A new time-restricted Quest has been released in tandem with a Collections Mission that offers a Collectable Buckwheat Bush as the Reward. What this means is that you need to complete the Collections Mission in order to obtain the Buckwheat Bush. You will not find it for sale in the Market while the Quest is active.
At the same time, new sales offers have appeared. At present, only one new item is being sold in the form of Oskar the Dog Decoration. The other items are from the past and include the Tyre Swing, the Flower Cage and the Bird House. As if we do not have enough on our plates, a new Farm Beauty Contest in the form of the Park Life Beauty Contest is live as well.
You will find information about the new Parks Farm Beauty Contest at the end of this post. I think it would be confusing to create a separate new post for it as long as this time-restricted Quest is active. Once the Quest expires, I will move the Farm Beauty Contest information to a separate new post. Note that many of the Theme Items for the current Farm Beauty Contest are found on the Lucky Wheel, which means that they can be found in Buddy Share Boxes as well. Here is a link to my comprehensive post on the workings of the Buddy System:
Buddy System and its Updates
Recently, there have been new level requirements for unlocking different stages in the traditional Quest sequences. You may not be able to continue the Quest if you have not reached the required Level. Premium Trees you will need are the Brazil Nut Tree, the Ice Tree, the Lime Tree... all can be found in the current sales packages. A premium Machine that you will need is the Coffee Machine. You can find that in the DIY package as an alternative to the Bird House Decoration.
Note that this is the first Quest that requires the Stove House.
Ushanka Hats Collection Mission
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Collect 70 Brown Ushanka Hats from Rye
Collect 50 White Ushanka Hats from Angora Hair
Collect 30 Red Ushanka Hats from Beef Salami
Collect 10 Blue Ushanka Hats from Lime
Reward: Buckwheat Bush
The Buckwheat Bush is a Collectable, which means you cannot skip the Collections Mission to purchase it in the Market.
Strategy Tips
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It is difficult to play this game effectively now without using Farm Aids. Note that you can purchase both Power and OP daily in a new Special Deal tab in the Market (above Currency). Paying 5000 Coins, you can obtain 100 OP and for the same price, 5 Power. If you are willing to pay 1 RC, you can double the amounts.
In another tab in the same Menu are Weekly Deals. These include a Farming Package for 15 RC that contains 200 Organic Fertiliser, 50 SuperFertiliser, 100 Watering Cans, 25 Super Watering Cans. Incidentally, the Mystrons Package for 2 RC contains 5 of every colour of Mystron and the Farming Package for 2 RC is a gamble that basically gives you one sort of Farm Aid randomly.
When to Skip Tasks
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Unless you have been playing this game for a couple of years, you probably will not have any chance at obtaining 100% collection rate where Decoration Gallery Registration is concerned. Furthermore, since they added the 1st place Trophies for every Farm Beauty Contest to the Gallery, not even the veteran players have any real chance of obtaining 100% collection rate now. What this means is that, if you are at a fairly low level, even if you have accass to the Island but have not obtained Level 3 Mastery of the Machines there, you may find that you would have to pay RC to skip some tasks if you wish to obtain both the Seaside Decoraiton and the Island Decoraiton in any time-restricted Quest.
What is the value of the Reward Decorations and how does that compare to Decorations you can buy in the Market? Well, the time-restricted Quests give Decorations that yield Purple Gift Boxes. These tend to give slightly less valuable items (or fewer of them) than the Blue or Gold Gift Boxes. If the Decoration really appeals to you aesthetically or in a sentimental way, then of course, you must have it any any cost, but if not, why spend RC to skip tasks when you could more easily use the RC to purchase a MORE valuable Decoraiton from the Market?
