In the past, one of our guild shops received a warning from Neopets about holding contests. As a result the Guild Council decided that some changes were necessary to safeguard the guild. As part of these changes, all activities were renamed to avoid the term contest and this page was renamed the "Activities" page. Contests will mostly be referred to by their names or by using the term "Activity". Please do not use the terms "contest", "winners", or "prizes" on the guild message board when referring to these activities. Thanks for understanding!
Click a link for more information about each activity. Please note: You may only take part in these activities from one account, even if you have multiple accounts that are members of the guild.
Recurring Activities
These activities are ongoing. Click the links below to read the rules and join the fun!
Find 31 Neggs (minus the word Negg or Easter Negg) and circle them, draw a
line through them or whatever you wish to help you keep track of what you have
found. If a negg's name was something like Dancing Daisy Easter Negg it would be
in the puzzle like this DANCINGDAISY (don't look for this one, it isn't in the
puzzle, hehe.)
After you have found all 31 neggs there will be letters remaining that have not
been used in any negg names.
Place the letters, in order, on the lines below the word search.
This will give you a clue as to the secret negg name that you should email us
with.
**You can also see the wordsearch at
Chef_ Bob's Petpage!**
Here you have some more clues:
26 Neggs are Gourmet Foods.
1 is retired with a rarity of 180 and worth 50 points at the neggery.
1 is a magical negg that is very powerful, but you can never tell what it will
do to your pet, so be careful!
1 negg naturally grows with a pattern of black and white swirls on its skin.
1 negg is always cold.
And the last negg is super colorful and will cheer up even the most miserable
neopet!
We have baskets full of yummy goodies for 3 randomly picked participants (from
those who send in the correct secret negg name) and each participant will
receive a little treat just for participating. You must be in the ~Guild of
Booklovers~ for at least a week and in good standing at the time you submit your
entry and winners are announced. Submit the answer via neomail to
booklovers_kitchen.
Important: As a subject line for your neomail, please use “Yummy Neggs”. DO
NOT use the word "contest" anywhere in your neomail!
Write an original work of poetry that mentions Quigglets orQuiggles in general or TimmyDimplePots (also known as Lord Timmy ofDimplePots) specifically.
There will be a featured style of poetry for the activity and that style must be followed for consideration. For example, an Ode, a Limerick, a Haiku, etc.
Submit the poem via neomail to agravegal by the stated deadline. As is commonly known, please do not mention the word contest ANYWHERE within your entry.
Three finalists will be selected from the submissions
Once the three finalists are selected they will be posted on PixieDustTinkerTot's pet page
Members can vote on their favorite poem by neomailing agravegal - Hey! American Idol style!!
The author's name will not be included with the poems and will be held in the utmost secrecy. If an author tells which poem is his/hers then that poem will be disqualified
The GOBL Poetry Idol will win his/her item of choice valued at 50,000 neopoints
Gifts will also be awarded to the other two top finalists AND two random voters!
This round, please write an Haiku.
Haiku is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature or seasons. (HOWEVER for this haiku, you should focus on the great and wonderful Quigglets!)
Entries must be received by 11:59(NST) on Saturday April 15.
- A picture of the item will be posted each Sunday.
- Item will be ANY item that can be held in your inventory. This means it might be ANY rarity (could be very common, could be very rare!), and ANY price range (could cost 1 NP, could be unbuyable!).
- Users will have until midnight on Saturday night (NST) to find out what the item is and send one neomail to poogle_the_sorcerer
- Subject of neomail should read 'Mystery Item.' Body of neomail should contain the FULL NAME of this week’s mystery item.
- Please DO NOT write the word 'contest' anywhere in your neomail. Neomails containing this word might be deleted without being recorded.
- No one can win more than 2x in a row. If you win 2x in a row, you will be asked to sit out a week to make it fair for the other entrants.
- The first person to send in the name of the item will receive a prize, and from the remainder of those who send in the name of the correct item, 2 additional winners will be randomly selected.
Each winner will receive item(s) totaling around 10,000 NP
This is a weekly activity. The next date (NST) when I will be posting the next set of statements is April 30th.
1. No payment or donation is required to enter. It's free, so what do you have to lose? :) And, as always, you must be in the ~Guild of Booklovers~ for at least a week and in good standing at the time you submit your entry and winners are announced.
2. Entries are due before midnight to wolflover86 on the Saturday night of April 29th, before I post the new clues. If any are sent after that time, they will not be eligible to be in the drawing.
3. Only one entry per person and each set of statements will describe a Neopian character. You can find the answers in the Neopedia, the Gallery of Evil or possibly elsewhere. ;)
4. A drawing of all the correct entrants will be made on that Sunday. From the drawing, three winners will be picked. A winner cannot win two weeks in a row, but you can continue to enter. Entrants receive points toward rank promotions! The winners will be announced when the new statements are posted, and each will receive a prize (or set of prizes) worth 10K. Wahoo!! Prizes will be sent on that Sunday
Last week's answer was: Branston the Eyrie!!
Congratulations to this week's winners: volpyne, lickitysplat10 & king_james_05!!! :-)
This Week's clues:
- Many thought that I would do better off setting up shop somewhere like Mystery Island, or Neopia Central.
- My wares are extremely rare... be sure to have a pocket full of NP if you come ot MY shop!
- Even if you have a neohome made of dung, people will be banging on your door to come in and see my wares in it.
- The puzzle introduction and all clues will be posted every other week on the GOBL Activities page.
