The Bell Tree Fair 2016: Closing Ceremony

[Justin]

Welcome to the Closing Ceremony for The Bell Tree Fair 2016.

After taking a year off in 2015, we came back this year with what I believe is the best TBT Fair ever to date! With better events, contests, and prizes than ever before, plus the addition of the championships, there was something for everyone. A larger and more active team of staff helped us run things in a more efficient and organized fashion as well. Plus, our new Project Staff team was a great addition for graphics and just generally extra manpower.

I would like to take this moment to publicly thank each and every member of our staff for their incredibly hard work on this event. And of course, thank you to all of our amazing members of the community who participated in this year's event. There's nothing to our events if nobody is here to participate!

Now that the Fair is nearly behind us, we'll hopefully soon be able to focus on some other areas of the forum that have been put off during the intense planning and hosting of the Fair over the past two months.

It's truly been a great Fair!

See you soon,
Justin

Spoiler: Information on Restocks, Raffles, Prizes, and more!

Contest, Event, and Tournament Prizes

Winners of prizes in our contests, events, and tournaments can expect their tickets and collectibles to be distributed between Wednesday and Friday.

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TBT Fair Shop Closing

The Fair Shop is currently scheduled to completely close on Monday, September 5th Tuesday, September 6th at 7:00PM Fair Time. Any tickets not spent by when the Shop closes then can be assumed as lost into the abyss FOREVER! This is your last chance to purchase any collectibles, or enter any raffles.

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TBT Fair Raffles

All of the raffles in the Fair Shop are currently scheduled to close with the rest of the Shop on Monday, September 5th Tuesday, September 6th at 7:00PM Fair Time. The winners of these raffles will be drawn and announced later in the day.

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Collectible Restocks

We'll be holding two collectible restocks in the Fair Shop of the following items: Black Feather, White Feather, Pink Feather, Purple Feather, and Star Glow Wand. These items will only be available for purchase by the first, second, and third winners of the contests and tournaments.

The winner-exclusive restocks are currently scheduled for Saturday, September 3rd at 3:00PM Fair Time and Sunday, September 4th at 3:00AM Fair Time.

Any remaining collectibles still left unsold afterwards will be available to everyone at 7:00PM Fair Time on Sunday, September 4th.

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Non-Collectible Prize Claiming

If you purchased a non-collectible prize from the Fair Shop or win one from a raffle, you can expect a PM from Jeremy sometime next week including a link where you can submit relevant details we need. For prizes being mailed, this will include your shipping address; for other digital prizes, this will include your NNID's region.

All of these details will be handled by Jeremy, so please contact him if you need any help or questions about the process.

Take Our TBT Fair 2016 Survey!​

Take our TBT Fair 2016 survey this year to make your opinions heard when we plan our next event! Many changes have been made to event, contest, and prize choices in the past based on this feedback. Click here to complete the survey.

 

[Justin]

First Place by Chibi.Hoshi with 103 votes

Second Place by Jint with 98 tiebreaker votes (49 votes originally)

Third Place by Monkey D Luffy with 70 tiebreaker votes (49 votes originally)

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Spoiler: The Other Finalists

#2: AlienLiaru

#4: Kip

#6: Yonkorin

#7: Temari

#8: riummi

#9: umeiko

#10: windfall

#11: pawpatrolbab

#12: Oliy

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[Justin]

First Place by umeiko with 80 votes

Second Place by DarkDesertFox with 71 votes

Third Place by Zane with 53 votes

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[Justin]

First Place by Mega_Cabbage with 96 tiebreaker votes (42 votes originally)

Second Place by hillaruhsaur with 59 tiebreaker votes (42 votes originally)

Third Place by aleonhart with 39 votes

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Spoiler: The Other Finalists

#2: Byngo

#3: mogyay

#5: Bloody_House

#7: LilyBloom

#8: Rosetti

#9: acaddict1

#10: TykiButterfree

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[Justin]

First Place by Snowfell with 47 votes

Villager name: Dandy
Villager species: Sheep
Villager personality: Peppy
Villager catchphrase: Fluff
Backstory:
Dandy is a fluffy cream coloured sheep with yellow striped horns, and wide green eyes. She loves dandelions, and especially dandelion puffs because they look like her. Her favourite color is yellow because it's sunny and happy. The song played in her house would be Bubble Gum KK. Dandy lives to spread cheer to everyone in town, and will literally cheer when she sees you. The only thing that seems to get her down is a rainy day because the cloudy weather is so gloomy, and the rain makes her dandelion puffs fall apart.

