(Above, three REAL magic wands. The top is made of sterling silver, with light and dark crystals at either end, moonstone and lapis. The middle and bottom are two sides of a Runestick. One side features the Futhark Rune Alphabet and the other a series of magical spells, with bindrunes. Below is another wand made by the same practitioner as the top one, but this is of rosewood with light and dark crystals, moonstone and lapis. The artist wove sterling threads into patterns in a very beautiful fashion. It dates from the mid 1980s.)
A new 11 day Quest has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission at the same time as a new Activity Stage Activity called 'Trick or Treat'. The reward for the Collection Mission is a Magical Jello Tree.
Many farmers are having trouble with their farms due to the Ghosts that haunt their farms. It can produce any overload of activity. Some farmers have complained about an inability to use their Pets to open Chests for example. If you cannot perform all actions on your farm, try to clear your cache first. If you still have trouble, make the Ghosts invisible by toggling the switch at the top right of the 'Trick or Treat' Menu screen. You still will be able to fill their Orders directly from the Menu. More details about the Menu screen below.
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The Penny's Apprentice Quest is below the 'Trick or Treat' Activity section of this post.
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Trick or Treat Activity Stage Activity
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Why they had to release this at the same time as a new timed Quest is beyond me. Essentially, however, this is an Activity that can require a large number of resources and even some RC.
There are two new Crops that are used for this, a new RC Tree as follows:
Ghost Mushroom Crop:
Oreo Crop
Wafer Tree: 8 RC
There are a number of Kitchen Recipes that are demanded in Ghost Orders as well as an Oreo Cake.
You will see ghosts of various types wandering about the farm. Tap on a Ghost to see its requirements. It will require two items in different quantities. The Oreo Cake, by the way, is made in the Cake Machine. Other cooked dishes that use the special Crops are made in the Kitchen. You must fill an order to receive the 'Treats'. Look at the photo below. There are two different orders, and you can fill both, I believe. The first is for 30 Ghost Mushrooms and 5 Wafer Graveyards. The second is for 60 Ghost Mushrooms and 10 Wafer Graveyards. Each counts for 12 Treats, however, and I think the same Orders remain even after filled to be filled again, unless you actively send the Ghost away. I received 12 Treats for filling one Order. When I tapped on Trick for 1 RC, I received 12 Treats and the Ghost disappeared. When the Ghosts vanish, you have to find new ones on your farm, and tap on them to invite them to display orders. It is all very vexing. I do have the final Reward, however, which you can see in my pond, in back of the Geese.
I felt it was useful to add the Menu for the Activity here. It is kind of sad that they have chosen the old Collection Mission system without giving us a new Hallowe'en themed building but rather chosen to launch it from the stage. Note that you must either purchase or trade Treats for one of each of the Rewards to unlock the final Reward that is the only NEW item offered. The final Reward, once unlocked, can be purchased for 25 RC or 1000 Treats. It is a Devil Duck Pond. Remember that this cannot be placed on land, but must be placed on water. You can see one on H.M. Freyashawk. It consumes Ghost Mushrooms and produces Century Eggs.
You can see the prizes in the screenshot above. The Vampire's Castle is an Island Decoration, so may be more worthwhile for many farmers who do not have one than the Halloween Clock, a Purple Gift Box decoration for Seaside that can be stacked on the old Halloween Stage. The Halloween Clock was the reward for a 'Rush Activity' in 2017. Sadly they have not included it as a theme decoration for this Farm Beauty Contest.
There are three new Recipes that are linked to the Penny's Apprentice Quest. Some of the other Recipes are linked to the Trick or Treat Activity Stage Activity.
Tap on any Ghost first to invite it to your farm, then tap on it to see its Orders. As you invite them, they will be added to the main Trick or Treat Menu.
You can have a total of five ghosts on your farm at any time. Each has two separate orders. The smaller order gives 12 Treats. The larger order gives 25 Treats. The Ghost disappears after you fill one of the two orders.
