It's sad that both versions of the Games Bounty have been evaluating the edges of curation ... were the first try was managed by 30+ curators making it very slow and unable to decide and allocate funds, and the second was somehow a one-(wo)man curator show spending in everything except "independent developers to build games and infrastructure on the network" ... maybe something in between would have worked, we will never know.

I served as curator for Game Bounty version 1.0, which unfortunately did not achieve the outcomes we had hoped for. 

I closely followed Game Bounty 2.0 as an observer, noting that very little ultimately came to fruition. Lately, I’ve heard that the bounty generates revenue for Polkadot. While I support the decision to conclude the initiative, I would appreciate greater clarity on whether the anticipated revenue has in fact been realized, whether it is expected to continue, or whether, like other past commitments, it remained aspirational rather than actual. Thank you.

Dear Proposer,

Thank you for your proposal. Our **first** vote on this proposal is **AYE**. Below is the evaluation of our [voting policy v0.3](https://docs.permanence.io/voting_policy/voting_policy_v0.3.html) on this referendum:

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🟢 AYE
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Below is a summary of our members' comments:

> The discussions reflected dissatisfaction with the performance of several bounties, with participants noting that most had not met expectations. Some expressed concerns over excessive spending and a lack of visible progress in the bounty’s activities, arguing that the funds had not delivered the promised ecosystem benefits. One comment proposed that demonstrable success might prompt a different vote, yet the overall sentiment supported the decision to close the Games Bounty. The closure was seen as an appropriate measure in light of inadequate results and management, thereby justifying the return of approximately 34,000 DOT back to the treasury.

The full discussion can be found in our [internal voting](https://voting.opensquare.io/space/permanence/proposal/Qmcr5sUV1a8jAqtXTgZt2nK9scAPTq6VeyLSkz2npvQApp).

Please feel free to contact us through the links below for further discussion.

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Le Nexus voted AYE.

We wanted this bounty to work, but the results just aren’t there.

Closing it and sending the unused funds back to the Treasury is the most reasonable outcome.

Le Nexus remains open to any questions or discussions on OpenGov proposals. Join our DV Office English channel on [Discord](https://discord.gg/XhbageNP4n).

Saxemberg has voted AYE on the Polkadot referendum 1807 Close the Games Bounty and Return Remaining Funds to the Treasury. A bounty already on observation due to lack of results decided to wind down operations something we approve of and look forward to the report.

Overrule procedure:
https://voting.opensquare.io/space/the-sax-guild/proposal/QmWcbGkQVKpVTd4gJg7B8nbivSf6BrRHtG2GRFDQce94DJ

This referendum proposes to formally close the [Games Bounty (Bounty #38) ](https://polkadot.subsquare.io/treasury/bounties/38)and return the remaining ≈ 34,000 DOT to the Polkadot Treasury.

The Games Bounty was originally established to support the growth of the gaming ecosystem on Polkadot, with the goal of incentivizing and rewarding independent developers to build games and infrastructure on the network.

Upon request of the curators, we are issuing this Referendum to close the bounty as it winds down its operations. This action will automatically unassign the curators and return all allocated funds to the Treasury. 

We expect a final report by the curators and further information regarding the bounty's activities to be included as a comment.

- The Games Bounty is a fund to help game developers on Polkadot.
- It was created to encourage people to build games and tools.
- Now, it's time to end the bounty and give back the leftover money.
- About 34,000 DOT will go back to the Polkadot Treasury.
- The curators, who managed the bounty, will be removed.
- A final report from the curators will explain what was done.
- This vote is to officially close the bounty.

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