Snowcember Ball 2015
The Snowcember Ball 2015 was the fourth annual Christmas event on SBC, and second one to use the name Snowcember Ball. It started December 11, 2015 (however, it was released early late at night on December 10) and ended December 30, 2015. It contained a teams tournament between the Band Geeks and Drasticals, which the Band Geeks won 2-1. Loyal Customers received a sneak peek of it on November 28th, 2015.
The banner of A Very Starfish Christmas. | |
Information | |
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Start Date | December 11, 2015 |
End Date | December 30, 2015 |
Event Coordinator | jjsthekid |
Events |
SpongeBob Jeopardy! Music Parties Teams Tournament Christmas Trivia Secret Santa Program The Great Sleigh Race Stop What You Are Doing |
Skins |
Everyone: A Very Starfish Christmas Sleigh Ride Loyal Customers: A Very Orca Christmas Bikini Blizzard |
General
During the event, the group names changed to general Christmas/SpongeBob Chrismas related names. Cashiers, Loyal Customers and Customers became green, dark blue and ice blue instead of blue, light green and teal.
Managers --> Santas
Cashiers --> Elves
Retired Employees --> Reindeer
Band Geeks --> Nutcrackers
Drasticals --> Dwarves
Loyal Customers --> Snow Mollusks
Customers --> Snowmen
Nematodes --> Jerks
SpongeCraft also received a Christmas makeover using a design pack installed by Face. If you chose to use it, everything on the server transformed into a winter/Christmas theme. SBC Music also got a Christmas background.
12 Days of Christmas Gifts
Through December 14th to December 25th, users would receive an exclusive gift from Karen if they logged in each day.
Day 1 (December 14th): Santa Hat (2015)
Day 2 (December 15th): Santa Beard
Day 3 (December 16th): Santa Sweater
Day 4 (December 17th): Santa Pants
Day 5 (December 18th): Santa Boots
Day 6 (December 19th): SpongeBob Christmas 2015
Day 7 (December 20th): Squidward Christmas 2015
Day 8 (December 21st): Chocolate Clarinet
Day 9 (December 22nd): Chocolate Starfish
Day 10 (December 23rd): Chocolate Fruitcake
Day 11 (December 24th): Chocolate Donkey
Day 12 (December 25th): SpongeBob Wheel of Fortune Revival (announcement video)
Events
SpongeBob Jeopardy!
Two Christmas Jeopardy games were held on December 12th, 2015 and December 19th, 2015. Trophy won the first game. Halibut won the second game.
The Great Sleigh Race
Another roleplaying game that works similar to The Fry Cook Games, SpongeBob's ScarePlay, Kelp Forest Survival, and Hooky from past forum events. Users signed up as SpongeBob characters and with sled names, and competed in challenges to see who is the last racer standing. Whoever did not answer/complete a challenge would be in last place and automatically eliminated. The winner was Trophy as Norton, who won 5,000 doubloons and an exclusive Sleigh Racer badge.
SBC Christmas Trivia Contest 2015
The fourth annual Christmas Trivia Contest was held, hosted by jjs, JCM, tyeamwork and Trophy. There were a total of 10 rounds, with the first one being December 11th and the last two both on December 23rd. The overall winner was Halibut, who won an amethyst username color, 100 reputation points, an exclusive Patrick Christmas icon, and a Trivia Champion badge.
Overall Scores:
Halibut: 274 (WINNER)
Fa: 256
Fred: 219
Hayden: 213
SOF: 79
Crush: 53
Jake: 32
Rock: 17
SBC Music Snowcember Parties
Tournament 1
Date: December 11th, 2015
Song: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
DJ: Fa
Likes: 8
Tournament 2
Date: December 18th, 2015
Songs: Christmas Time Is Here (Charlie Brown), The Best Christmas of All (House of Mouse), We're Going Shopping (Ren & Stimpy), and Jingle Bells (Steviie Wonder & Keanu Trap Remix)
DJs: JCM, SpongeOddFan, CDCB and spongeboblover
Likes: 6
Tournament 3
Date: December 24th, 2015
Songs: Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas) (SpongeBob), Santa Has His Jolly Little Eyes On Me (SpongeBob), Christmas is Mine (SpongeBob), This Trinity's Going to War (Futurama), and Christmas Rules (The Looney Tunes Show)
DJs: SpongeOddFan, Trophy, and Fred Rechid
Likes: 3
SpongeCraft Teams Tournament
Tournament 1
Date: December 12th, 2015
Game: Christmas Building Contest
Winners: Drasticals (TheOpenWindowManiac and MDPP won two rounds)
Tournament 2
Date: December 19th, 2015
Game: Snowball Fight
Winners: Band Geeks (Trophy and spongeboblover won the most rounds)
Tournament 3
Date: December 26th, 2015
Game: Present Hunt
Winners: Band Geeks (crushingmayhem and spongeboblover found the most presents)
SpongeBob's Christmas Party Contest
Another iFish contest. Users must submit a Christmas themed fish for SpongeBob's Christmas Party, and whoever has the best will be voted by the community. The winner was SpongeOddFan's fish, who received 2,000 doubloons, 20 reputation points (aka likes), and a free store item of choice
Snowcember Ball Spin-Off War
The Snowcember Ball Spin-Off War called for participants to submit a canon or non-canon written work involving the cast of SpongeBob in one way or another. If at least one SpongeBob character is not featured, the person may not qualify. Users could use an existing spin-off, or create a completely separate entry. Creations also must also be at least 500 words. The deadline to submit an entry was December 26th, and voting began begin afterwards, lasting until December 29. The winner was JCM's "A Krusty Carol", who received 2,000 doubloons, 20 reputation points (aka likes), and a free store item of choice.
SBC Secret Santa Program 2015
The Secret Santa Program returned again, hosted by jjs. The event allows users to get gifts for other users secretly, with identities of the gift givers being revealed after the gifts have been given out. The gifts were sent out December 23rd, along with who got which user a gift.
Stop What You Are Doing
The 15th edition of SWYAD was held where users changed their names to Christmas characters. Sign-ups were posted on December 5th, 2015 and users could reserve their name with a new system made by MDPP. Users had their names automatically changed to their reserved names at midnight on December 11th, 2015. A new feature was also added that shows the user's original name under their badges.
Present Hunt
Another scavenger hunt hosted by jjs. Users had to find seven presents belonging to SpongeBob characters around the forum. Whoever found them would receive 800 doubloons and an exclusive SpongeBob & Patrick Candy Canes icon to display in your store items.
Cards Against Humanity
Two special Christmas themed CAH rounds were held for the event.
Round 1:
Date: December 24th, 2015
Winner: Hayden
Round 2:
Date: December 27th, 2015
Winner: Jjsthekid
All-Nighter
An All-Nighter occurred December 25th. The user who stayed up the longest was Cha, who received 1,000 doubloons.
Store
Tons of new and old iFish items were added to the iFish Store during the event. Nine new items were added for everyone, and nine old items from Christmas 2012 and some other forum events also returned. All the old ones are Loyal Customer exclusives. A few iFish items were also given out during the 12 Days of Christmas Gifts, which can be found above in the appropriate section. Here is a list of what was available:
Everyone:
Loyal Customer Exclusive:
Gallery
General
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Promotional image for the event.
The Great Sleigh Race
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Logo for the game.
SWYAD
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The sign-up page.
Skins
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Sleigh Ride
SpongeCraft
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The site of the first teams tournament, the Christmas Building Contest.