StrayPixels

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Overview

StrayPixels were a series of graphic competitions hosted by Habbo Staff on the North American website (Habbo.com). The competition first started in March 2008 and lasted officially until 2012. These competitions required participants to create a graphic design each month that was suited to the various themes given by staff or submitted by fellow Habbos. Graphics were submitted to NotMiceElf and his team of judges who determined the winners and honorable mentions. Winning users were rewarded with a StrayPixels easel (the specific item depended on how many times the user won the competition), a Duck Trophy inscribed by staff, and a rare background for use on the now-retired Habbo homepage.

History

The announcement of StrayPixels winners for the February 2012 competition.

The first round of StrayPixels competitions ran for two years between March 2008 and March 2010. However this ended after the merge of all English-speaking hotels. Only Duck Trophies, badges, and Habbo homepage stickers were awarded to winners during this initial run of the competition.

The second set of StrayPixels competitions ran from July 2010 until September 2011. This was the first time the StrayPixels easels, rare homepage stickers, the 'Honorable Mention' award, and the 'Theme Selected' award badges were given out as prizes. The first competition was unique in that the theme required participants to design the new easels that would be given out as prizes for the StrayPixels Winner x1 easel and the StrayPixels Winner x3 easel. The two 'Honorable Mention' submissions were turned into the flower and octopus designs on the StrayPixels Winner x1 easel, while the winners avilaman, HankMcCoy, and ,CrystalBailey had their designs incorporated into the StrayPixels Winner x3 easel.

Near the end of the StrayPixels competition Habbo decided to switch the judging conditions from a staff panel to user votes through the Habbo Facebook page. Fans who liked the Habbo page could vote for their favourite entries. The winner's submission was then turned into a real furniture item on Habbo. For this competition, you needed to create a new item that fit in with different guidelines. There is only one example of a StrayPixels submission turning into a real item (see Stone Knight), and this form of competition has not returned since.

In February of 2012 it was announced that StrayPixels was coming to an end, largely because notMiceElf was too busy with other staff obligations. To give a good send off, entrants had to design Carl the Duck having a life outside Habbo and the theme was adequately named 'Duck: A Pond Farewell.'

Easels

Name Image Quantity Awarded Approximate Value (as of 9-2020)
StrayPixels Winner x1 48 15,000 to 20,000 credits
StrayPixels Winner x3 7 20,000 to 25,000 credits
StrayPixels Winner x5 5 25,000 to 30,000 credits
StrayPixels Winner x7 2 30,000 to 40,000 credits
StrayPixels Winner x10 2 35,000 to 45,000 credits

