Shigatsunobaka
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 | Shigatsunobaka |
|---|---|
| Tournaments: Shigatsu 1 | Shigatsu 2 | Shigatsu 3 (Ex) | Shigatsu 3 | Shigatsu 4 (Ex) | Shigatsu 4 | Shigatsu 5 | Shigatsu 6 | Shigatsu 7 | Shigatsu 8 | |
| Vouchers: First Avrillian | Shigatsu Ninja | Tsuitachi Ninja | Prankster Tanuki | Wild Goose Ninja | Curry Golem | River Kappa | Fire Kitsune | Nekomata Magus | Hitodama | Susuharai | Karakasa-obake | Jubokko | Kyuubi no Kitsune | Ofuda | Last Avrillian | Dishonored Ninja | Ninja Borrower | Kappachino | Scavenger Hunt | Tengu Ascetic | Lambda Kappa | Verdant Kodama | Kuda-gitsune | Gashadokuro | Rokurokubi | Pillage Idiot | Kakuremino Master | Knee Kappa | |
| Participation Awards: Roujinsei na Ninja | Ninja Baker | Melonpan | Moon Bunny | Kitsune Paragon Trophies: Jushousha Ninja | Renzokutai Ninja | Ninja no Niji | Ninja Monument | Godai Ninja | Jirai no Ninja |
Shigatsunobaka translates from Japanese to English as April Fool's Day or an April Fool, and it is the name given to CMC's April Fool's traditions, which include one of two annual tournaments run by the moderators (but usually not during April itself), and a scavenger hunt to locate the letters required to redeem a special April Fool's voucher set. It is often simply shortened to Shigatsu.
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History
2004
| Tournament | Shigatsunobaka | |
| First Prize | Jushousha Ninja (Winner: Hatrus) | |
| Vouchers | First Avrillian x1, Shigatsu Ninja x1, Tsuitachi Ninja x1 | (Closed) |
On April Fool's Day, HailSpork announced a round robin style tournament named Shigatsunobaka. Its set of strange and confusing rules contrasted with those of previous tournaments, and it had Shigatsu Ninja and Tsuitachi Ninja announced as its prize cards. It was announced the day after that the tournament was actually going to happen, despite originally being a joke. HailSpork then ran the tournament, commencing in May. Jushousha Ninja was the first prize, which went to Hatrus.
The first April Fool's scavenger hunt was organised by Shuryou Gospel. Hidden within the tournament's rules in its newspost was the beginning of the hunt, which eventually lead to a full voucher code to redeem a Shigatsu Ninja, Tsuitachi Ninja and First Avrillian.
2005
| Tournament | Shigatsu 2: Revenge of the Baka | |
| First Prize | Renzokutai Ninja (Winner: Whomper) | |
| Vouchers | Prankster Tanuki x1, Wild Goose Ninja x1, Tsuitachi Ninja (Joke) x1 | (Closed) |
On April Fool's Day, the second April Fool's scavenger hunt was announced in this forum post by Shuryou Gospel. The original plans involved the at the time unreleased Legendary Hero voucher being released as the April Fool's voucher card, but this was never finalised. Shuryou Gospel went ahead with his plans however, and posted the scavenger hunt which would turn out to be fake. Due to its nature as a forum scavenger hunt, many players used the search function to locate the clues, which slowed down the forums for everyone, making the hunt that much more difficult. By coincidence, the main CMC server was down on that and the following few days, making it impossible to tell that the voucher code was fake.
An April Fool's voucher set which included Prankster Tanuki, Wild Goose Ninja and a second version of Tsuitachi Ninja was released later; conventionally hidden, separate from the scavenger hunt.
Later in the month, the second tournament, named Shigatsu 2: Revenge of the Baka, began signups. A lot more thought had been put into the rules for this year's tournament; the rules from then onwards would be a lot fairer, while still maintaining the same level of craziness. HailSpork then ran the tournament, commencing in May. Renzokutai Ninja was the first prize, which went to Whomper.
2006
| Tournament | Shigatsu 3: Color Coded | |
| First Prize | Ninja no Niji (Winner: masamunemaniac) | |
| Vouchers | Curry Golem x1, River Kappa x1, Fire Kitsune x1 | Forum Scavenger Hunt |
In February, HailSpork started a thread requesting submissions for rules ideas for the upcoming Shigatsu 3: Bakas Untie tournament. This was to be a team-based tournament, where players progressed by earning points. HailSpork then ran the tournament, commencing in April. After a few weeks and only a few games played, the tournament was unofficially declared dead, though official word didn't come until much later.
In June, Shuryou Gospel decided to organise a replacement for the now dead Bakas Untie. He held a competition to decide on the set of tournament rules to use, which Vincent won, leading to the creation of Shigatsu 3: Color Coded. Shuryou Gospel then ran the tournament, commencing in August. Ninja no Niji was the first prize, which went to masamunemaniac.