Here are the most valuable Market Decorations with their prices:
Clothes-Drying Rack: 16 RC (Blue Gift Box)
7 Charm
Market Stall: 20 RC (Blue Gift Box)
18 Charm
Mini Beach: 16 RC (Blue Gift Box)
30 Charm
These are the three Seaside Decorations that yield Blue Gift Boxes when cleaned. The Charm values are based on their footprints or sizes... as the Clothes-Drying Rack taks the least amount of space, it has the lowest charm rating but still yields the same Gift Box.
Island Decorations: At a lower Dev Point level on the Island, you still can purchase the Rabbit Decoration for 4 RC. This yields a Gold Island Gift Box. Personally, I have found little difference between the Gold and Purple Island Gift Boxes...they do tend to give more Farm Aids than Seaside Gift Boxes because they often include Watering Cans and Fertiliser as well as OP and so on... rather than skipping a time-restricted Mission's Island task by using RC, you may wish to invest in a couple of these Market Island Decorations so that visitors can clean them on a daily basis, giving you valuable farm aids.
Note that the White Fish and the Little Round Table Decorations on the Island give only Coins, so avoid those if you wish to invest in cleanable Decorations that offer Gift Boxes.
Here is a link to a post that gives all Cleanable Decorations with their Gift Boxes:
All Cleanable Decorations with their Gift Boxes
The time-restricted Quest is 'Fairy Tale Time'. It has 16 parts with a special Reward after every fourth part. There now are specific Level Requirements for the part that follows each of the special Rewards: in other words, Part 5, Part 9 and Part 13 each have their own specific Experience Level Requirements.
Fairy Tale Time 1
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Felicia: You know, farmer, i like fairy tales and myths from other countries. It's interesting and makes travelling more exciting and educational! Today I borrowed a book of Russian fairy tales from the library. I wonder what they are about!
Feed the Holstein Cow 40 times
Skip for 10 RC
Collect 10 Honey
Skip for 5 RC
Harvest 40 Pasture
Skip for 10 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP
Felicia: Well, my chores are done. Time to read!
Fairy Tale Time 2
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This tale is about a very lazy boy named Emelya. He likes napping and resting but he has to do chores. Oh, it sounds a bit like Darryl! He doesn't like chores either!
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Skip for 10 RC
Collect 40 Beef
Skip for 10 RC
Harvest 8 Cinnamon
Skip for 8 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP
Felicia: Did you know Emelya slept on a big brick hearth? It was a Russian custom in the past.
Fairy Tale Time 3
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Felicia: If I want to understand Russian culture, I need to study this tale very well. Let's do what Emelya did and experience a fairy tale firsthand. I just read that he went to get some water.
Place 4 Pond Water on your Farm
Existing Pond Water will count for this task.
Prepare 8 Soft Dough
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter
Harvest 40 Cane
Skip for 10 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP
Felicia: Emelya met a magic pike at the river! I wish I could meet one here on our farm!
Fairy Tale Time 4
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Felicia: Of course, there are no magic fish in real life. Still, I don't mind fishing! Let's go catch something tasty, something totally ordinary, ha-ha!
Harvest 6 Maple Syrup
Skip for 6 RC
Fish 3 times for Menhaden
Skip for 6 RC
Best to use the Fishing Boost here.
Prepare 8 plates of Churros
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Cinnamon and 1 Soft Dough
Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP
Felicia: The pike's magic did Emelya's chores for him. I can't help but feel a little envious!
Special Reward: Mission Gift Box
Fairy Tale Time 5
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Felicia: I've never tried cutting firewood in my life. It seems like hard work and I think it's dangerous if you don't know what you're doing! But Emelya does it because Russian winters are cold. What can I do instead?
Ask for 10 Axe in a Tree Stumps from your Neighbours
Skip for 10 RC
Harvest 40 Spinach
Skip for 10 RC
Produce 3 Smoked Menhaden
Skip for 6 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP
Felicia: it's good we have such nice neighbours who are always ready to help! Maybe I can ask Dad to teach me to cut firewood someday!
Note: Here I have to mention how wonderful my Facebook Group, Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk is... in the old days, before the group was created, I either had to wait hours to obtain Request items or pay RC to skip the task... now the items come very quickly!
