Cow Mission Results, Poetry Contest Results

Hi friends!

Have you recently visited Daisy? She is looking much healthier and happier now because you guys helped feed her in the Cow Mission competition! Lets take a glance at the scoreboard below to see the top three farmers.

•     First place: 7 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs, 1st place medal
•     Second place: 5 days of citizenship, 4,000 bugs, 2nd place medal
•     Third place: 3 days of citizenship, 3,000 bugs, 3rd place medal

Congratulations Sony, Enjoy, and Lewitaly for feeding Daisy and enjoy your rewards! If you did not win this time, have no fear! The Coin Rain competition has begun and will last until May 6th, so head on down to the cafe to enter!

We have another winner to announced. After extending our Spring Poetry contest for a few more days to allow any remaining contestants to participate, the contest has finally concluded, and after careful review, we have chosen the best entry out of all to be rewarded with some generous prizes. Congratulations to the following poet...

Lillianna

Congratulations! I really enjoyed reading your poem as it both looked and gave off lots of spring vibes. For your wonderful writing, you will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs, a dollar top-up, and a scroll. Enjoy your well-earned prizes!

See you all in May!


Sylva

Chess Results, Cow Mission Contest

The Poetry contest has been extended to April 30th. Good luck!

Hi friends!

The Chess competition has been concluded, and it's time to announce our top three winners. Let's look at the scoreboard:

•     1st place: 7 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs
•     2nd place: 5 days of citizenship, 4,000 bugs
•     3rd place: 3 days of citizenship, 3,000 bugs

Congratulations to Enjoy, Enhance, and Lillianna in managing to place in the top three seats, and enjoy your well-earned rewards.

There seemed to have been a decrease in participants in this contest; however, have no fear! The Cow Mission competition is now available until April 30th, so make sure you enter and give it your best shot at placing in the top three.

Good luck!


Sylva

Psst! There is still time to enter into the Spring Poetry Contest and win some awesome rewards! Click here for more information on contest rules and guidelines.

Poetry Contest, Shops Refresh

The Poetry contest has been extended to April 30th. Good luck!

Hi friends!

The month of April is recognized as National Poetry Month, originating first in 1996, and as a celebration of the beautiful combination of art and literature, we will be hosting a Spring Poetry contest!

If you are interested in entering, please read these guidelines and rules beforehand:

•     It is completely up to you on what type of poetry you will write (ex: limerick, haiku, rhyming, etc.) 
•     It must be Spring themed (it can be about anything, as long as it is appropriate)
•     Extra points will be accounted for if the poem is also Chotopia-related
•     Plagiarizing will not be tolerated at all. If we find an entry submitted that steals another's work, it will be disqualified from winning. This poem must be written by you
•     Your poem does not require a template (so you can post it in the comment section as it is); however, it is highly recommended to put your poem on a designed template to boost your chances of winning
•     Your poem must be at least 3 lines long (haiku), but no more than 14 lines (sonnet)
•     Your poem must also have a title, along with your name
•     You must enter your submission in the comment section of this post, not elsewhere. If your poem is a picture or on a template, please only provide an imgur link
•     You may submit up to only one entry

The Spring Poetry contest will be open for submissions until April 28th, and winners will be shortly announced and rewarded generously afterwards. Good luck!

Also, speaking of Spring... the warm weather has arrived in Chotopia — meaning the in-game shops have been refreshed with a new stock of items!

Now when you visit the shops, you will see a collection of spring & summer-themed items, and that the winter clothes have been put away. Go ahead and check out the shops to also see some new items added into the catalogs. I can't wait to see what new, stylish outfits you guys will come up with!

Keep it cool,


Sylva

Refreshed $hop, Cho-Throw Results

Hi friends!

It's the moment that you have all been waiting for — the $hop has been refreshed with new items! When you visit the $hop, you will see that all sections have been updated with new items, backgrounds, and chat bubbles! Here are some glimpses of the $hop:

(New playercards & new chat bubble will be available on 4/17)

If you are interested in purchasing any of these cool, new items or would like to look at them, click here to check out the page. These purchases require real money, so make sure you either top-up your account or win some unique contests that reward real money!

Also, the Cho-Throw competition has ended and it's time to announce our top three winners, however there is something I would like to discuss beforehand.

