Category: Contests

Contests, Tribes

🔎 The Sensational Scavenger Hunt: PHB Tribal Tournament 2024 🔦

LJ

Welcome back once again, Poptropicans, it’s time for the third and final round of the 2024 Tribal Tournament! (If you’ve been under a rock for the past few weeks and have no clue what we’re talking about, check out our previous posts, rounds 1 & 2.) Remember: Although the Brawny Brainiacs Bout is over, the first round—Gifted Gladiators—is open for the remainder of the tournament, so don’t hesitate to start creating now!

I now present the ✨ Sensational Scavenger Hunt! ✨

In this competitive game, you and your team will follow clues, hidden on different pages all over the blog, by answering questions relating to Poptropica.

Here’s how this works: Below, you’ll find your first clue that will hint to any given page here on the blog where the next clue is located. (For example—“A list of many themes and scores enhances islands even more”—would probably lead to the Pop Music page, where you’d find the next clue.) The clue could be anywhere on a page, so you might want to scroll through its entirety to find it.

There are a total of 10 clues you will need to decipher in order to complete this round. The first team to find the last clue and reach “the finish line” will earn 80 points. Second place will earn 70 points, third will get 60, and so forth. If any team doesn’t start the race at all, they won’t receive any points.

Unlike last time, this round will be a collaborative effort that will hopefully bring you and your tribemates closer together. We recommend discussing the clues in your designated tribe channel on the Poptropica Help Chat and to avoid talking about the clues in the comments section as to not ruin the purpose of the race.

Rules: You must go through all of the clues in order to finish the game. If you just so happen to stumble upon the finish line or any clue ahead of the position of where you actually stand in the game, then it will not count unless you have proof that you found the answers for the previous clue(s). We’ll need screenshots of all 10 clues and the finish line for you to earn points.

Without further ado, here is the first clue:

This round ends when all of the tribes finish

✨ Good luck y’all! And have fun! ✨

– the PHB tribe representatives –

LJ, Gentle Dolphin, Purple Paw, Smart Bubbles & Smart Icicle

Join us on the PHC Discord to get involved in this final round!

P.S. Here are the answers to the last week’s Brawny Brainiacs Bout challenges if anybody was curious. 😉 How much could you solve?

Poptropica Word Search Challenge

Character Crossword Challenge

Decode-A-Message Challenge

Clue 1: A-M & N-Z, the first above and the latter below…
Message: Gnyyl ub!
Answer: Tally ho!

Clue 2: B is Y, G is T, and M is N
Message: Gvoo nv blfi hvxivg, zmw r’oo gvoo blf nrmv!
Answer: Tell me your secret, and I’ll tell you mine!

Clue 3: Take 8 steps backward (Tip: Use the alphabet as a clock, counterclockwise. When you pass “A” continue with “Z”.)
Message: Izm gwc twwsqvo nwz awumwvm?
Answer: Are you looking for someone?

Clue 4: Unscramble each word and follow the next step (#)
Message: steeh(7), lilw(1), frasn(9), idr(4), on(2), eon(3), fo (6), deomdeslem(8), em(5)?
Answer: Will no one rid me of these meddlesome narfs?

Clue 5: Take 2 steps forward and reverse the message (Tip: Use the alphabet as a clock. When you pass “Z” start again at “A”.)
Message: ?rlckylpsmr jyzgpr cfr lg qsmgpmragt cz jjgu mfU
Answer: Who will be victorious in the Tribal Tournament?

Pop the Difference Challenge

Contests, Tribes

💪 The Brawny Braniacs Bout: PHB Tribal Tournament 2024 🧠

LJ

*THIS ROUND IS CLOSED

Welcome, Poptropicans of all tribes, to the second round of the 2024 PHB Tribal Tournament! (Not sure what’s going on here? Check out our announcement post.) Note: The first round, Gifted Gladiators, continues for the rest of the month, so keep submitting your amazing works of art.

We are now starting our Brawny Brainiacs Bout, and believe me, you’re going to need your thinking caps. Thinking helmets? 🪖

Unlike the Gifted Gladiators event, please send your answers for every challenge to your tribe representative on Discord through direct message, rather than your tribe channel on the Poptropica Help Chat—as to not spoil the fun for your tribemates. If you choose not to participate on Discord, you can contact us through email.

In this round, all of the puzzles are not an all-or-nothing deal, meaning you aren’t required to complete them to be eligible for earning points. Points earned will depend on how much of a certain puzzle is finished.

