Lucky weekend

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The Lucky weekend is a weekend event which coincides with the celebration of St. Patrick's Day. It has been run on the third weekend of March with the duration extended, if necessary, to cover the 17th of March, St. Patrick's Day.

Lucky weekend has been run in the following years:

  • 2007 - 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 16th to midnight PST on Sunday March 18th.
  • 2008 - 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 14th to 11:59PM PST on Monday 17th.
  • 2009 - 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 13th to 11:59PM PST on Tuesday 17th.

[edit] Rewards

Two items are available from killing creatures during Lucky weekend:

[edit] Notes

During the 2007 weekend the following bonuses were also available:

[edit] The Scribe's Tale

This appeared on the official website shortly before the 2007 weekend.

Trinkets from a Distant Land

A mysterious celebration from a far-off realm will influence our fine lands this weekend. Featuring iconic representations of strange quad-leafed plants, this holiday is unlike anything I have seen before. While I am uncertain what the holiday commemorates, it is clear the underlying themes are the color green and the zealous consumption of alcoholic beverages. Actually, many who celebrate this holiday in that distant land may not even know what they are celebrating, but that does not seem to stop them from having a good time!

Perhaps stranger than the foliage-tinged festival itself was the source of my information. A man no taller than a dwarf, with hair as orange as an Ascalonian sunset and clothing greener than the Maguuma jungle approached me and said to expect a "bit o' fun" this weekend. He told me there is a strange force of magic at work which may produce unusual outcomes this weekend, and if an adventurer slays the enemies of Tyria, Cantha, or Elona, there is a chance the victor will be rewarded with a mysterious item from that miniscule messenger's homeland.

When I asked about the nature of the items, my small friend merely winked and spoke of intoxicating pints of Shamrock Ale and unusual objects called "Four-Leaf Clovers," which he proclaimed would offer great benefits to an adventuring party, and perhaps even give those who use one an extra bit o' luck! In all honesty, I am not altogether certain the little man hadn't had a few pints already.

And with that, the tiny traveler vanished, leaving me with etchings of the strange items he had mentioned. I have added these images within this scroll, so you may all decide for yourselves the veracity of his statements. Perhaps you might even be lucky enough to find some at this week's end.

- The Scribe