The Cake-Shaped Arena

The Cake-Shaped Arena

The Cake-Shaped Arena is located on the Right Side of the Tracks and is run by Susie, the Arena Mistress. You can send your familiars here to compete with the House Familiars for "experience, prestige, and fabulous prizes".

Entering your familiars in an event costs 100 Meat and one Adventure. There are five House Familiars that they can compete against each day, in any of four different events:

• Ultimate Cage Match
• Scavenger Hunt
• Obstacle Course
• Hide and Seek

If your familiars win, they will gain experience based on their margin of victory:

• 5 or fewer: 5 experience
• 6: 4 experience
• 7: 3 experience
• 8 or more: 2 experience

The above formula changes slightly for the Ultimate Cage Match, which uses the number of battle rounds, not margin of victory, to calculate how much experience will be gained:

• 15 or more: 5 experience
• 14: 4 experience
• 13: 3 experience
• 12 or fewer: 2 experience

Usually, for every five Arena wins by your familiars, you will receive a piece of Familiar Equipment as a prize; the item that you get will often be specific to the familiar that got the fifth win (this means that it can only be used by that one familiar). However, if the winning familiar does not have a specific piece of equipment associated with it, then you will usually receive a lead necklace instead.

Maximizing Your Familiar's Experience

Your familiar's performance, as well as the house familiar's performance, will always be displayed as one of five possible numbers. Therefore, there are 25 possible outcomes for any given matchup.

If two familiars of equal ability (see the Strengths and Handicaps section below) are facing each other, you should make sure that your familiar is 3 pounds heavier than the house familiar. This will lead to a 96% chance of victory, as well as an average gain of 4.64 experience for your familiar. If your familiar is 4 or more pounds heavier than the house familiar, you will always win, but your familiar will only gain an average of 4.60 experience.

Below is a chart that pits the ability of your familiar against that of the house familiar; it shows how much more than the house familiar your familiar should weigh. The first number in any box will get you the maximum possible experience, but not always a victory, and the second number will always get you a victory, but not the maximum possible experience.

		House Familiar
		Weak			Average			Strong
You	Weak	3	/	4	6	/	7	9	/	10
	Average	0	/	1	3	/	4	6	/	7
	Strong	-3	/	-2	0	/	1	3	/	4

The weight of your familiars can be altered in many different ways; see Familiar Weight for more details.

Strengths and Handicaps

Familiars have one of four possible levels of competence in each of the four events. This level determines how effectively they can perform in that event, compared to another familiar of the same weight. The four levels are:

• Strong: Familiars will receive a bonus equal to (their weight + 3). This means that they will perform as if they were three pounds heavier than they actually are.
• Average: Familiars will receive a bonus equal to (their weight). This means that they will perform normally; their weight is not affected in any way.
• Weak: Familiars will receive a bonus equal to (their weight - 3). This means that they will perform as if they were three pounds lighter than they actually are.
• Unable to Perform: Familiars will not receive a bonus. They will perform as if they had a weight of 0, regardless of their actual weight.

If a familiar is are unable to perform in an event, this fact will be stated if it is entered in that particular event. Many familiars have at least one event in which they are unable to perform, and some have more; for example, the Comma Chameleon is unable to perform in three events, and the O.A.F. is unable to perform in all four. Many common familiars will have one event in which they are strong, one event in which they are average, one event in which they are weak, and one event in which they are unable to perform. Many rarer familiars, such as the Snowy Owl, have multiple events in which they are strong.

Low-weight familiars can still lose to a familiar that is unable to perform in a certain event. This is because familiars that are weak in an event will perform as if they are three pounds lighter than they actually are. So, it is possible for a familiar that is weak in an event and has a weight between 1 pound (-2 effective weight) and 6 pounds (3 effective weight) to lose to a familiar that is unable to perform (0 pounds) in that event. Familiars that are average in an event and weigh between 1 and 3 pounds can lose to a familiar that is unable to perform in that event (0 pounds). This is because the weight difference between the familiars must be at least 4 to guarantee a 100% chance of victory.

