Christmas at the Peak – Wintermas
“It’s Phantom Peak – Wintermas – there’s a new Mayor in Town – and the streets have been transformed into a veritable festive wonderland. Local carols are sung in the streets – and, for once, Phantom Peak feels unified as the residents of the old and new town seem to put their differences aside in the spirit of the season. However, this unified façade is an illusion: intrigue and unrest bubbles beneath the surface: as the year moves to its conclusion, who knows what might happen at Phantom Peak – Wintermas?“
18th December 2022
Season: Wintermas
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: I can’t even describe how magical our first trip to Phantom Peak was. The way they’ve just created this little world, with actors who are perfectly in character, and backstories you really care about. And of course, the Platypuses… Platypi… so much Platypus! I’m just gutted we missed out on Season 1, and their Halloween update – Hallowed Peak.
Trails Completed:
| 02 | The Kirkyard Ghoul Word around town is that Spectre & Vox are looking for new recruits! Prospective applicants are being asked to go to the New Town and watch Videomatic code 1952 to learn more. You have eyes: why not give it a go? | (Spectre and Vox are recruiting! We find a ghost who’s thirsty, but on deeper digging, it’s just a viral ad for Jonacola made by Jonaco!) |
| 03 | Platman Returns The notorious vigilante Platman has returned to Phantom Peak! They’ve been putting up posters all around town but JONACO are taking them down as fast as they’re being put up. Rumours are that one remains on display at Phantom Tours… | (Platman is back – and he’s here to break out the imprisoned Father Platmas! After helping Cogwright work out who stole their pie (Ender!) you work out the activation key for the door is with Bellamy. You sneak a pic and give it to Father Platmas, aiding his escape.) |
| 04 | Sleigh Queen With Wintermas now in full swing, the annual ‘Sleigh Queen’ contest is the talk of the town. Who will be crowned? It’s anyone’s guess! Check out the poster on a Noticeboard for more details! | (Despite Perigate’s usual wins, you manage to convince Littlefield to enter and, with Nethersoles help, manage to rig the Sleigh Queen competition for our favourite postie.) |
| 05 | The Platypus, The Wizard, and the Armoire Phantom Peak is full of Wintermas classics! But something seems off about the book collection in the Wintermas Grotto. Someone needs help of a literary nature! | (Littlefield fell into a story! Jarnia! But it appears it’s a pocket dimension created by Dr Winter and will destroy the whole universe if it’s not stopped. You made Littlefield destroy it with 3 pushes of their lamp light switch.) |
| 06 | What’s in the Box?! Tis the season of giving! But it’s clear not everyone feels the same way. Phantom Peak. A clampdown in progress and the town is being plastered in posters: check the Town Noticeboard! | (Leadbelly has a box they are unsure of – it’s wrapped in caution tape! After a bit of checking, you realise it’s just a Secret Santa gift – it was a hard hat!) |
| 07 | The Ear Worm There’s a song playing in Spark’s Squat in the Old Town that people can’t get out of their head. It’s catchy, it’s punchy – it’s everything Wintermas should be! But something seems off about it: someone needs to take a closer look. That someone… is you. | (Sparks has been playing a song that causes actual earworms! Bellamy, the deputy mayor, is sick of it and tasks you to getting to the bottom of things. Turns out to be a spectral worm, cured by singing the Wintermas song, Platypus in the Snow.) |
| 11 | Winter at Hogwood’s At this time of year, there’s nothing quite like gathering round a warm projector and watching a seasonal film. There’s one that’s just come out, in fact! Reviews are… mixed… There should be a poster advertising it by the Picture House, I’m sure there’s no major problems with it. | (Hogwoods latest film has been banned and is being turned into a weapon by Jonaco) |
19th December 2022
Season: Wintermas
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: Some of the characters were played by different actors on the second day, so we had lots of fun with comments like “you’ve changed your hair since yesterday” or one rather badly thought out “you look different than you did in my dream last night” from Wes. A lot of the actors who were the same recognized us though, so we felt like real Jonaco members.
Trails Completed:
| 01 | It’s a Winterful Life It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Phantom Peak! Although, it doesn’t appear everyone feels the same way: something is pinned to the Thirsty Frontier Saloon – someone needs help with a paranormal problem. | (Winter has been haunted! He punched the ghost and collected some ectoplasm. On investigation, Pax is the one behind the prank!) |
| 08 | Jonabot all the Way There’s a thrilling new toy from JONACO that everyone wants! Look for a toy advert on The Noticeboard. Maybe you’ll be able to snag one of them for yourself! | (Everyone is sold out of the hottest Wintermas toy, the mini Jonabot! After lots of asking around, you discover Madame Mechanica has been collecting the actually sentient bots, and asks you to recruit Datchery to the resistance to help) |
| 09 | Blobsleigh Word around town is that Pax is feeling a little blue this Wintermas. See if you can offer them a little Wintermas Cheer! Pax runs the Platypus Adoption Centre, so you can probably find them there. | (Pax missed their old sleigh team, however Jonaco has been experimenting and has turned their old team into one blob sleigh rider!) |
| 10 | Sparks’ Letter Sparks is looking down this Wintermas. They’ve been sitting staring glumly at their letterbox. You should ask them what’s wrong. | (Sparks is worried they’re on the naughty list – turns out that their letter to Father Platmas was destroyed so you replace it with a fake to make them feel better) |
| 12 | Deck the Halloways ‘Tis the season of pranking in Phantom Peak. Everyone enjoys a joke or a jape at someone’s expense: well, almost everyone. It’s clear by a note on the Town Noticeboard that one prank victim is less than amused at these seasonal gags. | (Halloway is being pranked. It turns out to be Sparks who stole the diamant and went and created a living snowman…who melted! The melted snowman makes for a great Wintermas present for Halloway) |
| 13 | Naughty or Nice I’m receiving a transmission from…Father Platmas? But he’s been imprisoned by JONACO? How is that possible! | (Nethersole, the only one on the good list, shows you that a nice letter to Father Platmas is good for a place on the nice list.) |
Spring at the Peak – Platypus Parade
“The Platypus Parade! This season at Phantom Peak, it’s the annual Platypus Parade. But you knew that already. You’re a seasoned Phantom Peak expert. You practically live here. So, what’s going on? So much! There’s Platyworld, the new not-at-all-propaganda exhibit from JONACO. There’s festivities! There’s new trails! There’s loads and loads of events!“
30th April 2023
Season: Platypus Parade
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: Oh how we had missed Phantom Peak and it’s people! There were a few changes this time – the Christmas Grotto was now Platyworld, the Adoption Centre had moved, and in a more permanent move the bank had burned down, seemingly killing off one of the characters! There were so many nods and references to the previous season, it really felt like the story was continuing. This definitely made us wonder what we would have picked up on last time if we hadn’t missed the first two seasons!
