Santa Hat

The Santa Hat is a wearable hat in Platform Racing 2 and Platform Racing 3.
==Platform Racing 2==
Revealed on December 15, 2008, the hat was the sixth added to the game and the first holiday-themed one."dec 15 - Santa Hat". Jiggmin. 2008."Comments for Platform Racing 2 on Kongregate" (December 24, 2008)
It was temporarily renamed to the Santa Cap in 2013, but this was reverted in 2018."Update Prizes.php + Others". GitHub. February 3, 2018.
===Ability===
Every block players step on will temporarily turn into an ice block, allowing them to run at faster speeds, but have lower traction. It also gives them a separate +10 speed boost."POLL: Santa Hat Physics". JV Revival. July 11, 2019.
Arrow, crumble, finish, move, push and vanish blocks were originally unaffected to minimize gameplay issues, but this was reversed when the Ice Wave was added in 2013.
===Obtainability===
People who login on either Christmas Eve or Day are automatically given the hat.
It's available as a random prize in levels with at least one other player for the rest of the year.
==Platform Racing 3==
Released on December 16, 2010, the Santa Hat returned with mostly minor aesthetic touch-ups, such as making the white fluff more visibly puffy.
===Ability===
Like PR2, every block players stand on will momentarily freeze. This effect always applied to every block type however.
The hat no longer gives an extra speed boost at the cost of lower acceleration as a result of changes to ice physics. It also now makes the wearer immune to the ice block's slipperiness and doesn't give an extra +10 speed boost. 
The 4 second buffer period for refreezing a block was also removed, so standing still on a block will not periodically refreeze it.
===Obtainability===
Players must login between December 16 and December 25 to receive the hat as it's not winnable in levels.
==References==
Category:Hats
Category:Platform Racing 2 Articles
Category:Platform Racing 3 Articles