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Ask Massively: You know what day it is edition

Eliot Lefebvre — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Opinion, Massively Meta, Humor, Ask Massively, Miscellaneous

Because of the way Thanksgiving works in the USA, Ask Massively always falls on the holiday. Last year's approach was closer to my usual one, but you know what? This year, I'm just going for the straight dope. We all know what day it is, we all know what holiday we're celebrating, and in all likelihood we're all so stuffed with turkey that we don't want to think about anything other than slowly sloughing to the bathroom. So let's not kid ourselves.

At any rate, the important part isn't the paragraph I devote to ridiculous nonsense; the important part is the questions. And they're just past the cut -- questions about video personalities, loneliness, and last week's forbidden screenshot. If you've got a question you'd like to see answered in a future installment, leave it in the comments or send a letter to ask@massively.com. Questions may be edited slightly for clarity and/or brevity.

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Massively's big fat Black Friday roundup: 2011 edition

Jef Reahard — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Promotions, Miscellaneous

So apparently there's this thing called Black Friday. This is news to me because shopping isn't really my thing, see, especially if it involves looking for parking spaces, Christmas music, or entering a retail establishment of any sort (regardless of season). OK, I do occasionally make allowances for the grocery store.

Anyway, when it comes to holiday consumerism, fortunately there's this place called the intarwebs, where savvy merchants have taken to selling all manner of whatever and delivering it directly to your front door with the bare minimum of fuss. I hear there are even a few deals and steals for the budget-conscious MMO fiend in this land of digital plenty, and you should head past the break for links to a few of the more noteworthy sales.

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Free for All: What I am thankful for

Beau Hindman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, Casual, Humor, Free for All, Miscellaneous

Here in the United States we are gearing up to celebrate well, whatever it is exactly that we give as the reason to get together with friends and family and eat more than humanly possible on the last Thursday in November. To be honest, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because I truly do use the occasion to take stock of how good I have it and to decide what is important to me and my future.

I wanted to take similar stock with you all, my readers. After all, work can be a major part of our lives, and this is my work. Over the year and a half I really have learned a lot and became a better writer through the experience. So I am thankful for a lot.

Click past the cut and I'll tell you just what I am thankful for.

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World of Tanks dishes up Tanksgiving and the Update 7.0 trailer

Justin Olivetti — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Trailers, Video, Events, in-game, Previews, War, Free-to-play, World of Tanks, MOBA

Trust us on this: Never before has the word "fjords" been issued with such goosebump-raising intensity. But such is the World of Tanks and its passionate love for geography and the many, many ways that it can be blown to smithereens.

Wargaming.net is pumping up the hype for Update 7.0 with a new trailer showing off the famous Fjords map, the new camouflage feature, and (of course) massive tank battles. Update 7.0 is currently in public testing for release in the near future.

This week also will see "Tanksgiving" coming to the game on November 24th. During Tanksgiving -- November 24th through the 28th -- select tanks will receive double credits during matches. Wargaming.net promises even more to come with the event, but the studio is keeping its cards tight against its chest until the event arrives.

You can watch the Update 7.0 trailer after the jump!

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Final SWTOR beta weekend targeting November 25th - 28th

Justin Olivetti — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:30:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-fi, Star Wars: The Old Republic

As it's Thanksgiving weekend in the US, it's fitting that BioWare is giving players something to be thankful for: one last, giant beta test of Star Wars: The Old Republic. So if you're interested in seeing if the hype matches the game, make sure you stay out of any turkey comas following Thursday!

According to SWTOR's Twitter, the test has been scheduled for November 25th through the 28th. This represents the largest beta test for the soon-to-be-released title yet, with hundreds of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of players invited to stress-test the servers.

The test might not technically be "open" beta, but it's pretty hard at this point not to get into it. Any player who registered for beta testing prior to November 11th is automatically included, and those that didn't can grab one of the thousands and thousands of keys floating out there -- including from us!

If you have questions about the beta test, it might behoove you to check out SWTOR's FAQ on the event.

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RuneScape sings, gobbles, and slays its way through November

Justin Olivetti — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, Patches, Previews, RuneScape, Free-to-play

RuneFest, Halloween, and Bot Nuking Day may be over, but the RuneScape team is far from taking time off for good behavior. If anything, the devs' eyes are as big as their stomachs as they detailed plans for the game leading up to Thanksgiving.

