Calm

The amount of planning that goes into TAG! Gacha is enough to make me wonder if I have some masochistic tendencies. The only way to survive it is to pace myself and make sure to take some time out. When an event opens, its an excuse to step away from the grind and do a little shopping. Getting in right away is still part of the fun for me. There is lots of great product coming out for April. Here is a look at some of the things I picked up along the way.

Hair - +Spellbound+ Kiki - In Store Release

Tattoo - antielle. Hyaku Monogatari - Xiasumi School Festival

Jumpsuit - *MUKA* Lazy Jumpsuit - The Seasons Story

Rug - +Half-Deer+ Messy Rug/Blanket - The Chapter Four

Chair - Apple Fall Dutch Parlour Chair - Fameshed

Roses - Apple Fall Roses Box (Champagne) - Fameshed

Chest - Apple Fall Plan Chest - Fameshed

Coffee - Apple Fall Coffee & Muffin - Fameshed

Map - Apple Fall Books & Map - Fameshed

Painting - Apple Fall Verdant Oil Painting - Fameshed

Just a Giraffe

Its just a giraffe. A giraffe at your side to walk here and there.  

Gacha 

Hair - Blues - Minky Vintage - Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Giraffe - Half Deer - Tiny Teacup Giraffe - Creepy Kawaii Fair

Carpet - 8F8 - Granny's Winter Cottage Carpet - Mainstore

Non Gacha

Valentine - Seven Emporium - Box of Love - Mainstore

Grandfather Clock - Apple Fall - I Beam Grandfather Clock - Mainstore

Terrarium - Soy - Glass cloche with Mushrooms - Mainstore

Shabby Cupid

Not sure exactly when it happened but I have come to love Valentines Day and even Shabby Chic. I think the shabby chic thing has a lot to do with Apple Fall. This is one artist that can do no wrong when it comes to Gacha. There is something cosmopolitan about his work even tho the textures are often worn and washed over. Apples latest gacha can be found at The Chapter Four and if you are not blown away by the items, you will be by the price. The Chapter Four is usually on the higher end when it comes to the price to play but Apple is a treasure with his at 45L. 

Remarkable Oblivion has made lovers and haters of Valentines day very happy this year with a set of wings. One thing you can always count on in SL is a set of horns or wings and when Sebastian gets to working on these SL classics, he just blows it out of the water. Haters will love the black set, so very emo and lovers can get hot and bothered over the deep red. You can find these in their mainstore. Other notable artists here are Seven Emporium. Dear Agustkov has fed our Jesus jones again at Collabor88 with a big ol Jesus sign to add to your collection but I am even more fond of the little working help button he made. The scripted one will call whatever avatar number you enter soooo...make your own mischief there. Just another Seven Emporium gadget you didnt know you needed. Finally a nod to Halogen for these amazing curtains. Hanging roses and lights over sheer panels? Divine! You can pick those up at Collabor88 as well. 

Gacha Items

Roses - 8. Apple Fall Roses Jug - The Chapter Four

Chair - 6. Apple Fall Shauna's Chair - The Chapter Four

Piano - 2. Apple Fall Dolly Piano The Chapter Four

Non Gacha Items

Wings - Remarkable Oblivion - Eternity Wings - Aphrodisiac - Mainstore

Curtains - +Half-Deer+ Fairy Curtain - Collabor88

Guitar - Seven Emporium - Unstrung Classical Guitar - Collabor88

Suitcases - Apple Fall - Monogram Suitcases - Collabor88

Radiator - Junk - Old Radiator - Collabor88

Hair - Lamb - Illuminate - Collabor88

Ebenezers Gift

Time keeps crawling along. Here we are at another December. Last year Second Life gacha had us dressed as penguins in octopus hats slapping people with fish. We had a massive gift giving effort set up at Gachatopia called Santas Grotto that brought everyone together. This year we have something else for our beloved community of gacha junkies. We used Two Leaf's new Mystery Gift giving server to hide an exclusive gift in Ebenezers house at Gachatopia. Click all around the house and if old Ebenezer is up to it, you'll get something special made by Casa del Shai and Botanical. The gift will be out for the rest of the month. Happy Holidays to all!