Trails Completed:
We only managed four trails on our first visit this season as we also visited Platyworld… which is definitely a wonderful fun world for Platypus lovers to unite… and definitely not a trick to lure in test subjects…
| 01 | Health and Safety Gone Mad Sneakiness. Underhandedness. Discretion. All qualities you probably don’t have. Yet someone in town is in need of stealthy assistance. Check the Town Noticeboard. | (Pax recruits you as a spy to find out who is behind the popping of balloons around Phantom Peak. Turns out the Resistance is behind the poppings and you become a Resistance member to find out what’s going on. In the end you discover Leadbelly’s typewriter is haunted – and is manifesting their mysteries into real life) |
| 04 | Fortune Favours the Furb Phantom Peak is home to many things: Jonas, platypuses and of course, TREASURE – or so the rumours say. A note has been hammered to the walls of the Thirsty Frontier Saloon regarding such rumours: if you’re interested in being less poor and unattractive, it’s time to check it out! | (Cogwright has half a treasure map and is looking for treasure hunters. Furbish is involved and you seek out his best friend in Phantom Peak – Copper – for more info. From there you find out the other half of the map is held by a group called FUPA (Furbish protection act). Turns out the “treasure” is Furbish! He’s alive, and waiting underground for the right time to return) |
| 07 | Who You Gonna Jonagraph? Phantom Peak has its fair share of paranormal goings-on, but it seems like their resident paranormal investigators are facing some difficulties themselves. Head over to the Town Noticeboard to find out more. | (Spectre is worried about a rival paranormal investor outfit – Ghoulbusters. After using Halloway’s recent ghost sightings to contact them, you discover the Ghoulbusters are actually demons, and Vox – Spectre’s partner – gives you instructions to get rid of them with the mirrors) |
| 10 | Pity Parade At this time of year everyone is preparing for the biggest event in town, the parade! You have been assigned Perigate for assistance, please go to JONACO HQ and ask them for your assignment! | (Perigate needs help preparing for the big parade! You are tasked with fixing Robo DJ. By doing so, you discover Madame Mechnica is involved. You need a distraction so you fake a birth certificate to say it’s Jonas’s birthday, causing massive embarrassment and a rank decrease for Perigate who asks all to sing happy birthday at the closing ceremony – it turns out it is not Jonas’s birthday at all!) |
1st May 2023
Season: Platypus Parade
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: We really had to speed up to get the remaining 7 trails completed, but still found time to adopt our fourth platypus and chat with our favourite members of the resistance!
Trails Completed:
| 02 | Vanishing Act Phantom Peak is harmonious, thanks to the munificence of Jonas. He’s cool, he’s hot. He’s the perfect man! Some people disagree, though. One person in particular, who’s in demand for all the wrong reasons. Look around the Old Town to find a poster on this wanted criminal! | (Zenia is public enemy number one! There’s posters all over town and you reach out to the Resistance (Sparks!) to see if you can help. Unfortunately what you uncover is not great news – Zenia is an AI bot, created by Jonas. She’s no longer needed… the takeover of the old town is almost complete! You made sure to tell Sparks about the betrayal) |
| 03 | Nylon Genesis Evangelical Advertising: the best way to find out about products and services alike. But one advert is causing some commotion, due to its… unusual overtones. Head to The JONAVISION and watch Channel 401. | (Pius has a problem with furniture turning up unannounced at his church! You do some digging on his behalf and find you can get rid of the infernal furniture with songs about how bad the furniture is. Cue bad singing about shoddy workmanship) |
| 05 | Littlefield’s Little Friend Phantom Peak is a marvellous place, full of amazing technology thanks to JONACO. But not all technology works seamlessly: someone is having a problem with their Jonabot! Check The Town Noticeboard to find out more. | (Littlefield has a new robot friend in the Jonapost office – but it keeps eating letters! You trace the fault to a dangerous error that means the bot will kill whoever the owner loves most – and Littlefield loves Jonas!) |
| 06 | Play with Fire Phantom Peak is in shock after the recent fire at The Bank Of Phantom Deeps. One of the town’s residents perished, and was laid to rest. Everyone is asking “why?” and “how?” Perhaps you’re the ones to get to the bottom of this: to The Graveyard! | (You find the saloon burnt out after an arson attack with Nethersole reportedly dying in the fire. However, it turns out Nethersole faked their death due to guilt over selling the town out and allowing Jonaco in!) |
| 08 | War of the Reels This year’s Platypus Parade has its very own Film Festival – and it looks like the winner has recently been announced! Check out the poster on the Town Noticeboard to see who won. | (Hogwood is reeling after discovering her nemesis, Boarbark, has won best film at the recent film festival! You decide to do some sniffing around and eventually discover that she’s been using a Jonacamera. Unfortunately that camera causes memory loss… and it turns out Hogwood and Boarbark are one and the same… the camera just kept making Hogwood forget she was using her pen name!) |
| 09 | Kindred Spirits Phantom Peak has its fair share of dodgy denizens – and you’ve heard that someone is recruiting for prospective evil-doers. Head to the place where evil leaves the body, the bathrooms and search for a recruitment poster! | (Dr Winter is looking for some evil apprentices – you apply and are tasked with finding out more about a tiny evil hat Winter has found. After some digging around and discussions with a spooked Sparks, you reveal it is Terence the talking platypus seeking revenge! Winter seems impressed by the talking platypus!) |
| 11 | The Big Day Amazing work. You have been SO helpful in fact, that a very special someone has taken notice. I wouldn’t want to spoil it for you, head over to a Videomatic and type in 1186. | (You watch a videomatic of a conversation between Dr Winter and Jonas – something is under Phantom Peak and its power source appears to be their target. You told Winter what you know…) |
Summer at the Peak – Summer’s Peak
“It’s Summer’s Peak – and the Phantom Peak Summer festival is in full bloom. Whilst the air is sweet with Summer blossoms, JONACO are excavating deep below Phantom Peak. They have discovered something thrilling: the remnants of an ancient society, whose ruins lurk beneath Phantom Peak itself. Come and see the ancient mysteries: the strange, recently uncovered standing stones that are on display around the town. Explore the town, make new friends or enemies, and most importantly, help us prepare for the grand unveiling!“
10th September 2023
Season: Summer’s Peak
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: Our first time trying to fit two sessions (9 hours) into one day, and we managed to choose the hottest day of the year! This time, the previously burned down bank had re-opened as the Hall of Art and some strange monoliths had appeared around town.
