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Title: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Mystery-Red on January 09, 2010, 06:38 AM
New Maze Prizes
Ice Panels
Ice Panel 4x1, Ice Panel 2x1, Ice Panel 1x1, Ice Panel Corner
Ice Sculptures
Ice Sculpture Polar Owl-Large, Ice Sculpture Polar Bear-Small, Ice Sculpture Polar Seal-Large,
Ice Sculpture Polar Fox-Small, Ice Sculpture Polar Penguin-Large, Ice Sculpture Polar Walrus-Small

(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2424/icepanels.jpg) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/icepanels.jpg/)(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/icepanels.jpg/1/w221.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img710/icepanels.jpg/1/)

Ice Sculpture Polar Owl-Large                                        
     (http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee347/wishin4wdw/PolarOwl.jpg)                                                                                                                        
 Thanks to WDWDreamin for the pic

Ice Sculpture Polar Bear - Small
             (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculpturePolarBear.jpg)
Thanks to AuroraSparkle for the pic

Ice Sculpture Polar Seal-Large
     (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculpturePolarSeal.jpg)
Thanks to AuroraSparkle for the pic

Ice Sculpture Polar Fox-Small
            (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculptureFox.jpg)
Thanks to AuroraSparkle for the pic

Ice Sculpture Polar Penguin - Large
          (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculpturePenguin.jpg)
Thanks to AuroraSparkle for the pic

Ice Sculpture Polar Walrus - Small
         (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculptureWalrus.jpg)
Thanks to AuroraSparkle for the pic



ETA:  Sculptures all together

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s256/AstroGigiblue/sculptures2.jpg)

Ice Sculpture - Polar Bear - Small
Ice Sculpture - Polar Bear - Large
Ice Sculpture - Polar Owl - Large
Ice Sculpture - Polar Owl - Small
Ice Sculpture - Polar Penguin - Large
Ice Sculpture - Polar Penguin - Small
Ice Sculpture - Polar Seal - Large
Ice Sculpture - Polar Seal - Small
Ice Sculpture - Polar Fox - Large
Ice Sculpture - Polar Fox - Small
Ice Sculpture - Polar Walrus - Large
Ice Sculpture - Polar Walrus - Small
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Tigerbella on January 09, 2010, 07:46 AM
I wonder what else besides panels will be given out?  Maybe igloos? lol!
At least I can run this in the mornings during the week to find out. ;)

Kim
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 09, 2010, 08:09 AM
One special is Ice Panel corner. I won one of those

Then you have the ice sculptures. So far someone has won a polar bear small.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 09, 2010, 08:34 AM
Corner, huh?  Sounds like there will be several different building pieces.  Kind of disappointing though that there is another polar bear; ya, I know this one says ice sculpture, but it looks awfully similar to the scavenger bear if you ask me.

Oh well, time to get my snow shoes and start running that maze.

.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: wdwdreamin on January 09, 2010, 09:50 AM
I just won an Ice Sculpture Polar Owl--large.  Looks like our plush owl, only colder.

(http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee347/wishin4wdw/PolarOwl.jpg)


Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Tigerbella on January 09, 2010, 09:57 AM
Well those ought to look good in my Ice Palace then!  I needed some more 'icy' decorations. lol

Kim
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on January 09, 2010, 12:07 PM
Oh, these sound cute. If anyone can post a picture of the special pieces, I can add them to the first post. Thank You, Thank You - with Astro being with her mom and me not being around as often, any extra pics like that would be much appreciated. I am downing some cough syrup and we are going to try to head to church tonight, so I will try to update with pics here later. Hugs!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 09, 2010, 01:03 PM
I won the polar bear, must get owl..... :rofl1:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 09, 2010, 02:12 PM
Does this mean they are done giving out the other items?  I don't know how many times I went through those mazes but I never managed to get the arch. 
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 11, 2010, 02:58 PM
Does this mean they are done giving out the other items?  I don't know how many times I went through those mazes but I never managed to get the arch.

Yep, they are done with that last one.  LOL, I got one brick for a wall piece.  Oh well, maybe I can use it for something else.  What I really needed is bases for the turrets, but its all done with.  :madder:

New Maze Prizes
Ice Panels
here is what I have so far
2x1 4x1 and corner piece

There are also 1X1 pieces that are not corner pieces.  This seems to be the only thing I can get.  LOL!

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 11, 2010, 07:37 PM
Dreamin, I just want to thank you again for the nice gift of the ice arch.  Hugs my friend
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Mermaid Melusina on January 11, 2010, 09:29 PM
I just won an Ice Sculpture Polar Seal - Large at maze.  So, just not owls and bears! :thumb:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 11, 2010, 09:33 PM
I just won an Ice Sculpture Polar Seal - Large at maze.  So, just not owls and bears! :thumb:

WOOT WOOT!  Go Fish.i

You must be the first to get one of the seals, it it not posted or mentioned anyplace else!

