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[[A Sinister Dodecahedron]] was located in [[Crimbo Town (2007)|Crimbo Town]] for the 2007 [[Crimbo]] season.

When attempting to adventure without first opening the door:
:You walk up to the Sinister Dodecahedron, itchin' to fight some holiday themed monsters, but you can't figure out how to unlock the front door. Maybe someone in Crimbo Town will know how to get in here.

When attempting to adventure after all the encounters for the day:
:The ship appears to have entered power-save mode. All of the pod bay doors are locked down, and the Holographic Access Limiter refuses to open them for you. Try again tomorrow.

==Combat Adventures==
{{Combat|name=death ray in a pear tree|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=turtle mech|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=Swiss hen|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=killing bird|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=golden ring (monster)|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=goose a-laying|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=swarm a-swarming|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=blade a-spinning|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=laser lancing|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=borg a-beeping|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=strangler strangling|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}
{{Combat|name=stomper stomping|MoxieNoHit=Scales with player stats}}

==Non-combat Adventures==
{{Adventure|name=Lasers are a blast!|drops=[[laser cannon]]|image=dodec.gif|note1=Only appears after you defeat the first [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=WTFa la la?|drops=[[plexifoam chin strap]]|image=Dodec.gif|note1= Only appears after you defeat the second [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=One-Horse Open Slay|drops=[[silicon-infused gluteal shield]]|image=Dodec.gif|note1= Only appears after you defeat the third [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=Kiss From a Cyborg on the Grey|drops=[[carbonite visor]]|image=Dodec.gif|note1= Only appears after you defeat the fourth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=A Borg For All Seasons|drops=[[set of Unobtainium straps]]|image=Dodec.gif|note1= Only appears after you defeat the fifth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=Walkin' in a Dystopian Future Wonderland|drops=[[polymorphic fastening apparatus]]|image=Dodec.gif|note1= Only appears after you defeat the sixth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=A Tree as Lovely as a Poem|drops=[[General Assembly Module]]|image=crimborgtree.gif|note1= Only appears after you defeat the seventh [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=Cyborgs on Ice!|drops=[[laser targeting chip]]|image=dodec.gif|note1=Only appears after you defeat the eighth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=It Was All a Dream|drops=[[General Assembly Module]]|image=dodec.gif|note1=Only appears after you defeat the ninth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=The Red Menace|drops=[[hi-density nylocite leg armor]]|image=rudolfus.gif|note1=Only appears after you defeat the tenth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Adventure|name=I Am Serious, and Don't Call Me Carol|drops=[[kevlateflocite helmet]]|image=dodec.gif|note1=Only appears after you defeat the eleventh [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}
{{Choice|name=Modular, Dude (1)|image=dodec.gif|choice1name=Get In There And Pump!|choice1=[[Modular, Dude (2)]]|note1=Only appears after you defeat the twelfth [[death ray in a pear tree]]}}

==Notes==
*Each day, a new "verse" of "The Twelve Days of Mayhem" becomes available.  For example, on day one, you may fight a [[death ray in a pear tree]], then get your "verse" reward, a [[laser cannon]].  Then on day two, you may fight -- in order -- two [[turtle mech|turtle mechs]] and a [[death ray in a pear tree]], then get your reward for "verse" two, a [[plexifoam chin strap]]. And so on. Including the reward adventure, verse one takes 2 adventures, verse two takes 4, verse 3 takes 7 and verse twelve (at the current rate) will take 79 adventures.  This adds up to 376 adventures total for days 1 through 12 (364 combat, 12 non-combat).
*[http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2634178#post2634178 According to Xenophobe], you will be able to catch up on missed days up until [[Crimbo Town (2007)|Crimbo Town]] vanishes after the [[Crimbo]] season ends.
**After you defeat the death ray, normally the same message appears each day: "As you exit, the entrance hatch seals shut behind you and the entire ship powers down. Looks like it's going into power-save mode for the night."  This only occurs if you have not missed any days.  Otherwise, the ship will not shut down and you will continue adventuring.  You will fight all the monsters for missed days, and get the non-combat adventures for each, before going on to the next day's monsters and non-combat.
*[[The Sinister Dodecahedron]] was previously spotted in [[The LAAAAME Observatory]]. If the invasion of Crimbo is left unchecked the Crimborg will achieve the future seen in [[Crimbotown Not-Too-Distant-Future]].
*Defeating [[CLEESH|CLEESHed]] versions the monsters in the Dodecahedron will not count toward that day's total (e.g., CLEESHing and defeating a Death Ray in a Pear tree will result in battling a second one).
**This also applies if you ran away or were defeated.
*After [[Modular, Dude (2)]], nothing is left of the Sinister Dodecahedron but a smoking crater:<br />[[image:dodecrater.gif|center]]
*Trying to adventure there afterwards yields the following:
:The smoking crater of rubble that used to be the Sinister Dodecahedron doesn't look very festive. Or at all like a place where there would be monsters for you to fight.
*Trying to adventure there using the Last Adventure link after Crimbo Town has vanished shows a blank page.

==References==
*The combat adventures are all in reference to the Christmas song "[[Wikipedia:The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]," and in fact this event is starting twelve days before Christmas. Furthermore, all known (and presumably unknown) combat adventures reference what is received on the corresponding day. However, in most Christian traditions, the [[Wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|Twelve Days of Christmas]] start with Christmas day and lead up to Epiphany on January 6.
*The items mentioned in the song are as follows:

<table width="50%" align="center">
<tr>
<td><b>12 days of Christmas</b></td> <td><b>12 Days of Mayhem</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Twelve drummers drumming </td> <td>[[Stomper stomping|Twelve stompers stomping]] </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Eleven pipers piping </td> <td>[[Strangler strangling|Eleven stranglers strangling]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ten lords a-leaping </td> <td>[[Borg a-beeping|Ten borgs a-beeping]] </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nine ladies dancing </td> <td>[[Laser lancing|Nine lasers lancing]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Eight maids a-milking </td> <td>[[Blade a-spinning|Eight blades a-spinning]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Seven swans a-swimming </td> <td>[[Swarm a-swarming|Seven swarms a-swarming]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Six geese a-laying </td> <td> [[Goose a-laying|Six Geese a-laying]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Five golden rings </td> <td>[[golden ring (monster)|Five golden rings]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Four calling birds </td> <td>[[Killing bird|Four killing birds]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Three French hens </td> <td>[[swiss hen|Three Swiss hens]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Two turtle doves </td> <td>[[turtle mech|Two turtle mechs]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>And a partridge in a pear tree</td> <td>[[death ray in a pear tree|And a death ray in a pear tree]] </td>
</tr>
</table> 
*The Holographic Access Limiter refusing to open the pod bay doors is a reference to [[Wikipedia:HAL 9000|HAL 9000]], from ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.
*The Dodecahedron is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]] ships from ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' (specifically, ''The Next Generation'', ''Deep Space 9'', ''Voyager'', and ''Enterprise'' series, as well as the movie ''First Contact''). Borg vessels are generally simple geometric shapes, most notably cubes, but spheres are also common.
*A dodecahedron is also a 12-sided figure, following the 12 Days of Crimborg motif.

==See Also==
*[[The Sinister Dodecahedron]]

[[Category:Locations|Sinister Dodecahedron, A]]
[[Category:History|Sinister Dodecahedron, A]]