Fairy Tale Time 6
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Felicia: Emelya liked sweets and tasty drinks. I don't usually eat unhealthy stuff but now i sort of want to try it! Once in awhile is okay, right, farmer/
Produce 40 Sugar
Skip for 10 RC
Prepare 12 Milk Cookies
Skip for 12 RC
Each requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Wheat Flour
Each Condensed Milk requires 1 Milk and 1 Sugar
Produce 12 Tiramisu
Skip for 12 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP
Felicia: It was really good! Perhaps Darryl is onto something when he says sweets are the best thing ever!
Fairy Tale Time 7
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Felicia; Oh my gosh! The King didn't like that Emelya and the King's daughter had fallen in love and ordered to kill them! Let's get some drinks to wash down the sweets and find out what happened next!
Prepare 8 Glasses of Limeade
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Lime and 2 Sugar
Harvest 6 Brazil Nuts
Skip for 6 RC
Prepare 6 plates of Brazil Nut Cookies
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 2 Milk Cookies and 1 Brazil Nut
Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP
Felicia: The magic saved them and we even made some candy for Darryl because I feel guilty eating sweets without him. He'll be thrilled!
Fairy Tale Time 8
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Felicia: Awww, Emelya and the King's Daughter got married and lived happily ever after! And the King couldn't do anything to mess with their happiness. That's the kind of ending I like in a fairy tale!
Place a Buckwheat Bencn your Farm
(Reward from Collections Mission)
Skip for 10 RC
Prepare 8 Hamburger Steaks
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Beef and 1 Fried Vegetables with Soy Sauce
Produce 50 Turkey
Skip for 12 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP
Felicia: Now, I don't think one fairy tale is quite enough. Let's see what else is in the book!
Special Reward: Magic Pike Decoration for Seaside Farm, has 4 Charm Points
Fairy Tale Time 9
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Felicia: The choice is hard. There are so many tales! I feel like I need to sit down with a cup of coffee and think before I make my choice!
Harvest 50 Coffee Beans
Skip for 12 RC
Prepare 8 Cups of Iced American Coffee
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Coffee Beans and 1 Ice Cube
Harvest 8 Oak Wood
Skip for 8 RC
This is an Island Task
N.B. Use of the Electric Saw will yield 2 Oak Wood for every Tree.
Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP
Felicia; How about this one? It's called 'The Princess Frog'. If it is about a Princess, I probably will like it!
Fairy Tale Time 10
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Felicia: It starts with a king who orders his three sons to find wives by shooting an arrow and proposing to the first girl who picks the arrow up! I don't know if it's romantic or strange... let's eat something and read more!
Harvest 8 Morus Leaves
Skip for 8 RC
This is an Island Task
Produce 8 Wooden Cylinders
Skip for 8 RC
This is an Island Task
Each requires 1 piece of Oak Wood and takes 2 minutes to complete
Prepare 8 Homemade Burger Sets
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Hamburger Steak and 1 Limeade
Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP
Felicia: The youngest son's arrow was picked up by a frog. He doesn't know she's a Princess, though! Poor guy!
Fairy Tale Time 11
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Felicia: Now the King asked his sons' wives to take him some good bread. I'm not sure how the frog will mangage but I can do it without any problem!
Produce 40 Loaves of Black Bread
Skip for 10 RC
Harvest 50 Mushrooms
Skip for 12 RC
Prepare 8 Lime Soft Ice
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Lime and 1 Condensed Milk
Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP
Felicia: The frog turned into a beautiful princess and did the task easily! I wonder what she had to do next...
Fairy Tale Time 12
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Felicia: The King kept on giving tasks! The frog and the other wives had to make some silk and they only had one day to do it. Well, I'll try my best, even though it's going to be a little hard... you with me, Farmer?
