Animal Hospital Update

(Above, screenshots of the various stages of rescue and feeding)

The Animal Hospital is located on a little island between the Island and Sea Resort.  Find injured animals either beneath the Island Farm or between Island Farm and Sea Resort in the water and either bring them to the Animal Hospital or send them away.  Give them items to feed and rescue them.  Doing so will increase the Animal's Recovery level.  When you release the Animal, you will receive Rewards.

(Screenshot of an Animal Hosptial with three of the four types of Animals.  Since I created this post, they added an Arctic Fox, my personal favourite)

Note that a timed Quest and Collection Mission was linked to this new building, as some of the tasks introduce you to the rescue items that can be made now in the Workshop on the Island.  Here is a link:

Animal Rescue Quest

When an Animal appears, it will be on a timer.   I believe this timer is never longer than one hour.  You can both feed and rescue.  Once you have chosen both options, it will go to the first available chamber in your Animal Hospital.  There, you instantly will have the option to feed it again.  It then will be on another timer.  This timer is for 4 hours.

N.B.  If you choose to send the Animal to a Neighbour, THAT is on a timer as well unfortunately.  It therefore is important, if it is an Animal that your Neighbour actively would like to have, that you coordinate times.

Note that, the number of times you perform the Rescue action in the Hospital will determine the Level of the Recovery and the Rewards you receive.  You can release the Animal at Level 0, but it is better to continue to tend to it and increase its Recovery Level.  The timer always appears to be four hours for the next action.

You can choose, once you have performed the two initial actions, instead of taking the Animal to your Hospital, to send it to a Neighbour.  A Neighbour who sent a seal to me received 20 OP and some coins for doing so.

On my end, I received a message in my hospital message box to the effect that:

'C.  has sent you a seal.  Do you want to take it in?  (Accept)

The Seal immediately required 4 Flatfish.

I believe the items requested are chosen randomly to some extent,  but I have seen more requests for the fish caught with the Dolphin Hook than any other types.  The actual 'Rescue Items' made in the Workshop are required so if you intend to participate in this, you may wish to stock up a little on those.  Furthermore, there are specific items that are linked to specific Animals.  For example, the only Animal who eats Meat items is the Arctic Fox who often will need Beef or Turkey Sausage.

Rewards when you release any Animal from the Hospital are based on the Recovery Level of that Animal.  The Maximum recovery Level is Level 8.  When you release any Animal, you can choose between 5 different Reward bags, representing all the different types of Mystrons in the game.

As your Animal recovers, increasing in size and health, its appearance may change.  I am not certain what virtue there is in keeping a fully recovered maximum Level Animal in the Hospital.  Rewards for release of Level 8 Animals have not varied much for me if I choose the same bag.   I received bags containing 25 Blue Mystrons for the most part when I chose the Blue Bag.   For the Green Bag, however, I received 341 Green Mystrons so I guess I need to log all results.   I am not certain there is ANY advantage to keeping an Animal once it has achieved maximum Level 8, apart from sentimental reasons.

There is a ledger in your Animal Hospital that gives a record of all the Animals you have rescued.  This does not include any of the Animals that you simply passed on to Neighbours but only those you have kept in your hospital.

You can open more chambers in your Animal Hospital to increase the number of potential patients, as follows:

3rd Chamber:

6 Milk Facial Masks
10 Spicy Steak Burgers
50 Goose Feathers
5000 Coins

4th Chamber

50 Peanut Sauce
50 Pork
20 Lemon Cake
10000 Coins

5th Chamber:

80 Muskmelons
20000 Coins
20 Orange Juice
1 Ice Cart (5 RC)

6th Chamber:

30000 Coins
10 Ice Cubes
2 Ice Cart (5 RC each)
10 Fried Eggplant

7th Chamber:

40000 Coins
5 Pearl Hydrating Masks
50 Fern Flower Lamps
4 Ice Carts (5 RC each)

8th Chamber:

50000 Coins
30 Love Fruit Pies
20 Parrot Feathers
6 Ice Cart

This is the last upgrade.

Scene
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As with the original Family Farm, you now can change the 'scene' of your farm.  There is a new 'Scene' department in the Market.  To change to a 'Valentine Scene' at present is the sole option and it is a cash purchase rather than RC for a permanent change.  For a three day effect, it costs 10 RC.

Volcano Tech Community Upgrade
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You now can increase the Level of the Upgrade for the Volcano, Explorer' Tech.

To increase to Level 4: 150 Medals
  Increase production by 4

To increase to Level 5: 180 Medals
  Increase production by 5

Pilot
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We did not unlock this one initially as no one needed it, but every upgrade increases the number of orders that give double Dev Points:

To upgrade from Level 1 to Level 2: 125 Medals
  Gives double Dev Points from Helicopter Orders two times per day

Rescue Animal Appearances
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As Animals at your Hospital increase in Level, their weight will increase and their actual appearance may change.

