App, Glitches

iPad Handheld, Children’s Book Week, and Luckiest Guy

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I hope you liked my last post featuring a bunch of interesting Poptropica-related stuff compiled together, because this time it’s even more exciting! 😀

Return of the iPad Handheld

PHB viewer raqk recently found the item card for the rumored iPad handheld, or Poptropica App Tablet! I guess this proves that it is in fact real (or, that the Creators got the idea from us? 😛 ).

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Anyway, we don’t know how to get it yet (is it an ad? a promo code?). Blake says you can get it from watching an ad, but this does not seem to work for the SUI video ads. (thanks for the pic, Pixel)

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If you have found a way to get it, please tell us in the comments (and be specific)! 😀

Children’s Book Week

You may have noticed that there is a new section in the update carousel on your Home page. It’s for “Children’s Book Week” and the Children’s Choice Awards, where you can vote for your favorite illustrators, authors, and books of the year!

On the list is Poptropica’s very own Jeff Kinney (author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books), Rick Riordan (who wrote the Percy Jackson series), and more. Jeff is in 2nd place, while Rick is in first.

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You can check out the polls and vote for yourself here — remember to vote for Jeff (or Rick 😛 )!

Longer Ad Streets

Has anyone else noticed that ad streets (those small pages in between scenes that house an advertisement) have become bigger? Check out the picture below for an example.

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Download the “Luckiest Guy” Font

So what, you say. A new font. I don’t care. Now wait a second! The “Luckiest Guy” font is a nearly symmetrical alternative to the renowned (and expensive) Ghost Kid AOE font, which if you didn’t know costs $20. Why Ghost Kid AOE? Well, it’s the typeface used on the Poptropica logo.

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The one on top is Luckiest Guy, the one on the bottom is Ghost Kid. There are some differences, but they are very similar, and you can download Luckiest Guy here. 😉 Credit goes to Pixel for finding the font. 🙂 Btw, check out the PHB’s Poptropica Fonts page for more fonts Poptropica uses!

New Smilies

As you may have noticed, WordPress has updated their smilies to a more modern style (although I personally still like the old ones better). There’s a few new ones, however. WordPress has compiled a little chart showing all the different smileys and what they do!

Also, check out the PHB’s Typing Tricks page for a list of the smilies and more ways to type. 😀

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So, tell me — do you like these kinds of posts, with more content less often, or the old posts, with less content more often? Tell me in the comments. 😀

-HPuterpop

Contests

The PHB 11 Million: Monster Raffle!

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UPDATE: The raffle winners have been announced! Click here for the post!

Hey everyone! As you may have heard, the PHB just recently reached 11 million hits! We’re going to be having a party on the PHC & Poptropica this Saturday to celebrate, and you’re invited! The party has since ended, but you can read our recap here. However, there’s still a chance for you to enter our Monster Raffle!

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That’s right! Along with the upcoming party we had, we’re also hosting an 11 Million Monsters Raffle! Long ago – 10 million hits ago, in fact – the PHB held a giveaway of rare monster costumes in celebration of our first one million hits. The prizes were leaked Monster Carnival costumes, and you can learn more about the contest here.

Now that Monster Carnival is finally a reality, it’s time to have another giveaway — this time with rare costumes from the island, complete with parts you thought were uncustomizable! We’ll be raffling off 11 Monster Carnival costumes (see below) for our 11 million hits!

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The deadline to enter the raffle will be April 4, 2014 at 11:59 PM CST. To enter, just leave a comment right here on this post telling us something special about you and the PHB, like what your favorite page is or how long you’ve been a regular reader of the blog. Also, tell us if there’s a costume you prefer from the above and please leave a like on the post, it shows you appreciate!

