New Year's Day Quest and Korean Kites Collections Mission

The Collections Mission is to collect Korean Kites.    The Reward is a Collectable in the form of the Glutinous Rice Mortar.  Although this may appear in the Collectables section of the Market once the Quest expires, it will not be found there now.

Note from Freyashawk:  Many gamers who are familiar with my guides for Harvest Moon are aware of my great and abiding love for the series.  Pounding Rice on New Year's Day was an important ritual in Harvest Moon and the Rice Cakes made from that featured always in the game.  Seeing the Mortar here in Family Farm Seaside reminds me of great moments in Harvest Moon...

Special Rewards from Mission
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Once upon a time, the special Reward for completing a time-restricted Mission was a Decoration. Then came the Island Farm and we were given two Decorations, one for the Seaside Farm and one for the Island Farm...  These were the Golden Days of Seaside, because the cleanable Island Decorations tend to give better Rewards than their Seaside counterparts.  For some reason, the powers that be felt we should not have any more Island Decorations, and changed the Rewards yet again to give us TWO Seaside Decorations that were paired and almost identical in nature.  For example, we received two Drum Sets or two Lemonade Stands...  Came the Pet House and now we tend to be given an Accessory for the Pet House and one Decoration for the Seaside Farm.

The reason I mention this is because a player will not be able to use the Pet House accessory thus bestowed unless he/she has upgraded the Pet House.  Pet House Ears are unlocked when you upgrade to Level 2.  Pet House Hair is unlocked when you upgrade to Level 3.  The Reward in this case is a set of Rabbit Pet House Ears.

To upgrade your Pet House to Level 2, you will need the following:

Reach Level 16
35 Peacock Feathers (need Peacock)
15 Macaroni and Cheese (Stove House)
35 Steak Burgers (need Burger Machine)

To change the appearance of your Pet House, tap on the rainbow-coloured Paint Roller on the left of the Pet House menu.  You then will be able to see the parts that you have and the Level at which they can be used.  Note that you must find any Pet House accessory in your Gift Box first and choose to 'Use' it before it will be available for use in the Pet House menu!

Collectable Ingredients Needed
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The Collectables in Seaside are an odd set of items . They produce according to a set schedule and you cannot make them produce any faster.  Most Collectables can be purchased for a small amount of RC in the Market but there are a few that can be purchased for Coins.  Unfortunately, in MY view, the Coin Collectables are temporary objects that will produce only for 3 days before they vanish from your farm.  You can repurchase them, of course, but I find the entire process a nuisance.

The reason I mention them here is that you will need the temporary Collectables for the traditional Quest so make certain that you purchase the Soy Sauce Barrels and the Spice Rack and the Yeast Barrel as well for good measure.

Quest Task Changes
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Recently, I have found that there are some small differences in tasks where these time-restricted Quests are concerned.  Please forgive me if you find that the total needed in your game is slightly different from the total I have given here.

The traditional Quest sequence is:

New Year's Day Quest
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New Year's Day 1
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Darryl:  Happy New Year, Farmer!  Yu know what?  We decided to celebrate this new year's beginning in a very special way: Korean style!

Harvest 40 Clovers
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Apples
  Skip for 8 RC

Feed the Holstein Cow 20 times
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  I'm so excited about that.  Do you feel the same, farmer?

New Year's Day 2
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Darryl:  In Korea, I heard there are a lot of fun activities for New Year's Day.  Which one can we do first?  Ah, before that, I have to finish farm chores.

Collect 40 bottles of Milk
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 40 Pasture
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 6 Maple Syrup or 8 Maple Syrup
  Skip for 6 RC or 8 RC  (Total depends on platform: Android may be different from Kindle for this one)

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  Thanks, farmer!  I'm so excited to have a Korean style New Year's Day!

New Year's Day 3
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Darryl:  Let's start by wearing Korean traditional clothes - Hanbok!  Do I look good in this awesome outfit?

Harvest 40 Cucumber
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Buffalo Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Darryl: Now that I finished today's farmwork with your help, it's time to plan something awesome together!

New Year's Day 4
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Darryl:  I will invite all my family members to my New Year's party!  In Korea on New Year's Day, all family members gather together, share special food for the day and enjoy a lot of activities together!

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Cake Flour
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP
Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Darryl:  By the way, New Year's Day is called Seol-Nal in Korean!

New Year's Day 5
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Darryl:  Before my family members arrive and get here,  I have to prepare some food for them.  Can you help me, farmer?

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 20 Jars of Honey
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 10 Beef Bulgogi
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 2 Soy Sauce and 1 Beef

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  Maybe we need more drinks?

New Year's Day 6
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Darryl:  It's time to play a traditional Korean game with wooden sticks called 'Yut'.  How the sticks land after being thrown by a player determines the movement of his marker.  Ready to play?

Ask for 20 Wooden Sticks from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 50 Sugar
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Beef Broth
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Beef and 2 Spice

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  I had so much fun!

New Year's Day 7
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Darryl:  We will have winners soon, so I need to prepare some rewards.  Time to ask for some help from our neighbours!

Ask for 20 Lucky Ladles from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 20 jars of Apple Jam
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Korean Beef Soup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Beef Bulgogi and 1 Beef Broth
  (You should have both from previous tasks)

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  In Korea, a Lucky Ladle or Bokjori is believed to deliver a lot of luck.  I hope every one likes it!

(Photo of Bokjori or Lucky Ladles... these are linked primarily to the Lunar New Year rather than our Solar New Year, I believe.)

New Year's Day 8
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Darryl:  Let's play with our kites outside!  The higher our kites are flying, the more fun we will have!

Place a Glutinous Rice Mortar on your Farm
  (Reward from Collections Mission)
  Skip for 10 RC

  N.B.  The Glutinous Rice Mortar produces every 6 hours.

Harvest 10 Walnuts
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Bowls of Nut Mix
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Hazelnut and 1 Candied Walnut

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Special Reward:  Rabbit Pet House Ears*
  *See note about Pet House accessories at top of post.

Darryl:  It's too cold outside!  Let's go get some warm drinks together!

New Year's Day 9
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Darryl:  I mentioned that Korean New Year's Day has its very own special food, right?  My grandma is cooking Glutinous Rice Cake Soup.  It smells heavenly!

Prepare 8 Condensed Milk
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Sugar

Produce 50 Turkeys
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Glutinous Rice Cake Soups
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Glutinous Rice Cake and 1 Korean Beef Soup

  N.B.  The Glutinous Rice Cake is a product of the Collectable Glutinous Rice Mortar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  Glutinous Rice Cake Soup is a very warm, healthy and nice soup.  It's not officially the New Year until you have a bowl!

New Year's Day 10
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(Famous in Korea, this depicts the Magpie talking to a Tiger... the Magpie is believed to be the harbinger of good news)

Darryl:  Birds are chirping outside!  They are magpies!  Ah, I feel so lucky!  In Korea, magpies are believed to bring the best luck for the new year!

Produce 50 Ketchup
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Plates of Fried Seasoned Chicken
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Turkey and 2 Ketchup

Prepare 8 Soft Dough
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  You know,   Korean people leave the last fruit on trees for birds in winter.  Isn't that thoughtful?

New Year's Day 11
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Darryl:  Now that the magpies have visited our family, can we cook some dishes for them?  We should have a nice dinner together and wish each other the best of luck this year?

Harvest 50 Cabbages
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 20 Cabbage Kimchi
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Candied Walnuts
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Maple Sugar and 1 Walnut

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  Food is so yummy, but...

New Year's Day 12
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Darryl:  Every one must have been really hungry!  The food and drinks aren't enough!  Can you help me out, farmer?  I'll need to finish cooking more dishes soon!

Prepare 12 Kimchi Pancakes
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Soft Dough and 2 Cabbage Kimchi

Produce 6 Jars of Nectar
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 8 Plates of Kulfi
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Nectar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP
Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Darryl:  You saved me!  Thanks, Farmer!

New Year's Day 13
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Darryl:  Oh, I just got a call from Daddy on the island farm saying he might be late due to a lot of island farm work.  He can't miss our New Year's Day dinner!  What can we do?

Produce 60 Wool
  Skip for 15 RC

Transport 60 Wool to the Island Farm
  Skip for 15 RC

  N.B.  Split the Transport between Zeppelins if you wish to speed the process.

Produce 60 Wool Yarn
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Thank you, farmer!  You're the best!

New Year's Day 14
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Darryl:  Thanks to you, my Daddy was able to join our New Year's Day party!  We should enjoy our party with even more people.  What do you think, Farmer?  Let's invite our lovely Neighbours!

Prepare 8 Apple Kulfi
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Kulfi and 2 Apple Jam

Prepare 8 Bottles of Caramel Honey Sauce
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Caramel and 2 Honey

Fertilise your Neighbours' Farm 10 times
  Skip for 5 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Ahhhh!  I love spicy Korean food!

