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[[File:SpiralKnights News 19.png|thumb|right|A [[News]] image for a Giveaway.]]
 
 
[[Image:Birdsong-icon.png|thumb|right|BT Co. mail icon.]]
 
[[Image:Birdsong-icon.png|thumb|right|BT Co. mail icon.]]
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a mostly unseen entity in the game associated with giveaways.
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a mostly unseen entity in the game associated with [[giveaway]]s.
 
__NOTOC__
 
__NOTOC__
 
The BT Co. seems to be composed of [[Stranger]]s and perhaps [[Snipes]], though their mail symbol is that of the [[Spiral Order]].
 
The BT Co. seems to be composed of [[Stranger]]s and perhaps [[Snipes]], though their mail symbol is that of the [[Spiral Order]].
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Players eligible for giveaways will receive items in the [[mail]].  
 
Players eligible for giveaways will receive items in the [[mail]].  
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:Prizes are mostly random - they are always of a type posted in the prize list in the announcement.
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: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, [[Player Rank|rank]] does not seem to matter.
 
:A player is usually eligible for giveaway by simply being logged in during the giveaway, [[Player Rank|rank]] does not seem to matter.
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:Several online players, usually 50, are randomly chosen for each giveaway.  
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:Several online players are randomly chosen for each giveaway.  
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:Usually there are several hourly giveaways during a "Giveaway" occurrence.  
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:Usually there are several giveaways during a "Giveaway" occurrence.  
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:Most prizes seem to be readily available in a [[Supply Depot Sale]] during the giveaway as well. These items might not be consistent with the giveaway - but there is definitely some crossover between the sale items and the giveaway prizes.
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: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.
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:If [[firework]]s 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 [[Birdsong Emporium Furniture|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 [[Expansion (Guild Hall)|expansion]]s installed.
 
The [[Birdsong Emporium]] is similar to the BT Co., supplying certain [[Birdsong Emporium Furniture|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 [[Expansion (Guild Hall)|expansion]]s installed.
  
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===History===
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==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
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File:Birdsong-messages 2.png|Messages like these can appear during giveaways.
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File:Birdsong-messages.png|Messages like these can appear during a New Year giveaway.
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File:Birdsong-mail.png|A mail message the player might see when randomly selected for a giveaway.
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</gallery>
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==Calendar==
 
Below is a calendar providing dates of giveaways and notes about prizes.
 
Below is a calendar providing dates of giveaways and notes about prizes.
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{{CalendarList/start}}
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{{CalendarTable/Start}}
  
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{{CalendarList
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{{CalendarTable
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| # = 1st
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|#       = 1
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| start = 20 July 2011
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|news #  = 19
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| end = 24 July 2011
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|start   = 22 July 2011
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| duration = 5 days
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|end     = 24 July 2011
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| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/16752 Forum]
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|duration = 3 days
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| notes = [[Energy]] was one of the prizes of this Giveaway.
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|notes   = [[Energy]] was one of the prizes of this Giveaway.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{CalendarList
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{{CalendarTable
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| # = 2nd
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|#       = 2
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| start = 18 August 2011
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|news #  = 22
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| end = 19 August 2011
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|start   = 18 August 2011
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| duration = 1 day
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|end     = 19 August 2011
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| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/21504 Forum]
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|duration = 1 day
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| notes = [[Energy]] was one of the prizes of this Giveaway.
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|notes   = [[Energy]] was one of the prizes of this Giveaway.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{CalendarList
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{{CalendarTable
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| # = 3rd
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|#       = 3
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| start = 30 December 2013
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|news #  = 100
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| end = 03 January 2014
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|start   = 30 December 2013
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| duration = 5 days
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|end     = 3 January 2014
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| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/94614 Forum]
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|duration = 5 days
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| notes =
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during a New Year. <br><br>{{???}} players were chosen once every 60 minutes.
  
