Winter Weekends (2017)

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Winter Weekends (2017)
Release date	1 December 2017 (Update)
End date	8 January 2018 (Update)
Rewards	See below
Preceded by	Winter Weekends (2016)
Succeeded by	Winter Weekends (2018)
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Winter Weekends are a series of events that take place over weekends in December 2017 and January 2018, beginning on 1 December 2017 and ending on 8 January 2018. All events except for the Ports week will start at 12:00 GMT on Friday and finish at 12:00 GMT on Monday.

All Month

Ports

1 December 2017 - 8 January 2018

• 25 voyages per day instead of 15.
• All player-owned ports voyages return 30% extra resources or trade goods.
• Ability to get The Barmaid's special voyage on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Thursdays.
  • If a previous A Barmaid's Tip voyage was still on its way (including in "returned" state), a new one wouldn't be offered.

Events

Weekend 1: Combat

1-4 December 2017

• Charm drops give one more charm than normal.
• Increased chance of rare drops and enhanced ring of wealth.
• 50% increased Slayer experience. (Ironmen excluded)
• All Slayer assignments are treated as using a Slayer VIP ticket.
• Shattered Worlds grants 50% extra anima.
• 10% cheaper instance fees.
• Ability to loot from Mazcab Raids once per day.
• Extra training points from Boss Training.
• You may choose your Boss Slayer assignments over the weekend.

Weekend 2: Menaphos & Sophanem

8-11 December 2017

• New City Quests appear twice as fast after completion of a City Quest.
• 75% increased experience from Shifting Tombs. (Ironmen excluded)
• 50% increased reputation in Menaphos.
• Increased chance to receive Menaphite gift offerings.
• 25% increased Slayer experience within the Sophanem Slayer Dungeon. (Ironmen excluded)
• Bonus chance of jewelled statuettes while wearing a tier 2+ luck ring and doubled chance of sceptre of the gods and black ibis while at Pyramid Plunder.
• Double experience from Plover bird hunting. (Ironmen excluded)
• 50% increased base chance to successfully pickpocket in Menaphos.
• Triple experience from harvesting Luminous Wisps (converting memories remains the same experience rate). (Ironmen excluded)

Weekend 3: Minigames

15-18 December 2017

• +1 Castle Wars gold ticket per game, regardless of win, lose or draw.
• +1 medal from Fish Flingers per game.
• Double commendation points from Pest Control and Conquest.
• Double Bonus XP and gambling rewards from Barbarian Assault.
• Bosses killed in Dominion Tower are counted twice for the purposes of reward unlocks.
• +50% Dominion Factor earned.
• +50% produce points at Livid Farm (stacks with boosters). (Ironmen excluded)
• An extra 600 daily bonus points in Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza.
• 100% increased Menaphos reputation from Shifting Tombs.
• Double zeal from Soul Wars.
• Shattered Worlds grants 50% extra anima.
• Double points from Stealing Creation.

Weekend 4: Gathering & Support Skills

22-25 December 2017

• 10% chance not to deplete uncharted isles resources while harvesting.
• Mining nodes and trees replenish twice as quickly.
• Divination:
  • Springs last for twice as long once a wisp is activated.
  • Enriched divination nodes spawn every 10 minutes.
• Fishing:
  • Spots move around half as frequently as before.
• Thieving:
  • Pharaoh's Sceptre and Black Ibis outfit drops are twice as likely at Pyramid Plunder.
• Dungeoneering:
  • Double tokens from regular Dungeoneering.
  • No experience penalty upon death.
• Hunter:
  • 2 Orokami spawn instead of 1 on uncharted isles.
• Agility:
  • Higher chance of activating The Pit Minigame.

Weekend 5: Clue Scrolls

29 December 2017 - 1 January 2018

• 1 free reroll for clue rewards per day.
• Improved chance to get clue scrolls from drops and pickpocketing.
• Gilly Willikers will give you a free clue scroll per day (starting at noon). Type dependent on total level:
  • 37-1,400 total levels: easy
  • 1,401-2,000 total levels: medium
  • 2,001-2,500 total levels: hard
  • 2,501+ total levels: elite
• Each clue scroll completed will reward a festive box containing festive food and has a chance of containing one of the following items: (Ironmen excluded)
  • Slayer VIP tickets
  • Silverhawk down
  • Tight springs
  • Charms
  • Experience lamps and stars
• Easy clues reward a festive box (easy), medium clues a festive box (medium), hard clues a festive box (hard), and elite clues a festive box (elite). (Ironmen excluded)

Weekend 6: Artisan Skills

5-8 January 2018

• Crafting:
  • 10% chance to produce an extra urn when adding runes to them. (Ironmen excluded)
• Fletching:
  • 25% increased Fletching experience. (Ironmen excluded)
• Smithing:
  • Double XP and respect in the Artisans' Workshop. (Ironmen excluded)
• Runecrafting:
  • Increased node spawns and double reward points at Runespan.
• Construction:
  • Chance to retain a plank with Scroll of proficiency increased by 10% (Ironmen excluded)
• Cooking:
  • Reduced chance to burn food. (Ironmen excluded)
• Herblore:
  • Extra 2.5% chance to save a secondary ingredient when mixing potions. (Ironmen excluded)

Update history

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• update 1 December 2017 (Update):
  • Added to game.