BLOXtober 2013

Bloxtober (stylized as BLOXtober) was a Halloween event that took place throughout October 2013 on Roblox. The event was inspired by the success of the 2013 Roblox Easter Egg Hunt. The event featured purchasable gifts, Halloween costumes, and a scavenger hunt for minifigures called "BLOXikins."
==Halloween 2013: The Witching Hour==
===Game===
Name 	Image	Creator/Group
Halloween 2013: The Witching Hour	 	
The idea of a Halloween game was first introduced during the 2013 Virtual BLOXcon. The map had an area of 20,000 by 20,000 studs, making it the largest official Roblox event game to date. The map was dotted with multiple swamps, forests, and pumpkin patches. There were also several "landmarks", most of which had NPCs who would give you quests.
The objective of the game was to defeat Bloxhilda, a wicked witch whose goal was to conquer and rule the city of Bloxburg, where the game takes place. Players could collect costumes and be assisted by NPCs (Roblox admins) in order to complete this task. The game contained several key components to game-play. One of these concepts was that of companions. Companions were animals that were created to aid players in completing their required tasks. They could be customized and upgraded by players as they gain more experience.
Another key component to the game-play of the place was a consumable. Consumables were items that could be purchased in game multiple times that helped players in their conquests. Some examples of things that consumables could unlock include currency, keys, and ammunition.
===Prizes===
Name 	Image	Objective
BLOXikin #01 Skeleton Builderman 	 	Collect four Wooden Planks, then locate Frazzled Jim, who will ask you to collect 8 Jack-O-Lanterns. Afterwards, collect a full Skeleton Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #02 Vampire Shedletsky 	 	Collect four Black Iron Ingots and locate Telamom, who is behind Telamon's house and will send you to collect 13 Swords. Afterwards, collect 19 Shedletsky Toy Pieces. The player will obtain the Shedletsky BLOXikin after this point, but Telamom will send them to collect 61 Fried Chicken Legs for seven quest chests.
BLOXikin #03 Bella Vampire BrightEyes 	 	Kill 17 Purple Fuzzy Spiders and collect her Dance Ray Gun from Jeditkacheff and a full Vampire Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #04 Witch ReeseMcBlox 	 	Requires the completion of MajorTom4321's quest. Collect four pieces of candy corn, six haunted pumpkin seeds, and a full Witch Companion Costume. Then, locate BrightEyes.
BLOXikin #05 Mummy OstrichSized 	 	Locate Matt Dusek, who will ask you to kill 10 Scare-ubs. Afterwards, collect 10 Squeaky Scarab Toys. Then, kill five Creeper Crunchies for the Creature Keeper. Finally, kill 20 Desert Jackals and collect a full Mummy Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #06 Swamp Monster Jeditkacheff 	 	Kill 15 Swamp Wolves, then locate CodeWriter, who will send you to collect 8 Spider Fangs. Afterwards, collect a full Swamp Monster Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #07 Grim Reaper Sorcus 	 	Locate Games, who will ask for 13 Lens. Then, complete every quest in the game. Afterwards, collect 77 Souls and a full Grim Reaper Companion Set.
BLOXikin #08 Black Cat Tarabyte 	 	Collect five Paintbrushes, then locate Coatp0cketninja, who will ask you to collect 15 Sewing Needles. Afterwards, kill 15 Howlers, and collect a full Cat Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #09 Zombie StickmasterLuke 	 	Collect five antidotes, then locate jmargh, who is located on the silo of Stickmasterluke's barn and will ask you to collect 12 arrows. Afterwards, kill twenty Zombies and collect 16 T-Bone Steaks and a full Zombie Companion Costume
BLOXikin #10 Frankenstein Fusroblox 	 	Locate Fusroblox's twelve Lost Marbles. Then, collect 15 Nuts and Bolts and locate totbl, who is located under the bridge of Fusroblox's titanic castle and will ask you to kill 17 Blood Fangs. Afterwards, collect a full Frankenstein Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #11 Werewolf OnlyTwentyCharacters	 	Collect 20 Matches and locate Dbapostle, who asks you to collect 11 Dog Treats and kill 13 Ghost Spiders. Afterwards, collect a full Werewolf Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #12 Ghost SolarCrane 	 	Collect 10 Candles, kill 20 Ghost Wolves, and locate Raeglyn, who will ask you to collect 13 Spirit Box Pieces and kill 20 Ghost Spiders. Afterwards, collect a full Ghost Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #13 Devil ChiefJustus 	 	Kill 20 Purple Monsters, then locate Keith, who will ask you to collect 13 Bags of Candy. Afterwards, collect a full Demon Companion Costume.
BLOXikin #14 Jack-o-Lantern ROBLOXian 	 	Collect 8 Jack-O-Lanterns for Frazzled Jim.
BLOXikin #15 Pumpkin Girl ROBLOXian 	 	Collect 10 Spider Legs.
BLOXikin #16 Bat ROBLOXian 	 	Complete "Ghost Warrior" from Raeglyn
BLOXikin #17 Bat Girl ROBLOXian 	 	Complete Taking candy from monsters quest from Keith
BLOXikin #18 Spider ROBLOXian 	 	Defeat Swamp Spiders.
BLOXikin #19 Spider Girl ROBLOXian 	 	Collect 16 Sewing Needles.
