We have -- count 'em -- five new User-requested Hidden Avatars today!

First up is the Peace and Love to You All Hidden Avatar to give you the warm-fuzzies, funded by @Kirsty.



We also have a set of squishy fluffy Plushie-related Hidden Avatars funded by @IcePrincess. In order, you can see Plush-O-Matic, Plushie Fan, Plushie Connoisseur, and Twinsies!





Good luck puzzling these all out. That ought to keep you busy for a while! In the meantime, you can add one more thing to your Plushie hoard -- the Plushie Ducky funded by @Silvy! Don't let it fool you, because it's actually a Toy, not a Plushie, so it will be stocking in the Toy Store and requested by the Space Quest one week from now! You can also find it as a reward from the Book Quest.



User-funded Hidden Avatar requests are temporarily closed, but you can still fund Items and Pet Colours! Check out the Support Site to see the options.



In other news, we have posted a new poll in the voting booth regarding changing the name of Firebreathing -- we would love to have your vote!

Oh, and it looks like some more crystals have showed up somewhere... never mind those, it's probably not important.

Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by Pluto.

They received 3,174,300 IP!

Game Trophies

First Place, with a score of 410: YayChocolate

Second Place, with a score of 375: JellySpider

Third Place, with a score of 294: Volhound

First Place, with a score of 20140: Kiltin

Second Place, with a score of 19850: Alphard

Third Place, with a score of 19580: Coloridge

First Place, with a score of 371: Coloridge

Second Place, with a score of 219: Thor

Third Place, with a score of 155: JellySpider

First Place, with a score of 265: Chien_chien

Second Place, with a score of 250: Volhound

Third Place, with a score of 195: steel_galaxy

First Place, with a score of 325: Neverwhere

Second Place, with a score of 284: LollyX

Third Place, with a score of 279: YayChocolate, totakeke

First Place, with a score of 87: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 76: gravity172

Third Place, with a score of 72: JaniceRuth

First Place, with a score of 10150: LollyX

Second Place, with a score of 8190: haybales56

Third Place, with a score of 5060: biomecha

First Place, with a score of 220: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 177: murphie

Third Place, with a score of 174: Alphard

There's been a little ripple in the time continuum, and while nothing major has happened, it seems anything that used to be named Bluegreen is now Turquoise. Pets, Morphing Potions, Plushies, you name it.



A few of the Turquoise Items have been shined up, as well. You may notice a slight colour change to the Turquoise Cobron, Dabu, Trido, and Zabeu Plushies as well as the Turquoise Trido Morphing Potion. Don't worry, the rift has stabilised, and everything should be settling now. But you never know...







Wherever you are in Terrafrost, head to the nearest voting booth and cast your vote for Member of the Month (MOTM for short)! Terrafrostians can vote for up to three users to win 100,000 IcePoints and the Member of the Month Avatar.



Two winners will be chosen each month. One lucky new winner will be honoured with Yet to Win MOTM, for those who have yet to be recognised for their community contribution. Then there is the Free for All MOTM, which includes all members except Staff, for those long-time members who deserve another tip of the hat. For those who have already won MOTM, you will receive the Honoured Member Trophy.



Remember!
- You cannot nominate yourself or members of Staff.
- Do not ask other users to vote for yourself or other members.
- Submit your nominations here!

You have until the end of the month to submit your vote! And remember, you can submit your votes at any time during the month. Winners will be announced on the first of next month!

Continue celebrating the new year with some brand new Avatars!



The new Orchestral Leader Hidden Avatar is now available to find -- good luck!

Additionally, some new Custom Avatars have been created and issued to their owners.




These Avatars are now home with, in order, @mochihugs, @tstske, @Megrim, @Malithion (gifted by @Gifted), @mortiest, @haybales56, @leira (gifted by @gotchalocket), and @biomecha.

If you would like a Custom Avatar of your very own, they can be found on the User Requests page!





A warm welcome to @Coreander who has joined the staff team as an Editor!

We are still looking to hire 1 more Editor. If you're interested in applying, submit an application on the Support Page!

Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by RiverStarr.

They received 3,286,800 IP!

Trivia Result

Trivvy has a new question for you! Click here to try question #90. Trivia #89 was answered correctly by 12 people!

