Halloween Rush Activity Stage Activity

(Above, the Halloween Rush Menu.  Tapping in the closed Treasure Chest allows you to transform your items into Halloween Lights for small rewards including Mystrons, random Candy and Coins.  Tapping on the Reward Item icons on the left side of the screen allows you to claim them when you have sufficient Halloween Lights to do so.)

There is a new Activity on the Activity Stage that lasts a total of 7 days.  At the time of posting this, there are 6 and 1/2 days to run.  Tap on the Stage to the right of your Gallery to access the Activity Stage.  If there is a current activity, you will see animal musicians on the stage.  This activity requires production or acquisition of specific products with values as follows:

Strawberry Candy: 1 Halloween Light
Halloween Pumpkin Soup: 2 Halloween Lights (Kitchen Recipe: 2 Halloween Pumpkin and 1 Milk)
Ghost Jellyfish: 10 Halloween Lights (Catch using Halloween Hook.  Unfortunately, you cannot use the Boost with the Halloween Hook so this will be a random result.  Note that you have to CATCH the Ghost Jellyfish.  Having it in your Barn or purchasing it does not count)
Punch Bowls with Eyes: 30 Halloween Lights (Cook in Stove House).  If you do not have the Recipe, you can purchase it in the Market in the Stove House Department for 9 RC or, on any device EXCEPT Kindle, as part of a package special offer.
  Punch Bowl with Eyes Recipe:
  Ingredients: 2 Sugar, 4 Wine, 2 Lychee, 1 Spooky Eye Fruit.  Requires 5 Power.  This is a simple recipe.  Simply place all ingredients in the Bowl and cook.  You have a maximum of 20 seconds but the Bronze Star should activate after 14 seconds.

  Note: The Punch Bowl with Eyes Recipe originally was a Reward for completing a Collection Mission.  It therefore appears in the third tab of the Stove House menu.

The Rewards are as follows:

100 Halloween Lights: 6 Power
400 Halloween Lights: 10 Yellow Mystrons
800 Halloween Lights:  Pumpkin Cat Decoration . (gives a Gold Box when cleaned.  Originally a Reward for 15th Farm Beauty Contest)
1200 Halloween Lights: Halloween Clock, gives Purple Box when cleaned and stackable.  Can be registered in Gallery

Note that there are little rewards for every Halloween Light you create by claiming it when you tap on the Chest.  For 10 of these, I received 1 Green Mystron, 1 Blueberry Candy and 380 Coins.  For 25, I received Yellow Mystrons instead of Green but I suspect this is always random as is the type of Candy you obtain.  Since then, received every type of Mystron randomly including Blue.

As you can see, cooking the Punch Bowl with Eyes gives the largest number of Halloween Lights but requires both more ingredients and more Power.

To claim the actual Rewards, tap on the icon of the Reward to the right of the vertical bar on the left side of the Activity Screen.

You will find the current 7 Ghost Stories Quest below this post or follow this link:

7 Ghost Stories Quest

7 Ghost Stories Quest and Lollipop Collections Mission

A new 11 day Quest and Collection Mission features the Grave Dessert Stove House Recipe as Reward for the Collection.  The Halloween Pumpkin Crop again is in the Market.

There are some new options in the game, including a new Pet Slot for the Pet House, a new Island Crop, the Muskmelon, a Durian Tree and another Island Machine in the form of the Popsicle Machine.   All of these are covered below the current 7 Ghost Stories Quest.  The Popsicle Machine has a 7000 Dev Point requirement.

A quick note for players who were at maximum Dev Points but now find they need to raise their Dev Points to 7000:  Build the three new Landmark Decorations in the form of the three Eagle Decorations on the Island to raise your Dev Point LIMIT, then complete Helicopter Orders until you reach 7000 Dev Points.  All the Landmark Decorations simply raise your Dev Point limit... you then need to perform Helicopter Orders to actually increase your own Dev Points.

Note that you now can find all the special fish caught with the Halloween Hook in the Fish Market so you can sell them for shells if you are working on a Jack O'Lantern Machine!  If you achieve 9 Stars in the Fish Book for any of the Hallowe'en Fish, you unlock a new Avatar.  This is true of the Botanic Garden Flowers as well.  Obtaining 9 Stars unlocks a new Avatar.

Another Note:  As the Activity Stage has a board game activity and not a quest sequence currently, there will be no trouble accessing it while you are performing the timed Quest.  Furthermore, any tasks given by the scrolls will be active as well.  On some farms, if an activity is demanded, you will see it listed as a Quest on the left side of the screen until it is completed and you may not be able to access the '7 Ghost Stories' Quest until you complete the task or abandon it. 

The old 'Quiz Contest' and  'A Howling Good Time' Quests from 2016 have been changed radically to created new Lighthouse Missions.  Note that the original special Rewards are not included in the new forms but have been replaced by other Rewards.  These Quests now require prodigious amounts of Crops, although the cost of skipping tasks is far lower than in the timed Quests.  Like all Lighthouse Quests, each 'Part' is time-limited but there is no pressure to begin a new Part once you have completed the previous one.   Kaye Webb, our valued administrator at Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk, logged both of these Lighthouse Quests and you will find them at the very end of this post.

N.B.  The following Crop List and Batch Production List are complete:

Crop List
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40 Lavender
40 Halloween Pumpkins
40 Coffee Beans
40 Corn
50 Pumpkins
50 Spinach
60 Cassava (Island)


Batch Production List
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40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
40 Ketchup
40 Beef
40 Eggs
40 Wine
50 Sugar
30 Zucchini Bread (Island)
60 Cassava Flour (Island)
30 Pumpkin Pies (Island)

Premium Trees Needed:
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Spooky Tree: 8 RC . (Needed for Collection Mission and for ingredients)
White Chocolate Tree: 8 RC (Needed for placement on farm and harvest task as well as ingredients)

Other Premium Items
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Coriander
  You really should buy this as you will need it for more than one task.  The Coriander Garden is a 'Collectable' that costs 4 RC.  It is part of the Collection Set for this Quest as well so you will need it if you wish to complete the Collection.

Bat Milk
  The task is to actually collect the Bat Milk.  You therefore will need the Bat House unless you wish to skip the task.  The Bat House is available in the Animals section temporarily for 18 RC

Grave Dessert Stove House Recipe
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This is a simple dish.  It takes only 20 seconds to complete, using 6 Power.  The Bronze Star actually will activate after 14 seconds.  Place all ingredients in the Oven and tap 'Finish' as soon as you see the Bronze Star.

Ingredients:

1 Black Forest Cake
2 Pumpkins
2 White Chocolate

Collection Set
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The Collection Set consists of the Coriander Garden, the Spooky Tree and the Black Cat Witch Decoration that is the final Reward for the Quest.  Register all and collect the Collection Set Rewarde the quest expires to obtain a Clam Friendship Flower as well as the usual 1 RC and 88 Green Mystrons.

7 Ghost Stories Quest
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7 Ghost Stories 1
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Felicia:  Morning, Farmer!  It is finally that time of year again.  That's right!  Hallowe'en!  Do you have your costume for it yet?

Harvest 40 Lavender
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Halloween Pumpkins
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC

Felicia:  This is one of my favourite times of the year!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

7 Ghost Stories 2
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Felicia:  Last year, Darryls prank was a success with every one.  Do you remember?  So this year, it's my turn.  Do you think I will be able to do better than he?  I need more time to prepare though, so could you please do all my farm chores for me?

