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==Lore==
==Summary==
King Iaric IV of Prevalia invites all citizens of the realm to The King's Faire! Celebrating the strength and unity of Prevalia for over 70 years, the King's Faire has brought generations together amidst hardship and turmoil to revel and put aside their troubles.
Welcome to the world renowned King's Faire, bringing fun and frivolity for all! Join other players and compete in carnival style games for special rewards or just kick back and enjoy a festival snack!


Originally held by King Calym III beginning in the years following the tyrannical rules of the Mad Emperors and the sacking of Lower Prevalia, the King's Faire was a way to help heal the suffering and pain of the Prevalian people, as well as a method of raising money to help Prevalia rise to power once more. The Faire has since become a tradition observed by citizens across all three Kingdoms -- with games, entertainments, refreshments, and more for all to enjoy!
[[File:kingsfaireimage.png|900px|link=https://youtu.be/8zfU7GWEBHk?si=vHxeeLS-sIs22_y3]]


For the sake of keeping the King’s peace, the Faire, with the aid of Dornoll the Druid, is held on a hidden island known only to the Druids. For that reason, all who wish to partake in the merriment must climb aboard the ferry conveniently located at the Prevalian docks.


So come try your hand at the Axe Throw, Jousting, Ladder Golf, the Dunk Tank (a long-standing tradition of ‘drowning’ the Mad Emperor Linus, and the grief that followed his reign), Boxing, and much more! Special vendors and merchants shall make their unique wares available! Come watch the realm’s finest jugglers and fire breathers! Participate in the King's Faire Fishing Tournament!
==King's Faire Games==
There are now 37 different events players can participate in at the King's Faire, including the following:


Most of all, come and enjoy yourself! The ferry departs from Prevalia harbor!
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August 10 - 25, 2019


(as written by @ErikGray)
==Accessing the King's Faire==
* Players can visit the King's Faire event region by clicking any King's Faire Gate which will spawn near the banks of all towns
* Players can click on the "Read Rules for the King's Faire" button on the moongate menu to learn specific rules for the event itself


[[File:kingsfairegategump.png|900px]]


[[File:kingsfaire2025map.jpg|900px]]


==Where is the King's Faire Located?==
[[File:faireentrance02.png|right|420px|link=]]Once the Opening Ceremony (Saturday, August 10th at 2pm EST) has been held, there will be a permanent Ferry/Moongate that can be found at the Prevalian Harbor, southeast of the main bank, which leads to the Fairegrounds.


The King's Faire is its own region, where players:
==Acquiring King's Faire Tickets==
In order to participate in King's Faire events, players must have King's Faire Tickets in their bank box.


* Cannot perform negative actions onto others
===Purchasing Tickets===
* Cannot cast spells
* Players may purchase tickets from a Ticketmaster NPC towards the entrance of the fairgrounds
* Can play Faire Games and earn prizes
* Players can buy Individual Tickets or buy Stacks of 10 Tickets (requires double-click to confirm Stack purchase)


[[File:kingsfaireticketstand2025.png|link=]]


===Schedule===
===Tickets as Loot===
The Faire will be split into two weeks, at which point all scores will reset and start anew. At the end of Week 1 and Week 2, King's Faire Champions will be awarded their prizes. On Sunday, August 25th the King's Faire will be free to play, but no prizes will be awarded.  We hope this will allow EVERYONE to partake in the fun and experience the Faire before the Fairgrounds are shuttered until next time.
* Players will also have a chance at finding Tickets while participating most gameplay systems that generate gold (such as killing Monsters, Dungeon Chests, Treasure Maps, Sinking NPC Ships, etc)
* Tickets earned will be placed directly into a player's backpack


* Week 1: August 10-17
[[File:kingsfaireticketasloot2025.png|link=]]
* Week 2: August 18-24
* Free Play Day: August 25
** There will be a "Closing Ceremony" event on this day as well!


