Cap’n Grim’s Treasure: The Quest Begins

*All times be Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).*

Join the quest June 24-July 1 on eyewire.org.

Accuracy Happy Hours

First session be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Friday 6/24
Second session be from 10:00 PM to 11:59 PM on Friday 6/24

A rival crew appears, full o’ negative opinions about citizen science. Prepare the cannons fer a broadside attack!

Bonus Booty:
1st Place Accuracy – 10,000 points
2nd Place Accuracy – 8,000 points
3rd Place Accuracy – 6,000 points
Achieve 95% Accuracy – 5,000 points
Achieve 90% Accuracy – 3,000 points
Achieve 80% Accuracy – 2,000 points
1,000 points fer anyone under 80% who still plays at least 20 cubes in either slot.
(These bonus thresholds be o’ the non-cumulative sort. If ye earn 3rd place, for instance, and presumably got over 95% accuracy, ye still earn a 6,000 point bonus, not 11,000.)

Evil Cubes

Beginnin’ at 12:01 AM on Saturday 6/25
Endin’ at 12:00 PM on Thursday 6/30

Our ship finds itself mired in a reef o’ cubes so evil that they can only have been dredged up from the depths o’ Davy Jones’ locker.

Bonus Booty:
1st Place Accuracy – 8,000 points
2nd Place Accuracy – 5,000 points
3rd Place Accuracy – 3,000 points
1,000 points for anyone under 80% accuracy who still plays all 12 cubes.
(These bonus thresholds be o’ the non-cumulative sort. If ye earn 3rd place, for instance, and presumably got over 80% accuracy, ye still earn a 3,000 point bonus, not 4,000.)

Trivia + Trivia Power Hour

Beginnin’ at 11:00 AM on Sunday 6/26
Continuin’ till 11:00 AM on Tuesday 6/28
Finishin’ with Power Hour from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Tuesday 6/28

1 question per hour fer the main trivia timeframe, 1 question every 2 minutes fer the power hour.

Bonus Booty:
Fer every question —
1st to answer – 300 points
2nd to answer – 200 points
3rd to answer – 100 points

VS. Challenge

Beginnin’ at 11:00 AM on Tuesday 6/28
Endin’ at 11:00 AM on Wednesday 6/29

The S. S. Eyewire be caught in an epic battle between pirate captains o’ yore! Whose side will ye take?

Bonus Booty:
Earn 5,000 points – 2,500 bonus
Earn 15,000 points – 5,000 bonus
Earn 25,000 points – 10,000 bonus
Fer every 25,000 points above 25,000 – 5,000 bonus
Member o’ the winnin’ team (if ye’ve scored at least 2,500 points) – 10,000 bonus
Highest scorer on each team – 5,000 bonus
Player with #1 overall score – 10,000 bonus
Player with #2 overall score – 5,000 bonus
Player with #3 overall score – 2,500 bonus

Marathon

Beginnin’ at 10:00 AM on Wednesday 6/29
Endin’ at 10:00 AM on Thursday 6/30

At last, ye see it on the horizon: the fabled Double Points Marathon Island. It comes with a price… ye may only tread its soil fer twenty-four hours! Gather as many riches o’ Cap’n Grim as ye can find, before the way be shut fer the ages!

Bonus Booty:
Complete 20 Cubes – 2,000 point bonus
Complete 50 cubes – 5,000 point bonus
Complete 150 cubes – 20,000 point bonus
Complete 300 cubes – 40,000 point bonus
Fer every 150 cubes above 300 cubes – 2,500 points

If the cell be completed within 24 hrs, those adventurers who:

• Complete at least 50 cubes will win rights to vote on a new name fer Double Points Marathon Island.
• Complete at least 200 cubes will win rights to nominate a new name fer Double Points Marathon Island.

Cap’n Grim’s Treasure Closing Ceremony

Beginnin’ at 4:00 PM on Friday 7/1

Come and toast the end o’ this darin’ quest, where admins will crown all S. S. Eyewire crew members in glory. As ye might expect, we’ll be havin’ a round o’ promotions fer Scouts, Scythes, Moderators, and Mentors. If ye’d like a promotion, ye can request them here.

Map: Dom Civiello
Comic Art: Maddi Coyne