Tinsel Dragon

Tinsel Dragons, alternatively known as Prize Dragons, are a limited dragon breed introduced in 2010. Tinsel dragons have three color forms based on medal colors—gold, silver, and bronze—and they share egg description with Gold and Shimmer-scale Dragons. Tinsels were first available as prizes during the Tree Decorating contest of late 2010. They were then available again through the Holiday Raffles of 2011, 2013, and 2014. As of May 21, 2017, monthly raffles are now held on the site where Tinsel dragons can be won as a reward.

As a prize dragon, CB Tinsel Dragon eggs cannot be found through normal means, and are obtained only as prizes or rewards. Bred ones are widely obtainable from breeding existing Tinsel Dragons. When bred, these dragons only produce eggs of the parent's forms. However, Tinsel x Tinsel pairings, even if both parents are different forms, will consistently produce the same single form when bred (i.e. Silver x Gold = only Silver). Many theories attempt to explain this result, but no official consensus among users has been determined.

Although widely referred to as Tinsel Dragon, this name remains informal; old Breed sort classified them as "Prize 2010", while the new Encyclopedia labels the breed as "Prize Dragon (Western)". The origin of "Tinsel Dragon" hails from their spriter, Marrionetta, who stated that she referred to them by this name. Prior to the release of another "prize dragon", Tinsel Dragons were simply called Prize Dragons by some users. A special pink Silver Tinsel, coded Penk, was given to the artist, following the tradition of providing Spriter's Alts for holiday breeds. This alt Tinsel otherwise acts like a Silver Tinsel, producing silver eggs that hatch into this form.

An unofficial guide for users that have won prize dragons can be visited at the CB Prizes: A User Guide on the forum.

Egg
"This egg is very reflective, almost metallic looking."

Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon."

Mature Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. And look! It's grown its wings! It must be close to maturing."

Adult
None.

Sprite Artist(s)

 * Marrionetta (All)

Sprites No Longer In-Use
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Trivia

 * Penk hatched out of a normal Silver Tinsel egg and got her pink coloration by reaching adulthood.
 * These dragons are one of the only to not have a breed description- this is due to them having been designed directly to be prizes as opposed to being a design originally destined for the cave. The spriter also wished to avoid giving a description in order to give players more freedom for creativity and imagine how they want their prize dragon to be.
 * Silver Tinsel egg.gif (Abby) did not have a name until after the introduction of the new Gold sprites, when she was named "I Prefer The Old Golds". During the Valentine 2012 release her name was changed to "Yay For Red Valentine Dragons". Later her name changed to "Silly Nebs - Turn GREEN" and then around 02/28/2012, to "I Eat Purple Nebs And Flamingos". Around 03/05/2012, her name was changed to "Let's Replace People With Geese" then, on 03/15/2012, she was renamed "Never Trust A Brutus"; on 03/20/2012 her name was removed, so she remained unnamed until 04/23/2012, when she got the name "I Still Prefer The Old Golds". On 04/30/2012, she showed the name "Showing Double Spaces Is Evil" then, on 05/08/2012, her name was "All Job And Little DC" while at the end of September 2012 she was renamed "Queen of Balloon Refusals". As of 03/9/2013, her name was "Just Found Myself On Wiki", then the name has once again changed as of 06/13/2013 was "I STILL Prefer The Old Golds". After the introduction of dimorphic sprites for the Horse Dragon on 10/07/2015, the owner expressed again her disappointment through a new name. Despite all these name changes, many users still refer to her as "Abby".
 * Silver Tinsel egg.gif (skies) broke the record for most views at 965,325
 * Silver Tinsel egg.gif (Siren) broke the record for most unique views at 85,305
 * Bronze Tinsel egg.gif (Pandy) has been frozen as a S2 hatchling.
 * Bronze Tinsel egg.gif (ZZZZZ) has run out of time and died.

Numbers
During the Tree Decorating contest of 2010, 5 gold tinsels, 10 silver tinsels, and 15 bronze Tinsels were awarded, for first-place, second-place and third-place respectively. The number of prizes given remained the same for the raffle of 2011. In 2013, 10 gold, 20 silver, and 30 bronze Tinsels were awarded, and in 2014 50 gold, 100 silver, and 150 bronze were handed out. Prior to monthly raffles in 2017, there were a total of 70 CB gold, 140 CB silver, and 210 CB bronze. Tinsels were replaced by the second prize dragon, shimmer-scales, during the 2012 raffle, although they were released side-by-side in 2013.