===Tickets from PvP Events and Factions===
* Any player who participates in a PvP Event (Town Struggle, Corpse Creek Contest, Dungeon Flashpoint, Stygian Rifts) and earns 1 or more Reward Points from the event will automatically receive 1 King's Faire Ticket in their Bank Box
* For every 1000 Faction Score a player earns (not including Faction Dungeons) they will receive 1 King's Faire Ticket in their Bank Box


===Exchanging Old Tickets for New Tickets===
* Players can exchange Tickets from the previous year for this year's Tickets at the Prevalia Exchange Officer


==Tickets==
There are several ways to obtain King's Faire Tickets:


* Purchase for 500 Gold from the Ticket NPC Vendor at the Faire
==Joining Events==
** Blessed and automatically placed into bank
* To participate in any event, players can simply double-click the Ticket Taker NPC next to the event, and then click the Play Event button to enter the queue for the event
* Low chance of dropping throughout the world on monster's corpses while the event is active
* If a player does not stay near the Ticket Taker, or joins the queue for another event, they will be removed from the queue of their event
** Are NOT Blessed and can be looted/stolen
* Players will only be charged tickets from their Bank Box once they start the event
* Trade/Purchase from a player
* Some events allow for multiple players to simultaneously participate in them, and may have a waiting period of 10 seconds to allow for other players to join
* Staff sponsored raffles


[[File:kingsfaireeventgump1.png|link=]]


[[File:kingsfairetickets.png|center|link=]]


==Event Mechanics==
* Most events are 100% random and do not rely on player reflexes, player ping, player stats or skills: these events are meant to be fun, random, and whimsical and any player participating has an equal chance of winning as any other player


===Active Events===
A limited number of events are considered "Active Events" and rely on player skill and allow the player to interact with the game, including the following:
* Backpackman
* Bar Creep
* Candyugh Arena
* Cannon Bawl
* Coop Shoot


==Faire Games==
* Archery Hotshot
* Axe Throw
* Boxing Bouts
* Chugging Contest
* Dunk Tank
* Fishing Frenzy
* High Striker
* Jousting
* Ladder Golf
* Squiball


==Server Crashes/Reboots==
* If a player is in the middle of any King's Faire event and either a server reboot or crash occurs, the player will be fully refunded their current event's ticket amount when the server reboots




==Event Scoring==
==Event Types==
* Each Faire Game has its own Scoreboard and scoring
Events at the King's Faire fall into two categories: "Best Score" and "Victory Count"
* You can view the current score by typing [eventscore (updated every 5 minutes)
* Each Faire Game is worth up to 100 points
* A player in first place of an event will have 100 points
* A player in last place of an event will have 1 point


===Best Score Events===
* Best Score events cost 2 Tickets to play
* Players can play each of these Best Score event up to 5 times per day per OutlandsID
* When a player competes in a Best Score event, at the end of the event they will be given a score
* If a player's score beats their own previous best score, it will become their new best score, and will be displayed on the scoreboard
* Players can click the "Show My Player" button to see where they are currently at on the scoreboard


[[File:eventscorekingsfairesofar.png|center|link=]]
===Victory Count Events===
* Victory Count events cost 1 Ticket to play
* Players can play each of these individual events up to 10 times per day per OutlandsID
* For most Victory Count events, players will either Win or Lose the event, with wins increasing the player's cumulative scoreboard value for the event by 1
* For some events like Dunk Tank, players have the potential to earn multiple "wins" by dunking the target multiple times in a single event
* Players can click the "Show My Player" button to see where they are currently at on the scoreboard


===Event Score and OutlandsID===
* For each event, players will have a single Event Entry that tracks their Best Score or combined Victory Count for all characters on their OutlandsID
* The scoreboard for each event will display the most recent participating character for that OutlandsID


[[File:fairescoresquiball.png|center|link=]]
[[File:kingsfaireeventscoregump1.png|link=]]




==Daily Play Limit Reset==
* The daily play limit for each event for ALL players will reset each day at 11am ET


==Faire Champions and Rewards==
At the end of the King's Faire:


