Matryoshka Dolls Maslenitsa Time-Restricted Quests

A new double Quest has appeared in Family Farm Seaside.  The first element involves the collection of four different colours of Matryoshka Dolls as follows:

70 Red Matrioshka Dolls from Red Roses
50 Yellow Matrioshka Dolls from Orange Juice
30 Blue Matrioshka Dolls from Blueberry Jam
10 Pink Matrioshka Dolls from the Sakura Tree

The final Rewards are a Matrioshka Doll and a Sorbus Tree.  The Matrioshka Doll is a decoration that will yield a Purple Gift Cleaning Bag when cleaned.

In tandem with the Collections Mission is a traditional Quest sequence as follows:

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Maslenitsa Quests
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Maslenitsa I
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What a crazy year!  Guess what?  I'm going to Russia to meet one of my friends who I met in Harbin.  She's Russian and invited me to stay with her family and celebrate a traditional Russian holiday called Maslenitsa!

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 Sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 10 Apples
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 80 Coins, 16 XP

Such a coincidence that my friend also lives on a farm, haha.  I like to help her out a bit on her farm.

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Maslenitsa II
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Some relatives of my friend live int he village and she told me that Maslenitsa is their favourite holiday.  During this holiday people play games, eat a lot of tasty food and have a lot of fun!  Let's prepare some food, too!


Produce 30 loaves of Black Bread
  Skip for 15 RC
  Ingredients:  Rye Flour, Milk, Eggs

Prepare 15 plates of Dumplings
  Skip for 15 RC
  Ingredients:  Soft Dough, Beef

Produce 40 Jars of Blueberry Jam
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 85 Coins, 17 XP

I've noticed that the people here eat bread with every meal.  I made a lot of black bread because it's their favourite!

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Maslenitsa III
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Maslenitsa is a celebration of the end of winter and beginning of Spring.  One of the traditions is to make a doll out of straws and name this doll Maslenitsa.  Let's finish our work on the farm first so we can make our own Maslenitsa!

Harvest 50 White Grapes
  Skip for 25 RC

Produce 50 Cheddar Cheese
  Skip for 25 RC

Harvest 50 Corn
  Skip for 25 RC

Reward: 90 Coins, 18 XP

Good job!  We made our own Maslenitsa and she looks so pretty!  I was told that this doll symbolises Winter.

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Maslenitsa IV
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The most characteristic food of Maslenitsa is crepe.  Some people say crepes are so popular because they look like sunshine and people associate it with Spring.  But I think it's just because they are so tasty!  Let's make some ourselves!

Collect 50 Eggs
  Skip for 25 RC

Prepare 30 Crepes
  Ingredients: 30 Batter, 60 Milk
  Skip for 30 RC

Prepare 15 Cottage Cheese
  Skip for 15 RC
  Ingredients:  30 Cheddar, 30 Milk

Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP

This was my first time making Russian crepes.  It as a lot of work, but I'm happy with the result!

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Maslenitsa V
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My friend is going to a Russian sauna, called banya, and she asked me to join her.  I've heard that people hit each other with bath besoms in the banya.  Let's see if we can find some bath besoms.


Collect 10 Bath Besoms from your Neighbours
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 15 Glasses of Kvass
  Skip for 15 RC
  Ingredients: 15 Black Bread, 30 Honey

Place Sorbus Tree on your Farm
  The Sorbus Tree is a final Reward in the Collections Mission

Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP

I loved the banya!  It's not as weird as I thought.  And I think I like it even better than a massage!

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Maslenitsa VI
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Today should be where all the fun starts.  There are going to be all kinds of games and competitions outside and there will even be a fair.  We should make some food to sell!

Prepare 6 Sorbus Crepes
  Ingredients: 6 Crepes, 6 Sorbus Souffles
  Skip for 6 RC

Place Matrioshka Doll
  The Matrioshka Doll is a final Reward in the Collections Mission

Reward: 110 Coins, 22 XP

There were so many people at our stall and we sold all our products!  Now we can participate in all the competitions and games!  Yay!

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Maslenitsa VII
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Some local guys offered us a ride on their troika.  It's a sleigh pulled forward by three horses.  It was so cool!  Now, let's make some juice and go see the games!

Collect 10 Weights from your Neighbours
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 30 Orange Juice
  Skip for 15 RC

Harvest 5 Chocolates
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 110 Coins, 22 XP

Haha, it was so funny to see how guys were trying to impress girls with their muscles in this weight lifting competition!  So childish!

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Maslenitsa VIII
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Now it's the girls' turn!  There's a cooking competition between the girls.  Hmm, do you think I will have a chance if I would join this competition?

Prepare 5 Thai Green Curry
  Skip for 5 RC
  Ingredients: 5 Spicy Stir-Fry Chicken, 5 Coconut Milk 

Produce 50 Veggie Burgers
  Skip for 25 RC
  Ingredients: 50 Tomatoes, 50 Wheat Bread

Prepare 5 Chocolate Sorbus Crepes
  Skip for 5 RC
  Ingredients: 5 Sorbus Crepes, 10 Chocolate

Reward: 110 Coins, 22 XP

All the dishes were so good that the judges couldn't choose a winner, so we were all declared winners!

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Maslenitsa IX
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I am still having so much fun here!  I wish Darryl and Grandma could be here too.  Maybe I should give them a call.  Can you please help my friend to finish her farm work so we can all go out tonight?

Produce 40 Goose Feathers
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Sorbus Souffle
  Skip for 8 RC
  Ingredients: 16 Cottage Cheese, 8 Sorbus

Sell 5 Chocolate Sorbus Crepes

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

We went to visit my friend's grandma and she told us a lot of Russian folk tales.  It was really interesting to hear all those stories.

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Maslenitsa X
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Today is one of the most important days of Maslenitsa.  We will have to fight for the snow tower!  In this game, all the villagers will be divided into two groups: defenders and attackers.  But let's eat a bit first!

