Puppet Theatre Quest and Colourful Puppet Collection Mission

(Above, elegant marionettes of Malta)

(Above, Darryl holding a hand puppet of Red Riding Hood)

A new 11 day Quest has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission.  The Reward for the Collection this time is a new Stove House Recipe.

This post now is complete and should be error-free.  My habit of publishing as I write does create temporary errors sometimes... I always thought it was more useful, despite this, to post as much as possible as quickly as possible.

Thanks to our wonderful administrator Anne for sharing the Dutch version so I could compile Crop and Batch Production Lists quickly.  My vision is very poor right now and I do make some small errors, but usually catch them.  I still type very quickly and use double OP and farm aids to harvest Crops as soon as possible, but I am having a difficult time still.  The inclusion of 'Sugar' in the Crop List was one of those... Sugar is the product, not a Crop!  I have moved it to the Batch Production list, but I apologise.

You will find a link to the post that contains all of the Lighthouse 'Bedding Roll' Quests at the end of this post.  Kaye Webb, our much valued administrator is busy logging them and Journey of Dreams has been added to the original four Lighthouse revised Quests that give Bedding Rolls.

Any one with a Facebook group for this game is welcome to post links to my site, but please do not use my posts or pages without giving Freyashawk credit for the information.  I always try to credit any administrator or other player who contributes to my posts.

Note from Freyashawk:  I am deeply grateful as always for the farmers who voted for HM. Freyashawk in the last Farm Beauty Contest.  I am trying to update my site as much as I can.  I still have to go for treatments for the cancer but am trying to take a break from it all to enjoy the Advent and Christmas season.  There have been so many updates and changes to the game lately.  I am trying to log all of them first on the most recent update post, but will endeavour to add new information to all specific pages and post that deal with those options ultimately.  In other words, the 'All About Pets and Guests' post ultimately will include the Cave Levels, Guests and the three new Pets but meanwhile, you can find the information here:

New Update Options

(The above link will lead to a post that gives all details about the Community updates, including Pinkleby and the various Lab recipes that can be made, the three Cave levels and their requirements, actual Orders by guests at all three levels, and the two new Pet Slots, inter alia...

Colourful Puppet Collection
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70 Red Puppets from Cane
50 Pink Puppet from Wheat Flour
30 Brown Puppet from Blackberry Jam
10 Green Puppet from Blackcurrant Bush

Reward: Pretzel Bites Recipe for Stove House

Pretzel Bites Recipe:
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Ingredients: 5 Wheat Flour, 3 Cheddar Cheese, 3 Honey, 2 Butter, 5 Milk, 5 Power
Place all ingredients in Pot and set timer for 39 seconds.  Tap 'Finish' when Bronze Star activates..
Maximum Time: 40 seconds

Crop List:
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Crop List:

40 Clover
40 Wheat
40 Oat
40 Rye
40 Corn
40 Cucumbers
40 Blackberries
40 White Grapes
60 Cranberries (Island)
60 Flax (Island)

Batch Production List
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40 Milk*
40 Rye Flour
40 Eggs*
40 Oat Flour
40 Cheddar Cheese
40 Buffalo Milk*
40 Sugar
60 Turkeys*
16 Tea Tree Essential Oil (Island)
60 Cassava Flour (Island)
50 Cranberry Pies (Island)
60 Linen (Island)
20 Bamboo Baskets (Island)

*You can use 'Wild Hunger'

Strategy Tips:  If you are a farmer who wishes to complete these 11 day Quests as quickly as possible, do not cast a Net as you will need to use the Squid Fishing Hook for one task.

If you are a low level player, I always suggest you complete the Collection Mission first, even if you cannot perform all the tasks in the traditional Quest.  The traditional 16 part Quest will become available later in the Lighthouse, but the Collection Mission that is linked to it will NOT be available again.  You will be able to purchase the Stove House Recipe once the Quest expires in the Stove House section of the Market but will be forced to use RC to do so.  Thus, your greatest benefit is to complete the Collection Mission.

If you cannot complete all 16 parts of the Quest, they are organised into quarters: four sets of tasks to one quarter of the Quest once they appear in the Lighthouse.  To avoid duplication of tasks when you activate the Quest from the Lighthouse, try to complete the 4th, 8th, or 12th parts if you can.  You will not be required to activate any quarter of the Quest you completed while it was active originally.

Zoology is not my active tech but I have been able to confirm that 'Wild Hunger' still works to collect Animal Products and obviously, the higher the upgrade of the actual Animal needed, the more you will receive per use.

Similarly, you can use the 'Out of Nowhere' Tech on Machines if Mechology is your Active Topic but I only receive 5 Cheddar Cheese for example even at Level 3 for the Whey Tech.  It is the chance of receiving more WHEY that increases when you increase the Level of the Item that is associated with the Machine, not the item to which the machine is set.  You do receive some useful random products each time you use the 'Out of Nowhere' Tech, but it really is not as useful as Zoology for Quests such as these.  With any of the Animals associated with Zoology Techs at Level 4, you should be able to  obtain 40 products without using any ingredients at all or OP.  (It does use Farmium, however!)

Puppet Theatre Quest
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Puppet Theatre 1
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Darryl: Greetings, farmer.  You came just in time to go to the park with me.  At school today, I heard rumours of a secret puppet theatre at the park.  Shall we investigate?

Harvest 40 Clover
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Oat
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Wheat
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  I never saw a real puppet show before, but I have read and heard about them.  I think it should be fun!

Puppet Theatre 2
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Darryl:  Puppet shows sound so cool!  There are hundreds of different types of puppets.  The marionette is one.  A marionette is attached by strings to a wooden cross, so that different limbs can be moved separately.  It is a very old type of puppet found throughout the world.

Collect 40 bottles of Milk
  Skip for 10 RC
  N.B.  Use 'Wild Hunger' if you have Zoology as your active Topic.

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Darryl:  I invited Felicia and Mum to come with us, but they were too busy preparing our dinner.  Let's make certain we dress warmly.  It is becoming very cold now outside!

Puppet Theatre 3
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Darryl:  So cold now, we must walk faster!  I wish Felicia had been able to come with us, but she wishes to redeem herself for that Thanksgiving Dinner that almost failed.  She did a good job in the end, though!

Harvest 40 Cucumbers
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC
  N.B.  Use 'Wild Hunger' if you have the Zoology Topic.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Darryl:  This is the Park, but it is much larger than I remember.  I am beginning to believe this theatre does not wish to be found.  After all, it's a 'secret', isn't it?

Puppet Theatre 4
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Darryl:  Let's go exploring.  Perhaps it will be found near the fishing pond.  Meanwhile, let me share a 'fun fact'.  My teacher told me that puppets existed over 4000 years ago as an ancient form of entertainment.  People in the past knew how to have fun!

Prepare 8 Butter
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Milk

Produce 40 sacks of Oat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Wheels of Cheddar Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Darryl:  It's so cool... perhaps they will have some antique Puppets in this Puppet Theatre.  I hope so!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Puppet Theatre 5
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Darryl:  My teacher showed us what a real marionette looked like once.  Since then, I always hoped to be able to see a real puppet show.  I asked Felicia a few times if she would take me, but she thinks it is childish.  I do not agree and in any case, I don't care one bit!  I want to see a puppet show!

Produce 40 bottles of Buffalo Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Blackberries
  Skip for 10 RC

Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
  Skip for 8 RC
  N.B.  As always, you can 'Miss' one catch deliberately in order to stretch your 7 tries to 8 without waiting or spending RC/TC.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  I hope it will not be too difficult to find this secret theatre.  I am determined, but it's very cold now out here!

Puppet Theatre 6
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Darryl:  Look!  I can see the Pond from here, but no Puppet Theatre anywhere in sight.  They told me it was near the big fishing pond.  Why can't we see it?  Oh, oh... do you see what I see now, farmer?

Harvest 40 White Grapes
  Skip for 10 RC

Cook 3 Pretzel Bites
  Reward from Collection Mission
  Skip for 12 RC

Pretzel Bites Recipe:
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Ingredients: 5 Wheat Flour, 3 Cheddar Cheese, 3 Honey, 2 Butter, 5 Milk, 5 Power

Instructions:  Place all ingredients in the Pot and set the timer for 39 seconds.  Tap Finish when you see that the Bronze Star has activated.

Maximum Time: 40 seconds, but only need 39 seconds

Prepare 8 plates of Coconut Pudding
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Coconut Milk and 3 Corn

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  How can one park have so many ponds?  With this many on the landscape, we may not find the Puppet Theatre EVER!

Puppet Theatre 7:
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Darryl:  Perhaps we could ask some one to show us the way to the theatre.  I see a group of people feeding the ducks.  Perhaps they know the way...

Produce 40 Sugar
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Cake Flour
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour

Process 8 Crayfish in the Seafood House
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each takes four minutes to process but task counts as soon as item enters slot

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  Oh this is sad!  They never even heard of a Puppet Theatre in this park.  Perhaps our quest is impossible.

Puppet Theatre 8
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Darryl:  I think we have lost our way.  The park is so large... I cannot even recall where we entered.  I see a pleasant path through the woods.  Perhaps we should simply go for a stroll and enjoy the beauty of Nature.  Why am I so unlucky today?  Oh well, let us make the best of a bad business as they say.

Prepare 12 Sour Cream
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 2 Buffalo Milk and 2 Butter

Prepare 12 lots of Batter
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 2 Wheat Flour and 1 Egg

Harvest 12 Tea Tree Leaves
  Skip for 12 RC
  (This is an Island task)
  N.B.  You can use Watering Cans on the Tea Tree as it is NOT a Wood Tree.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  Look over there!  An enormous crowd has gathered... what could it be?

Special Reward: Puppet Cabinet for Darryl's House

Puppet Theatre 9
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Darryl:  Wow!  Why are so many people hiding in the thick of the woods?  No one will be able to find them because they are concealed by the trees.  Could it be some sort of game?