Collect 8 Natural Silk
Skip for 8 RC
This is an Island Task
Note that the Silkworm Home that produces Natural Silk is unlocked only when you have 1920 Dev Points
Produce 8 Silk
Skip for 8 RC
This is an Island Task
Note that making Silk in the Loom requires 3 Star Mastery of the Loom
Prepare 8 Orange Ice Cream
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Ice Cube and 2 Orange Smoothies
Each Orange Smoothie requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Orange Jam
Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP
Felicia: Phew, I must say I like silk. It's so smooth. Maybe I will make a silk dress for myself. I think I'll look good!
Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box
Fairy Tale Time 13
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Felicia: Now they are going to a big ball in the royal palace! The frog's secret will be revealed! There will probably be a big feast... I want to cook something Russian to get in the mood and I know just the grain to work with!
Cook 3 Macaroni and Cheese in the Stove House
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 3 Wheat Flour, 2 Cheddar Cheese and 2 Power to make.
Prepare 8 Cooked Buckwheat
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Buckwheat and 2 Butter
Transport 60 Lilies to the Island Farm
Skip for 15 RC
This is an Island Task. Divide the Lilies between more than one Zeppelin to speed the transport.
Felicia: Mmm, this is tasty! Creamy and soft and very good for your health! I'm definitely going to remember this recipe!
Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP
Fairy Tale Time 14
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Felicia: Everybody was amazed by how beautiful the princess was! I want to look like her! Before I start to work on a dress, though, I need to make some healthy snacks for every one. Grandma will be angry if I don't!
Harvest 60 Cranberries
This is an Island Crop
Skip for 15 RC
Prepare 8 Buckwheat with Mushrooms
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Cooked Buckwheat and 3 Mushrooms
Ask for 20 Sewing Kits from Neighbours
Skip for 20 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP
Felicia: Look at my pretty new dress! Do I look like a fairy tale princess? I'll show off this dress to all my friends!
Fairy Tale Time 15
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Felicia: Oh no! The Prince wanted the Princess not to turn into a rog again and messed with the magic! Now the princess is gone and he has to go to save her! I know that fairy tales usually end well but I can't help worrying!
Produce 60 Bottles of Lily Essential Oil
Skip for 15 RC
This is an Island Task
Produce 60 Cups of Mocha Coffee
Skip for 12 RC
Prepare 8 Churros Soft Ice
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Churros and 1 Lime Soft Ice
Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP
Felicia: Now that I did some work and calmed down I can read on! Do you want to know what will happen as much as I do?
Fairy Tale Time 16
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Felicia: Oh, I am glad that the Prince saved the Princess and they lived happily ever after! And she didn't have to turn into a frog anymore. I'll tell Grandma and Darryl about it while we eat a true Russian dinner!
Craft 6 Lily Aroma Bottles in Beauty Shop
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 1 Wooden Aroma Bottle, 1 Lily Essential Oil and 1 Distilled Water
This is both an Island task and a Seaside Task. Wooden Aroma Bottles are made on the Island. You need then to transport 6 of them to the Seaside Farm if you do not have 6 there. You must send 6 Lily Essential Oil to the Seaside Farm as well. You then make the Lily Aroma Bottles in the Beauty Shop.
As with any Beauty Shop Recipe, the task will be completed as soon as you begin to craft the items. Each takes 8 Minutes to complete.
Prepare 8 Glasses of Kvass
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Black Bread and 2 Honey
Prepare 8 Russian Dinner Sets
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Buckwheat with Mushrooms and 1 Kvass
Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP
Felicia: We should definitely read something together again, farmer! You're always a huge help! Thank you!
Special Reward: Princess Frog Decoration for Island Farm
Park Farm Beauty Contest
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The theme for the new Farm Beauty Contest is 'Parks' and thus includes many fountains, one of which is the infamous Love Fountain that almost no one owns and no one can obtain. God willing, they will place it in the Market or otherwise make it available this time round. This is the second Farm Beauty Contest that has featured this elusive Decoration and it is extremely infuriating to many farmers, both veteran and new, including me.