New Year's Day 15
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Darryl:  Oh, Grandma prepared some nice clothes for me.  They are called 'Seol-beam' which means 'New Year's Clothes' in Korean.  This is an amazing gift!  I love you, Grandma.

Produce 60 Wool Cloth
  Skip for 30 RC
  This is an Island Task

Harvest 8 Elderberries
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Elderberry Pancakes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Apple Kulfi and 1 Elderberry

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  Ah, I'm so happy!

New Year's Day 16
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Darryl:  Time to finish this awesome Korean-style New Year's Day celebration!  Did you enjoy yourself?  Let's go take a New Year's Nap!

Craft 6 Clay Facial Masks
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Algae Powder, 1 Batter and 1 Distilled Water
  Each Batter requires 2 Wheat Flour and 1 Egg

Produce 60 Lavender Essential Oil
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

  N.B.  Make certain to transport 60 Lavender to the Island in advance.
Spilt them between Zeppelins to make transport faster.

Prepare 8 Walnut Caramel Treats
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Caramel Treat and 1 Walnut
  Each Caramel Treat requires 1 Caramel Honey Sauce and 1 Soft Dough

Darryl:  Happy New Year, Farmer!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Special Reward: Magpie Decoration

Happy New Year from Freyashawk (Eugenia) and Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group

Note of Thanks
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I would like to thank all the Farmers who voted for Harvest Moon FDC in the last Farm Beauty Contest.  Thanks to the Vote total, I was able to place 9th and received an Iron Trophy.  I truly appreciate your continuing loyalty and support.

Collection Set
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The Collection Set that must be registered consists of the Glutinous Rice Mortar, the Magpie Decoration and the Hazel Tree.

How to Play Yut
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The game of Yut mentioned by Darryl in the Quest is an ancient one, not that different from the popular Ancient Egyptian game of Senet.


Here is a link to a good site that not only gives the rules for Yut but had a printable free Yut board:

Printable Yut Board

How to play Yut

Naughty or Nice Quest and Candy Canes Collections Mission

This post includes the Naughty or Nice Quest and the new Factory Quest.  You will find the Factory Quest at the bottom of the post.

N.B.  For many players, including Harvest Moon FDC, playing on a Kindle, the actual text of the Quest events is missing.  You will be able to complete tasks, but it is helpful to have this post handy as you will see very little on the screen!

Candy Canes Collections Mission
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The reward is yet another Stove House Recipe, this one for the Christmas Ham Recipe needed for one of the Quest tasks.

Naughty or Nice 1
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Felicia:  Hey Farmer!  Season's Greetings... Can I be honest with you?  I don't really feel the Christmas spirit this year... For me it's just another busy week on the farm.


Harvest 40 Chardonnay
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 6 Cherries
  Skip for 6 RC

Produce 40 Sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

In winter, it gets dark so quickly, I need to squeeze in a full day's work in just a couple of hours!

Naughty or Nice 2
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Seriously, I don't see the point of it... More cooking, more cleaning, more decorating.  Blah, blah, blah... boring!  Can we get it over with already?

Harvest 40 Grapes
  Skip for 10 RC

Feed the Holstein Cow 40 Times
  Skip for 10 RC

Feed the Angora Rabbit 40 times
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  I don't feel excited about Christmas at all.  But look at Darryl... he can't wait for his Christmas gifts.

Naughty or Nice 3
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Felicia:  I am so over Christmas gifts, Farmer... A few boxes under a tree, big deal!  I don't even want anything this year!

Harvest 6 Oranges
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 8 Milk Cookies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Wheat Flour

Produce 8 Orange Candies
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia: Well, maybe I might want a little something, but...

Naughty or Nice 4
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Felicia:  The thing is... I think I might have made it to Santa's Naughty list... And I'm afraid I won't be getting any Christmas gifts this year!

Prepare 8 Light Muffins
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 2 Cherry Jam

Prepare 8 Jars of Apple Jelly
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Maple Syrup and 6 Apple Jam

Prepare 6 Apple Tarts
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Apple Jelly and 1 Light Muffin

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP, 20 Activity Tokens
Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Felicia:  I haven't been the best sister to Darryl... Grandma and Daddy also scolded me a few times this year.

Naughty or Nice 5
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Felicia:  Do you think I will have time to make up for my not-so-good behaviour, Farmer?  Like, when does Santa close the list?  Perhaps I will have a chance?

Harvest 40 Rice
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 6 Christmas Cookie Baskets
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Apple Tart and 1 Orange Jam Cookie

Prepare 8 Yule Logs
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Lychee Candy and 1 Dark Chocolate

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  You really think so?  Alright, I'll try my best.

Naughty or Nice 6
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Felicia:  Okay, so where do I start?  Granny's organising a big family reunion this Christmas.  Maybe she could use my help.

Prepare 6 Gourmet Apples
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 3 Apples and 1 Dark Chocolate

Collect 12 Reindeer Fur
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 12 Christmas Stollen
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Soft Dough and 2 Grapes

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  Cooking is what I do best.  Even Grandma can't stay mad at me after trying my delicious recipes!

Naughty or Nice 7
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Felicia:  I don't know how many people Grandma invited, but this is a whole lot of food!  DING!  Here comes another Roasted Turkey!

Harvest 8 Aniseed
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Glasses of Mulled Wine
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Wine and 1 Aniseed

Prepare 8 Roast Turkey
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Turkey and 1 Ketchup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  This ham is going to need some more time in the oven!  Let's see what Darryl is up to!

Naughty or Nice 8
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Felicia:  Daddy and Darryl are going to the Island to find the perfect Christmas Tree for us!  I'll go help them pick it up!

Cook 3 Christmas Hams in the Stove House
  Skip for 10 RC

Craft 6 Red Cord Necklaces in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Angora Hair, 1 Wool and 2 Red Roses, takes 2 minutes but task is fulfilled when you begin it.

Craft 3 Conch Necklaces in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Red Cord Necklace, 1 Conch Shell and 2 Ostrich Feathers.  Takes 12 minutes but task counts when you begin it.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP, 20 Activity Tokens
Special Reward: Christmas Pet House Hat

Felicia:  Uh, I should have put on warmer clothes.  It's really cold out here!  Achoo!

Naughty or Nice 9
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Felicia:  Oh no, getting a cold is the last thing I want.  I need to help Darryl decorate the Tree!  Any ideas for creative farm-style ornaments?

Ask for 20 Christmas Lollipops from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 8 Fruity Christmas Trees
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cherry and 3 Grapes

Harvest 6 Maple Syrup
  Skip for 6 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  Not bad, farmer!  Our Tree's starting to look great!  Hope there will be something for me beneath it...

Naughty or Nice 10
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Felicia:  Keep on decorating the farm with Darryl and I'll run to the kitchen  and help Granny with desserts!  It's not Christmas without Gingerbread!

Harvest 50 Kiwi Fruits
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 6 Gingerbreads
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Soft Dough and 1 Aniseed

Produce 50 Bottles of Champagne
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  mmm, the smell of freshly baked gingerbread cookies...

Naughty or Nice 11
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Farmer!  Look outside!  It's snowing!  Oh, the farm's going to look so beautiful covered in white.  Listen to me!  I think I am starting to get excited for Christmas!

Prepare 15 Bottles of Cherry Cider
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 Dried Kiwi Fruit
  Skip for 15 RC?

Transport 50 Wool to the Island Farm
  Skip for 12 RC?

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  I'd better go check on Darryl and the tree!

Naughty or Nice 12
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Felicia:  It's time to put the final touch on our Christmas Tree!  Can I have the lights, please?  Whoops!  Those are broken!  What are we going to do?

Harvest 8 Cedar Wood
  Skip for 8 RC

Ask for 20 Christmas Lights from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Collect 50 Duck Eggs
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Felicia:  We're really lucky to have the most helpful neighbours in the world!

Naughty or Nice 13
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Felicia: The food is slowly cooking in the kitchen, falling snow is making our farm white and beautiful and we have the prettiest Christmas Tree I've ever seen...  There's just one more thing I need to do!

Harvest 50 Cassava
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 60 Lavender Essential Oil
  Skip for 15 RC

Craft 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Wool Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood and 1 Power

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  Christmas Presents, of course!

Naughty or Nice 14
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Felicia:  Not that I don't believe in Santa... but I really want to give something special to sll my family members.  After all,  they help and love me every day.  I couldn't be more grateful!

Dig 8 Chests on the Path
  No option to skip

Prepare 8 Turron
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Rice and 1 Chocolate

Craft 12 Crosscut Saws in the Hardware Shop
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia: I hope every one's going to like their gifts!  I can't wait to see their happy faces!

Naughty or Nice 15
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Felicia: Christmas really is a magical time.  I spent the whole day decorating with my little brother, helping Granny in the kitchen and doing farm chores with Daddy and I don't even feel tired!

Transport 50 Lavender Essential Oils to the Seaside Farm
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 60 Mohair
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 Chocolate Gingerbreads
  Skip for 8 RC
   Each requires 1 Gingerbread and 1 Dark Chocolate

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Felicia:  I don't know if I managed to make it to Santa's Nice List, but one thing I know for sure...