Speaking of the holiday, a turkey invasion led by the fearsome Captain Turkerton is imminent and only the players will be able to negotiate a truce before the gobblepocalypse arrives. As incentive for participating in the event, RuneScape is planning to award Thanksgiving crests and turkey pets for the diplomatically savvy.

Jagex has a lot more on its plate for November, including revamping elements of the interface, overhauling the website design, and introducing the Slayer-centric Polypore Dungeon. Additionally, the November quest, "One Piercing Note," is a first for the game: a fully voice-acted experience that will incorporate singing and dancing into the story!

Following Bot Nuking Day and the resulting dip in population, Jagex has consolidated several servers into new multi-country European worlds. The team is also hard at work addressing some current issues with players having problems logging in and experiencing lag. A fix is scheduled for later today.

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Plundering the free seas: Pirates of the Burning Sea dev talks about F2P

Justin Olivetti — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, MMO industry, Free-to-play, Humor, Dev Diaries

Curious about how a subscription-based MMO makes the transition to a free-to-play model? It's not as easy as one might assume, and Pirates of the Burning Sea was no exception. In a recent devlog, PotBS's Misha takes us behind the stage to look at the logistical details and hurdles that had to be taken for this jump between business models.

While the team had been mulling over a microtransaction model from the beginning, it was only after a lot of discussion with SOE that the publisher showed the team a way this could be implemented. Following that, the team had to tackle several tricky issues, such as expired trial accounts, boxes still in the stores and all of the subscription types it had in place.

Next, the team ran the system through quite a bit of testing to iron out the snags. "Those who helped us test F2P in the early days will recall pets on their own little boats in the midst of battle, trying desperately to help out. You could zoom in and see a pig or chicken standing in a commanding position overlooking their hardworking crews. This bug is one of my favorite ever, and I'm still a little sad that we fixed it."

It wasn't just the software that needed to be tested but also the physical setup. At one point, Misha writes, "For whatever reason, we were suffering hardware failure after hardware failure."

While the F2P transition was slated for Thanksgiving 2010, it failed to hit the date. "We hit a major issue on our side and SOE hit a major snag on their side. So, no Thanksgiving F2P. On the one hand, we were really discouraged that we hadn't met our target. On the other hand, we were incredibly glad we had tackled these issues before we went live," she writes. Eventually Pirates of the Burning Sea "soldiered through it all" and made it to the live servers, much to the team's delight.

For a full rundown of this saga and the true tale of commanding pigs, head on over to Pirates of the Burning Sea.

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The Anvil of Crom: All I want for Christmas

Jef Reahard — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Opinion, The Anvil of Crom

Buuurrrp. Ah. Begging your pardon, but you know how it goes this time of year, leftovers and all that. Seeing as how this is a Thanksgiving holiday weekend here in the States -- and the annual Christmas shopping orgy has begun -- it seems an appropriate time to indulge in a bit of list-making with regard to Age of Conan.

I don't normally do lists here at The Anvil of Crom, as many seem to be the game journalist's equivalent of the oh-crap-I've-got-a-deadline-but-no-topic safety net. Occasionally, though, they serve a real purpose. In my case that purpose is ~~bitching~~ politely talking about what I'd like to see Funcom add to its AoC recipe. So, in honor of the pilgrims and their pilfering of North America (or the cold turkey sandwich you're no doubt stealing from your fridge at this very moment), I present to you three things Age of Conan should pillage from other MMORPGs. Join me after the cut for the rundown.

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The Daily Grind: What are you thankful for in MMOs?

Justin Olivetti — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Events, real-world, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a time for celebrating with the family, eating copious amounts of dead birds, and giving thanks to the blessings and bounties that have landed in our lives.

In the spirit of the holiday, today we'd like to ask you what you're thankful for in MMOs. Put aside bitterness and frustration for a day to reflect on what makes you thankful to be an MMO gamer and what makes you enjoy the plethora of titles out there. Are you glad that you've found a good guild to hang with, or perhaps you've made one friendship in a game that's changed your life? Have you recently accomplished a major goal in your game that's filled you with contentment? Are you enjoying a wide variety of MMOs and can't imagine being bored? Are you flush with gold, have you six mounts in the garage, and do you lack for nothing? Does the supreme master wordsmithing of Massively keep you excited about games?