Congrats to our own fish.i

HUGS

.it

and you need to post more often   ;)
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 11, 2010, 10:13 PM
I just won an Ice Sculpture Polar Seal - Large at maze.  So, just not owls and bears! :thumb:

Yay!  Thanks Fish.i!  More maze runs for Flame...

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 12, 2010, 04:27 PM
I just won an Ice Sculpture Polar Seal - Large at maze.  So, just not owls and bears! :thumb:

Not sure, but it seems like everytime we do a scavenger hunt for a Polar Plushy we see an ice one in the maze.  :2thunbs:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: funfly on January 12, 2010, 04:52 PM
Wonder how many times I need to go for animal ice sculptures....I got some ice panels and one corner piece :)

Going vacation tomorrow - see you all when I get back!  :dance2: :dance3:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 12, 2010, 07:28 PM
Wonder how many times I need to go for animal ice sculptures....I got some ice panels and one corner piece :)

Going vacation tomorrow - see you all when I get back!  :dance2: :dance3:

Lucky you! :)  Hope you have a wonderful time!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 12, 2010, 07:42 PM
Is it just me who is going through these mazes like crazy just hoping for an animal sculpture?  Between me and my daughter we have 32 2x1, 28 1x1, 31 4x1, and 8 corner 1x1.  I can't believe out of that many times neither of us have a sculpture yet.  :madder: Is it just us or is everyone else experiencing the same thing?   
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: sunday_monkey on January 12, 2010, 08:09 PM
Same for me.  I've gone through them over 200 times since the maze changed over and haven't won a sculpture yet.  Hopefully we'll win some soon!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 12, 2010, 08:54 PM
Same for me.  I've gone through them over 200 times since the maze changed over and haven't won a sculpture yet.  Hopefully we'll win some soon!

Maybe this will give us all some luck!

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/Tinkerbellfairydust.gif)
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 13, 2010, 12:06 AM
Same for me.  I've gone through them over 200 times since the maze changed over and haven't won a sculpture yet.  Hopefully we'll win some soon!

Maybe this will give us all some luck!

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/Tinkerbellfairydust.gif)

I need some of this too because I haven't gotten any either.  :cry:

Going vacation tomorrow - see you all when I get back!  :dance2: :dance3:

Have fun Fun!  See ya when you get back.  :waveh:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 13, 2010, 05:08 AM
The Flame household has been running the maze like mad as well, with the same non-luck....got lots of ice corners though, yay!  Not.

I am starting to have flashbacks to the turrets and bases and ice arches; what a horrible experience that was at the beginning!  Some were convinced that the turrets were a figment of others' imaginations, they were so hard to get...sigh.

I am hoping that just like the last batch of uber rare maze prizes, as time goes on, the odds will "open up" and they will given out more frequently.

In the meatime, GL to all!  --sneaks off to do the maze--

.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 13, 2010, 08:15 PM
I have lost count how many times I gone through. I have only won a bear and plenty of those corners....  :cry:  I want animals please!!!!!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 13, 2010, 08:16 PM
The Flame household has been running the maze like mad as well, with the same non-luck....got lots of ice corners though, yay!  Not.

I am starting to have flashbacks to the turrets and bases and ice arches; what a horrible experience that was at the beginning!  Some were convinced that the turrets were a figment of others' imaginations, they were so hard to get...sigh.

I am hoping that just like the last batch of uber rare maze prizes, as time goes on, the odds will "open up" and they will given out more frequently.

In the meatime, GL to all!  --sneaks off to do the maze--

.it

I hope that will be the case this time too.  It did take me almost until the last day or two to finally get a turret.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 15, 2010, 04:50 AM
Finally Finally Finally I got an Ice Sculpture animal - Large Polar Seal!   They really do exist!!!  Poor daughter still hasn't gotten an animal yet but hopefully by month's end we'll all have most of the animals.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 15, 2010, 09:16 AM
Finally Finally Finally I got an Ice Sculpture animal - Large Polar Seal!   They really do exist!!!  Poor daughter still hasn't gotten an animal yet but hopefully by month's end we'll all have most of the animals.

Woot Aurora, congrats on finally getting one.  :dance3:  :dle:  :yes!:  :dance2:  :dance:  Nothing for my Mom and me yet, but hopefully soon.  Good Luck All!

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 15, 2010, 10:28 PM
Finally Finally Finally I got an Ice Sculpture animal - Large Polar Seal!   They really do exist!!!  Poor daughter still hasn't gotten an animal yet but hopefully by month's end we'll all have most of the animals.

Woot Aurora, congrats on finally getting one.  :dance3:  :dle:  :yes!:  :dance2:  :dance:  Nothing for my Mom and me yet, but hopefully soon.  Good Luck All!

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:

Ty Crazy, good luck and I'm sure you and your mom will get one soon!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on January 17, 2010, 11:43 PM
Thanks everyone for updates as new ice sculptures come out. Maybe there is a penguin now? And thanks WDWDreamin for the owl pic, I added it to the first post.  :thumb:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 18, 2010, 09:57 AM
I have been watching and waiting and lurking on other places; no word yet of an ice penguin.  One person did make the observation that perhaps because the penguin has color, they won't release it?  She noted that we have no ice version of the first plush that came out: the white and blue bear....

