StrayPixels

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	1

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