Trails Completed AM:
| 03 | Ei8ght As a new resident to Phantom Peak, you probably are already lost. Fortunately, something else has been lost in town: birds of a feather stick together! Head to JonaComms for an urgent message! | (Someone has lost their rank 8 badge! You check it out at the lost and found and get pointed towards Rexford. It’s not theirs so you decide to try becoming a rank 8 yourself to see if that helps. In the process, you learn that the badge is holding a ghost that needs to be destroyed by dipping the badge in ink! Datchery gladly obliges.) |
| 05 | Under Refurbishment The Jonassist has received a number of complaints about the walls in the restrooms having political graffiti. Please investigate this. And if you feel like it, relieve yourself. You deserve it. | (You find pro Furbish graffiti in the bathrooms and examine their old office for clues. After watching Furbish’s video obituary, you speak to Pius who is concerned about a cult. Sparks is involved and tells you it’s actually a group of people who believe Furbish will return! You find a videomatic code on a monolith (weird cos the monoliths are ancient) and find Furbish is behind his own cult! He’s alive and building support!) |
| 06 | The Dramatic Question These new JAM boxes are all the rage – and some people are already using it for humanity’s greatest cultural output: advertising! Checkout Channel Y on JAM Box 6 in the Summerhouse. | (You find an advert for Spectre and Vox, they want to investigate Jonas! But locals won’t talk to them, so you as tourists are perfect. You talk to Pocket about the axiomatic clock and look into purple diamant-unique to Phantom Peak and wildly powerful. We must tell Spectre the truth: that Jonas found a fragment of something as a child, laden with purple diamant. Now he is looking for the rest, something he calls “the gift from the deeps.” You learn that red diamant controls time, blue controls space – purple does both!) |
| 08 | Platman Beyond Superheroes. They’re everywhere nowadays thanks to Platman. There’s the Platman Cinematic Universe, Platman action figures for children, there’s even a Platman themed set of upmarket silverware. Wait, you haven’t heard of Platman? Get to a Videomatic immediately and enter 7635! | (You ask Rexford for proof of his Platman connections, and then find out he’s worried about a copy Platman! He sends you to the summerhouse. There you start the hunt to find the questioner, Cogwright, their nemesis who appears to have released not one, but many Platmen! You learn of an alternate Phantom Peak – Phantom City! Rexford closes the portal with salt to keep the peak safe.) |
Trails Completed PM:
| 01 | Dead Ringer Phantom Peak is full of amazing people, but not all have minds like yours, a mind purpose built for intrigue and mystery! Head to a Town Noticeboard to have a look if there is a way for you to assist with the Big Dig! | (Sparks has been buying stuff from a greymarket site and has ended up with a weird looking skull! After tracking down Datchery as the seller and a lab test with Dr Winter, you find a message from Sparks in the future warning themselves not to join the Janus 2 project – and that skull is Sparks all along!) |
| 02 | Radio Killed the Video Star JONACO have just unveiled their latest creation: The JAM Box! But one of them appears to be malfunctioning. Impossible! JONACO never makes mistakes! But maybe take a look at JAM Box 3 in the JONACO Site Office, just to be sure. | (You find a broken jam box and report to Cogwright who maintains such things. You find out that these boxes use rose diamant and were created by Charles Datchery. The diamar, first people of the land, trapped souls in the diamant causing the voices that can be heard. You tell Cogwright what you know.) |
| 04 | The Diamar Code Everyone loves the cinema, the perfect lighting, a bucket of flagrant popcorn on your lap – unfortunately the Big Dig has caused a new rash of conspiracy based thrillers. You may be able to find one for yourself if you look around town for movie posters! | (You watch the trailer for the new Hogwood film and are tasked with finding the code to a cryptex. You find an old note from Bellamy admitting to staging a death in the art hall and pointing you to the graveyard. You check the monoliths and find a code. Turns out Camcom are behind the whole thing as a marketing campaign!) |
| 07 | Littlefield’s Little Package The Big Dig has brought many things to Phantom Peak, including loads of correspondence. The postal officer Littlefield is overwhelmed by the amount of mail and needs a hand. Will you answer the call? | (Littlefield has lost a package! And now they’re being blackmailed! You find other victims and eventually get a message from Terrence, who didn’t steal the package but has CCTV. The package seems to have grown a leg and left on its own. It was caught by Spectre who tells you it is cursed and needs to be opened by a postal worker to transfer the curse – poor Littlefield! On opening, it is revealed as Schrodinger’s curse – a 50/50 chance for a monster in that box to be dead or to rip your face off!) |
| 09 | Keep Your Friends Close Plenty of people across the ridge have very… interesting approaches to fashion. You look like you could use some fashion advice, so why not visit the Town Noticeboard. It’s a great way to start every sartorial adventure! | (Dr Winter is being mocked by a tiny hat on the platypus on the lake. He wants you to find out what Terrence is doing. He’s started a scheme – Hustlepus university to train betapusses to alphapusses. You complete some tasks to join and learn the truth about the evil group Terrence is forming, and they want Winter to join! You deliver the message to Winter who accepts, thanks to the offers of gifts such as teeth or Pocket’s latest book.) |
| 10 | Twirling Shadows Capitalism: it’s perfect! But sometimes the market fails, and for everything else there’s the unregulated market of the Town Noticeboard. If you need to make a quick buck, that’d be the best place to start. | (Halloway knows of a ghost trapped in a jam box but is finding Spectre too expensive. You find out that something is up with jam box 2. You go to Robodoc to discuss the voices you hear. You call the old undertakers who points you to a Jonavision channel – which has theories of aliens causing the blimp crash! You find details of a secret meeting happening in the crypt and uncover the platypole in the old town is a drill, releasing souls trapped in the diamant. You disconnect the drill and tell Halloway.) |
| 11 | Angels and Diamant Someone in town is up to something big. You’ve clearly had a good look around the place. There’s a rumour that there’s another cosmic entity in town – the enemy of The Cosmic Platypus: The Infernal Echidna! Talk to Pius, the defacto head of the Church of the Cosmic Platypus. | (Pius is worried about the Infernal Echidna and gives you a Videomatic code. You watch a video telling you there is a problem with the Jonahedron and to stop the potential damage, Rexford (aka Platman) must steal the Cosmic Platypus egg, which he does at the end of the day saving the town again!) |
Hallowed Peak – The Lunar Festival
“Something mysterious and unspeakable is happening at Phantom Peak as the townsfolk prepare for a Lunar Festival they’ll never forget. The very future of Phantom Peak hangs in the balance with the charismatic Mayor Pocket facing an election that could see him lose his grip and shake the foundations of the town to its core. As denizens of Phantom Peak gather together to face some of the most tumultuous and terrifying times ever experienced in the town, it’s up to YOU to uncover the secrets within at an immersive Halloween event like no other…“
7th October 2023 
Season: The Lunar Festival
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: This season had a few trails where you could choose whether to tell the truth or lie to your favourite residents at the end of your investigation. We were also lucky enough to bump into some of our favourite non-residents – Henry Lewis and Henry Shields (from Mischief Theatre) and Neil Patrick Harris! We knew he liked Phantom Peak as he’d tweeted about it before, but couldn’t believe we actually saw him there in person! He was getting stuck in to all the trails, even taking part in the hook a platypus game!