Winners

Badges and stickers awarded during the first StrayPixels competition.
Name Date Won Theme
  • MakeBelieve..
  • Warmness
  • Reflects
March 2008 Habbo 2150: StrayPixels Begins
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • TheCJ
  • WarriorSokka
April 2008 Vincent Van Habbo: Classic Art... pixeled
  • Vyia
  • Aiko47
  • MakeBelieve..
May 2008 Medieval Habbo
  • Warmness
  • x..Cone..x
  • xSixteen
June 2008 Night At The Movies: In 6 colors
  • MakeBelieve..
  • Screamsicle
  • Segesi
July 2008 Life Habquatic
  • x..Cone..x
  • Warmness
  • LaNiqua
August 2008 Badges. We don't need no stinking badges: ... wait, yes we do.
  • MakeBelieve..
  • xSunny
  • Nadavy
September 2008 I Once Had Superpowers
  • Warmness
  • ZoneX
  • TombRaider12
October 2008 Zombie Pets
  • xSixteen
  • LaNiqua
  • Nadavy
November 2008 History Repeats Itself: Habbo versions of World History
  • Marty-o
  • Warmness
  • ZoneX
December 2008 I Need A Sweater!: Winter Clothing
  • xSixteen
  • MakeBelieve..
  • Fighters
January 2009 It's All BEHIND You: Backgrounds
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • Warmness
  • RollerKingdom
February 2009 Primordial Ooze: Devolve a Habbo
  • Enage
  • Girl..kelly
  • Bleeders
March 2009 I've Got Room: Design your Dream Public Room
  • Dignitas
  • Warmness
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • petradog
April 2009 Once Upon A Habbo: Fairy Tales
  • avilaman
  • xSixteen
  • RollerKingdom
May 2009 Box Art: One picture to rule them all
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • x..Cone..x
  • Warmness
June 2009 It's Evolution Baby!: Evolution, not babies
  • St.Perkele
  • Fennerd
  • EpicBrand
July 2009 Back To Basics I: Don't Box Me In
  • Warmness
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • HT-Marc
August 2009 Habbo 1985: Awesome in 8 bits
  • Fennerd
  • RollerKingdom
  • Cali.DE
September 2009 Back To Basics II: SuperSize It
  • St.Perkele
  • Warmness
  • Mr.Flicker.
October 2009 Monsters of Habbo: Grrr!
  • EpicBrand
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • RollerKingdom
November 2009 The End of Habbo: in 16 colours
  • Mr.Flicker.
  • Pasiion
  • naxete.es
December 2009 I Can Do It Better: SnowStorm!
  • Warmness
  • RollerKingdom
  • Mechoulam
January 2010 Roll, Sit, Stay: New Pets
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • .-=nimbleX=-.
  • naxete.es
February 2010 Face It: Habbo Expressions
  • Mechaxplotation
  • EpicBrand
  • dudocks
March 2010 Rest In Pixels: Habbo Underworld
  • avilaman
  • HankMcCoy
  • ,CrystalBailey
July 2010 The Prize is Right: Fabric of Art
  • Rykz
  • jadehhh
  • Dragon.Tamer
August 2010 Punch, Kick, Smile: Fighter Portrait
  • ES-Karlisle
  • Fredsicle
  • naxete.es
September 2010 user Submitted: (moe?hawk): Greatest Habbo Fear
  • Rykz
  • Mr.Flicker.
  • RollerKingdom
October 2010 User Submitted: (Beat): Trick or Treat
  • Frugt
  • Fredsicle
  • Shaleeka
November 2010 New Hair: In Old Places
  • Rykz
  • Mr.Flicker.
  • avilaman
December 2010 Block Buster: Epic Movie Poster, set 2
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • Shutdown!
  • Mechoulam
  • HankMcCoy
  • ,CrystalBailey
  • RollerKingdom
December 2010 Block Buster: Epic Movie Poster, set 1
  • EpicBrand
  • Rykz
  • Appose
January 2011 User Submitted: (Warmness): Room With an Isometric View
  • Andrew-Warhola
  • pew.pew
  • Shutdown!
  • avilaman
  • snowdragon
  • Jodes
February 2011 In The Beginning: Mortar and Pixel
  • Rykz
  • acuminous
  • Dragon.Tamer
March 2011 User Submitted (EliteRiches): Photo Shoot Gone Wrong
  • Shutdown!
  • Mulge
  • EpicBrand
April 2011 User Submitted: (cronatoes): Day In The Life of A Hotel Manager
  • Rykz
  • moffins
  • Alkamystre
May 2011 User Submitted: (Explosive.Girl): It's ALIIIVVVEEE!
  • Andrew-Warhola
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • Tiigz
  • Mulge
  • New-Naruku
  • RollerKingdom
June 2011 Pack This: Trading Cards
  • Shutdown!
  • Rykz
  • X-Avenger
July 2011 Haugwurtz: Magical Habbos
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • Mulge
August 2011 User Submitted: (!): Habbo 1800's
  • Rykz
  • jadehh
  • Shutdown!
September 2011 Black and White: Ruuuuuuuuuuuun!
  • theemastar123
  • Dragon.Tamer
  • Maqda
  • Andrew-Warhola
  • Shutdown!
  • Rykz
February 2012 Duck: a pond farewell?
StrayPixels Winner Example

Winners Leaderboard

Name Times Won
  • Warmness
15
  • Dragon.Tamer
13
  • Rykz
9
  • RollerKingdom
8
  • Shutdown!
6
  • MakeBelieve..
  • EpicBrand
5
  • xSixteen
  • avilaman
  • Mr.Flicker.
  • naxete.es
4
  • Andrew-Warhola
  • x..Cone..x
  • Mulge
3
  • LaNiqua
  • nadavy
  • ZoneX
  • St.Perkele
  • Fennerd
  • HankMcCoy
  • ,CrystalBailey
  • Jadehhh
  • Fredsicle
2
  • maqda
  • theemastar123
  • X-Avenger
  • New-Naraku
  • tiigz
  • alkamystre
  • moffins
  • acuminous
  • Jodes
  • snowdragon
  • pew.pew
  • Appose
  • Shaleeka
  • frugt
  • ES-Karlisle
  • dudocks
  • .-=nimbleX=-.
  • pasiion
  • cali.DE
  • HT-marc
  • petradog
  • dignitas
  • Bleeders
  • Girl..Kelly
  • enage
  • Fighters
  • Marty-O
  • Tombraider12
  • xSunny
  • segesi
  • Screamsicle
  • aiko47
  • Vyia
  • WarriorSokka
  • theCJ
  • reflects
  • mechaxplotation
  • Mechoulam
  • SMechoulamC
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Badges

These are the badges given out during the Stray Pixels competitions.
Badge Badge Name Badge Description
StrayPixels Jade Three wins! I own your pixel soul.
StrayPixels Gold won, I actually won ...once
StrayPixels Honorable Mention I won honorable mention and all I got was this... badge.
StrayPixels Theme I sent in a theme for StrayPixels and they actually used it. Suckers.
StrayPixels Circuit On my seventh win the heavens opened up and this magical badge floated down.
Diamond Pixel Sparkly Diamond Pixel. A Habbos best friend. x3 StrayPixels Winner
Onyx Pixel It's like the Gold one.. but better. x7 StrayPixels Winner
Collective Pixel 4 blocks never looked so... square. x10 StrayPixels Winner
Holy Carp! Smells fishy... x5 StrayPixels Winner
HOLY FREAKING CARP! Something IS fishy around here. x15 StrayPixels Winner