Summer in Hawaii Farm Beauty Contest

You will find the current time-restricted Mission for Punk Rock Darryl in the post below this one.

The theme for the new Farm Beauty Contest is Summer in Hawaii and includes some items from the previous contest. 

Note here that there are a few Decorations that are obtained outside the Market or the current sales offers that are found on the top right of your screen.   Three of these are obtained in the Activity Tokens Shop.  The Base that is featured as a Theme Decoration is the Beach Base, obtained by completing a lighthouse mission.  The mission can be found by following this link:

 Beach Base Lighthouse Mission

You will find a number of the theme decorations are offered on the Lucky Wheel which means that you can buy them either directly from the Wheel if you obtain the option when you spin or from any Buddy's Share Box if the Buddy is at least at Level 2.

This is the first Farm Beauty Contest that includes an Island Decoration in the form of the Romantic Dinner Table.  Originally a Quest Reward, it now can be found randomly on the Lucky Wheel.  Ideally, once registered, it should COUNT as a Theme Decoration but at this point in time does not.  To register any Island Decoration, you must BE on the Island, then find the Registration Tool in the Tool Menu and use it to tap on the item you wish to register.  There is no Lighthouse or Gallery on the Island, which means that you cannot register Island items through the Lighthouse or Gallery directly.  The registration icon is the last icon in the Tools Menu, by the way.

Another new addition is a Decoration that is part of the Bird Home Base stackable Decorations.  This is the Bird Pool.  It is the Reward for completing the Queen's Day Mission formerly one of the Gallery Missions but now found in the Lighthouse.  Note that Bird Home Base Decorations so far have not been cleanable although the base itself is Cleanable and gives a Blue Box.

Here is a  link to all the original Gallery Missions:

Gallery Missions

  The items that you can find currently in the Activity Token Shop are:

Coconut Delight: 350 Tokens
Beach Bottle: 350  Tokens
Beach Stand: 650 Tokens
Kayak: 350 Tokens

Of these, only the Beach Bottle and Coconut Delight are  NOT included in the current Theme list.

Activity Tokens are earned in a variety of ways.  The game announces these in rather annoying splashscreens periodically but if you wish to know all the current methods by which the Tokens can be obtained, you may be able to discover these if you tap on the Magic Bunny/Monkey.

Lucky Wheel Decorations
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A day or two before the start of a new Farm Beauty Contest, one may find new Decorations in the Lucky Wheel.  These are now as follows:

Soda Cooler: 10 RC
Greek Darryl Statue: 15 RC
High Striker: 15 RC
Scout Sun: 12 RC
Painting Stand: 15 RC

Romantic Dinner Table: 25 RC  (This is an Island Decoration)

All of these are listed as theme items in the current Contest.  You can obtain them either by using your own Tokens to spin the Wheel or by accessing a Buddy's Share Box.

Basic Rules of Contest
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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 making certain that all are registered, 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 many of the Decorations that have been added to the Lucky Wheel constitute Theme Decorations.  Other Theme Decorations are being offered in the special sales offers on the top right of your screen.  A full list of the theme items is found at the end of this post.

The following is taken from an old Farm Contest post but should be fairly accurate still:

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.  A high Charm total may be of some benefit in terms of global ratings but in fact, what really counts is the number of votes you receive from the four Characters and from Neighbours and other players.  How does your Charm total 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 could only  benefit potentially 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.

There is a fairly new gambling option in the Farm Beauty Contest that will pick two farmers randomly and ask you to choose the one you think would have the highest rating.  When you access the 'Vote for Others' Menu, the middle option now is 'Bet'.  It will show you two farms and ask you to choose which has the higher rating.  If you choose correctly, that farmer will gain two additional votes.  You will see the total Charm value of the farm but not the actual 'rating' ... so total Charm is quite different from actual rating, making one wonder if Charm values above the 'ceiling' of 1400 Points really have any value at all...

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 as well as the REGISTRATION of any item 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, making certain all have been registered in the Gallery,  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.

Theme Items
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You always can find the list of Theme items by tapping on the icon of the red book on the right side of the Farm Beauty Contest menu.

Theme Tree:

Fig Tree:  Purchase in market for 10 RC or randomly on Lucky Wheel or Buddy Share Box; can be found randomly in Green Mystron Shop as well

Theme Decorations:

Mini Beach:  Purchase in market for 16 RC or in Green mystron Shop randomly

Duck Swimming Pool: From past sales offer.
  1 Vote

Toucan:  Reward from past Cooking Stand Contest
    1 Vote from 3 Characters

Spoon Shovel::  Reward from opening 8th Macaron Flower Bag
  1 Vote from 3 Characters

Painting Stand:  Reward from past mission or find on Lucky Wheel and/or Share Box
  1 Vote

Max the Racccoon: from past sales packet
  2 Votes

Hermit the Crab: from past sales packet
  1 Vote

Surf Board:  Purchase in Market for 2300 Coins
  1 Vote

Scout Sun:  Reward from past mission or find on Lucky Wheel and/or Buddy Share Box
  1 Vote

Hammock;  Purchase from Market for 7 RC or from Green Mystron Shop randomly
  1 Vote

Harriet the Hippo:  Find in current Sales packets
  3 Votes

Octavia the Octopus:  Find in current sales packets
  2 Votes

Pete the Pelican:  From past sales packet
  1 Vote

Beach Base:  Reward from Lighthouse Mission
  3 Votes

High Striker:  Reward from past mission or find on Lucky Wheel and/or Share Box
  1 Vote

Romance Dining Table:  Reward from past mission or find on Lucky Wheel and/or Share Box
  1 Vote

Tiki Bar (?); Decoration Reward for the Farm Beauty Contest
  1 Vote

Bird Pool:  Reward from Queen's Day Mission in Lighthouse, stacked for Bird Home Base
  1 Vote

Smoothie Table:  Offered in past sales packet
  1 Vote

Wash Basin:  Offered in past sales packet
  1 Vote

Darryl Greek Statue:  Reward for past mission or find in Lucky Wheel
  1 Vote

Soda Cooler: Past Calendar Reward, now available in Lucky Wheel or Share Box
  1 Vote

Beach Stand: 650 Activity Tokens
  1 Vote

Kayak: 350 Activity Tokens
  1 Vote

Not yet available:

Mackensie the Meerkat:  Hawaiian Seaside Discount packet
  2 Votes

Deer Swim Ring:  2016 Beach Party Activity  aka Activity Token Shop
  1 Vote

Remember that once you have received 24/24 Votes from any Character for Theme, no further Theme items will be counted by the Characters.  The Charm values of RC items will continue to count but once you have received 24/24 Votes from the Characters for Charm, no more Charm values will count towards Character Vote totals.