Familiars competence levels

Name	Ultimate Cage Match	Scavenger Hunt	Obstacle Course	Hide and Seek
Adorable Seal Larva	3	2	1	0
Adorable Space Buddy	3	3	1	3
Ancient Yuletide Troll	2	3	1	0
Angry Goat	3	0	2	1
Angry Jung Man	2	2	1	1
Animated Macaroni Duck	2	2	2	2
Artistic Goth Kid	1	2	2	3
Astral Badger	3	0	2	3
Attention-Deficit Demon	1	1	3	2
Autonomous Disco Ball	3	2	1	0
Baby Bugged Bugbear	0	0	0	0
Baby Gravy Fairy	0	1	2	3
Baby Mutant Rattlesnake	3	2	1	0
Baby Sandworm	3	2	2	3
Baby Yeti	3	1	1	2
Barrrnacle	0	2	1	3
Black Cat	0	0	0	0
Blavious Kloop	0	3	2	1
Blood-Faced Volleyball	0	1	3	2
Bloovian Groose	2	2	1	3
BRICKO chick	1	2	2	1
Bulky Buddy Box	0	0	0	0
Casagnova Gnome	0	1	3	2
Chauvinist Pig	0	3	2	1
Cheshire Bat	1	2	3	1
Clockwork Grapefruit	3	2	0	1
Cocoabo	2	3	0	1
Coffee Pixie	1	1	3	2
Comma Chameleon	0	0	0	3
Cotton Candy Carnie	0	2	2	3
Crimbo Elf	1	2	1	3
Crimbo P. R. E. S. S. I. E.	3	2	0	1
Cuddlefish	0	1	3	3
Cymbal-Playing Monkey	1	2	3	1
Dancing Frog	1	2	2	3
Dandy Lion	0	3	2	1
Dataspider	3	3	2	1
Disembodied Hand	3	2	0	2
Doppelshifter	3	3	3	3
Dramatic Hedgehog	2	3	0	2
El Vibrato Megadrone	3	3	3	3
Emo Squid	1	3	1	2
Evil Teddy Bear	3	2	0	1
Exotic Parrot	3	3	2	0
Fancypants Scarecrow	0	3	2	2
Feather Boa Constrictor	2	3	1	1
Feral Kobold	3	1	1	1
Flaming Face	3	2	2	1
Flaming Gravy Fairy	2	3	1	2
Frozen Gravy Fairy	2	3	1	2
Frumious Bandersnatch	2	2	2	0
Fuzzy Dice	2	2	2	2
Galloping Grill	3	2	3	0
Gelatinous Cubeling	1	3	0	2
Ghost Pickle on a Stick	3	1	0	2
Ghuol Whelp	1	2	0	3
Gluttonous Green Ghost	2	2	3	1
Green Pixie	3	2	0	2
Grim Brother	0	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded
Grimstone Golem	0	2	0	3
Grinning Turtle	1	0	0	3
Grouper Groupie	0	2	3	2
Grue	2	0	1	3
Hand Turkey	3	2	1	1
Hanukkimbo Dreidl	2	1	3	1
Happy Medium	0	3	2	2
He-Boulder	3	3	2	1
Helix FossilHelix Fossil	0	0	0	3
Hippo Ballerina	3	2	3	0
Hobo Monkey	0	3	3	3
Holiday Log	0	0	0	0
Homemade Robot	0	0	0	0
Hovering Skull	2	2	3	1
Hovering Sombrero	0	3	2	1
Howling Balloon Monkey	1	3	2	0
Hunchbacked Minion	1	3	0	2
Imitation Crab	3	1	2	2
Inflatable Dodecapede	3	2	2	1
Jack-in-the-Box	0	0	0	0
Jill-O-Lantern	3	1	2	1
Jitterbug	1	3	2	2
Jumpsuited Hound Dog	1	3	3	2
Killer Bee	3	1	2	0
Knob Goblin Organ Grinder	3	3	2	0
Leprechaun	1	3	0	2
Levitating Potato	0	1	2	3
Li'l Xenomorph	3	2	1	3
Llama Lama	1	2	3	2
Mad Hatrack	3	0	1	2
Magic Dragonfish	1	1	2	0
MagiMechTech MicroMechaMech	3	0	1	2
Mariachi Chihuahua	3	2	1	0
Mechanical Songbird	1	2	2	0
Midget Clownfish	0	1	2	2
Mini-Adventurer	2	2	2	2
Mini-Hipster	0	3	2	1
Mini-Skulldozer	2	1	3	0
Miniature Sword & Martini Guy	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded
MiniMechaElf	2	1	0	1
Misshapen Animal Skeleton	3	2	1	2
Mosquito	2	1	3	0
Mutant Cactus Bud	3	0	2	2
Mutant Fire Ant	3	2	0	2
Mutant Gila Monster	3	0	2	2
Nanorhino	3	2	1	3
Nervous Tick	0	3	2	2
Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot	3	3	3	3
Ninja Snowflake	3	0	3	3
Nosy Nose	0	2	1	2
O.A.F.	0	0	0	0
Obtuse Angel	2	0	3	1
Oily Woim	2	1	3	1
Origami Towel Crane	3	1	0	2
Pair of Ragged Claws	2	2	2	2
Pair of Stomping Boots	3	0	2	2
Penguin Goodfella	3	2	1	0
Peppermint Rhino	1	3	1	0
Personal Raincloud	2	1	3	1
Pet Cheezling	2	2	0	2
Pet Rock	0	0	0	0
Piano Cat	1	2	2	0
Pottery Barn Owl	3	1	2	0
Psychedelic Bear	1	3	2	1
Purse Rat	0	0	0	0
Putty Buddy	2	1	1	3
Pygmy Bugbear Shaman	1	3	1	2
Ragamuffin Imp	3	3	3	3
Reagnimated Gnome	0	0	0	0
Reanimated Reanimator	3	3	3	0
Reassembled Blackbird	0	0	0	0
Reconstituted Crow	0	0	0	0
RoboGoose	2	3	1	0
Robot Reindeer	3	3	3	3
Rock Lobster	3	2	2	1
Rogue Program	3	2	2	0
Sabre-Toothed Lime	3	0	2	1
Scary Death Orb	3	2	1	0
Sleazy Gravy Fairy	3	3	2	1
Slimeling	3	3	2	2
Smiling Rat	1	3	1	0
Snow Angel	2	1	3	2
Snowy Owl	3	3	3	3
Spirit Hobo	2	1	3	0
Spooky Gravy Fairy	2	3	1	2
Spooky Pirate Skeleton	2	3	1	0
Squamous Gibberer	1	2	2	2
Stab Bat	3	2	1	0
Star Starfish	2	1	3	0
Steam-Powered Cheerleader	1	1	1	0
Stinky Gravy Fairy	2	3	1	2
Stocking Mimic	0	0	0	0
Sugar Fruit Fairy	0	3	3	2
Sweet Nutcracker	2	3	0	1
Syncopated Turtle	0	2	3	2
Teddy Bear	3	2	0	1
Teddy Borg	3	2	0	1
Temporal Riftlet	1	3	1	2
Tickle-Me Emilio	3	1	1	0
Toothsome Rock	0	0	0	0
Twitching Space Critter	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded
Unconscious Collective	1	1	1	3
Underworld Bonsai	3	1	3	0
Uniclops	2	3	2	1
Untamed Turtle	0	0	0	3
Urchin Urchin	3	3	0	2
Warbear Drone	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	-1Unspaded	0

