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The snowball battle is a temporary event during Christmas launched by the administrators.
Editions: 2010 - 2023

About the game

The snowball battle is a mini-game where the player can throw a snowball at another character of their choice. Each shot costs 1 snowball and brings points to the character who shoots (the 'Hunter') and to the one who receives the shot (the 'Prey'), provided that the shot is successful.

How to obtain snowballs

To get snowballs ():

buy them for
- gems () (2010 - 2023)
  - in the store on the event's homepage
  - via the Premium access - Miscellaneous purchases
- pounds () (2010)
receive them for free:
- each micro-purchase of 30 gems () in the Premium access gives 1 snowball (2012 - 2023)
- as a gift from the administrators at the start of the event (2010 - 2020)
- combine 5 rotten snowballs gives 1 snowball, via an action on the event homepage (2013 - 2020, 2022)
- buy a Christmas surprise package can give you between 0 and 3 snowballs (2012 - 2023)
- certain windows of the Advent Calendar give snowballs (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- to shoot successfully at a surprise gift in the snowball battle can give 5 snowballs (2012 - 2023)
- participating in the creation of objects events for building a snowman or the Guardian of snow. (2012, 2015)
- by entering a Redeem code: ZCVLU6V5WI (2021), BZWKKWPUH8 (2023)

Example:
If you buy 280 gems, you receive 9 snowballs for free. For the next purchase 10 gems are saved in memory. If you buy another 590 gems, you will receive 20 free snowballs: 590 gems + 10 remaining gems = 600 : 30 gems = 20 free snowballs.

Note:

To create a snowball from rotten snowballs you need 5 rotten snowballs in the personal inventory of your character.

How to play

To participate in the snowball battle click on the bottom right corner icon of the main view of the village / ship / Out of town.

Choose the tab "Snowball battle" or click on the button "Start a fight!"
Enter the name of the "Prey" - a character you want to grace with some fluffy white snowballs
Set the difficulty:
- Easy - the prey is closer (bigger) to you and can easier be hit but you don't get a lot of points
- Medium - the prey is a bit farer away (smaller) and you get more points for successful hits
- Hard - the prey is farer away and it's a challenge to aim correctly, but for successful hits you get the most points
Start throwing snowballs by clicking "Start a fight!"

Note:

To start a fight you have to have at least 1 snowball in your inventory, otherwise the button will be disabled.
You cannot throw snowballs at yourself.

Battle

You are participating in the annual snowball battle. The snow makes your footsteps heavier and sticks to your clothes. You don't feel your fingertips after making ammunition, but this won't stop you!

Blizzard
Pay attention to the snowflakes when aiming at your prey. They will tell you the direction and strength of the wind or blizzard. The wind changes the direction and the intensity with each throw, so adjust your throw accordingly by moving the visor.

Throwing power
Adjust the power of your throw by clicking without letting go. Its power is at its maximum when the gauge at the bottom left is filled.

Difficulty levels

The difficulty defines:

how near or far away the prey is
how many points the hunter gets for successful hits

Combo

If you are a seasoned shooter you might have a chain of successful hits or combos.
After 3 successful hits in a row you will get a first combo bonus that will increase with each successful hit following.
You will get:

an increase by one point of the combo level (up to level 13)
your basic points earned for a successful hit will be added with the combo lvl x 10 points.

Examples:

If you play on Easy mode (x1), hit the target on the head (300 points) and have a combo lvl 5 (5 x 10) you will get 1 x (300 + (5 x 10)) = 350 points.
If you play on Hard mode (x3), hit the target on the head (300 points) and have combo lvl 5 (5 x 10) you will get 3 x (300 + (5 x 10)) = 10s50 points.

Note:

If you miss the target the combo level is reset to 0.
If you leave the battle to change the difficulty or switch to another prey the combo level is reset to 0.

Gifts

With each snowball thrown there is a chance of a gift () appearing somewhere on the snowball battlefield.
If you miss it with your next shot it will disappear again... but if you hit it you will receive its content.

Note:

The gift is always at the same distance as a the prey in easy mode would be.

Ranking

The ranking table shows:

the top 50 hunters / top 50 preys in
- the village
- the world

If you are not one of the 50 top hunters / preys your current rank will be shown separately.

Ranking of the Hunters

The points a hunter receives for a successful hit:

depending on the area the snowball hits:
- face: 300 points
- upper body: 120 points
- legs: 100 points

added with

the combo bonus:
- combo level x 10

The sum above is multiplied with the level of difficulty:

easy = x1
medium = x2
hard = x3

Formula: ((points for area) + (combo level x 10)) x (difficulty level) = total points

Note:

To get the points the snowball has to hit the target, obviously.
Missing the target will reset the combo bonus to 0.

Ranking of the Preys

The points listed are equal to the amount of snowballs that successfully hit you.

Note:

As mentioned before the snowballs are quite sticky... check the character sheet after being showered in snowballs. But don't worry, even if you look like Olaf the snowman, the snow will melt (sooner or later).

Rules of the game

The rules of the games can be found in the 5th tab "Rules", with all information about to the current event game.

Trophies

Hitting a prey with a snowball on the head will grant the trophy "Headshot".
Hitting a gift and receiving a bottle of wine as reward will grant the trophy "Hot wine in your face".

Rewards

The possible rewards for participating in the snowball battles are:

2010

as rewards after the end of the snowball battle:

for both the 1st place of ranking "Hunter" and "Prey" (worldwide):
- a personalized portrait for the character
- 3 gems
- 100 pounds
for 2nd and 3rd place:
- 3 gems
- 100 pounds
- a pendant necklace or a lantern
for 4th to 50th place:
- a pendant necklace or a lantern