Advent calendar

Thanks to Twixxi's efforts, the Advent Calendar is making its return for a second year! For those not familiar with it, the concept is simple: go there, get a gift, and you can do so every day starting today up until (and including) Christmas! The rotation happens every day at around midnight, Eastern time.

This year's selection of gifts is a mix of favorites from last year with several new additions. This also sees the introduction of Loyalty Baubles! Every day that you visit the calendar, you'll get your gift alongside a token. You can then trade these to the new hut that's appeared in the Seasonal Park. Each item costs 5 tokens, and there are 5 possible items to trade for, so if you don't miss a single day, you can acquire the entire collection. You'll want to check these out for sure!

If you miss out on some items, every week, the Grinch will be there to cover you - for a price. However, the Grinch pledges loyalty to no one, and there will be no catching up on the extra rewards!

This is located in Central's Seasonal Park. From Grand Central Station, in the basement, use the Residential Line until you're next to the snowy park. Alternatively, walk West from the station, passing in front of the Community Centre then following that path to the North.

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Christmas cards

Once again, the Christmas cards are back! Visit the giant mailbox right next to the advent calendar, submit your mail address, and get a signed Christmas card in the mail from me, later this month! I'm sending these worldwide. There is a limited quantity available, and it's first come, first serve, so don't forget to do this early to secure yours!

If you can't get in-game, you can also use this special page on the forums to submit your address.

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New challenge: the Grindatron returns!

The advent calendar has you yearning for collecting more items? Well, you're in luck, for this month's challenge is the Grindatron!

This world, accessible in Kenorland through the lobby, gives you the target of a different block or item to find every 4 hours. Find the item in the required quantity, return it to the enderchest located at spawn (0, 0), and you're done!

The catch is, you have a limited amount of energy to complete the objective, so you need to manage your resources to complete this in an efficient manner. Each goal completed gives you a Merit Point, making this a great way to quickly build up a supply of them!

For the full details, see the news post for the last time this event was run.

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At the Hunter's Lodge

This month, the Lodge is crowded as there is a total of four raid bosses available. The pilgrims + turkeys are still roaming around (those leftovers seem to last forever, don't they?), while they are joined by Santa, Sæhrímnir and... me, Doctacosa!! Do you have what it takes to defeat these and gather some precious shards for later trading?

A new type of shards has been introduced, the Syrup Shards, with new rewards for them and Scrap Shards. Plus, all of the previous raid boss items have been rebalanced and upgraded; to claim the updated ones, head to the Citadel and drop the current versions in the science workshop under the Post Office.

Not familiar with the raid bosses? The best way to learn more is by experiencing it yourself - gather folks, head to the Lodge and face the unknown!