Pandora's Box 7

The winners of Pandora's Box S7.

**Pandora's Box 7** is the seventh Pandora's Box event. It took place on May 7, 2023 at 2:30 PM EDT.

## Games and changes

### Games and maps played

The game pool is the same from Pandora's Box 6. No games were swapped out.

* Chalice Chase continue to be played on Stony Field.
* 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. However, many minigames received a new map layout or a new course.
* The courses in Hyperdrive are Big Canyon, Ocean Floor, Journey, and Catacombs.
* Sky High continue to be played on Valhalla.
* Tussen's Paradise is played again on Speedrun, receiving some changes.
* Survival Games continue to be played on Cor Vitae. The middle area of the map has been modified to have less camping spots.

### General changes

* The event is now played in Minecraft Version 1.19.4.
* The total individual socreboard in the lobby has been moved. There is also now a last game leaderboard available at the new locatiom.
* The sidebars have been changed to be easier to read.

### Gameplay changes

* In Survival Games, the Gulag can now runs two fights at a time. However the space in each room is smaller than the original Gulag.
* In Speedrun, Tussen's Paradise reverts back to 3 laps. There is also a visual addition to the maps, with split paths now marked with banners by difficulty. Green for easy, yellow for medium, red for hard.
* Sky High also received some visual changes: chest tiers are now indicated by solid blocks surrounding the chest, instead of particle effects; and the border now uses the barrier block icon as an indicator. Additionally, cobwebs now decay 3 seconds after being placed.
* Temple Lockout received some major changes:
	+ The number of rounds has been reduced from four to three, reducing one round with the axe and trident loadout.
	+ There will now be longer gaps between border shrinking, and the border will shrink slower.
	+ The spawn locations have been moved to be next to the corner rooms.
	+ The block used for uncaptured zones is changed from concrete to calcite, making capturing uncaptured zones quicker.
	+ Players' pickaxe's efficiency now increases depending on how many of their teammates are alive.

## Result Overview

### Game 1:  Hyperdrive

Winning team:  Golden Griffins - 1,292

Top 5 players this game:

1. C10WD - 484
2. ItzIgglesPiggles - 482
3. FireBreathMan - 450
4. Toph033 - 444
5. Kaelan\_ - 428

### Game 2:  Survival Games

Winning team:  Pink Pegasi - 1,446

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kaos21a - 499
2. craftclan - 488
3. ItzIgglesPiggles - 459
4. C10WD - 430
5. FireBreathMan - 426

### Game 3:  Speedrun

**(X1.25 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Pink Pegasi - 1,742 (1,394 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kaelan\_ - finished in 5:26.70
2. C10WD - finished in 5:40.95
3. DONG\_FORTNITE - finished in 5:43.70
4. ManWithRaft - finished in 5:49.95
5. ItzIgglesPiggles - finished in 5:51.20

### Game 4:  Disco Fever

**(X1.50 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Mint Mermaids - 2.040 (1,360 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Toph033 - 848 (565 unmultiplied)
2. Kaelan\_ - 818 (545 unmultiplied)
3. DONG\_FORTNITE - 720 (480 unmultiplied)
4. AvaJC - 693 (455 unmultiplied)
5. CxrtxR, ItzIgglesPiggles - 585 (390 unmultiplied)

### Game 5:  Sky High

**(X1.75 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Diamond Dragons - 2,819 (1,611 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kaelan\_ - 898 (513 unmultiplied)
2. NotSouls - 873 (499 unmultiplied)
3. Ameston - 786 (449 unmultiplied)
4. C10WD - 749 (429 unmultiplied)
5. craftclan - 656 (375 unmultiplied)

### Game 6:  Gauntlet 2

**(X2.00 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Mint Mermaids - 2,646 (1,323 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. Kaelan\_ - 1,030 (515 unmultiplied)
2. slimeshockey - 858 (429 unmultiplied)
3. DONG\_FORTNITE,  C10WD - 808 (404 unmultiplied)
4. CxrtxR - 778 (389 unmultiplied)

### Game 7:  Temple Lockout

**(X2.25 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Purple Phoenixes - 3,287 (1,461 unmultiplied)

Top 5 players this game:

1. ItzIgglesPiggles - 878 (390 unmultiplied)
2. FireBreathMan - 871 (387 unmultiplied)
3. yaawn - 848 (377 unmultiplied)
4. DONG\_FORTNITE - 844 (375 unmultiplied)
5. CxrtxR - 830 (369 unmultiplied)

### Game 8:  Chalice Chase

**(X2.50 Point Multiplier)**

Top 4 teams this game:

1. Crimson Cyclopes - 3,700 (1,480 unmultiplied)
2. Pink Pegasi - 3,670 (1,468 unmultiplied)
3. Purple Phoenixes - 3,560 (1,424 unmultiplied)
4. Diamond Dragons - 2,640 (1,056 unmultiplied)

### The Colosseum

 Crimson Cyclopes VS.  Purple Phoenixes

* Crimson Cyclopes win. (1-0)
* Purple Phoenixes win. (1-1)
* Purple Phoenixes win. (1-2)
* Crimson Cyclopes win. (2-2)
* Purple Phoenixes win. (2-3)
* Crimson Cyclopes win. (3-3)
* Purple Phoenixes win. (3-4)

 **PURPLE PHOENIXES WIN PANDORA'S BOX 7!**

## Trivia

### Participation

* This event introduced five new players: SakuraRadio, Nukeri, Ameston, Yawnchamp and 5up.
* This event welcomed back ItsNitroTiger and ThatsJ who haven't played since Pandora's Box 3, and CxrtxR and KendallWasKilled who haven't played since Pandora's Box 4.
* This is RemoteBirch5's first Pandora's Box event. The last event they played was FrostWar 5.
* This is Antfrost's second time in a row being on the Pink Pegasi.