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Card Jitsu Cards Giveaway (18/01/20)
It’s the third Monday of the month, so it’s time for another Card Jitsu Cards giveaway! This one will run for a day with a single challenge. I should stress that, as always, these cards are loose physical ones, meaning they’ll be posted to your address; they can’t be redeemed online.
For today, all of the cards are from series one and you can see them below!
They are the following cards:
- Mine
- Bean Counters
- Medieval Party
- Blue Puffle
- Hot Sauce
- Gadget Room (power card)
The giveaway has now closed! The winner was M3M0R1ES – congratulations, please check your email! If you didn’t win, don’t worry; there’ll be another next month. [screenshot]
The answer for the Bonus Challenge was Space Adventure, and just 24.6% of people answered this correctly! It’s a Stage play, but it was also mentioned in this month’s Mountains Monday.
As a reminder, the challenge was to unscramble eervdpencastua.
The giveaway will close at 15:00 (3pm) GMT on 19th January, so be sure to enter soon! Best of luck if you choose to enter!
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Club Penguin’s Puffle Bowling
For today’s Mountains Monday, I wanted to share one of the test mini-games from Club Penguin! These were games which never actually made it to the island, but they had a lot of development, and penguins could access it between 2011 and 2013 through a secret on the blog.
One of the most famous games developed was Puffle Bowling! The concept was quite simple: you’d use your mouse to dodge obstacles, a bit like Sled Racing, and at the end, you’d try to hit some bowling pins and knock them over. However, it was the idea of using puffles as a bowling ball which became quite…memorable.
Puffle Bowling 
Wii Sports Bowling (inspiration)
Although it’s become fairly iconic within the community, very little has been known about the story behind it…until now! I was very fortunate to be able to speak with Aaron Hibberd, who developed the game.
Given it was released at a point where bowling on Wii Sports had been incredibly popular throughout the world, you might not be surprised to hear that was its inspiration! However, Aaron also kindly shared the story behind the game and its experimentation.
It was inspired by the bowling game in Wii Sports that came with my Nintendo Wii! It’s one of about 30 prototype games I made with this kind of art. I would just mess around making prototypes of my ideas, experimenting and doing the art myself, and then some of them were chosen to be developed into actual games
-Aaron HibberdThere’s something really cool about the story behind these little, and somewhat silly, games which have become iconic throughout the community. I’d like to give a massive thank you to Aaron for taking the time to answer my question, and I hope that you enjoyed this post!
Waddle on!
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Club Penguin’s Space Adventure Theme Tune
Welcome to the first Mountains Monday of 2021! For the first week of each month, like last year, I’ll be sharing a musical tune from Club Penguin! This one is slightly different as it’s actually the theme music for a Stage play: Space Adventure – Planet Y. 🪐
It’s a slightly eerie track, but I’ve selected it because it has vibes of exploration, given by the space-related theme! We might not be heading to space anytime soon, but the game will soon be transitioning to a new technology, and it’s also a new year. For all the opportunities exploration can bring, it can also be a little daunting, and I think this track conveys that nicely.
I feel like the track also just sounds really cool; in my view, a lot of the Stage play music is slightly underrated, so I’m hoping that you enjoy it!
Waddle on!
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Club Penguin’s Merry Walrus Parade Float
On several different years, at Disney theme parks, it used to be possible to see a Club Penguin-themed float at around Christmas time! Given that the Mountains Monday earlier this month was “We Wish you a Very Merry Walrus“, for today’s photo, I wanted to share the float which went alongside it in 2014.
It’s based on a room which was present at the Club Penguin party, but there’s something really cool about seeing it brought to real-life as well!
This is the last Mountains Monday of the year, but I hope that you’ve enjoyed reading them! Some of them have been really fun to write, and I’ve especially found sharing these photos fun given that many people have never seen them before.
Waddle on!
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Card Jitsu Cards Giveaway (21/12/20)
It’s the third Monday of the month, so it’s time for another Card Jitsu Cards giveaway! This one will run for just under a day with a single challenge. I should stress that, as always, these cards are loose physical ones, meaning they’ll be posted to your address; they can’t be redeemed online.
For today, all of the cards are from series three (yellow) and you can see them below!
They are the following cards:
- Hidden Pins
- The Cove
- The Lounge
- Quip and Qua
- Quest for the Golden Puffle (power card)
The giveaway has now closed, and the winner is Minxalot! Congratulations – please check your email!
For those wondering, the image part of the Entry Question was from the Hidden Lake. It’s at the top left of the room, and 49.2% of people answered correctly.
Note: although the postal service here in Britain is already really stretched, there is also an emergency crisis with countries banning flights due to a new coronavirus mutation – sadly, there’s likely to be some delays for international mail.
