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Announce News Post #960

Year 300 stuff

Written by: Sarapis, the Logos
Date: Wednesday, February 20th, 2002
Addressed to: Everyone


What follows is the schedule for Year 300 events:

Summary
-------

Events take place at:

THURSDAY THE 28TH
Sometime between 3 and 5 am GMT.
- Fireworks.
- Treasure Hunt.

SATURDAY THE 2ND OF MARCH
2 am GMT
- Xp event begins. Skill boosts.
- Quiz.

6 pm GMT
- Egghunt.

10 pm GMT
- Races.

SUNDAY THE 3RD OF MARCH
5 pm GMT
- Triplets Combat.

10 pm GMT
- Party and Jokes contest.
- Individual winners announced.


SATURDAY THE 9TH OF MARCH
8 pm GMT
- City vs. city Capture the Flag.


------------------------
1st of Sarapin, 300 AF
(which will be between about 3 and 5 am GMT on Thursday the 28th. Note
that this is Wednesday night for North/South Americans. Between 7 and 9
pm PST.)

- Fireworks!
- A Treasure Hunt! (we will drop things around the land. Finder's
Keeper's!)
------------------------


The next set of events happens on the following weekend. Some of the
events will be giving overall Y3C points to the winner. The people with
the most Y3C points will be the overall winners. There will be prizes
for the top finishers in each individual event, as well as larger prizes
for the winners of the overall event.

The overall winner will receive two prizes:
1. The Staff of Nicator, currently held by Isildur, who won at a century
ago in the Year 200 celebrations. The staff both speeds up equilibrium
time and increases the amount
2. A house/fortress/castle of up to 20 rooms, to be put anywhere
reasonable in Achaea.

There will be prizes for the top 4 runners-up overall too.

------------------------

2 am GMT, Saturday the 2nd of March. This is equivalent to 6 pm PST, on
Friday the 1st of March.

- XP event begins. No PK rules. No xp loss or gain from PK. All other xp
gained is totaled up. The top 5 will get credits + Y3C points. Just Y3C
points for places 6-10. Everybody will their skills raised by 40% for
the duration of the XP event too. Note that your skills are still capped
at Transcendent. The XP event will run until the start of the Party/Joke-telling contest on Sunday.

- All-Achaea Quiz! All questions will relate to Achaea either ICly or
OOCly. Credit prizes and Y3C points for the top 5. Just Y3C points for
places 6-10. The Quiz is worth the same amount as the XP event in terms
of Y3C points.

------------------------

6 pm GMT, Saturday the 2nd of march. This is 10 am PST.

- Egghunt. We will drop eggs around the land of varying colours and
worth, and you must collect them. You will drop your eggs when you die,
and people are allowed to kill you for your eggs. The person with the
most at the end wins. Credit prizes and Y3C points for the top 5. Just
Y3C points for places 6-10. It's worth the same amount as the XP event
in terms of Y3C points.

------------------------

10 pm GMT, Saturday the 2nd. This is 2 pm PST.

- Races. We will be having races from various points in the land to
other points. No flying, tracking, portaling, etc etc etc will be
allowed. There will also be a twist, but that will be worth a surprise.
Credit prizes and Y3C points for the top 5. Just Y3C points for places
6-10. It's worth the same amount as the XP event in terms of Y3C points.

------------------------

5 pm GMT, Sunday the 3rd. This is 9 am PST.

- Combat Tournament. In honour of the big 3-0-0 we will be having a
triples combat competition. In other words, teams of 3. It will be a
single-elimination tournament. All three people on the winning teams
will receive the rewards, which will be credits and Y3C points
equivalent to that of the other events.

------------------------

Approximately 10 pm GMT, Sunday the 3rd. This is 2 pm PST.

- Party and jokes contest. In honour of the new Jester's guild, we'll
have a jokes contest at the party, judged by a panel-to-be-determined.
Each entrant may tell one joke. It must be an original joke, and must be
IC. Prizes will be awarded to the top joke tellers which will include
Y3C points, and credits.

- Winners of Y3C announced, after the party!

------------------------

8 pm GMT (noon PST) Saturday the 9th of March.

- City vs. City (including Oakstone) Capture the Flag! Prize to be
determined.

------------------------

Penned by my hand on the 2nd of Ero, in the year 299 AF.


