Frozen World Farm Beauty Contest

A new Farm Beauty Contest began on the Eve of the Epiphany, 5 January.

Basic Rules of Farm Beauty Contests
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To find the Contest Menu, tap on the Golden Chalice (Cup) in the centre of the top of your screen.  The Menu can be accessed as well from the Main Menu at the bottom right of your game.

You need to register your own Farm in the contest if you wish to have the ability to vote in the Contest.  Voting gives rewards of its own.  Register by taking a 'snapshot' of your farm as directed and if you wish to change the default message to a personal one, tap on the pencil in the message box and change it.  Then Submit your photograph of your Farm.  You then will be given votes by the four characters who are involved in the Contests.  Collect these ALWAYS each day before reset as well as any votes given by your neighbours.

Votes from the four characters are based on different categories or aspects of your farm.  I have discussed these below and how to maximise the count of each Character's votes.  Votes by neighbours are different from these 'stable' votes from the four characters that ALWAYS are based on the current snapshot of your Farm rather than the actual condition of your farm.  In other words, organise your farm for the Contest first, take the snapshot and THEN remove items you do not actually need or want on your farm, such as the large number of Machines that give you maximum votes from Dad for Machines.

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.  In this respect, an Upgrader does not change the nature of the Animal or Machine to count as a different variety.  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 now is closer to 2100 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 still 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 Ice Cream Princess from the special sale offer in the top right of the screen as well as the Ice Cream Prince.  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 Ice Cream Prince can give 6 extra votes for theme from the Characters..

With a contest that lasts 20 days, I believe you once again need to have a total of 200 votes per day to obtain the Reward Decoration at 4000 Votes.

The unfinished Ice Base can be found in the Decorations section of the Market now for 3000 Coins.  You can own a maximum of three Ice Bases.

Find the materials as follows:

Ice Rock: 50 Green Mystrons
Snow Rock: 20 Purple Mystrons
Snow Shovel: 5 Yellow Mystrons
Snow Heap: 5 Blue Mystrons


EVEN AN UNFINISHED ICE BASE SHOULD GIVE 1 VOTE EACH FOR THEME FROM THREE OF THE CHARACTERS IF YOU HAVE NOT REACHED MAXIMUM FOR THEME.

Obtaining Theme Items:  There are more options now to purchase items in Seaside.  Trees can be found in the Special Deal (Daily) section of the Market and Decorations often can be purchased directly from the Gallery as well as being found in Special Offer bundles and in the new Boutique Decoration section of the Market.  The Decorations loaded into the Lucky Wheel each month usually include a number of Theme Decorations for the current Farm Beauty Contest as well.


Theme List:
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Theme Trees:

Ice Tree: purchase in Tree section of Market for 8 RC or in Special Deals randomly for TC or Green Mystrons Shop randomly

Theme Decorations:
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Ice Cream Princess:  Available from special sales offers; will give a maximum of 9 Votes per day total from 3 of the characters (3 from each) if you did not reach maximum for theme yet

Ice Cream Snowman: Available from special sales offers

Frozen Fountain: Decoration Reward from current Contest when you reach a total of 4000 Votes

Ice Cream Prince:  Available now from special sales offers and will give a maximum of 6 votes per day (2 each from 3 of the Characters) if you are not at maximum for Theme yet

Snow Queen: From past

Ice Queen: from past; reward for reaching specific total for Ice Cream Friendship Flowers in 2016.  Not available currently

Ice Base: In Market for 3000 Coins (unfinished)

Ski Penguin: available from past and special sales offer

Seal Fish Bucket: available from past and now in DIY offer

Fish Ice Pond: available from past and now in DIY offer

Snowy Owl: Available from past and now in DIY offer

Seal Ice Pond: Available from past and now in DIY offer

Ice Dolphin: Available from past; may appear in Lucky Wheel or Buddy Share Box this month for 15 RC

Snowy Arch: Available in Market and from past

Sledding Hill: Available in Market and from past

Snow Man: Available in Market and from past

Snowman: Available in Market and from past

Big Snow Flake Fence: Available in Market and in special offer packet as well as a special Gift from a Buddy

Ice Cat: Available from past and may appear in Lucky Wheel/ Buddy Share Box or purchase for 100 Yellow Mystrons from Gallery directly

Ice Swan: Available from past and may appear in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box or buy from Gallery for 100 Yellow Mystrons

Fish in Ice: Available from past, may appear in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box this month for 8 RC

Bobo Fishing on Ice: Available from past and will be in special offer

Bobo's Backpack: from past

Tree Mail Box: From past

Red Nose Penguin: From past

Happy New Year: from past but may appear in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box this month

Ice Skating Set: from past

Snow Lantern: from past but may appear in Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box this month for 10 RC

Collection Sets
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Although the Ice Cat and Ice Swan cannot be cleaned, they are beautiful and if you have both as well as the Ice Dolphin, they constitute a Collection Set that will give you 1 RC!

