Fishing Tournaments
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🎣 Fishing Tournaments
Competitive seafaring, automated dockside logging, and high-stakes maritime tournaments on UO:Renaissance.
Overview
The Fishing Tournaments of UO:Renaissance are high-stakes, week-long competitive maritime events that draw anglers, sea dogs, and adventurers out onto Britannia's waters. Designed to celebrate seafaring culture and reward active players, these tournaments combine competitive angling, community gatherings, and massive prize pools including player houses, platinum coins, rare blessed equipment, and unique collector decor.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Tournament Grounds | Britannia's oceans and deep-sea waters |
| Official Weigh-In Station | Moonglow Docks Tournament Official NPC |
| Catch Tracking | Automated server logging recording fish weight, catch timestamp, angler name, and turn-in name |
| Eligibility Rule | Per-character turn-in (individual catches cannot be pooled across accounts) |
| Token Currency | Every fish turned in awards 1 event token (Lotto Tokens or Pieces of Eight) |
| Grand Awards | 100 Platinum Coins, 10 Bonus Spins, Blessed Hued Fishing Poles, Blessed Hued Nets, Champion Trophies, House Lottos & Rares |
Tournament Rules & Fair Play
To ensure competitive integrity and equal opportunity for every adventurer, fishing tournaments on UO:Renaissance follow established server guidelines:
- Automated NPC Weigh-In: All catches are officially turned in to the Fish Tournament NPC situated on the Moonglow Docks. The officer automatically reads and permanently logs:
- Exact weight (stones) of each fish
- Exact date and timestamp of the turn-in
- The name of the angler who caught the fish
- The name of the character turning in the catch
- The Individual Character ("Per Toon") Rule: Each character must turn in their fish individually. Catches cannot be grouped or transferred between different characters or accounts to boost a single total weight. This ensures a level playing field, giving casual players with a single trained fisherman a legitimate opportunity to compete alongside veterans running multiple accounts.
- Real-Time Tracking & Discord Integration: Tournament bots and server leaderboards record catches, providing live standings and preventing catch manipulation.
Prize Divisions & Tokens
Every fish turned in during a tournament guarantees a reward through the event's token economy, while exceptional catches compete for division titles:
Token Economy (Lottos & Wishing Wells)
- 1 Fish = 1 Event Token: For every qualifying fish turned in to the Moonglow Docks NPC, the player receives one tournament token (such as a Lotto Token or Piece of Eight).
- Raffles & House Lottos: Tokens can be redeemed for chances to win major properties (such as keep deeds or custom houses donated by community benefactors) or spent at dockside Wishing Wells for rare decorative items, dyes, and equipment.
Division Champion Packages
Across the tournament, players compete in core divisions:
- Biggest Fish: The single heaviest fish pulled from the ocean.
- Smallest Fish: The lightest eligible catch recorded (often as light as 12 stones).
- Highest Total Weight: The grand test of endurance and dedication, awarded to the individual character with the highest combined weight of all fish turned in.
- Best Event Screenshot: A creative community contest hosted on the official forums for memorable seafaring moments and battles on the open seas.
- Weight Firsts & Roll-Offs: Awards given to the first fishermen to turn in specific target weights (1–200 stones), with random roll-offs on Discord to resolve ties.
Each division champion receives a comprehensive grand prize package:
- 100 Platinum Coins
- 10 Bonus Lotto Spins / Extra Pieces of Eight
- Blessed Hued Fishing Pole
- Blessed Hued Special Fishing Net
- Hued Commemorative Champion Trophy
- Special Decorative Rare (such as an exclusive plant or custom art asset)
The Plunderfish Tournament
🏴☠️ The Plunderfish Tournament
Organized by server staff members Samorite and Peace, the Plunderfish Tournament was UO:Renaissance's inaugural official staff-run fishing tournament. It introduced the automated Moonglow Docks turn-in bot, real-time catch logging, and an expansive prize pool for all participants.
- The Turn-In Station: Staged at the Moonglow Docks, featuring an automated logging official that recorded fish weight, date, and original catcher to ensure fair competition.
- The Lotto Keep: A featured grand prize house located south of Yew (with a doorstep addon, generously donated by Lightshade). Every single fish turned in granted the participant 1 Lotto Token for spins to win the keep.
- Fish in a Barrel Premiere: Marked the official debut of the custom ***Fish in a Barrel*** decorative asset, added through the client launcher art patch exclusively for server events.
- Competitive Divisions: Anglers competed for champion prize packages (100 Platinum Coins, 10 bonus spins, blessed hued fishing poles and nets, and commemorative trophies) across core divisions:
- Biggest Fish — Heaviest single catch landed from the deep
- Smallest Fish — The lightest recorded catch
- Highest Total Weight — Cumulative weight turned in by an individual character
- Best Event Screenshot — Community showcase for seafaring moments posted to the forums
- Weight Firsts & Roll-Offs — First fishermen to turn in specific target weights (1–200 stones)
MMXXVI Jubilee Fishing Tournament
⚓ MMXXVI Jubilee Fishing Tournament
Held annually in mid-August in celebration of the [[Peace & Samorite Jubilee]], this week-long tournament extends anniversary festivities onto the high seas.
- Turn-In Station: Moonglow Docks.
- Pieces of Eight & Wishing Well: Players turn in Big Fish to earn Pieces of Eight, which can be cast into the dockside Wishing Well for rolls on rare decorative items, anniversary rewards, and precious resources.
- Official Jubilee Hues: Grand prizes are themed in the official anniversary colors:
- Hue 1363: Deep Royal Blue
- Hue 2165: Shadow Silver
- Category Champion Prizes: Winners of Biggest Fish, Smallest Fish, and Highest Total Weight receive:
- 100 Platinum Coins
- 10 Pieces of Eight
- Jubilee Plant (winner's choice of hue 1363 or 2165)
- Blessed Hued Fishing Pole
- Blessed Hued Special Fishing Net
- Hued Commemorative Champion Trophy