Let's hope so.  I know this family is tired of running the maze.  Although I must say that through some sheer good luck and a couple of quick trades we do have copies of each animal.

EDITED:  oh drat I just read somewhere else that someone got a penguin in the maze today....sigh.


.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 18, 2010, 05:43 PM
I got a thousand panels, 50 or so corners and only 3 ice statues?  :bm: :bm: :bm: What is wrong with this picture?
They really need to give a better winning scale on the statues.

I'm still missing the fox and now penguin, and as we got a walrus.... I am thinking ice walrus too! EEEK!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: funfly on January 18, 2010, 06:36 PM
I have two corners...no statues  :td: Soooo not liking the odds at these mazes anymore  :mad:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 18, 2010, 07:50 PM
Nobody can get statues! Very rarely and very on the luck side. :'(

VFK is going lower and lower on my list.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 18, 2010, 08:28 PM
Nobody can get statues! Very rarely and very on the luck side. :'(

VFK is going lower and lower on my list.

I share your pain, Pix.  This is beyond ridiculous.  Odds? There are NO odds!  LOL  Goodness people...crank up the statue shooter a little higher, please!

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 18, 2010, 10:30 PM
This is absurd!  My daughter has gone through these mazes 110 times and still not one ice sculpture!  The odds should be a little better than this.  She has pretty much given up and so I'm trying to run her character through as much as I can, but I'm finding myself very frustrated too.  I've also been through the mazes over 100 times and I have one sculpture.  Please VFK make the odds a little better than this.  This is really a big downer for our kids!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 19, 2010, 09:20 AM
Walrus confirmed. I just won one.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Purpleduck on January 19, 2010, 09:26 AM
Walrus confirmed. I just won one.

Congrats Pix!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 19, 2010, 10:27 AM
SIGH, we still need to get penguins...

This really is very very poor judgment on VFK's part; they make it so hard to win them, and they keep adding to them???

Really, really discouraged.

.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: funfly on January 19, 2010, 02:00 PM
Congrats Pix and others who win/won.  :clap1:

Really do not care for the odds VFK is putting on these wins though.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 19, 2010, 02:21 PM
Congrats Pix and others who win/won.  :clap1:

Really do not care for the odds VFK is putting on these wins though.

I've decided to stand outside and wait for lightning to strike me.  The odds are better. :hmm:

Let's think about it:  you have a 1-in-3 chance of winning 1 of the 3 animals in each maze.  So right there, the odds of you winning the animal you NEED is a 33.33% chance.  However, the odds of you winning ANY ANIMAL AT ALL in the maze is probably close to 1-in-100.  If you do the math, you'll throw your laptop out the window.  Ridiculous. :cpuhurl:

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 19, 2010, 02:27 PM
Ty Crazy, good luck and I'm sure you and your mom will get one soon!

I have two corners...no statues  :td: Soooo not liking the odds at these mazes anymore  :mad:

Between my family we have about 7 corner pieces and still no ice sculptures.  However, We do have tons of Ice Panels 1x1 LOL!

Congrats Pix on the Walrus, but I have a question.  If the Walrus is out now are the others still out or is it the same Ice Sculpture out that matches the hunt that is out?  I so want a fox and was wondering if my chances are still slim to none or just none.

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 19, 2010, 02:29 PM
The other animals are still out.  And your chances are still slim to none.   :sur:

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 19, 2010, 02:34 PM
The other animals are still out.  And your chances are still slim to none.   :sur:

Flamanar

I guess I should cheer about that since I know I won't get one.  :yes!:  LOL, need to get excited about something.  :dance:  :dle:  :dance2:  :lolg:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 19, 2010, 03:13 PM
The other animals are still out.  And your chances are still slim to none.   :sur:

Flamanar

I guess I should cheer about that since I know I won't get one.  :yes!:  LOL, need to get excited about something.  :dance:  :dle:  :dance2:  :lolg:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:

LOL...I guess that is about the only thing we can cheer about. 

Between me and my daughter our odds are now about 1 out of 300.  I just hope when this is all said and done I can at least get one for her.  I am beginning to really despise these ice panels!!!!!!!  By the way, what are you all doing with them?   
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 19, 2010, 03:40 PM
The other animals are still out.  And your chances are still slim to none.   :sur:

Flamanar

I guess I should cheer about that since I know I won't get one.  :yes!:  LOL, need to get excited about something.  :dance:  :dle:  :dance2:  :lolg:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:

LOL...I guess that is about the only thing we can cheer about. 

Between me and my daughter our odds are now about 1 out of 300.  I just hope when this is all said and done I can at least get one for her.  I am beginning to really despise these ice panels!!!!!!!  By the way, what are you all doing with them?   

