Love and Carnival Farm Beauty Contest

A new Farm Beauty Contest in the form of the Love and Carnival Farm Beauty Contest has begun.  This one is set to last a total of 21 days.  You need to register before reset today in order to collect your Votes for today.  Purple Mystrons are given for participation in these Contests, so it is worth doing even if you do not wish to be swept up in the voting frenzy.

Again, I would like to thank every one who voted for Freyashawk's Harvest Moon FDC farm in the last contest, placing the farm 9th!  I know voting can be an effort and it is greatly appreciated.  I do try to keep this site as current as possible with information about the game, so if you can send votes, it does make me feel that the work is appreciated.

New Update Post
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You will find my post with all aspects of the new update below this one.  Here is a link as well:
Collectable House, Sea Plane Upgrades, Sea Resort Buildings and new Quests

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 Carnival Girl 1 from the special sale offer in the top right of the screen as well as the Carnival Girl 2 when she is released.  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 second when released later 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 Lovely Planter Box Base can be found in the Decorations section of the Market now for 3000 Coins.  You can own a maximum of three of these.

Find the materials as follows:

9 Planter Box Bricks (5 Blue Mystrons)
6 Planter Box Soil Bags (5 Yellow Mystrons)
8 Planter Box Shovels (20 Purple Mystrons)
10 Planter Box Decos (50 Green Mystrons)

Each material costs 1 RC if you do not purchase with the various Mystrons.

Note that they are selling a Lovely Planter Box in the Daily Deals for 1848 TC that will allow you to complete the Base instantly.

EVEN AN UNFINISHED LOVELY PLANTER BOX 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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The Theme List always can be found in the little Red Book in the Farm Beauty Contest Menu but sometimes it is useful to know where and how to obtain each of the items!   As you can see, there are two Trees, two Machines and 1 Animal in the form of the Valentine Beehive, making it far easier than usual for players to achieve votes for Theme.

Trees:
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Dark Chocolate Tree
White Chocolate Tree

Machines
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Flower-Packing Machine
  Purchase in Market in Machine Department for 12000 Coins.  Does not require materials

Chocolate Machine
  Purchase in Machine Department of Market for 8 RC.  Can find randomly in Green Mystrons Shop as well

Animals
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Valentine Beehive
  From past and sometimes appears in Lucky Wheel/Share Box

Collectables
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Chocolate Fountain
  From past and available in special offer, Love Carnival Discount Offer

Decorations
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Carnival Girl 1
  New Decoration available now from Love Carnival Discount Offer
  This is the Theme Decoration that will give you a maximum of 9 Votes per day from the Characters if you are not at maximum for theme and moreover will give Blue Mystrons for 7 days when cleaned

Carnival Girl 2
  New Decoration available shortly in future from Love Carnival Discount
  This is the Theme Decoration that will give you a maximum of 6 Votes per day from the Characters if you are not at maximum for theme

Carnival Backdrop
  New Deco available shortly from Love Carnival Discount Offer

Carnival Arch
  New Deco that is the Reward for obtaining a total of 4000 Votes in the current Farm Beauty Contest

Lovely Planter Box Base
  From past and can be purchased in Decoration section of Market for 3000 Coins and then built

Heart Wing Backdrop
  From an earlier Farm Beauty Contest

Heart Bubble Backdrop
  From past

Lovely Balloons
  From an earlier Farm Beauty Contest

Mister Dog Deco
  From past and can purchase from Boutique now as well as Love Carnival Discount Special Offer

Lady Dog Deco
  From past and can purchase from Boutique now as well as Love Carnival Discount Special Offer

Lovely Lady Cat Deco
  From past and can purchase from Boutique now as well as Love Carnival Discount Special Offer

Lovely Mister Cat Deco
  From past and can purchase from Boutique now as well as Love Carnival Discount Special Offer

Lovely Heart
  From past and can purchase from Boutique now as well as Love Carnival Discount Special Offer

Flamingo
  From past and available in Boutique for purchase as well as special DIY offer now

Boy Cupid
  From past and available in Boutique for purchase

Girl Cupid
  From past and available in Boutique for purchase

Teddy Bear Balloon
  From past and available from Love Carnival Discount Special Offer at some point

Kissing Fishes
  From past

Mystic Rose
  From past and  available in Love Carnival Discount Special Offer

Rose Fence
  From past and available in Decoration section of Market for 1 RC

Valentine Gift's Basket
  From past and sometimes appears in Lucky Wheel/Share Box

Robovase
  From past and sometimes appears in Lucky Wheel/Share Box

Bouquet Bunny
  From past and sometimes appears in Lucky Wheel/Share Box

Lovely Planter Box Base and Stackable Decorations
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The Lovely Planter Box Base is a Theme item and some of the stackable Decorations linked to it are as well.  Thought it might be helpful to give a list of ALL stackable Decorations for this Base.  Please remember that not ALL of the stackable Decorations listed below are Theme items for the current Contest!  You now can own a total of 3 Lovely Planter Box Bases.

Lovely Planter Box Base
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Here are all the Decorations that can be stacked on this Base as of 3 February 2018:

Position 1: Lovely Lady Cat Deco, Blue Ducky, Girl Grass Hair Deco, Lady Dog Deco, Donkey Pinata, Chocolate Chip Stand, Heart Shaped Tree

Position 2: Lovely Mister Cat Deco, Red Ducky, Boy Grass Hair Deco, Bunny Hedge, Flower Stand, Mister Dog Deco, Valentine Flower

Position 3: Lovely Heart, Heart Bubble Backdrop, Heart Wing Backdrop

Position 4: Lovely Balloons, Lovely Boxwood, Heart Candy