Harvest 16 Apples
  Skip for 16 RC

Prepare 12 Soft Dough
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter

Prepare 12 Steamed Egg with Shrimp
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Steamed Egg with Shrimp and 2 Shrimp Balls

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  Guess what?  We found the Puppet Theatre!  It is a little further down our path.  Hurry, let us try not to miss another moment!

Puppet Theatre 10
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Darryl:  I am so glad we decided to take this path.  If we hadn't become lost, we might never have found this Theatre.  I cannot wait to see the Puppets in action!

Produce 60 Turkeys
  Skip for 15 RC

Harvest 12 Lychees
  Skip for 12 RC

Harvest 6 Limes
  Skip for 6 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  There it is!  But what a long queue for people who wish to purchase tickets for the show!

Puppet Theatre 11
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Darryl:  Finally... we found the Theatre and we bought our tickets.  I hope we can find a seat close to the stage for the best possible view.  This is so exciting!

Prepare 12 Condensed Milk
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Sugar

Prepare 12 Lychee Scones
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Soft Dough and 2 Lychees

Harvest 60 Cranberries
  Skip for 15 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl: Perfect!  There are two seats in the front for us.  It will give us a perfect view of the stage!

Puppet Theatre 12
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Darryl: It is so beautiful!  I wonder how they make the puppets!  They obviously are made by hand and are very colourful, but how can they move them like that?

Prepare 12 glasses of Limeade
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Lime and 2 Sugar

Harvest 16 Matcha
  Skip for 16 RC

Produce 16 bottles of Tea Tree Essential Oil
  Skip for 16 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  I have learned that the puppet master who operates the puppets is often called a puppeteer.  They are so talented!

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Puppet Theatre 13
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Darryl:  The show was fabulous.  It was the tale of Red Riding Hood.  I'd like to speak to one of the puppeteers about their art.  Perhaps they will teach me how to operate a puppet!

Prepare 12 Lime Soft Ice
  Skip for 12 RC

Harvest 60 Flax
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Crop.

Produce 60 Cassava Flour
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island task.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Every one is standing now.  There is such a crush of people... I will try to squeeze through somehow.

Puppet Theatre 14
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Darryl:  I was able to find one of the Puppeteers and he was kind enough to show me the puppets and explain how they worked.  He explained that making a good marionette takes years of experience.  By the way, did you wonder where they were hiding on the stage?

Prepare 12 bowls of Blackcurrant Jello
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Blackcurrant and 2 Sugar

Prepare 12 Matcha Lychee Pancakes
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Matcha and 1 Lychee Scone

Produce 50 Cranberry Pies
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Darryl:  Above the state, there is a platform hidden from view.  How cool is that?!

Puppet Theatre 15
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Darryl:  Puppet shows are famed throughout the world and have been for centuries.  Next time, I am determined to persuade Felicia to accompany me.  She loves culture and art... nothing childish about puppets!  They can be appreciated by people of all ages and all nations.

Prepare 12 bowls of Blackcurrant Sauce
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 1 Sour Cream and 1 Blackcurrant Jello

Produce 60 Linen
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Harvest 12 Bamboo Shoots
  Skip for 12 RC
  This is an Island Tree and Watering Cans can be used to speed harvests

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  I am really famished now.  Mum made Pretzel Bites today.  Let's go home to try them!

Puppet Theatre 16
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Darryl:  What a wonderful adventure!  Although we became lost, we found the Puppet Theatre and it was everything I had dreamed about and more.  We saw a great show and I have something to share with the family tonight.

Prepare 12 Blackcurrant Turkeys
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 3 Turkey and 1 Blackcurrant Sauce

Produce 20 Bamboo Baskets
  Skip for 10 RC
  This is an Island Task

Craft 6 Tea Tree Aroma Bottles
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Wooden Aroma Bottle,  1 Tea Tree Essential Oil and 1 Distilled Water, taking 5 minutes to complete but task counts as soon as item enters the slot in the Beauty Shop

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Darryl:  I am so pleased you came with me today and that we were able to enjoy a wonderful puppet show, and learn about puppets.  I hope we can do this again soon!  Perhaps that will be my future calling: to become a famous Puppeteer!  Ha ha... the farm wouldn't survive without me, would it, farmer?

Final Reward: Puppet Box Decoration for Seaside Farm... but it is a Jack in the Box with Red Riding Hood and not any sort of Puppet, however cute it may be!  We do have a Marionette Decoration from a past mission, however!

Collection Set
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The Collection Set consists of the Puppet Box Decoration, the Puppet Cabinet for Darryl's House and the Lime Tree.  Register all within the time period given to obtain the bonus reward of a Clam Friendship Flower as well as usual rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

History of Puppets
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Note that four more 'Bedding Roll' Quests have been added to the Lighthouse.  Here is a link to the post that contains all the Lighthouse Quests that give Bedding Rolls as their Rewards:

Lighthouse Bedding Roll Quests

Many thanks to our dedicated and wonderful administrator, Kaye Webb for logging many of these untimed Bedding Roll Lighthouse Quests.

Christmas Rush Activity
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As of Tuesday, 4 December, there is a new Activity Stage Activity, which is to collect Christmas Socks.  You can do this by making or collecting the following:

For the new Activity Stage activity, as usual, there are four items that earn points: Love Cake (1), Mistletoe (4), Christmas Stollen (5) and Christmas Ham for 30. You can use the bronze star version of the Christmas Ham recipe which means: Place 5 Oranges, 5 Carrots, 1 Grilled Flank Steak in the cooker and set timer for 10 minutes. The Bronze Star will activate but you need to add the 3 Apple Juice before you can tap 'Finish'. So it takes a total of 10 minutes to make this dish.

If you make an error and place ALL ingredients in the cooker and set timer for 10 minutes, the Apple Juice will burn, but as long as you tap 'Finish' when the Bronze Star activates, you will have a successful Christmas Ham.

The final Reward is a stocking that hangs on the wall of Darryl's House.  The Christmas Candles Decoration is a theme item in the new Farm Beauty Contest.

History of Puppets
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For any one interested in the history of Puppets as a form of entertainment and art, here is a link to an academic article on the topic:

History of Puppets

New Game Update with Pinkleby, Meerkat and new Community Options

(Above, screenshot of the Pinkleby, a giant creature who must be fed regularly with rare items)

Post last updated on 20 December with specific Chapter Demands by Pinkleby.  If your Community intends to activate any Chapter, you should be able to prepare in advance as demands are chapter-specific.

A new update has been released in Family Farm Seaside that opens the final area of the Wilderrness known as the Cave, a new Pet in the form of the Meerkat, a new 35 x 35 Expansion, a Level 5 upgrade to Community and more.  Will discuss all aspects of update below.  Meanwhile, however, this is a work in progress.  My posts always are based on my own game experience as well as that of my administrators.

Note on Thursday, 29 November:  This actually has been a series of updates, now including two new Pet Slots and 4 new Lighthouse Missions that give Bedrolls as rewards.  Pet Slot requirements are given at the end of this post.

The Lighthouse Missions that give Bedrolls as rewards have been logged and are available in another post.

Note from Freyashawk:  Unfortunately, I have been forced to archive both of my old Facebook Family Farm Seaside Groups because of some unpleasantness from past members... many know that I have serious health issues at the moment and am fighting cancer which was not completely removed by a surgical procedure.  I therefore must make every effort to avoid stress of any kind.  The best way of resolving the issue was to cut the Gordian Knot as it were by making the groups inactive.  You are welcome always to contact me on Facebook at familyfarmseaside.blogspot.com if you have any game questions.

I want to thank every farmer who has supported HM. Freyashawk, both with votes in the Farm Beauty Contest and in sending messages of hope and their prayers.  Bless you all.  It inspires me, not only to try to continue to log updates and quests but to fight this disease with some courage.  Rated in 10 ten again because of all of you!!!  Heartfelt, true gratitude... it makes me feel that you still have confidence in my work, despite my health issues.

I wish to thank my wonderful administrators, who have stayed with me through the years and continued to help with the game and my groups.  For this particular post, both Kaye and Anne gave their results to compare with mine.  The moral support of ALL my administrators, including Vostie and Debbie, and their kindness throughout, is much appreciated!

I shall make every effort, however, as I am doing now, to continue to help farmers in the game by updating my site with all new developments and Quests.

I want to thank all the farmers who wrote to Support when use of my Cropinator by error harvested every precious Iris and the one Pink Primrose I owned.  Much to my surprise and delight, Support deposited some Iris Seeds and 1 Pink Primrose Seed in my Gift Box to restore some of the beauty to my farm.  My heart overflows... We may be frustrated at times by Support, but this is clear and compelling proof that they can act in an humanitarian manner!  I am truly grateful, dear Felicia and grateful to every farmer who made the effort upon my behalf.  I still hope that our pleas to add the Iris, Primrose, Carnation and other rare seeds to the market permanently will result in this action being taken.

Water Town Activities Tip:  There now is a fourth tab in the Menu that has the 'Exclamation Point' icon directly below your Avatar.  Tap on the Community Icon to see active Challenges.  Not certain if it would display current Achievement task or not, as we have completed all Achievements to date.  When you open the Menu, it will display all the current Challenges, totals and the number that has been completed for each task.  (Thanks, Cindy!)