2007
| Tournament | Shigatsu 4.5: Sudden Death!? | |
| First Prize | Ninja Monument (Winner: Vincent) | |
| Participation Award | Roujinsei na Ninja x2 | |
| Vouchers | Tsukumogami Umbrella avatar part | Forum Scavenger Hunt |
| Gloom Hitodama avatar part | 'Card Stats' Puzzle | |
| Kuronekomata avatar part | 'Fill The Blanks' Puzzle | |
| Nekomata Magus x2, Hitodama x2, Susuharai x2 | Solutions to previous three hunts are clues |
On the first day of May, Shuryou Gospel began signups for Shigatsu 2 + 2 = 5? tournament. This was to be a team-based tournament, where players paired up and played the corresponding members of the opposing team, sharing rule invalidations between them. At the end of the month the tournament commenced, but as with the previous year's tournament, it shortly died with few games played.
In September, masamunemaniac decided to organise a replacement for the now dead Shigatsu 2 + 2 = 5? tournament. As the Fall tournament was approaching, signups and deadlines were kept tight, and rules were made with an emphasis more on odd deckmaking than odd playing. A week after signups started, Shigatsu 4.5: Sudden Death!? commenced. Ninja Monument was the first prize, which went to Vincent.
2008
| Tournament | Shigatsu 555: Kui! | |
| First Prize | Godai Ninja (Winner: bubbleman) | |
| Participation Award | Ninja Baker x2, Melonpan x2 | |
| Vouchers | Jubokko x1, Kyuubi no Kitsune x1, Ofuda x1 | Forum Scavenger Hunt |
| Jubokko x1, Kyuubi no Kitsune x1, Ofuda x1 | 'Stupid Commentary' Puzzle | |
| Ofuda x1, Last Avrillian x1, Ofuda avatar part | (Closed) |
On the first day of April, Whomper began signups for the Shigatsu 555: Kui! tournament. Breaking the trend of the past two years' tournaments, this one ran to completion, in a timely manner, and without hitch. Godai Ninja was the first prize, which went to bubbleman.
2009
| Tournament | Shigatsu 6: No Foolin'! | |
| First Prize | Jirai no Ninja (Winner: Serith) | |
| Participation Award | Moon Bunny x2 | |
| Vouchers | Dishonored Ninja x2 | Forum Scavenger Hunt |
| Ninja Borrower x2, Ofuda avatar part | 'Fun Time Image' Puzzle | |
| Kappachino x2 | 'Word Search' Puzzle |
On April Fool's Day, E-mouse announced that in an unprecedented incident, Shigatsunobaka was cancelled this year (of course, few people were fooled). After the moderators sorted out their technical difficulties, Ultros and masamunemaniac posted their scavenger hunts, continuing the ruse and claiming that they were just for fun (again, few people were fooled).
What did confuse some however was that the joke ability-less version of Tsuitachi Ninja was replaced with Dishonored Ninja, and Last Avrillian was replaced with Ninja Borrower; the former being retired due to being completely and deliberately useless, the latter being retired due to being identical to First Avrillian. This led to some players having copies of the latest voucher cards even before solving this year's scavenger hunts.
Half way through April, Whomper began signups for the Shigatsu 6: No Foolin'! tournament. Starting a trend (because something happening twice in a row is a trend), this tournament also ran to completion, in a timely manner, and without hitch. Jirai no Ninja was the first prize, which went to Serith.
2010
| Tournament | Shigatsu 7: Day of the Baka | |
| First Prize | TBA (Winner: Serith) | |
| Participation Award | Kitsune Paragon x2 | |
| Vouchers | Tengu Ascetic x2 | Forum Scavenger Hunt |
| Scavenger Hunt x2 | Non-hidden newspost voucher | |
| Lambda Kappa x2 | Meet specific requirements in-game (Requires Scavenger Hunt) | |
| Verdant Kodama x2 | Meet specific requirements in-game (Requires Lambda Kappa) |
2011
| Tournament | Shigatsu 8: Sideways Infinity! | |
| First Prize | TBA (Winner: Serith) | |
| Participation Award | TBA | |
| Vouchers | Gashadokuro x2 | Forum Scavenger Hunt |
| Kuda-gitsune x2 | 'Ask Kuda-gitsune' Puzzle | |
| Rokurokubi x2 | Meet specific requirements in-game (Requires Kuda-gitsune or Gashadokuro) |
2012
| Tournament | TBA | |
| First Prize | TBA | |
| Participation Award | TBA | |
| Vouchers | Pillage Idiot x2 | Puzzle 1 |
| Kakuremino Master x2 | Puzzle 2 | |
| Knee Kappa x2 | Puzzle 3 |