Game Trophies

First Place, with a score of 376: JellySpider

Second Place, with a score of 313: flozzi

Third Place, with a score of 309: SFyr

First Place, with a score of 37320: Alphard

Second Place, with a score of 30020: BandAid

Third Place, with a score of 16010: Sharu

First Place, with a score of 418: Varyntha

Second Place, with a score of 144: JellySpider

Third Place, with a score of 139: Thor

First Place, with a score of 220: Chien_chien

Second Place, with a score of 215: Fearless

Third Place, with a score of 210: mortiest

First Place, with a score of 328: Fearless

Second Place, with a score of 300: Silvy

Third Place, with a score of 273: Varyntha

First Place, with a score of 87: gravity172

Second Place, with a score of 69: brokenribbon

Third Place, with a score of 66: JaniceRuth

First Place, with a score of 21090: Varyntha

Second Place, with a score of 14960: haybales56

Third Place, with a score of 10150: biomecha

First Place, with a score of 220: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 195: Coloridge

Third Place, with a score of 189: Silvy

Can you believe how quickly the new year is already rolling by? Sadly, it's time to bid farewell to Pinata Mania. The 2019 Pinatas and other New Years Items are no longer stocking in the NPC shops.





The wonderful submissions to the Colouring Contest have breathed life into the blank image provided, and we love them all. The votes have been tallied and it's time to announce the winners.



In 3rd place...



@tstske! Congratulations. You will receive 100,000 IcePoints, a Baby Snow Jar, an openable Pinata Item of your choice, a Golden Competitor Stamp, and a Bronze Contestant Trophy.



In 2nd place...



@StardustSea!
2nd place also has a second winner...



@EbonyInferno! Congratulations. You will each receive 200,000 IcePoints, a Baby Snow Jar, an openable Pinata Item of your choice, an Enigmatic ICE Box, a Golden Competitor Stamp, and a Silver Contestant Trophy.



In 1st place...



@haybales56! Congratulations for the win! You will receive 400,000 IcePoints, a Baby Snow Jar, an openable Pinata Item of your choice, a Curious ICE Box, an Enigmatic ICE Box, a Golden Competitor Stamp, and a Gold Contestant Trophy.

Winners, please send in a Support Ticket with your choice of openable Pinata Item.




All participants will receive a full set of the 2019 Pinatas shortly. All participants have also been listed on the Colouring Contest information page. Thank you to everyone who submitted artwork -- we love seeing so much creativity! We hope 2019 continues with as much colour and vivacity in all areas of everyone's lives.

Additionally, we have not forgotten about you, winners of December's Poetry Contest -- your book will be released and issued out to you soon!

This time of year, it's hard to come by fresh fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, the Food Mall has received a shipment from the lush mid-continental farms and jungles south of Draga!





Eat healthy this winter with the new Peach, Pear, Pomegranate, Tomato, Iceberg Lettuce, and Yellow Onion, all stocking in the Food Mall. These will be awarded by the Candy Quest, and starting one week from now will be requested by the Space Quest!

Oddly, a few crystals seem to have started growing on the Arcade Games page. Don't mind that. If you can't see them, however, you might want to try pressing Ctrl-F5.



Don't forget! Today is the last day you can play Pinata Mania, find Pinatas in Quests and Stores, and vote for your favourite in the Colouring Contest. All of these activities will end at 23:59:59 IcePets Time tonight!

There seems to be something glowing off in the distance. It doesn't look like party festivities... Oh! It looks like the Tech Cobron has arrived to Terrafrost, funded by @POURRITURE!



You can get your very own sleek friend by using a Tech Cobron Morphing Potion, now available over in the Snow Jar Igloo. If you don't want to wait to restock one, you can purchase the Morphing Potion from the I.C.E Shop until the end of the month for 500 IceCash (450 IceCash for Gold Account Users)!



Have you been enjoying the New Years events? This Cobron sure has been! So much so, they have tweaked the end time for all Pinata-related festivities, causing them to be extended for 24 hours. Pinata Mania will now run until January 18 at 23:59:59 IcePets Time and all restockable New Years Items, including Pinatas, will remain in shops until that time as well.

Colouring Contest Voting has not been extended, however, and will end at the same time on the 18th.

The Colouring Contest has ended, and our incredibly artistic IcePets Community has submitted some fantastic entries!



Now it's that time again -- time to vote for your favourite over in the Voting Booth! You only have until 23:59:59 IcePets time on the 18th to vote, so head on over and check it out!

Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by Pluto.

They received 3,357,900 IP!

Game Trophies

First Place, with a score of 362: Cowpro

Second Place, with a score of 319: fairytale

Third Place, with a score of 265: Elkgrace

First Place, with a score of 20000: murphie

Second Place, with a score of 13640: Sharu

Third Place, with a score of 12380: SynNexus

First Place, with a score of 341: Elkgrace

Second Place, with a score of 219: Rat

Third Place, with a score of 213: murphie

First Place, with a score of 275: Fearless

Second Place, with a score of 250: Elkgrace

Third Place, with a score of 220: Chien_chien

First Place, with a score of 299: Fearless

Second Place, with a score of 290: Cowpro

Third Place, with a score of 275: Silvy

First Place, with a score of 93: gravity172

Second Place, with a score of 66: JaniceRuth

Third Place, with a score of 35: Sharu

First Place, with a score of 10150: fairytale

Second Place, with a score of 8190: murphie

Third Place, with a score of 6500: Miemieh

First Place, with a score of 176: Lokki

Second Place, with a score of 171: Varyntha

Third Place, with a score of 166: biomecha

Thank you for your patience. The maintenance window is now complete. The site should be up and running as expected!