Trails Completed AM:
| 03 | Killing with Kindness The Lunar Festival is a time for the townsfolk to put aside their differences and come together to celebrate the Cosmic Platypus. But one town member seems to want to end their personal disputes forever, violently. But who? Check the Town Noticeboard! | (Dr Winter is unhappy again – this time because someone is spreading nice rumours about him around town. You ask around and find a TV show called The Kind Doctor. Turns out to be propaganda made by the gnomes who want Winter to lead them but think the general gnome population might need some softening up first. You convince Winter to take the job, crowning him and even receiving a rare compliment!) |
| 05 | Trick or Treat The JONACO mandated Special Election has seen the meteoric rise of the ever-chatty Terrence the Talking Platypus! As a potential voter, it’s essential to be politically well informed! Check out their campaign poster at the Old Town Noticeboard! | (You look into Terrence the Talking Platypus’s campaign, being run by Perigate, and discover that while they promise to leave Sparks alone, they are actually being nice to make a demon target Sparks for death! To save Sparks, you need to insult them…it’s for their own good!) |
| 08 | Spirit of the Season It’s the Lunar Festival, which means Hogwood has just released their newest horror movie! You can find the movie poster just outside the Picture House. But something, as ever, has gone awry. | (Hogwood has a new film but no monster! It apparently came out of the screen and went on a rampage in the old town, leaving blue marks everywhere. On analysis, you discover the blue marks are from all the Jona juice Hogwood has been drinking – and she’s hallucinating! You warn her about the dangers of the tasty blue stuff…) |
| 10 | I Know What You Did Last Wintermas A brand new blockbuster has come out just in time for the Lunar Festival, and it’s being advertised everywhere! Well, not EVERYWHERE of course, but it is being advertised just outside the Jonavision. You should check it out! | (Datchery has been getting threatening letters about what she did last Wintermas and asks for help. You analyse the handwriting with the helpful flowchart Datchery provides and end up at Winters lab, where you discover Datchery is writing the notes themselves – they had a memory wipe due to causing the great rock fall with an unfortunate rock throw. You either tell Datchery the truth, or lie and say Leadbelly is behind it all…) |
Trails Completed PM:
| 01 | Unlucky For Some Normally the Lunar Festival is a frightening time, but Perigate’s worries seem to be more grounded, so to speak. They were spotted conspicuously dragging something into the Terrence Campaign HQ in the Summerhouse. Why don’t you ask them what they found? | (Perigate recruits you to infiltrate the Pocket mayoral campaign and help unlock a box they have found. After your usual investigation, you find it belonged to mayor Nazabod. Opening it reveals a cursed mask – which you can choose to warn Perigate about or lie and tell them it’s for good luck.) |
| 02 | Pocket Gets Cancelled There have been rumours around town that Pocket has Littlefield, the JonaPost officer as their campaign manager! Things must be dire if Pocket is relying on the lowest ranked person in town! Why don’t you ask Littlefield at JonaPost how they wound up as Pocket’s lackey? | (Pocket has been cancelled thanks to a speech he gave and a painting of Jonas…as a bald man. You try to convince Pocket that the painting is hurting their chances – they share their apology and you learn Platman has also been cancelled. You learn you can pass the cancellation on by passing the curse causing it to a willing person – so you convince Littlefield to take the hit!) |
| 04 | Five Nights at Robo-DJ’s Ah, the Lunar Festival, everyone’s favourite holiday. Everyone other than Spectre, that is – ’tis the spooky season and they’re rushed off their feet. Head over to Spectre and Vox: Paranormal Investigators. They might need some support! | (Spectre thinks Robo DJ needs checking on – you watch some CCTV with Robo DJ trying a jump scare. Sparks has also seen them moving about at night and sets you to research the manufacturer. After some digging, you learn they used Mayor Nazabod’s brain to make Robo DJ, and they want an alliance with Pocket. You convince the incumbent mayor to take the deal.) |
| 06 | The Devil’s Dues Spectre and Vox are the town’s premier paranormal investigators! But it seems someone in town seems definitively sceptical of their services. Take a look at the Town Notice Board and find the poster belittling Spectre and Vox. | (Cogwright doesn’t rate Spectre and needs a paranormal investigator, so you volunteer! They’re having issues with Aggrogoth – a demon you previously helped to gain a job at Konaco! You contact them and they point to a video which looks like an ad from Spectre and Vox. It sounds like Spectre’s business is in trouble, and it’s Cogwright’s fault! You convince Cogwright that this demon is too powerful for freelance paranormal investigators, and that their only hope is to purchase Spectre’s s.a.f.e.g.u.a.r.d. plan.) |
| 07 | Cosmic Counterparts The Lunar Festival is in full swing, once again! There’s never a better time to check out the history of the holiday. What’s that? There’s a JONACO Videomatic, designed for this specific purpose? How convenient! Check out Videomatic 0034. | (Pius isn’t feeling great – they seem nervous about the infernal echidna and ask you to help. After digging around you learn about succulent skies and their pilot brothers Brutus and Pinkerton. Eventually you learn (with some diamant involvement) that Pius is an amalgam of the brothers – Pinkerton and Brutus = Pius) |
| 08 | Mum’s the Word Halloway may have a morbid job as Phantom Peak’s Undertaker, but they somehow manage to stay vibrant and energetic through even the darkest times. The Lunar Festival is usually Halloway’s favourite time of year, but something has them down in the dumps. Why don’t you ask them what’s bothering them? | (Halloway is missing their mum who has seems to have gone somewhere. You do a bit of digging around town and find out that she’s moved on to the afterlife and the note Halloway thought was a demanding IOU was actually a loving last message – I heart you!) |
| 11 | Chaos Reigns There’s one campaign that’s been oddly quiet this election season… EXTREMELY QUIET! The Campaign for Furbish of course. There’s rumours of a secret Videomatic 2592. | (You see a message from Furbish…the election is a sham (clearly!!) And he will only resurface when he is ready! You also discover that Jonaco has sent Spectre a piece of diamant under the name of Miraco which seems to hold a particularly twisted soul.) |
Christmas at the Peak – The Beast of Winter
“This Christmas, experience Phantom Peak’s very own alternative festive celebration, Wintermas! Step into a town brimming with Wintermas joy as the townsfolk prepare for the arrival of their very own seasonal being, Father Platmus! The town is in lockdown, with all your favourite characters gathered together to make sure the town is set for the big arrival. Imagine entering a vintage Victorian postcard from a parallel world, complete with an odd and slightly old-school Father Christmas figure, festive platypuses knitted by Serbian grandmothers, and a huge tree festooned with all kinds of whimsical Phantom Peak frippery! Make this a Christmas to remember with the finest Wintermas celebration that Phantom Peak has ever seen!“
2nd December 2023
Season: The Beast of Winter
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: There’s nothing quite like Christmas at the Peak. Having completed a full year of Phantom Peak seasons, and then experiencing our second Christmas there, there’s no comparison. It’s just magical. This season had some of the regulars moving venue, most notably Dr Winter’s lab and Hogwood’s cinema moving into the old Platyworld location.