The basic rules of any Farm Beauty Contest remain the same. Try to create a balance of Crops, Animals, Machines and Decorations on your Farm to gain the maximum number of votes possible from each of the four Characters, take a 'snapshot' and then you can remove whatever you wish from your farm... as long as you do not change the photograph! If you obtain more Theme Items, that would be a reason for taking a new photograph. Otherwise, it can be exhausting to count the items needed again and again, making certain that you did not decrease the number required for each of the Vote categories.
Note that one rule has changed... definitely for the better. There will be a limit on the number of duplicates of any Coin Purchase Decoration that will count in terms of Charm Points. This rule was instigated because of the proliferation of farmers who cheated by 'flattening' items in order to be able to place more on their farms. It is beneficial as well in terms of creating farms with actual 'beauty' rather than farms with hundreds of ladders or firecrackers side by side simply for the purpose of increasing Charm points. You can find the limit (usually 5) by tapping on the Coin Decoration in the Market and looking at the flip side.
Theme Decorations
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You always can find a comprehensive list of all Theme Decorations by tapping on the little red book icon on the far right of the initial Farm Beauty Contest screen. In this particular contest, you will find that all the new Decorations that have been added to the Lucky Wheel constitute Theme Decoraitons. Other Theme Decorations are being offered in the special sales offers on the top right of your screen. With them are paired premium trees in many cases that are needed for the current Fairy Tale Quest.
Theme Decoraitons are:
Animals
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Valentine Beehive
Available in the past and still in some Buddies' Share Boxes but no longer on Lucky Wheel
Decorations
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Flower Cage
Available in current sale and from past
Gives Gold Box, 7 Charm Points
Flower Barrow
Available from Lucky Wheel and from past Mission, can be purchased randomly from Blue Mysrons Shop for 300 Blue Mystrons
Gives Purple Gift Box, 6 Charm Points
Costs 15 RC in Lucky Wheel or Share Box
Koala
Available from past
Gives Gold Box, 5 Charm Points
Fishing Elephant
Available from past as Calendar Reward, now found on Lucky Wheel
Gives Purple Gift Box, 11 Charm Points
Cost on Lucky Wheel or Share Box: 25 RC
Cute Monkey
Available from past mission, now found on Lucky Wheel
Gives Purple Gift Box, 4 Charm Points
Costs 15 RC I believe on Lucky Wheel or Share Box
Reading Teddy Bear
Available in past as Calendar Reward, now found on Lucky Wheel
Gives Purple Gift Box, 2 Charm Points
Costs 25 RC on Lucky Wheel or Share Box
Peter Pan's Picnic Table
Available in past as mission reward, now found on Lucky Wheel, can be purchased randomly in Blue Mystrons Shop for 300 Blue Mystrons I believe as well
Gives Purple Gift Box, 11 Charm Points
Little Puppy Deco
Available in new Festival Mystrons Shop for 700 Festival Mystrons
Gives Purple Gift Box
Flower Basket
Available in the Market for 2500 Coins
Cannot be cleaned, 1 Charm Point
Picnic Basket
Available in the Market for 1500 Coins
Cannot be cleaned, 1 Charm Point
Ride On Car
Available in Festival Mystrons Shop for 400 FM
Gives Silver Gift Box
Toys
Farm Beauty Contest Reward Decoration
Covered Picnic Basket
Not yet available
I believe this will be offered in the Festival Mystrons Shop
Tree Arch
Available in the Market in Decorations section for 10000 Coins
Cannot be cleaned, 1 Charm Point
Lovely Lady Cat Deco
No longer available
Delivers Blue Gift Box, 8 Charm
Lotus Pond
Available in past in various activities, now found on Lucky Wheel, can be purchased for 300 Blue Mystrons randomly as well
Gives Purple Gift Box
Park Fountain
Available in current sale
Gives Purple Gift Box, no charm value yet
Oskar Dog
Available in sale offer currently
Gives Blue Gift Box
Flower Hedge
Available in the Decorations section of Market for 1 RC
Cannot be cleaned
Love Fountain
Mystery Item, frustrating beyond belief... has been removed now from Theme List on Kindle but not yet removed from Android List.