You will receive a message from Felicia with update gifts, including6 Super Watering Cans, 1 Research Topic Switch Ticket, 150 OP, 100 TC

New Cave Area in Wilderness
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The final area of the Wilderness Map in the form of the Cave has been unlocked.  Requirements to unlock area are as follows:

FOURTH QUARTER OF WILDERNESS: CAVE
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Cave 1 Star Guests:
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1 Star guest group consists of the following:

Claude:
Difficulty: Easy
Likes: Snacks
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Rohn:
Difficulty: Easy
Likes: Seafood
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Alice:
Dififculty: Easy
Likes: Sweet Foods
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Nathan:
Difficulty: Easy
Likes: Seafood
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Actual Orders:

Claude: 1 Pink Heart Smoothie, 2 Candied Walnut, 1 Pink Heart Smoothie
Reward: 1 TC

Rohn: 1 Gingerbread, 1 Sea Snail Shell, 1 Pearl
 Reward: 1 TC

Alice: 2 Fruit Salads, 3 Jasmine Nectar, 2 Fruit Salads
  Reward: 1 Pink Paint, 1 Meerkat Card, 1 TC

Nathan: 1 Beef Hot Dog, 1 Sliced Sausages, 3 Juniper Sausage
  Reward: 1 Meerkat Card, 1 TC

11579 Earned

125 Stamina for each Order

Another set of 1 Star Orders:

Nathan: 3 Juniper Sausages, 1 Sliced Sausage, 3 Juniper Sausages
Claude: 2 Shaved Ice, 1Pink Heart Fruit Smoothie, 1 Beef Hot Dog
Rohn: 3 Jasmine Nectar, 1 Sea Snail Shell, 3 Coconut Ice Cream
Alice: 2 Gourmet Apples, 1 Gingerbread, 2 Gourmet Apples


2 Star Cave Guests
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To actually invite 2 Star Guest Group, you need the following on your farm:

35 Paths, 15 Water Paths

2 Star Guest Group
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Terry
Bargaining Cost: 325

Eddie:
Difficulty: Medium
Likes: Featured Dishes
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card


Flynn:
Bargaining Cost: 325
Likes: Fur
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Sally:
Bargaining Cost: 325
Likes: Knitting Products and Dolls
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Martin
Bargaining Cost: 325
Likes: Meats
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Actual 2 Star Guest Orders
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Terry:
3 Smoked Mackerel Pate
1 Custard Crab
2 Tilapia with Chutney Sauce

2 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 2 Meerkat Card

Eddie:
1 Pierogi
1 Japanese Pizza
1 Pierogi

2 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 2 Meerkat Cards

Flynn:
9 Red Teddy Bear
11 Natural Silk
8 Toy Alpaca

2 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 1 Meerkat Card

Sally:
14 Mohair Yarn
14 Wool Yarn
18 Cotton Cloth

1 Meerkat Card, 2 Pink Paint

Martin:
1 Sausage Sauce
4 Sliced Sausages
4 Steak Burgers

1 Meerkat Card, 2 Pink Paint

Final Reward: 35 Essence, 500 Coins

3 Star Cave Guest Groups
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To unlock the 3 Star Guest Groups, you need the following:

60 Telescopes
4000 Dev Points
Resort Level 6
50 Water Canteens (1 RC each)

As you can see, the requirements are quite demanding.  Is it vital to unlock the 3 Star Guests?  I very much doubt it at this point although I will do so for the guide.  There appears to be NO alternative to the expenditure of 50 RC.

To actually invite the 3 Star Guest Group, you need the following on your farm:

50 Paths, 15 Water Paths

3 Star Guest Group:
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All 3 Star Guests, apart from Barrett, give 4 Orders. Barrett gives 6.

Charlotte:
Difficulty Level: HARD
Likes: House Decorations
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Barrett:
Difficulty Level: HARD
Bargaining Cost: 850
Gives 6 Orders, 3 Rewards
Likes: Precious Gifts
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Ricky:
Difficulty Level: HARD
Likes: Seafood
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Johnson:
Difficulty Level: HARD
Likes: Dairy Products
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat CArd

Jimmy:
Difficulty Level: HARD
Likes: Botanic Products
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Rich:
Difficulty Level: HARD
Bargaining Cost: 325
Gives 4 Orders, 2 Rewards
Likes: Big Dinner Meal
Chance to give: Pink Paint, TC, Meerkat Card

Actual 3 Star Guest Orders
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From Freyashawk:

Charlotte:
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7 Oil Painting Frames
2 Wooden Chairs

1 Meerkat Card, 1 Pink Paint

7 Oil Painting Frames
7 Wooden Aroma Bottles

1 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 2 Meerkat Cards


Barrett:
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2 Champagne Punch
3 French Fries (Bronze)

1 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 2 Meerkat Cards

2 Champagne Punch
3 French Fries (Bronze)

3 Meerkat Cards, 1 Pink Paint

Ricky:
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9 Mulled Wine
31 Pink Rose Bouquets

2 Meerkat Cards, 1 Pink Paint

1 Flower Table
9 Mulled Wine

1 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 2 Meerkat Cards

Johnson:
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6 Sour Cream
17 Goat Cheese

2 Meerkat Cards, 1 Pink Paint

10 Blueberry Yogurt
6 Sour Cream

1 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 2 Meerkat Cards

Jimmy:
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100 Lotus Flowers
53 Rice

2 Meerkat Cards, 1 Pink Paint

100 Lotus Flowers
53 Rice

1 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 3 Meerkat Cards

Rich:

10 Smoked Ray Finned Fish
10 Smoked Tuna

1 Pink Paint, 1 TC, 1 Meerkat Card

10 Smoked Sardine
10 Smoked Mackerel

2 Meerkat Cards, 1 Pink Paint

Final: 70 Essence, 1500 Coins


From Kaye:

Barrett Orders:

2 Champagne Punch
1 Amethyst Glass

1 TC, 1 Meerkat Card, 1 Pink Paint

2 Champagne Punch
3 French Fries (Bronze)

2 Meerkat Cards, 1 Pink Paint

2 Champagne Punch
3 French Fries (Bronze)

1 TC, 4 Meerkat Cards, 2 Pink Paint

Note from Freyashawk:  For the Bronze French Fries, I placed Potatoes, setting timer for 24 minutes.  Added Sugar and tapped 'Finish' almost instantly.  Certainly with 5 minutes, 50 seconds still remaining to the 30 minute maximum, the Bronze Star was activated.  I think you could place potatoes, set timer for 22 minutes, add sugar, set timer for 2 minutes and tap 'Finish' as soon as Bronze Star activates.

Community Options
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Helper
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You have a choice between a male or a female 'Helper'.  Evidently, once chosen, you cannot change to another Helper.  There is a changing room and shopping mall where you can outfit this 'Helper.'  Some of the options require RC expenditure.

Pinkleby
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This is a large rabbit-like purple creature who sits in the centre of your Water Town area and sleeps.  The character needs to be fed and must be fed with rare items from the Research Lab Storehouse.  All items have different values in terms of rewards earned.  For example, 1 Glass Gem Corn gives only 7 Medals.  Donut Peach and Surinam Cherry give 30 Medals.

Introduction to Pinkleby:
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FEEDING PINKLEBY: For members of Communities who have not participated yet, a quick explanation.  Every Chapter has the same basic system in place.  First, the Pinkleby will ask to be fed 'anything'.  Only Research Lab items or their Water Town derivatives are accepted, however.  Each member can feed 5 items in this way per day.  Reset with another chance to feed 5 items of your choice will occur at reset.  When the Pinkleby reaches 100% in this stage, it then will demand x number of a specific item.  Again, it will be a Research Lab item or its Water Town derivative.  When that phase is completed, 'feed anything' again.  The items and quantities depend on the Chapter you activate.  The first time you complete a Chapter, you receive a Deco that can be placed on a pedestal in Water Town by a leader or sub-leader and will have a Beauty point value.  Whenever you replay a Chapter, you will not receive a new Decoration, but if you have a better score than before, it will boost the value of the existing Decoration that you have.  Each replay, however, will give both Community Gems and Reputation Medals.

IMPORTANT TIP:  All of the items demanded by the Pinkleby are Research Lab items that require Essence to grow or make.  Essences are given by any Guest Groups.  You can invite them and simply send them away without filling ANY Orders to obtain the Essence if you are too busy or lack resources to fill their orders.  Obviously, you will not obtain any Pink Paint or Pet Cards when you follow this strategy but if you need Essences, it is the fastest and easiest way to obtain them.

Buddies who visit your Farm can donate Essence, but in very small quantities.  The number a Buddy can donate is based on Buddy Level.  For any Crop or Tree, the Buddy taps on the actual Crop or Tree that needs the Essence but for Zoology or Mechology, you tap on the Rare Material Bank, formerly the Seed Bank, but now outfitted with refrigeration for the Animal and Machine materials!

Note that EACH Member of a Community should be able to feed the Pinkleby 5 times in one time period until it reaches 100% in any phase.  In other words, every member has 5 chances to feed, but if the Pinkleby's hunger is satisfied, members who did not feed must wait until the next request for any item to use their chances.

The phases of Pinkleby Chapter feedings alternate between 'feed any item' and demands for a specific quantity of a specific item.

Beginning with Chapter 1, we discovered that 'feed any item 5 times' actually is restricted to the basic items one can obtain with any of the four Topics in Seaside as well as the Water Town 'baking station' dishes that are produced using those Seaside items.  Moreover, the 'feed any item' phase operates on a percentage of hunger bar and once it reaches 100%, the Pinkleby will demand a specific total of a specific item 'for winter'.  In other words, the bar may reach 100% without allowing every Member to feed the giant creature.  There will be other chances within the Chapter path, however, as the demands alternate between 'feed anything' and the specific demands.  The last phase will be 'feed anything'.  With 100% completion of the last phase, it began to build the decoration, giving a timer of 19 hours.

This Pinkleby is linked to a path where feeding takes you further to a Chapter reward in the form of a 'Beauty Decoration'.  Currently, there are two separate Maps and 8 Chapters to follow.  Only a Leader or Sub-Leader can choose a specific chapter to follow.  You can choose the same path more than once but you will earn the Beauty Decoration reward only the first time you complete a chapter.