Unfortunately, there was a lot of cheating in this contest so many contestants were disqualified. As a reminder, cheating in any form or way is not tolerated here on Chotopia, as we like to give everyone an equal chance. If you are aiming to win in any contest, that means playing fair. It ruins the enjoyment for others, and it shows that you're better than to swindle your way to winning. This has been occurring much more lately, and I want to make this last warning very clear: if we find a user cheating, for now on, that user will be banned in winning contests for a long period of time.

That being said, let us check out the scoreboard and see who are true winners are:

•     1st place: 7 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs
•     2nd place: 5 days of citizenship, 4,000 bugs
•     3rd place: 3 days of citizenship, 3,000 bugs

Congratulations to Oldryan6872, Cosmo, and Cynchill in managing to accumulate a profound amount of points, and enjoy your well-earned rewards.

If you didn't win in this contest, no worries — the Chess competition has been opened since yesterday and will close April 22nd. Best of luck!

Have a happy Easter!


Sylva

Party Recap, CMV Results

Hi friends!

We are thrilled to announce that the Easter Party this evening was a huge success! For everyone, it was a fulfilling experience; we got a few laughs out of the quiz, and even new items were rained! I captured some pictures to share with you all from the party:

We apologize for the slight delay in opening the Easter quest, however it is now open if you have not noticed the previous updated post. Again, you will be able to complete the quest up until April 22nd, when it will then be closed.

We also are thrilled to announce our winners to the CMV contest! You guys were given about two weeks to make your own music video featuring one of your favorite songs, and both Shadow and I enjoyed reviewing the entries; however, only two entries could win. Please congratulate the following winners:

Novo

Enhance

Awesome job, you two! You both will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs, and a video camera! We can not help but recognize the other two entries submitted by Lillianna and Icestormz, so you both have been rewarded with 1 day of citizenship and 5,000 bugs for effort.

The forum contest (click here) has also concluded, but you must be signed in to view the results. Thank you everyone for participating in both this year's Easter party and both contests. If you didn't win this time, don't worry because we will be having a new contest soon - so stay tuned!

Au revoir!


Sylva

Psst! The Chess competition is now open, and you have until the April 22nd to enter!

Easter Party & Quest

Update: The Easter quest will be available after the party and will close April 22nd, giving you more time to complete the quest.

Hi friends!

It's that time of the year where flowers are blooming... the weather is warming up... and Easter is just around the corner! In celebration of the holiday, we will be throwing a Easter party! Please accept this invitation for party details:

5 pm EST, 2 pm PST

The party will consist of rain, magic, music, and a quiz! Make sure you attend wearing some bright colors too to celebrate the season of Spring! Easter decorations will be put up in both the Cafe Street and the Park.

Not only this, but a new quest will be arriving soon!

Graphic made by Fizzy

This quest will be an egg scavenger hunt, where you will need to collect eggs scattered all over Chotopia. Eggs can be found both indoors and outdoors, so check each room carefully! Once you complete the quest, you will receive a special reward from the Easter Bunny!

The Easter quest will be available after the party in the Park and will be open until April 22nd, so make sure you complete the quest before it's too late!

See you at the party!


Sylva

Nichos Results, Cho-throw Contest, Updates

Hi friends!

Before we inform you all about the new updates, we are going to get into announcing contest results and information, so please stay tuned and continue reading this post.

The results are finally in, and it's time to announce our best spies on Chotopia. Thank you everyone for contributing to Gune's escape from the Nichos, and without further ado, let's look at the scoreboard:

•     1st place: 7 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs
•     2nd place: 5 days of citizenship, 4,000 bugs
•     3rd place: 3 days of citizenship, 3,000 bugs

Congratulations to Kiiing25, Novo, and Lillianna in managing to accumulate a profound amount of points!

If you didn't win in this contest, no worries — we have a brand new contest added and opened in-game! The game Cho-Throw (found in the Park) has now been introduced into the list of many other games that you can play and compete in for prizes. In this game, the objective is to throw items at your opponent before he or she beats you to it, but there's a catch — your opponent will be randomly swaying in different directions, making it difficult to time your aiming.

Special thanks to Fizzy for making this cute graphic!

You have until April 16th to place yourself among the top three places. Good luck!

Now let's get into the juicy news! After taking in suggestions from our community, we have made some changes and updates to the game. Here are the new updates:

Text bugs for the Academy Quest have been fixed, and Choproff now gives 200 bugs again!