Some of the items required for each type:

Seal:

6 Sea Urchins

Bear:

1 Mackerel

Fox:

3 Silk
5 Beef Salami
2 Hairtail
6 Cotton Cloth

Penguin:

12 Red Algae

As of the beginning of August, Mary logged the following useful information at my request:

Arctic Fox:
Level 0: Fed 3 times
Level 1: Fed 5 times
Level 2: Fed 6 times
Level 3: Fed 9 times
Level 4: Fed 9 times
Level 5: Fed 11 times
Level 6: Fed 14 times
Level 7: Fed 15 times
Reached Level 8

Seal:
Level 0: Fed 4 times
Level 1: Fed 3 times
Level 2: Fed 4 times
Level 3: Fed 7 times
Level 4: Fed 8 times
Level 5: Fed 9 times
Level 6: Fed 11 times
Level 7: Fed 12 times
Reached Level 8

Polar Bear:
Level 0: Fed 4 times
Level 1: Fed 4 times
Level 2: Fed 5 times
Level 3: Fed 6 times
Level 4: Fed 6 times
Level 5: Fed 9 times
Level 6: Fed 11 times
Level 7: Fed 12 times
Reached Level 8

Penguin:
Level 0: Fed 4 times
Level 1: Fed 1 times
Level 2: Fed 4 times
Level 3: Fed 3 times
Level 4: Fed 5 times
Level 5: Fed 6 times
Level 6: Fed 7 times
Level 7: Fed 8 times
Reached Level 8

Unfortunately, this does not appear to be a standard result.  Evidently, according to player's log, the number of feedings required to reach the next level can vary even with the same species of Animal



Farmium Purchases
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You now can purchase Farmium from your Research Laboratory screen.  Tap on the Plus Sign next to your Farmium total to obtain the option.  It becomes increasingly expensive, much like purchases of new Order Board Orders.

Note that the option only occurs if your total current Farmium is less than 300.

Purchase 100 Farmium for 1000 Coins.

Purchase 100 Farmium for 100 TC

Purchase 100 Farmium for 3 RC

Animal Rescue Quest and Animal Pill Collection Mission

First, I am not certain how much longer I will be updating this site.  I am very discouraged for a number of reasons.

In the last Farm Beauty Contest, I could not believe how many neighbours with farms over Level 151 were begging for votes.   It required less than 300 votes per day from the four characters to obtain ALL rewards without a single vote from a neighbour.  What this makes me think is that people are NOT reading my posts.  Those 'Senior' Farmers should have been able to organise their farms to obtain the votes needed.  Of course, every farmer has the right to play the game any way he/she chooses but I personally would be happier if I knew that I had organised my farm in such a way as to get 6000 votes at the end of it.

Of course, this does affect me as well, as HM. Freyashawk did not rank in the top 10.  I told myself again and again that if players did not appreciate the work I did enough to vote for my farm, it might be time to quit after 5 years.   This site has details about EVERY aspect of the game.  I spend hours on new posts, and posts for new Quests still receive thousands of hits.  Am I being unreasonable to ask for votes in the Farm Beauty Contest in return?  I only ask for votes for the one farm, HM. Freyashawk and that is the reason.

There are a lot of power farmers out there who get game cards from their neighbours, which actually are financial rewards.  There are blogs that accept advertisements from Google so that every hit brings a few pennies.  Well, I do not do any of that.  I am not looking for the small amount of RC that the final Reward brings in the Contest.  I can organise my farm so that I do not have to beg for votes from others.  The only reason I ask for votes is to keep Freyashawk visible as a resource for other farmers, to make people aware I still am working on this site.

I am very grateful to those neighbours who have been voting for me throughout, and any hesitation in letting go of this site is for their sakes and for the sake of new farmers who may need the help.

Perhaps I am taking this too personally but that is my right.  I have worked long and hard to create a site where you can find details about every aspect of this game.  I do not work for FunPlus.  I am not paid for any of it.  Going through these Quests at high speed requires resources, and I often use all of my Power and double OP (for batch production and to speed production) to do it quickly.  I am still in the middle of radiotherapy.  I am exhausted frankly, and many neighbours who became my friends through the years no longer even play this game.

For those who do, I thank you for your prayers and continuing support.

In any case,  here are the Crop and Batch Production Lists for the new 11 day Quest and Collection Mission.  You do not need Pet Chests.  You do not need to use a Fishing Hook.

Thanks to Anne for sending me the Dutch information!

Collection:

70 Red Pills from Lilies
50 Yellow Pills from Sugar
30 Green Pills from Grape Jam
10 Blue Pills from Cashew

Reward: Tamarind Tree

Tips:  Remember that you cannot use Mech or Zoo Techs for Collection Missions but you CAN use them to produce task products.  Out of Nowhere can be used for tasks that require Machine Products and Wild Hunger can be used to produce Animal Products needed for specific task totals.

Crop List
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40 Pasture
40 Tomatoes
40 Corn
40 Clover
40 Wheat
40 Cane
50 Red Bell Peppers
50 Cotton

Batch Production List
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40 Eggs
40 Beef
40 Ketchup
40 Milk
50 Lily Bouquets
50 Wool
60 Wool Cloth (Island)

The Quest began late, and I have an early appointment at the Cancer Centre, so the following are translated from the Dutch, but I will go through the Quest myself as usual when I return.

Note that placing the Tamarind Tree, the Reward for the Collection Mission, is one of the tasks in Animal Rescue 7.  Trees can be harvested repeatedly using Watering Cans and Super Watering Cans without any delay, unlike 'Collectables.'