The Decorations you obtain in this fashion will raise your Water Town Landscape Points.  Indeed for the first Chapter, we received a Beauty Decoration that I was able to place on any pedestal in Water Town that raised our Landscape Points there by 72 points.  Note here that other Communities received higher scores than this for the 1st Chapter.  If we replay the Chapter, we can raise our score.

When the second Chapter was activated.  The Pinkleby in this Chapter demanded items that must be prepared in the recipe Stations in Water Town. Specifically, Smoked Drumsticks.  To be able to make the Smoked Drumsticks, your current Topic has to be Zoology and you need to be at Level 1 for the Recipe in Water Town.

As the Pinkleby continued to demand items for the second Chapter, they included Clover Pudding which is the first Recipe in the Cropology Building.  Note that you can activate the same chapters again and again to earn rewards, but you will not receive more than one decoration for any Chapter.

The quality of the decoration or at any rate point total given to it evidently is based on the rapidity with which you completed the Chapter and the actual items given to the Pinkleby.  When you restart and complete any old Chapter again, you can boost your total Beauty Point reward if you perform it faster or better.  The real reason to do these again is to gain Community Gems and Reputation Medals.

In later Chapters, the items demanded required higher levels of upgrade both in Seaside and in the Water Town Techs.

Ideally, your Community should be organised so that you have at least one or two Members for each of the four Research Topics.  Anne and I have logged almost every Chapter demand now, so find the section below that gives the specifics for each Chapter BEFORE you activate the Chapter and try to prepare the items needed in advance.  That way, you will be able to respond to its demands instantly without spending any TC to speed the baking process or without being forced to purchase items in the E-Mart.

Strategy Tip:
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Sadly, the game encourages speed and value in these gifts to Pinkleby above all.  The difference in the point value of the decoration for a Community that makes haste and one that allows contributions by as many members as possible remains to be seen, but our Community received 72 Points for the first Decoration when placed on a Pedestal and I know two other Communities who received 74 and 76 Points respectively.  So I do not think the difference that significant.  Our Community is trying to stockpile the Water Town Dishes for future use, but instead of one player switching active Techs, we feel it might be better for us to organise our contributions by keeping all four Techs active among Community Members and working out Pinkleby requests accordingly.

Pinkleby Item Values:

Here is a list of some of the item values.  It appears that the Crystal Olive Juice may be highest.

Item Values:

Cropology, Seaside:

Four-Leaf Clover: 3
Glass Gem Corn: 7
Pumpkin Tomato: 4
Hainan Pepper: 8
Fire Bean: 7
Morchella Mushroom: 7
Heart Watermelon: 8

Cropology: Water Town

Four-Leaf Porridge: 8
Glass Gem Corn Porridge: 13
Pumpkin Tomato Porridge: 11
Hainan Pepper Porridge: 16
Fire Bean Porridge: 16
Morchella Mushroom Porridge: 17
Heart Watermelon Porridge: 19

Treeology, Seaside:

Cubic Apple: 22
Rambutan: 23
Surinam Cherry: 30
Diamond Lemon: 34 Reputation Medals
Donut Peach:
Sand Pear: 31
Crystal Olive: 34


Treeology, Water Town:

Cubic Apple juice: 27
Surinam Cherry juice: 36
Rambutan juice: 30
Diamond Lemon Juice: 42
Donut Peach juice: 39
Sand Pear juice: 41
Crystal Olive juice: 42 or 45?

Mechology, Seaside:

Gluten: 8
Whey: 15
Toast: 15
Grape Seed Oil: 15
Dark Brown Sugar: 18
Beef Jerkey: 18
Dried Rose Petal: 18

Mechology, Water Town:


Baked Gluten: 13
Baked Whey Biscuits: 21
Baked Flavour Toast: 22
Baked Grape Seed Oil Biscuits: 23
Baked Dark Brown Sugar: 27
Baked Beef Jerky Biscuits: 28
Baked Rose Cake: 29

Zoology, Seaside:

Tenderloin: 15
Drumstick: 8
Lamb: 15
Duck: 15
Turkey Egg: 18
Golden Egg: 18
Ostrich Egg: 18


Zoology, Water Town:

Smoked Drumstick: 13
Smoked Lamb Rack: 21
Smoked Duck: 23
Smoked Tenderloin: 22
Smoked Turkey Egg: 27
Smoked Golden Egg: 28
Smoked Ostrich Egg:  29


Chapter 5:  When you open the second Map, only one destination or Chapter will be displayed.  When you complete it, the next will be displayed.  At this point, there are a total of 8 Chapters for Pinkleby, but when you look at Water Town, you will see there are pedestals for more Decorations (for the future...)

Pinkleby Beauty Point Totals
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Once you have unlocked a Chapter and completed it, you can restart and complete as many times as you wish.  You will not receive a new Decoration when any Chapter is replayed, but if you obtain a better point total at the end of it, it will replace the old total, thus boosting your Beauty Points.

The primary reason to replay Chapters is to earn more Community Gems and Reputation Medals.

Pinkleby's Demands
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We have discovered that although every Chapter may have different demands, the Chapter itself always will demand the SAME items.  You therefore can prepare for any Chapter before you start again,  Thanks to Anne for helping me log these Chapters and confirm items and Rewards.

Note that 'Feed 5 times any item' is the ability of each Member of the Community to donate up to 5 items of any kind from the Lab or Baking Station until the Pinkleby reaches 100% on a 'fullness' graph.  In other words, if you come to this late in  a 'feed anything' phase, one donation may push the total to 100%.  You then have to wait until the next 'feed' anything phase to use your other 4 chances to donate.  This 5 item ability will be given again at reset, so if your Community does not complete the Chapter BEFORE reset, each member will have the ability to donate up to 5 items again.

Furthermore, there is a limit to the number of specified items that each Community member can donate in a day.  The limit appears to be change with the item requested.   With a replay of Chapter 2, for example, HM. Freyashawk had the total number of Baked Gluten required, but after donating 6 was unable to donate the last two needed.  Another member, however, was able to feed 8 of the 10 Smoked Drumstick, which is odd.

N.B.  Dishes cooked in the Kitchen using the rare Research Lab Topic items cannot be given to Pinkleby.  You must give him either the basic rare Topic item (Crop, Fruit, Meat Tech Item, Machine Tech Item or the items made in the Water Town Baking Stations with those original basic items.

For example, you can give Rambutan or Rambutan Juice but NOT Fruity Layer Cake, which is the Kitchen Recipe unlocked in the Lab when you upgrade Molecular Gastronomy for Treeology at Seaside.

In other words, the Pinkleby gastronomic menu is a little different from the Seaside Topic upgrades.  The kitchen dishes that are unlocked in Molecular Gastronomy are used often in response to Guest demands on Seaside, to Coffee House Orders and for specific Lab Upgrades on Seaside.  The basic raw items associated with any Topic can be used both in Seaside and to feed Pinkleby, but the Baking Station Dishes so far are used solely to feed Pinkleby... or at least that is my own experience.  Note that you can purchase ALL of these in the Rare section of the E-Mart.  Materials are the only 'products' that cannot be bought or sold.  You must process them into the actual Item before they can be used in any Recipe or placed in the E-Mart or fed to Pinkleby.  (I refer here to the items in Mechology and Zoology known as Materials.)

A helpful tip with respect to Materials:  We all feel the pinch of lack of sufficient Essence.  If you are not obsessively trying to obtain cards for Pets, invite a 1 Star Guest Group daily and simply send them away to obtain Essence for processing.  A 2 Star Guest Group gives more Cards in any case.  If you have time to fill 2 Star Guest Orders, by all means invite them and fill the orders, but if not, you can follow the same strategy: invite and send away to obtain more Essence.  It is far better than not using your Passports at all!

Chapter 1 Demands:
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2 Cubic Apples
10 Four-Leaf Clovers
6 Drumsticks
10 Gluten

Chapter 2 Demands:
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Feed 5 of any item (per member until reaches 100%)
10 Smoked Drumsticks
Feed 5 of any item
3 Cubic Apple Juice
Feed 5 of any item
5 Four-Leaf Clover Porridge
Feed 5 of any Item
8 Baked Gluten
Feed 5 of any item

Chapter 3 Demands:
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4 Glass Gem Corn
10 Baked Whey Biscuits
8 Smoked Lamb Rack
4 Rambutan

Chapter 4 Demands:
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Feed 5 times any item
7 Toast
Feed 5 times any item
4 Diamond Lemon Juice
Feed 5 times any item
18 Pumpkin Tomatoes
Feed 5 times any item
6 Smoked Lamb Rack
Feed 5 times any item

Reward: 3750 Community Gems

Chapter 5 Demands:
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Chapter 2-1
Feed any item 5 times
15 Glass Gem Corn Porridge
Feed any item 4 times
5 Surinam Cherry Juice
Feed any item 5 times
10 Smoked Lamb Rack
Feed any item 5 times
11 Baked Whey Biscuits
Feed any item 5 times

Reward: 3900 Community Gems

Chapter 6 Demands:
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16 Gluten
5 Rambutan
16 Crystal Olives
19 Pumpkin Tomatoes

Chapter 7 Demands:
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Feed 5 times any item
10 Smoked Tenderloin
Feed 5 times any item
20 Pumpkin Tomato Porridge
Feed 5 times any item
5 Rambutan Juice
Feed 5 times any item
11 Baked Flavour Toast

Reward: 4200 Gems

Chapter 8 Demands:
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17 Duck
20 Grape Seed Oil
25 Hainan Peppers
8 Diamond Lemons

Decoration List Beauty Point Bar
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When you visit Water Town, you now will see a bar on the top left of the screen with the icon of a pink musical note giving your current Beauty Point total.   There is an icon of a bag at the end of it.  Tap on that bag and you will receive a Reward daily... a bag that contains Coins and Tokens for the most part.