Prepare 12 plates of Lavender Cheese
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Lavender and 1 Buffalo Milk Cheese

Produce 40 bottles of Ketchup
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC
  Batch Production costs 80 OP

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  Thanks so much!  Now let's start planning!

Ghost Story 3
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Felicia:  Let's see.  What if we were to have a Ghost Story competition this year?  Whoever tells the scariest story will win!  What do you think?

Harvest 40 Coffee Beans
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Lemons
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 12 plates of Coffee Cookies
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Wheat Flour and 1 Coffee Bean

Felicia:  Let's set a date now and send out invitations.  Every one will have a chance to tell a story.  It will be absolutely terrifyingly awesome!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Ghost Story 4
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Felicia:  The invitations have been sent out.  Let's see now what else we need to prepare for the big day.  First, we will need food and I have a great idea what to prepare for the feast!

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 bowls of Pasta
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Ketchup

Prepare 12 plates of Coffee Biscuits
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Coffee Cookie and 1 Lavender Cheese
  (You should have both from earlier tasks)

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  The food is prepared.  Now for the scary decorations!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box containing farm aids

Ghost Story 5
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Felicia:  We need scary decorations to create the proper spooky atmosphere.  It is, after all, Hallowe'en!

Fish 8 times with the Hallowe'en Hook
  Skip for 8 RC
  N.B.  Miss one catch to be able to use your 7 default tries without having to wait to refresh.  The Hallowe'en Hook is a temporary Hook that will be available until 3 November and the fish it catches can be sold in the Fish Market (and some used for Recipes). Each catch gives a bag containing a material for the Jack O'Lantern Machine, only available temporarily as well in the Machine department of the Market.

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 12 plates of Steak Tartare
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 2 Beef and 1 Egg

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  Done!  Our farm is ready now!

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Felicia:  Every one is beginning to arrive now.  Let us draw lots to see who will tell a story first.  I hope I will not be the one chosen!  I'm a bit nervous, I confess.

Produce 40 bottles of Wine
  Skip for 10 RC

Fertilise your Neighbours' farms 20 times
  Skip for 5 RC

Harvest 50 Pumpkins
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  Yay, I will be second, not first!  Let's listen now to the first story!

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Felicia:  The first story was okay, but mine is better!  Okay, time to begin...  The title is... '7 Ghost Stories... at School!'

Cook 3 Grave Desserts in the Stove House
  Skip for 12 RC
  Note: This recipe is the Reward for the Collection Mission.

This is a simple dish.  It takes only 20 seconds to complete, using 6 Power.  The Bronze Star will activate after 14 seconds.  Place all ingredients in the Oven and tap 'Finish' as soon as you see the Bronze Star.

Ingredients:

1 Black Forest Cake
2 Pumpkins
2 White Chocolate

Harvest 50 Spinach
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 12 Meatballs
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Steak Tartare and 1 Soft Dough

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  I found these stories online and I think they will be great for Hallowe'en!

Ghost Stories 8
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Felicia:  The first story features a single piano playing alone at night in the music room at a school.  A student, disturbed by the noise, went to investigate.  He found that blood dripping from the ceiling onto the keys was creating the sounds.

Place a White Chocolate Tree on your Farm
  Skip for ?
  Note:  You need not place a new Tree if you have an existing White Chocolate Tree on your Farm.  You can purchase this Tree in many different ways in the Market.  It ordinarily costs 8 RC in the Tree section of the Market but you can find it in Special Daily Deals sometimes or in Green Mystrons Shop.

Harvest 8 White Chocolate
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 6 bowls of Bloody Eyes
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 White Chocolate and 1 Spooky Eye Fruit

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  The next story is about an anatomical model in the biology room that moved each and every night and no one knew why!

Special Reward: Dog Themed Pet House Base

NOTE:  The second half of any 11 day Quest requires a higher level than the first.  It includes Island tasks as well.

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Felicia:  Next tale!  A student had to stay late at school in order to study hard for exams and by the time he was finished, the sky had turned dark.  When he passed the art room, he saw that, all at once, all the paintings were watching him!

Prepare 6 Vegetarian Cutlets
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Batter and 3 Sweet Potatoes

Produce 50 Sugar
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 12 bowls of Halloween Pumpkin Soup
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 2 Halloween Pumpkins and 1 Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  How is every one so far?  Not too scared?

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Felicia:  The next tale is about a stairway.  The school has a single set of stairs with 12 steps.  At night, a student climbed these stairs but counted 13 of them.  At the top, there was a noose...

Prepare 6 Green Smoothies
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 6 Spinach and 2 Coriander

Harvest 8 Chestnuts
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Tree

Prepare 8 plates of Pumpkin Crumble
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Orange Crumble and 2 Pumpkins

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  Shall we continue?  We still have three more stories...

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Felicia:  Every night, the sound of a basketball being dribbled can be heard from the gym.  No one would be playing in the dark, so people say it is a boy who loved basketball more than anything but who died in an accident a few years ago.

Prepare 6 Vegetarian Brunches
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Green Smoothie and 1 Vegetarian Cutlet

Process 6 Gulfweed in the Seafood House
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each takes 3 minutes to complete but task counts as soon as item placed in slot

Prepare 6 bowls of Coriander Sauce
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Salsa Verde and 1 Coriander

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  There are more stories to come...

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Felicia:  They say there is a young girl in the Girls' Toilet on the third floor of the school.  If you are curious, knock on the door of each cubicle three times while asking, 'Are you in there?'

Prepare 6 Green Sauce Meatballs
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Meatballs and 1 Coriander Sauce

Prepare 6 plates of Spooky Pasta
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Pasta and 2 Vampire Clams
  The Vampire Clam is only available temporarily and is caught using the Halloween Hook.  You can trade for the Halloween Fish now in the Fish Market.

Craft 6 Milk Facial Masks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Clay Facial Mask, 2 Buffalo Milk and 1 Condensed Milk and takes quarter of an hour to complete but the task is counted as soon as the item enters the slot

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  When you reach the third stall, she will answer in a very faint voice, 'Yes' and she will take you away with her forever...

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

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Felicia:  Last but not least:  One day a teacher left school rather late.  On her way home, she saw an unfamiliar passageway leading to an old wooden building.  The next morning, only her belongings were found in the teachers' lounge...

Prepare 6 Marshmallow Skulls
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Nectar and 1 Sugar

Harvest 60 Cassava
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Crop

Produce 30 Loaves of Zucchini Bread
  Skip for 10 RC
  This is an Island task.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  The teacher never was seen again.

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Felicia:  And that marks the end of the last of my '7 Ghost Stories in School'.  Did every one enjoy them?  Do you think I have a chance to win the contest?

Prepare 6 Monster Snacks
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Marshmallow Skulls and 1 Halloween Pumpkin Soup

Produce 60 Bags of Cassava Flour
  Skip for 15 RC

Transport 60 Pumpkins to the Island Farm
  Skip for 15 RC
  Split between zeppelins to speed task.  Each Crop takes 1 minute to transport.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  I do hope no one will be frightened to return to school after hearing these spooky tales!

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Felicia:  After listening to all the other stories, I feel mine are a bit lame.  I don't think I'll win this time... the others actually gave me goosebumps!

Produce 30 Pumpkin Pies
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task and requires 3 Star Mastery of Pie Machine

Prepare 6 bags of Skeleton Fish Chips
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Skeleton Fish (Halloween Hook) and 1 Soft Dough

Craft 6 Scarecrow Toys
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island task
  Each requires 2 Mohair Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood and 1 Power

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia:  I wonder if I will be able to sleep tonight...

