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### Additional Evidence (extend)
*Source: [[2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
Rock Game demonstrates MetaDAO's ICO platform expanding beyond DeFi and meme coins into gaming applications. The project raised $272 on a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) using the unruggable ICO structure with DAO LLC IP ownership and futarchy-governed treasury. The pitch explicitly frames governance mechanism as product differentiation: 'a game built around earned reward deserves a launch structure that holds its founders to the same standard.' This shows MetaDAO's platform is attracting projects that position governance credibility as core value proposition, not just capital-raising convenience.
(extend) Rock Game demonstrates futarchy governance applied to game economies, raising $272 on a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) through MetaDAO's platform. The launch used DAO LLC IP assignment, performance-gated team tokens, and treasury governance from day one. The project explicitly positions these mechanisms as responses to play-to-earn's historical failures around founder control and misaligned incentives. This extends MetaDAO's use cases beyond DeFi and meme coins into gaming/entertainment verticals, though no actual futarchy governance decisions or gameplay have been demonstrated yet.
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### Additional Evidence (confirm)
*Source: [[2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
Rock Game implements performance-gated founder unlocks where team rewards scale with token performance rather than time-based vesting. The project pitch states: 'Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates.' This is positioned as structural alignment in a category (play-to-earn) where founders historically extracted value regardless of project outcomes. Rock Game raised $272 on $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) using this structure, suggesting market validation of performance-gated unlock mechanisms.
(confirm) Rock Game implements performance-gated founder unlocks where team rewards scale with token performance rather than time-based vesting. The ICO pitch states: "Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates." This is positioned as a structural alignment mechanism that distinguishes the project from play-to-earn predecessors where "insiders dumped allocations" after time-based unlocks. Rock Game is the first documented implementation of this mechanism in a game economy context.
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---
type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: "Rock Game raised $272 on $10 target through MetaDAO's unruggable ICO with treasury governance and IP ownership enforced by DAO LLC structure"
confidence: experimental
source: "Rock Game ICO pitch on futard.io, 2026-02-25"
created: 2026-03-11
---
# Rock Game demonstrates futarchy-governed game economy launch with performance-gated team tokens
Rock Game is a battle royale on Solana that raised through [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale|MetaDAO]]'s unruggable ICO platform, applying futarchy governance to play-to-earn token economics. The project raised $272 against a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription), completing on 2026-02-26.
The launch structure implements several mechanisms designed to address play-to-earn's historical failures:
**Treasury governance from day one:** All raise proceeds are locked in an on-chain treasury governed by futarchy, where prediction markets determine capital deployment rather than founder discretion. This removes the unilateral control that allowed previous play-to-earn projects to misallocate or extract capital.
**IP ownership through DAO LLC:** The game's intellectual property is assigned to a DAO LLC, giving token holders legal ownership over the protocol's code, assets, and infrastructure. This prevents founders from extracting or redirecting the game's core value. The pitch states: "The DAO LLC structure ensures the game's code, assets, and infrastructure cannot be extracted or redirected by a private entity."
**Performance-gated founder unlocks:** Team token vesting is tied to token price performance rather than time-based schedules. Founders benefit only as the game grows and the token appreciates, creating structural alignment between team incentives and token holder returns. The pitch explicitly states: "Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates."
**High-float fair launch:** The ICO used a single price point with no seed rounds, insider allocations, or privileged early tranches. Every participant entered at the same price, eliminating the discount-driven sell pressure that plagued earlier play-to-earn launches.
The project's pitch explicitly frames these mechanisms as responses to play-to-earn's credibility crisis: "The category was defined by projects that printed tokens without restraint, rewarded early insiders disproportionately, and collapsed under the weight of unsustainable emission schedules and misaligned teams."
**Limitations:** Whether futarchy governance can actually sustain a competitive game economy remains unproven. The battle royale format creates natural deflationary pressure (not everyone wins), but the mechanism's ability to manage token emissions, tournament structures, and prize pool mechanics through prediction markets has no track record. The 27x oversubscription suggests speculative interest in the governance model and MetaDAO's brand, but does not validate the game's long-term economic sustainability or whether futarchy will outperform traditional governance for game economy decisions.