New Level 5
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Maximum Level in Community no longer is Level 4.  To reach Level 5, you need to use 135000 Community Gems.  When Level 5 is reached, you unlock a new Slot in the Exotic Shop where you can purchase Chocolate Corgi Cards for 50 Medals each.

(Thanks, Anne, for alerting me to new level... There are so many different aspects to this update...)

(Above, a screenshot of the Chocolate Corgi option in the Pet House.  You can see that a total of 50 Chocolate Corgi Cards are needed.  These are available from the Exotic Shop in Water Town for 50 Medals each only when you reach Level 5.)

New Community Techs
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There is a second tab now in the Town Office with the following:

Baking Chef (Passive Tech)
  Requires 8000 Gems to unlock
  Only Team Leader can unlock

VERY IMPORTANT:  UPGRADING THIS TECH IS TOPIC-SPECIFIC.  In other words, when you switch topics, you have to upgrade the Tech again for the new Topic and of course, unlock the ability to make all the Recipes for the NEW tech.

You need to upgrade this Tech once unlocked using Reputation Medals.  50 Medals required to upgrade to Level 1.  Upgrading this Tech is what unlocks the ability to cook another Dish in the Recipe Station.  As mentioned above, upgrading the Baking Chef for one Topic will not upgrade for any other Topics.  Each must be performed separately and you ONLY CAN UPGRADE YOUR ACTIVE TOPIC and use THAT Baking Station.  If you wish to upgrade all four Topics, you must switch Topics on your Seaside Farm first.

To upgrade to Level 2: 80 Reputation Medals

To upgrade to Level 3: 80 Reputation Medals

To upgrade to Level 4: 80 Reputation Medals

To upgrade to Level 5: 80 or 150 Reputation Medals

To upgrade to Level 6: 150 Reputation Medals

To upgrade to Level 7: 150 Reputation Medals

Level 7 is the highest level, unlocking all Recipe Stations for Mechology.

After a Recipe Station is unlocked, it MUST be upgraded from Level 0 to Level 1 before it can be used.

There are four Stations, each of which is connected to one of the Topics.  Will log all as time permits.

In Mechology, Level 1 allows you access to Baked Gluten at Recipe Station.
  Note that you can upgrade Recipe Stations as well, which reduces production time.  It is only by upgrading the actual Baking Chef Tech, however, that you gain access to more of the Recipe Stations.  You will have access only to the Baking Station for your current active Topic.

For Mechology, the Recipes you can unlock and upgrade are:

Baked Gluten
Baked Whey Biscuits
Baked Flavour Toast
Baked Grape Seed Oil Biscuits
Baked Dark Brown Sugar
Baked Beef Jerky Biscuits
Baked Rose Cake

Baked Gluten: to raise to Level 1: 20 Medals

(Above, a screenshot of the Baking Station that will appear if Mechology is your active Topic.)

Zoology Baking
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The Chef Tech for Zoology is called Smoked Animal Chef.  You need to upgrade to Level 7 to have all the Recipes.

Smoked Drumstick
Smoked Lamb Rack
Smoked Tenderloin
Smoked Duck
Smoked Turkey Egg
Smoked Golden Egg
Smoked Ostrich Egg

Treeology:

Cubic Apple juice
Surinam Cherry juice
Rambutan juice
Diamond Lemon juice
Donut Peach juice
Sand Pear juice
Crystal Olive juice

Cropology:

Four-leaf Porridge
Glass Gem Corn Porridge
Pumpkin Tomato Porridge
Hainan Pepper Porridge
Fire Bean Porridge
Morchella Mushroom Porridge
Heart Watermelon Porridge

Production Time Reduction
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Upgrade to Level 1 for 20 Medals, Level 2 for 50 Medals, to Level 3 for 80 Medals, to Level 4 for 80 Medals.  Each upgrade reduces production time, but you cannot even make the Recipe until you upgrade from Level 0 to Level 1.

At Level 1, production time reduced by 10%.
At Level 2, production time reduced by 15%.
At Level 3, the reduction in production time is 20%. At Maximum Level 4, the reduction in production time is only 25%.

When you choose a Recipe you have unlocked in the Baking Station, there is an option to request help from another member of your Community.  If you do, production time is further reduced AND the member received a little reward bag.  You can see the option to enlist help in the screenshot of the Recipe Station Menu above.

Treeology Recipes:
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Cubic Apple Juice
Surinam Cherry Juice
Rambutan Juice
Diamond Lemon Juice
Donut Peach Juice
Sand Pear Juice
Crystal Olive Juice


Lab Storehouse Expansion
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New expansion requirements:

Level 13 expansion, Storage increased to 260

200 Lab Storehouse Windows (1 RC each or Ask Buddy)
24 Large Lab Storehouse Shelf (1 RC) each
20 Drumsticks
12 Gluten

(Thanks, Kaye!)

Level 14 expansion, storehouse increased to 280

200 Lab Storehouse Windows (1 RC each or Ask Buddy)
24 Large Lab Storehouse Shelf (1 RC each)
22 Lamb Rack
13 Whey

THIS IS THE FINAL EXPANSION AS OF JANUARY 2019

In June 2019:

Level 15
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Increases Lab Storehouse Slots to 300


200 Lab Storehouse Windows (Ask Buddy or pay 1 RC each)
24 Large Lab Storehouse Shelves (1 RC each)
24 Tenderloin
14 Toast


Pumpkin Ladder Collection Mission
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There is an old-style Collection Mission now that involves a decoration you collect from Felicia's Message, then upgrade to obtain better chances of receiving the items you need to exchange for the four regular Rewards and the one special Reward. Collect Candles from Crops, Trees,Machines and Animals randomly. Trade for Pink Maple Leaf (upgrade material), 12 Watering Can, Dandelion Pumpkin Basket (cleanable decoration), Thunderstorm. You need to redeem one of each to unlock the ultimate Reward: a Maple Candle Decoration.

Two New Pet Slots
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The requirements for both are the same as follows:

300 Pink Paint
800000 Coins
80 Pink Rose Lamps
20 Bedrolls

Remember that you can purchase Bedroll Packages that may contain up to 4 Bedrolls each in the Daily Deals in the Market or you can complete Lighthouse Missions for them if you do not wish to pay RC.

Reaching Senior Level, Level 151 and its Benefits

You can find the current 11 day quest by using this link:

Thanksgiving Feast Quest

You can find the Research Laboratory post by using this link:

Research Laboratory, all topics and upgrades

You can find the post with all details about Community options by using this link:

Community, Water Town, Upgrades and Options

You can find the post about the Farm Beauty Contest by using this link:

Harvest Festival Farm Beauty Contest

The following is a wonderful post created by Kaye Webb, a most valued administrator of our Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Groups.

Senior Level (Experience Bank) – unlocked upon reaching Level 151

1 EXP = 1 XP prior to Level 151

4000 EXP = 80 Bonus Tickets

I received 40 Bonus Tickets upon reaching Level 151. During the tutorial, I was required to spend the 40 Bonus Tickets on a Poodle Card. [I reached Level 151 while in the middle of a mission task, so the tutorial popped up on top of the Kitchen and the mission task. I had to do the tutorial right then, and I don’t know of a way to go back to it again. The whole thing took me by surprise while I was busy with another activity.]

Items available for purchase with Bonus Tickets:

Poodle Card – 40 Bonus Tickets; need 100 cards to obtain a Poodle

Superstar Beehive – 2400 Bonus Tickets; no additional information at this time about which flowers this beehive works on (I’ve been told that it has no abilities beyond any other beehives – works on same flowers.)

Superstar Butterfly House – 2400 Bonus Tickets; no additional information at this time about which trees this butterfly house works on (I’ve been told that it has no abilities beyond any other butterfly houses – works on same trees.)

Superstar Hat – 3200 Bonus Tickets; pet hat; no additional information about which pets can wear this hat; I believe I have seen it on dogs only, which makes sense since it is unlocked only when the Poodle becomes available

Superstar Sack – 3200 Bonus Tickets; only available for Poodle

Superstar Cake – 3200 Bonus Tickets; no additional information if it produces anything or is cleanable

Pet Card Lucky Box – 25 Bonus Tickets; You will randomly receive an item from this selection:

10 Super Pet Food
Poodle Card
Labrador Card
Cat Card
Turtle Card
Bear Card
Hedgehog Card
Hippo Card
Kangaroo Card

Farmer Lucky Box – 100 Bonus Tickets; You will randomly receive an item from this selection:

Cleaning Ticket
Rain
Rainbow Rain
6 Super Fertilizer
25 Super Fertilizer
25 Super Watering Cans
10 Super Pet Food
1 Power
6 Power
50 OP
280 OP

[I had to get out the magnifying glass to read those numbers.]

Gardener Lucky Box – 560 Bonus Tickets; You will randomly receive an item from this selection:

Superstar Beehive
Superstar Butterfly House
Beehive
Starline Beehive
Super Beehive
Provence Beehive
Valentine Beehive
Blossom Beehive
Fujiyama Beehive
Drum Beehive
Songkran Beehive
Butterfly House
Peace Butterfly House
Oktoberfest Butterfly House
Russian Butterfly House
25 Super Fertilizer
25 Super Watering Cans
6 Power
280 OP

Decoration Lucky Box – 720 Bonus Tickets; You will randomly receive an item from this selection:

Superstar Cake
Monkey King Statue (Island deco)
Female Thanksgiving Owl (Island deco)
Colorful Cube (Island deco)
Chicken on a Chair (Island deco)
Gratitude Jar (Island deco)
Male Thanksgiving Owl (Seaside deco)
Mountain of Flowers and Fruits (Seaside deco)
Quiz Rabbit (Seaside deco)
Tree Guitar (Seaside deco)
Tooth Potting (Seaside deco)
25 Super Fertilizer
25 Super Watering Cans
6 Power
280 OP

There is a note in the in-game help that the items in the Bonus Lucky Box will change regularly. It appears that they have modified the game since Help was written, as there are now the four Lucky Boxes listed above. It seems that of the four boxes, the Decoration Lucky Box would be the most likely to change over time. Unfortunately, at this point I can’t provide any additional detail about whether the contents change over time. The contents have been the same for the last few months since I opened the senior level.

