Sweet Battle Contest Results, Garbage Collector Contest, Research Contest

Hey everyone,

Our recent sweet battle contest has come to an end, and the results are as follows:

In first place we have Wolfu, you will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a sweet battle bant.
In second place we have Shayder, you will receive 7 days of citizenship, 7,000 bugs and a sweet battle bant.
In third place we have Prayas3, you will receive 5 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a sweet battle bant.

Cheating will lead to disqualification from competitions.

Congratulations!

We are now hosting a garbage collector contest until the 6th of January, so head on over there to participate in this contest!

Alongside this contest, we are also hosting a research contest until the 6th of January. This research contest will be based on researching New Year traditions, as the new year is just around the corner!
Here are the guidelines:

• You must research New Year traditions in any country over the world but must keep it to 1-2 countries.
• You must create your entry on the template provided below.
• You must not copy other entries as you will be disqualified. 
• You must enter your entry in the comments section below.

Here is the template you must create your entry on:

Good luck to everyone participating! 

Novo

Christmas Party Recap, Space Racing Contest Results and Sweet Battle Contest!

Hey everyone,

We held our Christmas party today and it was a big success! Thank you to all of you that took the time out of your Christmas weekend to come online and attend. We hope you had a fantastic time!
Lets take a look at some screen grabs from the party:

Credit to Thius and Adders1

In other news, the space racing contest has come to an end. Let's take a look at the leader board:

In first place we have Shayder, you will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.
In second place we have Yasuo, you will receive 7 days of citizenship, 7,000 bugs and a silver medal.
In third place we have Oreo, you will receive 5 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal.

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Over the Christmas period, we are hosting a Sweet Battle contest, the contest will run until the 30th of December so head on over to Rope Street to participate.

Good luck!

From all of us here at Chotopia, Merry Christmas!

Thanks for reading,
Novo

Christmas Party!

Hey everyone,

With Christmas just around the corner the staff team and I have decided to host a Christmas Party for you all!

The details are as follows:

The party will be held at the Park on the 23rd of December 2017 at 10:00 PM Cho-Time!

Be sure to bring all your friends and if you see someone in game, please let them know about the event!

We hope to see you all there!

Merry Christmas!

Novo

Secret Santa!

Hey everyone,

As you may have seen in a previous post regarding updates, we have implemented a Secret Santa feature. This feature allows you to give a gift to a player and receive a gift. To join Secret Santa simply click on the Secret Santa button, found below the BRB button.

Once you click this button you will be taken to the Secret Santa catalog, here you will be asked to chose and pay for one of the following options:

Type 1: 10,000 bugs

Type 2: 25,000 bugs

Type 3: 50,000 bugs

Here's how Secret Santa will work:
You will automatically be partnered with a Chotopia user who has also submitted a present box. You will be partnered with someone who chose the same type of present box as you. You and your Secret Santa partner will be chosen based on the price you spent, in order to keep the system fair. The gift box will be found in your wardrobe, which you then submit into the Secret Santa Event box. The gift box will leave your wardrobe. You will be taken to a website where you will submit your box. You will automatically be partnered with a random Chotopia user who has also submitted a present box. Each box will generate a random item for the user you're partnered with. You will only be partnered with users who have the same item type.

Gifts will be distributed on December 25th. We wish you a very merry Countdown to Christmas!

Novo

Sliders Contest Results, Space Racing Contest, Drawing Contest Result!

Hi everyone,

The sliders contest we've been hosting has come to an end, and the winners are as follows!

In first place we have Deskut, you will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal!
In second place we have Preston12, you will receive 7 days of citizenship, 7,000 bugs and a silver medal!
In third place we have Sony, you will receive 5 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal!

Make sure to congratulate the winners if you see them around!

If you weren't victorious this time, don't feel discouraged, we are now hosting a Space Racing contest until the 23rd of December, so head on over to Space Racing and race your friends!

In other news this week, the Winter Drawing Contest has come to a close, let's take a look at our winners!

In no particular order:

Clayton

Fizzy

Ciara

Congratulations to all of our winners, you all win 10 days of citizenship and a paintbrush, if you already have a paintbrush please leave a comment below before the 20th of December so I can arrange a different prize.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Novo

12 Days to Christmas

Hi everyone,

As we are almost half way through December, it means we are nearing Christmas! Christmas is a time of giving, and the Staff team and I are here to give back to active players.

Bringing back 12 days to Christmas
For every day you log on to Chotopia, you will receive a unique Christmas gift (every day has a different item). Some days you'll also receive a bonus bugs boost or citizenship! Make sure to log on everyday in order to receive these gifts!

