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Take a look inside this week’s issue to see a recap of last week’s Penguin Picnic Palooza events, the announcement of March Madness and a related puzzle, and a By The Numbers wrapping up the Winter season!!
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—◊ Weekly Maxes and Averages ◊—
—◊ Maxes ◊—
AUSIA: 22 (-)
EU: 27 (8⇓)
US: 21 (3⇓)
—◊ Averages ◊—
AUSIA: 22 (1⇑)
EU: 24 (9⇓)
US: 21 (3⇓)
Total: 22 (4⇓)
—◊ Weekly News ◊—
We’re Marching to Madness!
Our time for redemption has come! Club Penguin Armies has announced March Madness X, one of the largest CPA tournaments of the year. RPF’s first battle will be at the Quarter Finals on the weekend of March 15th, and our goal is to make it all the way to the Grand Finals on April 6th! There will be plenty of exciting giveaways in store for Rebels who participate in training events and battles throughout the following weeks! By attending these, you can earn points to progress through our 5 giveaway tiers, as well as earn tickets for the Operation: Centurion Prize Booth! For more insight on winning these rewards, check out the #mmx-giveaway-info channel in our Discord.
Spring has Sprung
Farewell winter, and hello spring! As we begin our transition to the most refreshing time of year, a spring cleaning is a must! It’s out with the old, and in with the new Spring Seasonal Roles! Until the end of May, every Rebel has the opportunity to earn four exclusive roles that represent their efforts in growing our community. Check out the post for more information, and tips on how you can become a successful recruiter!
Next up, Tuxedo Times is calling all puzzle masters once again! During the winter months, a coveted Cracked the Ice role was available for solving 6 Challenge of the Week puzzles. Now that spring is blooming, we have an exciting new role to work towards – In Bloom Intellect! There will be 13 unique puzzles released from now to May 31st, so grab your thinking caps and complete 6 or more of these challenges! Keep in mind, each puzzle must be submitted during its respective week. In addition, solving a puzzle earns you 2 tickets for the Prize Booth as part of Operation: Centurion!
Honoring Haleth!
Let’s give a round of applause for Haleth, who is pretty in pink for claiming the title of Troop of the Week #327! Since joining in late December of last year, she fought fiercely during the CCXIV tournament, was an exemplary teammate in our 2025 Winter Olympics, and has even reached the rank of Colonel! Haleth has become an active participant in all Rebel activities with an inspiring spirit, and for that, she takes home the crown! Congratulations, Haleth!
Packing Up the Picnic
Last week, the Party Planning Committee was on a roll with many sugary festivities as part of the Penguin Picnic Palooza party! With a zestful scavenger hunt, sharing yummy snacks with friends, and showing off unique art, 21 Rebels became a Picnic Pal for completing a number of these fruitful tasks! Now that we’ve finished our delicious meals, it’s time to pack up the blankets and baskets until next time. Scroll down to see our snack-tacular themed events throughout the week, and tune in next week for a full By The Numbers breakdown of all our party festivities!
—◊ By the Numbers ◊—
How many rebels got promoted last week?
With a total of 19 new promotions, there were…
3 Brigadier Generals
1 Officer Cadet
2 Colonels
2 Lieutenants
1 Specialist
3 Sergeants
2 Corporals
5 Privates
How many rebels earned each Winter seasonal role?
With the Winter seasonal role period having come to an end, let’s see how many people earned each one:
Periwinkle – 8
Chestnut – 6
Snowdrop – 3
Tinsel – 3
How many people completed each Tuxedo Times Challenge of the Week during the Winter?
Through the chilly winter months, our readers were given the opportunity to solve 13 unique weekly challenges! The Cracked The Ice role was awarded to 29 people who completed at least 6 of them. Here’s a breakdown of just how many people completed each puzzle:
Issue 241 – Word Search – 24 people
Issue 242 – NYT Puzzle Collection – 28 people
Issue 243 – Maze Trio – 34 people
Issue 244 – Fill in the Blanks – 11 people
Issue 245 – Hidden Letters Challenge – 16 people
Issue 246 – Connect The Dots – 23 people
Issue 247 – Word Search – 25 people
Issue 248 – Jigsaw Puzzle – 32 people
Issue 249 – Spot The Differences – 31 people
Issue 250 – Crossword Puzzle – 21 people
Issue 251 – Sliding Puzzle – 15 people
Issue 252 – i-Spy Puzzle – 18 people
Issue 253 – Maze – 20 people
How many people total participated in solving the Challenges of the Week throughout the season?
This Winter, a total of 68 people submitted answers for at least 1 puzzle during the season. Compare this to Fall 2024’s 55 people, Summer 2024’s 37 people, and Spring 2024’s 42 people!! We have absolutely loved seeing the increase in interest over the past year since our Challenge of the Week column was re-introduced in Issue #207, with its new role system introduced shortly after in Issue #209. Thank you all for your weekly support, and we hope you will continue to enjoy our puzzles to come!!
