Rare Kongs

**Rare Kongs** are kongs with the 'Rare!' subtitle. They cannot be unlocked like a regular kong, instead they can be obtained by completing events or by activating all the special bumpers in the Prize Machine.

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## Kongs

* **Cloud** - Randomly appears in the prize machine
* **The Eye** - Randomly appears in the prize machine
* **Pumpkin** - Appears in the prize machine around Halloween
* **Star** - Appears in the prize machine around Christmas
* **Wisp** - Randomly appears in the prize machine
* **Bunny** - Collect all the eggs during the Easter event
* **Dragon** - Randomly appears in the prize machine
* **Spark** - Randomly appears in the prize machine
* **Cherub** - Collect all the roses during the Valentine's Day event
* **Glitch** - Randomly in the prize machine
* **Leprechaun** - Collect all the clovers during the Saint Patrick's Day event
* **Grim Reaper** - Collect all the bones during the Halloween event
* **Snowflake** - Collect all the presents during the Christmas event
* **Cosmo** - Obtained as a reward in the prize machine like an ordinary kong
* **Earth** - Collect all the seedlings during the Save the Planet event

## Obtaining

There are multiple ways to unlock a rare Kong: some are earnt through events while others are won in the prize machine. The way to obtain each is described above. See below for detailed explanations.

### Prize Machine

When a rare Kong is in the Prize Machine (except for Cosmo, as it is obtained like any other Kong), the six 20-coin bumpers change into special "!" bumpers. These special bumpers need to be hit five times instead of the regular ten. When all six special bumpers have been activated, the central 250 coin bumper changes into another special bumper. This bumper needs ten hits in order to activate and as soon as it is, the Prize Machine ends immediately, and the rare kong is awarded. The bumpers do not all have to be activated in the same run of the Prize Machine and it may take many attempts to get them all.

### Events

During most of the events where a rare Kong can be collected, you will be able to collect flying items while playing. These items are found similar to Power-ups, but they fly up a lot slower. Therefore, they are easier to catch. A player needs to catch thirty of these flying items, which are customised to fit the theme of each event, in order to collect their reward.

The only exception to this is the Easter event. Although recent versions of this event have been the same as described above, there once was an event where players had to find all hidden eggs. These eggs were collected by clicking them and were found everywhere, from the Prize Machine to the pause menu, from the Kong photo button to behind the music slide. The last time this event occurred was in March 2016.

## Trivia

* Each rare has a form of a trail that fits the character.
	+ In the Prize Machine, the rare Kong that is about to be obtained can be identified whenever a bumper is popped. The trail of the kong will show upon popping.
		- A Kong can also be identified by their background, as the background will be shown around the 250 coin bumper.
* When taking a picture of a rare Kong, the yellow text with 'Rare!' will not show up. However, when unlocking a rare Kong, it will.
* If a player already owns the Kong during an event, the prize will be replaced with 500 coins instead.
* The Earth and Cosmo Kongs are considered to be 'Promo Kongs' instead of Rare Kongs by Protostar Games, as they were made with the intent to ask attention for another cause rather than being there just for entertainment.

## References

1. ↑ Sling Kong *on FaceBook.* https://m.facebook.com/protostargames/photos/a.686307771446826/1029379483806318/
2. ↑ *Sling Kong Support page by Protostar.* https://protostargames.com/support/