Animal Rescue 1
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Mum:  It's really good to see you, Farmer!  We have so much to discuss.  I hope you have energy to spare, as there are important projects to complete with your help!

Harvest 40 Pasture
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Tomatoes
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Animal Rescue 2
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Harvest 6 Oranges
   Skip for 6 RC

Produce 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Mum:  This is the big news then.  I have been busy lately because I have been setting up an Animal Hospital!

Animal Rescue 3
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Mum:  IN the past few months, we have had some injured visitors on our shores.  This heartbreaking situation forced me to build a little hospital to provide shelter and heal those poor wounded animals.  I need the best partner though if I am to succeed!

Produce 40 Bottles of Ketchup
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Clover
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 20 Honey
  Skip for 10 RC

  You can use Flight of the Bumblebee

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Mum:  I knew I could count on you, that you loved animals as much as I. Love is the fuel for this project!

Animal Rescue 4
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Mum:  At present, the hospital is short on supplies and food.  I hoped you could gather the items we need to be ready to welcome our friends!

Prepare 6 plates of Steak Tartare
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Beef and 1 Egg

Collect 40 Bottles of Milk
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 6 Apples

  Skip for 6 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Mum:  Fantastic!  Our Animal Hospital is ready to serve those in need.

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Animal Rescue 5
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Mum:  Our Animal Hospital has opened just in time.  Dad brought a little penguin here in terrible condition.  Go fetch the stretcher.  This little one needs attention!

Prepare 6 Batter
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Wheat Flour and 1 Egg

Harvest 40 Wheat
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Cane
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Mum:  Diagnosis:  Flippers covered in some sort of oil, a plastic bag twisted in its beak.  It has not eaten for some time, and has a fever.

Animal Rescue 6
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Mum:  The Penguin is not looking well and is not responding to the medication I gave him.  I will need extra supplies from the farm.  Would you mind fetching Grandma for me?

Prepare 6 Bowls of Pickled Cabbage
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Cabbage and 1 White Vinegar

Prepare 6 Soft Dough
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Batter

Produce 6 Apple Jam
  Skip for 6 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Mum:  Grandma knows a lot about natural medicine... and by the way, I named the Penguin PenPen.

Animal Rescue 7
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Mum:  I couldn't sleep all night.  I was monitoring PenPen's condition and guess what?  He finally is eating solid food.  This is a very good sign... what?  You think I need some rest?  I would not wish to trouble you, but if you insist...

Place Tamarind Tree and harvest 8 Tamarind
  (Tamarind is Reward from Collection Mission)
  Skip for 6 RC

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

Prepare 8 Orange Crumbles
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Batter and 3 Oranges

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Mum:  Look at PenPen!  He is improving by leaps and bounds. Perhaps I should address you as Doctor in future!

Animal Rescue 8
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Mum:  You know, I always believed that happiness is the key to a full recovery for a patient.  PenPen is improving but how do we keep his spirits high?

Produce 50 Lily Bouquets
  Skip for 12 RC

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

Harvest 50 Red Bell Peppers
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Mum:  That was a brilliant idea.  PenPen looked so happy as he played with Darryl.  Let's make Darryl our official Smiley Doctor.

Special Reward:  Wall Medicine Box for Darryl's House

The second half always requires access to the Island and a higher Level than the first half.

Animal Rescue 9
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Mum:  PenPen is fully stable now.  He can return home soon, although I worry a little about the polluted waters in which he lives.  We must make more people aware of this problem!

Prepare 8 plates of Cashew Milk Cookies
   Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk Cookie and 2 Cashew

Produce 50 Wool
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Honey Syrup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Honey and 2 Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Mum:  Good idea!  Felicia will begin a campaign on Farmstagram to keep the waters clean!

Animal Rescue 10
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Mum:  Time to help another friend in need.  A little seal has washed up on our beach.  Hurry up.  We need the stretcher again.  This little one has mobility issues.

Prepare 8 bowls of Tamarind Sauce
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sugar and 1 Tamarind

Harvest 50 Cotton Bolls
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Sugar Cubes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sugar and 1 Sugar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Mum:  Diagnosis:  Back flippers damaged by plastic... poor seal has not fed properly and is having difficulty moving.

Animal Rescue 11
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Mum:  I just heard from a neighbouring Island.  We need to take a look at a sick pelican.  Do you think you can monitor Sally for me?  Oh yes, that is the seal's name now.  I think PenPen may wish to help as well!

Produce 60 Wool Cloths
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Cook 3 Empanadas
  Skip for 9 RC
  This is a Stove House Recipe

Ingredients: 1 Soft Dough, 3 Cabbage, 1 Steak Tartare, 3 Ketchup
  Requires 6 Power
  Place all ingredients in the skillet and set timer for 20 seconds.  Tap 'Finish' as soon as Bronze Star activates.

Prepare 8 Cottage Cheese
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Cheddar Cheese and 2 Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Mum:  I'm back.  There was no reason to worry.  Thank you for all of your help!

Animal Rescue 12
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Mum:  Good news!  Felicia's campaign about waste and pollution is doing well.  I am afraid more team work will be required.  Let's persuade our neighbours to distribute pamphlets about protection of our environment!