Thanksgiving Feast Quest and Turkey Doll Collection Mission

A new 11 day traditional Quest sequence has been released in tandem with a Collection mission that gives an Artichoke Garden Collectable as its reward.

The Crop List and Batch Production List should be complete.  Filling in the actual Quest now.

Note from Freyashawk:  I lost my beautiful Iris flowers this morning, my Evening Primrose and every other rare crop on my farm when I used the Cropinator in error... 5 years, a farm I loved, all gone.  We have asked Support to restore the Iris to the market before.  May I ask my dear neighbours and other farmers to contact Support about this once again to add the most beautiful Crop in the game to the Market please?

If you do find this guide useful, I still value any votes you can send to HM. Freyashawk as a sign that this site is useful to you... your support is greatly appreciated even in these darker hours in my own life.

Strategy Tip:  I was able to confirm that both of the new active Techs, Wild Hunger for Zoology and Out of Nowhere for Mechology count towards task totals in the traditional quest sequence.  They will NOT count in the Collection Mission, however.

Here is a link to my post about all of the Research Laboratory Topics and Recipes and upgrades and so on:

All about the Research Laboratory

The techs are being required more and more often now.  You can experiment with each without paying, but to switch back afterwards to one you had previously costs 10 RC.  I would recommend the Zoology Topic to lower level farmers.  You receive a lot of Animal Products without being required to have the ingredients.  Specific to this Quest, you can set the Wild Hunger on the Chicken Coop to obtain the Eggs you need without using any Corn and on the Holstein Cow to obtain the Milk you need for another task.  In doing so for the Chicken Coop, you will receive randomly the 'materials' you need to process to make Drumsticks for the Stove House Recipe and when you need the Wool, obtain the material from the Sheep needed to process Lamb.

Although Out of Nowhere (the active tech for the Mechology topic) works towards task totals, the amounts you receive of the item you actually need are not significant.  The beauty of the Out of Nowhere tech is that you receive a host of random items each time you use the tech.  Of course, you randomly will receive the material you will need to process for the Stove House Recipes associated with Mechology.  In the case of the Dutch Mill, you receive Gluten.  With the Cheese Master, you receive Whey and so on.

Note that you actually have to go to the bottom of the Menu of the Research Laboratory menu to see the Change Research Topic bar that allows you to change to Zoology or Mechology if you have a different active Topic.

Thanks to Anne, a valued administrator of Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk, for her contributions in Dutch!

Use of this site information:  If you have a Facebook Group for this game, you always are welcome to post a link to my site, as long as credit is given to Freyashawk.  Thank you!

Turkey Doll Collection
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70  Brown Turkey from Corn
50 Red Turkey from Wheat
30 White Turkey from Mayonnaise
10 Yellow Turkey from Quince

Reward: Artichoke Garden Collectable

Crop List
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40 Wheat
40 Clover
40 Tomatoes
40 Rye
40 Oat
40 Carrots
40 Rice
40 Cane
50 Green Lettuce
50 Cranberry (Island)
60 Tea Plant (Island)

Batch Production List
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40 Eggs
40 Milk
40 Rye Flour
40 Wool
40 Oat Flour
40 Ketchup
50 Turkeys
40 Sugar
50 Mohair Yarn (Island)
20 Lychee Candy
50 Horse Hair
60 Alpaca Hair
60 Camomile Essential Oil
60 Toy Alpaca
60 Toy Horses

Strategy Tips:  There are NO tasks that require Pet Chests being opened, so complete your daily allotment without hesitation.  There are NO tasks that require fishing with a hook so feel free to cast a net.

Set the Monkey Boost to decrease OP.  As you can see, there are quite a few tasks that require Batch Production.

If you have set your Research Topic to Zoology, the new Active 'Wild Hunger' Tech can be used to produce Animal Products on the Animals unlocked for this Topic.

Thanksgiving Feast Quest
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Thanksgiving Feast 1
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Felicia:  Have you heard the great news, Farmer?  Mum''s research project proposal was accepted by a prestigious marine institute.  She went to the capital to attend a conference and give some lectures.  Go, Mum!

Harvest 40 Wheat
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Clovers
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Tomatoes
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  That means she will be away from home before Thanksgiving... who will prepare the dinner?

Thanksgiving Feast 2
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Felicia:  Let me find Dad and ask him about our Thanksgiving plans.  I expect Mum left a detailed list of chores.  If she did, we will know precisely what to do... wait!  She didn't leave a list for us?

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Note that the new Tech, 'Wild Hunger' can be used to produce the Eggs.

Collect 40 Bottles of Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Note that 'Wild Hunger' can be used to produce the Milk.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Felicia:  What are we to do?  I cannot manage by myself!

Thanksgiving Feast 3
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Felicia:  Of course, Grandma is the expert cook here... she will help me prepare the most glorious Thanksgiving Dinner we ever had!

Harvest 40 Oat
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 bundles of Wool
  Skip for 10 RC

N.B.  You can use Wild Hunger to produce the Wool without feeding the Sheep.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia:  I have not seen Grandma today... could she be in her room still?  Knock, knock!  Grandma?  It's Felicia!

Thanksgiving Feast 4
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Felicia:  As soon as I opened the door, I heard a loud sneeze and a rustling of handkerchiefs.  Grandma has caught a terrible cold or possibly the flu.  She would love to help me, of course, but i told her she needed to rest and recover!

Harvest 40 Carrots
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 sacks of Oat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Rice
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia;  So much for help from Grandma... best go before I catch the 'flu!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box containing farm aids

Thanksgiving Feast 5
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Felicia:  Darryl is my only hope now... if only I could find that boy!  He probably is out somewhere searching for aliens... he is a bit of an oddball sometimes.

Produce 40 bottles of Ketchup
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Cane
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Lemons
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  I see him now in the Orchard... looks as though he is talking to one of the trees!

Thanksgiving Feast 6
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Felicia:  I shouted at him to help me, but he became very cross with me for frightening off the tree fairies... I thought he was obsessed with aliens, but he now says they are 'so last season'...

Prepare 8 Batter
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Wheat Flour and 1 Egg

Prepare 8 Cake Flour
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Oat Flour and 2 Rye Flour

Produce 50 Turkeys
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Felicia:  So Darryl is too busy with his adventures to help me... if only Mum were here!

Thanksgiving Feast 7
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Felicia:  One Thanksgiving Feast now has to be produced by me alone... I must focus and try to remember how Mum managed it year after year.  She always insisted we clean the house first so I will begin with that.

Place Artichoke Garden on your Farm
  Skip for 10 RC
  (Reward from Collection Mission)
  N.B.  As soon as you place it, you can claim 12 Artichoke

Prepare 8 Butter
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Milk

Prepare 8 Condensed Milk
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Sugar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  I did all of the household chores but it took AGES!

Thanksgiving Feast 8
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Felicia:  We have very little time now left for cooking...  I found Mum's Recipe Book.  Let's decide on our menu.  What do we need?  Cranberry sauce, potatoes...

Harvest 8 Brazil Nuts
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 40 bags of Sugar
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Satay
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Turkey and 3 Cane

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Felicia:  Oh no!  I forgot about the Turkey completely!  Where can I find one now???  (On a farm where they raise them?  Although I personally would be loathe to slaughter an animal I fed every day...)

Special Reward: Thanksgiving Table for Darryl's House

Thanksgiving Feast 9
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Felicia:  No one has any Turkeys now.  I visited every shop and asked every neighbour... I suppose a chicken will have to do.  I hope I can one that is large enough for our large family!

Produce 50 Mohair Yarn
  Skip for 12 RC
  Thiis is an Island task

Produce 20 Lychee Candy
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Arabic Kabsa
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 4 Rice and 1 Soft Dough

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  I stuffed the chicken and it looks larger now.  To the event!   This bird is quite heavy!

Thanksgiving Feast 10
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Felicia:  Help me, Farmer!  There goes my heavy stuffed chicken... THUMP!  And now the house is clean no longer.  What a disaster!

Prepare 10 Soft Dough
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter

Harvest 50 Green Lettuce
  Skip for 12 RC

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

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Felicia:  I should have known better: cleaning AFTER cooking, not the other way round!

Thanksgiving Feast 11
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Felicia:  I wish I had realised that before we wasted so much time!  Now we have a dirty house and no food.  The only dishes that have not been ruined are some roasted artichokes and my signature Pumpkin Pie.  It is not enough!

Harvest 8 Cedar Wood
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Use Electric Saw to obtain 2 pieces from one tree.  Weather can be used to speed maturity but Watering Cans will not operate on these Wood Trees

Prepare 8 Roasted Artichoke
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a new Recipe
  Each requires 1 Butter and 1 Artichoke

Prepare 8  Milk Cookies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Wheat Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  Perhaps I should give up and cancel the dinner, but Mum would be so disappointed if I did that!

Thanksgiving Feast 12
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Felicia:  This Thanksgiving is becoming an absolute failure.  I cannot bear to speak to Mum about it, but I texted my best friend to let her know how I felt as am bursting with sorrow now...

Harvest 10 Dark Chocolate
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 50 Horse Hair
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Roasted Turkeys
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Turkey and 1 Ketchup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Felicia:  She texted back immediately... what does she say?

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Thanksgiving Feast 13
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Felicia:  She is on her way, Farmer and bringing her 'crew' with her.  They are going to fix my Thanksgiving for me!

