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Community Kitchen Easter Plop Hunt - THE WORK OF MANY

Hoping for a Bugsbury Creme? 

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes well you just might find you get -- a piggy plop! 

UPDATE - The Work of Many

The contest is now finished, but there are still some prizes to be awarded. 

While the slowness in awarding prizes is totally on me, the Easter Plop Hunt itself was made possible by the work of many. So before announcing the final prizes and prize winners, I want to give applause to those who made it happen: 

The original inspiration for the hunt came from Flowerry Pott. In addition, Flowerry provided many, many plops; helped to hide them together with prize notes; and served as a contest official. 

PTB3 provided ideas that resulted in an event that was both feasible and interesting. He also helped to hide plops and prize notes, and stepped in to an eye on things when I had to be offline unexpectedly.

Flowerry Pott, Ginnis and Enid provided emblems, essences, and cubimals to be given as prizes. Anglic Acid served as a contest official. Help with logistics was provided by Sir Clare, Bunnieboo, and several plop hiders who prefer to remain anonymous. 

The food prizes for the event are the work of the Community Kitchen, a group of Glitchen who enjoy preparing food for the community and supporting events that help to make our game world a friendly and fun place. There are too many people in the group to mention each by name, but you can check out our group to see the roster of members. In addition to the group members, thanks also goes to others who have made donations to the Community Kitchen.

UPDATE - Forum Drawing Winner

Each person who entered for the forum drawing was sent a plop, an ID phrase and a secret code. One of these is the winning combination for the grand prize. Check my posts below to discover the winning combination.

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UPDATE - April 6, 2012

There are two contests. One is a drawing that you can enter by being one of the first 100 people to post to this thread. Each person who posts (except me, of course) will be mailed one piggy plop and one note. One plop+note will be the winning combination, and the person who gets this will win the prize for the drawing.

The second contest is the hunt, which will be held this weekend  At various times on Saturday and Sunday, some plop+note combinations will be hidden in Ur. If you find one of these, you can claim your prize by presenting the note and the seed to one of the contest officials, whose names will be posted here during the hunt. Alternatively, you can claim your prize by mailing the note and the seed to me. You must return an original note to claim a prize. Copies will not be accepted. Each player may redeem one note and claim one prize from each game day.

Every note+seed will be redeemable for a prize. Most of the prizes will be small, but there will be larger prizes as well, which may include stacks of food, herbal essences, and emblems. The specifics of the larger prizes will be announced after their plops are hidden. There also will be a super winner for the hunt, chosen at random from among all those who claim a prize from the hunt by midnight on Sunday, April 7. You must actually participate in the hunt to be eligible for this super prize.

Contents of the super prize will be announced soon™

UPDATE - April 7, 2012

If you find a piggy plop with a note entitled Easter Plop Prize Note, you can redeem the note for a prize in one of two ways:

1. Find a contest official in the game (they may be anywhere) sometime before midnight PDT on Sunday April 8, 2012. Hand the note to the contest officlal and describe the seed you found in the plop. You will be given a prize and you will be entered into the drawing for the hunt super prize. You also may get a bonus prize for redeeming the note in-person. Check my most recent post for a list of current contest officials.

2. Mail the note to Splendora before midnight PDT of Sunday, April 8, 2012 along with a description of the seed you found in the plop. You will be mailed a prize and you will be entered into the drawing for the hunt super prize.

Contents of the super prize will be announced soon™

UPDATE - April 9, 2102

The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced soon™

Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • The game is afoot!  We have hidden the first round of plops. Current contest officials are Splendora and Flowerry Pott.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Peter Rabbit who is hungry and looking for carrots with his friends! :B
    Posted 8 months ago by Bunnieboo♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter!
    Posted 8 months ago by merr Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by Horatio Buckbeard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter!
    Posted 8 months ago by drakodood Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by Lady Moose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.

    And they were delicious.
    Posted 8 months ago by Tiresias Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by Spellcaster Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by < This is me > Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four delicious little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by t3hgam3r Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What's PDT?
    Posted 8 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • PDT stands for Pacific Daylight Time.  PDT = GMT-7.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by Lunarsolar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.

    :D
    Posted 8 months ago by Crayon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So far, we've done two rounds of hiding plops with notes. Most of the notes will get you a food prize plus entry into the drawing for the hunt super prize. There also is one special plop in each round with a note that will get you an instant special prize. The special plop from round 1 still has not been found. The person who finds it will get an emblem of Friendly.

    Hints for the plop hunt may be provided from time to time in global chat. You also might find plops around that have no note with them, though some might have been dropped together with a sheet of paper. The only "prize" you get from these is a seed.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter Rabbit went looking for something yummy to eat in Mr. McStoot's garden...
    Posted 8 months ago by katyroo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've always imagined Mopsy to be a janitor of some kind...
    Posted 8 months ago by Coke Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are they on public streets only?
    Posted 8 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter!
    Posted 8 months ago by applecat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The plops with prize notes will all be hidden in places in Ur that any player can get to without need for teleportation or the use of a key. Some might be hidden places that would not be considered "streets" in the normal sense of that word, but they are public in the sense that anyone can get to them.  There won't be any hidden in the new Home streets.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Peter Rabbit!
    Posted 8 months ago by Plantagenet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. :)
    Posted 8 months ago by LeaChim Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's getting ploppy in here!
    Posted 8 months ago by sporks Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Due to circumstances beyond my control, there will be no contest officials in game until tomorrow.  However, plops and notes have been hidden and the notes can be returned by mail for a prize, plus entry into the drawing for the hunt super prize.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter