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Felicia:  In every competition, there is a winner and a loser and this time I was one of the losers.  I enjoyed it very much, however and sometimes it is better if the hostess does not win her own contest!  I hope you had a good time as well.  Happy Hallowe'en!

Prepare 6 plates of Spooky Crunchy Pasta
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Skeleton Fish Chips and 1 Spooky Pasta

 Collect 6 bottles of Bat Milk
  Skip for 6 RC

  This requires a Bat House, purchased in the Animal department of the Market for 18 RC.  It operates in the same way as the Beehives and Butterfly Houses.  You therefore cannot speed the process of collection but it does not take long for the Bats to pollinate the Trees.  Although it is unnecessary, given the ease of collection, you can use Gold Finger on the Bat House to collect product.  Bats go to the Spooky Tree, the Hazel Tree and the Sakura Tree.

Prepare 6 Brain-shakes
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Bat Milk and 1 Spooky Eye Fruit

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Final Reward:  Black Cat Witch Decoration for Seaside

Felicia:  Thank you for your visit and we'll see you next Hallowe'en...

(and I expect much sooner to help with more farm work while you party.)

New Island Items
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All Island items have Dev Point requirements as well as Level Requirements but you will not see these unless you have not met those requirements.

The Dev Point requirement for the Muskmelon Crop is 3560 Dev Points

Muskmelon Crop: 115 Coins
  6 hours

The Durian Tree requires 2520 Dev Points

Durian Tree: 7 hours to harvest
  1st Tree: 13000 Coins
  2nd Tree: 25000 Coins

Popsicle Machine:
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Dev Point Requirement is 7000 and Level 50 Requirement

Popsicle Machine: 15 RC

Materials List:

15 Freezer (Request or pay 1 RC for each)
15 Copper Ingots (Craft or pay 109 TC each)
12 Iron Ingots (Craft or pay 155 TC each)
8 Screwdrivers (Craft or pay 85 TC each)

Thanks to Kaye Webb, valued administrator of our Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Facebook Group for the materials list.

The Popsicle Machine makes the following using 1 Ice Cube and whatever individual fruit determines the type of Popsicle made:

Muskmelon Popsicles
Coconut Popsicles
Durian Popsicles
Vanilla Popsicles
Adzuki Popsicles
Pineberry Popsicles
Matcha Popsicles
Chocolate Popsicles

All other Island items are covered in my posts and page about the Island with all Island Quests, material lists, expansion requirements and so on.

The Rubber Tree is not new but Dev Point requirement is 2120

Other Items:

Marshmallow Machine: 3350 Dev Points
Soap Machine: Level 46 and 3650 Dev Points
Flip Flop Machine: Level 50 and 4050 Dev Points

There is a new Pet Slot with the following materials:

12th Pet House Slot:
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80 Dried Pineberry
8000000 Coins
300 Pink Paint
20 Bedding Rolls

New Lighthouse Missions
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Farm Quiz Contest and Howling Good Time Lighthouse Missions
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These are actually old Quests from 2016 but they have been changed radically... Kaye Webb, our valued administrator at Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk has logged both the Farm Quiz Contest and the Howling Good Time Lighthouse Mission as well below:

Farm Quiz Contest
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Part 1: You have 5 days to finish this part.

Farm Quiz Contest 1/16
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September is such a busy month! We need to take care of the farm and harvest crops every day. So I spoke with our neighbors and we decided that we should organize some activities to cheer us up!

Let’s do it!

Harvest 80 Pasture
  Skip for 2 RC

Harvest 12 Lemons
  Skip for 2 RC

Collect 8 Cleaning Boxes by visiting neighbours
  Skip for 2 RC
  Note that Batch Visits do NOT count here.

Yay! I have a good idea! How about a Farm Quiz Contest?

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 2/16
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We will discuss the activity after our daily farm work! We plan to give the Quiz Champion an awesome reward.

Great!

Sell products worth 3000 Coins from your Seaside Barn
  Skip for 2 RC

Collect 80 Eggs
  Skip for 2 RC

Harvest 80 Rye
  Skip for 2 RC

Wow, we pooled our money and purchased a golden cow statue for the reward, I love it so much!

Reward: 2500 Coins; 220 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 3/16
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No Felicia is not happy with me because both of us want to win the statue, but only one entry is permitted per farm!

Sounds interesting!

Produce 60 Beef Salami
  Skip for 3 RC

Prepare 20 Sliced Sausages
  Skip for 5 RC

Prepare 12 plates of Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken
  Skip for 2 RC

I love Felicia, but I really want that cow statue!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP

Farm Quiz Contest 4/16
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Grandma is really worried about us, she spent all night talking to Felicia and me. She wants us to  set up a team. But we have no idea how to share the reward.

What to do?

Harvest 60 Red Bell Peppers
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 18 Soft Dough
  Skip for 3 RC

Catch any 20 items from the Fishing Pier
  Skip for 2 RC
  Missing a catch does NOT count towards the 20 items needed.

Grandma will help us compete but stay friends anyway!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP

Reward: Special Mission Box containing 2000 Coins, 1 Super Fertilizer, 1 Super Watering Can, 2 Watering Can, 10 OP, 10 Green Mystron


Part 2: You have 5 days to finish this part.


Farm Quiz Contest 5/16
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So, Grandma has decided to hold a Family Quiz Contest, and the winner will go on to do the Farm Quiz Contest!

So excited!

Harvest 80 Tomatoes
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 80 Lavender Bouquets
  Skip for 4 RC

Prepare 12 plates of Tofu
  Skip for 2 RC

I’m excited! Let’s start the quiz right now! I bet I can beat Felicia!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 6/16
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The Family Quiz Contest has started! First question: “The Chianina is a breed of which animal? The turkey, chicken, cow or sheep?” I picked chicken, and Felicia picked sheep.

Erm…

Harvest 80 Rice
  Skip for 2 RC

Craft 20 Clay Facial Masks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 4 RC

Process 20 Crayfish in the Seafood House
  Skip for 4 RC


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That question was too hard! Both of us got the wrong answer. It’s ok, I’m sure I’ll get the  second question. Second question: “Where do chickens love to bathe?”

Let’s take a look!

Dig up 12 chests no the paths
  Skip for 2 RC

Fertilize your neighbors’ farms 20 times
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 9 Octopus Balls
  Skip for 3 RC

I know the answer! A good dirt bath is pure heaven for a chicken!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 8/16
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Finally, I won the chance to attend the Farm Quiz Contest! But Felicia looks so sad…

Poor Felicia!

Harvest 80 Chardonnay
  Skip for 4 RC

Produce 60 jars of Cherry Jam
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 Light Muffins
  Skip for 2 RC

I will prepare something nice as a gift and talk to Felicia!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP

Reward: 4 Bedding Rolls (used to upgrade Pet House slots)


Part 3: You have 5 days to finish this part.

Farm Quiz Contest 9/16
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I decided to team up with Felicia. As for the reward, we will share it!

Sounds good!

Harvest 80 Mushrooms
  Skip for 2 RC

Harvest 80 Cassava
  Skip for 4 RC

Produce 80 bottles of Champagne
  Skip for 4 RC

Tomorrow we will take part in the Farm Quiz Contest!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 10/16
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Wow, a lot of farmers have joined the contest, even Old Tommy! He is a really wise man. I need something to calm my nerves.

You can do it!

Craft 15 Crosscut Saws in the Hardware Store
  Skip for 3 RC

Harvest 80 Love Fruits
  Skip for 4 RC

Prepare 12 plates of Coffee Cookies
  Skip for 4 RC

Cookies helped me! Now we are ready for the Farm Quiz Contest!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 11/16
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I can win this! The Farm Quiz Contest has started, and the first question is: “What is the most abundant livestock animal in the world?”

