<s>
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
game	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
designed	O
by	O
John	O
Romero	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Lolapps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
platform	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
fun	O
fair	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
scary	O
forest	O
while	O
decorating	O
the	O
grounds	O
,	O
fending	O
off	O
various	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
completing	O
many	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
built	O
games	O
and	O
buildings	O
which	O
attract	O
visitors	O
to	O
the	O
fair	O
,	O
and	O
visitors	O
became	O
scared	O
if	O
they	O
see	O
a	O
monster	B-Application
or	O
the	O
forest	O
erupts	O
near	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
selects	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
woodland	O
animal	O
-	O
either	O
a	O
raccoon	O
(	O
named	O
Rita	O
)	O
or	O
bear	O
(	O
named	O
Randy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
energy	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
with	O
mushrooms	O
or	O
Facebook	B-Application
credits	O
to	O
extend	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
a	O
monster	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Crittle	O
Bear	O
or	O
Domovoi	O
,	O
will	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
chopping	O
a	O
tree	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
ignore	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
or	O
pummel	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
shovel	O
to	O
scare	O
it	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
various	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
levels	O
,	O
visitors	O
will	O
fly	O
in	O
on	O
a	O
zeppelin	B-Application
and	O
roam	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
fair	O
,	O
playing	O
games	O
and	O
using	O
buildings	O
and	O
paying	O
coins	O
and	O
XP	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
places	O
a	O
Protector	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
retaliate	O
against	O
the	O
forest	O
,	O
attack	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
comfort	O
the	O
scared	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attaining	O
levels	O
will	O
affect	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
unlocking	O
items	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
the	O
store	O
(	O
called	O
Ye	O
Olde	O
Shoppe	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
quests	O
becoming	O
available	O
,	O
new	O
monsters	B-Application
appearing	O
when	O
trees	O
are	O
chopped	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
had	O
approximately	O
25	O
million	O
players	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
has	O
launched	O
on	O
several	O
other	O
social	O
networks	O
such	O
as	O
Japan	O
's	O
Mixi	O
,	O
IMVU	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
's	O
Orkut	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Germany	O
's	O
StudiVZ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romero	O
arrived	O
at	O
Lolapps	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
11	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
and	O
launch	O
it	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
to	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
named	O
Ravenstone	O
Mine	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
and	O
launched	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Lolapps	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
shutdown	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
just	O
days	O
before	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
launched	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Lolapps	O
using	O
an	O
advertising	O
company	O
named	O
RapLeaf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
was	O
shut	O
down	O
as	O
well	O
a	O
week	O
later	O
for	O
7	O
days	O
before	O
becoming	O
fully	O
operational	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
another	O
possible	O
shutdown	O
,	O
Lolapps	O
launched	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
on	O
its	O
own	O
website	O
off	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
John	O
Romero	O
and	O
Brenda	O
Brathwaite	O
gave	O
an	O
IGDA-sponsored	O
presentation	O
titled	O
From	O
AAA	O
To	O
Social	O
Games	O
-	O
Developing	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
at	O
Dolby	O
Laboratories	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Romero	O
and	O
Brathwaite	O
gave	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
SF	O
Game	O
Developer	O
's	O
Workshop	O
titled	O
A	O
Post	O
Mortem	O
of	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
at	O
the	O
Art	O
Institute	O
of	O
California	O
-	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
follow-up	O
games	O
Ravenskye	O
City	O
and	O
Ravenshire	O
Castle	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
LOLapps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
nine	O
titles	O
are	O
from	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
and	O
three	O
from	O
the	O
extension	O
Ravenstone	O
Mine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Social	O
Networking	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
Ravenwood	B-Protocol
Fair	I-Protocol
was	O
nominated	O
along	O
with	O
CityVille	B-Application
,	O
Family	B-Device
Feud	I-Device
,	O
FrontierVille	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nightclub	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CityVille	B-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