This round ends in one week (Wednesday, August 21) and comes in four different parts, so you won’t want to wait long to get a start. Let’s leap right into the games!

Poptropica Word Search Challenge

The rules here are pretty simple: locate as many Poptropica-related words on the grid as you can.

Each word you find will add 5 points to your overall score, meaning if you find all 24 words you’ll earn up to 120 points in this challenge, but no pressure! Here it is:

Tip: Open the image in a new tab to enlarge

You can submit your answers by bubbling/crossing out the answers or by simply listing them out. It’s up to you! 👍

Character Crossword Challenge

Directions: Fill the empty grid of crossing words using the clues on the right.

Down clues have answers that stretch vertically while across clues have answers that stretch horizontally. The clues are numbered, corresponding to the number of the answer on the grid. Once you think you’ve figured out an answer, make sure the name fits within the space provided on the grid. Each answer is a Poptropica character worth 10 points apiece. Let’s see if you can figure them out. 😉

Tip: Open the image in a new tab to enlarge

Like with the word search, it isn’t necessary to actually fill in the grid (although, you’re certainly welcome to!); Listing the answers will be just fine. 🙂

Decode-A-Message Challenge

This one is a major brain exercise for sure. Below are 5 messages written in gibberish along with a clue on how to decode each one into something that makes sense. Most of these are actual bits of dialogue from Poptropica, and they become increasingly more difficult as you go along. This round is called Brawny Brainiacs for a reason. 😁 Because of the difficulty of this challenge, each message you decode will earn you 20 points. And if you guess all five, you’ll earn a bonus 50 points!

Clue 1: A-M & N-Z, the first above and the latter below…
Message 1: Gnyyl ub!

Clue 2: B is Y, G is T, and M is N
Message 2: Gvoo nv blfi hvxivg, zmw r’oo gvoo blf nrmv!

Clue 3: Take 8 steps backward (Tip: Use the alphabet as a clock, counterclockwise. When you pass “A” continue with “Z”.)
Message 3: Izm gwc twwsqvo nwz awumwvm?

Clue 4: Unscramble each word and follow the next step (#)
Message 4: steeh(7), lilw(1), frasn(9), idr(4), on(2), eon(3), fo (6), deomdeslem(8), em(5)?

Clue 5: Take 2 steps forward and reverse the message (Tip: Use the alphabet as a clock. When you pass “Z” start again at “A”.)
Message 5: ?rlckylpsmr jyzgpr cfr lg qsmgpmragt cz jjgu mfU

Pop The Difference Challenge

Another toughie! You may remember our Pop the Difference specials from many years ago here on the PHB. Well now, we’re repurposing the game for our Tribal Tournament as the last challenge in this round. Down below are the 8 common rooms of the Poptropolis tribes, but there’s a catch: there are two images for each one. Each pair contains 10 differences throughout. Some are easier to spot, while many others are more indistinct. Use the image compare slider to help you find all the differences.

You will earn 10 points for each difference you find. If you manage to find every difference from every photo, you will earn a big bonus worth 100 points!

When you submit your answers for this specific challenge, using pictures where the differences are circled would be preferred. If you can’t get a picture, try listing out each difference in detail so we know exactly what you’re talking about, otherwise you won’t get the points. This won’t be easy. You’ve been warned. 😅 (Tip: open both images for each common room in separate tabs by clicking on both sides of the slider & switch between both tabs to see smaller details)

Seraphim

Yellowjackets

Pathfinders

Wildfire

Flying Squid

Black Flags

Nightcrawlers

Nanobots

Believe it or not, you alone can earn a grand total of 1,150 points from this round if you complete every challenge! Can you imagine if two team members were able to accomplish this feat? That’s a lot for your tribe! But again, no pressure. With that said…

🤓 Have fun, and good luck to you all! 🤓

– the PHB tribe representatives –

LJ, Gentle Dolphin, Purple Paw, Smart Bubbles & Smart Icicle

Join us on the PHC Discord to get more involved!

Contests, Tribes

🔥🚩 The Flags Have Risen: PHB Tribal Tournament 2024 🚩🔥

LJ

Bienvenue, Poptropi-lympians, to our 3rd quadrennial Tribal Tournament! (Throwbacks to our 2020 and 2016 tourneys.) While the Paris Olympics are wrapping up, the fun at the PHB is just beginning. 😄

It’s time for the 8 tribes of Poptropica to once again compete for tribal supremacy in a series of riveting challenges. If you don’t belong to a tribe yet, check out our Tribes page to see which one is just right for you.

