Christmas Contest 2021

  • Dear Players,

    after a couple of years, your beloved Contest.ORGaniser is back to let you have fun with our classical Xmas Contest. Starting from Tuesday 21th of December, a 5-days contest will take place. Rules, as usual, are simple:

    1. The contest is open to everyone (not only to Ikariam UK players), and it will span from 21st to 25th of December 2021.
    2. Participants will have to answer some Ikariam-related questions, or solve some puzzles, to gain some points.
    3. Question(s) will be posted DAILY, at ANYTIME and you will have 48 hours to answer them. There will be a total of 5 questions.
    4. Each question can let you gain a variable amount of points
    5. The 7 users who, at the contest end, have the higher score, will be rewarded with coupons that can be spent on all Gameforge games (e.g. to buy Ambrosia, Dark Matter, etc)
    6. In case of ties, we will have a tie-break question. And if a tie persists, then we will look at the time when that last answer was sent :)

    What prizes will be awarded?


    • 1st prize: 20€ Gameforge coupons
    • 2nd prize: 16€ Gameforge coupons
    • 3rd prize: 10€ Gameforge coupons
    • 4th and 5th prize: 6€ Gameforge coupons
    • 6th and 7th: 3€ Gameforge coupons


    The first post will carry also detailed instructions about how to play. You can discuss the contest on our Chitchat Thread and ask for any clarification you need: Contest.ORGaniser will be happy to answer!


    Stay tuned!


    Your Ikariam Team

  • Contest Rules

    Hello fellow Ikariamers,


    a couple of years are passed, and I'm happy to propose and manage again our Christmas contest. First of all, as usual, I'll show you the contest rules.

    As told by Sampisa the contest starts today, 21th Dec and lasts 5 days. How do the contest works?

    • Every day, I post on this thread a new question. It can be a puzzle, a game, a crossword, etc. You have to solve it following the provided instructions
    • Each game can let you gain some variable points, as described on the question itself: who scores more points, wins.
    • You must send ONE message to gameteam@ikariam.org with the answer and your board nickname
    • You have (at leastI) 48 hours to answer to the question. In fact, to help you, deadline is shifted to the midnight (game time) of the deadline day.
    • Multiple entries are not permitted - your first answer will be the one that is counted.
    • Please, always use one email per answer. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not put 2 or more answers on the same email.
    • Do NOT send your answers to any other Staff members, since your answer will NOT be considered valid, and it will NOT be processed.
    • When the question deadline expires, I will post the answer to let you check your answers.
    • The winners will be announced shortly after the end of the contest (usually within 48h).

    If you have something to discuss, please do it in our ChitChat Thread and I'll answer as soon as possible.


    So, are you ready? The first question will come in few minutes! Enjoy, and have fun!


    Your only and one ORG :)


    Season's Greetings to Everyone!

  • Day One



    Deadline: 23th Dec @ 23:59:59

    Send your answer to gameteam@ikariam.org

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    Santa marked his way with bowls of magic dust.

    How many bowls of magic dust did Santa need to find his way?



    The answer must be a list of bowls from the entrance to the centre of the maze, plus a total number of bowls.

    Example: 7,3,9,5,2 (26)

    You get 1 point for each correct bowl and 3 points for the sum of total bowls.


    ORG.

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    NOTE: the deadline is related to the game time aka GMT+1


    Season's Greetings to Everyone!

  • Day Two



    Deadline: 24th Dec @ 23:59:59

    Send your answer to gameteam@ikariam.org

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    Winter vacation? Great!

    We take a lot of pictures... but they are not the same!

    What are the differences between pictures?




    The reply must be a picture with differences.

    You get 1 point for each difference you find.


    ORG.

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    NOTE: the deadline is related to the game time aka GMT+1


    Season's Greetings to Everyone!

  • Day Three



    Deadline: 25th Dec @ 23:59:59

    Send your answer to gameteam@ikariam.org with your forum name

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    'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house,

    Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

    In this silence what can you do? Crunch some numbers...



    The answers can be a picture with the solved puzzle or a list of numbers.

    You get 0.5 points for each number correctly placed.



    ORG.


    PS: If you need instructions about how to solve a Killer Sudoku, Wikipedia could be a good source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_sudoku


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    NOTE: the deadline is related to the game time aka GMT+1


    Season's Greetings to Everyone!

    Edited once, last by Contest.ORGaniser ().

  • Day Four



    Deadline: 26th Dec @ 23:59:59

    Send your answer to gameteam@ikariam.org with your forum name

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    Search the words in the schema. The words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, in any direction.



    The reply must be a list of words. (no screenshots, please)

    You get 0.5 points for each correct word found.

    Each wrong word decreases your score by 0.5 points.


    Rules are as always:

    - no words under 5 letters

    - no words within words. If a word is made by 2 small words, only the bigger word is taken into consideration (eg. "photo graphic" --> "photographic")

    - no words at plural


    ORG.


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    NOTE: the deadline is related to the game time aka GMT+1


    Season's Greetings to Everyone!

  • Day Five



    Deadline: 27th Dec @ 23:59:59

    Send your answer to gameteam@ikariam.org with your forum name

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    Today I want to award you some points for your knowledge of the Ikariam world.

    Please, answer the following questions



    1. When discussion with another player becomes aggressive and/or unwanted how can you end it permanently without sending him a message or reporting it to the GOs?


    2. What is the workshop level needed to fully upgrade the steam ram?


    3. While playing Ikariam, how can you go to your "Account Data" with one single click?


    4. How often can I see a comedy at the cinetheatre?


    5. At some point in account development, it is possible to get a free town relocation.

    5.a) How?

    5.b) When?


    6. The "Shady Merchant":

    6.a) Who is?

    6.b) Where can we find him?


    7. There is a kind of "Easter Egg" in Ikariam, that brings you to a "secret page" with Credits.

    7.a) How can you reach that page?

    7.b) What is the motto of Rob Antilles?


    8. When did server Alpha on Ikariam.org open registration for players (day, month, year)?


    9. Where are the Gameforge's headquarters (town, country)?


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    The reply must be a list of answers, one for each question.


    You get 2 points for each correct reply.
    You lose 0.5 points for each missing or wrong answer.



    ORG.


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    NOTE: the deadline is related to the game time aka GMT+1


    Season's Greetings to Everyone!