Ohh believe me Manish, there were far easier and simpler contests featured in Newspapers. I guess you can call it simple, but I don´t think it was useless. I picked three pictures from very common maps, that is why it looks like easy task. If it featured pictures from rare maps that most players don´t even know they exist, the difficulty would increase exponentially.

Well, at least Rem goes straight to the point...

Third place ruins my Mr. Consolation reputation :p. Thanks N-S and congrats to the winners.

Depends on how effectively you will use the kit.

Gold box is dropped randomly, with every crystal added to the fund there is a chance of 1/10000 that a gold box will be dropped.

Shaft M1 is op :D.

Planned! :)

Editorials provided the option of publishing an article under the Press section Halo, though I would ask @Remaine for more info.

;)

I declare page 650 as @beetlejuice10 page :D Edit: 'Sweet inspiration' might come in handy! .... - - .--. ---... -..-. -..-. .. -.... ...-- .-.-.- - .. -. -.-- .--. .. -.-. .-.-.- -.-. --- -- -..-. ...-- ..... ...-- ..... -.-. .---- .--- .-.-.- .--- .--. --.

G´bye Commander :c

Don´t come close, I may burn you!

All good things are three. + reward

Use help site next time.

^ I told ya.

My special Viking :3

Another set of pictures from Valley battles, 3k fund in 15 minutes, gold box, and great rewards. Special thanks to players and @RRMI who helped with filling the map up.

Gold on Iran :)

Valley gold, almost no one around.

I plan to promote other maps in the future :P.