LOL Crazy!  Very true :)

Aurora:  you'll probably get at least one if you keep at it.  The panels?  For me, I keep them on my clones until the maze changes to different prizes.  Then I trade the million panels down to one person and store them in a room...for safekeeping?  LOL

Flamanar...so many panels....
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 19, 2010, 06:08 PM
Well, lets say the more panels the merrier! Why you ask? Is Pix gone loco? Nope! Once the recycle bin is running again, I'm throwing them ALL in! :rofl1: :rofl1: :rofl1: :rofl1:

I actually decided and run away from VFK today! LOL.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 19, 2010, 10:50 PM
Just maybe they are upping the odds...I just got the fox and my daughter got the penguin. :) I also previously got the seal. 
I'm just trying to figure out the rest...I know there is an owl, polar bear, and a walrus, are there any others out there that I haven't mentioned? 
Just hoping to have all of these by the end of all this.  I just can't believe how crazy these silly animal ice sculptures are making me.  Guess it's the animal lover in me because I've never cared so much or gone so crazy about worrying about whether I go through these mazes or not.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on January 19, 2010, 11:02 PM
As people win some of the ice sculptures, if you could post a pic, that would be great!  :bighug: I can add them to Post #1. I will at least add the list of ice sculptures available to the first post.  :thumb:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 19, 2010, 11:52 PM
As people win some of the ice sculptures, if you could post a pic, that would be great!  :bighug: I can add them to Post #1. I will at least add the list of ice sculptures available to the first post.  :thumb:

Great idea!  Here are pictures of the ones I've been able to get so far.  For some reason though the only one that will show a picture in my inventory is the Seal so the other three I just took their picture in the Colonial Living Room.  If it changes and the picture shows up in my inventory, I'll repost. :)

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculpturePolarSeal.jpg)
Ice Sculpture Polar Seal - Large

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculptureFox.jpg)
Ice Sculpture Polar Fox - Small

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculpturePenguin.jpg)
Ice Sculpture Polar Penguin - Large

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculptureWalrus.jpg)
Ice Sculpture Polar Walrus - Small
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 20, 2010, 06:11 AM
OH!  Wow.i wow.i!!!  This is actually the first looks I have gotten on the penguin and the walrus and I love the penguin the best out of all of them.  For me the walrus and the seal look too much alike; the fox is just to darn small.  Oh , I do  like the owl as well.

Good luck to all will be doing the maze today!!


.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 20, 2010, 01:48 PM
the fox is just to darn small.

Good luck to all will be doing the maze today!! .it

Still, now seeing the pic, I want the fox even more.  It is small, but oh so cute.  LOL!

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 20, 2010, 07:15 PM
Here's a pic of the Polar Bear.  Sorry again for some reason it doesn't show up under my inventory so here it is in my room.

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/Mygirlygirl/IceSculpturePolarBear.jpg)
Ice Sculpture Polar Bear - Small
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on January 20, 2010, 09:28 PM
Thank you so much for all of the pics, AuroraSparkle!  :bighug: :hug: I added the Polar Bear pic to the first post.  :thumb:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 20, 2010, 10:04 PM
Woot Finally got the penguin!!! :wavet: :wavet:

Now need Fox.

BTW- Enigma has confirmed that there is new ice sculpture in maze- Fox- large.

So..... more mazes ppl! Got panels?
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 20, 2010, 10:36 PM
Woot Finally got the penguin!!! :wavet: :wavet:

Now need Fox.

BTW- Enigma has confirmed that there is new ice sculpture in maze- Fox- large.

So..... more mazes ppl! Got panels?

 :hitwall: :hitwall: :hitwall: :hitwall:

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 21, 2010, 04:56 AM
Thank you so much for all of the pics, AuroraSparkle!  :bighug: :hug: I added the Polar Bear pic to the first post.  :thumb:

Your very welcome! :)

Woot Finally got the penguin!!! :wavet: :wavet:

Now need Fox.

BTW- Enigma has confirmed that there is new ice sculpture in maze- Fox- large.

So..... more mazes ppl! Got panels?

Congrats!  My daughter got the penguin, I'm still hoping to get one.  I think it's one of my favorites I've seen so far.  I can't wait to see the Fox - large!  I have a feeling it will become my favorite. 
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on January 22, 2010, 09:12 PM
Woot Finally got the penguin!!! :wavet: :wavet:
new ice sculpture in maze- Fox- large.

I too finaly got a penguin and my sibling got the small fox that I wanted so badly, but he doesn't really play so I took it.  Sssh, don't tell him.  ;)  LOL, I think I am just going to take his person too cause he never has time to play.  :(  Anywho, now I want the large fox and I am still hoping my Mom gets at least one of them soon.  She still hasn't had any luck.  :td:  Well, at least we have a hunt break until tomorrow so hopfully she has some time to get something.  Good Luck All!  :victory:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 23, 2010, 02:26 PM
Woot Finally got the penguin!!! :wavet: :wavet:
new ice sculpture in maze- Fox- large.

