Arcade is about to begin: from 20 April, you can combine optimal management of your finances with the chance to win real prizes. How does it work?
Arcade: Tap to Play, or simply Arcade, is a new feature of the Young Platform app that addresses a real need: having a clear understanding of how you manage your finances. But since we hate being bored, we’ve decided to reward good behaviour with the chance to win incredible prizes. So: how does Arcade work?
How do you take part in Arcade: Tap to Play?
Let’s start with the basic rules: who can take part and how. There are three key requirements: participation in Arcade is open to anyone who:
- Of legal age;
- Residents in Italy or in one of the Member States of the European Union;
- Have completed the registration process on Young Platform, by opening an account and completing the necessary procedures – including KYC;
If you, the reader, meet all these criteria, all you need to do is open the app, go to the Arcade section at the bottom right, and sign up by simply clicking ‘Accept’.
Well done! From now on, you can start completing quests, redeeming Gems to climb the Championship Leaderboard and collecting Tickets to enter the Tournament draws and try to win a Rolex Oyster, a MacBook Pro 14, an iPhone 17 or one of the other roughly two hundred prizes up for grabs.
If you’ve no idea how all these game mechanics work, don’t worry: in this article, you’ll discover the basics and, if you want to delve deeper, you’ll find detailed explanations for the Championship, Tournaments and the Zealy ‘trick’.
If, on the other hand, all this sounds familiar, that’s great: it means you’ve taken part in The Box, The Unbox or The Reveal. But don’t take anything for granted! Have you ever heard of Leagues before? Or the Special Tournament? Or Trophies? The answer is surely no, because these are brand-new features introduced specifically with Arcade.
So, newbies and veterans alike, let’s start with the rules of Arcade: Tap to Play. Just to give you an overview, this article will begin with a description of the Championship and Tournaments, then move on to Gems and quests, and conclude with a more detailed look at how the Championship and Tournaments actually work – don’t despair: your attention span will easily cope with a 6-minute read.
Arcade is structured around two parallel tracks: the Championship and Tournaments.
We particularly liked the dual-track approach – already implemented with The Unbox and The Reveal – simply because our Community liked it: indeed, it’s not a bad idea to ‘kill two birds with one stone’, i.e. compete in two separate competitions at the same time.
The Championship and Tournaments are, in fact, two simultaneous and independent competitions:
- Championship: starts on 20 April at 2 pm and ends on 20 July, also at 2 pm. It is based on the Overall Leaderboard, which is active and valid from the start to the end of the competition. It is used to determine the final positions of the participants and, consequently, the rewards, which are calculated based on their positions in the Leaderboard.
- Tournaments: these are internal competitions within the Championship. Each Tournament lasts four weeks and offers different prizes than those of the Championship. From 20 April to 20 July, there will be three Tournaments, each lasting four weeks. Please note that there is no leaderboard here: at the end of each Tournament, the winners will be chosen by random draw – we’ll see how this works shortly.
Hold on a minute! Something doesn’t add up: we said that Arcade will last exactly 91 days, from 20 April to 20 July. At the same time, we’ve just written that three Tournaments are scheduled and that each lasts four weeks.
If maths isn’t a matter of opinion, if we multiply three tournaments by four weeks – that is, 28 days – we get 84 days. But, as we said, the Championship lasts 91 days: is there a gap of one week? Not exactly. This week is dedicated to the
- Special Tournament: in short – we’ll go into more detail later – the Special Tournament is an event in which a fairly limited number of people can take part, 120 to be precise. How? Either by ranking in the top 100 of the General Leaderboard at the start of the Special Tournament, or by winning one of the 20 Passes, which will be distributed by lottery exclusively to those who took part in the first Arcade Tournament, starting on 20 April.
Right, we’ve just looked at the structure of Arcade and how it works. Now it’s time to answer the questions:
- How do you climb the Championship leaderboard?
- How can I win the Tournaments?
The answer is simple: by collecting and redeeming Gems.