Second Place by mogyay with 33 votes

Villager name: Azalea
Villager species: Sheep
Villager personality: Normal
Villager catchphrase: Bloom
Backstory:
Azalea is a sheep with green wool with azalea flowers spun in it, because of this villagers often mistake her for part of the scenery! Azalea loves surrounding herself with flowers and when she is not outside she can be found pottering inside her own house where she tends to a variety of flowers, so much so her house is basically a garden. However make your way to the terrace and she is always happy to make anyone tea. Please just make sure not to water her with your watering can, she doesn't like it when her wool is wet!

Third Place by Pokemanz with 31 votes

Villager name: Stein
Villager species: Wolf
Villager personality: Smug
Villager catchphrase: "stitch"
Backstory:
Stein is a smug wolf villager from the Animal Crossing series. The name "Stein" comes from the classic story of "Frankenstein". His catchphrase "stitch" is reference to getting stitches. His picture quote is reference to the Operation game.

Stein is an orange wolf with black patches on his ear, face, arm, leg, and tail. These black patches appear to be stitched on, perhaps belonging to another villager. He wears a doctor's mirror on his head. The sides of his mouth have been stitched to look like he's always smiling.

It is rumored that every "artificial" villager was created by Stein.

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[Justin]

First Place by The Pennifer with 29 votes

Where are you going my lovely girl? -- "I'm going to the fair"
Why that is fine, you shall have fun, and what shall you do there?
"I seek to find the fairest fare - a food that is sublime"
So what exactly is this food you search for at this time?


"Ah, well, let me tell about it, it's a most intriguing tale
Of a morsel so delightful that it makes all others pale
It is sweet and light and crispy and the taste is heaven sent
And I know if I can find it I will be at last content"


Please tell me more, my dearie, for I see your mind is set,
And what's it's name, my sweet girl, for you haven't told me yet?
"The name is most perplexing. It is called an Elephant Ear
And though it seems misleading, it's taste is without peer"


An elephant ear!? My silly girl! But surely you must jest
"I kid you not, dear mother, It is just as I've expressed!
It is Fair food at its finest and it's been described just so;
A cinnamon dusted sugar treat of crispy deep fried dough."
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So I'm off to seek my treasure and will joyfully make my start
By wending with great pleasure through the trail of vendor carts.
The food is so enticing. The aromas tantalize.
(The smell of frying onions could distract me from my prize.)


The twinkling Fair pavilions with their lights are blazing bright
And the Ferris wheel illuminates the dark blue summer night
I will check them all out later but for now I'm mission bound
I wont seek out these other joys until my prize is found.


And there at last I see it. On the corner on my right
The marquis lights are dazzling spelling out my hearts delight.
"Elephant Ears " the lettering in blazing white on red!
There is only a small lineup and I hurry on ahead.


The counter girl is laughing as she tends to every buyer
She is surely not a stranger to this kind of keen desire
She hands it to me smiling and I grasp my Elephant Ear!
Then I find a little table set conveniently near.


I gaze at it in pleasure, at its fragrant warm perfection
Then I take a bite of heaven from this wondrous Fair confection.
There's nothing left but crumbs now as I rise up from my seat
I sigh with sweet contentment, with my appetite replete.


I am free to further wander now. Take in the sounds and sights
The warm Fair air reverberates with music in the night
I find some neon glow sticks that I wear with childish pride
As I mingle with the happy crowd I'm deeply satisfied.

Second Place by pandapples with 22 votes

Boxed in with little room to breathe.
Bustling bodies running past without a care.
Sitting close, shoulder to shoulder, knee to knee.
Pick me? I’ll come with you anywhere.


Bright lights and colorful signs.
I don’t cost much… only a dime.
Waiting my turn in line,
But the other me was chosen this time.


As the night lingers on my load becomes free
I cannot see, but I feel the light
Another stops before us. Maybe just maybe
Maybe this one might?


“That one is so cute!”
“It has no eyes. It’s creepy.”
I stared back with empty eyes, mute.
Saddened, but smiled sheepishly.


A laugh cried out,
“That’s why I like him!”
And without a doubt
Nickels were placed in.


The buzz of metal wrapped itself around me
One try, and I was free!


No more stuffed with stuffin'
Only stuffed with lovin'

Third Place by debinoresu with 20 votes

Thinking back, in my youth
I never realized we had less
and what we couldn't afford to do,
because I was raised to make the best
out of the company I belonged to.

Most memorable were summer nights,
where stars and sparklers,
roasting marshmallows and bonfires,
served as our only lights.
I danced around the sparks and embers,
singing mindless words I can't quite remember.