I too finaly got a penguin and my sibling got the small fox that I wanted so badly, but he doesn't really play so I took it.  Sssh, don't tell him.  ;)  LOL, I think I am just going to take his person too cause he never has time to play.  :(  Anywho, now I want the large fox and I am still hoping my Mom gets at least one of them soon.  She still hasn't had any luck.  :td:  Well, at least we have a hunt break until tomorrow so hopfully she has some time to get something.  Good Luck All!  :victory:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:

Woot Crazy!  Congrats!  Good luck to your mom!  I'm hoping for the large fox too and I still need the owl and penguin.  I'm wondering if anyone has won or seen the large fox yet?
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 23, 2010, 02:37 PM
Woot Finally got the penguin!!! :wavet: :wavet:
new ice sculpture in maze- Fox- large.

I too finaly got a penguin and my sibling got the small fox that I wanted so badly, but he doesn't really play so I took it.  Sssh, don't tell him.  ;)  LOL, I think I am just going to take his person too cause he never has time to play.  :(  Anywho, now I want the large fox and I am still hoping my Mom gets at least one of them soon.  She still hasn't had any luck.  :td:  Well, at least we have a hunt break until tomorrow so hopfully she has some time to get something.  Good Luck All!  :victory:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:

Woot Crazy!  Congrats!  Good luck to your mom!  I'm hoping for the large fox too and I still need the owl and penguin.  I'm wondering if anyone has won or seen the large fox yet?

There's a pic of it in the 'guides' section here, methinks ;)  To be quick frank...it looks possessed to me... :pirateskull2:

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on January 23, 2010, 07:40 PM
Thanks for adding those pics to the guide section Flame!  :thumb: :hug:

The larger fox almost looks like a taxidermy project gone wrong.  :lolg:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on January 23, 2010, 09:07 PM
Thanks for adding those pics to the guide section Flame!  :thumb: :hug:

The larger fox almost looks like a taxidermy project gone wrong.  :lolg:
Yw :)  Glad to help!

ROFL.  Indeed!  I had a friend who was an amateur taxidermist.  Many a funny moment there...lol.  His good stuff was amazing.  His bad stuff...nvm... :waveb:

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 24, 2010, 04:02 PM

There's a pic of it in the 'guides' section here, methinks ;)  To be quick frank...it looks possessed to me... :pirateskull2:

Flamanar

Thanks!  You sure are right about being possessed...those eyes are a little creepy! 
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on January 26, 2010, 12:50 AM
How is everyone doing with getting their ice animals?  Seems like there was one late night that I was able to get a few and since then it has been nothing.  I'm almost embarrassed to mention how many times I have gone through the mazes but I might just add it up just to see the slim percentage of a chance we have in getting these ice animals. 
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 26, 2010, 05:44 AM
How is everyone doing with getting their ice animals?  Seems like there was one late night that I was able to get a few and since then it has been nothing.  I'm almost embarrassed to mention how many times I have gone through the mazes but I might just add it up just to see the slim percentage of a chance we have in getting these ice animals. 

Aurora: don't be embarrassed, we are all right there with ya, lol.  The maze seems to be feast or famine in my opinion.  We can run a whole lot of people through and get NADA; then we can do the same thing another time and come out with a few pieces.  It is very frustrating sometimes.

But at least in our misery we have lots of company.

.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: ScarlettPixie on January 26, 2010, 05:55 AM
We are all having a maze marathon, so don't be embarrassed! Usually for my sanity, I never or rarely do the maze on Sundays... between the hunts and the quests... I'm all... :heat: :heat: :heat:

But I'm not having luck on foxes! I am missing both sizes...

Anyone keeping a list of the prizes? I'm ... :??:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on January 26, 2010, 07:16 AM
To the best of my memory, the ice animals are:

Large and Small Fox
Large and Small Owl
Large and Small Walrus
Small Bear
Large Seal
Large Penguin

That is not necessarily the order in which they came out, but that is all of them.

Happy Mazing!

.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: funfly on January 26, 2010, 01:43 PM
I have not been running the mazes - I do both mazes maybe once at night - once in while I might do them twice.


I have 1 ice statue (the bear) and that was gifted to me by Red. :bighug: (Thanks Red!)  Wasn't that I did not try...at the beginning; but since they have been stingy  :madder: in these multiple prizes I now refuse to run through these mazes hour upon hour nor run clone after clone - just the thought gives me carpal tunnel.  :P
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on February 01, 2010, 03:08 AM
To the best of my memory, the ice animals are:

Large and Small Fox
Large and Small Owl
Large and Small Walrus
Small Bear
Large Seal
Large Penguin

That is not necessarily the order in which they came out, but that is all of them.

Happy Mazing!

.it

I'm wondering if there will also be a small seal, small penguin and large bear or do you think since it's Feb, the prizes will change?  As of just a few minutes ago I won a large walrus finally.  Still trying to get the large fox and large owl.  My daughter, who has gone through just as many times as me, has not had as much luck and still needs six more.  I hope they don't change the prizes yet.  I hope all the rest of you have been able to get all or at least most of the animals. 
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on February 01, 2010, 05:06 AM
Yes, there is a small seal and a small penguin.  Sorry for not updating this list....