Please let us know if you experience any issues.

Pinata Mania may be drawing to a close, but you can celebrate all year around with your very own Pinata Krittle!



The Pinata Krittle Morphing Potion will now be stocking in the Snow Jar Igloo, and will also be available in the I.C.E Shop for 500 IceCash (450 for Gold Account Members) until the end of the month!




Don't forget that we have a scheduled maintenance later today, starting at roughly 16:00:00 IcePets Time and lasting for approximately an hour.



Additionally, today is the last day to enter the Colouring Contest, so send your entries to Quil by 23:59:59 IcePets Time!

This is an announcement to let everyone know the site will be down for approximately one hour tomorrow afternoon for scheduled maintenance, starting at roughly 16:00:00 IcePets Time.

To check for updates while the site is down, don't forget you can visit our social media pages:
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Discord

The Party Pets have been enjoying the pinata festivities, and for them it's been like one big party. Several Pets stayed up late last night giving each other makeovers. They had so much fun, they decided to keep the new look, particularly the star of the evening, the Party Dovu.



Their friends the Party Makoat and Party Jakrit have also donned a slight adjustment to their facial features, though not a full revamp.

If you're having trouble seeing the new images, try pressing Ctrl + F5 (or Fn - F5) to clear your cache.

In the spirit of cycles and rebirth, it's out with the old and in with the new. Say goodbye to last week's Pinata Mania consolation prizes, and from here on out you can pick up a brand new set of Items.

Don't forget, you can use a UHD from the I.C.E Shop on any feature, and it will also reduce the cooldown between pinata clicks. Happy smashing!







We also have two User requests today. The fragrant Ori Soap now available from the Grooming Parlour was requested by @Megrim, and the little sea cucumber that is the Baby Lugra Plushie can be found in Plushie Mania, requested by @IcePrincess. The Plushie will be requested by the Plushie Quest in one week, and rewarded by the Book Quest immediately.





A small bug fix has addressed a long-standing issue with the Plush-O-Matic where it had not been awarding Plushies correctly. Its results are now affected by the Pet that is chosen for scanning, though you can still receive a random Plushie by choosing to scan yourself. This change may help to alleviate the issue of some of the Quest Plushies being prohibitively expensive in the economy. Based on feedback from Users who already noticed the change, we have adjusted the percent chance of receiving a random Plushie of the same species as the scanned Pet. We are continuing to monitor the economic effects of this change and welcome any feedback.



I hope you haven't forgotten about our colouring contest. The fearsome Ori is in need of some vibrant colours. A reminder your image must be uploaded and sent to Quil by January 12th, 23:59:59 (IcePets time).



In one final note, we are temporarily closing Hidden Avatar requests. You may still see a few being released in the coming weeks that were requested prior to this closing, but we will not be taking any new ones in the near future.

Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by Histayra.

They received 3,836,700 IP!

Trivia Result

Trivvy has a new question for you! Click here to try question #89. Trivia #88 was answered correctly by 29 people!

Scratchcards

Game Trophies

First Place, with a score of 377: Cowpro

Second Place, with a score of 346: biomecha

Third Place, with a score of 330: Coreander

First Place, with a score of 66160: bossers

Second Place, with a score of 66000: murphie

Third Place, with a score of 38260: Iceshard82

First Place, with a score of 415: Varyntha

Second Place, with a score of 362: Coloridge

Third Place, with a score of 323: planetarium

First Place, with a score of 250: Chien_chien

Second Place, with a score of 240: Fearless

Third Place, with a score of 220: LollyX

First Place, with a score of 303: Cowpro

Second Place, with a score of 286: LollyX

Third Place, with a score of 269: Miemieh

First Place, with a score of 81: gravity172

Second Place, with a score of 70: JaniceRuth

Third Place, with a score of 64: haybales56

First Place, with a score of 12400: Varyntha

Second Place, with a score of 8190: biomecha, LollyX

Third Place, with a score of 5060: planetarium

First Place, with a score of 209: biomecha

Second Place, with a score of 193: Thor

Third Place, with a score of 185: Fearless

A small update to the site will cause all accounts to be logged out shortly. You are free to immediately log back in!



The turning of the year brings both an ending and a beginning, and our 2019 New Year's festivities are all about celebrating these cycles of rebirth. What better way to honour new beginnings than to breathe life into an image for the annual colouring contest?