New Upgraders
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There are two new upgraders in the Market.  Whenever you see a red dot next to the name of any department in the Market Menu, it signifies new items.  We now have a Wine Maker Upgrader and a Burger Machine Upgrader.  Each costs 4000 Coins.

The following basic instructions are for new players:

Using Upgraders:  Purchase the Upgrader in the Market, then tap on the Move Tool (X) first and then the Search (magnifying glass) icon to add items to it, including the actual Animal or Machine as well as any Gadgets that can be used.  To be able to use any Gadget, the Upgrader must be at the same level (or higher) than the Gadget Level.  Otherwise, you will not be able to place the Gadget on the Upgrader.  To upgrade any Upgrader, tap first on the Move Tool and then on the last icon in the toolbar which is that of a house with two green arrows shooting forth from its base.  You then will be able to see the Upgrade requirements for the next level.

Note that you now can use Batch Production when Animals or Machines are on Upgraders but you will not receive the bonus products when you do this.  You can use Gold Finger as well in many cases, but not to produce Red Eggs with the Chicken Coop Upgrader.  I personally like to use Gold Finger on the Burger Machine and the Baker as these are multiple ingredient Machines and with Gold Finger, you do not need to have any of the ingredients to produce items using Gold Finger.

WARNING:  Every level of upgrade for any upgrader occupies more space on your farm so if you do not make certain that you have some free space next to the Upgrader, you will be forced into the Edit Mode.  Many players including myself do not like this situation.  It is best therefore to upgrade your Upgraders only when you have cleared some space on all sides of the Upgrader.

Wine Maker Upgrader
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Wine Maker Upgrader: 4000 Coins

Gadgets for the Wine Maker Upgrader are:

Super Wine Container: 35 RC
  Level 2 Gadget: Add and collect 2 additional products

Extra Wine Gadget: 25 RC
  Level 5 Gadget:  Get extra product by chance but not from Batch Production

Rose Wine Container: 100 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: Produce Rose Wine using Red Rose

Wine Lees Gadget: 300 Blue Mystron
  Level 5 Gadget: Obtain Wine Lees by chance but not in Batch Production

Wine Container: 500 Red Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget: Add and collect 1 additional product

Rainbow Cocktail Container: 1000 Red Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: Produce Rainbow Cocktail using Rainbow Fruit

Disco Theme: 500 Purple Mystrons
  Level 4 Gadget: Change the appearance of your Wine Maker Upgrader to a Disco Theme

Upgrade Requirements for Wine Maker Upgrader
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To upgrade initially you will need:

Produce 100 Products
20000 Coins
3 Box of Tools (1 RC each or purchase for 5 Blue Mystrons each)

To upgrade to Level 2:

250 Products
32000 Coins
10 Box of Tools (1 RC each or purchase for 5 Blue Mystrons each)
30 Bundle of Wooden Planks (1 RC each or request from neighbours)

To upgrade to Level 3:

500 Products
72000 Coins
20 Box of Tools (1 RC each or purchase for 5 Blue Mystrons each)
70 Bundle of Wooden Planks (1 RC each or request from neighbours)

To upgrade to Level 4:

1000 Products
128000 Coins
50 Box of Tools (1 RC each or purchase for 5 Blue Mystrons each)
150 Bundle of Wooden Planks (1 RC each or request from neighbours)

Burger Maker Upgrader
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Burger Machine Upgrader: 4000 Coins

Gadgets for the Burger Machine Upgrader are:

Super Burger Container: 35 RC
  Level 2 Gadget: Add and collect 2 additional products

Extra Burger Gadget: 25 RC
  Level 5 Gadget: Get extra product by chance but not from Batch Production

Venison Burger Container: 100 Blue Mystrone
  Level 3 Gadget: Produce Venison Burger using Venison

Pumpkin Tomato Burger Gadget: 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: Produce Pumpkin Tomato Burgers using Pumpkin Tomatoes (Cropology)

Mini Burger Gadget: 300 Blue Mystrons
  Level 5 Gadget: Obtain Mini Burger by chance but not in Batch Production

Burger Container: 500 Red Mystrons
  Level 2 Gadget: Add and collect 1 additional product

Flatfish Burger Container: 1000 Red Mystrons
  Level 3 Gadget: Produce Flatfish Burger using Flatfish

Doughnut Theme: 500 Purple Mystrons
  Level 4 Gadget: Change the appearance of the Burger Machine Upgrader

Upgrade Requirements for Burger Machine Upgrader
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To upgrade initially you will need:

Produce 100 Products
Use 20000 Coins
3 Tool Shelves (1 RC each or purchase with 5 Blue Mystrons each)

To upgrade to Level 2, you will need:

Produce 250 Products
Use 32000 Coins
10 Tool Shelves (1 RC each or purchase with 5 Blue Mystrons each)
15 Burger Machine Screws (1 RC each or request from Neighbours)