As to whether there will be a large bear: if one comes out in the new scavenger hunt hunt later today, then you can probably put money on it being in the maze.  I am really, really disappointed in how VFK has done these maze prizes lately.  I guess it all started with the "cracked tiki wall".  That was the first maze that had an uber rare prize.  It was followed by the adobe walls: that had 2 uber rare prizes (the window and the step).  I forget if there was before the turret mess...

It seems each time they bring a new maze out, they are putting more of the rare stuff; people are becoming slaves to the maze, shame shame VFK...very disappointed indeed.


.it
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on February 01, 2010, 08:06 AM
Yes, there is a small seal and a small penguin.  Sorry for not updating this list....

As to whether there will be a large bear: if one comes out in the new scavenger hunt hunt later today, then you can probably put money on it being in the maze.  I am really, really disappointed in how VFK has done these maze prizes lately.  I guess it all started with the "cracked tiki wall".  That was the first maze that had an uber rare prize.  It was followed by the adobe walls: that had 2 uber rare prizes (the window and the step).  I forget if there was before the turret mess...

It seems each time they bring a new maze out, they are putting more of the rare stuff; people are becoming slaves to the maze, shame shame VFK...very disappointed indeed.


.it

Oh No just more to worry about getting!!!...can I scream? AHHHHH!!!!  I think it's okay to have items that aren't as common but to make things so unattainable, it is so frustrating.  I'm an adult and I've been going crazy with these mazes for me and my daughter.  I have literally spent practically every moment that I've been available running these crazy characters through these mazes in hopes that I can at least get one of each of these for me and my daughter but it's looking very unlikely (and I've gone through hundreds of times now).  I would think with as many times as I've gone through I would have more than I do so I can't imagine what it must be like for our kids who have school all day, homework etc.  How are they even expected to get even a few of these items?  I think VFK needs to rethink these mazes.  I don't expect to get an ice animal all the time but the percentages should be a little higher than they are.  For example I spent Saturday going through the whole day and did not get one ice animal with any of mine or my daughter's characters.  I really have a better chance at winning the lottery at the rate this is going!
Okay I'll quit whining now! Sorry
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on February 01, 2010, 10:38 AM
Yes, there is a small seal and a small penguin.  Sorry for not updating this list....

As to whether there will be a large bear: if one comes out in the new scavenger hunt hunt later today, then you can probably put money on it being in the maze.  I am really, really disappointed in how VFK has done these maze prizes lately.  I guess it all started with the "cracked tiki wall".  That was the first maze that had an uber rare prize.  It was followed by the adobe walls: that had 2 uber rare prizes (the window and the step).  I forget if there was before the turret mess...

It seems each time they bring a new maze out, they are putting more of the rare stuff; people are becoming slaves to the maze, shame shame VFK...very disappointed indeed.


.it

Oh No just more to worry about getting!!!...can I scream? AHHHHH!!!!  I think it's okay to have items that aren't as common but to make things so unattainable, it is so frustrating.  I'm an adult and I've been going crazy with these mazes for me and my daughter.  I have literally spent practically every moment that I've been available running these crazy characters through these mazes in hopes that I can at least get one of each of these for me and my daughter but it's looking very unlikely (and I've gone through hundreds of times now).  I would think with as many times as I've gone through I would have more than I do so I can't imagine what it must be like for our kids who have school all day, homework etc.  How are they even expected to get even a few of these items?  I think VFK needs to rethink these mazes.  I don't expect to get an ice animal all the time but the percentages should be a little higher than they are.  For example I spent Saturday going through the whole day and did not get one ice animal with any of mine or my daughter's characters.  I really have a better chance at winning the lottery at the rate this is going!
Okay I'll quit whining now! Sorry

There's nothing wrong with 'venting' as long as it's not constant.  You'll see others vent here from time to time...although you'll never hear it coming from me   :notme: :notme: :notme: LOL.  jk ;)  This place is a Godsend to those of us who need a place to speak our minds. :)

Really, you almost stand a better chance of getting hit by lighting on a sunny day wearing a full-body rubber suit than getting some of these ice sculptures.  I think alot of people have given up on them altogether.

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on February 01, 2010, 01:44 PM
Yep, Flame, you can add us to the "given up altogether" crowd.  :sur: I will run us through if we are on for something else, but stopped running clones through a while ago.

When VFK began, our goal was to get just one of everything. It seemed possible at first, but now the only way to do this is to get really lucky or spend all of your life on the computer. (Something I know none of us here at NoBS want to do)

I hope everyone mazing is able to capture all of these critters! Sending pixie dust your way!  :bw:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: funfly on February 01, 2010, 02:37 PM
Yep, I joined the "given up altogether" crowd a bit ago  :wavet:

Decided not worth the carpal tunnel, buggy eyes, nor no outside life...of constant maze runs in hopes of whatever prizes they've thrown in the mazes.  If they were giving out the "prizes" at better odds...maybe I'd try a little--but for now it has become discouraging to try so much.