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Prizes included:
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{{showhide|Prizes included:|width=300px|content=
  
 
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
 
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
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<br/>-[[Party Blowout]]s
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*[[Party Blowout]]s
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<br/>-[[Party Hat]]s
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*[[Party Hat]]s
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<br/>
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<br/>[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
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[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
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<br/>-[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
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*[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
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<br/>
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<br/>[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
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[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
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<br/>-[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
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*[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
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<br/>
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<br/>[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
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[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
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<br/>-Confetti:
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*[[Confetti]]
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<br/>--[[Confetti]]
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*[[Fireworks]]
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<br/>--[[Fireworks]]
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*[[Bucket of Flawed Snowballs]]
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<br/>--[[Bucket of Flawed Snowballs]]
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*[[Eyes]] (Exed, Plus, Starry, Vacant, Spiral, Closed)  
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<br/>
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*[[Personal Color]]s
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<br/>-Personal Modifiers:
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<br/>--[[Eyes]] (Exed, Plus, Starry, Vacant, Spiral, Closed)  
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Other:
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<br/>--[[Personal Color]]s
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*[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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<br/>
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}}
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<br/>-Other:
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<br/>--[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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<br/>
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}}
 
}}
  
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{{CalendarList
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{{CalendarTable
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| # = 4th
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|#       = 4
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| start = 28 December 2014
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|news #  = 138
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| end = 03 January 2015
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|start   = 28 December 2014
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| duration = 7 days
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|end     = 3 January 2015
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| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/107067 Forum]
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|duration = 7 days
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| notes =
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during a New Year. <br><br> 50 players were chosen once every 60 minutes.
  
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Prizes included:
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{{showhide|Prizes included:|width=300px|content=
  
 
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
 
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
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<br/>-[[Party Blowout]]s
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*[[Party Blowout]]s
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<br/>-[[Party Hat]]s
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*[[Party Hat]]s
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<br/>
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<br/>[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
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[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
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<br/>-[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
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*[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
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<br/>
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<br/>[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
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[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
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<br/>-[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
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*[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
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<br/>
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<br/>[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
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[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
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<br/>-Confetti:
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*[[Confetti]]
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<br/>--[[Confetti]]
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*[[Fireworks]]
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<br/>--[[Fireworks]]
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*[[Bucket of Flawed Snowballs]]
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<br/>--[[Bucket of Flawed Snowballs]]
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*[[Eyes]] (Exed, Plus, Starry, Vacant, Spiral, Closed)
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<br/>
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*[[Personal Color]]s
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<br/>-Personal Modifiers:
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<br/>--[[Eyes]] (Exed, Plus, Starry, Vacant, Spiral, Closed)  
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Other:
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<br/>--[[Personal Color]]s
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*[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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<br/>
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}}
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<br/>-Other:
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}}
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<br/>--[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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<br/>
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 5
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|start    = 3 April 2015
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|end      = 5 April 2015
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|duration = 3 days
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during the fourth [[Caketastrophe]].<br><br>37 players were chosen once every 45 minutes.
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{{showhide|Prizes included:|width=300px|content=
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[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
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*[[Party Blowout]]s
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*[[Party Hat]]s
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 +
[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
 +
*[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
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 +
[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
 +
*[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
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[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
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*[[Confetti]]
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*[[Fireworks]]
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*[[Eyes]] ({{???}})
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*[[Personal Color]]s
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Other:
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*[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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}}
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}}
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 6
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|news #  = 178
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|start    = 28 December 2015
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|end      = 3 January 2016
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|duration = 7 days
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during a New Year. <br><br>37 players were chosen once every 45 minutes.
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 +
{{showhide|Prizes included:|width=300px|content=
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 +
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
 +
*[[Party Blowout]]s
 +
*[[Party Hat]]s
 +
 
 +
[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
 +
*[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
 +
 
 +
[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
 +
*[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
 +
 
 +
[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
 +
*[[Confetti]]
 +
*[[Fireworks]]
 +
*[[Bucket of Flawed Snowballs]]
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*[[Eyes]]
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*[[Personal Color]]s
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Other:
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*[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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}}
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}}
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 7
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|news #  = 190
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|start    = 8 April 2016
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|end      = 10 April 2016
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|duration = 3 days
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during the fifth [[Caketastrophe]]. <br><br>32 players were chosen once every 32 minutes.
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{{showhide|Prizes included:|width=300px|content=
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 +
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
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*[[Party Blowout]]s
 +
*[[Party Hat]]s
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 +
[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
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*[[Shadow Key]] (bound) ({{???}} - needs verification)
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 +
[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
 +
*[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
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 +
[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
 +
*[[Confetti]]
 +
*[[Fireworks]]
 +
*[[Eyes]]
 +
*[[Personal Color]]s
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 +
Other:
 +
*[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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}}
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}}
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 8
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|news #  =
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|start    = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/116890 1 January 2017]
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|end      = 2 January 2017
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|duration = 2 days
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during a New Year. <br><br>30 players were chosen once every {{???}} minutes.
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 +
{{showhide|Prizes included:|width=300px|content=
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 +
[[File:Icon-accessory.png|20px|link=Accessory]] Accessory:
 +
*[[Party Blowout]]s
 +
*[[Party Hat]]s
 +
 