Bird Bath
Available in past from Mission, now on Lucky Wheel, can be purchased for 100 Yellow Mystrons randomly as well
Cannot be cleaned
Costs 12 RC on Lucky Wheel or Share Box
Picnic Table
Not yet available
Lovely Mister Cat Deco
Gives Blue Gift Box, 6 Charm (2 additional Charm when placed on Lovely Planter Base)
New Path
Not yet available
Tyre Swing
Available in past and from current sale offer
Gives Silver Gift Box,
Willow Tree
Available in the Market in Decorations section for 5 RC
Gives Gift Box, 6 Charm Points
Collectable Decorations
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Water Fountain
Available in past and on Lucky Wheel, can be purchased randomly in Blue Mystrons Shop for 300 Blue Mystrons
Cannot be cleaned, but gives Distilled Water to owner every few hours
Other Decorations in Current Sale: Warning: The Bird House is worth 5 Charm Points and is utterly charming but it is not listed as a Theme Decoration at present.
Festival Mystrons Shop
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A new Festival Mystrons Shop has opened and is offering the Little Puppy Deco for 700 Festival Mystrons. This is a Theme Decoration for the current Farm Beauty Contest. This Shop will be open for 2 months evidently. Whether it will offer one special item per week or offer one each day randomly remains to be seen. Various activities including the Daily Quest path will give you Festival Mystrons.
Rules for Votes
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Maximum Character Votes
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To obtain the maximum from each Character as far as the Crops, Animals, Machines and Trees are concerned, this is the total you need to place before taking a photograph:
16 different Crops
21 different Trees
13 different Machines
10 different Animals
As far a 'high level' is concerned, you originally needed to be at Level 160 to have maximum votes for THAT, so most of us fail there, although I think it has been modified to Level 150 for the maximum. .. as far as Expansions are concerned, you do not need the maximum farm expansion to get the maximum Vote for that. In fact, even if you do not have the 20 x 20 Expansion, you will get maximum votes for your expansion of your farm.
Note here that Beehives and Butterfly Houses as well as the Bat House are Animals for this purpose.
What Characters Value
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The Characters gave their Votes for the following:
First of all, the idea that every change will be worth 1 Point is misleading. Originally, the developers wanted to keep it all a mystery. Now each category is given a total:
Felicia:
Charm Points: 24
Theme Items: 24
Animals: 16
Expansions: 16
Dad:
High Level: 16
Expansions: 16
Machines: 16
Theme Items: 24
Darryl:
Charm Points: 24
Theme Items: 24
Large variety of Crops (used to be Trees): 16
Gallery Registration: 16
Grandma:
High Level: 16
Charm Points: 24
Trees: 16
Gallery Registration: 16
How Character Votes Work
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Now, it is important to remember that 'theme-related Decorations only account for a percentage of the Votes given by Felicia, Darryl and Dad. I believe that once you achieve the total that is the maximum those Characters can give to you for theme, you will not be able to earn any more Votes from them for THAT, irrespective of the number of Theme Decorations that you purchase and place. Bear this in mind when you are tempted to go mad in the upcoming sales. Originally you had to purchase the NEW Theme Decorations in order to achieve the maximum of 24 Votes for Theme from each of the three Characters but that may have changed as on the very first day of the Contest, Harvest Moon FDC this time had 24/24 for Theme and 24/24 for Charm. Now bear in mind the fact that two of the 'new' items in the current sale were offered last year as well so those two were on the farm even before the contest began... whether they would be considered 'new' or not is another matter. It is entirely possible that not being able to earn the maximum before one purchased the 'new' theme decorations was a glitch or programming defect that has been fixed.