This event will go from December 13th-24th.

Also, Santa has finally arrived! Check out Space Quay at Garbage Collector!

Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming Secret Santa release.

Novo

Checkers Contest Results, Sliders Contest and Winter Drawing Contest!

Hi everyone,

After a week of intense checkers battles, the checkers competition has come to a close, let's take a look at the results!
The winners are as follows:

In first place we have Sylva, you win 10 days of citizenship, a gold medal and 10000 bugs!
In second place we have Fizzy, you win 7 days citizenship, a silver medal and 7000 bugs!
In second place we have Muro, you win 5 days of citizenship, a bronze medal and 5000 bugs!

Please congratulate all our winners if you see them in game!
If you didn't win this contest, don't worry, the Staff team and I have decided to open up a sliders competition!

Be sure to come online and play sliders over the next week until the 16th of December for a chance to win some awesome prizes!

Finally, this week for those of you who are artistic, we have a winter drawing contest opening up, here are the details:

• The competition will end on the 16th of December, any entries submitted on and after the 16th will not be counted.
• Your entry must relate to both the theme of winter and the theme of Chotopia.
• Plagiarism is not tolerated, stolen work/reused work will result in disqualification.
• All entries must be submitted in the comments below via the use of an Imgur link.

Good luck to everyone entering, I look forward to seeing the entries!

Novo

Comic Competition Results

Hey everyone,

A few days ago, our comic competition finished and after viewing the entries we have chosen a winner!

Make sure to congratulate Can189 on winning this competition. For your great job and effort put in, you will receive 10 days of ciitzenship, 10,000 bugs and a comic book hand item!

you may access his entry here.

Congratulations!

Thanks for reading,

Novo

P.S make sure to apply for the designer/councilor job openings if you are interested!

Chess Contest Results, Checkers Contest

Hey everyone,

The chess contest that we have been holding has come to an end, and the winners are in! Make sure to congratulate the following players:

In first place we have Muro, you will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.
In second place we have Sylva, you will receive 7 days of citizenship, 7,000 bugs and a silver medal.
In third place we have Adders1, you will receive 5 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a a bronze medal.

Congratulations!

Next, we will be holding a checkers contest! Head on over to Academy Street to compete. You have until the 9th of December.

Good luck and have fun!
Thanks for reading,
Novo

Chotopia Council

Hey everyone,

As part of the recent updates, we have mentioned the Chotopia Council. That is right, we are looking for active players to join a team of members who will be helping with decision making within the community and giving us ideas as of what the community wants to see.

Councilors will be chosen under the following titles:

• (1) Junior Councilor
• (1) Citizen Councilor
• (1) Agent Councilor

These players will be on the team alongside Moderators. As we have recently also opened our Journalist Program again, in a few weeks we will be looking for an additional Journalist Councilor to join the team. 

To choose councilors, we will be opening applications. These applications will be for the titles mentioned above in which you may state what experience you have in helping within communities such as past agent/staff experience on any of the previous Chobots games (remember: you do not have to have this experience in order to have a chance to be chosen for our council, it is just an example of something that you may add to your application. A summary of why you would make a great addition is also just as valid!).

After carefully analysing applications sent in, we will choose 3 members (for now) to help the community. You will have approx. 2 weeks to apply. 

Applications will be opening shortly! Keep an eye out on the main page of Chotopia in order to find out when they are opening.

To anyone willing to apply, we wish you good luck! We are looking forward to seeing who will be on our Chotopia Council.

Thanks for reading,

Novo

Journalist Program

Hey everyone,

Happy December! We have decided to bring back the Journalist Program. We are looking for you to choose as the next month's upcoming journalists.

In order to become a journalist, your blog must follow the requirements below:

• Your blog must be a month old and updated frequently. You must be active.
• Your posts must be written by yourself, not taken directly from the Official Chotopia Blog or anyone else's Chotopia blog(s).
• You have permission to use Chotopia blog's pictures regarding events and recaps but we encourage you to get creative and create your own.
• It must be related to Chotopia; parties, events, competitions, updates, etc.

As a journalist, here is a list of what you would be rewarded:

• A journalist playcard.
• A journalist nametag (purple).
• A journalist feather.
• Your blog featured on the Official Chotopia Blog.
• A journalist badge.

We encourage you all to get writing, as you have the next few weeks (2/3) to submit your blogs. Journalist Councilors will be chosen late December/early January when the next journalist(s) are chosen! Please submit your blog links in the comments section below.

Good luck everyone!

Thanks for reading,

Novo