Produce 60 bundles of Alpaca Hair
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 10 Cups of Artichoke Tea
  Skip for 10 RC
  This is a new Recipe
  Each requires 1 Lemon and 1 Artichoke
  You can purchase an Artichoke for 30 TC if your Artichoke Garden has not produced enough of them yet.

Prepare 10 plates of Brazil Nut Milk Cookies
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 2 Milk Cookies and 1 Brazil Nut

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  All of her friends work in a restaurant so are professional cooks!  This is fantastic!

Thanksgiving Feast 14
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Felicia:  They brought some dishes they had made at the restaurant as well as ingredients for others.  Unfortunately, we still have neither chicken nor turkey!  How do we fix that problem?

Harvest 60 Tea Plants
  Skip for 15 RC
  This. is an Island Crop

Produce 60 bottles of Camomile Essential Oil
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 Toy Alpaca
  Skip for 15 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Felicia:  When I was trying to think of different meats to fill with stuffing, my friend found a better solution.

Thanksgiving Feast 15
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Felicia:  She rearranged my artichokes, decorating each with a bit of carrot and herb and... they became little mini-turkeys!

Prepare 10 Easter Pies
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Soft Dough and 1 Dark Chocolate

Make 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Wool Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood and 1 Power

Produce 60 Toy Horses
  Skip for 15 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia: In the meantime, her friends finished cleaning the house again and laying the table.  How will I ever repay them?

Thanksgiving Feast 16
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Felicia:  Their own Thanksgiving plans were cancelled, so I think the best way to repay them would be to invite them to our Thanksgiving Feast.  Of course, the more the merrier!  I think I heard some one at the door... could it be Mum?

Make 6 Camomile Aroma Bottles in Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Wooden Aroma Bottle, 1 Camomile Essential Oil, 1 Distilled Water

Prepare 10 Artichoke Dinners
  Skip for 10 RC
  This is a new Recipe
  Each requires 2 Roasted Artichokes and 1 Artichoke Tea

Prepare 10 Stuffed Turkeys
  Skip for 10 RC
  Each requires 1 Arabic Kabsa and 1 Roast Turkey

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Felicia:  Every one is here and I am thankful for my friends and family and our beautiful farm!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Please remember all those who go hungry at this time of year...

Final Special Reward: Pilgrim Teddy Bear Decoration for Seaside Farm

Collection Set
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The set consists of the Pilgrim Teddy Bear, the Artichoke Garden (Collectable) and the Thanksgiving Table (Darryl's House).  Register all three within the allocated time limit to obtain a bonus reward in the form of a Clam Friendship Flower as well as the ordinary rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

Harvest Festival Farm Beauty Contest

Harvest Festival Farm Beauty Contest, November 2018
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Here is a link to the new 11 day Quest and Collection Mission:

Crop Circles Quest and Meteor Collection Mission

Note:  The Thanksgiving Base is featured in this Contest and is an old Base which means that you can own more than one.  As of Friday, 2 November, you can purchase the base itself in the Decoration section of the Market for 3000 Coins but it will be incomplete.  I do not see a bag containing materials yet, but no doubt this will change shortly as the game itself announces it will be available in the Special Deals in the Market... furthermore, if you purchase the three new Theme Decorations and register all three in the Gallery, you will be given a bag containing all materials for the Base.

Introduction
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This post is designed to allow you to gain as many Votes as possible from the four characters by maximising your own Farm to achieve the highest number of Votes in every Category.

The Farm Beauty Contest can be confusing and difficult for new player.  Often, they are unaware of their own ability to increase the Votes from the 4 Characters to the point where they can obtain the Reward Decoration without any votes from their Neighbours.  It requires a little planning.  This post was created to show you how to do precisely that.  Every aspect of the Farm Beauty Contest as well as the rules by which each Category operates is covered here.

Remember ALWAYS that the votes you receive from the Characters are based on your current 'Snapshot'.  If you change your farm to obtain more votes, always take a new photograph or Character votes will not change!  You do not need to take a photograph more than once, however, if you set up your farm for maximum Character votes at the very start.

One more point about the 'Snapshot'.  If you play on more than one device, you may see your Photograph only on the device you were using when you submitted it.  Do not fret about this!  It remains valid for the duration of the Contest, even if you do not see it on your other devices.

Theme List now complete with values in terms of Theme Votes as well as where and how to obtain each.  This Contest gives multiple vote values to many old Decorations and each of the new premium Decorations always give multiple numbers of votes for Theme.

The quickest way to maximise theme votes, therefore, especially for a new farmer, is to pay cash for one of the new premium decorations.  They can be expensive, however, and for many farmers, earning the Reward Decoration for 4000 Votes in the Farm Beauty Contest is a long process that requires patience.  Do be aware, however, that the premium Decorations not only count for multiple votes, but give special Rewards often in the form of RC, Yellow or Blue Mystrons as well as giving the best Gift Box both to the host and to the visitor when cleaned.  Sometimes the judicious expenditure of cash in a 'free game' is worthwhile.

For a new farmer, the easiest way, however, to raise your Character vote total probably is by obtaining a couple of farm expansions and by raising your Landscape Point total to at least 2100.  I need to confirm the precise number of points now required to maximise your Landscape Point votes, but it really is worth the effort and you need not spend any premium cash to do this.  There are coin paths that will do the job.  See my section on Landscape Points below.

Knowing where you can capitalise on your own Character Votes is key to success.  For a farmer not to improve his/her farm for the Contest and then beg for votes from Neighbours ultimately is not the best strategy.... why not make the most of your own farm first?  At least then you can guarantee that you win the Reward decoration in EVERY Farm Beauty Contest as Landscape Points remain constant as do Farm Expansions.

Note from Freyashawk:
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I created this site 5 years ago shortly after the game first was released.  I maintain and update it with all new Quests and new options, as well as posts like this to help players with every aspect of the game.  I may not be the best farmer in the world, but if this site is useful to you, please vote for HM. Freyashawk in the Farm Beauty Contest.  Your vote for the farm is a vote of confidence for the site.  It is not a matter of personal ego but rather the desire to make players aware of the site.  When HM. Freyashawk places in the top ten in the Farm Beauty Contest, it reminds players that both this site and my Facebook groups for this game exist and, one hopes, can help them with any aspects of the game when needed.  Every vote counts for rank and I appreciate your votes greatly.  I know that it requires an effort on your part to vote for HM. Freyashawk each day.  I only hope that this post helps every farmer attain the total needed for the pretty Reward Decoration.

Old Decorations Reissued
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The current Fortune Hunt Activity Stage activity is offering the Indian Hat Decoration as one of its rewards.  As this was the Reward from the 4th Farm Beauty Contest long ago, this is a great opportunity for newer farmers to obtain one of the classic Farm Beauty Contest rewards.

New Earnable Theme Decorations
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The final Reward for the Crop Circles Quest is a Theme Decoration for this contest in the form of the Spaceship Lamp.

Purchasing the new Theme Decorations
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If you purchase all three of the new premium Decorations in the form of the Little Match Girl Knitting Grandma and Autumn Light and register all three, you will receive a special reward for completing that new Collection in the form of a bag that contains ALL materials for the Thanksgiving Base.  The Base itself can be purchased unfinished for coins in the Market.

Note to new Farmers
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I believe that the Farm Beauty Contest still is unlocked at Level 30.  Even at that Level, it IS possible to maximise your Farm to obtain enough votes from the Characters to receive the Decoration Reward for having 4000 Votes.

You must start on the first day, however, with the best possible configuration, if you are at the lower levels and have not played long enough to have acquired many of the Theme items.

Even if you are not that concerned about your own results, you can register and help other farmers with your votes.  Even if you feel you cannot obtain a total of 4000 or 6000 votes, do your best to organise your farm for maximum votes to practice for future Contests.  If you are a low level farmer but are willing to spend a little money, purchase of the new theme decorations should make a big difference in theme totals, which could make all the difference in terms of reaching the goal of 4000 votes by the end of the contest.

COUNT YOUR TOTAL EACH DAY.  Most important are the Character Votes.  If you are reaching a total of 200, you will obtain the Decoration.

Tips:  Where Landscape Points are concerned, try to find a Buddy who is at a high level who will send you paths as Gifts.  If you are able and willing to spend RC, the Macaron Path and Pebble Paths can boost Landscape Point totals faster with less effort, but if you can place enough of the other Paths and make certain that your Decorations are within their sphere of influence, you can reach the necessary total for maximum votes in that category.

The theme list is to be found in the little red book in the Farm Beauty Contest Menu.  I publish a list of all Theme items in my post with details as to where and how they can be obtained.  (This time, or fabulous administrator Kaye Webb logged all of them for me.) Some Theme items originally were released as Mission Rewards.  In many cases, these old Missions can be activated from the Lighthouse and you can obtain the Decoration without paying RC for it.  Others can be purchased directly from the Gallery using Blue or Yellow Mystrons.  Try to do it at the start, however whenever possible and make certain that, should you improve your farm's configuration, you take a new screenshot immediately!  You do not have to take more than one screenshot during the course of the contest UNLESS you obtain items that improve the Character vote totals.

Every day counts!  Count the total number of votes you receive from the four Characters at the end of the first day of the Contest and then see how you can improve this number if, multiplied by 20 (days), you do not have 4000 Votes as the projected total.


OBTAINING THE REWARD DECORATION
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You need a total of 4000 Votes by the end of the Contest to receive the significant reward which is the Decoration.  Almost any farmer should be able to maximise the Votes of the 4 Characters to obtain this even without a single vote from a Neighbour.  You basically need a total of 200 Votes per day, although the Contest is giving an extra voting period and that reduces the total needed per day.

If you care about this, register your farm on the first day with maximum votes from the 4 Characters using the guidelines below.