Prepare 8 Tofu Stir-Fry with Tamarind Sauce
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Red Bell Pepper and 1 Tamarind Sauce

Craft 4 Lag Bolts
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each takes 5 minutes to complete but task counts as soon as item enters slot

Craft 4 Wooden Planks
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each takes almost 10 minutes but task is counted as soon as item enters slot

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Mum:  We all must learn to use less plastics and more biodegradable products instead.  Let's keep our oceans free from pollution!

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Animal Rescue 13
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Farmer!  Red Alert!  Perhaps Orange Alert actually.  I caught Sally and PenPen devouring all the provisions of Tamarind.  It is good to see their appetites are back,  but we may be in trouble if we have another patient and no supplies.

Craft 4 Animal Gauze
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each requires 2 Cotton Cloth and 2 Linen and 1 Power in the Workshop

Harvest 8 Juneberries
  Skip for 8 RC


Craft 4 Animal Pills
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an  Island Task
  Each requires 1 Wheat Flour, 2 Herb and 1 Power in the Workshop

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Mum:  Our two little patients have become very playful.  I think they are ready to go home!

Animal Rescue 14
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Mum:  Dad is here, waiting to take Sally home.  As Sally loves Tamarind, why don't we prepare some delicious Tamarind treats for her trip.

Prepare 8 Tamarind Vegan Dinner
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Tamarind Sauce and 1 Tofu Stir-Fry with Tamarind Sauce

Prepare 8 Juneberry Dots
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Cottage Cheese and 1 Juneberry

Harvest 8 Elderberries
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Mum:  Saying goodbye is one of the hardest but most rewarding parts of this job!

Animal Rescue 15
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Mum:  Look, we have two visitors: two penguins at the door!  They are not looking for treatment, however.  They are PenPen's parents.  We must find him.  I expect he will be playing with Darryl.

Prepare 8 Rock Candies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Sugar Cubes and 1 Honey Syrup

Prepare 8 Apple Kulfi
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Kulfi and 2 Apple Jam

Prepare 8 plates of Kulfi
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Batter and 1 Nectar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Mum:  There he goes!  That little penguin can return to his family thanks to our love and care.

Animal Rescue 16
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Mum:  This has been a rewarding adventure.  I am glad to see our new Animal Hospital is working perfectly.  Thanks to you, Farmer, we now can open our doors to all who need help!

Prepare 8 Summer Sweets
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Juneberry Dots and 1 Rock Candy

Prepare 8 Elderberry Pancakes
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Apple Kulfi and 1 Elderberry

Craft 4 Animal Rescue Boxes
  Skip for 4 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each requires 2 Wooden Planks and 3 Lag Bolts and 1 Power

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Mum: And, by the way, here is your Certificate to show that you are an official Animal Doctor at the Seaside Animal Hospital now!

Final Reward: Doctor Penguin Doll Decoration for Seaside

Collection Set:
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Consists of the Wall Medicine Box, the Tamarind Tree and the Dr. Penguin Doll.  Register all three within the time period allowed to obtain a bonus reward in the form of a Clam Friendship Flower as well as the usual Rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

Love Letters Quest and Love Letters Collection Mission

(Above, scenes from the original Family Farm and Happy Land games for PC, showing Valentine's Day items from the past)

QUEST COMPLETE: Please refresh page if you do not see entire Quest.

A new 11 day traditional Quest sequence has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission.  The reward for the Collection Mission is a Stove House Recipe in the form of Strawberry Gazpacho.

Thanks to our wonderful administrator Kaye for logging the first three parts of this sequence for me before I awakened.  Please refresh the page frequently until I complete the Quest sequence.

Strategy Tips:

Warning:  Do not cast a Net as there is a fishing task that requires the Bone Hook
Warning:  Do NOT use any Spades in the Botanic Garden as one task requires that you use Spades three times

If you have Mechology, you can use Out of Nowhere to obtain items for tasks, and if you have Zoology, can use Wild Hunger.  Use of these will NOT count towards Collection Mission, however.

For new Farmers:  Do not forget that you can sell Fish for Shells and use those Shells to buy the Fish or Seafood that you need.  It can be more beneficial than using the Boost to catch a specific fish.

Note from Freyashawk
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The post for the current Farm Beauty Contest can be found below this one.  If you find my site useful, please consider voting for HM. Freyashawk in the Contest.  I have been writing and updating this guide for Family Farm Seaside for five years.  If any one with a Facebook Group wishes to post a link to my site, he/she is welcome to do so, provided always that credit is given to Freyashawk.

 N.B.  PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU NEED ONLY A TOTAL OF 182 VOTES EACH DAY TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL OF 4000 NEEDED FOR THE REWARD DECORATION AND ONLY A TOTAL OF 273 VOTES PER DAY TO OBTAIN ALL REWARDS AT 6000 VOTES.

For 99% of farmers, any votes over 6000 are wasted.  To rank in the top 10, one needs about 10000 Votes.  It is not a matter of personal ego.  I ask because the name Freyashawk is associated with my strategy guides for games, and it always is my hope that recognition in the top 10 may alert new farmers to my guide.