Naughty or Nice 16
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Felicia:  Christmas is all about helping each other, caring about your loved ones and sharing wonderful moments!  Dinner's ready, every one!  Merry Christmas!

Craft 6 Lavender Aroma Bottles
  Skip for 6 RC
  You will need 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles transported to the Seaside Farm.  The Lavender Essential Oil will have been transported prior to this.  Each requires 1 Wooden Aroma Bottle, 1 Lavender Essential Oil and 1 Distilled Water.  Task will complete when you place in slot in Beauty Shop.

Prepare 6 Christmas Dream
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Christmas Stollen and 1 Turron

Produce 20 Kiwi Fruit Breads
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP, 20 Activity Tokens

Special Reward: Holiday Squirrel Baby Decoration for Seaside Farm

Felicia:  Thank you for helping me find the holiday spirit, dear Farmer!  We wish you a Merry Christmas!

A very Happy Christmas to all from Freyashawk!
Thank you for using my site.  I hope it still is helpful, despite some personal health problems I have had this year!  I hope to continue to keep the site updated for you.

Collection Set
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The Collection Set consists of the Reindeer (Animal), the Mistletoe Tree and the Holiday Squirrel Baby Decoration.  Register them before the Quest expires in order to receive a Clam Friendship Flower as well as the other rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

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Factory
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We had a new update immediately before the Naughty or Nice Quest was released.  It includes a number of changes but the new item released is the Factory.  I therefore am including the little Factory introductory Quest here.

Factory
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Felicia:  In the Factory, we can forge equipment with abilities and make our pets more powerful.

Place a Factory on the Ground
  You will find the Factory in the Buildings department of the market.  It can be placed either on the Farm itself or in the Building Area.  The price is 1000 Coins.

Forge 1 Equipment
  (Check the Materials in your Giftbox)
  Lv. 1 Male Labrador Collar Book, 4 Red Pet Equip Scrolls and 3 TC

  Press Start after placing a mark below the price of 4 TC and it will be made.  You will forge a Blue Pet Collar and when you go to the Pet House, you will be able to equip it to any Male Labrador.

Place 1 Equipment on Pet's Neck

Reward: 500 Coins

The ability attached to my collar was to reduce guest stamina costs by 5%

Felicia:  In the Factory, you can also disassemble equipment you don't like to get some materials back!

Christmas 2016

(Above, one of the prettiest Decorations of all time, the Snow Tree Arch.  You can stack it on the Snow Base or place it directly on your Farm.  It has sparkling lights and is lovely.)



Snow Base
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You will find it in the Decorations section of the Market for 3000 Coins,  It will be unfinished.  To purchase all Materials will cost 30 RC.  If you prefer, you can purchase Materials in the Daily Special Deal section of the Market for 70 TC each.  Remember, however, that this is a slow process as you can purchase one of each item only each day.  30 RC completes it instantly.

The items that can be stacked on the Snow Base are: Christmas Crystal Ball, Snow Magician, Snow Tree Arch and Festive Angel all in special sales and all can be stacked on this base. In Daily Special Deals, you will find materials for sale for the base, if you didn't complete it last year. They cost 70 TC each or yiou can use RC and buy directly from the Base. Other items that can be stacked: Snowman, Snow Globe, Ice Queen, Bunny Snow Girl, Autumn Arch, Balloon Gate, Welcome Sign, Welcome Arch, Christmas Fence, Wind Up Reindeer, Candle Decoration, Tree Reindeer and Small Snowflake Fence. The only new item for sale at present is the Festive Angel.

XMas Tree
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Like the Snow Base, this is a stackable base from last year.  You will find it in the Activity Tokens Shop for 50 Activity Tokens.  Ornaments purchased with Activity Tokens both this year and last year can be stacked on the Tree and you can have two of them if you wish.

The new Ornaments are:

XMas Golden Star: 500 Activity Tokens
Bunch of Presents: 300 Activity Tokens

As there were more Ornaments last year than the total that could be stacked at any point in time, you can use the second Tree for the extra Ornaments.

At present, you can earn the Activity Tokens by filling the highlighted Order on the Daily Order Board.  You can purchase new Orders by refreshing the entire Board.

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There is a new Farm Beauty Contest.  Theme items include the Snow Base and its stackable decorations as well as the XMas Tree and its new Ornaments.  I will add a comprehensive list later here.  The Reindeer is an Animal that qualifies for Theme and the Mistletoe Tree is a Tree that is a Theme item.  Some of the Decorations that are Theme items can be purchased in a Buddy Share Box or found on your own Lucky Wheel if you do not have them from an earlier date.

Theme Items:
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Trees:
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Mistletoe Tree
  Available in Market

Animals
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Reindeer
  Available in Market for 6 RC

Decorations
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Snow Flake Deco
  Decorations Reward for current Farm Beauty Contest when you reach 4000 points

Bunch of Presents
  Available in Activity Mystrons Shop; can be stacked on XMas Tree

Christmas Crystal Ball
   Available from past and now in special Sale Offer

Xmas Golden Star
  New in Activity Tokens Shop, stackable on Xmas Tree

Santa's Legs
   From past, randomly found in Mystrons Shop

Christmas Sled
  From past

Christmas BAckdrop
  Not yet available

Wind Up Reindeer
  Not yet available

Xmas Snowman
  From last year, Activity Tokens Shop

Festive Angel
  Available as special offer

Christmas Cake
  Available in Market for 12,000 Coins

Gingerbread Man
  Available on Lucky Wheel or Buddy Share Box or Mystrons Shop randomly

Snow Tree Arch
  From past and available now in Special Offers

Christmas Tree
  Available in Market for 10,000 Coins

Snow Magician
  From past and in special offer currently

Bunny Snow Girl
  From past

Snow Base
  From past and can be purchased incomplete now in Market

XMas Tree
  From past and now available again in Activity Tokens Shop

Christmas Candle
  Available in Market for 5 RC

Candle Decoration
  From past and now in Lucky Wheel and Buddy Share Box

Gluhwein Cup
  From past and now in Lucky Wheel and Buddy Share Box

Gingerbread House
  From past and now in Lucky Wheel and Buddy Share Box

Mini Christmas Tree
  In Market in Decorations section for 3 RC

Xmas Stocking
  From last year, Activity Tokens Shop

Tree Reindeer
  From past

Xmas Shooting Star
  From last year, Activity Tokens Shop

Xmas Gingermen
  From last year, Activity Tokens Shop

Christmas Wreath Fence
  Last year Calendar Reward

Singing Elves
  From past, or now randomly in Yellow Mystrons Shop or Lucky Wheel or Buddy Share Box

Christmas Train
  From past

To be Askelladen Quest and Viking Hats Collections Mission

The new time-restricted Quest has been released in tandem with another Collections Mission.  This one breaks the recent trend of alternating Trees or Collectables with Stove House Recipes as once again the Reward is a Stove House Recipe in the form of a Norwegian Wheat Porridge Recipe.

You will need an Avocado Tree to complete the Collections Mission.

N.B. My laptop broke so I am having difficulties. Please excuse any typing errors.

To be Askelladen
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Darryl:  Hi, Farmer.  Do you remember Felicia's fairty tale at the beginning of this year?  I found another one from Grandma's old shelf.  Want to know what it's about?

Harvest 40 Wheat
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 White Grapes
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Duck Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  It's a Norwegian Fairy Tale.  Sounds special, right?

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Darryl:  I can't wait to read the story in this book.  Could you help me with some chores so I have enough time to read, farmer?

Produce 40 Bottles of White Wine
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Bottles of Mayonnaise
  Skip for 10 RC

Feed the Angora Rabbit 40 times
  Skip for 10 RC
  When a task calls for you to 'feed' an animal, use of Batch Production counts for completion as soon as you load the food into the Animal habitat or pen.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Well done.  thank you so much farmer.  I guess we can read this book now.


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Hmm. There are so many fairy tales  in here.  Which should we start with?  Wait, I noticed something.  The main character in some  of the stories are all the same.  They're all called Askelladen.  Why?

Harvest 40 Cucumbers
  Skip for 10 RC


Harvest 8 Apples
  Skip for 8 RC

Collect 40 Buffalo Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Grandma told me Askelladen is famous in Norwegian fairy tales and reprresents every ordinary
but brave person in our lives.

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Okay, okay, I know it's time to choose one.  Hmm... how about this: Askelladen competes with the troll?

Produce 40 Buffalo Cheese
   Skip for10 RC

Produce 40 Bags of Wheat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 dishes of Cheese Apples
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 4 Buffalo Milk Cheese and 6 Apples


Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP
Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Ah, there's a picture of the huge, ugly troll!  I want to know how Askelladen won!

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So let's start the story.  Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had three sons  He wanted to let them chop the trees in the foerest, so he 'd have some wood to pay his debts.