Gacha

Bookcases - DRD ebenezers bookcase - Arcade

Chests - DRD ebenezers old chests - Arcade

Chair - Vespertine - Grannys Chair gold - Arcade

Non Gacha

Halo - Half Deer Fairylight Halo Gold - N21

Glasses - Tee*fy Beary Beary Glasses Brown - Inspiration Point Hunt

Jacket - Tres Blah - Lame Cropped Jacket Gold - N21

Romper - Tres Blah - ione Romper Creamy Peach - N21

Shoes - ieQED - Yui Bootie White - N21

Another December

Its December again and Second Life gacha has never been better. The Men's Department is hosting a special gacha edition this round along with non gacha items like this messenger bag from Remarkable Oblivion. This version is cayote tan but there are two others to choose from. You can also grab this down vest while you are there by Mikunch. It fits great and has a HUD to change the button down shirt texture underneath. Head over to the Arcade and have a look at Spellbound's new release. Shown here is the Dreamy Bear rare using the blondes HUD. The hat itself has color options and there are plenty of commons without the hat so you can wear this hair year round. Half Deer blesses our inventories again this December with a new winter version of Kerfluffles. These sheep are really fun to collect and have a place almost anywhere in or outside your home. 

 Gacha

Hair - Spellbound - Dreamy Bear RARE - Arcade

Sheep - +Half-Deer - Kerfluffle Sheep III Little Lights (Cream) - Arcade

Boots - FLite. A-Solo Snow Boots White - Arcade

Non Gacha

Jacket - Mikunch down vest pearl white - Mens Department

Messanger Bag - Remarkable Oblivion Messenger Bag Cayote Tan - Mens Department

Socks - Maitreya Dahlia Socks - Mainstore

Bramble

Spellbound seemed to spring up out of nowhere earlier this year with such a unique perspective on hair and branding that their influence can be seen now in many other hair brands in Second Life. Creator Kohana Xue has a style all her own and if you have a streak of rockabilly goth in you like me, Spellbound will fill your needs. Her latest release is Bramble, a flowing full bodied look with a slouch beret option. The hair comes with a HUD for the beret giving you 8 color options and fantastic texturing. Bramble can be found at Sad November untill the 22nd. Also featured here is a tulle apple skirt by GATO. I had to grab this at the Xiasumi School Festival for the pattern which reminds me of vintage oil cloth. The event is donating proceeds to Save the Children so shop away and feel good about your spending!

Non Gacha Shown Here

Hair - +Spellbound+ Bramble 2 - Sad November

Hair Flower - /artilleri/ rose hair flower *red* - Mainstore

Glasses - Tres Blah Winged Eye Glasses - Cream - Past Collabor88

Bodysuit - Maitreya Bodysuit Red - No Longer Available

Skirt - GATO Apple Skirt - Xiasumi School Festival

Skin - Atomic Muse Creme - Mainstore

Gacha

Tree Home - KAZZA Fantasy Abode Ultra Rare - Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Lama Pets - Half-Deer Lovely Little Llama in Buttercream and Sunglow - Xiasumi School Festival

Shoes - Ingenue Jolie Heels Ruby Rare - Mainstore

Oh so Scawy!

The kings and queens of cute got together for TAG! Gacha and produced some terrifyingly cute Gachas for halloween.
When meeting one of these in a dark alley you may be tempted to say Awww rather than Ahhh... but be warned... sharp fangs abound!

Be sure to join the Haunted Studio Tour at Gachatopia to pick up your Tour HUD and badge. Join our Gachatopia! chat group to get help for the tour or trade. Be sure to redeem your mystery coupons by the 31st of October. Once the event is over, those prizes will never be seen again!