Here is a link to the post about the Farm Beauty Contest:

Valentine Miracle Farm Beauty Contest

Collect Love Letters
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70 Brown from Love Fruit
50 Purple from Red Rose Bouquet
30 White from Veggie Burger
10 Blue from Apricot

Reward: Strawberry Gazpacho Recipe (Stove House)

Crop List
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40 Clover
40 Corn
40 Cane
40 Pasture
40 Red Roses
40 Cucumbers
50 Strawberries
50 Garlic (Island)
60 Zucchini (Island)
60 Mushrooms

Batch Production List
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40 Milk
6 Apple Juice
40 Eggs
40 Sugar
40 Beef
40 Wheat Flour
50 Wheat Bread
50 Champagne
60 Dried Zucchini (Island)

Strawberry Gazpacho Recipe
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Ingredients:  3 Beef Broth, 4 Strawberries, 2 Tomatoes, 5 Garlic
 Requires 5 Power
  Maximum: 40 Seconds but takes only 24 seconds.

Place all ingredients in the Pot and set timer for 24 seconds.  Tap Finish as soon as Bronze Star activates.

Love Letters 1/16
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Hello, dear!  Have you seen my scented candles?  My husband and I are spending Valentine's evening together, so I thought I would decorate our house.

Harvest 40 Clover
  Skip using 10 RC

Collect 30 Jars of Honey
  Skip using 10 RC

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip using 10 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins; 160 XP

Mom: We’re planning a very casual dinner at home. The least I can do is light some mood-setting candles. I’m sure I had them somewhere!

Love Letters 2/16
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Mom: Oh, look, there’s a note on the fridge! My husband moved all of my trinkets to the attic.
'Decluttering,' he calls it … One time I bought a beautiful vase for our bedroom. Guess where I found it the following week?

In the attic?

Collect 40 bottles of Milk
  Skip using 10 RC

Harvest 6 Apples
  Skip using 6 RC

Produce 6 glasses of Apple Juice
  Skip using 6 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins; 160 XP

Mom: Exactly, in the attic! It drives me crazy! Now, come on and help me find these candles!

Love Letters 3/16
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Mom: I think I can see my candles buried in that pile over there. Let’s start digging! Oh no, this box is too heavy. I think I’m going to drop it!

Watch out!

Harvest 40 Cane
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Pasture
  Skip for 10 RC

Rewards: 2500 Coins; 170 XP


The box fell with a loud thud and all of its contents spilled out upon the floor.

Love Letters 4
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Mum:  Upon further examination, this all looks familiar... I know this handwriting.  Can you guess what these are, Farmer?

Produce 40 Sugar
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Beef
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 40 Red Roses
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Mum:  This is my husband's handwriting.... so, these are all of the love letters he sent long ago!

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Love Letters 5
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Mum:  I know, I know.  It is a bit shocking to think of this hardworking, down-to-earth couple penning love letters to one another, but the truth is that we both are very romantic at heart.  We wrote long love letters to one another whenever we were apart.

Prepare 6 Honey Syrup
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 2 Honey and 2 Milk

Harvest 40 Cucumber
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Wheat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Mum:  It may prove a little embarrassing, but I cannot ignore this.  I simply MUST read these old letters.

Love Letters 6
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Mum:  I remember this envelope.  It's the first letter that my husband, then my classmate, sent to me.  He was too shy to ask me out, so he wrote this note to me.  He forgot to sign his name to it, so I had no idea who had sent it!

Prepare 8 Sugar Cubes
  Skip for 8 RC
 Each requires 1 Sugar and 1 Sugar

Harvest 50 Strawberries
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 50 Wheat Bread
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Mum:  As for that heap of letters there?  He wrote them when I studied abroad.  We missed one another terribly!

Love Letters 7
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Mum:  Look, Farmer!  This one is my favourite.  My husband had learned the story behind his own parents' engagement.  Something tells me that you may know this story...

Prepare 8 Beef Broth
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Beef and 2 Spice

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

Produce 50 Bottles of Champagne
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Mum:  Then you surely must recall their wish to go to New Zealand to marry beneath a starry sky!

Love Letters 8
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Mum:  My husband loved his parents' romantic story as well.  In that letter, he promised me he always would keep romance in his heart.  Even more romantic than his father!  Oh, how young and naive we were!

Cook 3 Strawberry Gazpacho in the Stove House
  (Reward from Collection Mission)
  Skip for 10 RC

Instructions:
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Ingredients:  3 Beef Broth, 4 Strawberries, 2 Tomatoes, 5 Garlic
  Requires 5 Power
  Maximum: 40 Seconds but takes only 24 seconds.
Place all ingredients in the Pot and set timer for 24 seconds.  Tap Finish as soon as Bronze Star activates.

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

Fish 8 times with the Bone Fishhook
  Skip for 10 RC

N.B.  You can cast and then 'Miss' one catch deliberately to fish 8 times using the default 7 tries.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Mum:  We soon had to graduate, find good jobs, and support our growing family.  There appeared to be no time for romantic gestures in our lives.

Special Reward: Letter Tray for Darryl's House

Love Letters 9
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Mum:  Please do not misinterpret this.  We still are very much in love with one another, but work demands so much of our time and energy.  Instead of love letters and starry nights, we have... this cluttered attic, for example.  Finding and rereading all these letters was fun, though.

