FALLATHON

Hello everyone, and happy Labor day, Happy monday, Happy september, and Happy fall VIBES! today is the day you’ve all been waiting for—The fall vibes competition is officially open for submissions!

if you’ve played in previous years, you’ll remember how it works, but feel free to come back to the website at any time to double check the rules or get some fall vibes inspiration.

There will again be updates posted weekly that will include a current leaderboard, photos from the submissions of that week, and the Weekly winner as well.

New this year

If you didn’t already see the last post or the rules page, there will now be a weekly winner, in essence, this will be awarded to the best activity of the week. Each weekly winner will get a points bonus and a small prize at the end of the competition.

In addition to this, if you make submissions multiple weeks in a row, you will start a fall vibes streak and get a points bonus for the length of it each week. if you continue your streak for all 13 weeks of the fall vibes competition, you will get a big points bonus at the end.

Finally, while this isn’t a new games mechanic, I want to call attention to a slight adjustment from previous years. It’s never been strongly enforced, but in the past the rules have stated that activities and vibes may only be submitted once. This was initially to encourage a wide range of fall activities and vibes, but I don’t want it to be limiting either. So from now on, multiple activities of the same nature can be submitted without a points cap. However, the caveat is to do it for the vibes, not for the points. For example, if you go out of your way to go on multiple fall vibes hikes, that’s great! but if you go to the same coffee shop and submit the same fall decorations every day, you might get DIMINISHING returns on your submissions.

Tips and tricks

whether you’re new or coming back, here are some ways to excel in the competition!

• More is More: sending in lots of pictures and a good description of your fall vibes will never hurt you, and can only increase your points scored
• don’t forget the little things: small points items like movies, shows, fits, and vibes are great for building a strong base of points.
• do it for the vibes: enjoy yourself and have fun! your enjoyment of fall will come through and earn you more points every time.
• Come together: doing fall vibes activities with a group can earn points for everyone! make sure to include all group members in your photos and descriptions.
• cherry on top: adding a little extra something, like wearing a cozy sweater to your pumpkin patch outing is a great way to complete the vibe, earn more points, and set yourself apart for weekly winner too.

Late summer sendoff

Now I know you’re all super stoked for fall vibes, but remember, it’s not even officially fall yet! also remember, that the seasons are not abrupt, they are subtle and slow, take your time and enjoy every aspect of how the late summer turns into fall. in this vein, these first few weeks of fall vibes welcome submissions that might still feel like summer fun. drink up the sun before we lose it for the winter, play outside, revel in the fruits of the summer, and notice the chill in the air.

This entire competition is about enjoying the season so get out there and enjoy! it’s so wonderful to get to share the fall vibes with all of you, now go have fun and good luck to everyone!