Livestock animal?

Complete 8 Helicopter Orders
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 80 Love Fruit Pies
  Skip for 4 RC

Craft 12 Scarecrow Toys
  Skip for 2 RC

I have absolutely no idea, maybe cows?

Reward: 300 Coins; 300 XP (Note: This step truly gives only 300 Coins, not the 3000 Coins as shown in all the other steps.)


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Old Tommy gave the right answer: “Chickens are by far and away the most populous livestock animal worldwide, with cattle coming in second, and sheep and pigs following in third and fourth place.” It’s amazing how much he knows!

Aww!

Craft 10 Pearl Hydrating Masks
  Skip for 2 RC

Harvest 80 Camomile
  Skip for 4 RC

Sell 12 Camomile Aroma Bottles from your Seaside Barn
  Skip for 3 RC

Now we have to correctly answer all of the questions left!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP

Reward: Special Mission Island Box containing 3500 Coins, 1 Super Fertilizer, 1 Super Watering Can, 4 Watering Can, 20 OP, 20 Green Mystron, 1 Electric Saw


Part 4: You have 5 days to finish this part.

Farm Quiz Contest 13/16
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The second question: “A horse collar is used on draft horses to help them pull carts and other heavy loads. When and where was it invented?” Sounds hard! But Felicia knows the answer!

Don’t worry!

Prepare 10 plates of Custard
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 80 Spinach
  Skip for 4 RC

Prepare 12 plates of Fried Vegetables with Soy Sauce
  Skip for 2 RC

We’ve got it! The answer is: 5th Century and China”. She is also pretty knowledgeable!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


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I’m so proud of Felicia! Now for the next question: “There are dozens of breeds of dogs used for shepherding worldwide. In Australia, what is the most popular breed?”

Wow!

Prepare 12 Thai Green Curry
  Skip for 2 RC

Harvest 12 Apples
  Skip for 2 RC

Cook 6 Champagne Punch in the Stove House
  Skip for 2 RC

I read about this in an Australian magazine once.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


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Haha, I wasn’t sure though, so I asked “Kelpie?” And it was the correct answer! We won!

Awesome!

Take care of flowers in the Botanic Garden 12 times
  Skip for 3 RC

Harvest 12 Peaches
  Skip for 3 RC

Produce 12 Peach Pies
  Skip for 3 RC

Now, back to this question: how do we divide the reward?

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


Farm Quiz Contest 16/16
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Grandma suggested that we exchange the statue for Bedding Rolls and donate them to an animal shelter. It’s more meaningful than just keeping the reward on the farm.

Good idea!

Prepare 12 Pizza Doughnut
  Skip for 2 RC

Harvest 120 Cactus
  Skip for 3 RC

Produce 80 Goose Hats
  Skip for 4 RC

We visited a shelter and donated the Bedding Rolls! I think in the end we still have the most valuable prize ever – our friendship.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP

Reward: 6 Bedding Roll (used to upgrade Pet House slots)

art 1: You have 5 days to finish this part.

A Howling Good Time 1/16
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A Howling Good Time 2017
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A Howling Good Time 1
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Darryl:  Hey Farmer!  Now the time has finally arrived.  It's Hallowe'en.  We will visit all our neighbours to ask for sweets.  In addition, the children are planning a special game this year: the terrifying prank competition!

Harvest 80 Corn
  Skip for 2 RC

Fish 7 Crayfish
  Skip for 1 RC

Visit 15 Neighbours
  Skip for 2 RC

Reward: 3000 Coins, 250 XP

A Howling Good Time 2/16
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I want to prepare an elaborate prank, and it must be very funny. I want to scare Jacob, haha. How about dressing up as a sea ghost using a coconut and a crab?

Sounds terrifying!

Harvest 80 Cucumbers
  Skip for 2 RC

Process 6 Mud Crabs in the Seafood House
  Skip for 1 RC

Harvest 12 Coconuts
  Skip for 2 RC

Now let’s find Felicia and see whether this coconut and crab are scary enough for the sea ghost dress.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


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Awww… Felicia thinks my costume prank isn’t scary at all, it’s just funny. She laughed herself to tears.

This depresses me.

Harvest 80 Cane
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 No-Flour Cornbread
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 2 Buffalo Milk Cheese and 1 Cornbread

Prepare 12 Steamed Egg with Shrimp
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 1 Steamed Egg Custard and 2 Shrimp Ball (possible bonus from processing Crayfish in Seafood House)

I give up on the sea ghost costume. Let’s come up with a really terrific prank.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


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Felicia said that the essence of a good prank is that it is something unexpected! Let’s prepare a new costume. We’ll still use the coconut and the crab, after all, materials should not be wasted!

Let’s eat first!

Harvest 80 Lavender
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 Custard Crab
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 2 Steamed Egg  with Shrimp and 1 Steamed Mud Crab

Prepare 12 Grape Cornbread
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 1 No-Flour Cornbread and 2 Grape Jam

I will dress up as a scarecrow and hide in Jacob’s farm!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP

Reward: Special Mission Box  containing 2500 Coins, 1 Super Fertilizer, 1 Super Watering Can, 2 Watering Can, 10 OP, 10 Green Mystron


Part 2: You have 5 days to finish this part.

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First, let’s prepare some cherry jam to put on my face. Then, a necklace. All scarecrows have necklaces!

Interesting!

Collect 60 bottles of Milk
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 30 jars of Cherry Jam
  Skip for 2 RC

Craft 10 Red Cord Necklaces
  Skip for 2 RC

It looks great! Felicia says it is scary and unexpected! Exactly what a good prank needs.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


A Howling Good Time 6/16
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Felicia is going to put make up on my face. She’s even made a prosthetic carrot nose!

Isn’t it for snowmen?

Harvest 80 Oats
  Skip for 2 RC

Craft 12 Make-up Boxes
  Skip for 2 RC
  This is an Island task.
  Each requires 1 Wooden Plank and 1 Starfish Mirror.

Prepare 12 Tempura Udon
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 3 Udon and 1 Carrot Tempura (and 6 Power if making all ingredients from scratch)

Felicia says I will look like a real scarecrow if I wear a coir raincoat.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


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Wow, the price of a coir raincoat is too much! I must do some work in the jam shop to earn more pocket money.

You can do it!

Sell 16 jars of Blueberry Jam from your Seaside Barn
  Skip for 2 RC

Sell 16 jars of Orange Jam from your Seaside Barn
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 jugs of Lemon Champagne
  Skip for 3 RC
  Each requires 2 Lemon and 2 Champagne

I am so tired and ready for bed! I have got everything prepared.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


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That was awesome! Today, I told Jacob I would help him with his farm work, for a perfect chance to scare him! I dressed myself up in my scarecrow costume, and stood motionless in the field… Jacob didn’t notice me!

Until I said 'boo'!

Harvest 80 Tomatoes
  Skip for 2 RC

Fertilize your neighbors’ farms 20 times
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 servings of High Tea
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 1 Maple Milk Tea and 1 Lavender Cupcake

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP

Reward: 4 Bedding Roll (use to upgrade Pet House slots)


Part 3: You have 5 days to finish this part.

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Now it’s Jacob’s turn. Let’s prepare sweets and desserts while we wait.

I couldn’t stop laughing!

Harvest 80 Pasture
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 Whole Oat Fruit Breads
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 1 Fruit Butter and 1 Oat Bread

Produce 60 bags of Wheat Flour
  Skip for 2 RC

I’m frightened, but excited at the same time. I hate waiting! I can’t wait to find out what he is going to do.