Produce 30 Love Cakes
  Skip for 15 RC
  Ingredients:   30 Love Fruit, 30 Wheat Flour, 30 Eggs

Prepare 20 Light Muffins
  Skip for 20 RC
  Ingredients: 20 Cake Flour, 40 Cherry Jam

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

Yay!  We beat the other team and destroyed the snow tower!  High five!

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Maslenitsa XI
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Winter tie is coming to an end.  According to local traditions, we have to set out Maslenitsa on fire now, because it's a symbol of Winter.  This will help Spring to come faster and warm us up again.

Harvest 50 Red Roses
  Skip for 25 RC

Prepare 8 Honey Syrup
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 10 Lychee Scones
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

We didn't want to burn our pretty Maslenitsa, so we decided to leave her on the farm as a scarecrow, hehe.

FINAL REWARD:  Russian Butterfly House
  Produces Nectar when Butterflies pollinate specific Trees

Above: Screenshot of my Farm showing the Matrioshka Doll, the Sorbus Tree and the Russian Butterfly House

N.B.  Sadly, the end of the Quest story is counterproductive.  However beautiful the Maslenitsa is, she must be burned or the effects of Winter (Death in ancient terms) will not end!  You cannot simply make her into a Scarecrow... Mind you, I myself would be loathe to burn a beautiful straw figure.  Furthermore, I think it is wonderful the the developers of Family Farm Seaside are introducing Players to all sorts of international customs, festivals and Recipes.  It is one of the reasons I like this game so much.

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Strategies for Completing these Quests
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If you like to prepare in advance, you will notice that an enormous quantity of Blueberries will be required to complete both the Collection Mission and the Quest sequence.  Blueberry Jam is featured in both.  Fortunately, Blueberries are a short-term Crop, requiring only three hours to mature.  Furthermore, they are one of the Items on the Free Gifts List, so if you wish to collect sufficient Blueberries for the Blueberry Jam, you may wish to request some Blueberries from your Neighbours as well as growing them.

It is best to focus on the Collections Mission first as you will need the Final Rewards in the form of the Sorbus Tree and the Matrioshka Doll in order to complete the traditional Quest sequence.  Part V of Maslenitsa requires that you place the Sorbus Tree on your Farm.  Part VI requires the placement of the darling Matrioshka Doll.

The amount of Power that you are given is 30, which means that it can be very helpful to make 'basic' Recipes well in advance.  Whenever there are no ongoing Quests, I try to make Cake Flour, Batter and Soft Dough on a regular basis.  You will need all three in the Maslenitsa Quest sequence.  Milk is an ingredient in a number of Basic Recipes.  It is another Item that can be requested as a Free Gift from Neighbours.

Other Items that can be prepared in advance include 50 Wheat Bread for use in making Veggie Burgers and 40 Cherry Jam.

Many Decorations, including the Matrioshka Doll that is one of the Rewards for completing the Matrioshka Collections Mission can be 'cleaned' each day by your Neighbours when they visit your Farm.  You will receive Cleaning Gift Bags of different colours depending on the Decorations that you have placed on your Farm.  These Gift Bags randomly contain Power as well as OP or Coins.  The OP and Power can be quite useful when there is a time-restricted Quest like this one.  You will notice that there are quite a few Cooked Dishes in the Quest sequence.  Each Dish that you make in the Kitchen requires 1 Power to complete.  As there is a maximum of 30 Power when you access your Kitchen and you may need more than that to complete a step in the Quest sequence, I save the Power found in my Cleaning Gift Bags for time-restricted Missions.

As you can see from the Quest sequence, there are new Recipes in the Kitchen as well:

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Kvass: 241 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Black Bread, Honey x 2

Cottage Cheese: 95 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Cheddar Cheese x 2, Milk x 2

Sorbus Souffle: 229 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Cottage Cheese x 2, Sorbus

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Crepe: 295 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Batter, Milk x 2

Sorbus Crepe: 546 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Crepe, Sorbus Souffle

Chocolate Sorbus Crepe: 635 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Sorbus Crepe, Chocolate x 2

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The Tradition of Maslenitsa
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I personally am delighted by the way in which Family Farm and Family Farm Seaside includes ancient traditions and festivals in the game.  The tradition of Maslenitsa is a very ancient one and can be found throughout ancient Europe.  The figure of Maslenitsa, made of straw, sometimes is male and sometimes female.  In all cases, it represents the Spirit of Winter or Death and, after being taken through the village or from house to house, either is placed on a bonfire and set aflame or drowned in the river or any body of water.

In some cases, the ashes from the fire are buried in the fields to bring fertility to the land.  The figure, as previously described, can be either male or female, old or young, depending upon the culture and locaiton of the festival.  It often is celebrated before or during the Lenten season.

The specific festival of Maslenitsa in old Russia occurred before the start of Lent and included the preparation and consumption of special foods made from dairy products that could not be eaten during Lent.  Pancakes or Crepes were made from Eggs, Butter and Milk.  When Lady Maslenitsa is thrown on the bonfire, any Crepes or Blini that have not been eaten are thrown on the fire with her.    Her more ancient name was Kostroma.  As the symbol of Winter, her 'death' is a sacrifice to bring back the light and allow the land to regain its life.  The festival has been incorporated into Christian custom, however, and is very much a part of the cycle of Lenten observance like Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.

Stranded Sailor Time-Restricted Quests

A new time-restricted Quest has appeared today in Family Farm Seaside.  As usual, it actually involves two separate threads of activity. The first is the 'Collection Mission' wherein the Player must collect specific totals of Whistles in four different colours in order to redeem the final Reward.  In this case, it is an Apricot Tree and a Lighthouse Decoration.   The Apricot Tree is needed to complete Part IV of the Stranded Sailor Quest sequence.  The Lighthouse is not needed and moreover cannot be cleaned.  it is a curious Reward in a sense, as part of the background of any Player's farm in Seaside is a Lighthouse.

