Time Warp: The Unraveling
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Um, oops. Sorry. Let’s try that again. EyeWire… we have a problem.
The precise cause has yet to be identified, but while we at HQ are largely focused on matters of neuroscience, we have a bit of a physics challenge on our hands. Somehow, our cube spawner went on the fritz last night; although we managed some rudimentary repairs, we came in this morning to find ourselves behaving rather unusually. Extremely unusual, in fact, unless “walking and talking backwards” is normal for your own life.
Having figured out this oddity to some degree, I’m managing to type this correctly to you now by meticulously hitting every key in reverse order. But in the meantime, something is amiss with the timespace continuum around HQ. And our deepest fear is that as HQ slips back in time, we may not be able to figure out what’s wrong until it’s too late and even EyeWire itself disappears!
While we work to solve this mystery and sew up the timespace rift, we need your help! We have a whole bunch of challenges available for you, coming right up. If we can all band together, EyeWire will be saved.
*All times given are Eastern Daylight Time.*
VS. Challenge
Begins 11:00 AM on Thursday 9/24
Ends 11:00 AM on Friday 9/25
Dumbledore vs. Velociraptor vs. Spoon: something funny is going on. Trace for your team regardless?
Swag
1 sticker + 1 poster for top scorer on winning team
1 sticker + 1 poster for top scorer on losing team
1 sticker for each person on winning team
Bonuses:
Earn 5,000 points – 2,500 bonus
Earn 15,000 points – 5,000 bonus
Earn 25,000 points – 10,000 bonus
For every 25,000 points above 25,000 – 5,000 bonus
Member of winning team (if you’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
Accuracy Happy Hours
First session runs 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Friday 9/25
Second session runs 10:00 PM to 11:59 PM on Friday 9/25
See if you have the precision to help sew up the timespace tear. Earn the usual Happy Hour bonuses, plus badges for 80%, 90%, and 95% accuracy. On TOP of the other points…
Swag
5 mugs, each given to top 5 players (based on accuracy)
Bonuses:
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 for anyone under 80% who still plays at least 10 cubes in either slot.
(These bonus thresholds are non-cumulative, i.e. they will not combine. If you earn 3rd place, for instance, and presumably got over 95% accuracy, you still earn a 6,000 point bonus, not 11,000.)
Trivia + Trivia Power Hour
Begins 11:00 AM on Saturday 9/26
Continues until 11:00 AM on Monday 9/28
Finishes with Power Hour from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Monday 9/28
1 question per hour for the main trivia timeframe, 1 question every 2 minutes for the power hour.
Swag
3 clocks, each given to top 3 players
Bonuses:
For every question —
1st to answer – 300 points
2nd to answer – 200 points
3rd to answer – 100 points
Evil Cubes
Begins 11:00 AM on Sunday 9/27
Ends 11:00 AM on Thursday 10/1
Finish a set of Evil Cubes that have poured into HQ from the timespace rift. Earn badges for 90% accuracy, 80% accuracy, and for generally completing all 12 cubes.
5 books, each given to top 5 players
10 mugs raffled for anyone who completes all cubes
Bonuses:
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 are non-cumulative, i.e. they will not combine. If you earn 3rd place, for instance, and presumably got over 80% accuracy, you still earn a 3,000 point bonus, not 4,000.)
Marathon Battle
Begins at 10:00 AM on Tuesday 9/29
Ends at 10:00 AM on Wednesday 9/30
The madness continues (but does not conclude!) with a marathon on the Time Warp Cell, which will run for 24 hours.
3 clocks, each given to top 3 players (based on number of cubes)
1 sticker for each participant who clears the 20-cube minimum
Bonuses:
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
For every 150 cubes above 300 cubes – 2,500 points
If the cell is completed within 24 hrs, those marathon players who:
- Anyone who completes at least 50 cubes will win rights to vote on a new name for the Time Warp Cell.
- Anyone who completes at least 200 cubes will win rights to nominate a new name for the Time Warp Cell.
Hunt
Begins at 11:00 AM on Wednesday 9/30
Ends at 11:00 AM on Friday 10/2
One of our very oldest challenge formats returns! 48 hours, 28 guesses, 12 mergers. Proximity to merger start point is determined by number of voxels (1 voxel = approx. 1/250th of a cube’s width). Mergers are only counted as found if guessed within a distance of 250 voxels.
Swag
6 clocks, each given to top 6 players
Bonuses:
Each merger found – 1,000 points
7,500 additional points if all 12 are found
200 point bonus available on each merger to the player whose guess is closest
250 point bonus available to any player who guesses within 10 voxels of a merger
Retro Happy Hour
Begins at 2:00 PM on Friday 10/2
Ends at 4:00 PM on Friday 10/2
Just a usual Happy Hour… but with dire consequences at stake, including the fates of HQ and even EyeWire itself! Trace like the wind!
Time Warp Closing Ceremony
Come celebrate the end of Time Warp: The Unraveling, where admins will recognize the services you’ve performed for EyeWire and the timespace continuum. As usual, we will include a round of promotions for Scouts, Scythes, Moderators, and Mentors. If you’d like a promotion, you can request them here.
Begins at 4:00 PM on Friday 10/2