Harvest 8 Peaches
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 50 Sugar
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Jars of Peach Confiture
  Skip  for 8 RC
   Each requires 2 Peaches and 4 Sugars

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP.
The eldest went first but the Troll appeared.  If you dare chop in my forest, I'll slaughter you  So he threw down his axe and ran.

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The troll must be super scary.  Othrwise, he wouldn't have run away, right?    Let's see how the second son gets on.

Produce 50 Turkey
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Bottles of White Grape Cider
   Skip for 8 RC
   Each requires 2 Yeast and  1 White Grape

Harvest 8 Cinnamon
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Oh no,  the second son was even worse!  When he saw the Troll, he just ran away as his older brother had, but even faster!!

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Then it was Askelladen's turn.  He said he would like to go as well but his two older brothers just laughed.  You?  You've never even been out of this room!

Fish 8 times using the Squid Hook
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Bowls of Cottage Cheese
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Cheddar Cheese and 2 Milk

Ask Neighbours for 20 Norwegian Knives
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Yeah,, I feel sorry for him.  But you know what?  He just asked for some cheese and a knife!  I believe he can make it

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Let's continue.: He went into the forest but when the Troll came he got out the cheese and crumbled it in his hand.  If you don't back off I'll kill you like I crumbled this white stone.

Cook 4 Norwegian  Wheat Porridge in the Stove House\
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Apricots
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Apricot Chutney
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Apricot and 1 White Vinegar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Yes, the  Troll even  helped him chop the trees afterwards.  I want to be a clever boy as well!

Special Reward:  Dog Pet Hair

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Farmer, I really like Askelladen now, this super smart character!  Compared with his two older brothers, he's so brave!

Process 6 Crayfish in the Seafood House
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 8 Cream Cheese Bagels
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each  requires 1 Oat Bread and 1 Herb Cream Cheese

Prepare 8 Asparagus Bagels
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cream Cheese Bagel and 1 Asparagus

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

The Troll asked him to  come to his house together after chopping  the trees.  What happens next?

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When they got to the Troll's home, Askelladen was supposed to get the water for the porridge.  The Troll would kindle the fire, but...

Harvest 50 Cassava
   Skip for 12 RC

Produce 50 Bags of Cassava Flour
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Chicken Tacos
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Turkey and 1 Avocado

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

But the water buckets were too heavy for our little boy to carry... what can he do?

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He found a solution.  He said, It's not worthy for me to carry these buckets, so I'll carry the whole well!  Guess what the Troll said?

Collect 20 Jars of Honey
  Skip for 12 RC

Transport  50 Jars of Honey to the Island Farm
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 6 Avocado Shrimp Salads
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Avocado and 1 Shrimp Meat

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 RC

The Troll said, No, I can't lose my water well! and he carried the water instead of Askelladen.

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Grandma's coming. Oh no, I can't let her know I'm still reading and didn't do the chores.  I need your help again, Farmer.

Craft 2 Wooden Planks
  Skip for 4RC

Craft 8 Wooden Cylinders
  Skip for 8 RC

Craft 2 Wooden Chairs
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP
Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Woohoo!  We finished it so quickly!  I know I couldn't have done it without your help.  Thank you Farmer.

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Where were we?  Ah at the Troll's house...Askelladen asked the Troll if he'd compete with him to see who could eat the most porridge.

Transport 8 Apricots to the Island Farm
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 8 Apricot Pies
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Orange Crumbles
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Batter and 3 Oranges
  (You will need 12 of these actually)

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Askelladen won the competition, Farmer!  Let me tell you how he did it...

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He put his leather bag in front of himself and used his knife to cut a big hole in the bottom of his bag.

Ask Neighbours for 20 Knapsacks
  Skip for 20 RC

Dig 8 Chests on the Path
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 12 Dishes of Sunrise Porridge
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Orange Crumble and 1 Cornmeal

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 RC

The Troll said, Can't eat any more.  So Askelladen said, Do what I did and cut open your belly so you can eat as much as you want!

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This Troll is so stupid!  The Troll did just what Askelladen told him to do, since he said it didn't hurt at all.  Every one can guess what happened next...

Harvest 60 Sugar Beets
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 Caramel
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 6 Baked Tilapia
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Tilapia and 3 Wheat Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Askelladen?  He took all the silver and gold he found at the Troll's house back home.  With this treasure, the debts can be paid.

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Farmer, the fairytale has ended and I really want to be a person who can face challenges bravely and sensibly by myself, just like Askelladen did!

Produce 60 Sugar Popcorn
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 30 Caramel Popcorn
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 6 Tilapia with Chutney Sauce
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Apricot Chutney and 1 Baked Tilapia

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP
Special Reward:  Troll Statue Decoration

Darryl:  Thank you forvall your help Farmer.  I hope we can read this book together again!

Collection Set
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The Collection Set for this one is the Avocado Tree, the Chocolate Machine and the Troll Statue.  Register all items and claim Set in Lighthouse to obtain Clam Friendship Flower with 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

Thanksgiving Arch and Activity Tokens

(Photograph of Thanksgiving Arch with Turkey, Owl and Sunflower Ornaments on it.  See the last section of this post for a comprehensive list of all possible Decorations, how to obtain them and how they are displayed on the Arch.)

Note that the post that gives all tasks and details for the current time-restricted Quest, Magic Mystery,  is below this one and any older post always can be found by typing keywords into the Search box on this site.

I really am remiss here.  I should have written a post about the Thanksgiving Arch when it first appeared in the Activity Tokens Shop.  I wrote about it in our Groups but not on the site.  I suppose part of the reason is my now-ingrained hatred of the Coffee House which was the only source of the Activity Tokens until now.

Thankfully, yes, THANKFULLY (Thanksgiving being round the corner), that has changed.  You now receive the Activity Tokens by filling orders for the special Thanksgiving visitors that can be invited when you access the regular Map for the Guest House.  Now, temporarily, you will find a new icon in the bottom left cornder of the Map and looks either like a pink cake decorated with cones or a pink mountain range.  Tap on it and you will gain access to the special Thanksgiving Guests.

In case it matters to you, the names of all the guests are Tom, Huey, George, Jane and Cassidy.  They are regular Guests you may have encountered before, but now dressed in Thanksgiving costumes.

It is important to realise that, according to the splashscreen, you will receive only 1 Passport per day for the special Thanksgiving Guests.  I will confirm this after reset tonight but that is what it states.  Today, you only can invite the 1 Star Guests because one of the requirements for unlocking the 2 Star Guests is a total of 120 Coins earned in filling Thanksgiving Orders specifically.

After reset, however, provided you have all the requirements for unlocking 2 and 3 Star, you then can choose the 3 Star Guests with more Guests, Orders and therefore, more Activity Token rewards.

As with regular Map areas and unlocking 2 Star and 3 Star Guests for those areas, you will find two different sets of requirements.  One is for the actual Map Level and group of Guests that live there.  The other is for the Passports (2 Star, 3 Star) needed to actually bring the Guests to your Farm.  It is rather confusing... if I have it backwards, please forgive me.  In point of fact, both sets of requirements must be met in order to be able to invite the higher level of Guests to your Farm!

Thanksgiving Group Requirements
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To be able to invite 1 Star Guests, you need the following:

10 Paths
A zero coin total in Thanksgiving Orders

To be able to invite 2 Star Guests, you need the following:

35 Paths
9 Water Paths

To be able to invite 3 Star Guests, you need the following:

50 Paths
10 Water Paths
Zero coin total

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All players who have a Pet House and Guest House and 10 Paths should be able to invite the 1 Star Thanksgiving Party I believe.

To be able to unlock 2 Star Thanksgiving Party, you need the following:

120 Coins Earned in filling Thanksgiving Orders
5 Telescopes  (obtain by opening Chests)

To be able to unlock 3 Star Thanksgiving Party, you need the following:

1000 Coins earned in filling thanksgiving Orders
10 Telescopes
500 Landscape Points

Actual Orders for 1 Star Thanksgiving Guests:
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Turkey Burger
Egg
Betutu Chicken
Rose (the wine)
Wine
Stuffed Turkey

20 Stiamina used for each order.  4 Tokens from each of the two Guests and 600 to 700 Coins for each order.

2 Star Thanksgiving Group:

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The 2 Star Group consisted of Huey, George, Tom and Jane.  Essentially, you will receive 1 Reward containing 4 Tokens and some Coins from those Guests who give only 2 Orders.  From those who give 4, you will receive 2 Gifts.  The first will contain 4 Tokens and some Coins and the 2nd will contain 8 Tokens and some Coins.

Huey makes 2 different Orders.

