🔈 Speakers

Host:

Nico Vereecke - Metacast Host @ Naavik, Investor @ BITKRAFT Ventures

Guests:

Gabby Dizon - Co-Founder @ Yield Guild Games

Matt “MobileMatt” Rutledge - Co-Founder @ BAYZ

🏯 What are P2E Gaming Guilds?

• Organization that buys game assets (yield-earning NFTs) and loans them to players through scholarships
• Platform for gamers to organize and socialize
• Often player-owned Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), representing gamers to partner game developers

💹 Guild Tokenomics

• Guilds can issue tokens, representing ownership, membership (access to Guild resources), and governance
• YGG reserves 45% of tokens for community members regardless of buying power
• BAYZ’s token is in development, TBA

🎮 Choosing Games to Invest In

• Guilds invest in games through buying (1) in-game NFT assets, and (2) governance tokens
• Longer investment horizon than a typical VC, typically early i.e. pre-seed onwards. Guilds represent players to guide the development of the game.
• Recognize that not all games will succeed. Guilds are long-term partners, aiming to help games succeed through constructive feedback from member gamers
• YGG has invested in >30 games across genres and gameplay modalities, many yet to launch. Additional investment possible as new features are launched.
• BAYZ is selective, focusing on games with a lower barrier to entry, e.g. MetaSoccer, a football manager game.

🏆 Staying Competitive as a Guild

• Need to differentiate themselves to appeal to game developers and gamers
• E.g. YGG has scale, and BAYZ focuses on (1) Brazil and (2) quality content.

⛰️ Gaming Guilds vs esports