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

Prepare 8 Apricot Chutney
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Apricot and 1 White Vinegar

Harvest 8 Red Sandalwood
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is an Island Task
  N.B.  You can use an Electric Saw to harvest 2 from each Tree, and although you cannot use Watering Cans, weather aids such as Rain can be used to speed maturity of all Wood Trees on the Island

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Mum:  ... but I still cannot believe I am spending my St. Valentine's Day digging through old, dusty boxes because of my husband.

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Mum: What's this?  I don't recognise this envelope, and there is no stamp on it.  Judging by the handwriting, it had to have been written by my dear husband, but never was sent.  I wonder why.

Produce 60 Dried Zucchini
  Skip for 15 RC

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

Prepare 8 Baked Tilapia
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Tilapia and 3 Wheat Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Mum:  Inside the envelope was a letter with another sheet of paper.  Let's look first at the letter...

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Mum:  'Dear Sylvia, do you remember the promise I made long ago to you to never stop being romantic?  I know you must be feeling frustrated now.  It is St. Valentine's Day, and you are wasting it in the attic, searching for candles...'

Craft 8 Coral Rose Mirrors
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Red Rose Bouquets, 1 Polished Coral Twig and 1 Glass.  Task takes 13 minutes to complete but is counted as soon as item enters slot in Beauty Shop

Prepare 8 Tilapia with Chutney Sauce
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Apricot Chutney and 1 Baked Tilapia

Harvest 60 Mushrooms
  Skip for 15 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Mum: 'and I know we do not have time always to show our appreciation, but I fully intend to keep my promise!'

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Mum:  In this envelope, you will find two tickets to New Zealand, where we can spend some quality time together.  You and I and no one else... like old times!  Happy Valentine's Day!

Harvest 8 Licorice
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Licorice Candies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Licorice and 2 Apple Juice

Craft 6 Wooden Panels in the Sawmill
  Skip for 12 RC
  This is an Island Task
  N.B.  To speed this task, it costs an enormous amount of OP: 395 OP I believe for one Wooden Panel.

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Mum:  And look at the date!  February 2019.  It was his plan from the start!

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

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Mum:  He hid my candles in the attic and left that note on the fridge to force me to look for the letter.  I feel I am in the midst of a true romance!

Harvest 8 Figs
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 sticks of Cotton Candy
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sugar Cubes and 1 Honey Syrup

Prepare 8 bowls of Circus Snacks
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Cotton Candy and 1 Licorice Candy

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Mum:  He definitely kept his promise.  I never shall doubt him again.

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Mum:  What time is it, Farmer?  Uh-oh!  I completely lost track of the time.  I will be late for the date with my AMAZING husband!

Prepare 8 Fig Salads
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Fig and 4 Cucumbers

Harvest 8 Chinese Toon
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Egg Roll
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Eggs and 1 Cake Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Mum:  I intended to prepare a simple candlelit dinner, but after reading this letter and finding those tickets...


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Mum:  I need to step up my romance game.  Let's decorate our home quickly and find some romantic music.  What about a gift for him?  I wish I had known about his plan.  Now I feel foolish.

Prepare 8 glasses of Fig Mousse
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Figs and 2 Condensed Milk

Craft 6 Coral Dressing Tables
  Skip for 6 RC
  This is an Island Task
  Each requires 1 Coral Rose Mirror and 1 Wooden Panel and 1 Power

Prepare 8 plates of Chinese Toon Salad
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Chinese Toon and 3 Mushrooms

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Mum:  A suitcase, of course!  Thank you, Farmer.  It will be perfect for our trip to New Zealand.

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Mum: We shall eat strawberry gazpacho and drink champagne.  Then we can plan our romantic getaway.  I am so excited!

Prepare 8 plates of Chinese Toon Egg Roll
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Egg Roll and 1 Chinese Toon Salad

Use 3 Spades to help flowers in the Botanic Garden
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 8 Greek Feasts
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Fig Salad and 1 Fig Mousse

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Mum:  Thank you for your help, Farmer!  Happy St. Valentine's Day!

Special Reward: Mrs. Mandarin Duck Decoration for Seaside Farm

Collection Set
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The Collection Set consists of the Letter Tray for Darryl's House, the Mrs. Mandarin Duck Decoration for Seaside and the Apricot Tree.  Register all three before the timer expires to obtain a bonus reward in the form of a Clam Friendship Flower as well as the usual rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

Valentine Miracle Farm Beauty Contest

The 43rd Farm Beauty Contest began on 1 February.  We never have much of a grace period between these Contests now.  Almost immediately after one ends, another begins, and new premium Decorations appear simultaneously in the special sales.

N.B.  PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU NEED ONLY A TOTAL OF 182 VOTES EACH DAY TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL OF 4000 NEEDED FOR THE REWARD DECORATION AND ONLY A TOTAL OF 273 VOTES PER DAY TO OBTAIN ALL REWARDS AT 6000 VOTES.