* All participants will be eligible for a participation ribbon and trophy based on your [eventscore ranking
==Rewards==
* 1st, 2nd and 3rd for each of the individual event will receive a unique rare item prize.  In the event of a tie, tied players will receive the same item
===Participation Rares===
* 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall [eventscore will receive a special prize
* Each time a player participates in a King's Faire event, they have a very small chance of receiving a random King's Faire Participation Rare, which will be placed into their Backpack
** In the event of a tie, both players will receive the same item
* Chances of receiving a Participation Rare are scaled based on the Ticket Cost of the event
* Every player who plays a game will receive a Collectable Card
** Week 1 and Week 2 cards are different/unique


[[File:kingsfaireparticipationreward1.png|link=]]


[[File:fairerewards.png|center|600px|link=]]
===Individual Events===
* When the King's Faire ends, the Top 3 players (including ties) for each individual event will earn either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Reward item unique to the event


===[EventScore Overall Score===
* Players who participate in the King's Faire will also have a [EventScore value for themselves that represents their overall performance for the King's Faire as a whole throughout the week
* For each event, players earn (1000 x Rank %) points towards their EventScore, where their Rank % is their (current place / total number of players) in the event
* For instance, a player in 1st place for the Joust will earn 1000 points towards their EventScore from the event, whereas a player in 25th out of 50 total players (50% rank) would earn 500 points towards their Event Score
* At the end of the week, players will be assigned a final [EventScore based on their performance in all events combined


[[File:kingsfaireoveralleventscore1.png|link=]]


==Media==
===[EventScore "Best" Character===
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* If a player used multiple characters to participate in events, the system will choose a "Best" character on their OutlandsID based on which character was displayed the most number of times on scoreboards for individual events (i.e. what was considered the 'most frequently" used character)
* The [EventScore system will display a single "Best" character for each OutlandsID
* All King's Faire Reward Items (including for individual events) will be added into the Bank of their "Best" character (i.e. which character of theirs shows up in the [EventScore menu)




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==[EventScore Rewards==
* When the King's Faire ends, players will earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold Trophies for Overall Score if they meet certain [EventScore rank % thresholds
* Players with an [EventScore in the 25% to 50% Rank range will earn a Bronze Trophy
* Players with an [EventScore in the 50% to 75% Rank range will earn a Silver Trophy
* Players with an [EventScore in the 75% to 100% Rank range will earn a Gold Trophy
* Additionally, when the King's Faire ends, the Top 3 players (ties included) in overall [EventScore will earn either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold giant horse statue
* Any player who competes in at least 1 King's Faire event will receive a King's Faire Collectable Card




[[File:sumfestkingsfairead.gif|center|link=http://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/the-kings-faire-august-10-25-2019.2361/]]
==Monster Shuffle==
* While the King's Faire Event is underway, players playing the Monster Shuffle casino game will have a moderate chance that any Rare Item received will be a special King's Faire Monster Shuffle Rare
 
 
==Food Truck Merchant==
* Juma the Food Merchant parks her food truck to offer players a variety of special food items for sale
* Items are decorative only (i.e. not edible and provide no special effect)
 
[[File:kingsfairejumafoodmerchant.png|link=]]
 
 
==Shady Fortune Teller==
* Players have the opportunity to visit a Shady Fortune Teller in the Northwest area of the fairgrounds
* Players can either double-click the NPC or say "Fortune", "Tell", or "Fate" to access them
* For the price of 1 King's Faire Ticket, players can have their fortune told and see a vision of potential events to come, as well as receive a 10% damage bonus against creatures for the next 6 hours (PvM only, and only for damage directly caused by the player)
* Players can only have their fortune told once every 6 hours, but the bonus received will NOT expire if the player dies
* The vision the player will see will occur once a randomized amount of time has passed since receiving the fortune (30 to 180 minutes) and only while the player is online and alive, and while they are not in the Arena, Strangelands, or participating in a PvP event (the vision will wait until they conclude those events and/or leave the area)
 
[[File:kingsfaireshadyfortunetellergump.png|link=]]
 
 
==Previous King's Faires==
{{KingsFaireIndex}}

Latest revision as of 02:04, 21 July 2026

Summary

Welcome to the world renowned King's Faire, bringing fun and frivolity for all! Join other players and compete in carnival style games for special rewards or just kick back and enjoy a festival snack!


