BAYC NY's First Mudwater Meetup Takes the Game Into the Street
BAYC NY's first Mudwater meetup continued outside the bar, with tequila-shot stakes, Giu Comia's reported pack-bounty win and talk of a tournament next.
BAYC NY held its first Mudwater meetup in New York on Nov. 7, 2026. The chapter invited the Bored Ape Yacht Club community to learn, play and trade, and leaving the bar didn't end the competition.
By 4 p.m., Spencer, CEO of Orange Cap Games, was describing the scene: “Mudwater played as the creators intended. On trashcans, in the street, after getting kicked out of a bar, with the loser doing tequila shots”.
There was also a pack to win by beating Spencer, whose company is Mudwater's official publisher. Giu Comia said Josh Ong put a bounty on Spencer and that he claimed it with a win, walking away with a free Mudwater pack. Ong shared Comia's account that evening, adding: “My padawan has surpassed the master.”
Alongside his win, Comia praised Mudwater as easy for complete beginners to pick up. He was already looking beyond the New York games: the day before the meetup, he had offered to help build a Mudwater community in the Philippines through TCG events and organized play with Baykada.
The gathering brought together tri-state locals and attendees who flew in, BAYC NY said in its Nov. 9 recap, sharing a collage of players around boards and posing together.
By Nov. 11, BAYC NY was directing members toward more in-person events. A more formal outlet for the afternoon's competition was already on Ong's mind. In his Nov. 8 thank-you to attendees, he wrote: “Might need to do a Mudwater tournament next.”