The giveaway will close at 10:30am GMT on 22nd December, so be sure to enter soon, even if it’s just a guess! This is the last Mountains Monday giveaway of the year, so I just wanted to thank everyone for participating over the last 12 months; I hope people have enjoyed this opportunity to receive Club Penguin-themed.
Best of luck if you choose to enter!
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Club Penguin’s We Wish You a Merry Walrus
For today’s Mountains Monday, it’s time to share something from the past! Given that it’s December, I’ve decided to go with Club Penguin’s holiday-themed TV special from 2014: We Wish you a Merry Walrus. It’s hard to convey the excitement there was for this back when it released; it was the first time Club Penguin had tried something like this, and although there would later be two subsequent similar stop-motions, there was something really exciting about Club Penguin coming to TV.
The plot relates to a couple of characters being sent on a mission to save the Merry Walrus, a character who resembles Santa, from Herbert. Sadly, it can’t be watched online completely for free in English, but there’s a couple of clips online.
In truth, the Merry Walrus Party which went alongside this TV special in 2014, replacing the Holiday Party, received immense criticism to the point it attracted a significant response from the Club Penguin team.
Probably the more exciting video though is one released by the Club Penguin team about the process behind getting out this TV special; it’s incredibly impressive, and even though it’s quite short, it goes into pretty good detail.
Even if the party was disappointing, there’s something really remarkable about how Club Penguin was a key feature on Disney Channel, even after its prime.
Waddle on!
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Club Penguin’s Holiday Tunes
It’s the first Monday of the month, where a Club Penguin tune is shared here on this blog! Generally, the tune will tend to be a little less-known one, but part of the excitement for the annual Holiday Party revolves around nostalgia for certain Christmas tunes, of which Club Penguin produced a significant number of lovely melodies for. 🎄
As a result of that, I’m actually going to include two tunes for this post! The first one is Santa’s Mix, which includes a variety of familiar festive tunes within it.
I always love this one for the nostalgia it returns; there’s many fond memories people, including myself, have of playing Club Penguin and exploring the different Holiday Parties. That track always brings them back!
The second tune is Snowy Holidays – it’s short, but one of my favourites. It just evokes some really magical vibes which feels lovely. Some people might also find it nostalgic too; it was played in a lot of rooms during past Holiday Parties!
These are just two which I’ve selected, but there’s a ton more soundtracks, and Cool in the Cold remains a December favourite for many! Part of the enjoyment for Christmas on Club Penguin really revolved around the music, so I hope you’ve enjoyed revisiting some of it.
Waddle on!
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Club Penguin Winter Wonderland at Shopping Mall
In 2011, at Metrô Tatuapé Shopping Centre in Brazil, there were a variety of decorations ahead of Christmas! They included a tree decorated with puffles, along with lots of different penguins and snowmen designs from Club Penguin. For this week’s Mountains Monday, I thought that they’d be fun to share as Christmas approaches! 🎄
My favourite part of these photos are the penguin designs; I think they look really cute, and the holiday clothing which many of them are wearing fits nicely with the background. Above all, it’s pretty remarkable to think that nine years ago, Club Penguin was even taking over shopping malls!
That’s all for today’s Mountains Monday post and real-life photo, I hope you enjoyed reading it! Waddle on!
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Card Jitsu Cards Giveaway (16/11/20)
It’s the third Monday of the month, so it’s time for another Card Jitsu Cards giveaway! This one will run for just under a day with a single challenge. I should stress that, as always, these cards are loose physical ones, meaning they’ll be posted to your address; they can’t be redeemed online.
For today, all of the cards are from set four (orange) and you can see them below!
They are the following cards:
- Stompin’ Bob
- Franky
- 101 Days of Fun
- Adventure Party
- Gold Viking Helmet (power card)
The giveaway has now closed! The winner is Eva 2004 – please check your email! If you didn’t win, don’t worry; there’ll be plenty of these in the future!
In regards to the Entry Question, the image below was from Mission 7: Clockwork Repairs, and 89.5% of people answered this correctly.
The giveaway will close at 7pm GMT on 16th November, so be sure to enter soon, even if it’s just a guess! Best of luck if you choose to enter!
Waddle on!
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Club Penguin’s Puffle Trouble
It’s November, and the Elite Penguin Force are preparing for one of Herbert’s plots against the island! For today’s Mountains Monday throwback, I wanted to share one of the Club Penguin shorts which Herbert starred in which shows one of his initial sinister plots.
It’s a classic released from May 2012, and I reckon a lot of people will remember it: the video is called Puffle Trouble!
Throughout Club Penguin’s history, several short animations were released – they include five cartoon shorts and a couple of music videos. Puffle Trouble is usually the most memorable of the cartoon shorts for people, but the others include classics such as Never Wake a Sleeping Sensei and Best Seat in the House.
I think it’s just a really nice reminder of how diverse the content released by Club Penguin was, and it’s just a really nice short so I thought it’d be fun to share!
Waddle on!
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