Birdsong Trading Company
From SpiralKnights
The Birdsong Trading Company is a mostly unseen entity in the game associated with giveaways.
The BT Co. seems to be composed of Strangers and perhaps Snipes, though their mail symbol is that of the Spiral Order.
They function as a source of supplies and prizes for knights on Cradle, occasionally giving items away for free.
Players eligible for giveaways will receive items in the mail.
- Prizes are mostly random - they are always of a type posted in the forum announcement.
- A player is usually eligible for giveaway by simply being logged in during the giveaway, rank does not seem to matter.
- Several online players are randomly chosen for each giveaway.
- Usually there are several giveaways during a "Giveaway" occurrence.
- Some prizes seem to be readily available in a Supply Depot Sale during certain giveaways as well. These items might not be consistent with the giveaway - but there has definitely been some crossover between sale items and giveaway prizes.
- If fireworks are a possible prize for a giveaway, winners seem to always get a total of five fireworks.
The Birdsong Emporium is similar to the BT Co., supplying certain furniture items to Guild Halls for a price. This Birdsong supplier is always available for a guild hall, as are their items depending on the expansions installed.
Gallery
Messages like these can appear during giveaways.
Messages like these can appear during a New Year giveaway.
A mail message the player might see when randomly selected for a giveaway.
Calendar
Below is a calendar providing dates of giveaways and notes about prizes.
| News Image | Dates and Forum | Duration | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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22 July 2011 - 24 July 2011 |
3 days | Energy was one of the prizes of this Giveaway. |
| 2 | 
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18 August 2011 - 19 August 2011 |
1 day | Energy was one of the prizes of this Giveaway. |
| 3 | 
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30 December 2013 - 3 January 2014 |
5 days | This giveaway occurred during a New Year. ??? players were chosen once every 60 minutes. Prizes included:
Other:
|
| 4 | 
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28 December 2014 - 3 January 2015 |
7 days | This giveaway occurred during a New Year. 50 players were chosen once every 60 minutes. Prizes included:
Other:
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| 5 | No news art for this occurrence. | 3 April 2015 - 5 April 2015 |
3 days | This giveaway occurred during the fourth Caketastrophe. 37 players were chosen once every 45 minutes. Prizes included:
Other:
|
| 6 |
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28 December 2015 - 3 January 2016 |
7 days | This giveaway occurred during a New Year. 37 players were chosen once every 45 minutes. Prizes included:
Other:
|
| 7 | 
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8 April 2016 - 10 April 2016 |
3 days | This giveaway occurred during the fifth Caketastrophe. 32 players were chosen once every 32 minutes. Prizes included:
Other:
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| 8 | No news art for this occurrence. | 1 January 2017 - 2 January 2017 |
2 days | This giveaway occurred during a New Year. 30 players were chosen once every ??? minutes. Prizes included:
Other:
|
| 9 | No news art for this occurrence. | 30 December 2017 - 1 January 2018 |
3 days | This giveaway occurred during a New Year. 15 players were chosen once every 50 minutes. |
| 10 | No news art for this occurrence. | 4 April 2018 - 4 April 2018 |
1 day | This giveaway occurred during the seventh Caketastrophe. 15 players were chosen once every 51 minutes. |
| 11 | No news art for this occurrence. | 28 December 2018 - 1 January 2019 |
4 days | This giveaway occurred during a New Year. 15 players were chosen once every 51 minutes. |
