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  • YGG Play and Verse8 concluded the Casual Degen track at BuidlHack 2026 in Seoul after 120 teams submitted playable games.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bank or Plank, a 3D multiplayer pirate board game by solo creator Wabbs, won first place after being built and tested in under a month.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Winning teams shared a US$5,000 prize pool and may receive Verse8 ecosystem support or YGG Play publishing consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    YGG Play and Verse8 have crowned Bank or Plank as the winner of BuidlHack 2026\u2019s Casual Degen track, after 120 teams used AI tools to build playable crypto-native games in Seoul.<\/p>\n

    The hackathon ran during Korea BUIDL Week and focused on fast, accessible Web3 games built with Verse8\u2019s generative AI creation tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Organisers said leading teams moved from concept to functional prototypes in under a month, compressing work that usually requires traditional game-engine pipelines. The final showcase took place on April 18 after an in-person Builder Day on April 14, where teams refined mechanics with Verse8, YGG Play and industry operators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Winners shared a US$5,000 (AU$7,150) prize pool and will receive ongoing support through Verse8\u2019s creator ecosystem, with standout projects considered for YGG Play publishing.<\/p>\n

    Related: SoFi Adds XRP Support, but Lack of Withdrawals Draws User Backlash\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Bank Or Plank Wins<\/h2>\n

    Bank or Plank took first place with a pirate-themed 3D multiplayer board game built by solo creator Wabbs, who competed online. The game asks players to gather and bank gold before a 5-minute limit or adverse events cause them to lose their loot.<\/p>\n

    The judges also recognised Dungeon Raising, an idle action game, in second place. Gas Wars, Black Hole Survivor and Attack on Idol tied for third after demonstrating lightweight gameplay with embedded onchain features.<\/p>\n

    YGG Play has positioned Casual Degen games as a faster, simpler category of Web3 entertainment built around repeatable loops and crypto-native monetisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    The BuidlHack results gave the publisher a live test of whether AI-assisted teams can produce enough quality and retention to feed that pipeline.<\/p>\n

    Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games and one of the judges, said demand for Casual Degen experiences is real, especially among people who do not think of themselves as gamers. He said the quality and creativity of the entries showed the model could be repeatable and sustainable for Web3 games over the long term.<\/p>\n

    Read more: North Korea-Linked Hackers Escalate Crypto Attacks With $500M+ Two-Week Haul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    AI,Gaming,Web3#AIBuilt #Web3 #Games #BuidlHack #Seoul #Crowns #Bank #Plank #Champion1777026704<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    YGG Play and Verse8 concluded the Casual Degen track at BuidlHack 2026 in Seoul after 120 teams submitted playable games. Bank or Plank, a 3D multiplayer pirate board game by solo creator Wabbs, won first place after being built and tested in under a month. Winning teams shared a US$5,000 prize pool and may receive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4179,25,3768,4183,4181,3334,4182,4180,3607],"class_list":{"0":"post-8616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-aibuilt","9":"tag-bank","10":"tag-buidlhack","11":"tag-champion","12":"tag-crowns","13":"tag-games","14":"tag-plank","15":"tag-seoul","16":"tag-web3"},"yoast_head":"\nAI-Built Web3 Games Take Off as BuidlHack Seoul Crowns \u2018Bank or Plank\u2019 Champion - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=8616\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AI-Built Web3 Games Take Off as BuidlHack Seoul Crowns \u2018Bank or Plank\u2019 Champion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"YGG Play and Verse8 concluded the Casual Degen track at BuidlHack 2026 in Seoul after 120 teams submitted playable games. 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