We will pick eleven lucky winners completely by random and email you the account info of the rare costume, so make sure you enter a valid email address in the email field (not in the comment field, so it won’t show to the public)! Good luck – you may hear from us soon…

-the PHB team

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Ads – Dragons: Defenders of Berk & The Pirate Fairy

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Hey Poptropicans, there are a couple of new ads on Poptropica’s Main Streets right now! On Monster Carnival, I found this video ad for Dragons: Defenders of Berk, a TV series now on DVD, based on the film How to Train Your Dragon. Watching the video gives you the Terrible Terror Follower.

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Also, on Mocktropica, there’s an ad building with a game for Disney’s The Pirate Fairy, a new Tinker Bell movie coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD April 1. Anyway, head inside and you’ll find out that all the fairies have lost their powers. You’ll be sent to sneak around on a pirate ship, and every time you see a pirate, you’ll need to click on Tinker Bell to blast them away. At the bottom of the ship, you’ll find the thieves who stole the blue fairy dust, and you’ll win two prizes.

From the Pirate Fairy ad, you’ll win an unnamed power (which simply advertises the movie on your screen) and an untitled costume. I think the dragon follower from the other ad was cooler… 😛

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Anyway, enjoy the prizes! 😀

PHB Parties

The PHB’s 11 million hits party!

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The party has ended! Click here for the recap. Hope you had fun! 😀

Hey Poptropicans, believe it or not, the PHB just recently hit the big milestone of 11 million views! Wow, that’s a huge number. To celebrate, we’ll be throwing a PHC/Poptropica party! 😀

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(But that’s not all – we’re also raffling off 11 rare Monster Carnival costumes, and all you need to do is comment on our Monster Raffle post!)

Party plan

You heard right! We are having party to celebrate the great eleven million! The date will be March 29, 2014, and for US residents, the time will be 9pm EST, 8pm CST, 7pm MST, and 6pm PST. If you don’t live in the US, use this time converter to find what time the party will be in your time zone.

You’ll get to meet PHB authors and other bloggers and readers of the Poptropica community, so bring your fireworks, balloons, and other party gear! Get ready to battle in Multiverse rooms, chat with Poptropicans, and add some new friends to your list! The party takes place on the PHC (Poptropica Help Chat), which you can access by clicking on “Chat” in the navigational bar at the top of this blog or visiting xat.com/thephc. The chat will be moderated, so it’s a safe environment. Any rule-breaking will result in a kick or ban, so please don’t spoil the fun. If you have any questions, ask me in the comments! It’s going to be tons of fun, so join in the party! 😀

Here’s a pic of the PHB hitting 11 million! 😛

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Samwow5: author’s note

The PHB has been fortunate to get a lot of viewers and thrive under it. I remember coming on here every day so I could be inspired by the great PHB writers, and for two years, I watched as the blog hit 7 million, 8, 9, 10… and now 11 million. This blog has meant so much to me over the past couple of years. If I was stuck on something in Poptropica, the PHB always had what I needed.

When I became an author here, I was overjoyed and was shaking for days, so know this: I hope you all can be inspired by me and any other bloggers out there. Dear PHB readers, we couldn’t have gotten this far without all of you, so thank you. 🙂 As always, keep coming back to the PHB for the latest & greatest Poptropica everything! Thanks for reading, and see you at the party this Saturday!

Monster Carnival Island, Survival Island

Survival (ep. 1) out for members & Monster Carnival here for all!

Samwow5

Psst! The Survival Island Guide for Episode 1 is now on the PHB!

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Hey everyone! Today’s a big day regardless of your membership status, because there’s good news either way! Survival Island: Episode 1 is now out for members! No demo for non-members, though.

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Non-members can now play Monster Carnival Island fully through! Be sure to check out our Monster Carnival Island Guide so the monsters don’t get you down.

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After six years of rumors, the legendary carnival is finally in town for all Poptropicans! So non-members, is the Ferris wheel’s face creeping you out yet? And members, how’s your fire going? Take the poll below, and tell us what you think of these islands in the comments or on the PHC! 😀