BLOXikin #20 Raven ROBLOXian 	 	Complete "Starting a fire" from OnlyTwentyCharacters
BLOXikin #21 Owl Girl ROBLOXian 	 	Complete "paw-inormal activity" from SolarCrane
BLOXikin #22 Cthulhu 	 	Get all 77 souls for Sorcus (you need all quests done before)
BLOXikin #23 Kaiju 	 	Complete "Dog Treats" from Dbapostle behind the house of OnlyTwentyCharacters
BLOXikin #24 Ooze Monster 	 	Complete A needed sacriface quest from ChiefJustus
BLOXikin #25 Scarecrow 	 	Complete: Real Meaty quest from Jmargh
BLOXikin #26 Bride of Frankenstein 	 	Complete "clank clank" quest from fusroblox
BLOXikin #27 Gargoyle 	 	Complete: Jackal and Hide quest
BLOXikin #28 Yodalien 	 	Complete: One zombie down quest from Jmargh
BLOXikin #29 Hallo-bot 	 	Complete: Squeeky Scarabs quest
BLOXikin #30 InvisibleMan 	 	Complete "lens flare" from Games
BLOXikin #31 Headless Horseman 	 	Complete "Clearing The Castle" from Totbl at fusroblox castle under the bridge
====Grand Prizes====
Name 	Image	Objective
Halloween Checkered Bow Tie	 	Awarded to players who collected one BLOXikin.
Spookoween Hat 	 	Awarded to players who collected at least five BLOXikins.
Amethyst Vampire Collar 	 	Awarded to players who collected at least ten BLOXikins.
Bat Phones 	 	Awarded to players who collected at least fifteen BLOXikins.
Noir Riddling Skull 	 	Awarded to players who collected at least twenty BLOXikins.
Purple Pumpkin Inferno 	 	Awarded to players who collected at least twenty-five BLOXikins.
Cloak of the Living Dead 	 	Awarded to players who collected at least thirty BLOXikins.
Orange Banded Top Hat 	 	Awarded to players who collected all 31 BLOXikins and defeated Bloxhilda in the Witching Hour Halloween Game.
===Early Access Items===
These items were given to players who purchased early access to the game.
Name 	Image
Deadly Fedora 	
Zombie Headrow	
==Gifts==
There were a total of thirteen gifts put on-sale during Bloxtober 2013. The gifts were revealed over a time period of thirteen days. Each of these gifts could only be obtained by purchasing it. The gifts were only on sale for a certain amount of time before they are taken off sale. Each gift was be opened a few days after it was taken off sale.
Gift 	Image	Price 	Open Date 	Prize 	Image
Gift of the Dark Night 	 	100 Robux 	October 4, 2013 	Night Bat Shades 	
Gift of the Survivor 	 	500 Robux 	October 7, 2013 	Tiger's Eye Eye 	
Gift of Ex-fear-ience 	 	200 Robux 	October 8, 2013 	Vlad the Impaler, VIII 	
Shady Gift of Spiders 	 	300 Robux 	October 9, 2013 	Spider Shades 	
Gift of the Merry Prankster 	 	250 Robux 	October 10, 2013	The Merry Prankster 	
Gift of Forbidden Magic 	 	350 Robux 	October 11, 2013	Dr. Spooks Magic Top Hat 	
Horror of the Pack Gift 	 	500 Robux 	October 14, 2013	White Fang 	
Gift of the Halloween Fedora 	 	750 Robux 	October 15, 2013	Jack O Lantern Fedora 	
Sinister Gift of Autumn 	 	1,000 Robux 	October 15, 2013	Sinister V. 	
Elegant Gift of the Mad Scientist	 	1,500 Robux 	October 16, 2013	Frankenstein Top Hat 	
Shrieking Gift of Doom 	 	3,000 Robux 	October 16, 2013	Shriek 	
Fancy Gift of Fright 	 	5,000 Robux 	October 17, 2013	Sharp Dressed Pumpkin Man	
Big BOOtiful Gift of Destiny 	 	31,000 Robux	October 17, 2013	Doomsekkar 	
==Costume Contest==
On October 14, Roblox announced a virtual Halloween Costume contest. It was a contest judging a player's virtual Halloween style, and the winners were awarded prizes. The winners (Top Three), received a free virtual item. Also, in the Halloween Event, if any Robloxian wears one of the winning packages, they received a helpful item in game. More information here.
==Reception==
The catalog items released during BLOXtober 2013 were well received, and the community enjoyed speculating what the Big BOOtiful Gift of Destiny contained. Although many ideas were thrown around the forums before the gift opened, such as Dual Ghostwalkers or a new Dominus, much of the community already predicted that the gift would contain Ghosdeeri or a retexture thereof. BLOXikins were a favorite among many members of the community, anticipating that Roblox would create more of them down the line. Alas, the last official BLOXikin was released in Bloxgiving 2014 and were never seen again.
The event received the most criticism for its event place, The Witching Hour. Players complained that the event's map was unnecessarily large and emphasized that the event was nearly impossible to complete without purchasing the Hallo-Cycle for 999 Robux. Lag and bugs plagued many of the game's servers, making it difficult to play. Consequently, mobile players were unable to play the event.
Another common complaint about the game conveyed that the admins' questlines were too long and obnoxious, as they often required players to collect dozens of items that could have only been obtained through lootboxes (in the form of Quest Chests) or from killing monsters by going from door to door. The loot generated from fighting each monster was randomly generated, adding to the difficulty players faced in completing each quest.
==Links==
*https://web.archive.org/web/20131025053506/http://www.roblox.com:80/event/halloween
==Gallery==
ROBLOX Halloween 2013 Event Icon.png|As seen on www.roblox.com
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