Today, be thankful. Today, share with us what makes you thankful about MMOs right now. And please have some pie -- we really made too much.

Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!

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[Updated] Massively's big fat Black Friday roundup

Krystalle Voecks — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: News items, Promotions, Miscellaneous

Can you feel the love? The food comas? The day of sitting around napping while the kids sneak into the kitchen for another piece of pie? ~~As you can see from the holiday e-card we've gotten~~, the gorging has already started in certain MMOs. However, for the rest of us who aren't virtual-demented-clown versions of Mr. Creosote, the promise of great deals looms once the turkey and pie are dispensed with. As we here at Massively are always on the lookout for a good deal, we've rounded up some MMO and hardware deals worth putting on your wish list.

Join us behind the break for some of the best 100% frosting-covered-clown-free bargains we've found. Also, if you spot anything particularly tasty in terms of sale prices, be sure to let us all know in comments!

[Updated] Switched the image out due to unintended offense, and adding more deals in as we find them!

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Turkeys invade Kitsu Saga, gravy and stuffing to follow

Justin Olivetti — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, Patches, Free-to-play

Kitsu Saga's dance card is pretty darn full this month. Following its commercial release on October 28th, the free-to-play title has rolled out a series of intriguing events, including this past week's content update, called Hostile Territory. Hostile Territory brought the level cap up to 60, introduced second-tier mastery skills, and added five dungeons and four zones.

As if that wasn't enough, a full-fledged invasion of turkeys is covering the land in Butterball fury, and nobody is safe from their wrath. In Aeria Games' own words, "Avian demons from another dimension have infiltrated a few of our dungeons seeking the flesh of those who have eaten them in the years past."

You really can't top that. Avian demons hell-bent for revenge. There should be a movie.

Players can protect the land from being (sorry) gobbled up by hunting the demons in Kitsu Saga from November 17th through December 1st. These brave turkey-slaying warriors will be rewarded with special Thanksgiving-themed items. You can read more about the Turkey Invasion at Kitsu Saga.

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The Daily Grind: Do you like holiday events?

Eliot Lefebvre — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Events, in-game, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Humor

We've only been done with Halloween for about a month, and we just finished Thanksgiving. There's still some other holiday coming up this year, followed by New Year's Day, followed by Valentine's Day, and so on and so forth. And all of these holidays are usually accompanied by events in the middle of your game of choice -- usually with a different name or a slightly different backstory, but with the ultimate effect of more holiday experience being shoved directly into your retinas.

On the one hand, this is fun. It gives you a chance to break up the flow of the year a bit better within the game, it lets everyone kick back and relax a little more, and the best events give every player something new to do for a little while. On the other hand, they can distract from the game's actual focus, the rewards can sometimes be disproportionate, and for some people they get enough holiday coverage anyway. Work retail around Christmas, for instance, and you don't want more Christmas decorations in your favorite MMO. (You might want more Hanukkah, but that's a different discussion.) Today we ask: do you like having holiday events in your games of choice? If so, what are your favorite sorts and best examples? If not, what's your personal reason?

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Massively's Black Friday MMO sales guide

Kyle Horner — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Events, real-world, News items

The holidays are officially here (if you're a retail chain, then they've been here for about a month) and so it's time to start looking for deals to give to either your MMO-playing loved ones or, well, yourself! Shopping can be a pretty big hassle, especially if you're not accustomed to hunting for the best deals. So, we've gone and outlined the season's new releases, as well as some places you can hope to find sales in the coming weeks.

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Thanksgiving surprise: Four free days in Champions Online

Kyle Horner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, News items, Champions Online

This ain't no ordinary free weekend. Cryptic is offering a full four days worth of free time in Champions Online starting Thanksgiving day at 10am PST -- or Thursday, November 26th to the American holiday challenged. The free time will go on until the following Monday and end at precisely 10am PST. The timing isn't too surprising, as returning players will be able to check out the recent Nemesis Confrontation update that went live just yesterday.

Hopefully things go much more smoothly than the last time there was a free weekend. Although, we're curious as to who'll be watching the servers on Thursday. We expect a vast majority of people to be lined with food and edging on the precipice of nap time. Maybe Cryptic is employing robots or Canadians to run their servers for a day. Unless... unless they're the same thing...