The following is a list of familiars that are unable to perform in any of the four events, or, as the case may be, lack an event in which they are unable to perform. The individual events pages list the competence level of every familiar in that particular event.

Ultimate Cage Match

• Baby Gravy Fairy
• Barrrnacle
• Blavious Kloop
• Blood-Faced Volleyball
• Casagnova Gnome
• Chauvinist Pig
• Comma Chameleon
• Cotton Candy Carnie
• Cuddlefish
• Dandy Lion
• Fancypants Scarecrow
• Grouper Groupie
• Happy Medium
• Hobo Monkey
• Hovering Sombrero
• Levitating Potato
• Midget Clownfish
• Mini-Hipster
• Nervous Tick
• Sugar Fruit Fairy
• Syncopated Turtle
• Untamed Turtle

Scavenger Hunt

• Angry Goat
• Astral Badger
• Comma Chameleon
• Grinning Turtle
• Grue
• Mad Hatrack
• MagiMechTech MicroMechaMech
• Mutant Cactus Bud
• Mutant Gila Monster
• Ninja Snowflake
• Obtuse Angel
• Pair of Stomping Boots
• Sabre-Toothed Lime
• Untamed Turtle
• Wind-up Chattering Teeth

Obstacle Course

• Clockwork Grapefruit
• Cocoabo
• Comma Chameleon
• Crimbo P. R. E. S. S. I. E.
• Disembodied Hand
• Dramatic Hedgehog
• Evil Teddy Bear
• Ghost Pickle on a Stick
• Ghuol Whelp
• Green Pixie
• Grinning Turtle
• Hunchbacked Minion
• Leprechaun
• Mutant Fire Ant
• Origami Towel Crane
• Pet Cheezling
• Sweet Nutcracker
• Teddy Bear
• Teddy Borg
• Untamed Turtle
• Urchin Urchin
• Wereturtle