 +
[[File:Icon-key.png|20px|link=Key]] Key:
 +
*[[Shadow Key]] (bound)
 +
 
 +
[[File:Icon-rarity.png|20px|link=Rarity]] Rarity:
 +
*[[Spark of Life]] (bound)
 +
 
 +
[[File:Icon-usable.png|20px|link=Usable]] Usable:
 +
*[[Confetti]]
 +
*[[Fireworks]]
 +
*[[Bucket of Flawed Snowballs]]
 +
*[[Eyes]]
 +
*[[Personal Color]]s
 +
 
 +
Other:
 +
*[[Name Change Pass]]es (a ticket-like usable)
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}}
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}}
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 9
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|news #  =
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|start    = 30 December 2017
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|end      = 1 January 2018
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|duration = 3 days
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during a New Year. <br><br>15 players were chosen once every 50 minutes.
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}}
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 10
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|news #  =
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|start    = 4 April 2018
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|end      = 4 April 2018
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|duration = 1 day
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during the seventh [[Caketastrophe]]. <br><br> 15 players were chosen once every 51 minutes.
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}}
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{{CalendarTable
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|#        = 11
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|start    = 28 December 2018
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|end      = 1 January 2019
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|duration = 4 days
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|notes    = This giveaway occurred during a New Year.<br><br>15 players were chosen once every 51 minutes.
 
}}
 
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==Gallery==
 
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Click images to see larger versions of them.
 
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<gallery heights=200px widths=200px perrow=3>
 
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Image:Birdsong-messages.png|Messages like these can appear during a giveaway.
 
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Image:Birdsong-mail.png|A mail message the player might see when randomly selected for a giveaway. The censoring black bar is where the lucky knight's name would be.
 
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Image:SpiralKnights News 100 Big.png|Another [[News|News Blog!]] image for a giveaway, celebrating a new year.
 
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</gallery>
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Haven Treasury]]
 
*[[Haven Treasury]]
 
*[[Spiral HQ]]
 
*[[Spiral HQ]]
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*[http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/78581?page=1#comment-688556 An Experimental Giveaway] - from the skylark to you?
 
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*[[Companion Prize Box]] - a similar "giveaway" occurrence.
 
  
 
[[Category:Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 20:04, 22 June 2019

BT Co. mail icon.

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 News art for this occurrence.
2011.200
22 July 2011
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24 July 2011 		3 days Energy was one of the prizes of this Giveaway.
2 News art for this occurrence.
2011.25
18 August 2011
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19 August 2011 		1 day Energy was one of the prizes of this Giveaway.
3 News art for this occurrence.
2013.23
30 December 2013
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3 January 2014 		5 days This giveaway occurred during a New Year.

??? players were chosen once every 60 minutes.
4 News art for this occurrence.
2014.37
28 December 2014
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3 January 2015 		7 days This giveaway occurred during a New Year.

50 players were chosen once every 60 minutes.
5 No news art for this occurrence.
2015.111
3 April 2015
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5 April 2015 		3 days This giveaway occurred during the fourth Caketastrophe.

37 players were chosen once every 45 minutes.
6 News art for this occurrence.
2015.39
28 December 2015
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3 January 2016 		7 days This giveaway occurred during a New Year.

37 players were chosen once every 45 minutes.
7 News art for this occurrence.
2016.10
8 April 2016
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10 April 2016 		3 days This giveaway occurred during the fifth Caketastrophe.

32 players were chosen once every 32 minutes.
8 No news art for this occurrence. 1 January 2017
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2 January 2017 		2 days This giveaway occurred during a New Year.

30 players were chosen once every ??? minutes.
9 No news art for this occurrence.
2017.26
30 December 2017
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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
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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
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1 January 2019 		4 days This giveaway occurred during a New Year.

15 players were chosen once every 51 minutes.


See Also

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