George makes 4 different Orders

Tom makes 2 different Orders

Jane makes 4 different Orders

Actual 2 Star Orders

4 Eggs x 352 Coins

4 White Wine x 344 Coins

1 Betutu Chicken Rice at 810 Coins

1 Betutu Chicken

1 Rose

1 Betutu Chicken Rice

1 Fried Seasoned Chicken
1 Fried Seasoned Chicken
1 Roast Turkey
1 Roast Turkey
Spicy Stir-Fry Chicken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

1 Roast Turkey
2 Turkey Sausage

1st Reward: 4 Tokens 500 Coins from Huey

2nd Reward: 4 Tokens, 700 Coins from Tom
3rd Reward: 4 Tokens, 500 Coins from Jane
4th Reward, 4 Tokens, 400 Coins from George
6th Reward; 8 Tokens, 700 Coins form Jane (2nd Reward)
7th Reward: 8 Tokens, 700 Coins from George (2nd Reward)

3 Star Thanksgiving Group

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The 3 Star Group consisted of George, Huey, Cassidy, Jane and Tom.

George makes 4 different orders.  Huey makes 2 different orders.  Cassidy makes a total of 8  different Orders.  Jane makes 4 different Orders and Tom makes 2 different Orders.

A character who makes 4 Orders gives two separate gifts that contain Activity Tokens.  The first gives 4 Tokens and the 2nd gives 8.  Still have not completed the last four for Cassidy.  This is absurd!

Actual Orders for 3 Star:

2 Spicy Chicken Soup (1776 Coins)

1 Stuffed Turkey (1333 Coins)

1 Turkey Burger
9 Wine
3 Roast Turkey
3 Roast Turkey
1 Custard
1 Betutu Chicken Rice
5 Turkey Sausage
1 Apple Jelly
1 Custard
1 Betutu Chicken Rice
13 Rice
2 Spicy Chicken Soup
1 Fried Seasoned Chicken
2 No-Flour Cornbread
2 No Flour Cornbread

1st Reward: 4 Tokens, 500 Coins
2nd Reward: 4 Tokens, 600 Coins
3rd Reward: 4 Tokens, 600 Coins
4th Reward: 4 Tokens, 600 Coins (Tom's Reward)
5th Reward: 8 Tokens, 700 Coins (2nd from George)
6th Reward: 4 Tokens, 400 Coins
7th Reward: 8 Tokens, 700 Coins (2nd from Jane)
8th Reward: 8 Tokens, 700 Coins (2nd from Cassidy)

The first Reward from any Guest seems to be 4 Activity Tokens and a coin total.  The second one, where a Character gives 2, is 8 Activity Tokens and a coin total.  As Cassidy gives a total of 8 Orders, you will receive more Gifts from her than the others.  I had things to do, so she left in disgust after Order No. 5...  I would imagine she will give a total of 4 Gifts, and that the Token amount will be greater than that given by the others but have to confirm this.

Stupidly, I had auto-bargain on and no Buddy pets on the farm.  With only 2 Pets, all other Guests had their orders filled and I was left with Cassidy, who still needed 4 more orders filled, with all others done.  Next time, will organise things better for the 3 Star Guest Group.  Had no trouble at all with the 2 Star Group.

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When you send for the 3 Star Group and keep the auto-bargain option on, Cassidy's Orders tend to be ignored, especially if you do not have an extraordinary number of Pets to do your bidding.  There is no problem with leaving some orders unfilled really.  You still can collect Rewards and Tokens from the other Guests.  If, however, you want all possible Tokens from the 3 Star Group, you will be obliged to manage closely.  Many players, including myself, cannot be on farm that much.

My own preference here is to invite the 2 Star Group of Guests.  It is easy enough to fiill all their Orders for a start.  Secondly, one does earn a fair number of Activity Tokens from the Visit.  You can keep auto-bargain on and no one suffers.

Buying Additional Passports
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You can buy an additional Passport for 2 RC to use at any star level that you have unlocked by tapping on the plus sign to the right of the passport count at the top right of the screen.  I was able to buy the 2 Star Guest group after using my initial 1 Passport.

2 Star Thanksgiving Group:

The 2 Star Group consisted of Huey, George, Tom and Jane.

Nonetheless, I can write about the Thanksgiving Arch and the Activity Tokens Shop.

The Activity Tokens Shop is a Mystery Shop that appears usually only during special holiday Seasons.  Sometimes, there are special Decorations that are sold in the Activities Token Shop that are similar to Bases.  One purchases them with Coins and after placing them, can purchase stackable Decorations for them using Activity Tokens.  Last year, the XMas Tree was a case in point.

Now, the Activities Token Shop has the Thanksgiving Arch.  The price is 500 Coins.
Initially, the Decorations for this Thanksgiving Arch (Base) were ones that could be purchased solely with Activity Tokens.  They then added two Decorations with RC prices.

Initially, Activity Tokens could be obtained solely through the Coffee House by completing the Orders of the Customers there.  Now they are available when you invite the special Thanksgiving Guests to visit and fill all of their Orders.

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You will find the Activity Token Shop in the same group of tabs as the other Mystery Shops.

What is sold there is as follows:

Thanksgiving Arch: 500 Coins

The Decorations for the Thanksgiving Arch, with prices are:

Grape Ornament: 250 Tokens
Pumpkin Ornament: 250 Tokens
Barley Ornament: 250 Tokens
Candle Ornament: 250 Tokens
Turkey Ornament:  7 RC
Owl Ornament: 9 RC

Another item for sale in the Activity Tokens Shop is:

Bear Themed Pet House: 600 Tokens

Decorating the Thanksgiving Arch
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Once you have purchased the Thanksgiving Arch and placed it on your farm, it will operate like any other Base.  When you move a Stackable Decoration on top of it, you should see the jigsaw puzzle icon to be able to add it to the Base.  What happens with these Decorations, like those for the XMas Tree last year, is that they change.  They are removed from cornucopia or basket and used to decorate the Arch itself.  You therefore have two different visual options.  One is to place the little Decoration in its basket or cornucopia on your farm directly or to add it to the Base where it will 'trim' the Arch.

There are two other Decorations that can be used on the Thanksgiving Arch as follows:

Sunflower Ornament:  This is the Reward for obtaining a total of 4000 Votes in the current Farm Beauty Contest

Apple Ornament:  This is the Calendar Reward for the month of November.

Preview of  Arch
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There is a way to preview ALL the Decorations associated with any Base now by using the little Search icon (Magnifying Glass) that appears whenever you first tap on the Move (X) tool on any Base.  Tap on the Magnifying Glass and you will have the option to preview any Decoration or Decorations for it.

Every Base has a number of specific positions that can be occupied by Decorations.  The total usually is four but in this case is five.

The Decorations and positions are:

1.  Apple Ornament (Calendar Reward)
2.  Sunflowers Ornament (Farm Beauty Contest Reward)
3.  Grape Ornament or Pumpkin Ornament (only 1 at any time of these, costing 250 Tokens in the Activity Token Shop)
4.  Owl Ornament (9 RC) or Candle Ornament (250 Activity Tokens)
5.  Barley Ornament (250 Tokens) or Turkey Ornament (7 RC)

If you look at the list and the way each Ornament is obtained, you will see that a person who cannot earn many Tokane still can decorate the Thanksgiving Arch.

The visuals are as follows:

The Turkey Ornament and the Barley Ornament are at the top of the Base.  This is quite striking in appearance.

The Owl Ornament and Candles Ornament both go on either side of the top half of the Base. Again, quite striking.

All other ornaments twine about the Base, but the Grapes and Pumpkins depend from it like pendants where Sunflowers and all others twine round it... actually cannot see where the Apples go, probably because the Ornament will not be available until the last day of November!

Magic Mystery Quest and Magic Symbols Collections Mission

This is the new time-restricted Quest with Collections Mission.   The reward for completing the Collections Mission is another Stove House Recipe.  The reward for completing the first half of the traditional Quest sequence is Dog Pet Ears and for completing the entire sequence, you will receive an Alraun Scarecrow Decoration.

Magic Symbols Collections Mission
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Collect Magic Symbols
Reward: Wizard Cake Recipe

Wizard Cake:
 Ingredients:  1 Cake Flour, 2 Dark Chocolate, 3 Pumpkins, 7 Grapes.  7 Power
My own Bronze Star version is unlocked for automatic cooking, but here are the easiest instructions: 
Place the Cake Flour, Dark Chocolate and Pumpkins, setting the timer for 5 minutes, 40 seconds.  When the Bronze Star activates, add the Grapes and tap 'Finish'.

Collect 70 Autumn Magic from Purmpkins
Collect 50 Winter Magic from White Turkey
Collect 30 Summer Magic from Black Bread
Collect 10 Spring Magic from Laurus Tree

Note that this Recipe is not for sale at this point in the Market, so the only way to obtain it is by completing the Collections Mission.  It probably will be added to the Shop once the Mission expires.

Required Items
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One item that should be mentioned here is the Spice needed for one of the Task Recipes.  Spice is a temporary Collectable.  You can purchase it for Coins and it only remains on your farm for three days before it vanishes.  If you do not have at least 40 Spice in your Barn, you will be in trouble.  40 are needed for the Betatu Chicken task late in the Quest sequence.

