Host Rooms

Host rooms provide great opportunity to win free prizes and trade with Hosts for retired pins and other items. Sometimes these rooms are games, quests, "hang-out" rooms, or a ride where you must choose the correct path to win a prize.

What is a Host?

A Host is a member of the VMK Staff in charge of entertainment and providing fun and games for the members of VMK. Their names begin with HOST_ and they either wear the regular staff uniform or an unreleased costume relating to the month’s theme.

Entering a Host Room

VMK rooms used to have a queue (a line) limit of 50 people. If there were already 50 people in line to get into a room, you just had to keep trying. While you were waiting in line, you saw a plain black screen with a box that says "You are in a queue behind __ other people." and you could do nothing but wait.

Now VMK is implementing a new feature called VMK Pass into the game. If there is a queue of more than five people, you can choose to get a VMK Pass. This pass allows you to hold your place in line while you walk around the Kingdom. However, you cannot play any mini-games or quests during this time. They are also removing the queue limit for the lines.

Prizes

The prize for winning any game is usually a Host pin. The Host pin is part of the monthly pin set, but is never sold. However, during some games and months, additional prizes may be given out. During December 2006, other Holiday-themed furniture is also sometimes given out as a prize.

Games

The games Hosts play can be spinning games, racing games, or a type of game where you race to find the correct teleporter.

Spinning Games

The spinning games require three random number generators. The player spins the generators. If a certain combination is reached, or sometimes a certain number (example: you may have to get a combination 3-4-5 or the total number must add up to more than 12.) The combination/total is determined and changed daily by the Host holding the game. There is another version where one generator is used and the prize you get is determined by a set of rules. (Example: If you get a 2, you win the Host pin if you get a 4, you win a chair, etc.)

Racing Games

The racing games generally involve a certain number of players (4-6) to enter an area of a room. Each player sits in a chair and races to the endpoint. The first player to reach it wins a pre-determined prize. These vary by being the first to reach an endpoint, the first to make it to the top of a stack of chairs, or the first to make it to one chair (like falling chairs).

Teleporter Games

The last main type of game is the Teleporter game. In these type games, players enter a roped-off area, and then try to go through teleporters until they find the correct one that will take them to the Host and their prize.

Quests

Hosts also have quest rooms. These quests are usually available to everyone through the Quest button on the toolbar, however sometimes they are quests you must enter the room to compete in. These quests will sometimes award the same prize to everyone who completes the quest, and sometimes it awards prizes based on the fastest times. They are usually short, easy quests that anyone can complete. They don’t usually require magic, and no extreme mini-game skills are needed.

Hang-out Rooms

There are other rooms where you can just sit and have a great time with your fellow players and the Host. Sometimes there are photo-ops, and sometimes there are mini-games or quests. Random door prizes are frequently given out. Trivia may also occur and result in prizes.