Hide and Seek

• Ancient Yuletide Troll
• Autonomous Disco Ball
• Baby Mutant Rattlesnake
• Exotic Parrot
• Frumious Bandersnatch
• Hippo Ballerina
• Howling Balloon Monkey
• Killer Bee
• Knob Goblin Organ Grinder
• Magic Dragonfish
• Mariachi Chihuahua
• Mosquito
• Penguin Goodfella
• Peppermint Rhino
• Piano Cat
• Pottery Barn Owl
• RoboGoose
• Rogue Program
• Scary Death Orb
• Smiling Rat
• Spirit Hobo
• Spooky Pirate Skeleton
• Stab Bat
• Star Starfish
• Tickle-Me Emilio
• Underworld Bonsai
• Whirling Maple Leaf
• Wild Hare

The following familiars do not have an event in which they are unable to perform:

• Adorable Seal Larva
• Animated Macaroni Duck
• Artistic Goth Kid
• Attention-Deficit Demon
• Baby Sandworm
• Baby Yeti
• Bloovian Groose
• BRICKO chick
• Cheshire Bat
• Coffee Pixie
• Crimbo Elf
• Cymbal-Playing Monkey
• Dancing Frog
• Dataspider
• Doppelshifter
• El Vibrato Megadrone
• Emo Squid
• Feather Boa Constrictor
• Feral Kobold
• Flaming Face
• Flaming Gravy Fairy
• Frozen Gravy Fairy
• Fuzzy Dice
• Gluttonous Green Ghost
• Hand Turkey
• Hanukkimbo Dreidl
• He-Boulder
• Hovering Skull
• Imitation Crab
• Inflatable Dodecapede
• Jill-O-Lantern
• Jitterbug
• Jumpsuited Hound Dog
• Li'l Xenomorph
• Llama Lama
• Misshapen Animal Skeleton
• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot
• Pair of Ragged Claws
• Personal Raincloud
• Psychedelic Bear
• Pygmy Bugbear Shaman
• Ragamuffin Imp
• Robot Reindeer
• Rock Lobster
• Sleazy Gravy Fairy
• Slimeling
• Snow Angel
• Snowy Owl
• Spooky Gravy Fairy
• Squamous Gibberer
• Stinky Gravy Fairy
• Temporal Riftlet
• Uniclops
• Wizard Action Figure

The following familiars are unable to perform in every event, but they can still win:

• Black Cat
• Jack-in-the-Box
• O.A.F.
• Purse Rat
• Reassembled Blackbird
• Reconstituted Crow

Notes

• A tie in any event will always be considered as a win for your familiar.
• If you are falling-down drunk, then Susie will tell you, "You're too drunk to even tell the difference between your familiar and the House Familiar. Come back when you sober up."
• If you do not have an familiar with you, then Susie will tell you, "In order to compete, you need a familiar. Come back when you've got one."
• Effects that increase familiar experience per fight also increase your familiar's experience gain in the Arena.
• Certain familiars have special Arena relationships:
  • The Bulky Buddy Box, Holiday Log, Pet Rock, Stocking Mimic, and Toothsome Rock cannot compete in the Arena.
  • The Comma Chameleon will always receive a random piece of familiar equipment; it does not have its own specific equipment. Also, it will receive an item after every other win, instead of after every fifth win.
  • Elemental Gravy Fairies cannot get their specific equipment from the Arena, although the Comma Chameleon can still get these items. They will always receive a lead necklace, along with the following text:

  Susie looks at your familiar oddly.

  "I've never seen one of those before. I don't think we have any stuff in here that's specifically geared for this familiar..."

  • The familiars that do not have their own specific equipment are the Black Cat, Disembodied Hand, El Vibrato Megadrone, Fancypants Scarecrow, Mad Hatrack, and Ragamuffin Imp they will get a lead necklace except for the ~ 20%-25% of the time they get a vicious spiked collar.
  • The Reconstituted Crow will receive the Reassembled Blackbird's specific equipment from the Arena, but it cannot be equipped with this item.
  • The Baby Bugged Bugbear cannot compete in the Arena. Instead, once a day, you can receive its specific equipment immediately upon entering the arena, but only if that item is not equipped, present in your inventory, and/or present in your closet.
  • The Reagnimated Gnome cannot compete in the Arena. Instead, once a day, you can pick up one of its five fallen body parts from the Arena, each of which functions as the Gnome's specific equipment.

References

• The Arena looks a lot like the Colosseum, which can be found in Rome.