Reward: 3000 Coins; 250 XP


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Felicia told me that she saw Jacob’s gargoyle costume when she helped Jacob clean the furniture. She has another good idea to scare Jacob and needs my help.

What are you going to do?

Harvest 80 Rye
  Skip for 2 RC

Craft 16 Crosscut Saws
  Skip for 2 RC
  This is an Island task.

Collect 10 Cleaning Gift Boxes by visiting neighbors
  Skip for 5 RC

She has a really cool idea!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


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As expected, Jacob knocked on our door and a gargoyle jumped out at me!

It looks so lifelike!

Harvest 80 Carrots
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 80 Angora Hair Yarn
  Skip for 2 RC

Dig 8 chests on the path
  Skip for 2 RC

I was still scared, even though I was fully prepared. I invited him in to enjoy some sweets and desserts!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


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Felicia’s idea was to put many mirrors in our living room. In our plan, Jacob was supposed to be scared by seeing himself in the mirror.

He went in alone?

Harvest 80 Grapes
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 80 Linen
  Skip for 2 RC
  This is an Island task.

Prepare 12 Lemon Cocktails.
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Lemon Champagne and 3 Grape Juice

He was very quiet after going into the living room, we expected some noise…

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP

Reward: Special Mission Island Box containing 4000 Coins, 1 Super Fertilizer, 1 Super Watering Can, 4 Watering Can, 20 OP, 20 Green Mystron, 1 Electric Saw


Part 4: You have 5 days to finish this part.

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Felicia and I decided to see what happened to Jacob. But we heard a knock on the door instead…

It scares me!

Harvest 80 Onions
  Skip for 2 RC

Cook 5 Nachos in the Stove House
  Skip for 2 RC

Prepare 12 Apple Kulfi
  Skip for 2 RC
  Each requires 1 Kulfi and 2 Apple Jam

We opened the door, and a vampire was there!

Reward: 3000 Coins, 300 XP


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Felicia and I screamed and leapt away from the door!

Where was the gargoyle?

Harvest 80 Camomile
  Skip for 2 RC
  This is an Island task.

Craft 12 Camomile Aroma Bottle in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 2 RC

Sell products worth 8000 Coins from your Seaside Barn
  Skip for 2 RC

At first we thought the vampire got him!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


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The vampire was Jacob! He laughed at us and said, 'I won! I frightened both of you at once!' But who was the gargoyle?

Who could it be?

Harvest 80 Potatoes
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 40 Raisin Bread
  Skip for 2 RC
  This is an Island task.

Take care of flowers in the Botanic Garden 12 times
  Skip for 2 RC

It’s Grandma! It turned out that Grandma heard all of our plans. She decided it would be really funny to join Jacob and scare us back!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP


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Well, thanks to Grandma, Halloween has turned out to be much more interesting than any Halloween before. I now totally understand the idea that the essence of a good prank is something unexpected!

Haha!

Harvest 80 Beans
  Skip for 2 RC

Produce 80 Beef Salami
  Skip for 2 RC

Cook 5 Full English Breakfast in the Stove House
  Skip for 2 RC

What a meaningful Halloween! I’ve learned so much!

Reward: 3000 Coins; 300 XP

Reward: 6 Bedding Roll

Fortune Hunt Activity Stage

(Above, Fortune Hunter Activity showing a random task obtained by landing on a square with a scroll and the reward of one Die for completing the task)

This is the new Activity Stage activity.  Find the Activity Stage to the left of your farm and to the right of the Gallery and now you will see musicians on it again playing music.  Tap on the Stage and the menu will open to show you a new Activity.  This one is a sort of Board Game.  You have a Labrador Pirate who will move round the board according to the number of spaces given by the single die in the centre of the screen.  Claim your five free rolls of the dice by tapping on the lower left of the screen.  They will be refreshed at reset.

This activity has six and a half days to run now.  Use the dice to travel round the board.  The more times you circle the board, the more rewards you receive.

Free Dice x 5 each day.  You can purchase 3 more if you wish for 1 RC.   First claim the 5 Free Dice at the bottom left of the screen, then tap on the large die in the centre to roll.

Rewards include the following:

Board x 1: 1 Halloween Pumpkin Avatar

Board x 3: 1 Halloween Fence

Board x 6: 1 Pumpkin Fountain

Board x 10: Pumpkin Tombstone

Board x 16: Witch's Bat Cauldron

Some of the squares are empty.  Others give a bonus move forward or send you backwards.  Others have little rewards on them in the form of Candy or Power or OP and so on.  Finally, there are scrolls that assign you random tasks to complete for one free roll of the die.

NOTE:  Initially, I 'spent' Boards for rewards, but this is not how it should work.  The Rewards ought to be cumulative.  In other words, with a total of 16 Boards, you should be able to claim ALL the Rewards.

Roll the Dice by tapping on the dice in the centre of the Board.  Your Dog will move the number that the Dice reveals.  If he/she lands on a prize, you will receive it.

As previously indicated, one of the little 'rewards' on the board is a scroll.  If you land on this, you will be asked to perform a random task for more free dice.  Screenshots above show a random task and its completion.

One random task required that I make 50 White Wine, another that I make 15 Love Cakes.  I received only 1 Die each time.  Other tasks are to make 8 Butter, 8 Sago Bubbles or 3 Macaroni and Cheese.  All worth only 1 Die.

The configuration of the Board will change each time you complete it.

Note:  I think it is unlikely that players will be able to go round the board 16 times for the final reward unless they spend RC for additional Dice, but one could be terribly lucky, I suppose.

Halloween Party Farm Beauty Contest

As of Tuesday, 10 October, a new Farm Beauty Contest with a Hallowe'en Party Theme.  It has had one of the strangest timelines, having appeared first on Kindle and not being available for Android or IOS until the next day.  All theme items are listed below with prices, the manner in which each can be obtained (or if unavailable currently) as well as prices and any that are worth more than one vote.

Note that the Activity Stage Fortune Hunt has Decoration Rewards that are included in the Theme list as follows:

Halloween Fence
Pumpkin Fountain
Spider Tombstone

Note:  The Boards and Rewards earned in the Fortune Hunt Activity SHOULD be cumulative.  In other words, with a total of 16 Boards, you should be able to claim ALL Rewards.



Other ways to obtain these are included in the Theme List below with prices.

Freyashawk's Harvest Moon FDC: If you find my site helpful, please consider sending votes to Harvest Moon FDC.  My avatar is a photograph of a hawk in a tree against a dark sky.  One reason I try to place in the top ten is to direct new players to this site and to our Facebook Group.  The name under which I have written game guides for a couple of decades is Freyashawk and Harvest Moon was a favourite series of games that I covered, writing over 250 guides for those games over the years.

Here is a link to Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group:

Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group

We have a pinned post there with a Member List with Farm I.D.s for players who are looking for new neighbours as well as posting useful information about new options in the game.

Basic Rules for Farm Beauty Contest
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The following is taken from a post I wrote for an earlier Farm Beauty Contest but I believe all the same rules still apply:

You really do need to maximise the Votes from the four Characters if you wish to achieve the Decoration at 4000 Votes or the Avatar at 6000 Votes.  Asking for Votes from other players is NOT the answer unless you are very close to 200 Votes per day from the 4 Characters or 300 Votes per day from the same 4 Characters.  Try to organise your farm to maximise votes from the very first day.  It can make a huge difference to your vote total.

