Christmas cracker

Christmas cracker
Released							24 December 2001
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							I need to pull this.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							0.2 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							332,218 coins (info)
Buy limit							4
Daily volume							377
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Advanced data
Item ID							962

Christmas crackers are a tradeable holiday item that can be obtained by completing one of the Christmas holiday events that occur once per year. Previously, they were obtained by using the clues given by Jagex through various means (forums, Twitter, etc) and giving a specific set of items to an NPC. This event started on 1 September 2013 and lasted until 7 September, with one clue being shown every day. Players could only receive a Christmas cracker for the clue given that day. If a player participated for all 7 days, they would have received 7 crackers. If a player tried to do a clue from a previous day, the specified NPC would not accept the items.

A player pulling a Christmas cracker.

Crackers can be pulled by using them on another player. If an Iron Man attempts to open a cracker it will display the message "You are an Iron Man. You stand alone." If a Group Iron Man attempts to open a cracker with someone outside of their group, it will display the message "[username] is not in your group.", with [username] being replaced by the username of the person they tried to use it on. However, they can open crackers with members of their group.

Rewards

Held within the cracker is a partyhat and one other item or a stack of items, such as some coins, runes, or weapons. To open it, it must be used with another player. Upon opening, the player who used the cracker can choose a partyhat and a secondary item that both will receive.

Partyhats

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Red partyhat	1	Always	7,697	0
	Yellow partyhat	1	Always	5,745	0
	White partyhat	1	Always	5,510	0
	Green partyhat	1	Always	8,839	0
	Blue partyhat	1	Always	27,584	0
	Purple partyhat	1	Always	9,714	0

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Chocolate bar	1	Always	53	6
	Chocolate cake	1	Always	229	42
	Gold ring	1	Always	148	210
	Iron ore	5 (noted)	Always	1,045	50
	Black dagger	1	Always	383	144
	Law rune	1	Always	127	144
	Spinach roll	1	Always	252	0
	Silk	1	Always	75	18
	Holy symbol	1	Always	802	180
	Silver bar	1	Always	107	90

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:8 May 2024| |0}} {{#explode:8 May 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:8 May 2024| |2}}]] (update)	Christmas crackers now allows players to wish for a specific colour partyhat and trinket when pulled. Both players will now receive rewards from the christmas cracker when pulled.
[[{{#explode:20 March 2024| |0}} {{#explode:20 March 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:20 March 2024| |2}}]] (update)	The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 50 to 4, to combat price manipulation.
26 January – 28 February 2005	The item's examine was changed from "I need to pull this" to "I need to pull this."

Gallery (historical)

RuneScape 2 Beta	29 March 2004 – present

Trivia

• Christmas crackers are infamous in RuneScape history, dating back to RuneScape Classic when they were first introduced to the game during the 2001 Christmas Event. Due to the fact this was the only time a supply of them was added to the game, they quickly became rare items worth hundreds of thousands to millions of gold in the years to come. While Christmas crackers varied wildly in perceived value, raising or dropping by millions of gold in just a few days' time, they typically went for substantially more than any individual partyhat in RuneScape 2 due to being rare items in and of themselves and also having the possibility of containing one of the more desired hats.