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{{stub}}[[File:Blockad.png|thumb|100px|Promotional box detailing Blocks when browsing through games]]
'''Blocks''' are a form of digital currency available for use on [[Kongregate]]. They can be used to trade for [[stickers|sticker]] packs for use in [[chat rooms]].

==Acquisiton==
While the site's other currency, [[Kreds]], is based on micro-transactions and can be obtained through external payment methods, '''Blocks''' are earned exclusively by engaging in general Kongregate activities.

The following awards '''Blocks''':
*Collecting the [[Challenges#Badge_of_the_Day|Badge of the Day]] (BoTD)
*Earning a Shiny [[Kongpanions|Kongpanion]]
*Finishing [[quests]]
*Completing [[challenges]]
*Obtaining [[badges]] with a weekly, monthly, biweekly, and biennial ''Block Bounty''

On the currency's launch, '''Blocks''' were also rewarded retroactively to existing active [[account]]s based on their current level<ref>[https://www.kongregate.com/forums/1-kongregate/topics/1914732-announcement-new-feature-on-kongregate-stickers-and-blocks?page=1#posts-13411293 Forum Post] by [https://www.kongregate.com/accounts/JohannasGarden JohannasGarden]</ref>, completed quests and number of Shiny Kongpanions in their collection at the time of implementation<ref>[https://kong.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028939191-What-are-Blocks- What are Blocks?]</ref>.

==Release Issues==
[[File:Rose2nd.png|thumb|130px|Three different users all owning the '2nd' ''Rose'' Kongpanion]]
When it was released on 19th June 2020, it caused some issues with the [[Kongregate#API|Kongregate API]]. This led to the "[[This Is How We Doeo It: A Building Blocks Challenge]]", i.e. the premier challenge designed to introduce players to '''Blocks''', to not be completed properly for users as well as prompting a [[Games#Site_Maintenance_Page|site-wide maintenance]] session.

Additionally, there were issues with users earning the BoTD for that day, the "Magic Bullet" badge from the game [[10 More Bullets]], despite having already earned the badge before the implementation of '''Blocks'''. 

These issues also caused problems for users in earning ''Rose'', the Kongpanion for first week following the launch of '''Blocks'''. As late as the Tuesday of that week, 23rd June, the Kongpanion statistics only listed 65 people to have earned ''Rose'' despite other Kongpanions normally having several thousand owners by this time. Furthermore, amongst these owners, several were listed to have earned the same ordinal number (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd...) of the Kongpanion, a situation which is normally impossible.

The challenge and the BoTDs were still earnable by users, but the API took drastically longer to recognize ownership status than before '''Blocks''' were implemented. This caused users to resort to unusual methods involving logging in and out, quickly clicking tabs or otherwise.

The API and BoTD problems persisted until 23nd June. Website engineers managed to fix the issues on that day following 15-minute maintenance.

==References==
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==Helpful Links==
*[http://www.kongregate.com/blocks Blocks page] on Kongregate
*Official [https://kong.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/360004640711-Blocks-Stickers-and-the-Kongregate-Marketplace Blocks, Stickers and the Kongregate Marketplace] FAQ
*Official [https://www.kongregate.com/forums/1-kongregate/topics/1914732-announcement-new-feature-on-kongregate-stickers-and-blocks Blocks forum thread]

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