Apple Bobbing is a Luck/Chance game in Neovia run by a Gnorbu named Vandebart "Bart" Bigsby. It involves trying to pick out an apple (with the click of a button) to get a prize.
History[]
Apple Bobbing was first released during the 2010 Haunted Faire and was exclusive to the event until the Spooky Food Eating Contest fiasco occurred during the 2013 Haunted Faire.
Site Description[]
" Got a hankering for apples? Have I got the barrel for you! That's right, step up and get bobbing with Apple Bobbing Bart - yours truly. I reckon you might even rustle up something marvellous... "
Outcomes and Prizes[]
- Lose 100-1000 Neopoints:
While you have your head thoroughly entrenched in a barrel full of musty water that others have been dunking their heads in all day, a member of the Thieves' Guild decides to "relieve" you of some of those heavy Neopoints you've been carrying around.
While bending over the water, those Neopoints you were saving slide out of your pockets. *Plop, plop, plop* Drat. So much for that can of Neocola you were going to buy later.
- Lose a random, on-hand item (if that item happens to be an Imposter Apple, then the user will also receive the avatar):
While dipping your head in the cold, murky, apple-filled water, you feel the belongings you were holding in your arms start to slip. *splash* Oh no! Not your [item].
- The user's active Neopet's mood is lowered one level:
As you gaze into the water, about to bob your head in for a chance at appley-goodness, you notice a reflection in the water. It's Bart's hat. You're suddenly struck by a strange, uncomfortable feeling. Feeling ill at ease, you decide to skip bobbing for apples and head straight home. You don't sleep well.
- The user's active Neopet loses some HP:
While bobbing for an apple you hiccup and snort in some of the murky water. Gagging and coughing you really start to feel quite tired.
You dip your head into the apple barrel, gripping your prize firmly in your teeth. Upon emerging proudly with your prize, you are horrified to see that it's... someone's dentures?! You flail around in disgusted horror until you hit the fence and tumble headfirst over it. Ouch.
- The user's active Neopet gets Blurred Vision:
You lean over the barrel to see what apple looks the best and as you lean over you drop something into the water and out pops an apple right into your forehead. OUCH! You now seem to have Blurred Vision.
- The user's wins an item:
- If the item is normal, Bart will say this:
How'd that get - I mean, bully for you! I'll just put that in your inventory for you. Wouldn't want it to get stolen, after all. Downright saddening, that would be. I might even shed a tear. So how about that? I reckon your apple bobbing skills have no match.
- But if the item is "rotten", Bart will say this:
Oh no! It seems you've had a spot of bad luck, my friend. I guess that's how it goes in life - sometimes you get the apple, and then other times the apple gets you. Don't be discouraged, though... after all, you never know: your next bob could be your best bob! Visit your Inventory to see what you got.
- Nothing happens:
As you finally pull out an item you had your eye on, a passing Batterfly flies around your head, causing you to flail and drop the prize back into the barrel. D'oh!
As you hold your head over the murky water, you see a great prize slowly bobbing towards you. Suddenly, someone bumps into you from behind, causing you to lose your concentration and sight of your prize. Drat!! As you move to get the item you had your eye on, you hear eerie music coming from far away. You leave the apple bobbing stall to follow the music, which disappears after a few moments.
It seems like just any other normal day for apple bobbing, but when you lean across the water, it begins to glow green. You stare in unease as the water glows brighter and brighter until it stops. You shrug and leave, forgetting all about getting a prize.
You eagerly reach for the perfect prize you have been waiting for, but only when you retrieve it do you realize it's nothing but some folded up rubbish. You toss it in the bin where it belongs.
You eagerly swish your head around in the water, and finally catch something in your teeth and bring it up. ARGH, you got a mouthful of Spyders! You spit them out in surprise, ending up with no prize at all.
You finally decide on which item to pick out when you suddenly see a flash of pink. A Meepit? You stare at the place you last saw the creature but nothing else happens. You leave the stall feeling a little perturbed.
You get very greedy and try to wrestle with several items at once. You lose your grip on all of them and end up with nothing at all. Pity!
You lean forward to take your prize when the water splashes up and into your eyes. You stumble back and spend the rest of your turn blinking the stagnant water out of your eyes.
You lean too far forward and fall head-first into the barrel! Bart grabs you by the collar and drags you out but now you are too drenched to continue on your search for the perfect prize.
Avatar[]
Imposter Apple avatar is awarded upon either winning or losing an Imposter Apple when Apple Bobbing.