Updates (posted 2:32)

There have been a number of look and feel updates in the last day or two. There are also a few bugs associated with them (aren't there always) that we are working on now.

• The site menus have been updated to a slightly new look and position. This caused a few problems with IE7 and IE8 which I think are now fixed. In addition they do not appear to be working on the AOL browser, we will make an attempt to fix this if we can.
• Your newest four subscribed threads now appear in a section at the top of the forum list.
• Amadeus' shop now shows a stock list if visited by a non-paid user
• Games that offer radiant coins now have a small radiant coin icon in the House of Games.

Radiant Coins and the Radiant Store (posted 4:35)

Today we are proud to announce the brand new Radiant Coins and the Radiance Store. Radiant Coins are ultra-rare coins that can be used to buy items in the Radiance Store in Grophtown.

Radiant Coins can be obtained by doing well at the games in the House of Games. Any game with a score list can award a Radiant Coin if you get a good enough score (each game will tell you the score needed), but only one every two days. You can also trade six golden coins at the Golden Brotherhood once every five days to get a single coin.

So what can you do with them when you have them? You can buy these wonderful items!

Be aware, however, that the Radiant shop is only open when Ellyria appears, so only a few days a month. The rest of the time, however, the shopkeeper will be happy to show you what you could be buying.

Goodbye Easter, Hello Leaptide! (posted 4:42)

The contest results are in, and Easter is now officially renamed Leaptide on Grophland. Many thanks to everyone who contributed their suggestions to the story of Leaptide. I've taken bits from lots of your tales to construct our newly renamed holiday, especially Tiermann, Redwater, megamegaman342, gemma and wafflez, but all your stories had an influence. For that reason I've given everyone who contributed a unique avatar as thanks! Wear it with pride.

High Scores (posted 8:39)

High Score tables have been added to a number of our games. So far we have High Scores for Grophtet, Grophamun's Tomb, Bubble Pyramid, Ivory Tiles, The Archer and Dairy Snail Herding. Can you grab a spot on the table for your favorite game? Can you beat the number one?

Note that games with multiple modes have a score table for each mode.

The Golden Brotherhood (posted 2:23)

The Golden Brotherhood has undergone a facelift. Purchasing a coin is no longer a two-click operation, and the Golden Brothers have dumped their old look for a stylish new outfit.

Grophland Facebook App (posted 8:03)

Love Grophland? Love Facebook? Now your Grophs can come with you to Facebook, and you can chat to them, and show them off on your profile, all within Facebook!

How? Just visit http://apps.facebook.com/grophland, approve the application, and follow the onscreen instructions, which will let you add a Groph tab to your profile and display your favorite Groph on it.

Don't worry, other than linking your Groph to your Facebook profile nothing else will happen when you sign up, and you can always use the Facebook privacy options to keep the tab to yourself.

Shrinking Potion (posted 13:52)

Freshly minted to go with your Salamander Alchemist

Chymestry (posted 12:29)

From today onwards you'll see a new type of Alchemy listed on your lookup, Chymestry, the skill of making potions and elixirs. As always you can get a better score by making recipies and discovering new ones, and as always there is a friendly animal waiting to help you make these items for free.

The Fire Festival is here! (posted 8:48)

Yes it's Fire Festival day on Grophland, when Grophs go out into the night to leap bonfires, wear masks, and cause trouble. Lock up your little ones and take care, there is no law tonight! Nevertheless many Grophs want to go out to play tonight, and those that do may bring back precious items so it might be worth the risk. Don't forget to come on and play!

Fire Festival Flame (posted 8:46)

Some Grophs may bring this back from playing this year

Get news by email (posted 4:45)

Not getting enough Grophland news by subscribing to our RSS feed or following it here? Now you can subscribe to the news and get important announcements sent to you by email. Just visit the news page and click the subscribe link at the top of the page to set it up.

Don't worry, we won't send you every groph of the week and lottery result, we'll only send out important news items announcing things like the start of Kuak, or the beginning of the Fire Festival, and you can visit the news page to unsubscribe again at any time.

Facebook buttons (posted 2:15)

As an experiment we are trying out the new Facebook Like button on Groph pages. Simply this is a button you can click on a Groph's page that will let you like it on Facebook. We aren't sure about the size or style yet, so give us some feedback on General, and of course try it out. There is also a Facebook share button in the footer.

More time to return (posted 1:53)

We are now changing the time before we delete idle accounts from 6 months to 1 year! Hopefully this means more old users can reclaim their original accounts instead of making new ones.

Cheese Omelet (posted 5:11)

Flat loves cheesy omelet!

Engaiden the Shadow (posted 7:47)

A new Battle Tower opponent awaits challengers at the top of the tower. Dare you face Engaiden the Shadow?

Dracodille (posted 16:23)

You can now find this new opponent in the Jungle Expedition.

Beat it and you can win this charm

Jungle Expedition (posted 7:59)

The Jungle Expedition game has been updated to be smarter looking, and offer enhanced gameplay. You will now sometimes get choices of what to do, NPC's to interact with, directions to take, or even monsters to fight. Go to it!

New recipes (posted 7:51)

A couple of new scribing recipes were added today, as well as a new way to get an existing cooking item.

Octo (posted 7:51)

You may be able to buy, or fish up, this guy from today.

Gropherazzi Searching (posted 14:24)

Although Fool's Day has come and gone, reports have been filtering in regarding mischievous pranks around Grophland. The Gropherazzi are on the case to determine which Groph is responsible for the most mischievous prank of all. Where were YOUR grophs on April 1, 1110? Tell us in the General forum.