My mother, though she coddled me,
endowed a sparkler, carefully
with tiny hands gripped down the rod
held far away, I stared and awed.

The sparkler dropped, my attention taken
by an outlying illumination
when it was gone, another gleamed
as i surveyed, more swarmed and teemed.
A mason jar clutched in my grasp,
the fireflies were caught and capped.

My mother, then, she guided me
unscrew the lid and set them free.
I watched as they poured out in streams
and blended with the starry sea.

A sweet smell then turned my head,
roasted marshmallows, I begged to be fed
I fussed and huffed as it cooled off
but my restlessness was simply met with a scoff
and then, finally, my patience delivered
a gooey warm s'more was mine to devour

a sticky mess of my hands and face,
graham cracker crumbs twined in dress lace.
mom wipes my hands and cleans off my mouth,
but my outfit's a loss that long since went south.
With a throwaway dress and my brother in tow,
we rolled down the hill with shrieks of pure joy

It'd gotten late, and I'd gotten tired
exhausted from the excitement transpired.
Streaks of light guiding the car down the road,
head against seat belt, my blinking slowed,
eyelids gone heavy, they came to a close.

Oh, how I miss having summers like those.

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[Justin]

Contest Winners

First Place
Chibi.Hoshi, umeiko, Mega_Cabbage, Snowfell, The Pennifer
- Gold Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- Rainbow Feather (Shop Collectible)

- 60 Fair Tickets

Second Place
Jint, DarkDesertFox, hillaruhsaur, mogyay, pandapples
- Silver Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- Rainbow Feather (Shop Collectible)

- 45 Fair Tickets

Third Place
Monkey D Luffy, Zane, aleonhart, Pokemanz, debinoresu
- Bronze Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- Rainbow Feather (Shop Collectible)

- 35 Fair Tickets

In addition to the standard prizes, all of our contest winners (including tournaments top three) will feature a special coloured username for a limited time. This coloured username will also grant them exclusive access to two collectible restocks in the Fair Shop on the weekend. See the spoiler in the first post of this thread for more details.

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Tournament Winners

First Place
Zigzag991
- Pokeball (Shop Collectible)

- Gold Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- 60 Fair Tickets
- 120 TBT Bells

Second Place
KarlaKGB
- Silver Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- 45 Fair Tickets
- 90 TBT Bells

Third Place
Bosca
- Bronze Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- 25 Fair Tickets
- 50 TBT Bells

Fourth Place
Darkbrussel
- 15 Fair Tickets
- 20 TBT Bells

First Place
ThePhil
- Wii U LAN Adapter
- Gold Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- 56 Fair Tickets
- 120 TBT Bells

Second Place
Toastarific
- Silver Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- 32 Fair Tickets
- 90 TBT Bells

Third Place
Bowie
- Bronze Trophy (Shop Collectible)

- 18 Fair Tickets
- 50 TBT Bells

Fourth Place
Navi
- 14 Fair Tickets
- 20 TBT Bells

Fifth Place
AkatsukiYoshi, improper
- 7 Fair Tickets

Seventh Place
maarowak, OviRy8
- 3 Fair Tickets

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Event Winners

Bucket of Paint Favourites
CometCatcher
Jacob
BungoTheElf
nvll
thoraofasgard

Caption The Picture Favourites
BluePikachu47
Monkey D Luffy
pandapples
kayleee
megumin
Byngo

Chopped Favourites
Macaron126
Dogemon
Heyden
Chaicow
PandaNikita
Macaron126

Count Inside The Bottle Closest Guesses
aleonhart
AlienLiaru
Zane
Araie
derezzed

Discord Trivia Night Winners
Coach
pokedude14
Sparro
Neester14
oath2order

House of Mirrors Bonus Challenge Winner
nvll

New Leaf Photo Challenge Favourites
Chibi.Hoshi
Cosmic Kid
aleshapie
Meliara
sizzi
DaCoSim

Paint The Night Favourites
p e p p e r
Cosmic Kid
Makoto
Chibi.Hoshi
Rosetti

Scavenger Hunt Staff Favourite Raffle
pechue

Crescent Moon Wand Leftover Tickets Fair Raffle
Karmen0730

All event winners receive...
...one animated Crescent Moon Glow Wand! (Shop Collectible)

...and a varying bonus amount of tickets depending on the event!

Only one collectible is awarded per person.

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Please give your congratulations
to all of our winners!