As for Charm Points, the maximum required for 24/24 Votes has been lowered now to 1400 Charm. This has been verified.
Duplicate items count only towards total Charm Points and will not add to the Votes that you receive from any of the four Characters.
Although there is a 'ceiling' to the number of Votes you can earn from the three Characters for Theme or Charm, there is no limit to the possible Charm Point total for global ratings. How does this benefit you? For the Characters who value Charm, once again, you can achieve only a total of 24 Votes each day for that aspect of your Farm from those Characters... once you achieve that, additional Charm points will not be considered by the Characters. After that total is reached, additional Charm only benefits as far as your global rating is concerned. It does not affect your Votes from Neighbours. Each Farmer has 3 Votes per day to give to Neighbours.
The Votes from the four Characters dropped off once the final Reward was received in some of the Contests but continued to accrue in others. Even after receiving the Avatar Reward, Farmers did continue to receive Votes in at least one of the Farm Beauty Contests. It remains to be seen whether this one will continue to give Votes or not.
Voting for my Farms
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Of course, I would be thrilled if farmers who used my site would be willing to send their Votes to Harvest Moon or Rosewood Farms. Winning the Contest may be hopeless but I would love to be able to obtain the special Decoration and the Avatar if possible. I would like to thank every one who voted for me again. As I wrote previously, I do not make any money with my site. I do not have any adverts on it and do not promote anything other than the game itself. I write the guide because I always find a good guide useful when playing a game and I believe other players feel the same, so if you wish to give me anything, please give your Votes! To do this, tap on the FINAL icon for 'My Neighbours' and then 'Visit' Harvest Moon FDC or Rosewood. Once at the farm, you can choose to Vote once for it or use all three Votes in quick succession. That is how the Voting procedure works. On the left you will see 'My Snapshot' menu where you interact with your own options to post a new secreenshot, collect your Rewards as well as the Votes you are given each day from Characters and Neighbours. On the right you will see 'Vote for Others'. Tap on the 'Vote for Others' and you will be given three choices: Random Pick, Great Farmers and My Neighbours. I personally think 'My Neighbours' is the only really fair option. You then will be taken to a list of your Neighbours who have entered the Contest. You have to choose to 'Visit' one in order to be able to vote and you can Vote up to three times either for one farm or for different farms.
Voting for Items
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There is an option to vote for any Item, whether it is a Crop, Tree, Machine, Animal or Decoration on a Neighbour's Farm when you give your Vote for the Contest. On both Harvest Moon FDC and Rosewood, there are Iris Flowers. Please do 'Like' the Iris. I am hoping this one day will persuade the developers to return it to the Market as a permanent Crop. On Harvest Moon FDC, there is one Love Rose and one Primrose as well. Please 'Like' them if you can!
How to Vote
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For farmers who are participating in the Contest for the first time, a brief set of instructions on voting:
First either tap on the little gold trophy on the top right of your screen or go to your Menu and tap on the Farm Beauty Contest icon there. You will be taken to the general Farm Beauty Contest Menu.
Your Photograph
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According to Support, your current Photograph or Screenshot is the basis for the Votes of the four Characters each day. You cannot participate in the Contest until you submit a Photograph. You can change your Photograph once each day, but many players do not do so unless they have changed something on their farms to obtain more Votes either from the Characters or to achieve a better global rating by increasing Charm Points.
To take a new Screenshot, access the General Farm Beauty Contest Menu.Tap on 'My Screenshot' and then tap on the small icon of My Screenshot that appears in the top left corner. Now you will see options below to 'Re-Take or to 'Check'. You will see an option to write a new message to visitors and potential Voters as well. Tap on Re-Take when your Farm is at its best and a new Screenshot will be submitted. To write a new message, tap on the script box and you will have the option to change it and then 'Save' it.
