Halloween Birthday Bash 2024

[Moonface]

*sigh* The forum turns 18 years old and next thing you know it wants to decide that any time of the year is party time because it's an adult and can't be told what to do.

I had actually wanted to start this on Halloween, but school was demanding all of my time so that's why this is a little bit out of season shall we say, but hey, better late than never and maybe if we don't acknowledge Christmas yet it'll keep Mariah Carey at bay.

As always, I'll be running a variety of contests and activities during this event for everyone to participate in, focusing on Halloween, our anniversary, and/or video games! Taking part in the festivities will earn you points that can be cashed in at the end of the event to get yourself some spooky prizes, so even if you're not lucky enough to win you still have a chance to get something!

You're also welcome to make and/or suggest your own contests and/or activities that are thematically fitting for this event, which will also be eligible for earning points.

1st Place

• $20 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  
• 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 1 Free Shiny Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Standard equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  
• 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Coloured Username for 4 weeks
  
• Username Icon for 4 weeks
  
• 1500 XP
  

2nd Place

• 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Coloured Username for 2 weeks
  
• 1000 XP
  

3rd Place

• 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card
  
• 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card
  
• 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Coloured Username for 1 week
  
• 500 XP
  

Participation Prizes
Participating in this event will give everyone who doesn't place in the top three a standard version of our Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card.

Additionally, points earned from participating in this event can be cashed in at the end to redeem anything listed below:

• 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 point
  
• 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 points
  
• 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 points
  
• 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 points
  
• 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 points
  
• 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 points
  
• Coloured Username for Two Weeks - 1 point
  

XP Bonuses
At the end of the event, I will reward XP to everyone for the amount of points they earn from this event, which will be done with a calculation of "Points x 20 = XP Amount", so for example, 18 points would be worth 360XP.

XP earn rates are also boosted for the duration of Halloween Birthday Bash 2024 (I totally didn't forget they were still on since I started Summer Meltdown 2024...), which means posting during the event will get you more XP than usual!

Rules and Regulations
As usual, we have a couple of rules and regulations in place for this event:

• Any evident signs of cheating or manipulation by any user during this event may result in immediate disqualification and forfeit of any prize you may have been eligible for.
  
• Staff may compete and earn points, but are not eligible for cash prizes. In the event a staff member attains first place, the cash prize shall be delegated down to the first non-staff member in the second or third place position.
  
• You must have at least 25 posts to redeem the cash prize.