King's Faire Games

There are now 37 different events players can participate in at the King's Faire, including the following:


King's Faire Games

Alchemissed
Apple Bobber
Archery Contest
Axe Throw
Backpackman*
Balloon Pop

Bar Creep*
Bell Striker
Boxing Match
Candyugh Arena*
Cannon Bawl*
Caravan Pusher

Coop Shoot*
Derby Race
Drinking Contest
Dunk Tank
Dye Dye Dye
Eating Contest

Fishing Contest
Jousting
Ladder Golf
Log Cutter
Log Rolling
Packmaster

Plucky Musician
Produce Pitch
Pylon Gladiator
Quartermaster
Rage Cage
Ship Race

Skeet Shooting
Squiball
Statue Carving
Tomato Justice
Totem Stacker
Whack-a-Muck
???
NEW GAME 2026*


Accessing the King's Faire

  • Players can visit the King's Faire event region by clicking any King's Faire Gate which will spawn near the banks of all towns
  • Players can click on the "Read Rules for the King's Faire" button on the moongate menu to learn specific rules for the event itself


Acquiring King's Faire Tickets

In order to participate in King's Faire events, players must have King's Faire Tickets in their bank box.

Purchasing Tickets

  • Players may purchase tickets from a Ticketmaster NPC towards the entrance of the fairgrounds
  • Players can buy Individual Tickets or buy Stacks of 10 Tickets (requires double-click to confirm Stack purchase)

Tickets as Loot

  • Players will also have a chance at finding Tickets while participating most gameplay systems that generate gold (such as killing Monsters, Dungeon Chests, Treasure Maps, Sinking NPC Ships, etc)
  • Tickets earned will be placed directly into a player's backpack

Tickets from PvP Events and Factions

  • Any player who participates in a PvP Event (Town Struggle, Corpse Creek Contest, Dungeon Flashpoint, Stygian Rifts) and earns 1 or more Reward Points from the event will automatically receive 1 King's Faire Ticket in their Bank Box
  • For every 1000 Faction Score a player earns (not including Faction Dungeons) they will receive 1 King's Faire Ticket in their Bank Box

Exchanging Old Tickets for New Tickets

  • Players can exchange Tickets from the previous year for this year's Tickets at the Prevalia Exchange Officer


Joining Events

  • To participate in any event, players can simply double-click the Ticket Taker NPC next to the event, and then click the Play Event button to enter the queue for the event
  • If a player does not stay near the Ticket Taker, or joins the queue for another event, they will be removed from the queue of their event
  • Players will only be charged tickets from their Bank Box once they start the event
  • Some events allow for multiple players to simultaneously participate in them, and may have a waiting period of 10 seconds to allow for other players to join


Event Mechanics

  • Most events are 100% random and do not rely on player reflexes, player ping, player stats or skills: these events are meant to be fun, random, and whimsical and any player participating has an equal chance of winning as any other player

Active Events

A limited number of events are considered "Active Events" and rely on player skill and allow the player to interact with the game, including the following:

  • Backpackman
  • Bar Creep
  • Candyugh Arena
  • Cannon Bawl
  • Coop Shoot


Server Crashes/Reboots

  • If a player is in the middle of any King's Faire event and either a server reboot or crash occurs, the player will be fully refunded their current event's ticket amount when the server reboots


Event Types

Events at the King's Faire fall into two categories: "Best Score" and "Victory Count"

Best Score Events

  • Best Score events cost 2 Tickets to play
  • Players can play each of these Best Score event up to 5 times per day per OutlandsID
  • When a player competes in a Best Score event, at the end of the event they will be given a score
  • If a player's score beats their own previous best score, it will become their new best score, and will be displayed on the scoreboard
  • Players can click the "Show My Player" button to see where they are currently at on the scoreboard