Required Premium Items
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You will need a Chocolate Machine to complete all Tasks.  The Chocolate Machine is a premium item, a Machine that costs 8 RC when purchased in the Machine section of the Market.  You may find it randomly for sale in the Green Mystrons Mystery Shop and this is true of any premium Tree as well.  Premium Trees now randomly can be found in the Special Deals section of the Market.  Some are included in special sale offers, but at present, the ones needed for this Mission appear to be missing from those special time-restricted Offers.
Premium Trees needed to complete the Collections Mission and traditional Quest sequence include the Laurus Tree for Collections and for more than one Beauty Shop Recipe, the Dark Chocolate Tree for more than one task and the Plumeria Tree for a Beauty Shop Recipe.

Obtaining premium Ingredients
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Note that, although I have stated that you need specific premium items in the section above, if the task only needs the item in question as an ingredient, there is another way to obtain it now, by requesting that a neighbour place it in hisher Flea Market for sale.  You can obtain the Spice that way as well if you are short on the amount needed.  You will need the Chocolate Machine to produce the Chocolates required to complete the tasks near the end of the sequence and actually there are tasks that require that you harvest specific amounts from the premium Trees.  Your only other option, if you do not have the Machine or Trees and cannot afford to buy them, is to skip the tasks that require them.

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N.B.  The Collections Set for this Mission consists of the Alraun Scarecrow, the Laurus Tree and the Chocolate Machine so, if you do not have them, you have to obtain them if you wish to complete the Collections Set to acquire the special Clam Friendship Flower.

Terminology
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Some one made a comment in the group to the effect that 'Rose' should have an accent on the final 'e'.  Never have been able to sort that out on my keyboard but I think her reason for posting that was to make certain players were not confused by the task.  If the task involves a Crop, it wll direct you to 'Harvest'.  If it is a Beauty Shop product or Island Workshop product, it usually will ask you to 'Craft' the item.  If it is a Kitchen Recipe, it will direct you to 'Prepare'.    Oddly enough, if it is a Stove House recipe, it will direct you to 'Cook' ... I suppose some of the kitchen recipes do not involve actual heating of a dish!  If it is a Machine product, the command usually is to 'Produce'.  And so on and so forth.  There are exceptions but the words tend to be used in this fashion generally.  Usually the actual word used signifies little in terms of how the task is counted towards the goal but there are occasions where, in dealing with an Animal, the task coudl direct you either to 'Feed' the Animal or 'Collect' the product.  If you use Batch Production, the task will be counted differently depending on the direction given.   When it is a task to 'Feed', it is counted as soon as you place the food in Batch Production.  If it is to collect the product, obviously you cannot complete the task until you actually collect the Product in Batch Production.

Note that, when you craft items in the Beauty Shop or Seafood House, the task is counted as soon as the ingredients are placed in the slot and not upon completion of the product.  When it is digging a Chest, you must collect the contents of the open chest before it will count.

Note about Site:
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I constantly receive notifications from Google now about the value of including 'Adsense' on this site.  I do NOT wish to burden farmers with advertisements.  I dislike them myself and I always told myself I would not include any.  They are telling me I actually could make a fair bit of money if I did add them but I shan't.  What you can do, however, is vote for Harvest Moon FDC in the Farm Beauty Contests if you feel this site is helpful.  Many thanks for your continuing support!

Magic Mystery Quest
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The traditional Quest, oddly enough, includes only three Island Tasks this time.  One does require the Botanic Garden.  The traditional Quest sequence is as follows:

Magic Mystery 1
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Darryl:  Something is going on here.  Look, today when I took care of the farm animals, I found this mysterious letter.  Wanna know what it is about?  Help me to finish my work!

Harvest 8 Lemons
  Skip for 8 RC

Harvest 40 Grapes
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 bags of Oat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  Thank you.  We work much faster together!

Magic Mystery 2
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Darryl:  Wow!  It's a letter from the Ministry of Magic!  They are looking for new apprentices... does that mean... I can learn magic?!!!!

Harvest 40 Pasture
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Apples
  Skip for 8 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  I am so excited.  Let's do this!

Magic Mystery 3
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Darryl:  Oh, according to the letter, they will keep an eye on our farm and our work.  Let's clean up.  I don't want them to think that I live under the stairs.

Produce 40 Grape Juice
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Champagne
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Lemon Champagne
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Lemons and 2 Champagne

Darryl:  It looks much better here now.

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Magic Mystery 4
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Darryl:  Oh dear, with all this talk about magic, I forgot the Goat's birthday!  A wizard has to have a good heart.  Never forget about that!

Harvest 40 Rice
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Lemon Cocktails
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Lemon Champagne and 3 Grape Juice

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Darryl:  Ah, it seems so happy now!  The love of an animal is a kind of magic, too!
(I wholeheartedly agree, Darryl!!!)

Magic Mystery 5
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Darryl:  Farmer!  See, we got a second letter!    They say they are impressed by our good will and that we should prepare for some magic classes.  Hm, what kind of classes could they mean/

Ask Neighbours for 20 Magic Books
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 12 Batter
  Skip for 12 RC
  Requires 2 Wheat Flour and 1 Egg

Prepare 12 Soft Dough
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter
  Each Cake Flour requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  That would be one class, but I bet there are more.  Do you know about potions?

Magic Mystery 6
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Darryl:  I hope they have nice teachers in the wizard school.  I am so nervous now!  What I would give for a potion to calm my nerves!

Fish 8 times with Squid Hook
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 50 Sugar
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Egg Crayfish
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Egg and 1 Crayfish (unprocessed raw creature)

Reward; 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  Asphodel would be way too strong!  I know that already and I did not even take potion classes!

Magic Mystery 7
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Darryl:  Do you think I will have to fight against other wizards when I join the Ministry of Magic?  I am not sure I know how...

Harvest 8 Dark Chocolate
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Gourmet Apples
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Apples and 1 Dark Chocolate

Prepare 8 Rice Noodles
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Wheat Flour and 2 Rice

Darryl:  Well, that did not end so well... Never mind.  I can practice when I get accepted into the school!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Magic Mystery 8
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Darryl:  Besides, I like 'Farm Magic' more!  You don't know it?  Herbery, of course!  I am great with magic plants!

Cook 4 Wizard Cakes in the Stove House
  Recipe is Reward for Collections Mission
  Skip for 10 RC

  Ingredients:  1 Cake Flour, 2 Dark Chocolate, 3 Pumpkins, 7 Grapes.  7 Power

My own Bronze Star version is unlocked for automatic cooking, but here is the easiest and quickest Bronze version: 

Place the Cake Flour, Dark Chocolate and Pumpkins, setting the timer for 5 minutes, 40 seconds.  When the Bronze Star activates, add the Grapes and tap 'Finish'.
 
Harvest 50 Lilies
  Skip for 12 RC

Craft 8 Laurus Wreaths
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a Beauty Shop recipe that requires 1 Laurus Leaf, 2 Lilies and 2 Red Roses and takes a quarter of an hour to complete.  Each is counted as soon as the ingredients are placed in the slot, however.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  See?  I learned so much magic from the farm already!  No wizard could have taught me that!

Special Reward:  Dog Pet Ears for your Pet House.  To change the appearance of your Pet House,  tap on the Paint Brush icon when you open the Pet House Menu.

Magic Mystery 9
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Darryl:  Oh, this letter sounds more official than the last one.  It is the final test for getting accepted in the Ministry of Magic.  They will cast magic tricks on the farm and we have to remove the magic.  Ready?

Harvest 8 Lychees
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 20 Lychee Candies
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Yule Logs
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Lychee Candies and 1 Dark Chocolate

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  I wonder what challenges the Ministry of Magic will send!

Magic Mystery 10
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Darryl:  Ohoh, I am already getting hungry!  We can't get distracted when we have to protect the farms from magic tricks!  Better prepare some food first!

Ask for 20 Alraune from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 8 plates of  Arabic Kabsa
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 4 Rice and 1 Soft Dough

Prepare 8 bowls of Pad Thai
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Rice Noodles and 1 Egg Crayfish
  (You should have both ingredients from previous tasks)

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  Now that food is here, I'm ready for anything!

Magic Mystery 11
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Darryl:  Oh, we are all set!  Now, I think while we wait, we deserve a break.  How about we prepare a small snack party for the neighbours?  The more people there are, the less magic tricks they will cast!  That is a rule!

Produce 50 Ketchup
  Skip for 12 RC

Dig 8 Chests
  Skip for 8 RC
  N.B.  One chest takes about two minutes to dig up and open.  The task is counted when you collect the contents, so you can open two of these in advance.  You also can speed the process with 45 OP.

Prepare 12 Roast Turkeys
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Turkey and 1 Ketchup

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  Everybody knows that magic has to remain a secret in front of the non-magic people. I am smart, aren't I?

Magic Mystery 12
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Darryl: Okay, while I keep an eye on the farm, you go and make sure that our friends' farms are not in danger.  And bring some more snacks, would you?

