Snowcember Ball 2017
 The banner for It's a Squidward Christmas. | |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Start Date | December 8, 2017 |
| End Date | December 29, 2017 |
| Event Coordinators |
jjsthekid MDPP |
| Events |
SpongeBob Jeopardy! SpongeBob Wheel of Fortune Dunces & Dragons Music Parties Christmas Trivia Whodunnit? Secret Santa Program Stop What You Are Doing |
| Skins |
Everyone: It's a Squidward Christmas Candy Cane Snowball Fight Loyal Customers: Sleigh Ride |
The Snowcember Ball 2017 is the sixth annual Christmas/holidays event on SBC, and fourth one to use the name Snowcember Ball. It started December 8, 2017 and ended December 29, 2017. It contained a teams tournament between the Band Geeks (Nutcrackers), Drasticals (Dwarves), and Independent users (Snowmen). In the end, the Band Geeks won.
Snowcember Cup Scoreboard
The Drasticals automatically received one point due to their win at Octerror Fest 2017. Below was the final scoreboard after the last event on December 29th, 2017:
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Band Geeks (Nutcrackers) | 37 |
| 2nd | Drasticals (Dwarves) | 30 |
| 3rd | Independent (Snowmen) | 3 |
General
During the event, the group names changed to general Christmas/SpongeBob Christmas related names. Cashiers, Loyal Customers and Customers became green, dark blue and ice blue instead of blue, light green and teal, like the past two years.
Managers --> Santas
Cashiers --> Elves
Retired Employees --> Reindeer
Band Geeks --> Nutcrackers
Drasticals --> Dwarves
Loyal Customers --> Snow Mollusks
Customers --> Snowmen
Nematodes --> Jerks
In addition, they also got exclusive holiday badges, which can be found in the gallery below. The SBC Music, SpongeBob Jeopardy!, SpongeBob Wheel of Fortune, and Dunces & Dragons rooms also received Christmas decorations. SpongeCraft got a holiday decoration pack which turned everything on the server into a winter/Christmas theme.
12 Days of Christmas Gifts
Just like the past two years, through December 14th to December 25th, users received an exclusive gift if they logged in each day.
December 14th: Snowball Fight Skin
December 15th: Squidward Claus Badge
December 16th: Jingle Bell Hat
December 17th: Holiday Scarf
December 18th: 500 Doubloons
December 19th: It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Badge
December 20th: Winter SpongeBob
December 21st: Santa Claus
December 22nd: Chocolate Flower
December 23rd: Chocolate Karate Glove
December 24th: Chocolate Snail
December 25th: Revisit Forumotion
Events
Stop What You Are Doing
The 21st edition of SWYAD is being held where users changed their names to something holiday/Christmas related. Sign-ups were posted on December 1st, 2017 and users could reserve their name for a week. Users had their names automatically changed to their reserved names at midnight on December 8th, 2017. Like the past two years, a bar shows the user's original name under their badges.
SpongeBob Wheel of Fortune
Three games counted for the Snowcember Cup during the event. The first game, "Worst Presents Ever" on December 8th, 2017, was a Terrible Presents themed game which Fred Rechid won for the Band Geeks. The second game, "Frosty Wheels" on December 15th, 2017, was a Mixed Christmas themed game which Cream won for the Drasticals. The third and last game, "A Merry Wheelmas!" on December 22nd, 2017, was a Christmas Music themed game which Homie won for the Drasticals.
SBC Music Snowcember Parties
Tournament 1
Date: December 8th, 2017
Song: Party In The CIA (Weird Al)
DJ: MDPP (Drasticals)
Likes: 6
Tournament 2
Date: December 15th, 2017
Song: Santa Tell Me (Ariana Grande)
DJ: Homie (Drasticals)
Likes: 5
Tournament 3
Date: December 22nd, 2017
Song: Jingle Bell Rock (Mean Girls)
DJ: DarknessDG (Independent)
Likes: 6
SpongeBob Jeopardy!
Three games counted for the Snowcember Cup during the event. The first game, "Chan the Jolly Snowman" on December 9th, 2017, was a Mixed Christmas themed game which Homie won for the Drasticals. The second game, "SOF's Christmas Jeopardy" on December 16th, 2017, was a Christmas TV Specials, Movies & Episodes themed game which Hayden won for the Drasticals. The third and last game, "We Wish You A Merry Jepmas!" on December 23rd, 2017, was an SBC Christmas game which Trophy won for the Band Geeks.
