Pandora's Box 9

The winners of Pandora's Box 9.

**Pandora's Box 9** is the ninth canon Pandora's Box event and the tenth event overall. It took place on October 1st, 2023 at 2:30 PM ET. It was the first themed Pandora's Box event, being themed after Halloween. It was also the first event after the new bi-monthly event schedule was announced.

## Teams

### Substitutions

* Green Gravestones: celestialrain subbed in for Noname4297.
* Pink Poltergeists: KyleEff subbed in for 5up due to the latter having a conflicting event at the same time.

## Games and changes

### Games and map played

There are 8 games in rotation in this event. Sky High has been subbed out for the brand new game, Miner Mania.

* Chalice Chase is played on a new map, Weeping Willows.
* The Hyperdrive courses played are: Ocean Floor, Journey, Catacombs, and Elysium.
* The minigames played in Gauntlet 2 remained the same, with Ice Breakers, Obstacles, One in the Chamber, Sand Surfers, Speed Sculptures and TNT Run being played. Sand Surfers and One in the Chamber have recieved new maps.
* Speedrun is on Mount Olympus with a spooky re-theme. Some areas of the map have been changed.
* Survival Games is played on a Halloween themed Cor Vitae.
* Temple Lockout has recived a Halloween re-theme of Pagoda.

To find out more about the new game, visit the Miner Mania page.

### General Changes

* The event is themed after Halloween, with new team icons and a themed hub.

### Gameplay Changes

* A new custom name tag system has been introduced. The name tags above players are slightly larger than vanilla name tags and do not show through walls.
* In games with damage points, the damage points given is no longer linear. Instead, it is given out on a curved scale.
* Added a new item in Hyperdrive which can be used to return to the player's last checkpoint. The item is in the second slot of the hotbar.
* Chalice Chase will now only start counting points after the first four seconds of the round.
* Players now recieve one health potion in each round of Temple Lockout. They only have one use and the item is removed once the border reaches the final room if they don't use. The tridents in the third round will also be removed once the border reaches the final room.

## Result Overview

### Game 1:  Disco Fever

Winning team:  Dijon Devils - 1,284

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kelawesome - 519
2. SMK64 - 487
3. Reddoons - 485
4. Toph033 - 457
5. DONG\_FORTNITE - 366

### Game 2:  Chalice Chase

Top 4 teams this game:

1. Sapphire Sorcerers - 1,464
2. Green Gravestones - 1,300
3. Dijon Devils - 1,180
4. Orange Owls - 1,108

### Game 3:  Hyperdrive

**(X1.25 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Sapphire Sorcerers - 1,742 (1,394 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kaelan\_ - 627 (502 unmultiplied)
2. Kelawesome - 622 (498 unmultiplied)
3. BuggyDC10WN - 612 (490 unmultiplied)
4. Toph033 - 525 (420 unmultiplied)
5. DONG\_FORTNITE - 522 (418 unmultiplied)

### Game 4:  Survival Games

**(X1.50 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Crimson Clowns - 2,229 (1,486 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. BuggyDC10WN - 814 (543 unmultiplied)
2. Antfrost - 717 (478 unmultiplied)
3. Ameston - 687 (458 unmultiplied)
4. CxrtxR - 642 (428 unmultiplied)
5. gummywroms - 612 (408 unmultiplied)

### Game 5:  Temple Lockout

**(X1.75 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Crimson Clowns - 2,334 (1,334 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Boosfer - 670 (383 unmultiplied)
2. SMK64 - 665 (380 unmultiplied)
3. fayewars - 602 (344 unmultiplied)
4. Antfrost - 595 (340 unmultiplied)
5. Ameston - 589 (337 unmultiplied)

### Game 6:  Speedrun

**(X2.00 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Dijon Devils - 2,912 (1,456 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kelawesome - finished in 5:49.85
2. Kaelan\_ - finished in 5:55.30
3. SandwichLord\_ - finished in 5:55.50
4. DONG\_FORTNITE - finished in 6:01.40
5. Toph033 - finished in 6:10.55

### Game 7:  Gauntlet 2

**(X2.25 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Orange Owls - 3,087 (1,372 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Ameston - 1,158 (515 unmultiplied)
2. Kelawesome - 1,001 (445 unmultiplied)
3. fayewars - 922 (410 unmultiplied)
4. oGarfield - 891 (396 unmultiplied)
5. Antfrost &  SMK64 - 850 (378 unmultiplied)

### Game 8:  Miner Mania

**(X2.50 Point Multiplier)**

Top 4 teams this game:

1. Crimson Clowns - 3,550 (1,420 unmultiplied)
2. Aqua Arachnids - 3,290 (1,316 unmultiplied)
3. Dijon Devils - 3,230 (1,292 unmultiplied)
4. Orange Owls - 3,170 (1,268 unmultiplied)

### The Colosseum

 Aqua Arachnids VS.  Crimson Clowns

* **Round 1**:  Aqua Arachnids win. (1-0)
* **Round 2**:  Aqua Arachnids win. (2-0)
* **Round 3**:  Crimson Clowns win. (2-1)
* **Round 4**:  Crimson Clowns win. (2-2)
* **Round 5**:  Crimson Clowns win. (2-3)
* **Round 6**:  Crimson Clowns win. (2-4)

 **CRIMSON CLOWNS WIN PANDORA'S BOX 9!**

## Trivia

### Event

* This is the first Pandora's Box event to have a special theme. The last themed event being FrostWar 7.
* This is the first Halloween themed Pandora's Box event. With the last Halloween themed event being FrostWar 5.
* This is the first event to have new team mascots since Pandora's Box 1.
* This is the first Pandora's Box event to not feature the default Pandora's Box teams, those being the  Crimson Cyclopes,  Hazel Hydras,  Golden Griffins,  Mint Mermaids,  Diamond Dragons,  Cobalt Centaurs,  Purple Phoenixes and  Pink Pegasi.

### Participation

* This event introduced four new players: Boosfer, KyleEff, ricekristys, & TVManGriffin.
* This event welcomes back baseballdrew, who hasn't played since Pandora's Box 3.
	+ This event also welcomes back fayewars, MysteryTwins15, steinbulf, LucarioKnight, and gummywroms who haven't played since Pandora's Box 6.
* This is the first Pandora's Box to not feature Wolfeei as a participant.
* This is the first event since his debut that does not feature 5up.
* KyleEff is the first substitute player to be a newcomer to the event.

## References

1. ↑ Pandora's Box Event on Twitter (September 10, 2023) Event Announcement
2. ↑ Pandora's Box Event on Twitter (September 6, 2023) New event schedule announcement