Wearing

*MishMish* Scawy Monster - Avatar RARE

On Display

OMEN - Halloween Town (full set)

[geek.] Sheldon's Sugar-High  - Spooks Rare

[geek.] Sheldon's Sugar-High - Demon Rare

.:Standby Inc. - PVC Figures (Halloween) That Monster Guy

.:Standby Inc. - PVC Figures (Halloween) PebbleGoyle

.:Standby Inc. - PVC Figures (Halloween) FoulWitch

*MishMish* Scawy Monster - Frankie

*MishMish* Scawy Monster - Dracula

*MishMish* Scawy Monster - Diablo

*MishMish* Scawy Monster - Unicorn RARE

*MishMish* Scawy Monster - Freddy

<:*BoOgErS*:> Kitty w/ Balloon

<:*BoOgErS*:> Kitty play spider

.tsg. Persian Kitten - Pumpkat RARE

.tsg. Persian Kitten - Pinky Witch RARE

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Candy Pop RARE

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Pumpkin Spice RARE

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Cocoa

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Moon

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Little Devil

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Nebula

+Half-Deer+ Hearthugger Bat - Deery

TAG! You're it!

After many months of keeping this project a big secret, it was a big relief to be able to reveal TAG! Gacha to everyone at the start of this month. And before we knew it - the event is nearly upon us and the Gacha Keys are coming in at a steady rate.

Click on the poster to visit www.taggacha.com

Gachatopians spoke... and we listened. All our beloved events had a major flaw in common - and that was having a server capacity that was way below the demand of the consumers. (i.e: the dreaded message: TP cannot be completed because region is full) This is of course not the fault of the organisers but the limitation of the platform that is Second Life. In addition, lag for these crowded events was usually brutal. Again... related to the huge performance demands on a server that was heaving with avatars and lots of goodies to be bought.

For TAG! Gacha we tried to circumvent this problem by spreading the server load and what better way to do this than to bring customers back to the main stores of creators. From Booger's giant nose to Olive's giant um... Olive... From surreal landscapes to fantastical ones... From humble little rabbit holes to spectacular architectural achievements... when you are hopping from store to store and discovering new ones, you'll be wondering why you never visited earlier.

Halloween is our favourite time of year and from what we can see, TAG! Gacha creators seem to think so too! The quality of products on offer is simply outstanding. We have new up and coming brands amongst established and beloved names. 

Playing TAG! Gacha is easy. Visit HOW TO PLAY for more information.

Keep an eye on our TAG! Gacha Flickr feed where you can look at pictures specific to TAG! Gacha. If you have gacha photos to submit, please do so in our Gachatopia flickr group. 

TAG! Gacha tip: If the region you are trying to get into is full, you can skip it on the HUD and visit it again later.

We hope you will enjoy the event and good luck with the machines! Happy and safe trading everyone :)

Regards,

The Templars

Forest Tale

Halogen adds her special touch to the Arcade with her new machine A Forest Tale. One of the things Half Deer does best is cross breeding! Yes, I said it and its right in the brand name! She has been making us all a little bit woodland animal for years but I just about lost it when I saw what she had done to bunnies for her Arcade gacha. These little guys have the sweetest butterfly wings and a wonderful hold animation. Don't worry about rezzing them either, they are only 1 LI. The jewelry in this set is worth playing for as well. Beads and ribbons mix with metal and other findings making some truly unique accessories. Owl lovers will swoon over the two wide eyed versions in this gacha as well. They have curious blinking eyes and perch themselves sweetly in your hand. Available September 1st , where else but the Arcade!

Adorable Summer

July wraps up with great things from Mishmish, Junk, Oyasumi and Half Deer. The Seasons Story set the stage for a summer on the farm. You can still find these great pieces from Junk like this tractor table and fresh milk sign. The structure I am in is from the Oyasumi gacha at Seasons Story as well. But the real gacha star there is Half Deers Pygmy goat gacha. You can play the rezzable ones or the wearable shoulder pet...but we know you will play both! Once you have picked up your pygmys head over to the Dreamers Factory for more Half Deer delights like these lovely Starry Twilight ears and horns. No one does horns like Half Deer. You can also pick up the cute deer face tattoo in her mainstore. Don't go drifting off however before playing the Mishmish Candy Fluffz gacha. These adorable poofs will hover around you looking sweet. Finally the cotton candy machine of all cotton candy machines! Choose from three colors and let Mishmish serve you up some spun sugar in pink or mint. As Aime would say, so beaut!