2006

The following is a list of updates and events that happened in RuneScape in 2006.

Titles in bold indicate a game update.

December

Date	Update
20 December	A Christmas Reminder
19 December	Fake websites
18 December	Cards, letters and area guides
	Christmas Update!
12 December	Players' Gallery - Christmas edition!
	Animal Magnetism
5 December	Treasure Trails, spiders and sheep
1 December	Behind the Scenes - December (2006)

November

Date	Update
28 November	Postbag from the Hedge 13
	Eagles' Peak
21 November	Concerning imps and other things...
	HUNTER SKILL!
20 November	Game-world locations renamed
13 November	Player gallery and more bank space
6 November	Enlightened Journey
2 November	New Payment Option - US PayBySMS/Text
1 November	Behind the Scenes - November (2006)

October

Date	Update
30 October	Postbag from the Hedge 12
	Hallowe'en Event - For ALL Players!
	Bugtracker Maintenance
	Login temporarily unavailable
23 October	Would you like to see My Arm?
18 October	Player-Owned House Costume Room
	Capes of Achievement... and Goats!
11 October	Players' Gallery and Wallpapers
2 October	Behind the Scenes - October (2006)
	Elemental Workshop II

September

Date	Update
27 September	Skill Tutors
	Player interfaces
	Postbag from the Hedge 11
	Area Sounds
20 September	Slug Menace
18 September	Progress update
4 September	Myreque Pt III - Darkness of Hallowvale
1 September	Behind the Scenes - September (2006)

August

Date	Update
31 August	Knowledge Base update - Area Guides
29 August	Postbag from the Hedge 10
	Demons, Dragons and Giants
22 August	New f2p prayers, port to port transport and improved dragon axe
	Naming conventions
15 August	The Eyes of Glouphrie
7 August	Gnome Cuisine
1 August	Postbag from the Hedge 9
	Behind the Scenes - August (2006)

July

Date	Update
31 July	Crossbows
24 July	Lunar Diplomacy
17 July	Pyramid Plunder
11 July	Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen
4 July	Trouble Brewing
	Security and free-to-play update - the Stronghold of Security
3 July	Behind the Scenes - July (2006)

June

Date	Update
27 June	Tweaks and Bugfixes
26 June	Postbag from the Hedge 8
21 June	Death to the Dorgeshuun!
13 June	Warriors' Guild
6 June	Pest Control update
5 June	Behind the Scenes - June (2006)
2 June	11 new worlds online

May

Date	Update
31 May	PLAYER-OWNED HOUSES!
	Readers' letters, bank space and game tweaks!
22 May	Royal Trouble
17 May	Do not use your RuneScape password on other sites!
16 May	Changes to Pest Control
	Game engine upgraded!
10 May	The New QuestHelp System
3 May	RuneScape - Better than ever!
2 May	Return of the Wise Old Man!
	Behind the Scenes - May (2006)

April

Date	Update
24 April	Readers' Letters - April
	Wilderness graphical update
	Pure Essence now craftable on free servers
20 April	Rune Essence adjustment
18 April	Pest Control
10 April	Rag and Bone Man
	Easter bunnies infest RuneScape!
	New RuneScape Forums!
3 April	A Soul's Bane
	Behind the Scenes - April (2006)

March

Date	Update
28 March	Temple Trekking
	Readers' Letters - March
27 March	5 new worlds in Stockholm, Sweden
23 March	Responsible gaming reminder
22 March	In Aid of the Myreque
15 March	Hundredth Quest - Recipe for Disaster!
13 March	New Improved Game Guide Released!
7 March	Canoeing, Zygomites and a Mole!
6 March	Behind the Scenes - March (2006)

February

Date	Update
27 February	A Fairy Tale Part I - Growing Pains
24 February	Rule 12 Reminder
20 February	Updates, updates and more updates...
15 February	Friend system upgrades
7 February	Cabin Fever
6 February	Behind the Scenes - February (2006)
	4 new worlds now online
2 February	PayByPhone Subscriptions Available for Canada

January

Date	Update
30 January	Runesquares, Harpie Bugs and new potato recipes!
	New Look Hiscores
	Postbag from the Hedge 3
23 January	Enakhra's Lament
19 January	Agility Pyramid tweaks
	Over 15000 RuneScape accounts banned for cheating
16 January	Agility Pyramid
12 January	Nearly 5000 RS-classic accounts banned
10 January	The Hand in the Sand
4 January	Mage Training Arena
	Behind the Scenes - January (2006)