Originally, you would obtain the Reward Decoration in the Contest if you were receiving a total of 200 votes per day from the Characters without ever needing votes from other farmers.  The Contest length was changed... now I believe you need 182 votes per day to reach the 4000 Vote total that gives you the Decoration.  The Decoration is the most important reward of the contest.

It is the current photograph or Snapshot of your Farm that is the basis for ALL Votes, not the current state of your Farm if you changed anything.  In other words, take your time to organise your Farm BEFORE you take the initial 'Snapshot' for entry to the Contest.  This can make a big difference as every day counts in these contests.

You can take a new snapshot every day but there is no reason to do so if you have maximised your Farm for all possible Votes.

The key to this is balance.  You need to have a variety of Crops on the Farm.  Try to have 16 different Crops growing... the total number needed may be lower from 12 to 13 but it is easy to grow different Crops and you have nothing to lose.

You need to have at least 12 different Machines on your Farm to obtain the maximum Votes for Machines from Dad.  Some players claim that the Salad Machine has counted as two Machines in the past but again, to be safe, move as many Machines onto your Farm as possible before you take your initial Snapshot.

Do the same with respect to your Trees.  You need a variety of Trees.  Duplicates never count.  Most players should not have any trouble in placing 16 different types of Trees on the farm.  I believe that the total needed is less, possibly 12 or 13 but again, it does no harm to be safe.

Finally, there are the Animals.  Butterfly Houses and Beehives of each type count as Animals and every type counts as a different Animal.

Landscape Points count for Votes with three of the Characters.  You do not even need 2300 Landscape Points to maximise these votes.  I believe the actual total is close to 2250 points but need to confirm for the current contest.  Recently, the game changed to add Landscape Points to Charm Points for a new total.  I will try to pinpoint the number required for maximum votes.

Expansions are another good source of votes.  You only need to have performed a few expansions to gain maximum votes from Felicia and Dad for expansions.

Another category is your Gallery.  Now that you can register Crops and other items, even low level players should be able to maximise votes for a good Gallery.  Votes are based on the totals of the items you have registered.  Your Gallery 'upgrades' at specific totals.

Finally there are votes for a 'high level' farm.  I have not achieved the maximum on Harvest Moon FDC yet because I believe you have to be at Level 150 now for this.

'Theme' gives votes from three of the four Characters.  Your best bet to maximise your Theme Votes if you have not played long or did not collect Reward Decorations for any other reason would be to purchase the Dracula Decoration from the special sale offer in the top right of the screen and when they appear in the near future, the Vampire Queen and the Spider Pumpkin Tree.  They are expensive but if you are not at maximum for Theme, the first  can give you 9 extra Votes for theme each day from the Characters and the Vampire Queen and the Spider Pumpkin Tree each can give 6 extra votes for theme from the Characters..  If you are unwilling or unable to do that, at least place the Hallowe'en Stage for 6 more Votes per day for theme.

Note that both the Jack O'Lantern Machine and the Hallowe'en Stage are included as Theme items in this contest.  You can purchase an unfinished Hallowe'en Stage in the Decoration section of the Market for 3000 Coins and all the materials for it for 15 RC in a bag offered in the Daily Special Deals section.  You can buy another even if you have one from the past.  You do need to complete the first before purchasing a second I believe.  You can buy multiple Hallowe'en Stages but can only buy 1 bag of materials each day to complete each.  My cousin has confirmed that, even if unfinished, the Hallowe'en Stage will be counted as a Theme item.

You can purchase the Jack O'Lantern Machine for 1000 Coins in the Machine department of the Market.  The following are required to complete it:

Jack O'Lantern Machine:
300 Ghost Candles
150 Dracula Wings
50 Witch Cauldrons

To obtain these Materials, equip the special Hallowe'en Hook.  It requires 125 bait per cast but it will give you special Hallowe'en seafood (some included in recipes) and each successful cast will give you one Hallowe'en Hook Lucky Bag that contains 1 Material for the Jack O'Lantern Machine.

If you fish only once each day with the Halloween Hook,  you receive 7 materials.  You need a total of 500 materials.  That means you need at least 30 per day before the Halloween Hook expires on 3 November. Furthermore, if each material costs 1 RC, it would be better to spend your RC by changing it to TC to purchase 5 extra tries with the hook for 200 TC.  That would give you 5 more materials instead of 2.

Above is a photograph of an empty Hallowe'en Stage.  You can purchase the Halloween Stage in the Decoration department for 3000 Coins.  Buy a bag containing ALL Materials for the Stage in the Daily Specials for 15 RC.  You can own a total of 3 Halloween Stages but only one unfinished Stage at a time and you only can buy one bag of materials per day.

Above, three (maximum allowed in game) Hallowe'en Stages, each filled with stackable decorations. Special animations occur when some of the premium Decorations are stacked.  For example, the Vampire Queen issues forth a stream of bats.  The Ghost will become invisible, then transform into a cloud of bats.  Unfortunately, this photograph shows him as invisible!  A little spider climbs round the cobweb on the new Spider Pumpkin Tree as well.

Current Hallowe'en Stage Stackable Decorations List: Position 1: Dracula, Skeleton Rockstar Diva, Shovel, Witch legs, Mystic Rose, White Ghost; Position 2: Vampire Queen, Skeleton Rockstar Frontman, Bunny Reaper, Pumpkin Owl, Alraun Scarecrow; Position 3: Spider Pumpkin Tree, Stereo Coffin, Oak Tree with Owl, Steampunk Scarecrow, Fanoos Ramadhan; Position 4: Pumpkin Tower, Ghost Broom, Pumpkin Light, Wind Chimes, Flower Stand, Spider Tombstone, Pumpkin Cat, Skeleton Candle, Ghost Mirror

Jack O'Lantern Machine:  The developers told me they were aware of the fact that many of the newer players never had a chance to buy one of these....  It now is available in the Market on a temporary basis.  Details elsewhere in this post.

Lucky Wheel:  Many of the Theme Decorations now appear in the Lucky Wheel.  These include the following:

Pumpkin Light: 12 RC
Pumpkin Tower: 10 RC
Straw Witch: 10 RC
Pumpkin Tombstone: 15 RC (But if you buy from Gallery, only 10 RC)
Spider Tombstone: 10 RC
Pumpkin Fountain: 12 RC
Vampire Scarecrow: 12 RC

Theme List:
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Spider Tombstone: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel or Buddy Share Box for 10 RC

Skeleton Rockstar Frontman:  Available from past and now in DIY offer

Pumpkin Light: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel or Buddy Share Box for 12 RC or buy from Gallery for 300 Blue Mystrons

Pumpkin Cat: Available from past

Stereo Coffin: Available from past and now in special sales offer

Jack O'Lantern Machine: Available from the past and for 1000 Coins now in Market

Spooky Tree: Available in the Market in various departments

Pumpkin Tower: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box for  10 RC

Bat House:  Available from past and now in Animal Department of Market for 18 RC

Straw Witch: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box for 10 RC or buy directly from Gallery for 300 Blue Mystrons

Vampire Queen: Available in special sales offer; Gives 2 Votes per day from 3 of the Characters

Ghost Broom:  Available from past

Pumpkin Tombstone: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box for 15 RC or buy directly from Gallery for 10 RC; can be claimed as a Reward for Fortune Hunt Activity Stage

Running Mummy:  Available from past and now in DIY offer

Spider Pumpkin Tree:  Available in special sales offer: 2 Votes each from 3 of the 4 characters if you have not attained maximum for Theme yet

Hallowe'en Fence:  Available in past and now in Decoration section of Market; can be claimed as a Reward for the Fortune Hunt Activity Stage board game

White Ghost: Available from past and now in DIY offers

Skeleton Candle: Reward for attaining 4000 Votes in current Contest

Dracula Decoration: Available now in special sales offers. 3 Votes each from 3 of the 4 Characters if you have not reached maximum votes for Theme

Guarana Tree:  Available in various sections of the Market

Bunny Reaper: Available from past

Hallowe'en Stage: Available from past and in Market again for 3000 Coins.  Must build.  Find all materials for 15 RC in Daily Specials.