- hands out "Given Up Altogether" buttons -  :lolg:





Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on February 01, 2010, 03:45 PM
I think my Mom is in the same boat, unlike me, my Mom has won NONE of the sculptures.  Absolutely, positively none.  I did get double of the small fox so I gave it to her, but still it isn't fair for her to go through the maze as much as I have and still get nothing.  Oh well, at least she has the one I gave her.

I too am trying to get one of each, at least a set to give to my Mom, but I can only hope.  Good luck all!

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Cloudymellowdisco on February 01, 2010, 07:07 PM
I'm sooooo glad to hear I'm not the only one who's "given up" on the mazes!  I wish VFK would rethink their strategy.  I agree with Princess and Fun that we will not let VFK dominate our lives in the real world.  Life is much too precious!!!
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on February 01, 2010, 09:09 PM

There's nothing wrong with 'venting' as long as it's not constant.  You'll see others vent here from time to time...although you'll never hear it coming from me   :notme: :notme: :notme: LOL.  jk ;)  This place is a Godsend to those of us who need a place to speak our minds. :)

Really, you almost stand a better chance of getting hit by lighting on a sunny day wearing a full-body rubber suit than getting some of these ice sculptures.  I think alot of people have given up on them altogether.

Flamanar

I've been so guilty of venting a lot on this thread about this maze thing.  I guess I find myself wanting to do everything I can to get these little animals for my daughter mostly (okay and myself too! :))  What we will do for our children.  I hope that VFK will reconsider how they do these mazes.  I know as adults we are very frustrated with what has happened but I'm mostly upset with how this is for the kids.  It's very unattainable.

I think I'm just going to calm down about it now and just go through the mazes when I can.  I too agree that life is much too precious and this really is just a game.  There are so much more bigger things in life than to worry about these animal sculptures.

Maybe when this is all over and done with, we can all see if any of us have any duplicates of anything (lets hope so :pray:) and we can make some trades or gift to those that were not fortunate enough to get as many. 

Flamanar you are are so right about this place being a Godsend.  I'm so glad to be here. :)
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on February 01, 2010, 10:32 PM
Best thing we all can do is make our voices heard to VFK.  When everyone gets a spare moment or 3, send in a help report stating your dissatisfaction with the rarity of the maze prizes (I'm being kind using the word 'rarity' ROFL).  If enough people ask them to rethink this mess, they might actually do something about it :)  I've always had the philosophy that I can't complain about change unless I've made my opinion known to those who can change things first!  Yeah...what do I know.  :hmm:

Best of luck to those 'maze trolls' who are trying to get those ever-elusive ice animals. LOL I feel it's really impossible to get them all unless you have help and more than one computer.  Having a good system in place to run groups through helps.  Oh...and a HECK of alot of luck!

And no need to feel guilty about anything, Aurora.  We love having you here, too :)  Feel free to vent whenever you need ;)  Usually you won't be alone in your venting!   :soccer:

(hugs)

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on February 03, 2010, 03:39 AM
Best thing we all can do is make our voices heard to VFK.  When everyone gets a spare moment or 3, send in a help report stating your dissatisfaction with the rarity of the maze prizes (I'm being kind using the word 'rarity' ROFL).  If enough people ask them to rethink this mess, they might actually do something about it :)  I've always had the philosophy that I can't complain about change unless I've made my opinion known to those who can change things first!  Yeah...what do I know.  :hmm:

Best of luck to those 'maze trolls' who are trying to get those ever-elusive ice animals. LOL I feel it's really impossible to get them all unless you have help and more than one computer.  Having a good system in place to run groups through helps.  Oh...and a HECK of alot of luck!

And no need to feel guilty about anything, Aurora.  We love having you here, too :)  Feel free to vent whenever you need ;)  Usually you won't be alone in your venting!   :soccer:

(hugs)

Flamanar

Definitely agree we need to make our voices heard to VFK and thanks Flamanar for your kind words.  

The math side of me wanted to see how my chances have been with getting these animals.  I am completely embarrassed to say my daughter and I have gone through these mazes almost close to 1000 times (with me doing all the characters the majority of the time).  We are averaging total together about 1 ice animal per 50 times through the mazes and the actual percentage is 1.96 percent.  My chances have also been a little bit better than my daughter even though we have gone through about the same amount of times.  Of course the mom in me is going to make sure that she ends up with the ice animals she wants even if it means giving up mine.  I think there are still 4 animals I need (assuming there are 12 total animals to get...I hope there aren't anymore.).  I know I do have a couple extras that I'll have to trade or gift once I figure out what my daughter still needs.  This is the first time I've really cared to spend so much time on these mazes and I think this will be my last unless VFK ups these percentages.  I think I will definitely be letting them know my feelings and how the average kid with school all week has such a slim chance at even getting one of these animals.

Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Flamanette on February 03, 2010, 06:05 AM
Aurora:

Please don't feel embarrassed here!   :hug:  If 100 times is embarrassing, then there are those who of us who would be WAAAAAY more embarrassed than that (don't worry Flame, I won't tell on us   :notme: )  , and we still can't get the items we need!  We have 3 active players in our house Flame, myself, and our oldest.  The youngest one doesn't quite get as involved, although she is gradually.  So essentially we have 3-4 mouths to feed!!  UGH.