Above, a screenshot of the Egyptian Ship and Apricot Tree, two of the Rewards from these Quests.  The Ship is a lovely Decoration as you can see.


One comment if ANY ONE from the development teams ever look at this site.  I really do not comprehend why this Quest was not a St. Valentine's Day Quest.  However beautiful the Egyptian Boat may be, what is the Lighthouse?  It would have been so much more satisfying to have a Fountain that featured a Cupid or something of the sort... Roses and Hearts.

The Collection Mission is as follows:

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Whistle Collections
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Collect Whistles
50 Pink Whistles from Love Fruit
70 Yellow Whistles from Honey
30 Green Whistles from Champagne
10 Brown Whistles from Chocolate

The second 'thread' as it were is a traditional Quest sequence.  Again, this follows the usual rule in that you will not be able to complete all the Quests if you have not completed the Collection Mission first.  You will need the Apricot Tree specifically in order to complete the fourth Quest in the sequence.

Your strategy therefore should be to concentrate first on the Collection Mission.  What this means in practical terms is growing many Love Fruits, Clover and Chardonnay as collection of any Whistle always is a random event.  Use of Rain, Thunderstorms or Fertliser in order to speed the process of growth is helpful.  Where the Chocolate Trees are concerned, you can use Watering Cans to speed growth as well.

The traditional Quest sequence is as follows:

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Stranded Sailer Quests
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Stranded Sailor I
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Today is such a nice day!  The sun is shining and there's a small breeze in the air.  I don't feel like working on the farm today.  You know what?  Let's go sailing!  Maybe we should prepare some snacks for our trip.

Produce 12 glasses of Mando Juice
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 40 bags of Sugar Popcorn
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 10 Chocolate Dream Bars
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 80 Coins, 16 XP

Great job!  That should be enough for the trip.  We're good to go now.

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Stranded Sailor II
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It's such a nice feeling to float on the big open sea.  But wait, hold on... There's something wrong!  It looks like the weather is changing!  It's getting much colder!  Can you help me to get some fur and feathers?

Produce 50 Angora Hair
  Skip for 25 RC

Produce 50 Goose Feathers
  Skip for 25 RC

Produce 50 Ostrich Feathers
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 85 Coins, 17 XP

Thanks for the quick delivery!  This fur and these feathers will keep me warm on the sea.

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Stranded Sailor III
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Oh no!  The rough weather and the big waves made me lose my whole stock of snacks.  Luckily I have a fishing rod on this boat.  I'm getting a bit hungry already so I better start catching some fish.
 

Fish 7 Times with the Squid Hook
  Skip for 7 RC

Fish 7 Times with the Bone Hook
  Skip for 7 RC

Fish 2 Times with the Treble Hook
  Skip for 2 RC

Reward: 90 Coins, 18 XP

Well done!  We caught some big fish.  Hopefully they taste good as well.

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Stranded Sailor IV
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What's that in the distance?  is it an island?  Did I just discover a brand new island?  Woohoo, I'm so excited!  Let's get off the boat and start discovering the island!

Place Apricot Tree (Reward for completing Whistle Collection)

Produce 50 Turkey Sausage
  Skip for 25 RC

Sell 50 Buffalo Milk Cheese

Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP

This island is fantastic!  I've seen trees that I have never seen before.

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Stranded Sailor V
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I found an apricot tree and picked some of the fruits.  The apricots of this tree tasted really nice!  Better collect some for later.  You never know when you get hungry again!

Ask Neighbours for 15 Red Copper Bowls
  Skip for 6 RC

Harvest 6 Apricots
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 10 Tilapia with Chutney Sauce
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP

That should be enough apricots.  Hopefully some one will find me soon.  I don't have enough strength to sail back.

(Well, that is very foolish, Darryl!)

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Stranded Sailor VI
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I see a ship coming in the distance!  I better make a smoke signal so they can see me.  The first thing I need is dry wood, but the ship is approaching fast so I better hurry up!

Collect 10 Firewood from your Neighbours
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 20 Lemon Cocktails
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 Maple Sugars
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 110 Coins, 22 XP

I hope they can see the smoke.  This is all the firewood I could find.

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Stranded Sailor VII
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Here they come.  I'm so happy and relieved!  I should prepare a small present to thank my saviours.  Wait, I remember seeing a pecan tree somewhere.  Let me get some pecans for them!


Harvest 8 Pecans
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 60 Wool
  Skip for 30 RC

Produce 60 Love Cakes
  Skip for 30 RC

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

It was Grandma on the boat!  She was worried about me and luckily she found me here.

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Stranded Sailor VIII
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I feel bad for Grandma.  I didn't wanted to make her worry that much.  I'm really thankful that she came and saved me.  Let me prepare some special food for her!

Produce 60 Cheese Burgers
  Skip for 30 RC

Produce 60 bottles of Champagne
  Skip for 30 RC

Produce 10 Stuffed Turkeys
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

Hooray!  Grandma found Darryl and they returned home safely.  Check your gift box for a special reward!


Final Reward:  Egyptian Ship Decoration

This Decoration when placed on your Farm can be cleaned and will produce a Purple Cleaning Gift Bag.  From my experience in my own game, the Market Stall still is the only Decoration that produces a Blue Cleaning Bag.

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Tips for Completing the Quest Sequence
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Recently, I have found that the most difficult aspects of these time-restricted Quests involve specific items caught when fishing and lack of Power for the Kitchen.  It therefore makes sense to make as many of the 'Ingredients' for the required Kitchen Recipes as far in advance as possible.  In the Stranded Sailor sequence, you are required to make 10 Chocolate Dream Bars, 10 Tilapia with Chutney Sauce, 20 Lemon Cocktails and 10 Stuffed Turkey in your Kitchen.  Every Player begins with only 30 Power.  ALL of these Recipes are the third Recipe in a three-recipe Sequence.  It therefore makes sense to produce the first two Recipes in each Sequence in advance as they serve as the required Ingredients in the third and final Recipe in each Kitchen Sequence.