Insight to the problem If you are acquainted with the game, you surely have knowledge of the fact that some maps are played more frequently than others. The current version of Tanki Online offers exactly seventy-four maps to explore. You can play open maps or maps with inbuilt barriers, small ones, medium ones, big ones, maps with only one altitude level or maps with many floors where you can look down on your enemies. Simply said, the variation stretch is quite huge. However, with higher ranks the map structure becomes less diversified. As we grow through our Tanki careers, we uncover combinations most suitable for our gaming style and stick to short scale of battle modes and maps we enjoy spending a few hours of daily free time. If you already reached the last ranks in the game, the battle list will most likely consist of Polygons, Sandboxes, Islands, Serpuhovs, here and there some random infrequently played Gubakha will pop out of nowhere as a reminder that there are several other options to choose from when creating new battles. Topics centred around rareness of certain maps are not a novelty in English forum. If you bury yourself deep in the archives, you are sure to dig up some. But since this pending problem remains unsolved, a minor propagation campaign might be beneficial. The ultimate aim is to uplift some maps from the dust (or at least give it a try) and bring them under the spotlight. The first victim of our ignorance, that I want to write about and one that desperately needs a helping hand to acquire the spot under the sun is Valley. Prologue to Valley *Quick look in the chronicles* .... Valley belongs to the group of maps with quite a long history in Tankiverse. It was added to the list on the first of January 2010, which means it already celebrated sexennial. All the credits for admirable map making skills goes to her creator, a tanker called 123egor. Currently, all four battle modes are supported on this map. Maximum number of players that can join the battle is ten players (in team gameplay, it represents five on each side). Players unlock it on Warrant officer 1 rank. Why to click on Valley? After some adequate introduction, it is time to get to the bottom of the things. So, why should you as a Polygon loving tanker or Sandbox worshipper join or rather create a battle on this map? Here are some reasons that may convince you. 1. Symetry As you can see on the picture above, blue base´s A quarter is a mirror image of red base´s A´ quarter. Same applies to B and B´ quarters. The only things that make the difference are those always-following bushes in bases. There is no other inequality. Both sides must travel the same distance to supply drops, to the flags and share the same camping spots or hiding places. It can look a bit boring to play such homogenous map, but since both sides starts with identical conditions, no one will gain an advantage from field structure, which creates an optimal background for playing. 2. Suitable for most turret/hull combinations It is not so long ago I played side by side with Shaft/Wasp M3 user on this map. He proved to be very skilled, having no problems handling the likes of Mammoth/Vulcan with Isida supports. Was it because of the map itself? Definitely not. It was mostly because of that player´s ability and knowledge. However, I somehow feel that this map suited his style and helped him utilize the full potential of the combo. It shows that many combinations that are considered inadaptable have potential to dangerously surprise unaware enemies with their effectiveness. 3. Dynamic gameplay Valley can offer a very fast-paced gameplay. It can be classed as a medium map where you won´t find buildings or many inbuilt barriers, which means it is harder to avoid a combat. You won´t be forced to travel miles to spot your enemies (which is sometimes the case with bigger maps), even with slow hulls you can move to enemy base/or to your opponent relatively quickly. This way you will engage in fights more often which creates a premise of decent income in the form of experience points and crystals. Ok, it will never be an income like in Polygon CP, but maybe you will finally discover a slightly different gameplay. 4. Stereotype killer The same old maps everyday. Initial state of experimenting with new maps on lower ranks evaporates off and we slowly sink into the mainstream. There is nothing wrong with loving Polygons or Sandboxes, they truly meet the criteria of well-made map. But once, after those zillion times of Polygon fury, when you will realise that @greyat´s Polygon CP tactic - go to middle, die and repeat – is getting dull, match on Valley (or any other rare map) can be like refreshing cool breeze. 5. Easy gold box spot detection As the picture shows gold box drop spots are located in or near the middle „caldron“. Unlike maps like Kungur, Serpuhov or Dusseldorf, you will not have problems detecting that gold-coloured crystal sign on the ground. You are almost guaranteed to find the drop spot even with heavy hull, but since the spots are perfectly located for light or medium hulls that have the ability to jump over other tanks, I would recommend using Wasp, Hornet or Dictator for gold hunting. For those who enjoy spending time in pro supply-less battles with disabled supply drops, there is also a high possibility that gold sign will appear in the corners of the map (place of double damage boxes and double armour drop spots). This is the situation when a problem with spot detection can occur. In that case, try to make a quick circle around the perimeter (if you have equipped lighter speedier hulls, press self-destruction button immediately after the gold box notification and use those 10 seconds to locate the drop spot), if you have equipped heavy hulls, advance to the middle where most gold spots are located. You can also travel by the upper level of the map, this way you will have the best view and will reveal the gold spot where tankers are gathering more easily. How can you help with promotion? Create battles, join the battles if you see some, invite players to try Valley out, and share your viewpoints on the map. It can be painfully hard to create a battle that will be fully booked up, especially if you are a lonely wolf. If you have at least a few good online buddies in Tanki that are willing to join a battle with you, or even better, you are a member of a clan, this will make the filling process much much easier. There is always bigger chance that the battle will fill up when there are already some players fighting. The more people will encounter these scarcely played maps the brighter will be the prospect of battle list diversity. Perhaps we will provoke curiosity. Tips to begin with Hopefully an interest, arouse in you. If you are determined to make some Valley battles here are a few advices: Create team battle modes (mainly CTF and CP), have in mind it is a pretty small map with a maximum of ten players. These modes can offer the highest crystal fund values. I advise you to play TDM and DM only if you are confident that more players will join (friends or clan mates). From personal experience TDM and DM battles were also harder to fill up. Take possession of the map´s upper level. Team that dominated this part of map with supplies of the highest importance (Double damage boxes, Double armour boxes and Repair kit boxes), had the upper hand usually coming victorious in the battle. Wisely use the drop spots – if you check the pictures provided, you will see there are great supply roads for capturing the flag, also a great camping spot between repair kit and double damage box. Supply drops greatly alleviate the capturing of flags or points. Figuring the rest is up to you. If you came up with more detailed tips, tricks, tactics and strategies share them with us. My personal experience 15th January. Flexoo determined to prove you that Valley is worth of effort and time, created a multitude of Valley battles. Check out how it all shaped up. First battle - Valley CTF .... zzzz.... *snore*.... zz ..zzz.... after three minutes of nothing happening two opponents joined the blue side. Fine handicap to begin with. Shortly after my first flag catch the battle finally began to fill up. It was 4v3 when we totally took control over the flow of the battle. Close to the end some low ranked players left from both sides. Good game. I was shocked by the fund, taking into the consideration it was not a full 15 minute battle and not fully stocked with players, the fund raised to decent numbers. After aplenty of these... ... ,finally someone joined. Big YAWN, it ended being a boring 2v1. That conversation, though! Last third match - Valley CP We continued next round, Ares stayed, seemingly looking for his imaginary buddy. It all went well, but suddenly two generalissimo players came to take over. They were in a good way to kick our butts. In the middle of our desperate struggle to change the outcome, gold notification appeared. As I mentioned before, drop spots are located around the middle caldron, or inside it, so I got no problems locating it. It looks that no one was interested besides me. Sadly the takeover miracle did not happen. This time we lost the match, still a worthful prize. Afterwards, delighted Flexoo recalled those few good Valley memories from his low rank days and left the battle with a smile on his face. Fin. Conclusion It surprises me this map is not more popular. I must say I really enjoyed the quick dynamic gameplay on the Valley. Even more, it exceeded all my expectations. I hope I encouraged you to give it a try. That´s all from my side. Wait! No. I dare you guys to create some Valley battles! Share with us your experience whether you like the map or not. I want to know how many Valley lovers are out there. Air your opinion and impressions on the matter!

I don´t know much about his work, but I think he won a Golden globe. I loved his performance in HP series, he was really excellent there. R.I.P.

First gold I´ve seen today, I am lucky. :) I thought there is no chance that Titan will be able to successfully jump from that spot on Noise, but it all worked well. Total income of 10k in less than hour - 1k Gold box, 5k gold mission, 2x 1,5k missions + some rewards from battles. Not half bad.

^ Yeah everyone wants a nickname from Turkish telenovela :D. That´s how your name always sounded to me Emra.