Drop party

Drop parties are events in which players drop items for fun, and other players try to pick them up first. Drop parties are often held in the Falador Party Room and in player-owned houses (or Falador Park in free worlds), but may be held anywhere.

Drop parties are often advertised in the events section of the Official forums on the RuneScape website. Some scammers falsely advertise drop parties in order to obtain donations from other players to drop, but many drop parties are legitimate. Players should be careful of "drop parties" in the Wilderness, as they are most likely luring scams. Drops at drop parties may range from junk, like tin ore, to extremely valuable discontinued items, such as party hats.

Tips

 * Always have run on - Running is necessary to beat other players to drops. To conserve energy, do not run to the site of the drop party, just follow the dropper walking, unless the dropper is running of course. Drop parties will often start late, so if you show up on time you will have several minutes to wait and recharge your energy at the site.
 * Add the dropper - You should always have the player running the drop party added to your friend list in order to easily track him/her on the minimap.
 * Follow the dropper - You should follow the dropper in order to reach the site of the drop party and while he is dropping items; this can tell you the location of his drops.
 * Watch the dropper - If the dropper remains on one square after he has said he is dropping items, he is most likely dropping items on that square. Watch the dropper's path as he/she runs around dropping items (follow them to easily see the path) and map it out in your head. The drops will appear in the order that the dropper ran his path, so if you stand at the beginning of the path, wait for the first item, then follow the path as the next items appear, you can get several drops.
 * Listen to the dropper - If you have the dropper added, turn your public chat to 'Friends' only, to avoid other players filling up your chat screen. The dropper will often announce when he is dropping and what he is dropping.
 * Telegrabbing - Not effective if other players are within a few spaces of the item, as telegrab takes a bit of time to cast, but will be successful on far away items or unnoticed items.
 * Standing on one spot and continuously clicking to pick up drops when they appear - Useful, especially if you know the location of drops. Some droppers say that they are dropping several items on one spot, if so, run there quickly.

Trivia
Drop parties may have been invented by the player Dumb Woob. He would randomly drop items east of the Barbarian Village on Saturdays, and he called his events the "Running of the Newbies" (in reference to newbies running for items).