Trails Completed AM:
| 02 | Parent Company (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Littlefield wants to be adopted by Jonas – that’s not happening! You try to help, even offering them up to Pius! Unfortunately they’re banned from joining the church as they need to be emancipated from their parents. Then, Perigate helps by reclassifing them as printer paper, enabling Jonaco to adopt them.) |
| 03 | Where Are You? (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Hogwood has been chased out of their cinema. Their employed a team of teens and a dog to help! You find them dead and find an innocent yeti who just wants Hogwood to watch their film and receive an award for comedy – even though Hogwood makes art!) |
| 07 | The Parent Trap (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Perigates parents are in town (ugh!) And disguised as staplers. You hunt then down and learn they are disappointed in their child and are trying to set them up with Dr Winter! He marblised them and you return them to Perigate.) |
| 08 | The Gronch (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Someone has trashed the undertakers and covered it in green fur. You ask about and find out about the Gronch and their cereal and later discover Jonaco meddling! You find out it’s a man called Elis who is being slowly transformed. Robodoc told them to hide in a coffin so they hid in one in the undertakers – you let Halloway know of their hidden guest.) |
| 09 | Parasocial Activity (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (A model of the Spectre and Vox office has been left with Spectre. The model maker is back and Spectre is worried about Vox. You join the S&V fan club run by Perigate and find fan fiction by Bunk wishing Vox dead! Bunk has trapped Vox in a model in the hall of art – you go to free her by alerting Spectre that Bunk is in the mirrors.) |
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| 01 | A Winter Wonderlab (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (You find mention of a scheme to protect against Father Platmas, which you join via Dr Winter. Purple diamant has been stolen! Clues point to Spectre, who denied it – they ‘borrowed without permission’! You learn more and discover white diamant is needed to stop Father Platmas. You find some, take to Winter and then find out he’s not trying to solve the problem – he’s draining funds with their massive new lab and destroys the sample of white diamant.) |
| 04 | Mayor of the Universe (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Pocket has received a gift – a puppet – and is convinced it’s from their future love. You ask Hogwood who denies things and check Pocket’s profile on Jumble and see an interdimensional error. You uncover the council of Pockets – Pockets from across the multiverse. The puppet wants to be mayor of the universe, attacked RoboDJ – the deputy mayor – and is now coming for Pocket! You warn Pocket of the dangers and tell him to kill it with fire.) |
| 05 | Merry Mayhem (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Sparks is looking for someone to help trap Terrence! You check the squat but someone has triggered the trap Sparks set up! You discover Terrence and Hustlepus Uni look to be involved but Terrence says its JIA that’s after Sparks! They mention a prophecy from Madame Mechanica that Sparks will be Jonas in the Jonativity. You find out they need to workout and teach them their new workout plan!) |
| 06 | The Platmas Clause (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Datchery is wishing she had Father Platmas’s business model! She’s feeling weird cravings so you consult Robodoc! You learn of another Santa who died from explosive bowel disorder and it appears Datchery is turning into Platmas and this could also be her fate! You advise her to destroy her wish receipt to stop the transformation.) |
| 10 | How the Questioner Stole Wintermas (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | A painting of Platman has been defaced at the hall of art. They suspect the Questionner but Cogwright says they’re being framed. You go investigating and find someone called the Matchmaker behind things. It’s Cogwright’s mum, trying to get Platman and the Questionner together! |
| 11 | Home for the Holidays (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (You intercept a Videomatic from Furbish to their contact, Deputy P (Perigate) saying they agree to terms… and they’re awaiting a reply. Perigate is working for Terrence and wants out! Terrence appeals to Furbish and promises to punish the Peak with a special parcel. You try to intercept it but Littlefield has already let it go…) |
Spring at the Peak – The Festival of Innovation
“This spring, flowers aren’t the only things blooming in Phantom Peak! The frost of Wintermas has melted away, uncovering a new powerful resource that JONACO are all too happy to get their hands on: a new form of synthetic, sustainable Diamant! Jonas has announced the first ever Festival of Innovation, a competition for townsfolk to display their ingenuity. But of course, something strange is afoot, deep below the soil… Join us to explore a revolutionary new chapter of Phantom Peak!“
9th March 2024
Season: The Festival of Innovation
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: This season Dr Winter and Hogwood were back in their rightful places, and Cogwright had moved into the old Platyworld location ready for the Festival of Innovation. The old Phantom Deeps Tour venue shows little sign of Rexford ever being based there (except a bed for Chrono) after the monster destroyed it in a previous season.
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| 02 | Some Body to Love The Festival of Innovation is a celebration of life, and all of the endless possibilities for humanity! But it’s also an important time to honour and celebrate those who have passed. One notable town resident has even died recently: pay your respects outside the Rockbolt Theatre. | |
| 03 | The Fear Factory The Festival of Innovation is an exciting time of year, where humanity showcases its best and brightest hopes for a better tomorrow! But one invention in particular seems to have a darker intention. Tune to Jonavision Channel 655 to learn more about it! | |
| 04 | Scaly Underbelly Thanks to JONACO, Phantom Peak is a crime free utopia! Or at least most of the time it is! But it seems there are some shifty individuals in town. Being the straight-laced tourists that you are, why don’t you take a look at the Town Notice Board for more information. | IN IT – AND ONLY DATCHERY CAN HELP THEM ESCAPE! YOU LET HER KNOW SO SHE CAN SNEAK THEM OUT DURING THE CLOSING CEREMONY |
| 05 | Phantom of the Picture House Spring is in the air, along with complicated feelings of romance and affection! Phantom Peak residents are no strangers to love, but some are more direct about it than others. One resident in particular seems very clear on what they want. Check the Town Notice Board for a romantic request! | THEIR JUMBLE PROFILE AND FOLLOW THE STEPS TO TRY AND GET A TICKET TO THE MASKED LOVERS BALL. AFTER A LOT OF DIGGING YOU DISCOVER ALVIN SHELDRAKE, THE MAN IN THE MASK, DOESN’T WANT HOGWOOD, THEY WANT THEIR HELP FINISHING THEIR MOVIE, THE SCRIPT FOR WHICH IS UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS. YOU HELP FINISH THE FILM WITH HOGWOOD. |
| 07 | The Devil you Know Congratulations Tourist! You just completed our opening calibration questions in record time! This means you must be a Tech Nerd. You should sign up for a local competition designed especially for people with your talents! Look for a nearby poster celebrating people like you! | SPEAK TO SOMEONE CALLED JIM…HARD TO DO WHEN KLACKY IS SHUTTING DOWN VIDEOMATICS! YOU TRY TO WRITE A LETTER TO JIM FOR HELP…BUT HE’S DEAD! AFTER SOME DIGGING AROUND YOU DISCOVER KLACKY’S REAL NAME – HE’S A DEMON CALLED MIGAS. YOU HELP BROKER PEACE BETWEEN MIGAS AND SPECTRE – BUT IT MIGHT BE AT THE COST OF COGWRIGHT AND THEIR CHANCES OF WINNING THE INNOVATION FESTIVAL’S GRAND PRIZE! |