When you access the Farm Beauty Contest menu and then tap on My Snapshot, you should see a countdown of how much time remains until the next Character Votes are logged for you to collect.
Boosting Character Votes
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Now, how can you boost the Votes of the four Characters even if your Charm totals are low and you cannot afford to buy Theme Decorations with real Cash?
First of all, each of the four Characters bases his/her Votes on different aspects of your Farm as you can see from the list of farming aspects that each favours.. As shown in the list of Theme Decorations, there are three Characters who give Votes for the Theme. Votes are given by different Characters, however, for a wide variety of Crops, for Trees, for Animals and for Machines. Gallery Registration will give you Votes with two Characters. Expansions count as well...
So what I suggest to every Farmer is to make certain that you have registered as many items on your Farm as possible before the Contest begins and if you cannot complete this task prior to the start, keep registering your Items until they all have been added to the Gallery. This cannot give you more than a total of 16 Votes daily but if you do qualify for the maximum number of Votes for Gallery from the two Characters that value this aspect of Farming, you will be in a good position.
Expansions give Votes as well. Actually, you can get the maximum of 16 Votes for Expansions even without the last farm expansion.
It is not mere ownership of items that gives Votes but PLACEMENT of them on your Farm. When the Contest begins, place a good balance of Animals and Machines on your Farm and plant a variety of Crops as well as making certain that you have as many different types of Trees as possible. Again, each of these aspects of farming will not give more than a total of 16 to 24 of the Votes of the Character or Characters who value them. As indicated, each Character has four different categories of farming upon which his or her Votes are based.
The one aspect of Character votes that is difficult to obtain is the maximum given for 'high Levels'. It appears that one would have to be at Level 150 in order to obtain the maximum number of Character Votes for high level. At Level 90, you obtain only 9 Votes!
As previously discussed, Charm is valued by some of the Characters but piling Decorations on your Farm is pointless as there is a ceiling to the number of Votes given by the Characters for your Charm. I therefore would recommend that farmers who cannot place in the top 50 globally focus more on creating a balanced Farm with a good mixture of Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines than attempting to load your Farm with duplicate Decorations or indeed Decorations that are not cleanable once you have exhausted your normal stock of Theme Decorations and a certain number of Charm points. The members of my Group on Facebook, Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk and I experimented with this during the last Contest to see how Votes would be affected. It really did not require too many Decorations to achieve the maximum number of Votes from a Character who valued either Charm or Theme... beyond that, one was using space on the farm that would be better allocated to ANOTHER aspect of farming that would garner Votes from a Character.
Theme-related Decorations only add to 'Theme' Votes from a Character ONCE.
Now, this is how low level Farmers can benefit from full participation in the Contest. There is a list of Rewards given for achieving specific Vote totals. Every couple hundred Votes or so, you will receive a specific Reward. Most of them consist of Farm Aids, Coins and Purple Mystrons but there is a Decoration Reward and at the very top of the list, two Rewards that consist of RC, the final one being paired with a special Avatar. In the current Contest, the Decoration is a Balloon Decoration that no doubt can be placed on the Lovely Planter Base when it is complete. The Decoration really is more significant than the Avatar Reward for most farmers.
Your Votes from the four Characters DO make a difference, therefore, even if you cannot achieve huge totals of Votes or place globally. You can achieve a number of the Rewards on the list if you maintain a balanced Farm.
NONE
of this will count, however, if you do not take photos of your Farm.
The Votes of the four Characters are determined by your CURRENT PHOTO
in the Contest. In other words, give your Farm the greatest advantages
in terms of Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines as well as Decorations,
take your photograph and THEN AND ONLY THEN store items or do whatever
is necessary for REAL work on your Farm. A new time-restricted Mission
should be released next Friday if everything goes according to the
regular schedule. You may need to store items in order to produce
products and so on... so start your day by registering for the Farm
Beauty Contest by taking a photo after you have made your Farm as
profitable, vote-wise as possible. You then will be free to get on with
the business of real farming.
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