To see the full sized image, right click it and click View Image!

From ashes to ashes, as they say -- this Ori is rising from its ashes to greet the new year. The image can be coloured digitally or printed out and coloured traditionally, whichever you prefer. Anyone is free to enter this Colouring Contest, so don't be shy.



Rules:

1) All work submitted must be your own. You cannot ask another User, a friend, or a family member to colour the image for you.
2) The contest is held anonymously. Showing your artwork to other Users during the contest will disqualify you from the contest.
3) Your image must be uploaded and sent to Quil by January 12th, 23:59:59 (IcePets time). It does not matter where or how you upload it. Your submission will count as long as it is sent to Quil within the time frame.
4) The contest is limited to one entry per User.
5) All entries submitted must be considered appropriate under the Terms and Conditions of IcePets.

On January 13th everyone will get to vote for their favourite entries! You only get one vote and voting will be completely anonymous.






All entrants will receive a set of the five Pinata Items from this year. The winners, additionally, will receive the following prizes:



1st Place
- 400,000 IcePoints
- Baby Snow Jar
- An openable Pinata Item of your choice
- Curious ICE Box
- Enigmatic ICE Box
- Gold Competitor Trophy
- Golden Competitor Stamp

2nd Place
- 200,000 IcePoints
- Baby Snow Jar
- An openable Pinata Item of your choice
- Enigmatic ICE Box
- Silver Competitor Trophy
- Golden Competitor Stamp

3rd Place
- 100,000 IcePoints
- Baby Snow Jar
- An openable Pinata Item of your Choice
- Bronze Competitor Trophy
- Golden Competitor Stamp

Are you still trying to get enough Pinatas from Pinata Mania? Well, you can now find the 2019 Pinatas restocking in the NPC stores (with the exception of the Snow Jar Igloo and Golden Touch), as well as being awarded from Quests!






Some old New Years Items are also making a return! Keep an eye out for Firework Ducky, New Years Hat, New Years Eve Rocket Stamp, Fireworks Earrings, New Years Necklace, and Firework Ice Cube restocking in their respective NPC shops.

Get them now, because they're only restocking until January 17!

Happy New Year! It's 2019!



Another year has gone by and IcePets has continued to grow and improve. We wouldn't be what we are if not for you, the community! Thank you so much for your continued support throughout the years, and we hope that you will stick around for years to come!



Pinata Mania is open once again! A new game starts every 30 minutes, giving you a chance to search for one of the 5 new Pinata Items, or at least pick up some consolation prizes.

It's all up to chance -- as soon as one person finds the hidden Pinata, the game ends. However, you'll have a lot of opportunities, because Pinata Mania will stay open until January 17. You may notice the consolation prizes are a bit familiar; you'll have the chance to collect these old Items for about a week, and then it will swap over to an all-new set of Items, so get them while you can!

If you use a UHD from the I.C.E shop on any feature, it will reduce the wait cooldown between pinata clicks!






The votes have been tallied, and it's time to announce the winners of Member of the Month (MOTM for short)! For this month's Yet to Win MOTM, everyone congratulate...

@leira

Thank you for making IcePets a better place! Here are our favourite things about leira:

- They are always sweet to people on the boards and are an excellent friend!
- Leira is a super nice person, and always a joy to see around!



Next up, the winner of the Free for All MOTM, please congratulate...

@mortiest

Thank you for your continuing contributions to our community! Here are our favourite things about mortiest:

- I'm so happy to see Mortiest back around IcePets; they've been incredibly kind this holiday season.
- I think Mortiest should win this month, because they're very sweet, and they maintained a Christmas wishlist thread AND a giveaway thread, as well as spread the cheer with many gifts!



Both of these fantastic members will receive 100,000 IcePoints and either the exclusive Member of the Month Avatar, or, if they already have it, the Honoured Member Trophy.







While member votes were tallying for MOTM, Staff votes tallied for SOTM, and this month's winner is...

@Megrim

To acknowledge their contributions to the team, we've created the following Item in their honour!


Chemistry Set





As we move into January, new Items can be found in the I.C.E Shop for the duration of the month! Head on over to pick up the new Personal Healthcare Assistant and Concentrated Crushed Nutrients, along with the returning Mint Hot Chocolate. Each of these is priced at 500 IceCash (or 450 IceCash for Gold Members)!



If you didn't manage to get the monthly Items you wanted from last year, you can now pick up an Enigmatic ICE Box for 1,000 IceCash (or 900 IceCash for Gold Account Members).





This year, paired with the new I.C.E Items, there will also be 2 regular Items introduced into the NPC shops each month. For January, the cutting-edge Ori-VA18 Figurine will be joining the Toy Store, and entering the Post Office is the high-tech Touch Interface Coin.