Hey guys, this afternoon on December 8, 2025, I am sitting in an old net café in District 7, the sound of mechanical keys clacking echoes, browsing Binance Square when suddenly I remember the journey with YGG a few years ago. The price of YGG is now a measly $0.075, down 5% today, market cap hits 50 million, volume 20 million – not a crazy pump but I still hold because it's not just a token, but the door I explore the entire Web3 gaming universe. I'm holding a warm Red Bull can, thinking about the day I first learned about Yield Guild Games, back in 2021 when Axie Infinity exploded P2E, I was broke but dreamed of playing games to earn money. Now YGG Play Launchpad is live, quests unlock new tokens, and I'm diving in like a junkie, discovering new games every day. This journey is not a straight line pump dump, but full of twists, failures, joy – like an adventure in the real metaverse.
Let me start from the beginning. Back in June 2021, I was scrolling through X and saw a post about YGG scholarships – a guild that loans NFT Axie for free to scholars to play, sharing rewards. I applied immediately, I had no money to buy Axie at that time, which was 300 dollars, and got approved to be a scholar for YGG Pilipinas. On the first day logging into Ronin wallet, I bred my first Axie, grinding SLP in adventure mode – exhausting as hell but earning 10 dollars a day, enough to buy food. The feeling of exploration was strange, a simple mobile game that actually earns, unlike Free Fire which is just for killing time. I grinded 8 hours a day, reached top scholar, received YGG token airdrop bonuses. At that time, YGG was priced at 0.5 dollars, I sold half to buy more Axie, holding half hoping for a moon. But then came the bear market of 2022, Axie crashed, SLP dropped to 0.001, the guild cut scholarships, and I lost 70% of my bag. Really sad, almost gave up on crypto, but the journey didn't stop – that was the first lesson: Web3 gaming is not easy money, it's about community.
How did I come back to YGG after the Terra Luna drama collapsed? Because I saw they didn’t die, but pivoted. In March 2023, YGG launched YGG Play – a platform for microgames, tap tap for a few seconds to earn points, experimenting with new games. I downloaded the app, played Bounce, Wobble – short loops but super addictive, like Candy Crush but on-chain. Every fail made me laugh because of the funny physics, near-misses made me replay repeatedly. Exploring that feeling of "seconds become stories", no need for a long-winded plot, just pure sensation. I farmed points to exchange for small YGG tokens, joined SubDAOs for specific games like Thetan Arena. Back then, YGG was priced at 0.2 dollars, I DCA'd 100 dollars a month, holding through the dip in 2024 down to 0.1. No pump but the yield from staking the guild treasury was stable at 5-7%.
Then the journey to level up when YGG builds Guild as a Protocol (GaaP) in 2025. I read the roadmap on the site, seeing a focus on creator empowerment, publishing games, and liquidity vaults. In October 2025, at the YGG Play Summit, I watched the stream and saw the partnership with Roach Racing Club – racing roach NFTs, with a tournament prize of 10k YGG. I minted roaches cheaply, raced in PRO mode on the YGG Stadium track, completing quests to earn $LOL token. So much fun, not just grinding but competing in real-time, on a global leaderboard. The price of YGG slightly pumped to 0.12 thanks to the hype, I profited 20% but reinvested everything into the vault. A new exploration: not just a player, I became a creator – submitting fan art for bounties, earning 50 YGG.
A classic personal example, back in November, during the Launchpad beta test, I quested Gigaverse – an AAA on-chain game, completing daily tasks to unlock early tokens. It took 2 days of grinding, but when I claimed, it felt like a real treasure hunt, with token airdrops having a 2x multiplier for the top 100. Then came the partnership with Raitomira Waifusweeper on AbstractChain, I played the minefield waifu NFT, exploded hilariously, earning points to exchange for land plots. YGG Play allowed me to explore a seamless multi-chain experience, with no bridge drama. This December, the Launchpad goes fully live, I check the hub daily: discover WarpGameCHAIN, partner quests with LOLLand, unlocking new tokens. The price of YGG dropped according to the 20% BTC correction in November (from 92k down to 85k), but I didn't care – the yield from the ecosystem covers it, staking sYGG at 8% APY.
I often think the YGG journey resembles a long road trip: at first, the excitement of the Axie boom, then a breakdown during the bear market, now cruise control with YGG Play. Exploring not just games, but the community – joined the Discord SubDAO in the Philippines, voice chatted with scholars from the Philippines, sharing strategies. I leveled up from a newbie to a marshal sentinel, tested beta games, provided feedback to developers. In September, I tried Proof of Play on the Launchpad, RPG on-chain, social quests to earn badges. The feeling of belonging, not grinding alone like a solo player.
But it wasn't always smooth. Back in 2024, YGG treasury lost due to the NFT floor crash, the token price dumped 50%, I was stressed and wanted to sell. But I held because I believed in the vision: from guild scholarships to a full ecosystem – vaults, SubDAOs, creator circles. Now in 2025, the treasury stacks ETH NFTs, scholarships explode with AAA partnerships. I explored by delegating stake vote governance, pushing proposals to increase utility by burning fees. The result? Tighter tokenomics, buybacks from revenue.
Another question: Why hasn’t YGG died like the Axie hype, but evolved? Because it's player-first, not chasing pump schemes. I tried the Creator Circle Round Table event on 9/12, discussing waifu games, earning rewards. My personal journey: from being a scholar earning 100 dollars a month, now a creator earning 500 YGG in bounties, with a portfolio of YGG making up 5% of my total (holding 50k tokens averaging 0.15). Not rich, but the joy of exploration – each new quest is like a book chapter, the microgames in YGG Play create happy memories, laughing at fails, the thrill of near-perfect taps.
I remember the offline meetup YGG Manila (virtual because I'm in Vietnam), but connecting globally through the app. Played the Roach tournament, top 50 win hoodie merch. Explored culture: Philippine gaming hub, strong VN guild YGG Vietnam. In December, BTC dip wiped 2025 gains temporarily, YGG down 14% weekly, but Launchpad volume increased, quests daily 10k players. I added the dip, farmed points to exchange for new tokens.
What’s the next journey? 2026 RWA gaming, tokenize real assets, YGG leads. I will grind on the Launchpad, build a SubDAO specifically for VN gamers. YGG is not just a project, but an endless journey – from tapping the screen to earn pennies, to owning a piece of the metaverse. Have you explored yet? Download YGG Play, go on quests, share your story in the comments. I'm sitting here, out of redbull, ready to grind tonight.