Victory Count Events

  • Victory Count events cost 1 Ticket to play
  • Players can play each of these individual events up to 10 times per day per OutlandsID
  • For most Victory Count events, players will either Win or Lose the event, with wins increasing the player's cumulative scoreboard value for the event by 1
  • For some events like Dunk Tank, players have the potential to earn multiple "wins" by dunking the target multiple times in a single event
  • Players can click the "Show My Player" button to see where they are currently at on the scoreboard

Event Score and OutlandsID

  • For each event, players will have a single Event Entry that tracks their Best Score or combined Victory Count for all characters on their OutlandsID
  • The scoreboard for each event will display the most recent participating character for that OutlandsID


Daily Play Limit Reset

  • The daily play limit for each event for ALL players will reset each day at 11am ET


Rewards

Participation Rares

  • Each time a player participates in a King's Faire event, they have a very small chance of receiving a random King's Faire Participation Rare, which will be placed into their Backpack
  • Chances of receiving a Participation Rare are scaled based on the Ticket Cost of the event

Individual Events

  • When the King's Faire ends, the Top 3 players (including ties) for each individual event will earn either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Reward item unique to the event

[EventScore Overall Score

  • Players who participate in the King's Faire will also have a [EventScore value for themselves that represents their overall performance for the King's Faire as a whole throughout the week
  • For each event, players earn (1000 x Rank %) points towards their EventScore, where their Rank % is their (current place / total number of players) in the event
  • For instance, a player in 1st place for the Joust will earn 1000 points towards their EventScore from the event, whereas a player in 25th out of 50 total players (50% rank) would earn 500 points towards their Event Score
  • At the end of the week, players will be assigned a final [EventScore based on their performance in all events combined

[EventScore "Best" Character

  • If a player used multiple characters to participate in events, the system will choose a "Best" character on their OutlandsID based on which character was displayed the most number of times on scoreboards for individual events (i.e. what was considered the 'most frequently" used character)
  • The [EventScore system will display a single "Best" character for each OutlandsID
  • All King's Faire Reward Items (including for individual events) will be added into the Bank of their "Best" character (i.e. which character of theirs shows up in the [EventScore menu)


[EventScore Rewards

  • When the King's Faire ends, players will earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold Trophies for Overall Score if they meet certain [EventScore rank % thresholds
  • Players with an [EventScore in the 25% to 50% Rank range will earn a Bronze Trophy
  • Players with an [EventScore in the 50% to 75% Rank range will earn a Silver Trophy
  • Players with an [EventScore in the 75% to 100% Rank range will earn a Gold Trophy
  • Additionally, when the King's Faire ends, the Top 3 players (ties included) in overall [EventScore will earn either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold giant horse statue
  • Any player who competes in at least 1 King's Faire event will receive a King's Faire Collectable Card


Monster Shuffle

  • While the King's Faire Event is underway, players playing the Monster Shuffle casino game will have a moderate chance that any Rare Item received will be a special King's Faire Monster Shuffle Rare


Food Truck Merchant

  • Juma the Food Merchant parks her food truck to offer players a variety of special food items for sale
  • Items are decorative only (i.e. not edible and provide no special effect)


Shady Fortune Teller

  • Players have the opportunity to visit a Shady Fortune Teller in the Northwest area of the fairgrounds
  • Players can either double-click the NPC or say "Fortune", "Tell", or "Fate" to access them
  • For the price of 1 King's Faire Ticket, players can have their fortune told and see a vision of potential events to come, as well as receive a 10% damage bonus against creatures for the next 6 hours (PvM only, and only for damage directly caused by the player)
  • Players can only have their fortune told once every 6 hours, but the bonus received will NOT expire if the player dies
  • The vision the player will see will occur once a randomized amount of time has passed since receiving the fortune (30 to 180 minutes) and only while the player is online and alive, and while they are not in the Arena, Strangelands, or participating in a PvP event (the vision will wait until they conclude those events and/or leave the area)


Previous King's Faires


The King's Faire

2019
2020
2021
2022

2023
2024
2025
2026
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