Changes in the number of days that the contest lasts and some other Character vote values have made it easier for farmers to obtain all necessary votes without having the votes of neighbours.  I request votes for HM. Freyashawk only in order to rank.  For the most part, voting for a farm that has reached 6000 Votes is a waste of your votes.  With a total of 6400, the farm does not even rank in the top 100 for example.  HM. Freyashawk needs at least a total of 10,250 Votes by the end of the contest to rank in the top ten.  Does it matter?  Well, it matters to me, as I consider it a show of support for this site.

Eastern Europe and the Arab Nation, as well as Turkey, appear to be far better organised in terms of voting than any of the farms in the West.  If you look at the total number of votes that the farms in the top 3 or 5 receive, they are outrageously high.  In the last contest, 21,652 votes were given to the No. 1 Farm.  The only good news here is that it is easier for farmers to obtain the Decoration Reward and even the Avatar and RC at 6000 votes without having to ask neighbours to vote for them, if they organise their farms properly AND COLLECT THEIR VOTES DAILY!

(Above, unfinished Valentine Base.  As you can see, missing materials can be purchased for 1 RC each.)

Note that you can find the post for the Wedding Anniversary Quest below this one:

Wedding Anniversary Quest and Sky Lantern Mission

(The final Reward is a Theme item for this Farm Beauty Contest, incidentally.)

This time, there is a new Base called the Valentine Base.  You will find it in a message from Felicia, with the first part, Pink Stone, that you need for it.  The second part, the Fence Fragment, can be found randomly in the special Valentine's Cooking Stand Bags.  For those who dislike the idea of having an unfinished Base on their farms for a month, RC can be used to obtain any materials you cannot obtain in the game YET.  I suggest that players wait until they complete at least the Fence Fragments, so that the cost is reduced to 16 RC.

As the Valentine Base IS a Theme Item and one that is worth a maximum of 9 votes per day from 3 of the Characters, it really almost must be placed on your farm to obtain maximum for them.  Farmers therefore need either to place it and obtain the materials gradually as the weeks pass, or visit Neighbours' Cooking Stands to obtain the special bags that randomly include the Fence Fragment.  The number of bags you can collect in any given day is based on your Country Club Level.    You can obtain the special Valentine Cooking Stand Bags even when you use Batch Cleaning for visits.

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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.

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Note from Freyashawk:
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First, I wish to thank all of those farmers who, by voting for me in the last contest, allowed me to rank in the top 10 as Number 10.  It is becoming increasingly difficult to make that total, and I appreciate every vote.  Votes at the end of the 'Contest are critical for rank as well.  As I have tried to explain, for 99% of farmers, votes over 6000 simply are wasted, which is why many farmers apply the Contest Avatar reward to their farms to show their neighbours they have reached that total.  For HM. Freyashawk, however, EVERY VOTE COUNTS.  One needs a total of at least 10,000 Votes to rank now.  I always hope that seeing my strategy guide name near the top may help farmers who need help with the game find my site.  I thank you for helping me with this goal.

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.

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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 182,  you will obtain the Decoration.  (The required total used to be 200, so now it is easier to reach the necessary total of 4000 before the end of the Contest.)

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.  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.

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The Lovely Planter Box Base
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Apart from the new Valentine Base, worth a maximum of 9 votes per day for Theme from the Characters, the old Lovely Planter Box Base will give you a maximum of 6 votes per day for Theme from the 3 Characters who vote for Theme.

You can own more than one Lovely Planter Box Base.  At this point in time, it has not been added to the Decoration section of the Market, but I expect that will change and you should be able to purchase the materials needed to finish it as well, probably in a bag that costs 20 RC.  I will confirm when the Ice Base now in the Market is replaced with the Lovely Planter Box Base.

Some of the old premium Decorations for the Lovely Planter Box Base are worth more than 1 vote as well.  See the list of all theme decorations for those worth more than 1 Vote in this contest.

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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 182 Votes per day, although the Contest is giving an extra voting period and that reduces the total needed per day.  (It used to be 200 votes 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 273 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 273 votes per day from the four Characters, you will obtain the Avatar by the end of the Contest.  If you have reached Level 90, you should be able to obtain 273 Votes per day from the Characters alone.  This was the case when 300 votes per day were needed, and 273 is a much lower number.

Note that for almost 99% of farmers, ANY VOTES ABOVE 6000 simply are wasted.  Many farmers therefore announce when they have reached 6000 and urge the friends who vote for them to vote for some one else at the end of the contest.  The only reason to vote for a Farmer who has reached 6000 Votes is to try to help that farmer to RANK in the Contest.  I always ask ONLY for votes for HM. Freyashawk throughout the Contest to try to have that farm rank in the top 10.  The name Freyashawk has been associated with the strategy guides I write for a couple of decades.  It always is my hope that a farmer will see the name in the top 10 and then look for a guide for the game if that farmer needs help with Seaside.

Apart from that, I have been maintaining this guide and site for 5 years now, without any financial benefit.  You may notice that I never allowed Google to place advertisements on my sites.  That means I receive NO benefit from Google.  It does make me feel as though my work is appreciated, however, when farmers take the time and energy to vote for HM. Freyashawk in the Farm Beauty Contests.

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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.  Nor can the new Meerkat be equipped with more than a Hat.  So if your Meerkat is active, return it to the Pet House and switch to a Pet that can be equipped with three apparel/equipment items.