The night mode feature has been changed to begin at 9 pm and end at 3 am cho-time. Not only this, but we have added a new option in the menu under graphics, where you can select to turn on/off the night mode feature.

Lastly, the game Checkers no longer forces you to make a jump move, however it is slightly bugged so we are still working on the fix.

So there you have it! Let us know what you think of these new updates on the poll in the right column of the blog.

Have a great weekend!


Sylva

Psst! A new contest has arrived on the Chotopia Forum! Click here for more details (you must be signed in to view and enter the contest).

Forum Relaunch, New Agent

Hi friends!

We have some excited news, so let's get down to business!

To begin with, by large demand from the community, the Chotopia Forum has been relaunched and is now open to the public!

You can finally (again) post and reply to threads, discuss topics, and exchange ideas with other Cho friends. Monthly forum contests will also be held on the forum, so make sure you check in on a daily basis to see what you could possibly win. Please know that all of your suggestions matter and affect our priorities and decisions, as we do this all for the community's benefit and enjoyment, so please never hesitate to express your thoughts and opinions!

To be directed to the forum, click here, or you can find the shortcut at the top of the page in the tab named "Forum". It'll then direct you to the forum that will look something like this:

In order to browse and join in on discussions, you must have an account and be signed in. If you have not made an account yet, make sure you sign up!

In other news, we have another new addition to the agent team! This user has proven to meet the requirements of an agent and shows his kindness and respect to all peers. He also demonstrates a lending hand to users and always knows how to cheer up someone's day. Please congratulate the following user, picked personally by the administration...

Congratulations, Enhance, and welcome to the agent team! Be sure to congratulate him when you see him online — or now, on the forum!

See you all soon!


Sylva

April Journalists Wanted

Hi friends!

With a new month comes the arrival of new journalists. Journalists are valued members of our community: reporting news, updates, contests, tips, to their fellow Cho companions. 

Journalists are recognised for their efforts and have many perks, such as: 

•      being featured in the blogroll. 
•      a Journalist badge with their blog title linked. 
•      an exclusive handheld feather item. 
•      a Journalist skin for their player card. 
•      ten days of citizenship. 
•      the ability to contact moderators through PC. 
•      a purple name tag.
•      ... a chance to write their own very blog post for the main blog!

Are you passionate about writing? Web design? Consider joining our monthly Journalist program--you will get to enhance your skills in both areas! To qualify will need to:

•      Own a blog! Publish original or paraphrased content, never copied. You may use images from the official blog. 
•     Update your blog weekly, even biweekly (let us know if you will be away). 
•     Read this guide! 

If you are interested and have what it takes to become a Journalist, submit your blogs in the comments section for review. If you were a Journalist previously, you are also required to re-submit your blog. Bear in mind that only blog owners will be rewarded whilst co-authors will only be acknowledged. We will be choosing soon! 

Happy blogging, 

Katic

P.S. Make sure you participate in our latest CMV contest, which ends April 15th! 

CMV Contest

Hi friends!

Music is known to be the voice of the soul; a way to express emotions and feelings when words can't. It gives us an escape from reality, but also connects people and gives us a deeper understanding of life's beauty and pain.

For this contest, we are asking you to create a Chotopia Music Video (CMV) with your favorite song and upload it onto YouTube!

Here are some other rules and guidelines that you will need to know for this contest:

•      The CMV must be at least ​30 seconds​ but no longer than five minutes
•      You must give your username either in the video or when you submit your entry
•      You may only submit one entry
•      You must give credit(s) to whomever produced the song in the video description
•      The CMV must be yours; plagiarizing is not tolerated
•      You are allowed to submit an old CMV, however, it can not be any older than one year
•      The video may be in any language, as long as it follows all other rules
•      The video must be uploaded onto YouTube​ and submitted via link on this post; if posted elsewhere, it will not be judged
•      All content must be appropriate

Software tips to use for making your video: Camstudio, Bandicam, Broadcaster Software​, Windows 10 Game Bar​, ShadowPlay

You have until April 15th to create and submit a CMV, giving you two full weeks to film your entry. Winners will be picked based on creativity, special effects, and effort, and will also receive some awesome rewards.

Get going, and have a happy April Fools' Day!


Sylva

Psst! Make sure you cast a vote on the new poll to the right of the blog.