LightPhantom said:
First Congratulations!

It sounds like the winning room is awesome! I hope to stop by to check it out.
Some info for LightPhantom...
Getting people to a game room - I seem to have mastered that, three red Mickey heads any time I open it. My main prize is the fireworks magic pin. My secondary prize is probably better than the main prize, it's a grouping of buyable furniture, usually worth 500 to 1000 credits. I started out with crappy prizes like NPC pins but realized I needed better prizes because of the long lines to get into my room. I managed to get the room popular without help from the Dis so if your room is good, you should be able to get it going with some help from the Dis but then it will do well on its own. My room stays popular because I allow people to play multiple times each day whether they win a prize or not. I've made a point of announcing to the line that I do reward nice behavior and patience. Sometimes I reward players who are supportive of the other players. I try to notice if someone has been through the game multiple times and not won. If that happens, I give them a prize anyway because I appreciate them waiting in long lines to play my game. So, what it boils down to is I'm winning a popularity contest by giving out expensive prizes!

That and remembering people who have played before. They are so thrilled that I remember them!
The sad thing is the week staff noticed my room they were impressed with it but they couldn't consider it for an award because there was dictionary dancing in my description. They said to fix that in order to be considered for an award. I fixed it right away (over two sets of winners ago) but I guess they haven't noticed me again yet.
Meanwhile, the character who runs the game has developed a large following of friends who just can't wait to play and want the game open all the time. The friends are more like groupies who want to sit with the character and maybe help with the game. They think I'm the nicest and richest person on VMK. Some have added my room name to their signature! It's really sweet and I hope to continue running the game for a while. However, I am exhausted from winning fireworks magic and credits for prizes. I'm doubly exhausted from keeping the room in a controlled state of chaos.

On top of that, the groupies want me to visit their rooms and apply to be a community leader. I'm quite flattered but soooo exhausted.
Even if I never win an award from VMK, I already feel I have won just by having so much fun with these kids and by teaching them patience and kindness toward others.
qruthie (the 'q' is silent and ruthie is exhausted)