These prizes will be distributed soon.
Tickets for sure before the restock of course!
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[Justin]

Raffle Winners​

Animal Crossing Perler Bead Sprite with Prize Pack

Winners:
Charlise
Maxibear42​

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Animal Crossing Fossil Pillow with Prize Pack

Winner:
Idfldnsndt​

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Animal Crossing amiibo Card Pack

Winners:
marylu
Crash​

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Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer Download Code (NA)

Winner:
kazaf​

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Nintendo amiibo of Your Choice

Winners:
Coach
KaydeeKrunk​

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Nintendo eShop Gift Card

Winners:
DarkDesertFox
TykiButterfree
peoyne​

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Crescent Moon Wand Leftover Tickets Raffle

Winner:

By the way of video, because that's the cool thing to do now.

Spoiler

Karmen0730

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Super Duper Mega Leftover Tickets Raffle

Winner:
Debra - Red Feather
Shinrai - Yellow Feather
roseflower - Green Feather
Loveablegal - Blue Feather
thoraofasgard - Flower Glow Wand
GoldieJoan - Flower Glow Wand
maeki - Flower Glow Wand
Ani - Heart Glow Wand
ThePhil - Heart Glow Wand
Rosetti - Heart Glow Wand​

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Collectible prizes will be distributed by myself soon. Non-collectible prizes will be handled by Jeremy, you can expect a PM from him soon with more information on claiming your prize. This goes for the non-raffle purchases as well.

Congratulations to all of our winners!

 

[Justin]

Spend Your Leftover Tickets!

Don't have enough tickets left to purchase anything in the TBT Fair Shop?
Throw your leftover tickets into our two leftover raffles to wrap up the Fair!

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Crescent Moon Wand Leftover Tickets Raffle​

For just 1 Ticket, you can enter to potentially win your very last chance at the limited edition animated Crescent Moon Glow Wand collectible. Each user may only enter this raffle once. Previous Crescent Moon winners are not eligible to win.

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Super Duper Mega Leftover Tickets Raffle​

For just 1 Ticket, you can enter to potentially win one of the following common collectible prizes listed below. Multiple entries are encouraged, but they are only to increase your chances of winning a prize. Your name will be skipped for winning any additional prizes if you win one.

Prizes:

• 1 Red Feather
• 1 Yellow Feather
• 1 Green Feather
• 1 Blue Feather
• 1 Flower Glow Wand
• 1 Flower Glow Wand
• 1 Flower Glow Wand
• 1 Heart Glow Wand
• 1 Heart Glow Wand
• 1 Heart Glow Wand

 

[Justin]

Have an extra post here so that it all fits nicely on a full page for those on 10 posts per page.

 

[Sholee]

Thanks to the staff for the amazing fair! Definitely the best one yet. I had a lot of fun and looking forward to the next events planned. and YAYY to 1 ticket raffle. :]

 

[Kirbystarship]

Congrats to the contest winners.

 

[debinoresu]

oh 3rd place is 35 tickets??? i thought it was only 15

what a pleasant surprise omg

thank you to everyone who voted for me 0:

 

[piske]

CONGRATS to all winners :> and again, THANK YOU SO MUCH STAFF! <3

 

[Laudine]

Congratulations to the winners!! I really enjoyed looking through all entries, great job to all participants!

Thank you everyone as well, for the kind words about the fair. I'm really glad that you enjoyed all the fair has to offer A big thank you too for the staff, you're all an absolute pleasure to work with, and all of your hard works and dedication continue to blow my mind!

And whew, now that the Fair is over, I can finally rest and catch some sle-

Now that the Fair is nearly behind us, we'll hopefully soon be able to focus on some other areas of the forum that have been put off during the intense planning and hosting of the Fair over the past two months.

...oh.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

Thanks for hosting the event Justin!

 

[debinoresu]

x

y'all devote so much time to this forum take a VACATION

 

[pandapples]

congratulations to everyone! is it possible to request getting the rainbow feather before moon wand? I dunno how distribution works but thought I'd try asking. thanks!

 

[Vizionari]

Congrats to all the contest winners, and thank you AMAZING STAFF for the AMAZING fair! You guys really outdid yourselves this year!

 

[Jacob]

Thank you staff of TBT for an amazing event, I had a lot of fun in this one
Congrats to everyone who got the collectibles they were hoping for (I know I did :,) )

Congratulations especially to Zane, Chibi.Hoshi, Aleonhart, Pandapples, and Luffy who won a trophy, rainbow feather, AND crescent wand. dang you guys really are talented

Can't wait for future TBT events, the extra staff really set the bar high no pressure tho