Hallow-Xmas 6: Holiday Spectacular!

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‘Twas a day in October, and all through the land
Eyewirers were stirring, they could sense once again,
That something was coming, their spirits revived!
Yes the sixth Hallow-Xmas has finally arrived!

For every great player, the new and the old,
There are mountains of points to win now, behold!
Not to mention the bonuses – there will be plenty,
And once-a-year badges are held at the ready.

For our spookiest goblins there’s team Halloween,
For witches and ghosties it will be quite a scream!
Or if you prefer things cozy and nice,
There’s hot apple cider; all things pumpkin spice.

Or perhaps you are filled with a jolly old cheer
That only rings true with one time of year!
For those who like tinsel, and giving out gifts,
To team Xmas you go, and be sure to be swift!

By the light of the pumpkin, or the twinkling tree,
A great Hallow-Xmas it surely will be!

Hallow-Xmas

This sixth edition of Hallow-Xmas will run for six weeks, starting October 27th, with awards granted December 5th!

What is Hallow-Xmas? The format remains the same as in previous years: a prolonged VS competition where your bonuses at the end will be enormous!

Please note the following situations on Eyewire while Hallow-Xmas 5 takes place:

  • Once we enter the competition time period, we’re suspending events like routine Happy Hours, 48-hour VS matchups, Accuracy Happy Hours, and Marathons. Regular HH scheduling will resume on closing ceremony day.
  • Our next batch of promotions will be awarded at the end of the Closing Ceremony.
  • Unlike in other competitions, Scythe Complete bonuses will factor into team and individual scoring so that we can take completed cells down over the next couple months. If you’re a Scythe or Mystic, it’s up to you whether you want to pursue Hallow-Xmas bonuses via completing or normal gameplay.

Bonuses and Badges

  • Starting Lineup – top 10 players on each team, who earn 75% of their score in bonus points
  • All Other Players – earn 50% of their score in bonus points
  • Winning Team – 500,000 additional points (you’re reading correctly!)
  • Each Team’s MVP – 100,000 additional points (you’re still reading correctly!)

The winning team is determined by average points per player, with 2x weight given to Starting Lineup players. To qualify for any of the above bonuses or affect the team score, players must earn a minimum baseline of 50,000 points. You can earn that many points in our nine week window by earning just 5555 points per week!

One other way to earn points is by the number of cells completed during this event. Think of it like a giant marathon!

  • If you trace at least 1,000 cubes in these nine weeks, you’ll earn 5,000 points for every cell that finishes in that time.
  • If you trace at least 5,000 cubes in these nine weeks, you’ll earn 10,000 points for every cell that finishes in that time.
  • Scythe Completed cubes count toward your traced cubes like they do for a marathon: 3 SCs = 1 regular cube.

Besides the winning team earning the Winning Team badge, everyone who qualifies for a bonus will also earn the unique participation badge for the Hallow-Xmas Remix, and the MVPs for each team will get to rename a cell of their choice from any cells completed during the competition weeks! (To avoid the unlikely chance that both MVPs wish to name the same cell, the winning team’s MVP gets first pick.)

Hallow-Xmas Closing Ceremony

Begins at 4:00 PM ET on Friday 12/5

Come celebrate the end of this competition, where admins will recognize everyone’s achievements. And as always, our overlord the Grim Reaper will personally conduct the ceremony!

Artwork by Amy Sterling