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SOE offering a 25% boost in Station Cash this week

Kyle Horner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: EverQuest, EverQuest II, News items, Free Realms

If you play EverQuest, EverQuest II or Free Realms and happen upon a Station Cash card this week, you may want to considering picking one or two up. Sony Online Entertainment will be giving players with accounts in good standing a 25% boost to any Station Cash card they redeem between Monday, November 23 (after 10:00am PST) and Sunday, November 29th (before 10:00pm PST).

A pretty good offer if we do say so ourselves. In fact, we kind of wish we knew that for our second episode ReSubbed this week, as we could've mentioned it during our jaunty exploration of EverQuest's trial zone. Oh well, at least you know now!

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Runes of Magic cracks open the Lair of the Demon Dragon

Seraphina Brennan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, Patches, Endgame, News items, Runes of Magic

What's more threatening to the world of Taborea than a dragon? A demon dragon, obviously! Duh! The only thing more threatening than that would be a emo teen-vampire dragon, but it's good that the team at Runewaker didn't go that far. (Or did they?)

This Thursday, the wrath of the demon dragon will be unleashed upon all high level players in patch 2.1.3. The dungeon contained in Aotulia Volcano is the new hardest 12 man raid in the game -- a worthy challenge to players at the top of their endgame.

Even if you're not super high level, the patch will also be introducing a cleaned up crafting system with a new, intuitive UI, and the special "Autumn Harvest" festival. Players will be able to stuff their faces at banquet tables scattered across the land in addition to participating in special holiday themed daily quests. So don't be afraid to jump in and enjoy the new patch this Thursday!

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Ride a turkey in Fiesta and help feed the homeless in America

Seraphina Brennan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, Fiesta

We here at Massively always appreciate it when games give back to the community, and the folks over at Fiesta seem to follow our line of thought. In celebration of Thanksgiving, they've released the new Thomas the Turkey mount for players to grab from the item shop.

Thomas is a special beast, however, as 100% of his proceeds until November 30th will go towards Feeding America, a charity that works with local food banks to provide food to the homeless and needy. After the 30th, Thomas will stick around in the Fiesta store as a standard mount.

Thomas is currently priced at around $6.80, but it's good to know that the money will be going to a good cause. So don't dilly dally, go out and purchase your turkey before the 30th to make sure you help the homeless and get a sweet ride while doing it.

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Atlantica Online celebrates its one year US anniversary

Kyle Horner — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST

Filed under: Events, in-game, News items, Free-to-play, Atlantica Online

It's been one whole successful year for Atlantica Online in the US, and Ndoors Interactive is ready to celebrate with special bonuses and in-game events throughout this November. The first of many celebratory specials offers players a 200% experience boost, something sure to make everybody pretty happy. Then, there's the weekend in-game events, followed by new in-game items, a special Thanksgiving event, a fan art contest and we're guessing a lot more.

So, to recap: oodles of extra experience and rare new items, along with fun holiday and anniversary distractions. Oh, right and even a fan art contest for the creatively inclined types. Yep, seems like a particularly awesome month for Atlantica Online players.

In fact, for more deets from Ndoors themselves, check out the official word on all the in-game events and such after the break.

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WoW Insider's handy-dandy Wrath of the Lich King instance guide

Kyle Horner — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Expansions, Guides, News items

The guys 'n gals over at WoW Insider have been kind enough to put together a handy guide to all the Wrath of the Lich King 5-man instances in gallery-form. So, for those of you who've already filled up on turkey or some form of meat substitute (tofurky, anyone?) and are already looking to delve into Wrath, this may be the perfect thing to help you along the way! If not, well then we're happy you've already hit 80 -- just don't brag about it to us, because we're sensitive about our addictive-resiliant personalities.

Actually, we're just sensitive to our need to subscribe to -- and play -- three or more MMOs at a time, which is why we're loving this efficiency-boosting guide.

Gallery: Wrath of the Lich King Dungeons

One of Azeroth's millions of citizens? Check out our ongoing coverage of the World of Warcraft, and be sure to touch base with our sister site WoW Insider for all your Lich King needs!

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The Daily Grind: What are you thankful for in MMOs?

Krystalle Voecks — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST

Filed under: Events, real-world, Opinion

For those of us in America, today is Thanksgiving; a time to reflect on things and people in your life that you're thankful for. For this morning, we felt it was best to ask the same question most Americans will ask around the dinner table today -- but with an MMO twist! With expansions, guilds/linkshells/corps/fellowships/etc., raids, new titles, great content and more in this last year to think back over, what are you most thankful for in the last year of your MMO gaming life?