    Just bought the whole collection of Peter Rabbit books. Love them.
    Posted 8 months ago by SkyWaitress Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The names of the four little rabbits were: Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter! (Or to fill in the entire sentence it would be:  Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.)  This sounds like a fun contest - thank-you.  And wishing you a very happy Easter.
    Posted 8 months ago by Miss Tara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Anyone found any plops yet? XD
    Posted 8 months ago by Bunnieboo♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So far there have been 16 prize winners who have found plops with prize notes.  Two of those found special prize notes, one for an emblem of Friendly and one for an emblem of Humbaba.

    More plops with prize notes will be hidden on Sunday.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE FOUR LITTLE RABBITS, AND THEIR NAMES WERE FLOPSY, MOPSY, COTTON-TAIL AND PETER!
    Posted 8 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Squeeze!

    :: been squeezing too many chickens ::
    Posted 8 months ago by BlackWolf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah, this is exciting. I'm glad I found a plop.
    Posted 8 months ago by Skiffidy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter.
    Posted 8 months ago by Skiffidy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and PETER!:D thanks for this, looks so fun!
    Posted 8 months ago by feifei Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Plops are still being hidden, and here are some out there from earlier in the day.  Current contest officials are Splendora, Angelic Acid, and Flowerry Pott.  If you can't find an official online, please use mail to return prize notes.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This seems pretty sweet xD
    Posted 8 months ago by ToxicRainbowKisses Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Neat, I'll have to try and find one!
    Posted 8 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I found a plop but no note ;(
    Posted 8 months ago by Sir Rachel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • HEY. Wait just a minute here. I'm not afraid of the dark, hidden places. I LIKE the dark, hidden places. Those are my favorite places. I'm writing to you from a dark, hidden place in my soul RIGHT NOW.
    Posted 8 months ago by Agoraphobe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Did I say "dark and hidden"?  I meant "bright and open."
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Even if we don't get to 100 posts, this contest will close sometime on April 9 in the am (San Francisco time) so that I can mail the plops, hold the drawing, and post the winner.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ooh, it's not too late to say the magic word? Peter! Peter peter peter! Peter!
    Posted 8 months ago by Agoraphobe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter!
    Posted 8 months ago by Cadmium Blue Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The contest is now closed.  I will begin mailing out plops this morning and then notes.  As soon as I've got all the mail sent, I will announce the winning combination of seed, ID phrase, and secret code for the grand prize of 50,000 currants, 1 essence of purple, 1 essence of rubeweed, and 2 spoiled strawberry seeds.

    Here's the list of people who posted in this thread and are entered into the drawing for that grand prize:

    ☠Nuh'Squeezing 
    matrix 
    Faereluth 
    Omnika 
    Liathea 
    Pii 
    Cleops 
    Palindrome 
    Zev Bellringer 
    Mocha Maid 
    glum pudding 
    NightDraconis 
    Soupie 
    Sweet Stuff Ng 
    gracerigney 
    Melia 
    Brib Annie 
    Gordon Lughsen 
    wuilyl 
    Ermine the Unwise 
    Tribeca 
    Avery♥ 
    Sororia Rose 
    Sir Clare 
    Ruby Specklebottom 
    SeerQueen 
    Lord Briarphart 
    Jope 
    Megha 
    Megan64 
    chocolate pie 
    reggieness 
    Asthner Platoon 
    Morena 
    mr granberry 
    diaveborn isagirl♥ 
    Zoethor2 
    Rosey Toes 
    Pickle Bob 
    Peachesan 
    Stormy 
    ♥Cookie Raider♥
    Bunnieboo♥ 
    merr 
    Horatio Buckbeard 
    drakodood 
    Lady Moose 
    Tiresias 
    Spellcaster 
    This is me 
    t3hgam3r 
    AwesomeCardinal2000 
    Lunasolar 
    Crayon 
    katyroo 
    Coke 
    applecat 
    Plantagenet 
    LeaChim 
    sporks 
    SkyWaitress 
    Miss Tara 
    BlackWolf 
    Skiffidy 
    feifei 
    ToxicRainbowKisses 
    Synnia 
    Agoraphobe
    the Countess
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Each person in the list above has been mailed a plop and a message containing an ID phrase and a secret code. These will be used not only to identify the grand prize winner, but also to identify the winners of some small prizes.  So even if you don't win the grand prize, you may still get something.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Everyone who got a plop containing a spinach seed will get at least one food item as a prize.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You will get a complete stack of a food item if your plop contained a spinach seed and your ID phrase is "He rushed into the tool-shed and jumped into a can."
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If your secret code is 2eb, in addition to a stack of a food item, you will get the forum drawing grand prize of 50,000 currants, 1 essence of purple, 1 essence of rubeweed, and 2 spoiled strawberry seeds.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Am I supposed to mail the seed back? :)
    Posted 8 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, I was wondering this too.
    Posted 8 months ago by NightDraconis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please keep the seed! Less wear and tear on the frog, and fewer yoga lessons for me.
    Posted 8 months ago by Splendora Subscriber! | Permalink