Arcade and its beating heart: Gems
Gems, in a nutshell, are the central element around which Arcade revolves: only by redeeming Gems can you both climb the overall Leaderboard and try to secure a place in the top 20, and unlock Tickets, which are essential for trying your luck and taking part in the prize draws that will take place at the end of each Tournament.
How do you collect Gems? By completing quests
Quests are in-app activities that generate Gems. They can be daily or weekly: as you might expect, the former lasts 24 hours whilst the latter lasts seven days. Naturally, completing daily quests will be easier and will yield a smaller reward in terms of Gems; similarly, weekly quests will require greater effort, which will, logically, result in a larger quantity of Gems.
Warning! As daily and weekly quests expire, remember to manually claim your Gems as soon as you complete the quest; you risk losing them forever: when the quest disappears, any unclaimed Gems disappear too.
The trick is to stay active and on the ball, checking the Young Platform app daily and tapping the button straight away to claim the unlocked Gems: you can’t imagine how many participants have missed out on taking home at least one prize simply because they didn’t claim their Gems—such a shame.
Is there a way to earn extra Gems? Yes, with YNG
Throughout the duration of the Championship, anyone holding Young (YNG) in their main Wallet on the Young Platform receives a weekly bonus of Gems. It’s an automatic reward for those who support the project and choose to hold the YNG token.
Please note: YNG tokens locked for Club membership are excluded from the calculation. Only those held freely in the Main Wallet are counted.
It’s simple: every week, the amount of YNG you hold is recorded, and based on that, you’re awarded several extra Gems. No manual actions or tasks are required: the Gems are credited directly to your balance.
There are 7 bonus tiers, each linked to a holding range. If you buy a new YNG and move up a tier, the number of weekly gems will increase. Conversely, if you sell or transfer YNG, you may drop a tier and receive fewer gems the following week.
The system is dynamic: each week, you can move up or down depending on movements in your portfolio.
What’s new in Arcade compared to the past: Trophies
As we mentioned earlier, Trophies are one of the brand-new features introduced with Arcade. What are they? In a nutshell: another way to boost your Gem haul and, with it, your chances of winning one of the many rewards.
To get straight to the point, Trophies are challenges you complete by finishing quests. Think of them as a digital loyalty card: for every set number of quests completed, Gems collected, Tickets gathered, and so on, you unlock a badge that rewards your activity with more Gems. How many? Surprise! It’s up to you to find out.
Tickets: your entry tickets for the prize draws
We realise that Gems are the fuel for this whole Arcade engine, as they’re needed to climb the Leaderboard and earn Tickets, which you’ll need to get on the list of potential winners of the prizes up for grabs.
The draw in question – needless to say – will be entirely random: at the end of each Tournament, we will physically go to our notary’s office, where he will personally draw the winning tickets. Each Ticket has a unique code, which we will use to identify the lucky winners.
A very important detail: the fact that each Ticket has a unique code does not mean each participant has only one chance to win; in fact, the opposite is true. How so? The aim is precisely to secure as many Tickets as possible to increase the probability of winning.
It’s purely a matter of maths: given a certain number of tickets available—that is, those collected by individual participants in individual Tournaments—the more tickets a participant has, the greater the chances that their ticket will be drawn.
So, let’s get on with these quests!
The mechanism behind Ticket distribution
Given that the fundamental rule, as we have just seen, is that the more Tickets you collect, the better your chances of winning prizes, we have democratised the process of obtaining Tickets: the more Gems you have, the ‘more expensive’ it will be to obtain Tickets.
The aim was to avoid centralisation – we’re big fans of decentralisation – i.e. the concentration of large numbers of Tickets in the hands of those who can spend the most.
In short: since Tickets are obtained using Gems, and Gems are earned by completing quests which are often linked to financial activities (card transactions, deposits, etc.), those with greater capital could complete more quests and, consequently, accumulate more Gems. The result: over the long term, a heavily skewed number of Tickets ends up in the hands of just a few users.