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Vanguard's Harvest Festival brings new quests, encourages bird-eating

Samuel Axon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, News items, Vanguard

With Halloween now behind us, the Thanksgiving events are starting up. Vanguard appears to be the, well, vanguard here, as its Harvest Day event began yesterday. Quest NPCs with four new quests have arrived in Khal -- the Halgrim family are recent immigrants who want to host a Harvest Festival, but Salrash the Birdmaster is determined to stop them because he finds the Halgrim's plan to have a feast on bird meat abhorrent.

There are, in typical Vanguard fashion, raid four raid mobs that you can hunt down to celebrate: the aforementioned Salrash the Birdmaster, Turfin, Duksworth, and Ciran. Sounds like fun -- don't stuff yourself with phat loot and costumes too much!

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MapleStory celebrates Black Friday with big sale

Samuel Axon — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: MapleStory, Events, in-game, News items, Casual

It's Black Friday, and that means every one (in the United States, at least) is busy shopping for the holidays! And with MapleStory, shopping and online gaming go hand in hand. Nexon, the company behind MapleStory, announced that there will be a huge Black Friday sale for MapleStory users this weekend.

So, if you're into MapleStory, that's good news for you; items in the Cash Shop will be sold at a big discount and there will be special sales of very valuable items for very low prices at certain times. If you're not, well, you still have all the "real-life" deals we pointed out earlier today to salivate over.

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Cinemassively: Teh n00b Song

Moo Money — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Real life, Video, Cinemassively, Machinima

It's the day after Thanksgiving, commonly known as Black Friday. Today is not unlike your typical day in World of Warcraft. Americans scour the sale ads online and in print, and strategize how they're going to get their loot.

Olibith's Machinima interpretation of "Teh n00b Song", by Pure Pwnage, is the perfect theme for the day. A poor n00b thinks he can just kill wolves in peace, but teh_pwnerer has other plans for him. As little Fyapowa is taunted mercilessly, he tries to fight back, but to no avail.

As you're kicking and punching your way to better deals, think of Fyapowa and teh_pwnerer. Were you the n00b or the pwner today? As a fair warning, the pwner gets his just deserts in the end!

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The Daily Grind: Giving thanks

Mike Schramm — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Events, real-world, Massively Meta, The Daily Grind

Today, as you may know, is known in the United States as Thanksgiving, which is supposed to be the time we sit down together as a family and give thanks, but usually ends up being the time we eat way too much turkey and/or the day before we go out and spend way too much money.

But here at Massively, let's be glass-is-half-full people: what are you thankful for in the world of MMOs this year? Me? I'm thankful for daily quests in World of Warcraft, because otherwise I would have no money instead of the pittance I have now. I'm thankful for my uber mining Osprey in EVE Online -- that damn ship can pull ore down like nobody's business. And I'm especially thankful for the Warhammer Online hype-- it's about time someone tried giving Blizzard a real run for their money, and hopefully the game will live up to it. What are you thankful for?

And from all of us here at Massively, if you're in the US, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving out there in your various virtual worlds. And if you're not in the US, have a great Thursday anyway.

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Second Life's Primtionary Marathon

Akela Talamasca — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:30:00 EST

Filed under: Events, in-game, Making money, Second Life, Free-to-play

This is the first such event I've ever heard of -- a Primtionary Marathon in Second Life, starting at 11 AM on Friday the 23rd PST, and continuing on until Sunday the 25th at 12 PM. What's Primtionary, you ask? From the press release:

"If you've ever played the game Pictionary in Real Life, and thought it wouldn't translate to SL, you need to see Yummie Olsen's Primtionary! An audience member volunteers to build a word given to them in IM, based on one of 5 difficulty levels. The rest of the audience shouts out guesses until the word is guessed, with the guesser winning L$50, and the honor of building the next word. It's a great way to hone your building skills (many of SL's top builders began building in Primtionary games) and is also a great way to meet people."

For the ignorant: a 'prim' is a basic building block in Second Life from which all creations begin. You can find this event at Asim Zahra, and whether you choose to participate or just watch, a hilarious time is guaranteed for all! Try not to let the tryptophan slow you down.

(Thanks, Yummie!)

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