VICTORY! (posted 13:27)

It's done, the Pirates are defeated and Groptown is saved! The ships returned in time, the Pirates have been seen off, and Grophtown can rebuild! And what's this .... we seem to have found the way to Tollia!

Meanwhile in Grophtown (posted 4:35)

Meanwhile in Grophtown food stocks are running so low that many of the defenders have been reduced to eating their own armour and empty food sacks! However all is not lost. Brave Grophs have been sneaking through the siege and handing out food and healing potion to the defenders. Meanwhile the townsfolk who aren't fighting have shared out their own stocks amongst all the rest ... the King has even used a catapult to fling cakes over the walls!

No peace yet (posted 2:31)

It is with heavy heart that Grophlanders greeted the start of another day of siege this morning. Supplies are running low, and Grophtown's makeshift defences are showing the strain as the Pirates continue to rampage around our countryside. Food is running out, the fields are ablaze, and the harvest has been cancelled.

Meanwhile a first attempt at Parlay between Captain Qat and Amadeus ended in failure yesterday after Amadeus refused to pay the pirates to leave and Qat refused to have any hand in the rebuilding of Grophtown. With Amadeus' supporters and Captain Qat's crew looking ugly both parties withdrew. Will there be another attempt? We hope so! Surely the Pirates are realising that the defenders will never give in!

Finally rumors abound of messages being sent to the departed exploration fleet. Can they turn around in time to help?

NEW FEATURE (posted 13:46)

As many players have noticed, there is a new feature on individual Groph pictures. When your Groph is busy Playing or doing certain other activities their picture is now a close-up of the upper left quadrant of the Groph image. You've all now been officially told, so no more reporting it as a bug please.

Who do you support? (posted 15:18)

GROPHTOWN UNDER ATTACK! (posted 9:58)

HELP HELP! Grophtown is under attack! Pirates have landed and invaded while all the King's soldiers are away at sea! The townsfolk have thrown up hasty defences but they need your help!

The Ships set Sail (posted 14:19)

Five ships crammed with soldiers, explorers and brave volunteers have set out from the shores of Grophland following the mysterious map found in the wrecked ship. Hailing from all corners of Grophland they hope to bring riches beyond counting to their owners, and to Mayor Amadeus.

Have a look at the Grophs at Sea page to see a list of the brave voyagers.

Voyage of Discovery (posted 1:28)

And so it is agreed! Two warships full of the Kings finest guards and 40 brave volunteer grophs will be setting out soon, along with Dr Mux, and at least one merchant ship may follow after with yet more sailors aboard! This will be a grand adventure indeed!

Town Meeting (posted 10:28)

His Worshipfulness the Mayor Amadeus is pleased to announce a Town Meeting, to be conducted in the General forum, to discuss the matter of this interesting map. The town hall will open in 30 minutes, at 11am Grophland Mean Time. Amadeus will be waiting.

The Map and Town Meeting (posted 3:24)

Brave Grophs who explored the shipwreck yesterday recovered an interesting map, which appears to show a previously unknown chain of islands to the south west of the Mainland, about a week away by ship. Taking these findings to the Mayor they have initiated a fierce discussion about what to do in response. As a result his Most Worshipful Mayor Amadeus has declared a town meeting for Friday evening (Groph time) to discuss the matter.

Shipwreck (posted 0:18)

The great storm has blown itself out overnight, thank the Groph Gods, but there seems to have been a casualty of the storm ... a ship stuck on the rocks off the Grophland beach!

Stormy Weather (posted 1:33)

There is a terrible storm brewing up over Grophland today, sweeping in from the southern seas. All boats have been berthed in safe harbors and wise Grophs are keeping to their homes.

Just because ... (posted 14:44)

Just because I've got a moment or two on my hands (and apparently short on artistic talent), here's a new item

Welcome new Moderators! (posted 13:31)

Give a big welcome to our two newest Moderators, DracoTheDragon and DragonWhisperer!

Dropped Letter (posted 12:28)

A few players have found a dropped letter sent by Roderick the watchman from his lighthouse. What was the mysterious light that Roderick saw?

Forum changes (posted 5:18)

Hot on the heels of the change to the quote box style last week there have now been some more forum changes. Threads which are both locked and sticky are now called Notices, and appear first on each forum, followed by other sticky threads. Locked threads are also now coloured, this time in red, so you can easily spot them.

Meanwhile the look of individual threads has changed a lot, with a new style bar at the bottom for the various buttons and the table borders replaced with slimer dark red ones. If you don't see any of this you may need to do a force reload of the page first.

LADY AQUARIA FINALISTS! (posted 15:32)

The Gropherazzi have announced the finalists for the Lady Aquaria 1107 contest. The winner will be announced next Sunday as the Groph of the Week.

Congratulations to these finalists:
purple fizz***twin***
Lazuli
Dazzle Dazzy
§Silly Sally the Snail§
Boann
Ursela
Love Mist
Orionia
Enchantress Aqua
☼Princess Green Sea☼
Chocolate
Aquaria

Lord Aquaria Finalists! (posted 22:53)

Congratulations to these finalists in the Lord Aquaria 1107 contest:
King Pilo
Nomad Gecko, First Stripey King of Geckolopolis
☼Gooey Goober☼
Zarathustra
Glowstick, Seccond Plain King of Geckolopolis
Smike
Sunny Sky
Little Boy Blue
Midnight Blue
Archie Star
☼Prince Green Sea☼

New Insects (posted 4:17)

Ho Insect collectors ... keep up

1000th Item released! (posted 15:11)

Yes amazingly we have finally reached 1000 Grophland items ... and this isn't it. No in a twist of fate the 1000th item is a very special wizard recipe that is not yet available ... and the 1000 and 1st isn't anything special either! Never fear, however, because Amadeus is here to the rescue with this fantastic commemorative action figure.