The games will take place here on the PHB and our moderated Discord server, the PHC (Poptropica Help Chat). On the PHC, we’ll have special chat channels for each tribe. To join yours, visit the #rock-n-role channel on the PHC and select the emoji of your tribe of choice to join the tribe. (If you’re having trouble, message or tag a PHC staff member.)

Once you add your tribe role, you’ll be able to see your tribe’s exclusive chat channel. No one outside your tribe can see your tribe’s channel besides the staff. This space will act as a sort of headquarters where you and your teammates can hype each other up, discuss strategies, and help one another with any challenge you may be having trouble with.  🙌

Pick a Tribe role on the PHC’s role channel
Access your tribe-exclusive channel

Plus, each tribe will have a representative (a PHB staffer) who you can message with questions and concerns anytime. They are:

Let’s kick things off with our premier round—the Gifted Gladiators event!

Round 1: Gifted Gladiators 🖍🎶

To compete in this round, you must showcase your creative prowess by creating Poptropica fan art and sharing it with us.

  • 🎨 All forms of art are eligible, whether it be literary, visual, musical, or architectural — ideas include poems, drawings, in-game costumes, crafts, food creations, etc. We’ve seen a bit of it all before!
  • ⬆️ Anything you can dream up, share it in your tribe’s chat channel on the PHC as soon as possible. If you can’t join the chat, you can contact us in other ways as well.
  • ✴️ Each creation will be worth 20 points. The more you send in, the more points you’ll rake in for your team! 👌 We won’t be giving points based on technical skill or expertise, but rather the spirit and effort put into your work.
  • 🗓️ This round will take place throughout the entire month until the conclusion of the tournament, so you have lots of time to produce as many creations as you’d like.

I hope you’re excited, because I sure am! We can’t wait to see all of the spectacular works of art that our talented community always has to offer. 😁 For inspiration, check out this Community Creations post!

“Seraphim for the Win” by happyclonetrooper – for the PHB Tribal Tournament 2020

The next round will be announced on Wednesday, August 14, so stay tuned for that! Now…

🎆 LET THE GAMES COMMENCE! 🎆

Contests, PHB Specials

Favorite Poptropica Island Tournament (Preliminary Round) 🏝️🏆

Gentle Dolphin

Happy New Year, Poptropicans! 🎇🎊

You might remember the “Favorite Poptropica Character Tournament” that I hosted on Twitter X last year. Now, I’m hosting a new Pop-based tournament exclusively on the Poptropica Help Blog: the “Favorite Poptropica Island Tournament”! 🏝️🏆

Poptropica has over 50 islands to choose from, and I need your help to limit the scope. I have compiled a list of every Poptropica island from long-lost classics to fresh newcomers. All you need to do is select up to 10 islands in the preliminary round poll linked in this post. You have until Monday, January 8 @ 11:59 pm EST to nominate your favorites. The 32 islands with the most nominations will move on to the official tournament.

🏝️ Choose your favorite islands here! ☑️

Thank you for reading, and have a good day!

—Gentle Dolphin 🐬

Contests, Member Gifts

Have a Holly Jolly Contest 🖌🎁

Slanted Fish

I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but you could get a gift of cheer!

For the first time ever, the Pop Creators are inviting players to design items for the annual Poptropica tradition of 12 Days of Member Gifts. It’s not your typical costume contest — this month, you can come up with clubhouse decorations, pets, followers, and yes, costumes too.

The Holly Jolly Holiday Design Contest welcomes all your winter holiday themed ideas, and 12 players will get theirs made in the game to be given as member gifts in December! But you don’t have to be a member to enter — and if you’re lucky enough to win, you’ll even get your gift for free, regardless of your membership status.

All entries must be sent to Poptropica’s submissions page by Wed, November 16 at 8pm PST. For wintry whispers to waken your imagination, check out Pop’s list of holiday gifts from 2020, and more on the official contest post. Happy merrymaking! ☃️❄️🎄

Scenes and souvenirs from the ghost of Poptropica past

Ho ho Home Island trees
Are changing colors, you can see
Pop Creators wait for you
Make winter magic for me

Holly Jolly Christmas …Grapple-Pap?

~🐠