Update for 1 January 2019

A new update in Family Farm Seaside makes the game even MORE competitive.

You can find the post containing all details about the still current New Year New Me Quest here:

New Year New Me Quest and Balloon Collection Mission


It includes the Order Champion Menu, accessed through the icon of a Pavilion in the centre of the screen at the top.  The Order Champion Event is a weekly one, that will be reset at reset on Thursday or whenever your own time zone has its reset.

Here is a screenshot of the Order Champion Board, showing the time remaining for this particular week and the number of points that placed me temporarily at No. 1.  These points were achieved only by spending quite a lot of TC.  After reset, some one attained No. 1 with over 650 points.

Here you will be thrown into a random group of players whose rank will be based on filling the following Orders:

Order Corner: Community Order Board, consisting of two Orders
  Every Order gives 10 Points

Coffee House
   Every Order gives 1 point

Guest groups
   Every Order gives 1 point

Helicopter
  Every order gives 2 points

Boat Orders
  Every order gives 3 points
  N.B.  No points for filling your own Boat's Order

Order Board Seaside
  Every order gives 5 points

You will see all the members of this random Group when you tap on the Pavilion Icon as well as your progress in terms of moving to the next Level.  One farm upon performing all of the Order Board orders, was sent immediately to the Pavilion menu and received 10 'Coins' that actually are special Tokens for Decorations from the Gallery and 5 Blue Mystrons as a 'Participation Reward'.

The items available for purchase from the Gallery using these special Champion Coins include the Egyptian 'Cat Statue' at a price of 200 of these special Coin Tokens.

Here is a screenshot of this decoration showing the token price:

(This is from HM. Freyashawk where I performed the original Quest that gave the Cat Statue as its reward.)

Note here that you receive 10 if you simply perform ONE of the Orders that are eligible for rewards.

Note on 4 January:  I used an incredible number of resources, time and energy to reach 899 points and the No. 1 position in my group before reset on Thursday.  And to what end?  I was placed in a Level 2 group where every one is even MORE competitive and where I have no chance of going higher and quite possibly could be pushed back to Level 1.  What is the point of any of this?  I believe a player is best served if he/she simply obtains the Participation Award.  After all, I believe there is no time limit on this particular 'activity' and the Decorations will remain available for purchase from the Gallery.

There are many Gallery Decorations now that can be purchased EITHER using 300 Blue Mystrons or 200 of the special Coins.  I recommend using the Coins on Decorations that do not have another purchase option personally.

Note that if you performed these orders BEFORE you received the update, you will be limited somewhat today in the number of points you can earn.  Remember that, if you are willing to spend real money or have amassed TC, you can use TC to buy more Boat Whistles and use TC, or depending on the day of the week, Coins and then Green Mystrons to refresh your Order Board on Seaside.  Today you need first 100 TC and then 200 TC to refresh the Board.  1 Whistle costs 10 TC, then 2 Whistles for 50 TC, then 1 RC for 2 Whistles.  Helicopter Orders have the usual menu.

I only am spending the extra cash to write this guide.  I am not certain that the rewards of being on the top of the list are worth any price...  As my boat is fully upgraded and I only receive Helicopter Bags now for Helicopter Orders, I ordinarily would not bother with all of this and probably will not do so again.  For players who are not at maximum yet on the Island and still earn Dev Points with Helicopter Orders, this new Champion business may be an incentive to perform extra tasks.

Maximum of 50 farmers in any 'group' and only the top 10 will advance to Level 2.  You will see an arrow next to the top 10 farmers at any point in time.  Reset is tonight, and at present, the top farmer has over 650 points.  Completing an entire round of Coffee House Orders will boost your points but I would imagine that being at the very top will require the use of cash to refresh Daily Order Board and Boat Orders.

Note here that each Guest Order filled gives 1 Point, so you will obtain Points even if you cannot fill every Order.  I was inviting Guests daily before this and sending them away instantly on occasion simply to obtain more Essence, but now there is an added incentive actually to fill them.

Other features of the update are a Search function for your Gift Box, (long overdue!), Snow backgrounds and falling snow (available in Settings), some reduction in the Island tasks in Missions that require sales of specific items, and an upcoming 'Flying Bird' Activity Stage Activity.

Champion Rewards:
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Here are the rewards for Level 1:

No. 1 is 40;
No. 2 is 35;
No. 3 is 30.
No. 4 is 28.
No. 5 through 10 is 25 and you go to Level 2;
No. 10 through 14 is 22.
No. 16 through 20 is 20.
No. 22 to 25 is 18.
26 through 30 is 16.
No. 31 through 35 is 14.
No. 36 through 38 is 12.
No. 41 through 45 is 10.
No. 46 through 50 is 8... but you always get the Participation reward of 10 I believe.

Here are the rewards for Level 2:

No. 1 is 60;
No. 2 is 55.
No. 3 is 50.
No, 4 is 48.
No. 5 is 46.
No. 6 through 10 is 45.
No. 11 through 30 is 28 and you stay in Level 2;
No. 31 through 35 is 24 and you stay in Level 2;
No. 36 through 40 is 20 and you stay in Level 2.
No. 41 through 45 is 16 and you go to Level 1;
No. 46 through 50 is 12 and you go down to Level 1.