You therefore may wish to make the following in advance:

10 Rice Krispies
10 Blueberry Krispy Bars

10 Apricot Chutney
10 Baked Tilapia

20 Lemon Champagne

10 Arabic Kabsa
10 Roast Turkey

There is a further requirement where the Arabic Kabsa is concerned, as one of the two Ingredients required to make it is Soft Dough, another Kitchen Recipe.  Make certain that you have 10 Soft Dough on hand when you reach this part of the Quest sequence.

Fishing is a random business and for this Quest, you do need 10 Tilapia.  If you have not smoked all your Fish, so much the better as you need 10 raw and unprocessed Tilapia for the Recipe in the Stranded Sailor Sequence.  Although Fishing is required as one part of the Quest sequence, there is no guarantee that you will catch Tilapia.  You therefore may wish to do some extra fishing before you reach the stage where you need to use 10 Tilapia in the Kitchen!

Other advance preparation might include the creation of 60 loaves of Wheat Bread and 60 Cheddar Cheese for the Cheese Burgers.  You can request both Wheat Flour (used to make Wheat Bread) and Cheddar Cheese as Free Gifts from your Neighbours.

Finally, you will need a total of 60 Turkey Meat, 50 of which will be used to make Turkey Sausage and 10 of which will be needed to make Roast Turkey, an ingredient in Stuffed Turkey.  Your Turkey eats Rice.  Rice is needed for the Arabic Kabsa as well, so grow plenty of it if you do not have it in stock.

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Machine Production Tip
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There are two different ways of alleviating the tedium of producing the Machine products needed to satisfy a Quest requirement.  One is through automation.  In the original Family Farm, automation can be used almost constantly, as it is inexpensive and one earns plenty of OP on a regular basis to use in the automation option.

In Seaside, however, automated production is an expensive business, primarily because there are few opportunities to earn it in any significant amount.  Although one can obtain OP randomly in the Cleaning Gift Bags and Achievements sometimes deliver 30 OP, all of this is insufficient in terms of regular use of the option.

The other way to alleviate the tedium and speed the process is by having more than one Machine.  With two Machines in operation at the same time, the production time is halved.  That can make an enormous difference, especially in time-restricted Quests.

A Player who intends to use multiple machines really does need to have a Warehouse as space on the Farm always is limited, even with all land expansions.
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New Kitchen Recipes
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New Recipes have appeared in the Kitchen.  Some are featured in the Stranded Sailor Quest sequence.

Apricot Chutney: 61 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Apricot, White Vinegar

Baked Tilapia: 244 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Tilapia, Wheat Flour x 3

Tilapia with Chutney Sauce: 328 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Apricot Chutney, Baked Tilapia

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Arabic Kabsa: 1073 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Rice x 4, Soft Dough

Roast Turkey: 213 Coins, 1 XP
    Ingredients:  Turkey, Ketchup

Stuffed Turkey: 1333 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Arabic Kabsa, Roast Turkey

New Toys Added to the Toy Machine

As in the case of its larger counterpart, the original Family Farm game played on PCs and laptops, Family Farm Seaside has expanded the options available with respect to the Toy Machine.  One now can make more than Red and Blue Teddy Bears.  The following have been added:

Toy Alpaca: 230 Coins
  Uses Alpaca Hair
  Feed the White Alpaca Green Lettuce to obtain Alpaca Hair

Toy Horse: 128 Coins
  Uses Horse Hair
  Feed the Horse Carrots to obtain Horse Hair

Toy Reindeer: 48 Coins
  Uses Reindeer Fur
  Feed the Reindeer Mistletoe to obtain Reindeer Fur

The two original Toys are:

Red Teddy Bear: 74 Coins
  Uses Wool
  Feed the Sheep Wheat to obtain Wool

Blue Teddy Bear: 105 Coins
  Uses Angora Hair
  Feed the Angora Rabbit Carrots to obtain Angora Hair

The Reindeer, originally a final Reward for completion of a Christmas Quest sequence, now has been added to the Market and can be purchased for 6 RC.

Perhaps ultimately Seaside will follow the original game even further to add some of our feathered friends in the form of Peacock Toys and Goose Toys to the options available.

Time-Restricted Chinese New Year Quest

 Family Farm Seaside has released a time-limited Lunar New Year Quest.  As some one who has celebrated the Lunar New Year ever since I was introduced to it by my comrades at the dojo at Univeristy when I first began to study taekwondo years ago, I always welcome the opportunity to celebrate it in a virtual reality.  I do wish they would refer to it as the Lunar New Year instead of 'Chinese New Year' as it is not only the Chinese who celebrate the festival.

As uaual in these time-restricted festival Quests, there are two separate components to the affair.  First, there is the Ice Lantern Castle that must be placed in order to be able to redeem prizes that are used in the Quest sequence that is the second component of the festival Mission.

Thus, first place the Ice Lantern Castle on your Farm and collect Couplets from Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines.  The cost of the Castle is 500 Coins and it will operate for 9 days after its placement.    You can upgrade the Ice Castle by requesting Window Papers from your Neighbours and redeeming Snow Flakes from the Castle by using your Couplets.  The cost of each Snow Flake is 1 Couplet.  Unlike the other three ordinary prizes that can be redeemed with Couplets, the cost of the Snow Flakes will not increase with each 'purchase'. 

Level 2 requires: 20 Window Papers and 2 Snow Flakes

It is only when you wish to upgrade to the final Level 5 in order to double the number of Couplets that you receive randomly from any Item that you will be required to invest in one of the materials with 5 RC.   Personally, in all the time-restricted Quests I have completed that involve the Collection of an Item or Items from Crops, Animals, Trees and/or Machines, I have not noticed ANY real difference between Level 1 and Levels 2, 3 and 4.  In other words, you really need to go 'all the way' and upgrade to Level 5 or you are wasting time and energy by upgrading the build.