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Announce News Post #960

Year 300 stuff

Written by: Sarapis, the Logos
Date: Wednesday, February 20th, 2002
Addressed to: Everyone


What follows is the schedule for Year 300 events:

Summary
-------

Events take place at:

THURSDAY THE 28TH
Sometime between 3 and 5 am GMT.
- Fireworks.
- Treasure Hunt.

SATURDAY THE 2ND OF MARCH
2 am GMT
- Xp event begins. Skill boosts.
- Quiz.

6 pm GMT
- Egghunt.

10 pm GMT
- Races.

SUNDAY THE 3RD OF MARCH
5 pm GMT
- Triplets Combat.

10 pm GMT
- Party and Jokes contest.
- Individual winners announced.


SATURDAY THE 9TH OF MARCH
8 pm GMT
- City vs. city Capture the Flag.


------------------------
1st of Sarapin, 300 AF
(which will be between about 3 and 5 am GMT on Thursday the 28th. Note
that this is Wednesday night for North/South Americans. Between 7 and 9
pm PST.)

- Fireworks!
- A Treasure Hunt! (we will drop things around the land. Finder's
Keeper's!)
------------------------


The next set of events happens on the following weekend. Some of the
events will be giving overall Y3C points to the winner. The people with
the most Y3C points will be the overall winners. There will be prizes
for the top finishers in each individual event, as well as larger prizes
for the winners of the overall event.

The overall winner will receive two prizes:
1. The Staff of Nicator, currently held by Isildur, who won at a century
ago in the Year 200 celebrations. The staff both speeds up equilibrium
time and increases the amount
2. A house/fortress/castle of up to 20 rooms, to be put anywhere
reasonable in Achaea.

There will be prizes for the top 4 runners-up overall too.

------------------------

2 am GMT, Saturday the 2nd of March. This is equivalent to 6 pm PST, on
Friday the 1st of March.

- XP event begins. No PK rules. No xp loss or gain from PK. All other xp
gained is totaled up. The top 5 will get credits + Y3C points. Just Y3C
points for places 6-10. Everybody will their skills raised by 40% for
the duration of the XP event too. Note that your skills are still capped
at Transcendent. The XP event will run until the start of the Party/Joke-telling contest on Sunday.

- All-Achaea Quiz! All questions will relate to Achaea either ICly or
OOCly. Credit prizes and Y3C points for the top 5. Just Y3C points for
places 6-10. The Quiz is worth the same amount as the XP event in terms
of Y3C points.

------------------------

6 pm GMT, Saturday the 2nd of march. This is 10 am PST.

- Egghunt. We will drop eggs around the land of varying colours and
worth, and you must collect them. You will drop your eggs when you die,
and people are allowed to kill you for your eggs. The person with the
most at the end wins. Credit prizes and Y3C points for the top 5. Just
Y3C points for places 6-10. It's worth the same amount as the XP event
in terms of Y3C points.

------------------------

10 pm GMT, Saturday the 2nd. This is 2 pm PST.

- Races. We will be having races from various points in the land to
other points. No flying, tracking, portaling, etc etc etc will be
allowed. There will also be a twist, but that will be worth a surprise.
Credit prizes and Y3C points for the top 5. Just Y3C points for places
6-10. It's worth the same amount as the XP event in terms of Y3C points.

------------------------

5 pm GMT, Sunday the 3rd. This is 9 am PST.

- Combat Tournament. In honour of the big 3-0-0 we will be having a
triples combat competition. In other words, teams of 3. It will be a
single-elimination tournament. All three people on the winning teams
will receive the rewards, which will be credits and Y3C points
equivalent to that of the other events.

------------------------

Approximately 10 pm GMT, Sunday the 3rd. This is 2 pm PST.

- Party and jokes contest. In honour of the new Jester's guild, we'll
have a jokes contest at the party, judged by a panel-to-be-determined.
Each entrant may tell one joke. It must be an original joke, and must be
IC. Prizes will be awarded to the top joke tellers which will include
Y3C points, and credits.

- Winners of Y3C announced, after the party!

------------------------

8 pm GMT (noon PST) Saturday the 9th of March.

- City vs. City (including Oakstone) Capture the Flag! Prize to be
determined.

------------------------

Penned by my hand on the 2nd of Ero, in the year 299 AF.


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