Harvest 8 Plumerias
  Skip for 8 RC

Craft 6 Plumeria Wreaths
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is a Beauty Shop recipe that requires 1 Plumeria, 4 Lavender and 1 Laurus Leaf for each and takes a quarter of an hour to complete.  The item is counted as soon as you place the ingredients, however.

Prepare 8 Stuffed Turkeys
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Arabic Kabsa and 1 Roast Turkey
  You should have both ingredients from previous tasks.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Darryl:  We thought of everything!

Magic Mystery 13
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Darryl:  Look over there!  I feel there is something wrong with the kitchen!  Quick, let's cook some dishes to make the magic fade away!

Harvest 8 Chestnuts
  This is an Island Task

Produce 20 Chestnut Flour
  This is an Island Task

Prepare 20 Betutu Chicken
  Skip for 20 RC
  Each requires 1 Turkey and 2 Spice

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Did it work?  I feel like they tried to put something in the food.  The neighbours were already acting strange.

Magic Mystery 14
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Darryl:  We made it!  I just found the last letter.  The Ministry is very happy about our work and offered me their scholarship!    Let's celebrate!

Produce 60 Bottles of Wine
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 Rose
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Wine and 3 Champagne
  The word should have the accent grave on the final 'e' but I do not know how to do that on my laptop.  You guys will have to tough it out on this one!  Sorry.

Prepare 8 Grilled Flank Steak
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 8 Beef and 2 Ketchup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Living on the farm sure is great!  Look at all our friends and our wonderful animals!

Magic Mystery 15
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Darryl:  Come and help me to bring more food.  More and more people are gathering to celebrate, even though they will never know what it's about.  Ah, I will truly miss them.

Harvest 60 Peanuts
  Skip for 15 RC

Harvest 8 Almonds
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Pain au Chocolat
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Dark Chocolate and 1 Soft Dough

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  I can't believe that I really made it.  The magic school must be far away: I never heard of it!  I'm starting to feel nostalgic about farming already!

Magic Mystery 16
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Darryl:  Actually, I don't think I will join the Ministry of Magic.  My place is here on the farm.  We went through so much, I cannot just leave!  Do you know what I mean?  After all this time...

Produce 8 Almond Chocolate
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 8 Peanut Chocolate
  Skip for 8 RC

Use Trimmers in Botanic Garden 3 Times
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task

Darryl:  All the neighbours enjoyed our food together!  That's the real magic!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Special Reward:  Alraun Scarecrow Decoration

Collections Set
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The Collection Set, once registered, will give its Rewards through the Lighthouse.  The items you must have and register are:  Chocolate Machine, Laurus Tree and Alraun Scarecrow.

Chinese Dish Trial Quest and Collect Rice Collections Mission

Another Friday and another time-restricted Quest with Collections Mission.  This Collections Mission has a 'Collectable' as a Reward in the form of a Scallion Bush.   You will not be able to find this Collectable in the Market until the Quest has expired so you will be required to perform this Collections Mission if you wish to have the Scallion Bush for the Quest.

I will pay closer attention next time I harvest this, but I believe that you can harvest the Scallion Bush every 6 hours.  I received 5 Scallions for the first harvest.

If you choose not to complete the Collections Mission, you either can buy the Scallions that you need for 1 RC each or 'skip' the task completely when it is a Dish that uses this ingredient.

The Decoration Reward for the traditional Chinese Dish Trial Quest sequence is a lovely Gong.  You will receive it at the very end of the Quest.  Halfway through the Quest, when you complete Chinese Dish Trial 8, you will receive some Bear Pet Ears.

Bear Pet Hair
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To use, you first must find it in your Gift Box and Use it.  This will place it in the Pet House Menu for accessories, found by tapping on the Paint Brush on the left top side of the Pet House Menu.  You cannot use any Pet Hair until your Pet House is upgraded to Level 3.  The system is very similar to the Boats and Boat Parts on the Island.

N.B.  The Bear Pet House Ears that go with the Bear Pet Hair was a Reward from the Darryl the Doctor time-restricted Mission.

Thanksgiving Farm Beauty Contest
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Note that a new Farm Beauty Contest with a Thanksgiving theme has started as well, and new sales offers are available, as well as new Decorations in the Lucky Wheel.  So there is much to do.

Landscape Points feature more heavily in the Farm Beauty Contest now.  Charm Points are relevant really only insofar as they add to Landscape Points when placed within the influence of a Path.  The best Paths remain the Pebble Path and the Macaron Path with 50 Points of influence each as well as the Water Path that costs 1 RC.

Premium Items
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You will need some premium Trees in particular for this Quest.  For the Collections Mission, you will need a Licorice Tree.  For the quest sequence, you will need, inter alia, a Jackfruit Tree and a Mirabelle Plum Tree.    A premium Animal is needed for this Quest as well in the form of the White Goat who costs 15 RC.  You can find the Goat for sale randomly in the Green Mystrons Shop but you will need it to produce the Goat Milk required as one of the Tasks.  Furthermore, you will need to transport Goat Milk to the Island with Blueberries and Honey to make the Blueberry Yogurt required in another Task.

Collections Set
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The Collection Set in this case is the White Goat, the Scallions Bush and the Gong Decoration, so there is no point in skipping a task that requires the White Goat (Goat Milk or Blueberry Yoghurt) if you wish to complete the Collection Set.  Remember that the Goat may appear randomly in your Green Mystrons Shop if you are willing to gamble that you can purchase it there within the time limit of the Quest.  Blueberry Yoghurt, which requires Goat Milk is an item that needs no Mastery, unlike the Pumpkin Pie in the LAST quest that required full Mastery of the Pie Machine and therefore, in my view, was unfair to the low level players.

Other Collectables Needed
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The problem with Collectables is that you cannot speed production.  The number of Scallions that you need for the Quest is 24 but there are other Collectable products that are needed as well.  Veteran farmers will have the items probably but new ones may not have any in stock.  Prepare ahead of time by purchasing a Spice Rack if you do not have Spice in your Barn and a White Vinegar Stand if you have no Vinegar.  The Spice Rack will operate for 3 days only.  It costs 250 Coins.  If you are a new farmer, you should invest in all the 'temporary' Collectables periodically to build up your stock in your Barn of each.  The temporary Collectables are the Spice Rack, the Soy Sauce Barrel and the Yeast Barrel.  You will need all the products frequently.

The traditional Quest is as follows:

Chinese Dish Trial Quest
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Chinese Dish Trial 1
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Felicia:  Howdy farmer!  We had a great Halloween, didn't we?  But since the festival ended and people went back home, I feel like doing something to break the dull days!  Let's make a plan after we finish farm work!

Harvest 8 Apples
  Skip for 8 RC

Harvest 40 Clovers
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Bottles of Milk
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  Today's farm work was a piece of cake!

Chinese Dish Trial 2
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Felicia:  What about a big event?  Or having a wonderful trip?  Hmmm, Halloween has just passed, so another big event might make people tired.   Also, we don't have enough money to go on another trip soon.  Do you have any ideas?

Collect 20 Jars of Honey
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 20 Jars of Apple Jam
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Jars of Honey Syrup
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  It's hard to think it out.  I'm afraid we can't think of a good idea by ourselves.

Chinese Dish Trial 3
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Felicia:  Oh look!  When I was browsing the internet, I found this!  The 11th of November will be Chinese Singles Day.  There will be big sales around that day  That is to say, it's a big chance for us to buy some Chinese goods at a great price!

Harvest 6 Maple Syrup
  Skip for 6 RC

Harvest 40 Carrots
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 12 Glasses of Apple Juice
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  But what shall we buy with our limited budget?

Chinese Dish Trial 4
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Felicia:  I'm on the fence between learning to cook Chinese food or speak Chinese.  So it means we need to choose between buying ingredients and textbooks.  It's hard to choose!  Hmmm... Let's start a poll and let our neighbours help!

Produce 40 Sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Dig 8 Chests on the Path
  Skip for 8 RC

Note that the Chest counts when you collect the reward.  You therefore can have your Pets open Chests before the Task is loaded as long as you do not collect the Rewards and it will count towards this total.

You can speed the digging of a Chest by using 45 OP at the start or less as the Pet continues to dig.   It only takes 2 minutes for my Pets to dig a Chest however.

Prepare 8 Jars of Apple Jelly
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Maple Syrup and 6 Apple Jam

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  Soon we'll have lots of votes from the internet!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Chinese Dish Trial 5
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Felicia:  Our neighbours are great.  They voted overwhelmingly to buy ingredients.  So it's decided.  We are going to buy some ingredients and try using them to cook Chinese dishes!  Let's go ahead and start!

Harvest 50 Rice
  Skip for 12 RC

  Rice is a 14 hour Crop.  You can use Farm Aids to speed growth obviously.

Produce 50 Sugar
  Skip for 25 RC

  Cost of Batch Production is 100 OP

Prepare 8 Sugar Cubes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Sugar to make.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  I have opened a shopping website!  Too many goods and too many sales to select!