At Level 5, however, you will notice a marked difference in the speed at which your Couplets increase as each Collection will be doubled and you will obtain two Couplets instead of one.  Is this worth the price?  I personally think so, especially as the developers appear to be raising the difficulty level of these Quests by requiring that you complete the Collection earlier and earlier in the sequence.  In terms of the Chinese New Year Quest sequence, you must collect a total of 260 Couplets to redeem all 5 Prizes before you can complete Chinese New Year III, the third Quest in the sequence.  The Plum Tree that is the final Reward for the Couplets Collection is not being sold in the Marketplace yet.  No doubt it will become available AFTER the Chinese New Year Quests expire but the purchase price undoubtedly will require RC.

Meanwhile, redeem Snow Flakes for four different Prizes, unlocking the final Prize which is a Plum Tree.

The initial prices of each Item are as follows:

Snow Flake 1 Couplet (50 total)
Ice Swan: 100 Couplets (5 Total)
Rain 8 Couplets (15 Total)
Power 1 Couplet (50 Total)

Note that you will need to obtain the final Reward in the form of the Plum Tree in order to complete Chinese New Year Quest III in the following sequence.  In order to claim the Plum Tree, you need to redeem one of each of the four Items given above.  The Plum Tree requires 150 Couplets.  What this means, in effect, is that you will need a total of 260 Couplets in order to advance beyond Chinese New Year III.   You therefore should grow the Crops needed to complete Quests I and II and then grow as many Crops as possible while using as many Animals and Machines as possible in order to obtain the random Couplets.

STRATEGIES FOR COLLECTIONS:

There are two different strategies for obtaining the Item/Items in this type of Collection Quest.  One is to grow the fastest growing Crops again and again until all Prizes are redeemed.   Players at low levels are restricted to Clover and Pasture in terms of Crops that mature in an hour or less.  At higher levels, you can grow Pineapples.  This type of Collection Quest, where the Item can be found in ANY Crop, Tree, Animal or Machine is far easier than the other sort where there usually are four set objects, each of which yields a specific colour of the Colleciton Item.  The fact that Players cannot progress past Chinese New Year III until the Plum Tree has been redeemed makes speed of the essence in completing the Collection Quest.

Pineapples can be fed into Jam Makers to produce Pineapple Jam.  You can make a significant profit with Pineapples as well as being able to collect Couplets randomly from the Jam Maker as well as th eoriginal Crop harvest.  Although I usually follow the second strategy of Collection rather than this one, in this particular case, I grew a lot of Pineapples and completed the Collection Quest in a few hours.

The second Collection strategy is to grow the Items that the Quest sequence will need.  It takes longer to complete the Collection simply because the Crops required for the Quest sequence probably will take longer than an hour to mature, even with the aid of Rain or Thunderstorms.  In this case,  you will need Corn, Oats, Wheat and Rye in fairly large quantities.  Make certain that you have a good quantity of Sugar on hand, both for use in the Kitchen and in the Popcorn Machine.  You will need 60 Chardonnay as well for Champagne.  . Make Condensed Milk, Orange Smoothies, Cake Flour and Soft Dough in the Kitchen in advance.  Your Power will be needed for specific Recipes later.


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Chinese New Year Quests Strategy
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A series of Quests goes in tandem with the Ice Lantern Castle Collection Quest.  As indicated earlier,  note that you will have to redeem the Final Prize of a Plum Tree before you can progress in the New Year Quest past Quest III unless you wish to 'skip' the requirement by spending RC.  In my view, this would be a waste of premium cash.  Much better to complete the Collections and gain the Plum Tree.

In order to perform the Chinese New Year Quests efficiently, you would be well advised to grow an enormous quantity of Corn.  You will need Corn for the Eggs in the new Kitchen Recipes that are featured in the Quest sequence and in the Black Forest Cakes as well as an ingredient in the Popcorn that is the subject of one of the Quests.  You will need 60 Chardonnay in order to make Champagne to complete the last step.

Whichever strategy you follow in terms of growing Crops, try to Fish as often as possible.  You will need a couple of items, including Seaweed and Hairtails, in order to complete the Chinese New Year Quest.  Do NOT process the Seaweed.  You will need it in its raw, natural form for the Recipe.  You will need 10 Hairtails for the last step in the Quest and the requirement will be to smoke them, so do not smoke them in advance! 

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Small Profit Tip
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Do not sell the Orange Ice Cream that you make for the Chinese New Year III if you have a Matcha Tree.  Instead use the Orange Ice Cream to make Matcha Ice Cream and then sell it.  There are only three uses for Matcha and using it to make Matcha Ice Cream is one of the most profitable as it sells for 699 Coins.  Orange Ice Cream sells for only 614 Coins.  Wait until you have completed the entire Quest, however, as you will need all your Powers.

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A Note about Investment in Premium Items
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A player who belongs to a Family Farm Seaside Group on Facebook argued that it was not worthwhile to pay RC for the Ice Tree and the White Vinegar Stand required to complete the Quests because the final Reward was nothing more than a Decoration.  This is one way of looking at it, but quite honestly, the Ice Tree and White Vinegar Stand produce Items that are required again and again in Quests.  Sooner or later, it is a good idea to make certain that you have ALL item-producing objects in Family Farm Seaside if you are really interested in the game.

Any Quest sequence will give you rewards in the form of Coins and XP.  Perhaps the rewards are not significant but quests inspire Players to push themselves a little and farm more aggressively.  I never have been the sort of person to tell a Player that hs/she MUST play any game a certain way...  in fact, I would argue that Farming Simulation games give Players the opportunity to live in a virtual world and do precisely as they please in that world.  You need not perform ANY Quests if that is your preference, but you will not advance very quickly and it is progress in experience that unlocks new options.  In any cvent,  without the ability to make Ice (whether with the Ice Tree or the Ice Dolphin) or the ability to produce White Vinegar, you will find it impossible to make certain Recipes.  It is not only this particular Quest sequence that requires these Items.
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Chinese New Year Quests
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Chinese New Year I

Place an Ice Lantern Castle on your Farm
  Find it in the Market for 500 Coins

Harvest 40 Sweet Potatoes
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 Angora Hair
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 80 Coins, 16 XP

Can you believe that it's -40 degrees C in Harbin?  So cold!  Luckily we have these comfortable hand warmers!