—◊ Challenge of the Week ◊—
For this challenge of the week, Mads has created a Tuxedo Times NYT Puzzle Collection to help us hype up for this year’s recently announced March Madness tournament! Enjoy the themed Wordle, Connections, and Crossword puzzles below!!
Use these links and directions to solve all 3 mini-puzzles:
Wordle: Try to successfully guess the March-related word in 6 tries! If a letter is highlighted yellow, it’s in the word but in the wrong spot. If it’s highlighted green, you have the right letter in the correct spot!
Connections: There are 16 words that fit into 4 categories! Correctly match the words that fit into the same category to win!
Crossword: In this miniature crossword, correctly answer the 7 questions in their correct placement! All answers are related to the March Madness tournament and can be found somewhere in the Discord server!
DM LittySkitty on Discord all 3 solved puzzles for 2 tickets towards Operation: Centurion and to progress towards the In Bloom Intellect role!
—◊ Division Recap ◊—
—◊ Sunday ◊—
»AUSIA«
Max: 22
It was the spur of the moment, and the Rebels lassoed themselves together onto CPJ – Blizzard for a rebellious rodeo in Operation: Yee The Good Haw! In their best cowboy getups, they showed the rest of the island who’s the best cowboys in town for this special 25th Centurion milestone event. Take a closer glimpse into the wild west – penguin edition – by clicking the link below!
Click here for the full report!
»EU«
Day 25 of Operation: Centurion. That’s 25% of the way through and the Rebels don’t plan on stopping. To commemorate this milestone, Rebel Records made a comeback with a presentation on the best bits of Operation: Centurion so far. They highlighted our previous 4 Troops of the Week, our Candy Crushers victory, and our stunning tactics in events. Our Lieutenant General Patty was also interviewed on her involvement in RPF as a staff member and a member of Rebel Records.
—◊ Monday ◊—
»Break Day«
To kick off our Penguin Picnic Palooza party week, we held a picnic-themed Collab Canvas break day!! Rebels joined together in Discord voice chat to draw and color on a shared digital canvas to their heart’s content. What resulted were some amazing, cute, and funny images surrounding a picnic blanket under the sun! The final piece definitely gives off some lovely spring vibes~
—◊ Tuesday ◊—
»EU«
Max: 24
When preparing a picnic, the blanket is something you can’t forget about – and thankfully the rebels didn’t. For Operation: Plaid Chads, they waddled over to CPAB – Tuxedo, arriving at the Forest. They then set up the blanket and almost blended with it thanks to their plaid outfits and pic-credible tactics! For more information about this event, click below!
Click here for the full report!
—◊ Wednesday ◊—
»EU«
Max: 24
Avg: 24
Did someone get fur in the fruit punch? Thankfully, we still have tea!
For Operation: Teddy Bear Tea Time, the Rebels met up on CPAB – Tuxedo for an un-bear-lievably cute event. Wearing their teddy bear costumes, they devoured the bear necessities, and quickly followed up with tea-riffic tactics in un-fur-gettable formations. To read more about this event, click below!
Click here for the full report!
—◊ Thursday ◊—
»EU«
Max: 27
Is that a bird? Is that a plane? Oh wait no it’s just a bug. Actually, it’s the Rebels in bug outfits. On Thursday, we went from picnic pals to picnic pests and logged onto CPAB – Tuxedo to steal the penguins’ picnic food. With fruits and cakes carefully balanced on our backs, we plodded around the Forest, bugging anyone who tried to stop us. Operation: Wasps in the Cola? You’re damn right about that. We love the sticky sweet stuff, just as much as we love dominating the battlefield. To see something straight out of A Bug’s Life, click the link below.
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—◊ Friday ◊—
»US«
Max: 21
It has been a delightful whirlwind of Penguin Picnic Palooza excitement this week! For Operation: Soldier, Poet, King, we dolled up in Hozier inspired cottagecore clothing, and frolicked in the Forest on CPAB – Tuxedo. Like real people do, we danced in our enchanting formations fresh from the fields, and sang sweet tactics for all to hear. For more information on this charming event, take a closer look at the post!
Click here for the full report!
—◊ Saturday ◊—
»EU«
Max: 21
Come join us at the picnic, we’re bringing smoothies! For Operation: Fruity Foodie Fanatic, we frolicked to the meadows of CPAB – Tuxedo. On a grassy hill, with the sun shining bright from above we laid down our picnic cloths, while dressed up in our zesty fruit costumes matching what we brought to the picnic! We then headed to the Coffee Shop, not for the coffee but for the SMOOTHIES, with the rebels competing in a Smoothie Smash Tournament to be the best fruit blender of them all! For more details and the winners, check out the full post below!
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– Tuxedo Times Team: Moonlemur, Mads, Ohasa, Buhnny, Tulip, Patty, Annie, Lehky, T_T, Karly, and LittySkitty