SpongeCraft Tournaments
Tournament 1
Date: December 9th, 2017
Game: Winter Building Contest
Winner: MDPP (Drasticals)
Tournament 2
Date: December 16th, 2017
Game: Snowball Fight
Winner: Cream (Drasticals)
Tournament 3
Date: December 23rd, 2017
Game: Arctic Race
Winner: crushingmayhem (Band Geeks)
Dunces & Dragons
Two games counted for the Snowcember Cup during the event. The first game, "The Great Sleigh Race" on December 10th, 2017 was won by Fred Rechid for the Band Geeks. The second game, "It's a Dunces & Dragons Christmas!" on December 17th, 2017 was won by Hayden for the Drasticals.
SBC Christmas Trivia Contest 2017
The sixth annual Christmas Trivia Contest was held, hosted by jjs. There were a total of 10 rounds, with the first one being December 10th and last two on December 21st. Trophy was the overall winner, receiving a point for the Band Geeks and a platinum colored username.
Overall Scores:
Trophy: 414 (Winner)
Cream: 385
Fred: 341
Hayden: 269
Homie: 134
Negi: 132
JCM: 41
CDCB: 24
MMM: 18
SOF: 13
4EverGreen: 5
Round 1
Date: December 10th, 2017
Theme: Christmas General
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Round 2
Date: December 11th, 2017
Theme: Christmas Characters
Winner: Cream (Drasticals)
Round 3
Date: December 12th, 2017
Theme: Christmas Literature
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Round 4
Date: December 13th, 2017
Theme: Christmas Music
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Round 5
Date: December 14th, 2017
Theme: Christmas Movies
Winner: Cream (Drasticals)
Round 6
Date: December 18th, 2017
Theme: Christmas TV Specials
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Round 7
Date: December 19th, 2017
Theme: Christmas Food
Winner: Cream (Drasticals)
Round 8
Date: December 20th, 2017
Theme: Christmas Economics
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Round 9
Date: December 21st, 2017
Theme: SpongeBob Specials
Winner: Homie (Drasticals)
Round 10
Date: December 21st, 2017
Theme: Christmas Gifts
Winner: Cream (Drasticals)
Krampus!
"Krampus!" was a new roleplaying game that worked similar to Hooky. Eight users signed up. One user was secretly Krampus, who kidnapped users. The top two (later became top one after round 3) to get immunity would be safe, and then Krampus would kidnap someone, eliminating them. The identity of Krampus turned out to be Hayden, who was defeated by Trophy. Trophy won, receiving 5,000 doubloons, a point for the Band Geeks, and a Krampus badge.
Round 1
Date: December 11th, 2017
Objective: Find four sets of coal placed by Krampus in the Snowcember Ball forum.
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Kidnapped: Spongetron Robotpants
Round 2
Date: December 12th, 2017
Objective: Disable a snow bomb.
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Kidnapped: SpongeOddFan
Round 3
Date: December 13th, 2017
Objective: Find four presents in the Video Game Store.
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Kidnapped: Cream
Round 4
Date: December 14th, 2017
Objective: Unscramble ten phrases.
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Kidnapped: Fred Rechid
Round 5
Date: December 18th, 2017
Objective: Find an ornament in a user's signature.
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Kidnapped: NegiSpongie
Round 6
Date: December 19th, 2017
Objective: Find two snowballs and answer two riddles.
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Eliminated: Homie & Hayden (Krampus)
Whodunnit?: Holiday Edition
The hit game from Octerror Fest 2017 returned again, this time with a holiday theme. The goal this time was to figure out figure out who spiked the egg nog and posted the embarrassing snapshot of SpongeBob at the Christmas party. The following characters were suspects: SpongeBob, Old Man Jenkins, Squilliam, Squidward, Mermaid Man, Barnacle Boy, Perch Perkins, and Mr. Krabs. On select days during the event, the characters will come on and release their anecdote on what happened. The characters would also come on to answer user's questions as well in their topics. Users had to PM MDPP who they think the culprit is. On December 29th, the culprit was revealed to be Old Man Jenkins. The winners who correctly guessed (Homie, Hayden, SpongeOddFan, Ol Bold and Brash, TheOpenWindowManiac, Trophy, Fred Rechid and NegiSpongie) received 5,000 doubloons each and a point for their teams on the scoreboard. However, one new feature in this Whodunnit is that the characters will mention where to find their presents that they hid, and whoever finds it first gets a team point. The anecdotes are listed below due to the fact finding a character's present gives a team point.
