December 23, 2022
Gnome Escape Challenge
Upland needs your help!
Somehow gnomes snuck out of Miles’s workshop and are causing holiday havoc! Don’t be fooled by the cuteness. These knee-high tricksters are packing plenty of pranks under those little caps and are already running amuck in 10 cities. We need players to help wrangle these miniature mischief-makers, so we launched an emergency Gnome Escape Challenge!
Starting Monday, December 26 at 9 AM PT, there are new Competitive Tier Treasure Hunts spread out across Upland and there are gnomes hiding in the chests! Players will get rewarded for rounding up the gnomes, and there are three unique Gnome Block Explorers up for grabs in giveaway drawings!
Read on to learn more about the challenge and how to snatch up the slicksters before they cause more trouble!
Gnome Escape Challenge Details
We need players to help catch gnomes by locating them in treasure chests in 10 cities, starting Monday, December 26 at 9 AM PT and ending Thursday, December 29 at 9 AM PT.
The cities are:
- Nashville
- Kansas City
- Cleveland
- Manhattan
- Queens
- Rio
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
- Bakersfield
- Fresno
To catch gnomes, players will join the three new Competitive Treasure Hunts spawning in each city. Each of the three hunts has different gnome treasures to find, and players will receive small UPX rewards for each gnome as well as a chance to win a Gnome Block Explorer!
Three different gnomes are hiding out. Take a look!
- Grumpy Gnome: Finding this gnome will reward players with a small amount of UPX and three points for the drawing when the challenge ends. Be careful! This one’s known to bite!
- Cool Gnome: Finding this little guy rewards players with greater UPX and five points for the drawing when the challenge ends. If you’re lucky enough to capture the Cool Gnome, don’t let it smooth talk its way out of it!
- Golden Gnome: The Golden Gnomes are the hardest to find and are the brains of the operation! Finding these mini-masterminds rewards players with 50 points for the drawing and a bit of UPX!
Challenge Leaderboard
Who knows what the gnomes are planning? Finding them keeps Upland safe, gives players entries for the giveaway and helps players climb the Gnome Escape Challenge Leaderboard! The top 200 players who catch the most gnomes will get a special present for topping the leaderboard at the end of the challenge: a Golden Gnome Block Explorer!
Rewards
Players will need to look in every nook and cranny to find the gnomes. Each gnome found gives players points – these points become drawing entries for the Gnome Block Explorer Drawing. The drawing will happen after the challenge ends. In the drawing, players will win a Grumpy Gnome or Cool Gnome of their own! The more gnomes grabbed, the more drawings!
Players are welcome to compete in hunts across all 10 cities to earn more entries for the giveaway drawing while also receiving UPX rewards. There will be multiple drawings for the Grumpy and Cool Gnome, and the top 200 players on the Gnome Escape Challenge Leaderboard will receive a Golden Gnome Block Explorer as a trophy!
Here are the Gnome Block Explorers players can win in this challenge:
Golden Gnome Block Explorer
How to win: Top the Gnome Escape Challenge Leaderboard.
Mints: 200
Cool Gnome Block Explorer
How to win: Earn points for the Gnome Block Explorer Drawing
Mints: 500
Grumpy Gnome Block Explorer
How to win: Earn points for the Gnome Block Explorer Drawing
Mints: 1500
Gotta Grab ‘Em All
Don’t fall for the gnomes’ cute looks and grey beards – these springy little fellas are causing holiday mayhem all over Upland. Jump in today to help catch the gnomes and maybe you’ll come away with some rewards that will make this holiday season truly special!
Thank you to all the gnome-nabbers out there, and happy holidays!