The second week of Advent has begun, with only a few days left until Christmas. This is the seventh edition of the special Christmas column, which includes historical information and daily challenges to the community.
Designed by Kedi Wain
Introduction
Like the previous ones, this issue is divided into 4 sections, with the first one being the introduction. As mentioned in the Christmas 2025 @ CPA, the posts of this column will include the “This Day in History” of the day, as well as the daily challenge to the community. There will also be a fun fact in the end of the post.
This day in history – december 7
Christmas Chaos XIII Quarter-Finals Predictions
On December 7, 2023, Club Penguin Armies asked community members for their predictions on the winners of the quarter-finals round of Christmas Chaos XIII. There were four battles scheduled: Help Force vs. Water Vikings, Rebel Penguin Federation vs. Templars, Army of Club Penguin vs. People’s Imperial Confederation, and Elite Guardians vs. Special Weapons and Tactics. At the time, all community predictions turned out to be accurate. WV, RPF, ACP, and EGCP proceeded to the semi-finals round the following week.
Could Bigger Armies Train Smaller Ones?
December 7, 2015, Club Penguin Army Central released a philosophy post entitled ‘Could Bigger Armies Train Smaller Ones?’ In essence, it examines whether large armies can transfer their experience, structure, or “best practices” to smaller outfits to help them improve.
The article, written by philosopher christohper1, explains that small armies often struggle with limited size, weak infrastructure, inconsistent event planning, and inexperienced leadership, which makes sustained growth difficult. The article suggests that mentorship from major armies, sharing knowledge on recruiting, structuring events, managing leaders, and maintaining stability, could help smaller armies avoid common pitfalls and develop more efficiently. However, it also highlights the obstacles: larger armies may have little incentive to strengthen future rivals, and smaller armies may resist guidance if it compromises their independence or identity. Ultimately, the post does not take a firm stance but presents the issue as an open question for the community, weighing the potential benefits of mentorship against the competitive nature and cultural differences between large and small armies.
Daily Challenge – December 7
Today’s challenge is: Spread Love!
You must ping at least one friend in our Discord server, sending a heartfelt message of appreciation to them.
You have 7 days to complete it. Make sure to message your answers to one of the following people: Edu14463, Jojo Teri, Kazoo, Kiltanon, Tulip, Yeeter, Zooy. Completing any of the 24 Challenges will grant you the basic participation role. Additionally, successfully finishing at least 4 of this week’s challenges will grant you the competitor role. If you complete all 7 of this week’s challenges, though, you will receive the Challenge Master role. The highest tier reward will be given to the people who complete all 24 challenges. They will be allowed to add a preferred emoji to the server, as long as it adheres to the server rules.
Fun Fact
The Club Penguin Armies administrator with the shortest term was Snork, who served as Chief Executive Producer for only 77 days. The longest-serving administrator was Mchappy, who stayed in office for 1 year, 3 months, and 4 days.
You can submit your own Christmas Club Penguin related art, which will be featured in one of the following Road to Christmas editions. Message it to one of the administrators, Edu14463 or Jojoteri.
Will you manage to complete today’s challenge successfully? How does your 2025 Discord Checkpoint look like? Are you excited for the next challenges? Did you like the fun fact? What do you expect the next ones to be?
Edu14463
Chief Executive Producer
More Information
Army Legend. Former Water Ninjas leader. Founder and Former Leader of the Elite Guardians of Club Penguin. Currently serving as Chief Executive Producer in Club Penguin Armies.