| 09 | The Last Laugh The Festival of Innovation is a joyous celebration of creativity! At least, it is for most townsfolk. But one invention seems to be calling out a particular townsperson by name. Head to the Show Floor and check out the Auto-Clown to find out why! | WHO WAS BEATEN BY A BUNCH OF BRATS LED BY A YOUNG PERIGATE. TURNS OUT PERIGATE WAS SUFFERING FROM A CONDITION CALLED CLOWNITIS, HALLUCINATING EVIL CLOWNS, CURABLE BY A RED NOSE AND THAT THOSE BRATS WERE HOGWOOD AND DATCHERY! YOU TELL PERIGATE YOU DESTROYED THE INTERDIMENTIONAL SPIDER TO CURE THEM |
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| 01 | Chrono the Wonder Dog Platman, Phantom Peak’s caped champion of justice, has a new sidekick who has everyone’s tongues wagging! It’s Chrono the Wonder Dog! Find out more about this incredible canine on Jonavision Channel 201! | |
| 06 | The Very Best Spring is a time of exploration for Phantom Peak residents! With the extra sunlight it’s hard not to be drawn to the great outdoors! But it seems like local postal officer Littlefield may have lost something important! Head to the Town Notice Board to see what beloved thing has gone missing! | |
| 08 | Sweet Disposition We interrupt your regularly scheduled trail to bring you this important news bulletin – The former democracy of Barrow on the Hill has disbanded to make way for a new Monarchy! To learn more, tune to Jonavision channel 255! | AND LEARN FROM HOGWOOD HOW IT WORKS…INCLUDING HER INTRODUCING HER JAR OF GLUCUBED FRIENDS! YOU KEEP DIGGING AND LEARN THE WIZARD IS BEHIND THE ATTACK ON THE PRINCE. YOU TALK TO WINTER WHO AGREES TO MAKE A SOMEWHAT FUNCTIONAL CLONE FOR POCKET |
| 10 | Nothing but the Truth The Festival of Innovation has inspired even the most outdated of organisations to step forward into the technological era! Apparently even the Church of the Cosmic Platypus has made a submission! Head to the Old Town Notice Board to learn more about their religious renovations! | THAT PERIGATE MAY HAVE SOME EVIDENCE – BLOOD! TURNS OUT TO BE FAKE BLOOD, AND JONACO THINK A FAN IS BEHIND THE FRAMING OF THE POOR BOT. YOU FIND A RECORDING FROM THE CHURCH REVEALING THE PLATYPOPE WAS BEHIND IT – AS A MARKETING PLOY FOR THE CHURCH! YOU LET PIUS KNOW WHAT YOU FIND |
| 11 | Straight to the Moon Amongst all the clatter and clamour of the Festival of Innovation, a small, quiet discovery has been uncovered. Rumours of a strange celestial body have been fluttering around town. It seems Phantom Peak’s resident stargazer and postal officer, Littlefield, was the astronomer who made the discovery. Ask what they saw in the sky. | BALANCE OF THE UNIVERSE…. POCKET HAS HEARD THAT THERE IS 2 HALVES OF SOMETHING – ONE DOWN HERE AND ONE UP THERE! THEY BRIBE YOU WITH A CARD TO KEEP YOUR SILENCE |
Summer at the Peak – Starlit Summer
“This summer, the residents of Phantom Peak are headed to the great outdoors! Long sunny days have arrived at last, and the Sun Daddy’s light has provided a warm atmosphere for the Townsfolk to compete in exciting camp competitions! But the warmth and sunlight may be blinding the townsfolk to the nefarious machinations of JONACO, hard at work in the mines. Jonas’s powerhouse company has been developing projects in the darkest corners of town, their true intentions a mystery. Join the summer fun, explore the sun-drenched canals and lakeside, and uncover JONACO’s mysterious plot before it’s too late!“
6th July 2024
Season: Starlit Summer
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: This season introduced the Cabin Games. As you enter the town, you’re given a wrist band to determine whether you’re a member of Abs Assemblage, Team Terrence, or Klacky Kabin. As we had two sessions booked, we were able to raise points for Terrence in the morning, and Klacky in the afternoon. We didn’t take part in the Cabin Games themselves, as it took time away from completing trails, but town residents were giving points out if they were impressed with your interactions, so we gained a number of tokens that way.
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| 02 | The Real Thing Have you heard the news? Jonaco has just launched their newest hit product, JonaCola Lite! As part of the item’s release, the Marketing Department has released a very special message to the public! Tune into Jonavision Channel 209 to hear this exciting announcement! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 03 | Whiskers in the Dark Summer in Phantom Peak is the perfect time to be outside, enjoying the warm sun and cool drinks. But one town member is stuck indoors, studying legal books and navigating red tape! Have a look at the digital billboard in front of the Jonavision to see who in town is hiring legal assistance! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 05 | Skytanic While Phantom Peak residents seem like simple people, many of them lead complex personal lives. Even the friendliest townsfolk sometimes have difficulty compartmentalizing their issues. One resident in particular seems to be having difficulty with their parents. Take a look at the Town Noticeboard and see how you can help! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 07 | Death and Taxes Phantom Peak may be far from the sea, but that doesn’t stop pirates from sailing the open lakes and skies across the Ridge! Do ye have what it takes to sail, swindle, and stave off scurvy? Then check the Town Noticeboard to find out how to become a pirate! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 09 | Cosmic Conjurations Phantom Peak is a welcoming place, open to all religions and backgrounds! There are a number of religions in Phantom Peak, but one seems particularly popular – The Church of the Cosmic Platypus! And it seems the Church is currently fighting for the town’s soul! Check the Town Noticeboard to learn more! | (Trail description currently missing) |
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| 01 | Time After Time As some tourists might remember, the winners of the Festival of Innovation won a once in a lifetime prize: the chance to become the first ever Jonanaut! Phantom Peak has just hung a poster on the Town Noticeboard to honour those brave Jonanauts! Go take a look! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 04 | Pocket Dial Phantom Peak is a friendly, gentle, peaceful town… most of the time! But recently our bumbling idiot of a Mayor, Pocket, has managed to stir up diplomatic strife with even our most trusted allies! They’ve even managed to get themselves into a fistfight! Check the Town Noticeboard to learn more! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 06 | Post Nuclear Family Everyone loves the enigmatic Jonas! His inventions are incredible, his abs are immaculate, and his generosity is limitless! But there are a few people in town who love Jonas a little too much… take a look at the Town Noticeboard and you’ll see what I mean… | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 08 | Failure to Launch Phantom Peak is full of intelligent people, like some of you tourists! However, when one of the residents exhibits subpar critical thinking skills, the town rallies to support them, sometimes even offering them jobs! There’s a job opening for a person just like that on the Town Noticeboard, have a look! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 10 | Love is Blind Many Phantom Peak residents are deeply superstitious and believe in all manner of legends and mythical creatures. In fact, fireside ghost stories are a staple of Phantom Peak culture! But it seems one resident is looking for non-believers. Check the Town Noticeboard to find out more! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 11 | Ocean of Silence The Summer Festival is a romantic time for the townsfolk! The gentle breeze of a cool evening makes stargazing a popular post-dinner activity! But one town member for more than they bargained for! Ask Sparks about their personal encounter with a star! | (Trail description currently missing) |
Hallowed Peak – The Lunar Festival
“This is an important and eerie time of year for the residents of Phantom Peak. It’s the time of year when the moon is closest to the Ridge, and diamant begins to react in strange and unpredictable ways. Spirits rise from the grave, creatures lurk in the shadows, and the Church of the Cosmic Platypus raves in style! “IT IS TRADITION” says Pius, as he insists on telling us there will be a proper rave at the end of each visit to town. That’s one thing you don’t want to miss.”
