Today a very special contest starts on our Facebook profile! We have posted a short video there to show you one of the upcoming features for Runes of Magic - at least a glimpse.

All you have to do to participate is to follow these simple steps:

• Register with Facebook
• Become a Fan of Runes of Magic on Facebook (there's a button on that page)
• On the fansite's wall you'll find the video
• Just leave a comment with what you think you see there - try to be as precise as you can.
• Only one entry per player

The person with the best (correct) explanation wins a Runes of Magic Item package!

A good time to participate, we think.

The end of the contest is set for the 7th of March 2010 at 11:59pm CET.

Good luck to all of you!

It's time for another issue of our monthly photostory contest:

"Speechless in Taborea!"

Our Community Managers "Silberfuchs" and "Kerensky" have been sucked into Taborea by a mystical Portal!

Not only did they find themselves in this fantasy world...their name trades did manifest as well. While Silberfuchs grew a fox tail, Kerensky found a black hat stuck on his head!

And once again our heroes find themselves in a strange situation... and the text is missing.

Previously on Speechless in Taborea: On their flight from some monster hordes, Kerensky & Silberfuchs fled into a cave. There they found a strange creature locked in a cage. Using a very explosive Kobold the cage was blasted into smithereens. But have a look for yourself what happened.

Now it's your turn! Help us fill those text bubbles with words!

Grab the newest issue on our photostory page, fill in those bubbles with your ideas and send them back to our hands!

You will also find the contest rules on our microsite!

This month you can win a "Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy" Box, signed by Kerensky & Silberfuchs!

1x exclusive Manticor pet
1x Thunder Wartiger mount for 7 days
1x Four-leaf Knight's Fleece Carpet
1x Basic Talent Charm
1x Basic Experience Charm
1x Angels Sigh
1x Skill potion
1x Experience potion
1x Backpack ticket for 7 days
1x Basic Weapon Driller
1x Basic Accessoire Driller
1x Basic Armor Driller
1x Golden Repair Hammer

Best of luck to all participants and we're looking forward to your entries!

Deadline: 31. March 2010!

Please also note our General Conditions of participation.

Dear Runes of Magic players,

we have made a minor change to the PayPal-payment option in our system. Only players who have verified their PayPal account with PayPal, can use PayPal as payment option. Users who have not yet verified their account can no longer purchase Diamonds from us.

Should you no longer be able to purchase Diamonds, please visit the PayPal site to verify your account.

We apologise if this may cause any inconvenience.

Your
Runes of Magic Team

And another creative winner for "Speechless in Taborea" story contest.

This month our price goes to: Misho V. from E.N. Cyprus!

Congratulations on winning a Collectors Edition Box signed by the Community Managers Jörg "Kerensky" Koonen & Mike "Silberfuchs" Kiefer!

1x exclusive Manticor pet
1x Thunder Wartiger mount for 7 days
1x Four-leaf Knight's Fleece Carpet
1x Basic Talent Charm
1x Basic Experience Charm
1x Angels Sigh
1x Skill potion
1x Experience potion
1x Backpack ticket for 7 days
1x Basic Weapon Driller
1x Basic Accessoire Driller
1x Basic Armor Driller
1x Golden Repair Hammer

You can find his entry on our Photostory page.

The story will continue with the next issue very soon. Then you can have your go at putting words in the mouths of the Runes of Magic Community Managers Kerensky and Silberfuchs.

The third winner of our grand ingame event "Find the Runewalker - The €6000 Challenge" has been found:

Yesterday, Wednesday 17 February 2010 the Runewalker was challenged by a brave hero to a duel at around 18:00h CET on server Riocht!

We congratulate the lucky winner and hope they'll have a lot of fun with their € 1,000!

But the challenge continues: between 17:00 CET (4pm GMT) and 22:00h CET (9pm GMT) the Runewalker will appear every 15 minutes on a random server to cause trouble again. So it's YOUR chance to win €1,000.

Best of luck to all you hunters out there!

Don’t forget to pay our content page a visit.

We also congratulate the following players who have won ingame prizes:

• Draiochta | Wasserdrache, Aontacht | Kania, Laoch | Laure, Muinin | Duennschiss, Riocht | Allderina, Tuath | Lázíre, Draiochta | Iver, Siochain | Chopsuey, Smacht | Fedyna, Ionsai | Thaliana, Cogadh | Aggrocracky, Claiomh | Phaéton, Sciath | Pune, Isiltir | Lucutus, Cath | Gsieffect, Claiomh | Cabale, Cogadh | Zwergherz, Ionsai | Hardcorelocke, Smacht | Lassabel, Siochain | Cvrkule.

The second winner of our grand ingame event "Find the Runewalker - The €6000 Challenge" has been found:

Yesterday, tuesday 16 February 2010 the Runewalker was challenged by a brave hero to a duel at around 21:30h CET on server Cogadh!

