mint event that’s been organized to celebrate the launch of the Free-to-Play version of DOGAMÍ Academy. In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about the upcoming event and how you can get involved to win a slice of the $450k prize pool.

Play-To-Mint Event

The DOGAMÍ World Championship is a huge Play-To-Mint event that has been organized to celebrate the launch of the Free-to-Play version of DOGAMÍ Academy. Players compete in DOGAMÍ Academy racing events to win one of the 4,000 new Dogamí Gamma NFTs (floor price of the current collection: $100) and then in a final competition (Grand Final) with their newly minted Dogamí to win part of a $50,000 prize pool plus bonus NFTs from several of the twenty plus partners the team has collaborated with.

Three Phases of World Championship

1) Play-to-Mint Qualifiers (19th — 29th March) 

Over 10 days, players will compete in races with their Iron Dogamí to secure a position on the leaderboard to win one of the 4,000 Dogalists (whitelist spots). 3,000 Dogalists are distributed as follows (the other 1,000 have been allocated to Dogamí holders, see this section):

• The 2,000 best Free-to-Play players qualify and receive a Dogalist to mint one of the new Gamma Collection Dogamí NFTs.
• 1,000 Dogalists are distributed through partners, guilds, KOLs and giveaways.

2) 4,000 Dogamí Mint (3rd of April) 

On the 3rd of April, all qualified players can mint 1 of the 4,000 Dogamí Gamma Collection NFTs for free on Opensea (gas fees are payable in Matic). This new collection (on Polygon) features 5 new breeds with 4 different scarcities (bronze, silver, gold, and diamond). All holders of Gamma Dogamí NFTs qualify to enter the next and final phase — The Grand Final.

3) DOGAMÍ World Championship Grand Final (9th — 16th April)

From the 9th to the 16th of April, Dogamí NFT Gamma holders will race in a grand final against each other to split a $50,000 prize pool.

What Happens In The Grand Final?

During the Grand Final, you will play in daily events with a 24-hour window to achieve your best time on a track with your Gamma Collection Dogamí NFT.

The entry fee for each event is 100 STARS + 10 energy. Each event gives you a certain amount of DWC points (DOGAMÍ World Championship points) depending on your position. The final leaderboard of the Grand Final is determined by adding all the DWC points earned by the Gamma Dogamí NFT from the events for the whole week of the Grand Final.

How is the prize pool split?

The $50,000 prize pool will be split amongst the global TOP 3 players and also between the top 200 players of each of the 5 new breeds:

Global leaderboard (the best 3 players) split the pot as follows:

🥇 $10,000

🥈 $5,000

🥉 $2,500

Breeds leaderboards: There will be 5 breed leaderboards in total, one for each of the new breeds revealed before the championship. The rewards are split as follows:

Example: New Dogamí breed 1 leaderboard

Note: Leaderboard earnings from the Global Leaderboard and the Breed Leaderboard are cumulative. If 2 players have exactly the same score on the leaderboard, their position will be determined on a first-come, first-serve basis.

More About DOGAMÍ?

DOGAMÍ is an entertainment company that develops web3 games centered around the Dogamí, mystical 3D dog avatars imbued with spiritual powers.

The core product is DOGAMÍ Academy, a hybrid management mobile game available on iOS and Android app stores, in which users can train their Dogamí, participate in mystical obstacle courses, and win $DOGA tokens in competitive PVP events.

Backed by prominent investors such as Ubisoft and Animoca Brands, DOGAMÍ is one of the biggest gaming projects on the Tezos and Polygon blockchain with a community of more than 200,000 gamers, and 24,000 NFTs sold.

Mainstream Audiences 

The game features a daily average playtime of 60 minutes and a remarkable 21% Day 30 retention rate (compared to a 7% industry average), indicating its powerful gameplay and engaging content. The game's monetization approach was also validated, with over 7% of players making in-game purchases, averaging around $250 US dollars.

 As a mobile application unlike most desktop-based web3 games, it offers accessibility to millions of mobile gamers and an optimized user experience. Furthermore, the gameplay focused on dog management allows DOGAMÍ Academy to target a wider audience, especially women and families, differentiating the game from most current web3 games that are not adapted for a mainstream audience.

“We're very pleased to see the launch of DOGAMÍ Academy, another major milestone for the team, and an exciting new experience for the DOGAMÍ community," said Robby Yung, CEO at Animoca Brands.

Final Thoughts

Alongside the store listings, exciting strategic partnerships with known gaming and canine influencers coupled with strategic user-acquisition campaigns will likely allow DOGAMÍ Academy to rapidly surpass the 1 million download milestone and attract traditional web2 audiences.

“Our mission is to propel Web3 into the mainstream by backing innovative ventures - DOGAMÍ is doing just that by pioneering Web3 gameplay on the iOS and Android app stores," added Mansoor Madhavji, Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund.  

Beyond game development, an array of ambitious projects are in the pipeline to bolster the brand and establish a solid gaming IP. These ventures encompass merchandise, further issues of the Comic Book, a TV series, Toys, and many other exciting initiatives. You can download DOGAMÍ Academy on iOS here and on Android here.