## Evidence
- Rock Game raised $272 on $10 target through futard.io (2026-02-25 to 2026-02-26)
- Launch used MetaDAO's unruggable ICO structure with DAO LLC IP assignment
- Team tokens are performance-gated rather than time-vested
- ICO pitch explicitly positions futarchy as solution to play-to-earn's governance failures
- No evidence of actual gameplay, token economy operation, or futarchy governance decisions at time of launch
## Challenges
- No evidence of actual gameplay or token economy operation
- Oversubscription may reflect futarchy speculation and MetaDAO platform credibility rather than game quality assessment
- Battle royale deflationary logic is asserted but not demonstrated
- No track record of futarchy successfully governing game economy parameters
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Relevant Notes:
- [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale]]
- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]]
- [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]]
- [[ownership coins primary value proposition is investor protection not governance quality because anti-rug enforcement through market-governed liquidation creates credible exit guarantees that no amount of decision optimization can match]]
- [[Ooki DAO proved that DAOs without legal wrappers face general partnership liability making entity structure a prerequisite for any futarchy-governed vehicle]]
Topics:
- [[domains/internet-finance/_map]]
- [[core/mechanisms/_map]]

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---
type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: "Rock Game's MetaDAO ICO demonstrates futarchy-governed treasury, DAO LLC IP ownership, and performance-gated founder unlocks as structural response to play-to-earn governance failures"
confidence: experimental
source: "Rock Game ICO pitch on futard.io, 2026-02-25"
created: 2026-03-11
---
# Rock Game implements futarchy-governed treasury, DAO LLC IP ownership, and performance-gated founder unlocks as response to play-to-earn governance failures
Rock Game is a battle royale on Solana that raised $272 against a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) through MetaDAO's Unruggable ICO platform on 2026-02-25 to 2026-02-26. The project explicitly positions its governance structure as the primary value proposition for addressing play-to-earn's credibility crisis.
The pitch argues that play-to-earn's failures were "not primarily game design failures — they were governance and incentive failures. Teams controlled treasuries. Insiders dumped allocations. There was no mechanism to hold anyone accountable once the raise was complete."
Rock Game implements three structural mechanisms:
**1. Futarchy-governed treasury** — The pitch states: "Raise proceeds are locked in an on-chain treasury governed by futarchy, where prediction markets — not the founding team — determine how capital is deployed." This transfers capital allocation authority from founders to conditional markets from day one.
**2. DAO LLC IP assignment** — "The project's intellectual property is assigned to a DAO LLC, giving token holders real ownership over the protocol and its future." This legal structure prevents founder extraction of game code, assets, or infrastructure post-launch.
**3. Performance-gated founder unlocks** — "Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates." The pitch frames this as enforcement: "The mechanism enforces what most projects only promise."
The project explicitly frames the ICO structure as product differentiation: "a game built around earned reward deserves a launch structure that holds its founders to the same standard." This positions governance mechanism as trust restoration in a category where founders historically extracted value regardless of project outcomes.
## Evidence
- Rock Game raised $272 on $10 target through futard.io (2026-02-25 to 2026-02-26), 27.2x oversubscription
- Project uses DAO LLC structure for IP ownership (stated in pitch)
- Founder unlocks tied to token price appreciation, not time-based vesting (stated in pitch)
- Treasury governed by futarchy from day one (stated in pitch)
- Pitch explicitly positions governance as trust restoration mechanism for play-to-earn category
- Token: 3n6 (mint: `3n6X4XRJHrkckqX21a5yJdSiGXXZo4MtEvVVsgSAmeta`)
## Limitations
This is a single case at launch with no operational track record. The claim that futarchy governance solves play-to-earn's trust problem is theoretical until the game operates and governance mechanisms are tested under stress. The 27x oversubscription may reflect speculation on the ICO mechanism or MetaDAO platform momentum rather than conviction in the game's long-term sustainability. No evidence yet that performance-gated unlocks or DAO LLC structures actually prevent founder extraction in practice.