Chinese New Year II

I'm super hungry!  Bread is the favourite food of the people in Harbin.  Let's make some to share with our new friends!

Produce 40 Wheat Bread
  Skip for 20

Produce 40 Black Bread
  Skip for 20

Prepare 10 Whole Oat Fruit Bread
  Skip for 10

Reward: 85 Coins, 17 XP

Good job!  My new friends from Harbin love the bread.

Chinese New Year III

I'm so glad we had a great snack time!  Now it's time to visit my friend's lovely Chinese farm!  They need to prepare some nice fruits for celebrating Chinese New Year with all their family and friends! Let's help them!

No problem!

Havest 6 Plums from Plum Tree (Final Reward from the Ice Lantern Castle)
  Skip for 6 RC

Place an Ice Swan on your Farm (from Ice Lantern Castle, redeeming 100 Couplets)
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 20 Bowls of Orange Ice Cream
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 90 Coins, 18 XP

It's never too cold for ice cream and it was very tasty!

Chinese New Year IV

Hurry up, the Spring Festival evening gala will start in an hour!  We need to prepare all the dishes before the dinner starts.  I am a bit nervous about cooking all these new Chinese dishes.  Can you help me?

Of course!

Chinese New Year IV

Catch 3 Hairtails from the sea
  Skip for 3 RC

Harvest 50 Cabbages
  Skip for 25 RC

Prepare 5 bowls of Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP

Nice!  I can tell it will taste fantastic, just from the amazing colours and the fantastic smell.

Chinest New Year V

The gala has started.  People are singing songs and performing funny shows!  My friend has things to do for the midnight event tonight!  We still need dumplings.  It is said that eating dumplings will bring prosperity for the rest of the year.

Sounds great!

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 10 bowls of Dumpling Soup
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Lemon Cocktails
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP

Tadah!  Nice try for your first show at a Chinese New Year event!  Now every one can sit together and enjoy the New Year Dinner!

Chinese New Year VI

The show just ended and we have nearly finished all the food.  Now it's time to go outside and enjoy the fireworks.

Collect 10 Chinese Lanterns from your Neighbours
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 20 Raisin Chocolates
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 6 Egg Tarts
  Skip for 6 RC

Reward: 110 Coins, 22 XP

The fireworks were spectacular and the red lanterns look beautiful!

Chinese New Year VII

Bravo!  I am having so much fun with my new friends!  We really fancy some snacks.  Maybe some popcorn?  Do you want to join in and help?

Produce 40 bags of Sugar Popcorn
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 20 Bags of Chocolate Popcorn
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 jars of Apple Jelly
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

Popcorn always brings good luck in Chinese culture and I'm pretty sure that I will have a really sweet dream!

Chinese New Year VIII

Oh, it's nearly morning now and the start of a new year!  Tomorrow I need to visit other places to make a New Year's wish!  Can you please help me with some special gifts?

Produce 10 Smoked Hairtail
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 60 Black Forest Cakes
  Skip for 30 RC

Produce 60 Champagne
  Skip for 30 RC

Reward: 120 Coins, 23 XP

What a fantastic experience to celebrate Chinese New Year in Harbin.  I'm sad it's over, goodbye Harbin!  Maybe I'll be back next year.

The Final Reward for the Chinese New Year Quests is a Dragon Decoration.  It is eligible for cleaning, if that is any consolation for players who were hoping to receive a new product from a mythical creature!



The new Recipes in the Kitchen that are featured in the Quest sequence are as follows:

Spicy Fish: 1100 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Spice, Smoked Mackerel

Pickled Cabbage: 69 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Cabbage, White Vinegar

Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage: 1181 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Spicy Fish, Pickled Cabbage

Dumplings: 658 Coins, 1 XP
  Beef x 2, Soft Dough

Egg Soup: 152 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients: Egg, Seaweed

Dumpling Soup: 841 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Dumplings, Egg Soup

 Credits:  To Abbas Teshana for Chinese New Year III.

New Cleaning Option in Family Farm Seaside

Get out your rubber gloves and cleaning supplies, your mops and brushes!  There is a new cleaning option in Family Famr Seaside that allows Players to collect all sorts of random items, from Green Mystrons to OP and Power.  Visit your Neighbours' Farms and look for the large icon of a Brush above any Decoration.  You then will be given the opportunity to polish it.  Doing so will give you a Reward in the form of a Cleaning Bag.  It may be Purple or it may be Silver.  When you arrive home, look in your Gift Box and 'Use' it to open it to find your Reward.  Rewards so far from the Gift Bags I have collected have included Gasoline, OP, Power, 100 Coins and Green Mystrons. 

The corollary to this is that any one who cleans Decorations on YOUR Farm will leave you Cleaning Gift Bags.  Tap on the icon of the Bag to collect it.  You then will find it in your Gift Box.  I am not certain what determines the colour of the Gift Bag.  It may be random or it may be based on the type of Decoration that is cleaned.  It would be a little unfair if it were determined by the Decoration as some Players have better Decorations than others and in visitng your Neighbours' Farms, you have no control over the Decoraitons that have been placed.

By some peculiar logic known only to the developers, only certain Decorations are eligible for cleaning.  At first, I visited Farm after Farm to try to ascertain which of the Decorations were included, but then I discovered that one only need access the Decorations section of the Market to find out.  Next to any Decoration for sale in the Market that is eligible for cleaning, you will find the icon of a Brush.  The list is as follows:

Christmas Tree: 10000 Coins
Christmas Cake: 12000 Coins
Christmas Candle: 5 RC
Santa Sign: 8000 Coins
Little Christmas Tree: 3 RC
Market Stall: 20 RC
Snow Globe: 3000 Coins
Mailbox: 4 RC
Swimming Pool: 4 RC
Gift Hill: 4 RC
Snowy Arch: 12000 Coins
Sledding Hill: 25000 Coins
Willow: 5 RC
Snowlauncher: 6 RC
Snow Man: 8 RC
Bonfire Tent: 15000 Coins
Mini Beach: 16 RC

The irony here is that many of us put away our Christmas Trees and Santa Decorations after Twelfth Night but now are being tempted to bring them out once again... Curious really how many Christmas Decorations are on the list.

