Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza

Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza is the 2014 Spring event and a permanent free-to-play minigame released on 14 April 2014, featuring the god of the cabbages Brassica Prime and the goddess of the monkeys Marimbo having a contest on the remains of Saradomin's camp from the Battle of Lumbridge. Holstein of The Godless also makes an appearance as a third faction in the event, seeking to disrupt the contest.

The event takes the form of a minigame of the same name, similar to British bulldog, which features players avoiding gorillas and other various dangers while collecting cabbages. This minigame will remain after the contest between Marimbo and Brassica Prime ends, although certain rewards are only accessible during the actual event.

While it is not officially a world event (although it was initially announced as one), the event shares many of the same mechanics, such as a "battle" between two gods which players must side with and fight for to gain renown and make sure their chosen side is victorious.

As part of the Power to the Players system, this event was put against a traditional Easter event where it emerged victorious garnering 65% of the votes.

History
In year 1 of the Sixth Age, Saradomin and Zamorak returned to Gielinor and participated in the Battle of Lumbridge, the Mahjarrat Sliske announced his contest between the gods for the Stone of Jas, and Armadyl killed Bandos during a large battle by Falador.

The gods Brassica Prime and Marimbo saw these fights and decided that they wanted to have one too, and some time later, Marimbo plummeted out of the sky near a farm by Lumbridge, with Brassica Prime in her hand, startling a nearby farmer Brassica Prime then claimed that the farmer's "devotion to his people had been noted", and that he would be "blessed over all other non-cabbages". Marimbo then claimed that he looked enough like one of her followers too, and she picked him up and brought him to Saradomin's old camp by the Lumbridge Crater in order to serve as a priest and quartermaster for their battle.

Brassica and Marimbo then chanted something, and Saradomin's old plinth sank into the ground, opening up a doorway to a dungeon that would serve as their "battleground", although their contest resembled more a game than an actual battle. Marimbo merely saw the contest as a party, and Brassica as a popularity contest, although he claimed to have an ulterior motive: To settle the age old question, which is more delicious: bananas or cabbages. They then tasked their new quartermaster with recruiting and handing out rewards to humans who wished to participate.

Kara-Meir and Holstein of The Godless soon arrived to attempt to stop this "battle between the gods", and Kara made a speech to the two gods, proclaiming that all races would soon be free of their influence. The two gods merely laughed at her, calling her names, while Brassica pelted her with cabbages and Marimbo with feces. Kara-Meir then left to get cleaned up, leaving Holstein behind in her stead to overlook and attempt to disrupt the contest, although Brassica Prime merely believed him to be a poor naked homeless person, and Marimbo kept flirting with him.

Introduction
Players can start the event by talking to Brassica Prime, Marimbo, Holstein, Emissary of the Godless or the Quartermaster at the former Saradomin Camp north of the Lumbridge crater and right clicking them in order to join the faction they would like to represent: Brassica Prime, Marimbo, or The Godless. Note that unlike the Battle of Lumbridge and The Bird and the Beast, players are able to get all of the rewards regardless of who they side with, although they will have to buy the cape belonging to their faction before they are able to purchase the others.

The minigame itself starts once enough people have entered the barrier in the middle of the area. Note that players cannot bring/wear any items or have a follower out. The renown gained while participating in the event will contribute to the score of their faction, and at the end of the two-week period, the faction with the highest score will win the event. Renown can also be used to purchase rewards from the quartermaster.

Gameplay
In each round, players have 1 minute and 10 seconds to reach the other side of the maze in the Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza arena. They must avoid the hazards and gain as many points as they can while doing so. If all players have passed the maze and there is twelve or more seconds remaining in the round, then the timer for that round automatically falls to 11 seconds, to save time. Players who fail to reach the other side will turn into gorilla guards.

The game ends when all players have been turned into gorillas, or when 10 rounds have passed.