For the Avatar, you need 300 votes per day, but with the recent changes in Character Votes, it is not impossible by any means to reach these totals from the Character votes alone.  If you are receiving 300 votes per day from the four Characters, you will obtain the Avatar by the end of the Contest.  To obtain 300 Votes per day from the Characters alone, you need to have reached Level 90.  If all other categories give you the maximum number of votes, Level 80 - 90 will leave you short of 300 by only 1 Vote per day, however.

VOTE CATEGORY CHANGES
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There are two significant changes from former Contests that became active in recent Contests.  The first is the addition of Pets as a Vote category for Grandma in the form of 'pets with fancy equipment'. The second is a decrease in the totals for the Levels required for Dad's Vote for 'high level farm'.

Pet Category
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The total number of Votes that can be given by Grandma for Pets is 12.  Equipment (the collars, scarves and bow ties and so on) that you forge in the Factory each count for 1 Vote.  Apparel counts for the other Votes and it does not matter if it is premium Apparel or Temporary Apparel or even duplicate Apparel.  All will count equally.  A Buddy Pet does NOT count.  That was a glitch.

PETS MUST BE OUTSIDE THE PET HOUSE TO COUNT!

In other words, to gain 12 Votes from Grandma each day for the Pet Category, you need a total of 4 Pets, each wearing a piece of equipment and 2 pieces of apparel.

Some Pets cannot use three accessories.  For example,  the Kangaroo, although you can dress them in hats, do not have the second accessory and the Kangaroo cannot be equipped with any collar or other accessory that can be forged in the Factory.  You therefore need to make certain that the four active Pets do not include a Kangaroo at the point in which the photograph is taken.

For players without premium accessories:  First make certain each has equipment.  Go to the Apparel Menu and find the 7 day hats and accessories for each pet that can be purchased for 100 TC each.  Equip four Pets each with a Hat and whatever other accessory that Pet can use and then let them loose outside.  Take your snapshot for the full 12 votes from Grandma!

High Level Farms
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This has changed a few times through the years but I only know for certain that Freyashawk at Level 117 received 15/18 votes for 'high level farm' from Dad.  At Level 120, HM. Freyashawk now receives 16/18 votes from Dad for 'high level farm'.   At Level 129, received 17/18 votes... so it is possible that maximum is reached now at 130.  This was NOT the case in the earlier Farm Beauty Contests.  At Level 145, another player received 18/18 but I believe the actual level requirement for maximum votes in this category is lower.

Basic Rules
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It is your current photograph of your Farm or 'snapshot' that determines the Votes from the 4 Characters in the game every day.  In previous Contests, a Theme decoration often would be counted if it had been placed on the Farm, even if it had not been registered yet.  I believe this still is true, although it is a good idea to register all theme items as quickly as possible as you do receive rewards for registration.

Balance and variety always is the key in these contests.  You need a variety of Crops, Animals, Trees, Machines and Theme Decorations on your farm to maximise the votes from the 4 Characters.  If you design your Farm for maximum votes from the 4 Characters, you should not need ANY Votes from your Neighbours to obtain the Theme Decoration Reward that requires a total of 4000 Votes by the end of the Contest.

Duplicates never have counted where Crops, Trees, Animals, Machines and Decorations are concerned.  I doubt that has changed.  The only change really is that duplicates of Pet Equipment and Apparel DO count.

Crops
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Have at least 16 different Crops on your Farm to obtain maximum Votes from Darryl for 'variety of Crops'.  You may need less but Crops are easy to plant.  They do not have to be mature when you take the photo to count.

Trees
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Try to have 16 different types of Trees ON YOUR FARM when you take the photograph.  Trees in the Tree Nursery will not be counted.  Again, you may need fewer than 16 types but it does not hurt to be safe to obtain maximum votes from Grandma for 'enough Trees'.


Animals
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Beehives and Butterfly Houses as well as the Bat House are considered Animals so every different TYPE of Beehive or Butterfly House counts but duplicates of any type of Animal do NOT Count. You should not need a total of 16 different types of Animal to obtain maximum votes from Felicia for Animals but again, if you have 16, use them.

Machines
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In Contests in the past, you only needed a total of 12 different machines to obtain maximum Votes from Dad for Machines but this may have changed.  Players claimed that the Salad Machine gave 2 Votes instead of 1, but never confirmed that.  In any case, duplicates do not count and if you can cram 16 onto your Farm before you take the photo, better to be safe than sorry.

Expansion
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Both Felicia and Dad give Votes for 'Big Farms'.  The good news is that you do not need many expansions on your original farm to obtain 16/16 from each of them.  A farmer who does not have even the 23 x 23 Expansion will obtain maximum 16/16 votes in this category!



Theme

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Only Grandma does not vote for Theme, so you have Theme Votes from three out of four farm characters.  The Theme List always can be found in the little Red Book in the Farm Beauty Contest Menu.  I will include a list below as well with the price of each Decoration if you can purchase it and how to do so in each case.



Gallery Registration

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Register as many items as possible BEFORE you take your photograph to maximise this Category.



Both Darryl and Grandma give Votes for Gallery... furthermore, you obtain rewards from the Gallery when you register any item.



Landscape

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'Beautiful Paths' is the term for your Landscape Point total.  As three of the four Characters vote for this Category, it is a very good idea to have Paths on your Farm and place as many Decorations as possible within their 'sphere of influence'.  I have covered the details of Paths and Landscaping elsewhere on this site.  The better the Path, the more points you receive when Decorations are placed next to it or near it.  The Macaron Path, Pebble Path and Snow Path each are worth 50 Landscape Points.  The Snow Path no longer is available but the other two can be purchased in the Paths Menu for 1 RC each.  The Wooden Path is worth 35 Landscape Points and costs 50000 Coins.  Next best is the Forest Path worth 25 Landscape Points with a price of 15000 Coins.  If you have Buddies, however, they can send Forest Paths and Stone and Flower Paths to you.  To send, go to the Special Gifts Buddy Menu.  You can send a Stone and Flower Path to a Buddy for 4000 Coins and a Forest Path for 12000 Coins.  You actually can send a Macaron Path to a Buddy for 1 RC.  There are Buddy Level requirements for sending some of the Special Gifts.



Remember that Landscape Point total is the total of the value of ALL the Paths PLUS the Decorations that are close enough to those Paths to boost Points.



In the past, you needed less than 2300 Landscape Points to achieve maximum... not certain what the current requirement is but here are some farmers who have less than that and their results in the current contest:





1059 Landscape Points: 16/24 Votes



1421 Landscape Points: 19/24 Votes



1484 Landscape Points: 20/24 Votes



1720 Landscape Points: 21/24 Votes





How to Maximise Landscape Points

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First of all, you will not be able to move any Paths or perhaps even set any new Paths now if you have Pets roaming about your Farm.  You must place all of them in the Pet House before you can set new Paths or move existing Paths, including Water Paths as well as those on the land.



Remember that placement of Decorations and Bases is everything.  A Decoration or Base will give additional Landscape Points only if it is placed near a Path that has not used its maximum number of Points yet.  For example, the Macaron Path can give a boost of 50 Landscape Points when Decorations are placed close to it.  Once that amount is reached, however, piling more Decorations or Bases near it counts for nothing.  Use the Move Tool to hover over various spots to see how your Landscape Points will be affected.





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This is a new Category and only Grandma votes for it.  To gain 12 Votes from Grandma each day for the Pet Category, you need a total of 4 Pets, each wearing a piece of equipment and 2 pieces of apparel.  A Buddy Pet on your Farm at the time you take your photograph will NOT count.  That was a temporary glitch.



You can purchase apparel for a temporary period in order to take a snapshot that will give you more Votes for this category.



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Only Dad gives votes for a 'high level farm'.  At Level 117, HM. Freyashawk received only 11 Votes for this category in previous contests but now is receiving 16/18 at Level 120.



Here are some current results:



Level 40: 6/18 Votes



Level 47: 6/18 Votes



Level 48: 7/18 Votes



Level 63: 8/18



Level 76: 10/18 Votes



Level 79: 10/18 Votes

Level 129: 17/18 Votes

(Thanks to my neighbours who sent this information to me about lower levels)


Theme List:
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This was compiled by Kaye Webb... thank you!!!!

Owl Lady
Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Warm Stove
Reward of the 40th Farm Beauty Contest
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Thanksgiving Turkey
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Owl Clock
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Indian Hat
Reward of the 4th Farm Beauty Contest
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Sunflower Ornament
Reward of the 16th Farm Beauty Contest
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Aniseed Tree
Purchase Aniseed Tree in the shop
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Mistletoe Tree
Purchase Mistetoe Tree in the shop
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Harvest Hat
Monthly Calendar Reward of November 2015
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Male Thanksgiving Owl
Reward from Home Sweet Home Special Mission (2015)
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Japanese Garden
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Wheel of Bounty
Reward from Road Trip Special Mission (2017)
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Turkey in the Pumpkin
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Spaceship Lamp
Reward from Crop Circles Special Mission (November 2018)
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Pumpkin Candle
Reward of the 28th Farm Beauty Contest
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Apple Ornament
Reward from 2016 November (Cleanable Decoration)
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Autumn Chick Basket
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Little Match Girl
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2018
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 3 more votes every day.

Tree House
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Thanksgiving Base
Purchase Thanksgiving Base in the shop for 3000 Coins.  (It will be incomplete.)
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Autumn Pumpkin
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Knitting Grandma
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2018
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Mountain of Flowers and Fruits
Reward of the Journey to the West Special Mission in 2015
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Hedgehog
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Turkey Magician
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Autumn Light
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2018
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 2 more votes every day.

Cornucopia
Collection Mission Reward from Family Dinner Special Mission (2014)
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Colorful Tent
Can be obtained from Thanksgiving Discount 2017
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.

Hay
Purchase Hay in the shop
Felicia, Darryl and Dad will give you 1 more vote every day.