Lucky Wheel and Share Box

There have been many new options in Family Farm Seaside recently, including the Buddy System and the Lucky Wheel.  I created a specific post for the Buddy System on this site, but will discuss Level 2 Buddies below as well because they are connected to the ability to access a Buddy's Share Box.

Lucky Token Special Gift
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I am placing this at the top because it is a temporary, new option.  As of Candlemas, 2 February, you will find a new Gift in the Special Gifts section of the Buddy Gift Menu.  For 10 Green Mystrons, you can send 20 Lucky Tokens to ANY Buddy, even a Buddy at Level 0 every hour.

Lucky Wheel and Share Box:
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Although most farmers are aware of this, it may be worth a mention for newer players or those at lower levels.  There is a fairly new option of a 'Share Box' on FFS.  It is linked to the Lucky Wheel which you can purchase for 100 Coins in the Buildings section of the Market.  It can be placed either on your farm or any Building Plot.  The Lucky Wheel now is the second Wheel when you access the Wheels and it requires special Lucky Tokens.  You earn these primarily by completing the Daily Quests and opening the Treasure Chests, although they can be earned in other ways sometimes.  You can win Lucky Tokens by spinning the regular Wheel but only if you pay RC.  When you open the boxes after spinning the Lucky Wheel, you sometimes will see a 'Share' option.  If you do not want to purchase the item for yourself, place it in the 'Share' Box.  Any Buddy who is Level 2 or higher can then purchase the item and you will earn Coins and a Lucky Token when the item is bought.  Although Lucky Tokens expire after a specific amount of time, items placed in the Share Box never expire.  You can have up to eight items in the Box.  To remove one, press and hold down and it will disappear.  The best items to share are the ones that carry an RC price ordinarily such as premium trees or Decorations... Avatars are useful to share as well.

Note here that you seldom will obtain a Decoration, premium Tree or even Avatar on the first spin of the Lucky Wheel.  The price to spin it increases each time you use it in a single session, so players are advised to save their Lucky Tokens until they have at least 50 as this will give them a better chance to gain a good item such as Decoration, premium Tree or Avatar.

New Decorations have been placed in the Lucky Wheel as of the beginning of February.  These include the Mini Eiffel Tower, the Bouquet Bunny, the Robovase and the Flower Stand.

Prices are:

Robovase: 12 RC
Mini Eiffel Tower: 15 RC
Flower Stand: 15 RC
Bouquet Bunny: 20 RC
Valentine Beehive: 20 RC

Accessing Share Box
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There have been some problems with accessing a Level 2 Buddy's Share Box for players using Android devices although it appears to work fairly well on Kindle.  If you have trouble, please contact Support.

Level 2 Buddy
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You become a Level 2 Buddy after you AND your Buddy have performed a specific number of actions for one another.  Each action is worth a specific number of Buddy Points.  Giving Buddy Gifts, whether ordinary gifts of special gifts also is worth Buddy Points.  When you access the Gift Menu now, you will see two separate tabs.  One is for Neighbours and the other is for Buddies.  When you tap on the Buddy tab, you will see two different choices in the form of bars at the top.  The first is for ordinary Gift and the second is for Special Gifts.  Two of the special Gifts are Coin purchases and should be sent regularly to your Buddies, especially if you are not yet at Level 2.  Note that you cannot send ANY Buddy Gifts unless your Buddy has reached Level 1.

The most valuable Special Gift is the Elephant.  It costs 10 RC and gives a Blue Cleaning Gift Box when placed.  It is worth 30 Buddy Points as well so is a quicker way to reach a higher level than other actions if you can afford it.  You only can send one Elephant each 23 hours.  Every other special gift has a specific timer as well.

The Free Gifts that you can send any Buddy at Level 1 or above are:

Buddy Tree Fence

Magic Stick

Soil Rake

Cheese Mould
  This is used to upgrade the Cheese Upgrader

Cement Bag
  This is used to upgrade the Decorations tab of your Warehouse at higher levels.

Each give 1 Buddy Point and can be sent daily to all Buddies who are at Level 1 or higher.  Of the Free Gifts, those that are connected to the Buddy Trees are the Buddy Tree Fence and the Magic Stick.  You need 5 Buddy Fences to build ANY size of Buddy Tree.  The Super Buddy Tree and Mega Buddy Tree require other materials as well.  The Magic Stick is used to tend Buddy Trees on Buddy Farms.  It is the only alternative to the use of Organic Fertiliser, regular Watering Cans or RC so is a very useful item.

Note that the cost of tending a Buddy Tree depends both on your Buddy Level and the type of Tree that you tend.  A regular Buddy Tree requires the use of 1 item but if you are at Level 2 with the Buddy, you can perform a total of 2 Heart Actions which means that you can tend the Tree twice.  A Super Buddy Tree requires the use of 2 Items but if you are at Level 2 with the Buddy, you can tend that tree twice.  A Mega Buddy Tree requires the use of 3 items but if you are at Level 2 with that Buddy, you can tend the Tree twice.

Special Gifts
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The following are the Special Gifts that can be sent to your Buddies:

Super Fertiliser x 6
  Cost: 1 RC
  Worth 3 Buddy Points
  You can send this gift every four hours

Super Fertiliser x 25
  Cost: 3 RC
  Worth 9 Buddy Points
  You can send this gift every 12 hours

Super Watering Can x 25
  Cost: 6 RC
  Worth 18 Buddy Points
  You can send this gift every 24 hours

Organic Fertiliser
  Cost: 100 Coins
  Available only at Level 4 with a Buddy
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every two hours

Watering Can
  Cost: 100 Coins
  Available only at Level 4 with a Buddy
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every 2 hours

Rose Fence
  Cost: 1 RC
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  YOu can send this gift every 4 hours

Christmas Fence
  Cost: 1 RC
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every 4 Hours

Big Snow Flake Fence
  Cost 1 RC
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every 4 hours

Flower Hedge
  Cost: 1 RC
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every four hours

Macaron Road
  Cost: 1 RC
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every 4 hours

Elephant:
  Cost: 10 RC
  Worth 30 Buddy Points
  You can send this gift every 48 hours (that is what it says, but it may be 24)

Stone and Flower Path
  Cost: 500 Coins
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every hour

Forest Road
  Cost: 800 Coins
  Worth 1 Buddy Point
  You can send this gift every hour

As you can see, the last two gifts are available even at Level 1 for Coins and you can send them every hour.  There is no limit to the number of gifts you can send a single Buddy at any given time.  The limit is the time-restriction on each Gift.

Some of these Gifts have more Charm value than others.  The Elephant is worth 8 Charm and the Macaron Road is worth 2 Charm.  The Big Snow Fence is a Theme Decoration for the current Farm Beauty Contest, incidentally.  You can help a low level Buddy by sending these gifts if you can afford the RC.

Low Level Farmers as Buddies
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Low Level Farmers need Buddies as much as higher level Farmers but it is kindest to make certain that you place a regular Buddy Tree always on your farm for them even if you have unlocked and placed the Mega Buddy Tree.  In fact, many farmers now place all three Trees on their Farm.  This helps every one actually as often one Tree will be in a growth period when your Buddy visits.  A Tree that is in the growth period cannot be tended.  Having more than one Tree on your farm allows more Buddy points to be earned.