I wish you the best of luck in the mazes; I truly hope they leave this maze up a while (AND loosen up the odds) so that all our families have a chance at getting some of these little critters.

Flame is right however: we need to raise our voices loud and clear to VFK.  The funny thing is, if you ask them, they will say that the program is operating correctly, the animals ARE being awarded, blah blah blah.  BUT: this reminds me of the whole ride award fiasco when we kept getting told the the "program" was working and prizes were being awarded.  After MONTHS of complaints and questions from those who were supposed to recieve the prizes, it occurred to someone to actually check said program.  And guess what: they found that "the program" had NOT done it's job....DOH.

Anyway, hang in there everyone who is trying to do this maze:  we will overcome!


.it

 :gns:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on February 03, 2010, 12:43 PM
Hugs Aurora!  :bighug: Nobody needs to feel bad about choosing to run the mazes. Just as you need to vent about running them, people who have decided to give up have been able to vent as well. I know we all understand from the days of VMK how much we all want to have these cool items to use, especial for our kiddies.  :)

I think it was KrazyPete who said one time during the VMK days that we are all like a bunch of alcoholics meeting at a bar... :lolg:

Again, good luck to everyone still mazing.  :thumb: I am off to shop for Valentine items and then real life calls as I prepare Valentine Party crafts for our Brownie meeting. Hugs Everyone and Good Luck!  :kiss2: :hug:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on February 03, 2010, 01:58 PM
Hey Aurora, maybe this will make you laugh a bit.  My Mom just FINALLY got an Ice Animal (Yay Mom), but the funny thing is is that it is an animal I already gave her.  I had won two Small Foxes before and gave her one and now she won a Small Fox.  LOL  Oh well, they are very cute and I am happy to say I won a Large Fox this morning so its all good.

If anyone wants to take a pic of the Large Fox for the topic here let me know ok?

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: KrazyPete on February 09, 2010, 08:52 AM
I think they may have adjusted the odds of winning an ice sculpture. I got nothing but panels and corners until the last few days. Now I have three sculptures. I don't run through the mazes very often so maybe I've just gotten lucky. I thought I'd throw it out here and see if anyone else has noticed a change.  :2thunbs:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on February 09, 2010, 10:14 AM
I think they may have adjusted the odds of winning an ice sculpture. I got nothing but panels and corners until the last few days. Now I have three sculptures. I don't run through the mazes very often so maybe I've just gotten lucky. I thought I'd throw it out here and see if anyone else has noticed a change.  :2thunbs:

Thanks Pete!  We'll run a group through later and test it.

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: flamanar on February 09, 2010, 08:18 PM
They apparently did change the odds.  We won 1 sculpture in every 10 runs tonight.  Ran 100 runs total.  Light years better than 1 sculpture in every 100-300+ runs.

This both pleases me and ticks me off.  Too bad for the people who spent SO much time initially trying just to get 1 sculpture.  Now the mazes are spitting them out like candy.

I had a feeling this would happen.  VFK tends to not listen initially to things like this.  We kept hearing things like "the prizes are in there, you just have to run it more".  Didn't matter that we would tell them that...um...we just ran 300 runs and got NOTHING. 

Now they change their minds thinking it will make people happy.  Weeks after the fact.  Unfortunately, now it is too late and only makes those who worked the hardest mad and upset.  Will they never learn?

Thanks Pete.

Flamanar
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on February 10, 2010, 10:08 AM
Well, the good news is, with better odds I might try for a few ice sculptures.

The bad news is, sorry to those who have been working so hard mazing when the odds were not so good. :bighug: Hopefully, some of you can get doubles or more now.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Aurorasparkle on February 10, 2010, 01:23 PM
Even though I went through the mazes like crazy, I'm glad the odds have improved.  That 2 percent chance was ridiculous!  I stopped going through the mazes for a couple days, I guess I'll try and go back through them again and hope I can get the ones I still need.
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: Krazy_Kim on February 11, 2010, 01:13 PM
Even though I went through the mazes like crazy, I'm glad the odds have improved.  That 2 percent chance was ridiculous!  I stopped going through the mazes for a couple days, I guess I'll try and go back through them again and hope I can get the ones I still need.

LOL, you know what is funny?  It seems the odds are now againts me instead of for me.  I have won many, many corner pieces, but I haven't seen an ice sculpture in ages.  Ah well, at least the people who didn't have any before have some now so its all good.  :thumb:  Good luck getting those animals everyone!  :yes!:

:crazy2: Krazy_Kim :crazy2:
Title: Re: New Maze Items Ice Panels
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on February 11, 2010, 02:32 PM
We went through the mazes after Pete and Flame posted here and had a good rate of pulling ice sculptures from the maze. The kids and I were running some people through last night with the results not as good, so we just said forget it.

Anyone else finding the odds are not that great again or did we just have a little string of bad luck/bad timing?