This Lunar New Year can be more about gifting of red packets. The Sandbox has put up an event where users can win an extensive reward pool of 200,000 SAND tokens, memorabilia, in-game NFT prizes, and virtual “Chinese Dragon” mystery boxes which include limited PFPs (social media profile pictures) and The Sandbox’s premium LANDs real estate. The event extends beyond the 15 days of the Lunar New Year, ending on February 28.
Creators and well-known brands are coming together for this event. Open to users of The Sandbox, they can enjoy enjoy a series of new experiences developed by partners and studios based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China. These experiences are free and can be accessed via the map on The Sandbox website.
Sebastien Borget, COO and co-founder of The Sandbox said the event showcases the stunning creativity of brands and creators from the Greater China region and proves the vibrancy of the metaverse.
Users can enjoy the fun for the Lunar New Year Event via this special page. They can engage with the famous heroes Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Ling’er and Lin Yueru of The Legend of Sword and Fairy game by Softstar. Hong Kong fans will explore PCCW-HKT Futurera to try games associated with the ViuTV game show “Be ON Game” as well as visit MTR Metaverse Station, the first-ever railway station in The Sandbox. Sun Hung Kai & Co. brings their award-winning race team, SHK Scallywag, to the metaverse.
The Lunar New Year event builds on The Sandbox Alpha Season 3, which became the platform’s biggest ever event where users could play, create and earn in the decentralised metaverse.
This story was contributed by Vishwesh Iyer
