It's chaos on The Lopez right now. The anticipated asteroid impact is getting really, really close, although the countdown clock has been turned off: it was never 100% accurate anyway, it was more of a rough indication. It's impossible to know exactly how long the station has left at this point, but it certainly isn't long! This is why you'll find the eight cabin leaders herding their campers onto the escape pods, without even checking whether they look a little greener than usual. Now is not the time to be picky.
At least thanks to the early asteroid warning there was plenty of time to make sure each of the escape pods are well prepared. The items gathered during the three weeks of preparation include items of scientific value like fragments of stars and meteorites, then of course also basic necessities like food and water, but mostly just piles upon piles of space themed plushies. Clearly all the essentials are accounted for!
The station was checked, then checked again to make sure none of the crew members would be left behind. With everyone on board of the return ships, the doors close, and Gulliver's familiar face shows up on the in-flight entertainment systems. "Guh-reetings, campers!" he speaks, "This is your captain squawking. I am pleased to report that the celestial seas are calm out there, and the solar wind is decent today. It is time to depart and thanks to your heroic efforts, we'll all be home soon! Thank you for choosing my Lopez!"
A few hissing noises sound from near the doors before all four of the return spacecraft start to accelerate away. Just in time, as well. For those lucky enough to have ended up in a seat near a window, the view of the asteroid meeting The Lopez makes for a silent but incredible fireworks show. Sparks, fire and debris fly everywhere as the station is torn apart in every direction. There is truly nothing left of the massive structure that just moments ago existed as the summer home to so many space campers. No amount of ship parts would suffice to repair that kind of damage...
After a relatively short return journey the four spacecraft land on the campground beach where the adventure started, and the doors are opened to let everyone out, finally back onto solid ground.
With a little hop and the flapping of his wings, Captain Gulliver jumps up a nearby rock to address the crowd one last time: "So welcome home, everyone! We may have gotten separated for a bit but I did observe you while I drifted among the stars, in between my battles with the space monsters of course. My unique bird's eye view revealed how you all flocked together to reach new heights. Every single one of you has certainly earned your wings, you should be so very proud of what you have achieved. For some of you, though, it's time for some extra feathers in your cap! I'm sure you want to know who the stars of our camp were."
And the winner is...
Before we can properly announce the winners, I would first like to share a summary of the points the crews have earned from the 'Lunar Logic' quiz event.
| Crew: | Tokens earned per member: | Points earned for the crew: |
|---|---|---|
| Actually, Nevermind | 25 | 600 |
| The Galaxolotls | 23 | 552 |
| International Space Cetacean | 23 | 552 |
| Moon Bunnies | 21 | 504 |
In second place we find the Actually, Nevermind crew who earned a total of 8601 points!
Coming in third is Moon Bunnies with 7457 points!
And finally, we have the The Galaxolotls in fourth place with 7310 points!
I hope every crew managed to have fun regardless of where they ended in the ranking above. You have all put in a lot of work, I hope you had fun and that you enjoy the prizes you have earned.
Crew favourites!
Like last camp, several activities involved a top three crew favourite system. The members whose entries got the most votes from within their own crew are listed below. As explained in the individual threads, the top three entries will earn additional 8 Mission tokens. The first place winners will also earn the Rainbow Crescent Moon Collectible.
Common Room Design- The Galaxolotls
- digimon (1st tie)
- skarmoury (1st tie)
- -Blue- (2nd tie)
- Millysaurusrexjr (2nd tie)
- -Mars- (2nd tie)
- Chibi.Hoshi (2nd tie)
- Actually, Nevermind
- International Space Cetacean
- Emolga59
- Cheremtasy
- ~Kilza~ (3rd tie)
- JellyLu (3rd tie)
- faerie (3rd tie)
- Halloqueen (3rd tie)
- Moon Bunnies
Cosmic Canvas- The Galaxolotls
- skarmoury
- Millysaurusrexjr
- BungoTheElf (3rd tie)
- Rosch (3rd tie)
- Actually, Nevermind
- International Space Cetacean
- seliph
- Cheremtasy
- faerie (3rd tie)
- Drawdler (3rd tie)
- Moon Bunnies
Galactic Gyroids- The Galaxolotls
- Actually, Nevermind
- Heyden (1st tie)
- Firesquids (1st tie)
- r a t (1st tie)
- International Space Cetacean
- Moon Bunnies
Obscure Observations- The Galaxolotls
- BetsySundrop
- daringred_ (2nd tie)
- Mr.Fox (2nd tie)
- Millysaurusrexjr (2nd tie)
- skarmoury (2nd tie)
- Actually, Nevermind
- International Space Cetacean
- Moon Bunnies
- VillageDweller
- The Pennifer (2nd tie)
- Foreverfox (2nd tie)
- LadyDestani (2nd tie)
- Hatori (2nd tie)
- Jacob (2nd tie)
- Blink. (2nd tie)
- lieryl (2nd tie)
- That Marshal Fangirl (2nd tie)
Pencil Passports- The Galaxolotls
- Actually, Nevermind
- DaCoSim
- Firesquids
- airpeaches (3rd tie)
- Azzy (3rd tie)
- International Space Cetacean
- Cheremtasy
- Drawdler
- S.J. (3rd tie)
- Aquilla (3rd tie)
- jadetine (3rd tie)
- Moon Bunnies
Personal Preference Kit- The Galaxolotls
- digimon (1st tie)
- Millysaurusrexjr (1st tie)
- Venn (3rd tie)
- skarmoury (3rd tie)
- Actually, Nevermind
- IonicKarma
- Azzy (2nd tie)
- DaCoSim (2nd tie)
- Mr_Keroppi (2nd tie)
- Midoriya (2nd tie)
- dino (2nd tie)
- International Space Cetacean
- Moon Bunnies
UFO Findings & Opinings- The Galaxolotls
- Actually, Nevermind
- Azzy (1st tie)
- himekirako (1st tie)
- r a t (3rd tie)
- IonicKarma (3rd tie)
- Heyden (3rd tie)
- Dinosauuur (3rd tie)
- Brickittybrick (3rd tie)
- International Space Cetacean
- Moon Bunnies
The following people will also receive a Rainbow Crescent Moon collectible for submitting the closest guess in the 'Count inside the Bottle' event:
- Round 1: Rhea
- Round 2: BetsySundrop
- Round 3: xSuperMario64x
Collectible winner date change service
If you'd like the date changed on your Rainbow Crescent Moon and/or Galaxy Swirl collectibles, make a thread in the Contact the Staff board with:
1) The collectible name.