We congratulate the lucky winner and hope they'll have a lot of fun with their € 1,000!

But the challenge continues: between 17:00 CET (4pm GMT) and 22:00h CET (9pm GMT) the Runewalker will appear every 15 minutes on a random server to cause trouble again. So it's YOUR chance to win €1,000.

Best of luck to all you hunters out there!

Don’t forget to pay our content page a visit.

We also congratulate the following players who have won ingame prizes:

• Notenshi, Siochain
• Altaras, Draiochta
• Lockslee, Tuath
• Armón, Draiochta
• Gilthonel, Siochain
• Aureus, Smacht
• Pxleizabeth, Ionsai
• Templerschaaaf, Cogadh
• Infernum, Claiomh
• Spairus, Sciath
• MagosX, Isiltir
• Szkodnik, Cath
• Darious, Aontacht
• Taxis, Laoch
• Schdruzzi, Muinin
• Amour, Tuath
• Rasignasi, Riocht
• Toxicblade, Smacht
• Nirila, Cogadh
• Tonamk, Sciath

The first winner of our grand ingame event "Find the Runewalker - The €6000 Challenge" has been found:

Yesterday, Monday 15 February 2010 the Runewalker was challenged by a brave hero to a duel at 20:42h CET in Ravenfell on server Tuath!

We congratulate the lucky winner and hope they'll have a lot of fun with their €1,000!

But the challenge continues: between 17:00 CET (4pm GMT) and 22:00h CET (9pm GMT) the Runewalker will appear every 15 minutes on a random server to cause trouble again. So it's YOUR chance to win €1,000.

Best of luck to all you hunters out there!

Don’t forget to pay our content page a visit.

It's time for another issue of our monthly photostory contest:

"Speechless in Taborea!"

Our Community Managers "Silberfuchs" and "Kerensky" have been sucked into Taborea by a mystical Portal!

Not only did they find themselves in this fantasy world...their name trades did manifest as well. While Silberfuchs grew a fox tail, Kerensky found a black hat stuck on his head!

And once again our heroes find themselves in a strange situation... and the text is missing.

Previously on Speechless in Taborea: On their flight from some monster hordes, Kerensky & Silberfuchs fled into a cave. There they found a strange creature locked in a cage. While they now discuss what to do, Silberfuchs feels something moving in one of his pockets...

Now it's your turn! Help us fill those text bubbles with words!

Grab the newest issue on our photostory page, fill in those bubbles with your ideas and send them back to our hands!

You will also find the contest rules on our microsite!

This month you can win a "Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy" Box, signed by Kerensky & Silberfuchs!

1x exclusive Manticor pet
1x Thunder Wartiger mount for 7 days
1x Four-leaf Knight's Fleece Carpet
1x Basic Talent Charm
1x Basic Experience Charm
1x Angels Sigh
1x Skill potion
1x Experience potion
1x Backpack ticket for 7 days
1x Basic Weapon Driller
1x Basic Accessoire Driller
1x Basic Armor Driller
1x Golden Repair Hammer

Best of luck to all participants and we're looking forward to your entries!

Deadline: 28. February 2010!

Please also note our General Conditions of participation.

This week we celebrate the sixth continuous week of ice and snow in Berlin. Temperatures are below freezing but here's something hot: A brilliant summary of Runes of Magic, its content and features! Plus a place to show your fellow players who's behind that avatar of yours!

MMOVoices on Runes of Magic
A long article explaining of Runes of Magic and showing what we do right:

"RoM has made a cornucopia of brilliantly fun changes and additions to the MMORPG genre, but each of those changes are like a pebble thrown into a lake creating a ripple affect that spreads out touching and playing off all the aspects of RoM.
I don’t think it’s a stretch in any form of the word to say that RoM has swooped in under the radar and fooled us all."

Read the whole background article "Why Runes of Magic Is The Biggest Rock…" on MMOVoices

Onlinewelten.com proudly presents "Rom Faces"
Tired of hiding behind your in-game character? You want to see who the people you are playing with really are? Here's your chance: Onlinewelten.com has opened their newest project: Rom-Faces.de a gallery where you can show who you are!

Have a great week in Taborea!

Thanks to the great efforts of our Runes of Magic community, Frogster has donated 40,000 Euros to the international charity organization Save the Children.

Between 20 November 2009 and 28 December 2009, players bought almost 12,500 "Moa's Charity Steed for Save the Children". Donating three Euros for each sold mount, our users raised 40,000 Euros (more than $52,000) for the good cause.

Save the Children is active protecting children's rights all over the world and helps children in need of medical attention and provides quality education and shelter from violence. Furthermore Save the Children supports children and their families in cases of natural disasters like right now in Haiti.

In this moment, 170 helpers are in Haiti to support the children and families needing our help right now. If you want to donate directly, go to http://www.savethechildren.org/ and you ensure that the children of Haiti have a better future.

We thank you for your great support!