---
Relevant Notes:
- [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale.md]]
- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution.md]]
- [[Ooki DAO proved that DAOs without legal wrappers face general partnership liability making entity structure a prerequisite for any futarchy-governed vehicle.md]]
Topics:
- [[domains/internet-finance/_map]]
- [[core/mechanisms/_map]]

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- **2026-03-07** — Areal DAO launch: $50K target, raised $11,654 (23.3%), REFUNDING status by 2026-03-08 — first documented failed futarchy-governed fundraise on platform
- **2026-03-04** — [[seekervault]] fundraise launched targeting $75,000, closed next day with only $1,186 (1.6% of target) in refunding status
- **2026-02-25** — [[rock-game]] launches ICO on futard.io, raising $272 on $10 target (27.2x oversubscription), first gaming application using the platform
- **2026-02-25** — [[rock-game]] launched ICO on futard.io, raising $272 on $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) by 2026-02-26
## Competitive Position
- **Unique mechanism**: Only launch platform with futarchy-governed accountability and treasury return guarantees
- **vs pump.fun**: pump.fun is memecoin launch (zero accountability, pure speculation). Futardio is ownership coin launch (futarchy governance, treasury enforcement). Different categories despite both being "launch platforms."

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name: "Rock Game"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
website: "https://joe.com"
platform: "Solana"
parent_entity: "[[futardio]]"
key_metrics:
raise_target: "$10.00"
total_raised: "$272.00"
oversubscription_ratio: "27.2x"
token_symbol: "3n6"
launch_date: "2026-02-25"
completion_date: "2026-02-26"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
raise_target: "$10"
total_raised: "$272"
oversubscription: "27.2x"
launch_date: "2026-02-26"
platform: "futard.io"
token_symbol: "3n6"
---
# Rock Game
Rock Game is a battle royale game built on Solana that raised through [[futardio]]'s unruggable ICO platform using futarchy-governed treasury and DAO LLC IP ownership structure. The project positions governance mechanism as trust restoration for play-to-earn gaming, a category that suffered systematic failures from unaccountable teams and misaligned incentives.
Rock Game is a battle royale game built natively on Solana that raised through MetaDAO's unruggable ICO platform. The project positions itself as a response to play-to-earn's credibility crisis, using futarchy governance, DAO LLC IP ownership, and performance-gated team tokens to address the structural failures of earlier game economies.
## Timeline
- **2026-02-25** — Rock Game ICO launches on futard.io with $10 funding target
- **2026-02-26** — ICO completes with $272 raised (27.2x oversubscription)
- **2026-02-25** — ICO launch on futard.io with $10 funding target
- **2026-02-26** — ICO completed with $272 raised (27.2x oversubscription)
## Relationship to KB
- [[MetaDAO]] — launched through MetaDAO's futarchy ICO platform
- [[futarchy-based fundraising creates regulatory separation because there are no beneficial owners and investment decisions emerge from market forces not centralized control]] — implements futarchy-governed treasury from day one
- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — uses performance-gated founder unlocks
- [[MetaDAO]] — launched through MetaDAO's unruggable ICO platform
- [[futardio]] — raised capital via futard.io
- [[rock-game-demonstrates-futarchy-governed-game-economy-launch-with-performance-gated-team-tokens]] — demonstrates futarchy applied to game economies

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event_type: launch
processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-11
claims_extracted: ["rock-game-demonstrates-futarchy-governed-play-to-earn-with-performance-gated-founder-unlocks-and-dao-llc-ip-ownership.md"]
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extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "Single gaming project launch on futard.io demonstrating application of unruggable ICO structure beyond DeFi/meme coins. 27x oversubscription suggests market interest in governance-as-trust-restoration narrative for play-to-earn category. No operational track record yet — governance mechanisms untested under actual game operation. Pitch rhetoric is strong but evidence is limited to successful capital raise, not proven execution."
extraction_notes: "Single ICO launch event. Primary extraction is the governance mechanism application to game economies. Oversubscription ratio (27.2x) is notable but insufficient alone to claim futarchy validation for gaming. Classified as experimental confidence due to single-source, no operational track record. Enrichments focus on extending MetaDAO's use case range and confirming performance-gated token mechanisms."
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## Launch Details
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## Key Facts
- Rock Game token symbol: 3n6
- Rock Game token mint: 3n6X4XRJHrkckqX21a5yJdSiGXXZo4MtEvVVsgSAmeta
- Rock Game launch address: 48z3txCwsHekZ7b43mPfoB3bMcZv3GpwX7B27x2PdmTA
- Rock Game website: https://joe.com
- ICO closed: 2026-02-26
- ICO completed: 2026-02-26
- Rock Game ICO used MetaDAO v0.7