5th October 2024
Season: The Lunar Festival
With: Wesley Mead
Comment: Although this season shares a name with the 2023 Hallowed Peak season, it was, as always, a brand new adventure. The opening ceremony ends with Mayor Pocket accidentally setting off a four hour self destruct timer to destroy the entire town. This naturally has an impact on each of the residents, in addition to the trails they need help with… not that there’s much point helping, as they rightly point out, they won’t be alive in a few hours…
And speaking of not alive… rumour has it that Platman has been killed off… or so claims his best friend Rexford, who has never been seen in the same room as him, and is very much still alive.
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| 02 | Brometheus Phantom Peak is a perfect town filled with perfect people, but apparently some are more perfect than others. High society is incredibly difficult to break into, but it looks like one townsperson is giving it a go. Check the Town Noticeboard to see who is looking to climb the social ladder. | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 03 | Look Who’s Talking The Lunar Festival is a rollicking celebration, one which brings out the townsfolk’s flair for the dramatic. One townsperson is looking for tourists to help bring their unique brand of drama to life! Head to the Town Noticeboard to learn more! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 07 | The Shape of Goo With RoboDJ returning from their space mission, the townsfolk are abuzz with questions about aliens. Questions like “will they attack us?” “Do they eat humans?” “Can we feed them Pocket first?” JASA has developed a defence plan in response, learn about it on JAM Box 4. | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 09 | Viva La Resistance While the Lunar Festival is generally a raucous celebration, it’s also a time for commiserating past failures. One spectacular failure was The Resistance, which famously imploded last year. Learn all about them by playing the Story Mode on Union Busters in the Electric Gamehouse! | (Trail description currently missing) |
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| 01 | Failure is not an Option Whether it’s the diamant’s reaction to the moon, the falling of the leaves, or spirits drifting on the breeze, the Lunar Festival always has an electric energy about it. But this festival it seems there’s some bad blood in town. Find the reputation ruining ad on Jumble to learn more! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 04 | Tricky Treats It’s a beloved Lunar Festival tradition for children to knock on doors and collect sweet treats from the townsfolk. But it seems some people in town are adding some trickery to their trick or treating. Check the Town Noticeboard to see who’s being targeted in these tricks. | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 05 | Absnormal Abduction Phantom Peak is no stranger to paranormal activity, especially around the Lunar Festival. But some residents seem more open to the paranormal than others. One resident in particular seems to truly believe that something is reading their mind. Check the Town Noticeboard to find out who! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 06 | The Silence of the Toys The Lunar Festival has a tendency to bring out the townsfolk’s darker side. Some indulge in pranks, others commune with dangerous spirits, and others take things that don’t belong to them. Check the Town Noticeboard to see who needs help with missing items. | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 08 | Final Countdown The Lunar Festival is infamous for strange and paranormal occurrences, but nothing like what Mayor Pocket did during the Opening Ceremony. That self destruct sequence could potentially destroy the entire town! Find Pocket in the Jonaco Site Office and ask if they’ve stopped the countdown! | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 10 | The Good, The Bad, and The Milky The Lunar Festival can bring out the best in the townsfolk, who take the holiday to celebrate their loved ones and ancestors. But it can also bring out the worst in people, as can be seen in the advertisement hiring a famous bounty hunter. Check the Town Noticeboard to learn more. | (Trail description currently missing) |
| 11 | The Great Undoing The recent meteor shower has caused much consternation at Phantom Peak. But amongst some, a fervour has awoken, an obsessive desire to find every gift from the heavens. Principle amongst those is Pius. Go to them! Perhaps posing as a fellow meteor collector – you never know what you might uncover. | (Trail description currently missing) |
Christmas at the Peak – Wintermas
“We are reliably informed that the weather beyond the ridge has turned… well, cold. In fact, just this morning an internal memo from JONACO instructed all employees to stock up on warm clothing ready for the Lunar Festival. That got us thinking… What comes after the Lunar Festival? That’s right – the Wintermas festival! We love our festivals here in town.”
