A NEW YORK STATE OF MUD: BAYC Members Bring Mudwater To New York City For A Day Of Cards, Cocktails And The Best Club On The Internet!
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Mudwater may have originated down in the Florida swamp, but over the weekend, it was played in the concrete jungle!
On Saturday, Bored Ape Yacht Club member Josh Ong brought together more than 50 Apes for New York City's first ever Mudwater meetup, and what started as a simple get together turned into an adventure around the city involving trash cans, tequila shots and a security guard named Curtis!
The afternoon began with a Mudwater meetup at Loreley Beer Garden, where frens old and new ripped packs, enjoyed the art and learned how to play the game!
“We had a couple legendary hits,” Ong said. “Squiddy pulled an Oracle, and Topshot a Black Flag, and some foil prestiges. if I recall foil Blissfully Unbothered.”
After the pack ripping fun, Loreley Beer Garden needed its tables back, so the Apes took Mudwater to the streets, where they played atop trash cans, with the loser taking tequila shots courtesy of Mutant Infusion!
“Mudwater played as the creators intended,” Orange Cap Games' Founder and Mudwater Partner Spencer tweeted. “On trashcans, in the street, after getting kicked out of a bar, with the loser doing tequila shots”
After getting trashed at the trash cans, the Apes made their way to a Mudwater speakeasy hosted by NFTDavie at Lucky Luke's, a venue that turned out to have some surprising connections to the swamp.
“In a strange coincidence, the bar had an employee named Curtis checking the password at the entrance,” Ong said. “We drank some Mudwater Martinis and Late Nightcaps, and hung out.”
Here, BAYC member Giu Comia challenged and defeated Orange Cap Games founder Spencer in a game of Mudwater, winning himself a free pack!
I’m seriously getting addicted to this game,” Comia tweeted after his big win, “Huge props to @BoredApeYCand @ocapgames for creating something that brings back the nostalgia of Final Fantasy VIII’s Triple Triad, but is also incredibly fun and easy to pick up, even for complete beginners.”
For Ong, bringing Apes together to play this new trading card game was about more than just having fun. It also brought back fond childhood memories!
“I grew up playing TCGs,” Ong told the Gazette. “I have fond memories of Magic the Gathering tournaments at my local card shop, so bringing apes together to play Mudwater felt like a full circle connection.”
Looking ahead, Ong hopes to host even more Mudwater events around New York City, and help create a competitive tournament scene!
“Thanks to Yuga Labs for sending a couple boxes as community prizes for the Meetup, @apewhale gifted some @boringmerch, and @NFTdavie/Lucky Luke’s for hosting us,” he said. “I’m hoping to make this a regular thing. Maybe not always a doubleheader, but it’d be a good next step to host a tournament and kick off some competitive play in New York.”
The Gazette will continue to follow all things Mudwater and will let you know when and where players meet up next. Stay tuned for updates!
SHOUT OUT TO @CCMWEB3 FOR GETTING A TON OF PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT!
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