Bastet/Gravelsmash

Gravel Smashing Tournament

What: A friendly tournament with fun prizes, open for everyone!

When: Saturday, September 4th, beginning at 5pm GMT (noon EST)

Where: Pyrotechnics Stadium in Stillwater (1605, 3079, north of ULeadership)

Why: To smash up oodles of gravel needed for research

Who: YOU!!!

Here's how it works!

Each player will chat the Official to be added to the queue. When it's your turn, you'll be given 3 medium stones and a sledgehammer. Place your stones anywhere in the center starting area (within the ropes in the middle of the field). Then smash away! Break them until only gravel remains. Any gravel rocks that end in the colored tiles on the field will score points as follows:

1 point for each gravel lying in the INNER squares
5 points for each gravel lying in the CORNER squares

(please note, points are for each gravel animation, not for how many individual gravel pieces that animation represents)

Leave all the scoring gravel on the colored squares until your turn ends. The Official will pick them up and score for you. You may pick up non-scoring gravel as you go, but others will assist in that as well. All gravel goes to research needs, and will be stored in a Warehouse by the Gravel Headquarters Compound.

You may have as many players help smash your rocks as you like, however, all points will be awarded to the player whose turn it actually IS.

You may NOT pick up any stones that are not gravel. If you do accidentally, you can place them in the starter area, and continue smashing them.

At the end of the players round, they may sign up again in the queue for a chance to better their score. Players may enter as often as they like. Only the top score will count for each player.

In addition to the Main Event there will be two other sponsored events!

The Great Cactus Sap Guess!

Basic Metal Treatment research needs 25,000 cactus sap!! This is far too much for one person to tackle alone. So, start collecting that sap! There will be a Secret Cactus Number of the day, and every person can make a guess at what that number is. (The number is between 100 and 1000). To make a guess, just bring that much cactus sap with you to the Smashing Tournament. There is a collection chest at the Gravel Headquarters. Be sure to tell the Tournament Offical what your guess is. Guesses of every player will be kept track of and kept secret. At the close of the tournament, the closest guess will receive a fabulous prize!!

The Cabbage Juice Race!

Well its not really a race. But that pesky Metal Treatment also needs a whooping 29,000 cabbage juice, and its our day to all help. At the Gravel Headquarters there will be a Cabbage Chest with jugs and seeds, and a kitchen is ready for your juicing needs. So while you are waiting for your turn to smash, hit the grass and make some cabbages! Be sure to tell the Offical how much juice you make. Juice scores will be announced periodically through the event. The player with the most juice donated will receive a fabulous prize!!

Prizes!!!

The winners (in order of top scores) will have their choice of the prize pool:

• 2 full eye sunstones
• huge ruby
• huge quartz
• Greenhouse Glass Kit (32 sheet glass and a thermometer)
• Raeli Gliderport Salt Kit
• Hookah
• Wine Glass set

The Prize for the Great Cactus Sap Guess is a surprise :)

The Prize for the Caggabe Juice Race is 2 queen ants (when Avanya's ants make babies).

There will be participation prizes as well, including a variety of Sea lily bulbs, orchid bulbs, and sand bloom bulbs, and possibly some Octet crystals and other miscellaneous items.

If you have any questions or prizes to donate, please contact Avanya or Reese in game.

A BIG thanks to Chet for donating the full eye sunstones.