18th January 2025
Season: Wintermas
With: Wesley Mead
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| 04 | Dial P for Puppet The Wintermas season is usually full of joy and cheer! Who could be upset when Wintermas lights are twinkling and carols are being sung? But crime never takes a holiday, as is evident by the poster on the Town Noticeboard. Check to see who’s in need of a detective! | (Hogwood needs a detective – Todrick the Toad has been murdered! You watch their video obituary and learn they left everything to Lady Oinkerton! As you investigate, Lady Oinkerton is killed so you head to the Summerhouse and speak to Sherlock Bones. You learn Mr Knuckles, an actor from Hogwood’s films, is the culprit and they’re after Hogwood next (they’re jealous about just being a red glove when the other puppets are nicer). You go to warn Hogwood and confront Mr Knuckles!) |
| 05 | The Darkest Friday The holidays are a special time in Phantom Peak – cosy nights by the fire, snow gently drifting through the air, and shoppers sweetly pile driving one another to box out Black Friday sales! It seems one townsperson is in need of a Black Friday Fighter, check the Town Noticeboard to see who! | (Halloway is looking for a Black Friday fighter so you offer your services – they’re looking for a copy of the new Monstermon Game! You win a copy in a competition but it appears Egbert Simpsbury has stolen it. You learn about The Omegamon (an evil part demon, part pixelated Monstermon!) and that Simpbury is stuck in the Jonacomms central screen. You need Klacky’s help to capture the Omegamon and you trade some bone dust with Winter to transfer the Omegamon to a disk so they can properly be defeated!) |
| 06 | Two and a Half Perigates Each Wintermas several townsfolk gather to plot random acts of kindness. Whether it’s charitable donations, flash mobs, or sheltering platypuses from the cold, Wintermas Elves make the town a cheerier place. Why not take a look at the Town Noticeboard and become an Elf? | (Littlefield is looking for Wintermas Elves and you volunteer. First job – deliver a top secret letter to Perigate from her parents who want to replace her! You watch a compilation of Perigate’s worst features made by two pies (parents in disguise!). You investigate and learn they asked Halloway to throw a party for… new Perigate! Perigate 2 is a dog!) |
| 07 | Quantum of Postage (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Littlefield is looking for help with their quantum postbox – they sent Jonas a Wintermas card! You find a message from Terrence and try to join the quantum mail team to find out more. You learn from sparks that it’s not a safe job – and find the quantum mailboy trapped between dimensions. Apparently Lovehart stole Littlefield’s letter – which you learn is on Mr Kim’s command! You learn of “Project Big Top” – they want to take Jonas down and frame Copper and Littlefield with a quantum donut which will trap Jonas in another dimension!) |
| 08 | A Ring to Roll Them All (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Pius has set up an exhibit for Wintermas: the ring – a special artefact for the church. You go to view it but it’s been stolen! You follow the trail to the squat where you find a game of Dungeons and Dirigibles in progress. You find out Pocket has been breathing fire – they stole the ring! You learn the ring increases the wearers persuasion. It can be undone by casting the ring into the lake – so you persuade Pius to destroy it with lake water!) |
| 09 | Inner Spectre It seems the local ghost hunter Spectre may or may not have the plague. Time to strap on your beaked mask and check up on your patient. Head over to Spectre and Vox Paranormal Investigators and tell Spectre you are the doctors they have been looking for. | (Spectre is feeling a bit ill – they think it’s due to the protein powder “Jonatine” they’ve been taking. You see Robodoc and they suggest taking the faecal sample Spectre gave you to Winter and they find a signal coming from the sample! Turns out the racoons have built a sub and have shrunk down to invade Spectre from the inside! You use Klacky to help guide Walter the racoon out of Spectre’s body before the ship resizes and kills them both!) |
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| 01 | The Hum Bug (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Sparks has a song stuck in their head and needs your help! Turns out the ear worm is back! You reach out to Bellamy – the last earworm’s target – and learn about 50 Shades of Wintermas by Dojaplat! Spectre is the head of the Dojaplat fan club. You ask how to contact Dojaplat and learn about their Jonavision show. Turns out Dojaplat is just Terence in a wig! They caught a bug from Pius so you search out the priest and find the hum bugs nest is in the JJR game. You beat it and learn you can only defeat a hum bug with an ear worm – Platypus in the Snow!) |
| 02 | The Final Question (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Platman wants to give back this Wintermas so you find Rexford… their “best friend”. They are looking for the Questioner so you apply to be their sidekick. A film in the picture house reveals Cogwright as the Questioner so you search their old office with Perigate’s help and find they have left behind a movie. You watch and find they’ve broken a Jonagraph – you follow the trail to find a note written to Cogwright Senior and learn that their father is “how” the Questioner exists.) |
| 03 | Live and Let Dad (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Pocket is expecting their absent dad for today’s festive proceedings but they’re in hiding as a spy. Pocket thinks if you attack their dad’s nemesis they’ll have time to see them. Turns out “dad” is super spy Jasper Blond! In a tv show it appears they’ve had a bad break up with Terrence – but Terrence’s tell all explains a different story. You ask Copper about Blond’s whereabouts and learn they’re not Pocket’s father – they can’t be, they don’t have the ‘equipment’! It appears that Winter was leading the experiment “Project Bubble Boy” and reveals Pocket has no father. You convince Hogwood to play dad to avoid an explosive meltdown) |
| 10 | Oh Come All Ye Thirsty (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (You find an advert for Jonacola Max- they fixed the exploding problem but there’s another issue with a beast. Turns out Lovehart fed some to their new mascot – Father Cola – and they turned into a weird monster! You find a collar showing that the beast is property of Jonalabs. You ask Winter and find it’s an experiment of theirs – you track them and find Rexford patched them up after Winter attacked them. You speak to Father Cola and they want you to fake their death! You give Lovehart their old hat and convince them “the beast” is dead.) |
| 11 | There Was Never a Boat Ride (Trail intro JonAssist data missing currently) | (Hogwood is being gaslit – by Littlefield! Hogwood has been reminiscing about a boat ride and Littlefield doesn’t remember it. They give you a self obliteration form to take to Perigate who sends you to Rexford who also believes in the boat ride. You find talk of the “great undoing” and a test – it appears Dr Winter erased the boat ride successfully!) |
Spring at the Peak – Jonacon
“It’s convention season! After an intense series of vetting, interrogations and change of money, Phantom Peak has been picked as this year’s host for JonaCon: the most sensual convention of the year. JonaCon celebrates the very best of JONACO, and will take over the entire town of Phantom Peak. Expect special Q&As, guest speakers from out of town, and exclusive previews of your favourite JONACO shows such as The New Adventures of Jonas and The Real Househubbies of Phantom Peak.
Who knows, maybe you’ll even have an exclusive visit from some very important people…*
JONACO would love to invite tourists from over the ridge to join them on this very special occasion and learn everything** about the notorious company!
*The Tourist Outreach Programme reminds you that there is no guarantee these important people will actually show up. They are very important. More important than us, and definitely more important than you.
**JONACO has the right to withhold any information that is deemed unnecessary. No ifs, ands, or buts.”
15th February 2025
Season: Jonacon
With: Wesley Mead
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Summer at the Peak – Burning Blimp
“Relive the burning blimp crash and the salvation of Phantom Peak at this electrifying anniversary festival of art & music. You simply can’t and won’t forget this – courtesy of JONACO!”
7th June 2025
Season: Burning Blimp
With: Wesley Mead
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Hallowed Peak – The Lunar Festival
“This is an important and eerie time of year for the residents of Phantom Peak. It’s the time of year when the moon is closest to the Ridge, and diamant begins to react in strange and unpredictable ways. Spirits rise from the grave, creatures lurk in the shadows, and the Church of the Cosmic Platypus raves in style!”
18th October 2025
Season: The Lunar Festival
With: Wesley Mead
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Christmas at the Peak – The Wintermas Festival
“Wintermas brings magical snow to the Old Town of Phantom Peak. Father Platmas will return, ready to grant your Wintermas wish. Get ready for a festive celebration like no other. Careful what you wish for, previous wishes granted have led to worldwide massacres and the creation of immortal talking animals.”
20th December 2025
Season: The Wintermas Festival
With: Wesley Mead
Comment:
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