Ahoy, mateys! 🏴‍☠️

Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday we’ll be giving away over £2,500 in Pimoroni Shop Gift Cards and other treasure!

Each day, from 9am to 5pm (GMT), we’ll be dropping a fresh challenge on Bluesky. You’ll have one hour to complete it and post your entry with the hashtag #yarrbooty.

Keep your spyglass on this page, as we’ll list each challenge here as it appears. Ready to plunder some prizes? Let’s set sail! 

For each challenge, we’ll crown a Winner, a Runner-Up, and—if submissions are especially stellar—one or two Special Mentions. Here’s the booty up for grabs:

• Winner: £100 gift card
• Runner Up: £50 gift card
• Special Mention: £25 gift card

And on Sunday, we’re pulling out the big guns with a special all-day challenge—the winner will score an epic Picade MAX! 🎮

Follow us on Bluesky to stay updated on each challenge as it starts, @pimoroni.com.

GOOD LUCK! 🏴‍☠️ xoxo

Friday 29th November (BF!)

• 9am: Scientific Creativity - SCIENCE: Demonstrate any scientific principle in a unique and charming way. Be it a drawing, poem, photo, video, audio, whatever!
  
  Winner: @‪unfinishedstuff.bsky.social‬ a great device that includes two things that we love - our Yukon and LEGO! <3
  Runner Up: @claireprice.bsky.social for a fascinating model. BLEW. OUR. MINDS.
  Special Mention: @rgill-1.bsky.social for presenting their student’s hard work. 😂
  
  
• 11am: Smart Home - TECHNOLOGY: Turn something unexpected in your home "smart". A tweeting fishtank? An illuminated toilet roll holder? You do you!
  
  Winner: @zoob.bsky.social cool concept and a lightning fast turnaround to implement it, nice!
  Runner Up: @bornach.bsky.social an automated corvid certainly meets the criteria for “something unexpected” - good job!
  
  
• 1pm: Mini Constructor - ENGINEERING: Create a tower of tiny things. Make the shortest possible free-standing tower using the biggest number of tiny items you can. Be creative!
  
  Winner: @topshed.bsky.social for an incredibly balanced binary encoded stack!
  Runner Up: @deveritt-uk.bsky.social for managing a 3D print within the time limit - phew!
  Special Mention: @simuk.bsky.social for really pushing their luck… 😂
  
  
• 3pm: Good Character
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 5pm: Maths Mystery
  Challenge not yet revealed!

Saturday 30th November

• 9am: Say Again?
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 11am: Uncreative Works
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 1pm: Flinging Fruit
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 3pm: Pixel Pirate
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 5pm: Notable Number
  Challenge not yet revealed!

Sunday 1st December

All day challenge with grand prize of Picade MAX!
Challenge not yet revealed!

• Winner: Picade MAX
• Runner Up: Picade 10"
• Special Mention: £50 gift card

Monday 2nd December (CM!)

• 9am: Convert This!
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 11am: Cyberpunk Chic
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 1pm: Ruth's Request
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 3pm: Macaroni Masterpiece
  Challenge not yet revealed!
  
  
• 5pm: Circular Reasoning
  Challenge not yet revealed!

Rules

Rules may not be glamorous, but they’re the compass that keeps the ship steady! ⚓ Here’s what you need to know:

• Challenges begin when we post them on Bluesky.
• You’ve got one hour from the start to submit your entry. ⏳
• All entries must include the hashtag #yarrbooty. 🏴‍☠️
• Entries should fit neatly into a single post—brevity is key!
• We’ll announce the winners after each challenge. 🏆
• Our word is law—the judge's decision is final (that’s us, in case you wondered).

Stick to the rules, and let the fun commence! 🦜