It was just another lazy summer day — I was lounging on the couch, bored out of my mind.
At 28 years old and feeling the paces of life, I was still many years away from reaching a new decade, right?
With hours to kill and things to try, I was in desperate need of cheap entertainment.
On a whim, I decided to search the app store on my Android phone for games that offered rewards. I came across Mistplay — an app that gives you points called “units” for trying new games.
You can then trade those units in for gift cards and prizes. I read some of the reviews and it seemed legit, so I downloaded it.
After creating my account, Mistplay gave me a list of games to try out. I started playing a city builder game that reminded me of SimCity.
The graphics were nice and it was surprisingly fun assigning jobs to little pixel people.
Before I knew it, I had racked up over 1,000 units in just two or three hours of casual play.