Scarecrow: Available in Decoration section of the Market

Witch Legs:  Available in past and now in special sales offer

Oak Tree with Owl: Available from past and now in DIY offer

Skeleton Rockstar Diva: Available from past

Pumpkin Fountain: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box for 12 RC; can be claimed as a Reward in the Fortune Hunt Activity Stage board game.

Vampire Scarecrow: Available from past and now in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box for 12 RC

DIY Special Offers and Kindle Users
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Above is a photograph of the Special Offers Menu as it will appear for Android and IOS players.  Players using Kindle will NOT see the second tab with the DIY offers.  Support told me there is an issue currently with Amazon.  If you play on Kindle, you may wish to contact Amazon directly to ask that this be added!  Amazon Coins offer discounted prices for Family Farm Seaside items in a sense, so it makes sense if Kindles are used to play, but if we don't have access to the same offers as players on other platforms, Amazon ultimately will be the loser in this game.

Best Bait for Fishing
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As the Jack O'Lantern Machine requires a total of 500 materials gained now from fishing, a list of good bait items may be useful for players:

Peach Cobbler: 953 Bait

Drunken Crab: 858 Bait

Crab Meat Yi Mein: 507 Bait

Octopus Ball: 449

Paella: 359

Spaghetti: 349 Bait
  Ingredients:

Cooking Wine: 328 Bait
  Ingredients: 1 Wine, 3 Beans

Sakura Cake: 274 Bait

Summer Toast: 274 Bait

Chocolate Dream Bar: 207 Bait

Bag of Sea Sand: 199 Bait

Lychee Scone: 182 Bait

Cherry Flan: 182 Bait

Blueberry Krispie Bar: 177

Lemon Banana Daiquiri: 172

Orange Ice Cream: 159

Love Cake: 155 Bait

Turkey Burger: 144 Bait

Grape Cornbread: 131

Strawberry Candy: 128 Bait

Caramel: 93

Venison: 76 Bait

I am listing only a few popular items here... Peach Cobbler has one of the highest values but takes a lot of Power and ingredients to make.  Players often have quite a few Love Cakes in the Barn which is why that was included.  Venison is a product, so it requires no Power to obtain.

Personally I do not use the Seafood items I have listed above even though they have high values.  They are needed too often to complete Guest orders and I am not an ardent fisherwoman, so tend to save my seafood items and ingredients.

I am not including the 'basic' ingredients or dishes that are used constantly in the Kitchen such as Soft Dough, worth 154 Bait but too useful elsewhere.  Something like Cooking Wine is good because you do not need it often for other purposes!

You do obtain bags of Bait randomly when your Pets open Chests so that is a good way to obtain more Bait.  The Bait Sheep when cleaned by a visitor gives Bait as well.  It is one of the 'Decoration' Rewards from the Daily Order Board.

I believe bags of bait appear randomly in the Coin section of the Market as well.  I always buy EVERY item that appears in my Coin Market except for the Machine parts that I will not need again.



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Freyashawk's Farm Harvest Moon FDC
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Harvest Moon FDC is my farm.  If you use this site and find my guides helpful, please consider sending votes to Harvest Moon FDC in the Farm Beauty Contest.

Female Warrior Quest and Chinese Knots Collection Mission

A new 11 day Quest has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission. The reward for completing the Chinese Knot Collection Mission is a 'Collectable' in the form of the Green Potted Bamboo Plant.

Note:  The Mid-Autumn Activity Stage Quests remains active for 1 and 1/2 days longer.  The final reward for completing THAT Quest (all tasks given in a separate post) is a Moon Bunny Decoration that gives a Purple Gift Box when cleaned.  As it ends sooner than the 'Female Warrior' Quest, I would suggest that players complete the Activity Stage Quest before embarking on this one.  Here is the link to that quest:

Starry Sky Big Dipper Activity Stage Quest

Another Note:  The Female Warrior Quest now is complete... refresh your page if you do not see all tasks!

(Felicia as Mulan, the famous Chinese warrior)

Note that the second half of the traditional Quest sequence requires access to the Island and has a higher level requirement than the first half.


There are very few tasks that require Crop harvest in this Quest compared to others.  I have included a Crop List, however, so players can plant in advance.  I personally found the Collection Mission more vexing than previous ones recently as I had to harvest far more Crops than usual and produce more than usual as well to obtain the required Chinese Knots.  Whether this was bad luck or a change in percentages is unclear.


Crop List:
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40 Rice
50 Garlic (Island)
50 Sweet Potatoes

Batch Production List
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40 Buffalo Milk
40 Oat Flour
12 Apple Juice
8 Maple Sugar
40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
40 Wine
40 Beef
40 Lemon Cakes
12 Cherry Jam
40 Oat Bread
60 Raisins (Island Dehydrator)
50 Camomile Essential Oil (Island Essential Oil Machine) (200 OP)
12 Garlic Bread (Island Flavoured Bread Machine)
60 Cotton Cloths (Island Loom)

Transport of Seaside Items
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You need to have 60 Grapes on the Island to produce 60 Raisins for one of the production tasks so do this in advance.

60 Cotton Balls (This is an actual task, so do not collect in advance if you load them and send them until the task is active.  Divide between zeppelins to speed process.)

Tree Harvests
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The Trees that you actually need to own in order to be able to harvest them for Quest tasks are as follows:

Lemon Tree
Date Tree
Chestnut Tree (Island)
Sorbus Tree
Adzuki Tree

N.B.  I really suggest that low level players BUY premium Trees as well as Collectables whenever possible.  All Trees and Collectables are featured again and again in Quests in Seaside.  Although you can purchase the products made by the various 'Collectables', the actual Collectable usually is not that expensive if you missed the Collection Mission that originally gave it as a Reward.  You cannot speed production of a Collectable and their appearance in a Neighbour's Market is a little limited if it is a so-called 'RC item' because a farmers can place these items in the Flea Market only once every hour and one slot per hour.  If you enjoy the game and intend to continue to play it regularly, you are best served by having all Trees, Animals, Machines and 'Collectables'.  Many of the so-called RC items can be found in the Daily Special Deal tab of the Market now for TC as well as appearing randomly in the Green Mystron Shop.  Collectables appear now in the Weekly Special Deal tab of the Market. BUY them if you can!  The game actually will give you RC as a log-in Reward randomly and the Achievements, Collection Set Registrations and registration of many other items in the Gallery are other ways to earn RC.  Special Offers appear regularly in the top right of the screen now that include new Decorations that are featured in the Farm Beauty Contests and often give the best Gift Boxes when cleaned.  Again, these items are featured more than once as Theme Items in the Farm Beauty Contests and the new ones often garner up to 9 votes per day from the Characters... so again, investment in this game carries special benefits.

Female Warrior Quest
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Female Warrior I
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Morning, Farmer.  Today's weather is beautiful!  It's the perfect time to relax with a cup of tea and a good book, don't you think?

Collect 40 Bottles of Buffalo Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Rice
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Oat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  Unfortunately, as always, we have tasks to complete before we can relax!