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!

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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 received 16/18 votes from Dad for 'high level farm'.   At Level 133, now receives 17/18 from Dad for 'high level'.  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.

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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.

IF YOUR PHOTOGRAPH DISAPPEARS FROM THE CONTEST MENU, DO NOT FEEL YOU MUST REPLACE IT.  THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN OCCUR WITH ANY GAME UPDATE AND THEY ARE VERY FREQUENT NOW.  THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT YOU REGISTERED STILL COUNTS AND YOUR NEIGHBOURS CAN SEE IT!   Do not waste time nor energy reorganising your farm to maximise votes if the 'snapshot' that you registered GAVE you maximum votes.  It still exists and is used for vote totals.

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.

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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.

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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'.

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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.

I believe that the new Elephant may not be counted, but cannot confirm.

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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.

It is possible that upgraders boost votes in the Machine category but cannot confirm this.  Again, better to be safe than sorry.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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

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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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Pet Category
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This is one of the newer Categories 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.  It may be worth the effort.  12 votes per day from Grandma, multiplied by 20 is 240 Votes... I constantly see messages in game chat near the end of the Contest from a player who says he or she is 'short' 200 votes... maximise the Pet Category and you have them.

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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 old contests  but at Level 120 with the new values received 16/18, and at Level 133, receives 17/18.

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

(Thanks to my neighbours who sent this information to me)

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Theme Items
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Recent Contests, including this one, differ from many of the early Contests  in that you can obtain multiple votes from the Characters by having Theme Decorations from the past, rather than being forced to buy the NEW premium Theme decorations to gain a high score from theme.  I am listing the values below.

N.B.  Go directly to the Gallery to see if a Decoration is available for purchase now.  I will add more information later about the Theme items that are available in the Lucky Wheel/Buddy Share Box.  I have listed those that can be found currently in the Wheel but had no luck whatsoever landing on any of them when I spun my Wheel so am collecting prices slowly.

Please be aware that often you can find premium decorations both in a current special sale offer on the top right of your screen AND in one of the Boutique Shops in your Market.  If you see the item in a special sale offer, however, you are best served by purchasing it in that way, as it usually is bundled with other items, including farm aids and/or Stove House Recipes and RC.  These sale offers expire at different times so the items I have listed below may no longer be available in a special sale offer in a day or two.

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Lucky Wheel
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It now is possible to obtain more Tokens for the Lucky Wheel through the rewards given by Darryl and his House on a daily basis.  Most of the Decorations in the Lucky Wheel originally were given as rewards for timed Quests and these Quests often still can be activated from the Lighthouse.

As far as the Wheel is concerned, if you land on the box with the Decoration, you get it free. Otherwise, there is an RC price attached to it.  When you place it in the Share Box, it will have the RC price.

Theme List
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Valentine Base:  3 votes per day from each of 3 Characters, giving a maximum of 9 for theme

Lovely Planter Box Base: 2 votes per day from each of 3 Characters, giving a maximum of 6 for theme

Trees
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White Chocolate Tree
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Collectables
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Chocolate Fountain:
  Available from special sale and from past

Premium Decorations worth more than 1 Vote
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Girl on a Bench: 3 votes per day from 3 of the characters, giving a maximum of 9 votes per day for theme

Boy with Newspaper: 2 votes per day from 3 of the characters, giving a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme

Heart Tree Deco: 2 votes per day from 3 of the Characters, giving a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme*

*The Girl on a Bench, Boy with Newspaper and Heart Tree Deco are all new premium Decorations and can be stacked on the Valentine Base.  The Heart Tree Deco is considerably less expensive than the other two, but worth as much in terms of boosting votes as the Boy with the Newspaper

Old Premium Decorations worth more than 1 Vote
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Lovely Lady Cat Deco: 2 votes per day from 3 of the Characters, giving a maximum of 6 votes per day for Theme

Lady Dog Deco: 2 votes per day from 3 of the Characters, giving a maximum of 6 votes per day for Theme

Carnival Girl 1: 2 votes per day from 3 of the Characters, giving a maximum of 6 votes per day for Theme

Carnival Girl 2: 2 votes per day from 3 of the Characters, giving a maximum of 6 votes per day for Theme


Other Theme Decorations
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Mister Dog Deco
  From special sales and past

Lovely Mister Cat Deco
  From special sales and past

Flamingo:
  From Boutique and past

Carnival Backdrop
  Available in special sales and from past

Carnival Arch
   Reward from past Beauty Contest

Mystic Rose
  Available from special sales and from past

Carnival Wing
  Available from special sales and from past

Heart Candy
  Can be found in Lucky Wheel and from past

Mr. Mandarin Duck
  Final Reward for current 11 day Quest

Lovely Heart
  From special sales and from past

Chinese Dog Decoration
  From old Year of the Dog 11 Day Quest

Lovely Boxwood
  From past and may be found in Lucky Wheel

Heart Bottle
  Reward for reaching 4000 Votes in this Contest

Coin Theme Decorations
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Sledding Hill
  From Past and in Decoration section of the Market for 20000 Coins

Snowy Arch
  From past and in Decoration section of the Market for 9000 Coins