Chinese Dish Trial 6
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Felicia:  There are lots of watery* vegetables on this site.  I wish I could put them all into my cart but I need to keep it within my budget.  Look at this: scallions!  It's said to be mostly used in Chinese Dishes!  Let's buy it!

* Meaning unclear!  Poor translation.  Does she mean 'water-grown' or 'mouth-watering'?  I suspect the latter.

Harvest 8 Coconuts
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Coconut Milk
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Coconut and 1 Sugar

Produce 40 Sacks of Rice Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

  80 OP required for Batch Production

Felicia:  We got a great discount because of our good timing!  Lucky!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Chinese Dish Trial 7
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Felicia:  I have no idea when we will receive it.  I guess it will take some time.  Let's have a rest first.  Scallion, scallion... what can we make with scallions... Well, farmer, what's your favourite Chinese dish?

Place a Scallion Bush on your Farm
  Reward from Collections Mission
  (I have it, so do not have cost of skipping this, but it usually is 10 RC)

Fish with the Bone Hook 8 Times
  Skip for 8 RC

  Note that the old trick still works... if you allow yourself to 'miss' one catch after tapping on the water, you can do this with only the alloted 7 tries.  Best to miss a Message in the Bottle Catch!

Prepare 8 Soft Dough
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter
  Each Cake Flour requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour
  Each Batter requires 2 Wheat Flour and 1 Egg

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  The delivery was so fast!

Chinese Dish Trial 8
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Felicia:  I have to admit that Hot Pot is really a cool dish, but I'm afraid it's too hard for me.  We'd better check what dishes are possible with scallions first, but where to check?  What if we get Chinese recipe books right now?

Harvest 8 Mirabelle Plums
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Apple Mirabelle Compote
  Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Apple Jelly and 2 Mirabelle Plums

Ask for 20 Chinese Recipe Books from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Special Reward: Bear Pet Hair for your Pet House
To use, you first must find it in your Gift Box and Use it.  This will place it in the Pet House Menu for accessories, found by tapping on the Paint Brush on the left top side of the Pet House Menu.

You must have your Pet House at Level 3 to use ANY Pet Hair.

Felicia:  You are right, Farmer!  We have great neighbours!

(Indeed, I do!  The members of my Facebook group, Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk,, are fantastic!  Unfortunately, some of my oldest neighbours no longer play Seaside but,, for the most part, i have marvelous neighbours.)

Level Requirements
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The second half of the Quest sequence requires access to the Island to complete unless you are willing to spend considerable sums to skip tasks.  Furthermore, the level requirement is higher.   I actually believe that the Level requirement for Step 5 actually may be higher than that required to perform 1-4.  Last time, a new farmer told me he could not progress past Step 4 of the Quest until he reached Level 26.

Chinese Dish Trial 9
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Felicia:  Let's look at Chinese Dishes with Scallions.  'Scallions Lamb, Beijing sauce wire, beef noodles ith stir-fried Scallions.'  Hmmm, these sound delicious but there is so much meat that I wonder if they are healthy enough.

Harvest 50 Cucumbers
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Dishes of Stir-Fry Veggies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Carrots and 5 Cucumbers

Prepare 8 Bowls of Cendol
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Coconut Milk and 2 Rice Flour

 Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  A dish that is healthy and not too difficult to make would be ideal!

Chinese Dish Trial 10
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Felicia:  Look at this one: Kung Pao Chicken!  It's a famous Chinese dish, as well as a healthy one!  And it seems to be not too complicated.  I want to cook this one.  Let's make it together!  Would you give me a hand?

Harvest 50 Camomile
  Skip for 12 RC
  This is an Island Crop

Produce 50 Camomile Essential Oils
  Skip for 12 RC
  This is an Island Task

Prepare 8 Carrot Pastries
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Carrots and 1 Soft Dough

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  Thank you, Farmer.  Even though I'm not the great cook Grandma is, I have confidence in this dish!

(But Felicia, WHAT is the Camomile connection here???)

Chinese Dish Trial 11
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Felicia:  First of all, wash the vegetables and dice them up.  It's easy work and should be finished soon.  Did you hear what Darryl said just now?  He said I look like an anime character when I'm holding scallions!

Transport 20 Camomile Essential Oils to the Seaside Farm
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Fried Veggie Dices
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Stir-Fry Veggie and 3 Scallions to make.

  N.B.  Even if you completed the Collections Mission early on the day of the release of this quest and harvest as soon as it is ready, you will find that it takes a long time to collect the amount of Scallions needed to make 8 of this dish.  You will need a total of 24 Scallions.  If you are fortunate enough to harvest 5 at a time, it still will take a day or so to collect the total needed.  Skipping the task may be less expensive initially than purchasing the extra Scallions you need, but you actually will need this Dish as an ingredient to make the Kung Pao Chicken at the end of the Quest sequence.  The wise Farmer will wait to collect all the Scallions needed... An impatient Farmer (and i often am one myself) will think carefully...)

Prepare 8 Mirabelle Plum Pastries
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Carrot Pastry and 1 Mirabelle Plum

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  Naughty Darryl, ha ha!  We have finished the first process. Let's go to the next step!

Chinese Dish Trial 12
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Felicia:  Then, we need to stir-fry the diced vegetables and diced chicken separately.  Remember to put the scallions into hot oil first, in order to get that good flavour and smell!  Be careful not to burn yourself!  Ready, go!

Harvest 8 Jackfruit
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Plates of Sweet Jackfruit
  Each requires 1 Jackfruit and 1 Maple Syrup
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Mirabelle Plum Pies
  Each requires 1 Apple Mirabelle Compote and 1 Mirabelle Plum Pastry
  Each Apple Mirabelle Compote requires 2 Apply Jelly and 2 Mirabelle Plums
  Skip for 8 RC

Felicia:  Can you smell that?  The Scallions are releasing their aroma into the oil!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Chinese Dish Trial 13
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Felicia: Now we have Fried Diced Veggies and Stir-Fried Chicken!  In fact, you can eat them now but the taste might not be so delicious yet!  Let's heat oil again, and go to finish the last step!

Craft  6 Wooden Aroma Bottles
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task.  Each Wooden Aroma Bottle is made in the Workshop using 2 Wool Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood.  1 Power is used for each.

Craft 6 Camomile Aroma Bottles in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Wooden Aroma Bottle, 1 Camomile Essential Oil and 1 Distilled Water.  You must transport the Wooden Aroma Bottles from the Island.  The Camomile Essential Oil was transported in a previous Task.  Distilled Water can be harvested from a Water Fountain or requested from a Neighbour.  Each Camomile Aroma Bottle takes 12 minutes to complete but the task will register as soon as you begin it.

Prepare 8 Bowls of Jackfruit Cendol
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sweet Jackfruit and 1 Cendol

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  Wahoo!  This sour and spicy dish is done!

Chinese Dish Trial 14
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Felicia:  As we combined the diced veggies and diced chicken, it's a really healthy dish with sour and spicy taste!  Just have a try!  It's our masterpiece!  Oh, wait... Let me take a photo as a souvenir before we dig in!

Pruduce 60 Cassava Flour
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Prepare 8 Spicy and Sour Chicken
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each Spicy and Sour Chicken requires 2 Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken and 2 White Vinegar
  Each Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken requires 2 Spice and 2 Turkey

Prepare 8 Servings of Jackfruit Curry
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Jackfruit and 1 Coconut Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  Okay, I've taken the photo!  Let's have a taste!

Chinese Dish Trial 15
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Felicia:  I can't believe that we made such a delicious dish!  What's more, it's an authentic Chinese Dish!  I feel as if I have become a super chef!  I will take photos of all my new dishes and make it a gallery!

Craft 6 Mirabelle Hand Soap in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Camomile Aroma Bottle, 2 Mirabelle Plums and 5 Honey and takes 22 minutes.

Produce 30 Bottles of Goat Milk
  Skip for 15 RC
  N.B.  A White Goat costs 15 RC and eats Pasture.

Prepare 8 Kung Pao Chicken
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Fried Veggie Dices and 1 Spicy and Sour Chicken

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia:  I believe that if I practice more, my cooking can only get better and better!

Chinese Dish Trial 16
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Felicia:  Thank you, Farmer.  We used the Scallions we bought from the Singles' Day Discount to make this wonderful Chinese Dish!  It was just a simple trial of cooking but I really enjoyed the time we spend together!

Use Spades in Botanic Garden 3 Times
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task

Produce 60 Blueberry Yoghurt
  Skip for 30 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Make certain that you transport the ingredients to the Island in advance!  You will need 60 Blueberries, 60 Honey and 60 Goat Milk.

Prepare 8 Bowls of Circus Snacks
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cotton Candy and 1 Licorice Candy
  Each Cotton Candy requires 1 Sugar Cube and 1 Honey Syrup
  Each Licorice Candy requires 1 Licorice and 2 Apple Juice

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia:  Have a nice time and see you again!

Special Reward: Gong Decoration for the Seaside Farm

Gallery Registration
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The Collections Set for this is the White Goat, the Scallions Bush and the Gong.