Note: This is part of our SATIRE edition.
As March comes to a close, Yikyakians from all over are on the edge of their seats for the fifth round of March Yakness. A single elimination Yik Yak tournament where college teams compete in multiple rounds to determine the Yik Yak champion.
“My gamepigeon cup pong days in high school have prepared me for March Yakness,” said a yik-yakker.
Yik Yak is a social media application that allows users to anonymously share posts only visible to their college community, and has now incorporated friendly competition between colleges.
How does March Yakness work? The instructions are simple.
“Play for your school. Beat the other campus. Progress in your bracket. Win the grand prize,” as instructed on Yik Yak.
The tournament is a single-round elimination; beat your opponent in the matchup before the round ends to advance in the bracket. The app gives you a countdown before the round is over. The more players from your school, the stronger your chances of winning.
How do you get points for your school?
Yik Yak launches new games for yakkers to play at midnight every day. Cup pong being the main game, along with a memory game, a scramble game, a jigsaw puzzle game and Yakle, inspired by The New York Times game Wordle.
Play these games multiple times daily to boost XP points for your school.
What are the prizes?
The school to come in third place wins a bronze Yak school icon, one month of Yak+ and campus bragging rights forever.
Second place earns the silver Yak school icon, two months of Yak+ and three days of 2x Karma.
First place will earn the golden Yak + exclusive school icon, three months of Yak+ and one week of 2x Karma on all posts and replies.
Where does New Haven stand?
In the first round of yakness, New Haven beat Penn State University (PSU) by 76,724 points, going into the second round with 2,014,812 points.
New Haven started off strong in their fight with opponent Tennessee, but couldn’t push through to the end. Tennessee finished with 4,479,658 points, leaving New Haven in the dust with 4,411,712 points and cutting their path to victory short in the second round. Tennessee went on to compete with Northern Michigan and failed to continue their winning streak in the third round.
Schools are matching up for round five, leaving four more rounds to go to determine the March Yakness champion. As of right now, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is in third place with 28,230,380 points, Purdue is in second with 28,481,099 points and holding strong in first is William Mary with 29,676,366 points.
Games are still available to play now on Yik Yak.