Other Decorations that were Rewards for Quests and are not found in the Market are eligible for cleaning but again, not every Reward Decoration can be cleaned.  Some that are include:

Scout Sun
Hot Spa
Nutcracker
Angel Sheep
Farm Beauty Trophy

Rosy Posy
Thumbelina
Gingerbread House
Chocolate Easter Bunny
Samurai Dog
Tea Table
Sun Terrace


I have many Decorations on my Farm, so I shall have to pay attention tomorrow to see which of the others I have placed are eligible for cleaning.  Come visit me if you want to use some 'elbow grease' to earn a special Reward.  I do not have the heart to bring out the Christmas Trees but I have kept out many other Christmas Decorations as well as Reward Items.

Not certain yet if the following Decorations are included:

Bunny on Bike
Straw Witch


Note that when you visit any Neighbour's Farm, you will be able to clean only ONE Decoration, even if more still display the icon of the Brush.  This allows other Neighbours an opportunity to obtain the Cleaning Bag Reward from their Visits.  Furthermore, the Cleaning action is given in addition to the five regular actions that can be performed on any Neighbour's Farm on a daily basis.  In other words, you still can perform five actions upon Crops and Trees.


If you visit a Neighbour's Farm and an Item has been cleaned by some one else, you will see a prompt to that effect, but if it is a Decoration that cannot be cleaned, you will see the prompt: 'Oops, try to do something else.'   You ought to see a large cleaning brush icon above any Item that can be cleaned.

In the past couple of days since the option was initiated, I have discovered that you must be up very early in the morning if you wish to have any chance of cleaning the Decorations on any Neighbour's Farm.  There are a few Players who appear to go from Farm to Farm at the crack of dawn, cleaning everything in sight...  Nonetheless, you still can benefit from their visits to YOUR Farm!

New Beauty Shop in Family Farm Seaside

There is a new option in Family Farm Seaside in the form of a Beauty Shop.  You first must purchase the unfinished structure in the Marketplace for 5000 Coins.  You then must complete it by asking for 20 of two Materials each from your Neighbours and buying a third material for 3 RC.  The Materials requrested from Neighbours are Oval Stone and Candle Decorations.  Do not worry if you receive more than 20 of each as these are needed to upgrade the Beauty Shop as well.  You will have the ability to craft only one item at any given time unless you upgrade to unlock more crafting slots.

To upgrade to the next level, you will need 10 Oval Stones and 10 Candle Decorations.

To upgrade to Level 3, giving you 3 slots for Crafting, you will need 20 Oval Stones and 20 Candle Decorations.

It is when you attempt to upgrade to Level 4, which would give you 4 slots for Crafting that you will find the price a little higher as it includes Materials that must be purchased with RC.   For Level 4, you will need the following:  30 Oval Stones, 30 Candle Decorations and 5 Yellow Iron Work.  Each Yellow Iron Work costs 1 RC.  You cannot request it from Neighbours but it is possible, although I have not seen it myself yet, that it will appear in the Mystery Shop from time to time to be purchased with Green Mystron.

Unless you are fanatical about fishing, however, it is unlikely that you will need more than three crafting slots once you have exhausted whatever Items you may have stockpiled.  I never sold any Seafood House items that could not be used in the Kitchen, suspecting that ultimately, they would appear in some context in the game.

Many players had asked what we could do with the Coral and Pearls as well as the Seashells  we collected when prcessing certain items caught when fishing.  These now can be used in the Beauty Shop as well as Algae Powder and Algae Clay.

In the past couple of days, some new Items may have been added to your Gift Box.  These include Earring Hooks, Glass and Distilled Water, all used in Beauty Shop Recipes.  I had 7 Earring Hooks, 2 Glass and 24 Distilled Water.   (I am not certain, however, if these were sent by Neighbours as free Gifts or if the developers added them.)  Make certain to choose the 'Use' option to transfer them to the Beauty Shop or you will not be able to access them!  You can request more of these Items from Neighbours or buy them for 1 RC each.

Here are the initial Recipes with an explanation as to how to obtain each Ingredient.  Many of the Ingredients used in the Beauty Shop Recipes are items that are processed in the Seafood House from Items caught while fishing.  Some of these are very low probabilities which means that the raw Ingredient only produces the Item occasionally.  The Items used in Beauty Shop Recipes that are made in the Seafood House are as follows:

Conch (Janthinan Sea Snail)
Pearl (Scallop)
Sea Snail Shell (Nautica Sea Snail)
Coral Slice (Coral)
Polished Coral Twig (Coral)
Algae Powder (Gulfweed)
Algae Clay (Seaweed)

See my Fishing Page for more details.