SpongeBob's Anecdote
Date: December 15th, 2017
Present: Jellyfishing Net
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Old Man Jenkins' Anecdote
Date: December 18th, 2017
Present: Cruise
Winner: Hayden (Drasticals)
Squilliam's Anecdote
Date: December 18th, 2017
Present: Clarinet
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Squidward's Anecdote
Date: December 19th, 2017
Present: Comb
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Mermaid Man's Anecdote
Date: December 20th, 2017
Present: Wallet
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Barnacle Boy's Anecdote
Date: December 21st, 2017
Present: Shoes
Winner: Homie (Drasticals)
Perch Perkins's Anecdote
Date: December 22nd, 2017
Present: Cruise Ticket
Winner: Trophy (Band Geeks)
Mr. Krabs's Anecdote
Date: December 23rd, 2017
Present: Pants
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
SBC Secret Santa Program 2017
The Secret Santa Program returned again, hosted by Cream this time. The event allowed users to get gifts for other users secretly, with identities of the gift givers being revealed after the gifts have been given out. Sign-ups went from December 8th to December 17th. The gifts were given out December 23rd, and the identities of the Secret Santas were revealed.
Patrick's Christmas Party
Another iFish contest. Users had to submit a Christmas themed fish for Patrick's Christmas Party, and whoever had the best would be judged by the moderators (crushingmayhem, Fred Rechid & Metal Snake). The winner was Trophy's fish, who received a point for the Band Geeks, 1,500 doubloons, and a half off a store item of choice
Snowcember Story Contest
The Snowcember Ball Story Contest called for users to submit a holiday writing. Unlike past years, it did not have to be SpongeBob related. Users could use an existing spin-off, or create a completely separate entry. Creations also had to be at least 500 words. The deadline to submit an entry was December 27th, and Jackie Chan decided the winner. The winning story was "The DS Guy Saves Christmas" by Trophy, who received a point for the Band Geeks, 2,000 doubloons, Santa Hat (2012) & Santa Suit, and a GCA style trophy.
Present Hunt
Another scavenger hunt hosted by Metal Snake. Just like the past two years, users had to find seven presents belonging to SpongeBob characters around the forum. Whoever found them would receive a point for their side, 500 doubloons, and an exclusive Holiday Gang icon to display in your store items.
Secret Missions
Mission #1
Date: December 26th, 2017
Objective: Find The Present Thief
Winner: Cream (Drasticals)
Mission #2
Date: December 28th, 2017
Objective: Find the lost ornament.
Winner: Fred Rechid (Band Geeks)
Cards Against Humanity
A holiday themed CAH game was held on December 27th, 2017. Trophy won it for the Band Geeks, and he received 1,000 doubloons.
Minigames
During the event, there are exclusive mini-game topics in the Snowcember Ball forum, similar to games from past events. However, for the first time ever, you could gain team points from minigames, albeit the chances were very slim to be fair. After 3 were obtained in each, they were replaced with 2,000 Doubloons.
Snowball Throw
Users had to throw a snowball at a target, and their outcome would be randomly generated. They can gain the following prizes: Red (2,000 Doubloons/a point for their side, extremely rare), Gold (Snowman Costume (2012)), Silver (Elf Ears), Green (250 Doubloons), or White (Nothing).
Iceberg Hop
Users had to hop across icebergs, and their outcome would be randomly generated. They can gain the following prizes: Five (2,000 Doubloons/a point for their side, extremely rare), Four (Elf Costume), Three (Elf Hat), Two (250 Doubloons), One (50 Doubloons), or Zero (Nothing).
Store
Seven new iFish items were created by Cream, and many old items from Christmas 2012, Snowcember Ball 2015, and Snowcember Ball 2016 returned. Here is a list of what's available:
Everyone:
Loyal Customers:
Several items are also being given out during the 12 Days of Christmas, can be seen above.
Gallery
General
Promotional image for the event.
The scoreboard.
Banner for the Snowcember Story Contest.
The Holiday Gang collectable given to whoever completed the Present Hunt.
The Winter SpongeBob collectable, given out during Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas.
Santa Claus collectable, given out during Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas.
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The trophy Trophy got for winning the Snowcember Story Contest.
The WOF wheel used in all three games.
The WOF room decorated during the event.
The Dunces & Dragons room decorated during the event.
The SBC Music room decorated during the event.
Site of the first SpongeCraft tournament in Arctic Spongecraftia, the Winter Building Contest.
Badges
The badge for Santas (Managers) during the event.
The badge for Elves (Cashiers) during the event.
The badge for Reindeer (Retired Employees) during the event.
The badge for Nutcrackers (Band Geeks) during the event.
The badge for Dwarves (Drasticals) during the event.
The badge for Snow Mollusks (Loyal Customers) during the event.
The badge for Snowmen (Customers) during the event.
The badge for Jerks (Nematodes) during the event.
The Squidward Claus badge, given out during Day 2 for the 12 Days of Christmas.
The It's a SpongeBob Christmas! badge, given out during Day 6 for the 12 Days of Christmas.
The Krampus badge, given to Trophy for winning the game.
Skins
It's a Squidward Christmas banner.
It's a Squidward Christmas.
Candy Cane banner.
Candy Cane.
Snowball Fight banner.
Snowball Fight.
Sleigh Ride banner.
Sleigh Ride.