2) The date and time in the EDT timezone that you'd like for the collectible. The date can be anytime between July 22nd and August 26th.
Collectible lineups are ordered by date from newest (on the top left) to oldest (on the bottom right). We will only accept date/time for these two collectibles. We won't look at your other collectibles or help you order them. You must post your request by August 26th and we won't change them more than once if you give us the wrong date/time. Please be sure to submit this request via the Contact the Staff board only. If you have both collectibles, making one thread for both of them is fine.
Camp Bell Tree 2023 Official Gallery
As you can see above, we've had a lot of very nice entries over the course of our three-week space journey. From this point on, you will be able to view all the creative event submissions from all crews, make sure to check them out! If you would rather not browse through the threads manually, then you can once again check out an official event submission gallery made by Mistreil.
New Mission Token Raffles
Important: Please keep in mind that we will soon be distributing tokens for crew favourites and the Lunar Logic quiz event, so everyone will still receive a decent amount of tokens. If you still have leftover tokens after this, head over to the Shop to enter two new raffles, both of which will end on August 26th. Also do not forget that you can convert your local tokens (Cargo, Bridge and Observatory) to Mission Tokens by following the steps described here.
Raffle #1: Crescent Moon Glow Wand2 Winners. Note that anyone who already owns the collectible cannot win a second! This collectible is unique!
Raffle #2: Star Fragment Set
2 Winners - in winner's desired order
Space Camp Survey
While we have definitely taken notes during this event (such as people preferring not to be matched with a single team for the entire duration of the event), we would love to hear your feedback. Please share your feedback so that we can make the next editions even better!
The survey will be open until the items are removed from the shop (August 26th) and anyone who completes the survey and includes their username at the end will receive 30 Bells after the survey ends.
Ending schedule
This closing ceremony thread marks the end of the event. However, there are still some dates left on the schedule relating to the distribution of collectibles and the removing of the event boards:
- Today: Remaining mission tokens, Rainbow Crescent Moons, Galaxy Swirl distributed
- Today: Backdrops removed from the shop
- August 26th: Leftover raffle winners announced
- August 26th: Survey feedback submissions close
- August 26th: All event items no longer sold in shop. The following collectibles will then be made giftable and not unique:
- S.S. Dolphin
- Galaxolotl and International Space Cetacean crew fragments
- Blue & yellow Rocket Popsicles
- Blue & pink rosewater potions
- August 26th: Cutoff for 'Contact the Staff' requests for date edits to Crescent Moon / Galaxy Swirl collectibles
- August 27th: Remaining event boards hidden
- September 3rd: Space camp reactions go away
Camp Bell Tree 2023 Credits
One last time, I would like to include the list of everyone who put in the effort to set up and run this stellar edition of the event. I may have wanted the space theme, but that would have been literally impossible without the fellow staffstronauts listed below! Thank you all for making it happen, it's been incredibly fun.
Cabin coordinator: Jeremy
Activities coordinator: Chris
Thread coordinator: Mick
Activities hosts: Chris, dizzy bone, Justin, Kaiaa, LaBelleFleur, Mairmalade, Mick, Mistreil, Nefarious, Oblivia, pandapples
Crew leaders: Kaiaa, Mairmalade; Jeremy, Nefarious; Mick, pandapples; dizzy bone, Mistreil
Main banner art: dizzy bone
Activities banner art: dizzy bone, Mistreil, Pyoopi, Mick
Crescent Moon Collectible set + Shooting Star, Asteroid and Green Alien Plush Collectibles: Mistreil
Space Whale Plush, Camp Bell Tree 2023 Patch, and Rocket Popsicle Collectibles: Mick
Moon Bunny, Andromeda Potion, Planet Glow Wand and Galaxy Swirl Collectibles: Laudine
"Galaxolotl" and "International Space Cetacean" Star Fragment Collectibles: Laudine
"Celestial Cetaceans" Observatory Backdrop: Mick
"Cavernous Cryosphere" Bridge Backdrop: dizzy bone
"Crated Cuteness" Cargo Hold Backdrop: Mistreil
"Galaxolotl" Crew Backdrop: Pyoopi
"International Space Cetacean" Crew Backdrop: dizzy bone
"Alien Babies" Backdrop: Mick / Oblivia
Camp TBT map and stamp card art: Mick
Site theme graphics: Pyoopi
Space Camp TBT 2023 Gallery: Mistreil
Technical setup: Jeremy, Oblivia, Justin