Gathering trophies
Players may gather cabbage trophies by mining cabbage ore veins, harvesting cabbage leaf patches and wishing-cabbage bushes, or killing monkey minions, which award two points each, in to healing players for 10% of their maximum lifepoints. If multiple players are collecting from the same cabbage resource at the same time, all will receive a trophy and be healed.

Monkey minions work the same way, except that it will drop a trophy for anyone who assisted in killing one, and the trophy is dropped on the ground instead of being automatically given. Four trophies per player can also be gained from killing Gorilla guards, although it is very difficult to do so.

Becoming a gorilla
Players turn into a gorilla guard when they fail to reach the safe zone within the time limit, or if they die within the arena. As a gorilla, players can kill other players and set traps in gathering nodes. Each successful kill is worth 2 points for all gorilla players, each trap set is worth 2 points for the player who sets the trap, and each trap triggered is worth one point for the player who sets the trap. Note that only one trap can be set per round.

Gorilla players cannot gather cabbages, and cannot be harmed by the jets of fire. They are also not allowed within the safe zones in the arena. Gorillas can still obtain cabbage trophies worth 2 points that non-gorilla players forgot to pick up.

Hazards
There are several hazards in the maze:
 * Gorilla guards: There are a few initially and players who die by any means (by another gorilla, AI or player, cabbage cauldrons, fire jets, monkey minions) turn into gorilla guards.
 * Monkey minions: These are weak and non-aggressive, but still deal damage. There are always monkey minions in each round, and they take more damage from player attacks.
 * Jets of fire: These appear randomly off and on. A smaller jet appears as warning before the actual jet appears. These are the most deadly obstacles as they can deal up to 750 damage.
 * Cabbage Cauldron: These cauldrons should be avoided as they launch cabbages at the player at very fast speeds, dealing up to 300 Ranged damage.
 * Wooden barricade: The walls cannot be passed. Players have to find alternative routes.

Scoring
Scoring in the minigame is as follows:


 * 2 points each from cabbage trophies, setting traps as a gorilla, or if a gorilla kills a player (where all gorilla players get 2 points)
 * Incremental number of points based on the number of rounds survived. So if a player survived round 9, they will gain 9 points. Gorilla players do not get this bonus. However, if the human players survive all 10 rounds, the 10-point bonus is given to all players, human and gorilla.

Abilities
There are passive and active abilities which both players and gorillas can use to gain the upper hand on their enemies. Players can have 1 passive ability and 2 active abilities during the minigame. Abilities can be changed at will and purchased by talking to the Quartermaster.

Note that more abilities will become available during and after day 4 and 10 of the contest. On day 4 (Phase 2), the four new abilites were unlocked costing 415 renown each.


 * Passive abilities


 * Active abilities

Rewards


By competing in the minigame, players score renown based on the score points at the end of the game. The first 600 renown earned each day is doubled. Free players only earn renown at 66% of the normal rate. Renown can be exchanged for rewards at the Quartermaster. These include abilities which help during the minigame, bonus experience, helpful items for slayer and farming, and some cosmetic rewards only available during the event. Players can have a maximum of 4,000 renown at a time.

Abilities
Abilities only need to be unlocked once, and provide benefits while playing the minigame. See the Abilities section for more information.

Skilling
These rewards provide useful benefits outside of the minigame.

Holiday cloaks
These rewards are only available during the spring event contest between Marimbo and Brassica Prime.

Event statistics
The following is the faction score for Brassica Prime, The Godless, and Marimbo during the event.

Music unlocked

 * Monkey Misadventures

Trivia

 * While the initial concept for the event did feature them actually fighting, it was changed after Jagex realised it would not fit the characters.
 * If a Cabbage or a Banana is eaten in the event area, players will be healed 20,000 lifepoints instead of 200, due to the presence of Brassica and Marimbo.
 * There is a glitch when players enter the barrier to the Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza arena. When seen from inside the barrier, players standing outside the barrier appear invisible.