- You have until the end of Saturday, March 18 (11:59 PM NST), to solve the puzzle and submit your answer. Only one answer is allowed per person, and please do not submit answers from multiple accounts.
- Answers must be submitted to techservlib. Answers sent to other accounts may not receive credit.
- Prizes worth 10,000 NP each will be awarded to three people, selected at random from all those who submitted the correct answer before the activity deadline.
- Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded on the day following the puzzle's ending date. The solution to the previous puzzle will also be released at that time.
- Feel free to discuss the puzzle and clues amongst yourselves, but please DO NOT post solutions or hints on the Guild Message Board.
Avatar Pets
Michelle, Steve, Troy and Vicky each decided to purchase a paint brush and paint their pets colours to earn an avatar. Can you figure out which brush (Grey, Orange, Pink or Snow) each used, and the pet species they used them on (Cybunny, Grundo, Koi, or Kougra)?
Try to solve the puzzle using these clues:
The four players are: 1) Michelle, 2) the one who painted a Koi, 3) Troy, and 4) the one who painted a pet Grey.
Of course, the player who bought the Orange Paint Brush used it on a Grundo.
There are no Snow Kougras, nor Snow Koi.
Troy painted the Cybunny; Steve used the Grey Paint Brush.
You may also find this ready-made logic grid helpful in solving the puzzle. (If you can't view this PDF file, you may need to download the free Adobe Reader program, which is available here.)
And for all those that find the general idea of logic puzzles difficult, here is a general describtion
Good luck to all participants :) Submit answers and questions or comments to
techservlib.
Last puzzle solution:
Adam planned to read 5 books, but was distracted by his nephew.
Jeff hoped to read 2 books, but caught up on his sleep instead.
Karen spent her vacation watching DVDs, instead of reading 3 books.
Sarah set up a wireless network for her sister, instead of reading 6 books
Last puzzles lucky participants were ldybadger, ladoora, and micacamcam top
Poetry Challenge
Welcome to the Booklovers’ Guild's Poetry Challenge. Every two weeks (or so) we will be posting some lines of a poem. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to track down the title of the poem and the poet's name and neomail your answer to the appropriate person. We will then select the reigning poetry champions at random from those who submit the correct answer before the start of the next round. Enjoy! :)
Important: As a subject line for your neomail, please use "Poetry" and make the content of your message "Poem Title, Poet" (where Poem Title is the title of the poem and Poet is the name of the poet who wrote that week's poem). DO NOT use the word "contest" anywhere in your neomail!
This Week’s Citation:
I love thee to the depth and
breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling
out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
Good luck to all the participants!
Challenge Closes: 11:59 pm NST, February 25, 2006
Previous Answer:
He lifts the old unconscious woman from the floor and
places her back on her bed. He reaches
for her quilt and covers her body.
This is "The Healing Quilt" by E. Ethelbert Miller.
Our lucky gift recipients are rjmc8888, laran100741166 & kewlpersonatneo!
Thanks to all who participated, good luck for the next one!
The Rules:
1) You must be a guild member.
2) Neomail your guesses to
ka_crow
before the date posted above.
3) Please refrain from posting your answer on the message board.
4) Winners will be selected at random from the correct answers received. Correct answers are those that include both the name of the poem and the poet. Answers that do not include specifically this information will not be eligible for the prize.
5) Prizes are awarded through trades. Winners will be notified of their win and asked to create a junk item trade and the prize (items/NP, approx. value 10K NP) will be bid on that item.
Every month the guild recognizes two Pets of the Month. The first pet is recognized for its petpage. The second is recognized for its story. If you think your pet's page or story is worthy of recognition then please let us know following the guidelines below. We review stories and petpages monthly and select the very best to recognize.
Congrats to Januarys Pets of the Month: ChaChaMolena owned by chacha1352 for petpage RKellyT owned by billiegirl20 for best story
Congrats to Decembers Pets of the Month: AFluffyBunny owned by Trickenzie for petpage
There were no entries for Pet Story
Click here to see the trophy and for a link to current and past featured pet pages and stories.
Requirements:
You must be a guild member.
You must write a story or a description of your pet. You may also submit your pet's page. Send your story submissions via email to bookloversguild@animail.net (stories can be up to one page in Microsoft Word, font size 12). Or you can post your story online and send the link to cute_chic4eva or the email account listed above.
Send your petpage URL to cute_chic4eva. All stories and petpages must be received by the end of the month.
Please keep language in your description, petpage, or story appropriate, and everything must be Neopet oriented.
You may resubmit your pet each month (excluding the month after being recognized). Please note this change: Stories and pet pages that have not previously won may be submitted again. We are no longer requiring a new story or pet page to be submitted each time.
Pictures are not necessary.
New pets will be recognized each month and the Grand Librarian will choose which pets are recognized.
Chosen pets will be featured on the guild Awards page for the month, and will receive a gift(s) (worth approximately 50,000 np).
To recognize the hard work of our fabulous guild workers, we have instituted a "Guild Worker of the Month" award. You can see the award and past winners on the guild's Awards page.
All guild members are encouraged to nominate a shopkeeper, assistant, monitor, welcomer, webmaster, or other guild worker throughout the month based on interactions with them while taking part in various guild activities. Guild personnel are also encouraged to nominate their fellow workers based on their knowledge of each person's "behind-the scenes" activity.
Click here to find a list of shopkeepers and assistants, and here to find a list of council members, monitors, welcomers, webmasters, and other guild workers.