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Jewelry
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Red Cord Necklace: 254 Coins
  Ingredients:  Angora Hair, Wool, Red Rose x 2

Angora Hair is made when an Angora Rabbit is fed Carrots, Wool is made by a Sheep when fed Wheat and Red Rose is a Crop

Coral Necklace: 464 Coins
  Ingredients:  Red Cord Necklace, Conch, Ostrich Feathers x 2

Red Cord Necklace is made in the Beauty Shop, Conch is made when Janthinan Sea Snail caught while fishing is processed in the Seafood House and Ostrich Feathers are made by an Ostrich when fed Daisies

Pearl Necklace: 391 Coins
  Ingredients:  Red Coral Necklace, Pearl, Sea Snail Shell

Red Coral Necklace is made in the Beauty Shop, Pearl is a low probability when Scallop caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House and Sea Snail Shell is a low probability when Nautica Sea Shell caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House

Conch Earring: 223 Coins
  Ingredients: Conch, Sea Snail Shell, Earring Hooks

Conch is made when Janthinan Sea Snail caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House, Sea Snail Shell is a low probability when Nautica Sea Shell caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House and Earring Hooks can be requested from Neighbours

Peacock Feather Earring: 301 Coins
  Ingredients: Pearl, Peacock Feather x 2, Earring Hooks

Pearl is a low probability when Scallop caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House, Peacock Feather is made by feeding a Peacock Rice, Earring Hooks can be requested from Neighbours

Goose Feather Earrings: 147 Coins
  Ingredients:  Coral Slice, Goose Feather x 2, Earring Hooks

Coral Slice is a low probability when Coral caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House, Goose Feather is made by feeding a Goose Lotus Flowers and Earring Hooks can be requested from Neighbours

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Facial Masks
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Note that all Facial Mask Recipes require the Clay Facial Mask as an Ingredient.

Clay Facial Mask: 268 Coins
  Ingredients:  Algae Powder, Batter, Distilled Water

  Algae Powder is made by processing Gulfweed, an item caught when fishing.  Batter is made in the Kitchen and Distilled Water can be requested from Neighbours (You will have 25 Distilled Water initially)

Seaweed Facial Mask: 395 Coins
  Ingredients:  Clay Facial Mask, Algae Clay, Honey x 2

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop, Algae Clay is a low probability when processing Seaweed in your Seafood House.  Honey is made by Bees in a Beehive when Clover is pollinated.

Oatmeal Facial Mask: 393 Coins
  Ingredients: Clay Facial Mask, Oat, Goat Milk x 2

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop. Goat Milk is made by a Goat when fed Pasture, Oat is a Crop

Rose Facial Mask: 643 Coins
  Ingredients: Clay Facial Mask, Blue Rose x 2, Red Rose x 2

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop, Blue Roses and Red Roses are Crops

Milk Facial Mask:
  Ingredients:  Clay Facial Mask, Buffalo Milk x 2, Condensed Milk

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Kitchen, Buffalo Milk is made by a Buffalo when fed Cucumbers, Condensed Milk is made in the Kitchen

Mayonnaise Facial Mask: 601 Coins
  Ingredients:  Clay Facial Mask, Mayonnaise x 3,  Provence Honey x 2

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop.  Mayonnaise is made in the Sauce Machine using Duck Eggs and Provence Honey is made in the Provence Beehive by Bees when they pollinate Lavender

Lemon Facial Mask: 347 Coins
  Ingredients: Clay Facial Mask, Lemon, Almond

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop, Lemon is harvested from a Lemon Tree and Almonds are harvested from an Almond Tree

Pearl Hydrating Mask: 487 Coins
  Ingtedients: Clay Facial Mask, Cucumber x 4, Pearl

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop, Cucumber is a Crop and Pearl is a low probability when you process Scallop in the Seafood House

Banana Facial Mask: 365 Coins
  Ingredients: Clay Facial Mask, Milk, Banana

Clay Facial Mask is made in the Beauty Shop, Milk is made by a Holstein Cow when fed Clover, Banana is harvested from a Banana Tree

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Decorative Mirrors
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N.B.  You will find Glass in your Gift Box initially

Starfish Mirror: 365 Coins
  Ingredients: Lavender Bouquet x 2, Dried Starfish, Glass

Lavender Bouquet is made in the Flower-Packing Machine, Dried Starfish is made when Starfish caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House and Glass can be requested from Neighbours

Coral Rose Mirror: 203 Coins
  Ingredients: Red Rose Bouquet x 2, Polished Coral Twig, Glass

Red Rose Bouquet is made in the Flower-Packing Machine, Polished Coral Twig is a low probability when Coral caught when fishing is processed in the Seafood House, Glass can be requested from Neighbours

Pearl Mirror: 355 Coins
  Ingredients: Blue Rose Bouquet x 2, Pearl, Glass

Level of Experience is the Key where Quests are Concerned

A number of players have asked me why they did not receive the Time-Restricted Quests that I cover in my posts.  Unfortunately, the time-restricted Quests usually require the Player to be at Level 20 or higher.  There are other Quests that have no time limit but will not appear on the screen until the Player has attained a specific level of experience.  All permanent Quests are given on my Quests and Missions Page.  Time-restricted Quests are given as Posts.

In one sense, it is rather a pity when new Players cannot perform the time-restricted Quests but there are plenty of permanent Quests for them to complete in order to familiarise themselves with the game and obtain access to the Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines that are featured in the time-restricted Quests.   Fishing has been added to the game, but the Fishing Pier will not be accessible to players who have not attained Level 20 I believe.

Players who have no access to the time-restricted Quests yet may wonder if they are missing out on Rewards.  A general rule with respect to the Rewards for time-restricted Quests is that Items that will be NEEDED will become available in the Market a short time after the Quest period has expired.  Examples of this include the Wasabi Pond and the Dark Chocolate Tree.  These were Rewards for completion of time-limited Quests but now can be purchased in the Market.

When the Rewards are Decorations or other Items that may be unique in colour or style but which have ordinary counterparts in the Market usually will NOT appear there.  An example of this is the Maroon Sheep that was the Reward for a recent time-limited Quest.  One cannot find the Maroon Sheep in the Market but it is not a vital item.  One can purchase an ordinary Sheep that will produce the same product.  The Maroon Sheep produced a little faster than the ordinary one but again, is not VITAL.

The current time-restricted Quest has three different Rewards: Hot Spa, Mango Tree and Ice Dolphin.  The Hot Spa is nothing more than a Decoration.  The Mango Tree is a Tree that has been in the Market for a long time.  The Ice Dolphin produces Ice, an Item that can be harvested from Ice Trees that are sold in the Market.  Thus, although the new Players cannot access these Quest sequences, the Rewards are not needed for the game itself.