Female Warrior 2
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Felicia:  What about this?  You help me with all of my Farm chores and afterwards, we can relax and enjoy a good book together.  So, is it a deal or no deal?

Produce 12 glasses of Apple Juice
  Skip for 12 RC

Harvest 8 Lemons
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 8 Maple Sugar
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  Great!  I have finished all the Crops, so you can take are of all the Animals now.

Female Warrior 3
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Felicia:  Don't forget to make certain that our animals are satisfied and comfortable.  Then only can a Farmer relax!  While you do that, I will prepare some tea and snacks!

Prepare 12 bottles of Apple Milkshake
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Apple Juice

Produce 40 Buffalo Milk Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC
  80 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 20 glasses of Maple Milk Tea
  Skip for 20 RC
  Each requires 2 Milk and 1 Maple Syrup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  Our work is all done and the snacks are ready!  Now we can begin!

Female Warrior 4
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Felicia:  Let's see.... What sort of book shall we choose?  I'm a bit bored with the whole 'damsel in distress' concept.  I would prefer a book that shows how tough and talented girls actually can be! What about you?

Produce 40 Bottles of Wine
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 20 jars of Honey
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Crepes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Batter and 2 Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  Let's browse through Grandma's collection.  She is bound to have something interesting for us!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Female Warrior 5
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Felicia:  Look what I found on the back shelf!  It's a book entitled 'Hua Mulan, The Female Warrior'. The title looks interesting.  Shall we choose this one?

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 glasses of Virgin Vesper Martini
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Lemons and 2 Apple Juice

Produce 40 Lemon Cakes
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  Let's start the book now!

Female Warrior 6
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Felicia:  In ancient China long ago, while war still was raging throughout the land, the Emperor sent a letter to each of his citizens.  The letter contained an enlistment notice for the Chinese Army.

Produce 12 jars of Cherry Jam
  Skip for 12 RC
  36 OP for Batch Production

Prepare 12 bags of Cake Flour
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour

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

Rewards: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  The letter declared that each family had the obligation to send at least one man.

Female Warrior 7
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Felicia:  The Hua Family consisted of a father, a mother, a daughter and a young son.  Father Hua had been crippled during a previous war and the son was only 6 years old.

Prepare 8 Sticky Rice
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Rice and 1 Coconut Milk

Harvest 8 Dates
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Rice with Dates
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 4 Rice and 1 Date

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  No exceptions, allowed, however.  They still had to send one able-bodied man to the Army!

Female Warrior VIII
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Felicia:  Not willing to let her father suffer, the daughter Mulan took the enlistment letter from the Emperor and went off with her father's sword in hand, disguised as a man, to join the Army on behalf of her family.

Place Green Potted Bamboo Plant on the Farm
  (Reward from Collection Mission)
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Oat Bread
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Rice Dumpling
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a new Recipe.
  Each requires 1 Sticky Rice and 2 Bamboo Leaf
  You can purchase 1 Bamboo Leaf for 30 TC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  Mulan had some training in martial arts, so she thought she would be fine!

Special Reward: Fox Pet House Base
N.B.  If you have been completing the timed Missions, you now should have a complete Fox theme for your Pet House.

Female Warrior 9
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Felicia:  Though she lacked strength, she made up for that with her sharp wits and she worked very hard to become a warrior capable of protecting her family and her country.

Prepare 8 Dishes of Steak Tartare
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Beef and 1 Egg

Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
  Skip for 8 RC

As usual, you can 'miss' one catch to use your 7 given tries to fish 8 times for this task.

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

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  With a lot of hard work, she developed her sword fighting and archery skills and became a great Female Warrior.

Female Warrior 10
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Felicia:  After intense training, her unit was given orders for deployment in the field.  For the long journey and to prepare for winter, they had to make certain they had food and other provisions and supplies.

Process 6 Scallops in the Seafood House
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each takes 3 minutes to process but the task is counted as soon as the scallop enters the slot.

Produce 60 Raisins
  Skip for 15 RC
  Grapes must be fed into the Dehydrator to produce Raisins on the Island.

Prepare 8 Savoury Rice Dumpling
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Steak Tartare and 1 Rice Dumpling
  You should have both from earlier tasks.  This is another new Recipe.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  you can't fight a battle on an empty stomach!

Female Warrior 11
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Felicia:  For twelve long years, she fought alongside her comrades to defend her country.  After the war, she and her comrades were given a reward by the Emperor.

Prepare 8 glasses of Guarana Drink
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Guarana and 1 Lemon

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

Harvest 12 Chestnuts
  Skip for 12 RC
  This is an Island Tree

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  The Emperor gave her a Dragon Medallion, but that was not all for her...

Female Warrior 12
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Felicia:  Mulan was offered an official post by the Emperor for her contribution to the war, but she refused and instead asked for a swift horse to carry her home.

Harvest 50 Sweet Potatoes
  Skip for 12 RC

Harvest 8 Sorbus
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Sorbus Souffles
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Cottage Cheese and 1 Sorbus

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  She rode hard, day and night, hoping to arrive home quickly.

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

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Felicia:  Her parents were very worried on behalf of their daughter and prayed each day for her safety.  When they saw she had returned home, they wept tears of joy!

Prepare 8 Potato Pancakes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Potatoes and 2 Sweet Potatoes

Produce 12 Garlic Bread
  Skip for 12 RC
  This is an Island Task

Transport 60 Cotton Balls to the Island
  Skip for 15 RC
  N.B.  Note that this is the name of the Cotton Crop when harvested.  You can split the transport between zeppelins to speed the process.  Each Crop of any kind takes 1 minute to transport.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  After returning home, she began to wear female attire again.

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Felicia:  After some time, she rejoined her comrades for a reunion, but dressed as a woman.  They were truly surprised as they never had realised she was not a man when they fought side by side in the war for over a decade!

Harvest 8 Adzuki
  Skip for 8 RC

Craft 6 Scarecrow Toys
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each requires 2 Mohair Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood (as well as 1 Power)

Prepare 8 bowls of Adzuki Paste
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Adzuki and 1 Honey Syrup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  And there the story ends...

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Felicia:  Mulan was amazing!  In that era, how many young ladies would have had the courage to go into the army disguised as a man to protect their family and country?!  She was a fine example of a strong girl who had a wonderful sense of filial duty.

Prepare 8 Sorbus Crepes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Crepe and 1 Sorbus Souffle

Prepare 8 Strawberry Parfaits
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Sour Cream and 2 Strawberry Jam

Produce 60 Cotton Cloth in the Loom
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia:  I can't imagine what I would have done in her place.

Female Warrior 16
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Felicia:  Well, that is the end of our relaxing reading session for today.  I hope you were able to relax as much as I was, but now we must return to work!

Prepare 8 Chocolate Sorbus Crepes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sorbus Crepe and 2 Chocolates

Prepare 6 Sweet Rice Dumplings
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Adzuki Paste and 1 Rice Dumpling
  Unfortunately, you will have used all the Rice Dumplings you made previously so must make more.

Complete 4 Helicopter Orders
  Skip for 4 RC
  Each Order will be completed as soon as you load the Helicopter

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia:  Thank you again for your help, Farmer!  Hope to see you soon!

Special Reward: Phoenix Statue Decoration

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The Collection Set consists of the Guarana Tree, the Green Potted Bamboo Plant and the Phoenix Statue Decoration.  If you can register all three while the quest is active, you will receive the bonus of a Clam Friendship Flower as well as the usual rewards of 1 RC and 88 Green Mystrons.