We have resolved this issue by creating a tiered system, structured as follows:
- Tier 1 – 0 to 500 Gems accumulated: 1 Ticket for every 30 Gems
- Tier 2 – 501 to 1,500 Gems accumulated: 1 Ticket for every 100 Gems
- Tier 3 – 1,501 to 3,000 Gems accumulated: 1 Ticket for every 200 Gems
- Tier 4 – 3,001 accumulated Gems and above: 1 Ticket for every 300 Gems
In short, with the new system, all you need is a 30-Gem quest to enter Tier 1, get a Ticket and be in with a chance of winning the prizes for that particular Tournament.
But that’s not all: at the end of each Tournament, i.e. every four weeks, the counter and the Gems are reset.
Example: if at the end of the first Tournament you were in Tier 2 with 80 Gems accumulated out of the 100 needed to unlock a Ticket, at the start of the second Tournament you’ll start again from Tier 1 with zero Gems. Along with you, the rest of the participants.
Championships and Leagues, Tournaments and Special Tournaments
Before moving on to the prizes, a brief note on Championships and Tournaments: we’ve written dedicated articles, the links to which you’ll find just below this paragraph, to avoid turning this guide into an instruction manual for building a washing machine.
Our advice, of course, is not to take anything for granted. We’ll say it again: Arcade features mechanics we’re introducing, and you can’t possibly know how they work.
These new features should be of interest to you, as they are simply an additional way to earn Gems and, ultimately, significantly increase your chances of getting your hands on a Rolex, an Apple Watch or a PlayStation 5.
By the way, let’s finally move on to the prizes.
Arcade is giving away a whole host of prizes
By now you’ll have realised that Arcade’s philosophy is simple: to offer members of our community – and beyond – a new and optimal way to manage their finances, guiding them towards financial awareness whilst ensuring they have fun. The essence of all this is: showering you with prizes.
Championship prize pool based on the final standings
1st: Green Rolex Oyster Perpetual 2023
2nd: Django Classic 125
3rd: MacBook Pro 14
4th: MacBook Air 13
5th: Volagratis Gift Card – value: €1,000
6th: iPhone 17
7th: Google Pixel 10
8th: Volagratis Gift Card – value: €700
9th: AirPods Max
10th: PlayStation 5
11th: Amazon Gift Card – value €500
12th: Pixel Tablet
13th: Apple Watch Series 11
14th: Amazon Gift Card – worth €300
15th: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones
16th: Volagratis Gift Card – worth €250
17th: AirPods 4
18th: Amazon Gift Card – worth €200
19th: Volagratis Gift Card – worth €150
20th: Volagratis Gift Card – worth €120
League prize pool, based on the final standings
Please note: to find out how to join the various Leagues, please refer to the dedicated article on the Leagues
Diamond League (1st – 100th place): you have a 21% chance of winning!
- 1 experience at Villa Crespi with Chef Cannavacciuolo
- 20 Young Platform hoodies
One in five is guaranteed to win.
Ruby League (101st – 500th place): you have an 11% chance of winning!
- 40 Young Platform t-shirts
- 5 annual Forbes subscriptions
One in ten wins.
Sapphire League (501st – 2,000th place): you have a 4% chance of winning.
- 60 Young Platform caps
- A special extra surprise prize!
Tournament Prize Pool
Note: this table refers only to the first of the four tournaments, including the Special Tournament, scheduled for Arcade. We will reveal the remaining details in due course in the article dedicated to the Tournaments and the Special Tournament, as soon as the current tournament concludes – in this case, on 18 May at 2 pm.
Insert Coin: from 20 April 2026 at 14:01 to 18 May 2026 at 14:00
Prizes:
- 2 Google Pixel Tablets
- 3 Apple AirPods Max
- 5 Apple AirPods 4
- 30 YP official merch T-shirts
Younger, have fun and learn!
That’s all there is to say, the article ends here: all that’s left is to wish you the best of luck. We’ll catch up for updates on Arcade, including prize draws, new prizes and the latest news.
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