Notcoin Launches Story-Driven Game on Telegram in Major Collaboration

Notcoin has collaborated with Lost Dogs Co, a TON social projects team, and NFT trading platform Getgems to create a new story-driven Telegram game.

Notcoin grew to fame as the first Telegram game to use the clicker tap-to-earn format, catching the interest of an estimated 35 million users. All players had to do was push a button to earn in-game cash, eventually becoming a $1 billion NOT token airdrop on the TON network.

Notcoin will launch a game where players may play as Lost Dogs NFT characters and progress by performing tasks and making decisions.

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Gameplay and rewards

Participants will vote on decisions influencing the story’s six-week timeline in the new Lost Dogs Telegram game. As the game continues, the Lost Dogs NFT collection characters will develop unique abilities and become “celebrities.”

“We want to unveil a world full of discoveries, joy, suffering, cliffhangers, and mysteries,” Lost Dogs ‘chief barking officer, Mad Tail, said in a Wednesday announcement. 

This is a departure from the tap-to-earn genre that has helped Telegram gain 950 million members during the crypto gaming boom. Notcoin and Hamster Kombat have attracted millions of gamers who click their screens to collect digital currency. 

Furthermore, their team believes that individuals continue to seek compelling tales despite the worldwide trend towards mechanics that produce short dopamine doses.

Despite this, the new story-driven game will allow players to acquire Notcoin (NOT) tokens and a new in-game token.

Fortunately, this mechanism is not lost in Lost Dogs, as players may win Notcoins and a new in-game currency called WOOF by engaging with squads, inviting new players, and devising “strategies.” 

“Lost Dogs is not an ordinary game, better to call it a gamified experience,” Sasha Plotvinov, Founder of Open Builders and Notcoin, said in a release. 

“Every day, you will be asked to make a decision that will shape the story happening in this magical dogs’ world. The more good decisions you make, the better for your pack (and your drop).”

The game’s characters are represented by Lost Dogs NFTs, first released in March 2023 on TON blockchain’s largest NFT trading platform, Getgems. According to the creators, the characters progress with the tale, “gaining special powers” and “becoming celebrities” in the game.

Getgems founder Vanya said, “Our goal is to demonstrate how NFTs can build and communicate narratives, driving mass adoption through innovative storytelling and gameplay.” 

“This is just the first of many games to be promoted by Notcoin, setting the stage for a new era of interactive blockchain experiences.”

Receiving strategic support

The Open Platform (TOP), a Web3 venture financing business that co-founded Notcoin and Getgems, also supports the “Lost Dogs” campaign. TOP has recently invested in additional gaming startups like Akedo Games and PLUTO Studio to help build Telegram games inside the TON blockchain ecosystem.

Mad Tail, the Chief Barking Officer of Lost Dogs Co., expressed excitement for the idea, saying,

“We want to unveil a world full of discoveries, joy, and mysteries. With the support from TOP, we’ve been able to turn our creative ideas into reality, ensuring that players can fully engage with their Notcoins and distribute WOOF.”