See the screenshot below:
Orders are:
30 Ghost Mushrooms, 5 Wafer Graveyard
60 Ghost Mushrooms, 10 Wafer Graveyard
30 Oreo Cake, 5 Cream of Ghost Mushroom Soup
60 Oreo Cake, 10 Cream of Ghost Mushroom Soup
30 Oreo Cake, 5 Snail Burger
60 Oreo Cake, 10 Snail Burger
30 Oreo Cake, 5 Wafer Graveyard
60 Oreo Cake, 10 Wafer Graveyard
30 Pumpkin Sauce, 5 Spider Cupcake
60 Pumpkin Sauce, 10 Spider Cupcake
6 Wafers, 5 Strawberry Ghosts
12 Wafers, 10 Strawberry Ghosts
Note the following:
Oreo Cake is made in the Cake Machine
Pumpkin Sauce is made in the Sauce Machine
Ghost Mushrooms are a new Crop
Oreo Plant is a new Crop
The Wafer Tree is a new Tree
Wafer Graveyard: 1 Wafer, 1 Black Forest Cake
Spider Cupcake: 1 Oreo Cookie, 1 Sour Cream
Cream of Ghost Mushroom Soup: 2 Ghost Mushrooms, 1 Condensed Milk
Snail Burger: 1 Spicy Steak Burger, 2 Spooky Eye Fruit
Strawberry Ghosts: 3 Strawberries, 1 Condensed Milk
The new Devil Duck Eggs, called Century Eggs, have their own Recipe as well:
Century Egg Porridge: 1 Century Egg, 1 Rice
TIP: You can use 'Out of Nowhere' if you have unlocked Mechology to produce 5 Oreo Cakes or 5 Pumpkin Sauce without ANY ingredients!
Potion Collection Mission
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70 from Rice
50 from Wool
30 from Blue Rose Bouquet
10 from Spooky Tree
Reward: Magical Jello Tree
Crop List
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40 Cane
40 Rye
40 Tomatoes
40 Wheat
40 Chardonnay (FDC)
50 Blue Roses
50 Corn
50 Sweet Potatoes
60 Grapes
60 Garlic (Island)
60 Cranberries (Island)
Batch Production
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40 Sugar
40 Milk
40 Ketchup
8 Cherry Juice (FDC)
50 Champagne
60 Wine (FDC)
20 Chestnut Flour (Island)
60 Dried Cranberries (Island)
10 Tea Tree Essential Oil (Island)
Special Tasks
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Collect 12 Chests on Paths
Fish 8 times with Bone Hook
IF YOU WISH TO COMPLETE QUEST QUICKLY, DO NOT SET YOUR PETS TO COLLECT CHESTS OR CAST A NET BEFORE YOU REACH THE TASKS IN THE QUEST. I WOULD RECOMMEND TURNING OFF THE AUTOMATIC PET COLLECTION SWITCH AS WELL UNTIL YOU REACH THE PET CHEST TASK.
NOTE; Although every farm has its own glitches, I thought it might help to mention mine. I turned off the automatic Pet labour with respect to the Chests, as some had been opened last night and I did not wish to use my entire quota before the task became active. I turned it back on when the task appeared, but unfortunately went to the Island to plant Garlic. When I returned to Seaside to open NEW Chests, none of them counted. Somehow visiting the Island negated them in terms of counting towards the total. In fact, this task is seriously flawed always where my farm is concerned.
STRATEGY TIPS: The 'Trick or Treat' Activity will be active two days longer than the 'Penny's Apprentice' Quest. For farmers who are not in a position to complete all of these activities and quests, remember that the 'Penny's Apprentice' Quest will be available from the Lighthouse after it expires. The Collection Mission that gives the Magical Jello Tree will NOT be available, however, and if you do not complete the Collection Mission, you will be forced to pay RC for the Tree in the Market after the Mission expires. I therefore suggest that all farmers try to complete the Collection Mission at least.
The Trick or Treat Activity's final Reward is a special Devil Duck Pond that may or may not be necessary in the future. Many of the 'special' Animals and Machines NEVER have been featured in Quests. I would suggest that for new farmers or low level farmers, the most important reward from the 'Trick or Treat' Activity is the Vampire's Castle, which is an Island Decoration. The Farm Aids are useful as well. If you want another Decoration for the old Hallowe'en Stage Base, the Hallowe'en Clock can be stacked on that Base. It is NOT a theme item in this Farm Beauty Contest, however.
The Riddles that complete the new Halloween Party Base are due to expire soon, so I would make that a priority if you have not completed the Base yet, as it is worth 9 votes per day in the Farm Beauty Contest for farmers that are low on theme.
Penny's Apprentice
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Penny's Apprentice 1
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Greetings, Farmer! Hallowe'en is just round the corner! I am doing something special this year, and I am very excited about it.
Harvest 40 Cane
Skip for 10 RC
Produce 40 Sugar
Skip for 10 RC
Harvest 6 Lychees
Skip for 6 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP
Darryl: I have been assigned a super secret mission for Hallowe'en... well, perhaps I am exaggerating a little.
Penny's Apprentice 2
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Darryl: Penny has a lot of work to do, so she has asked some one to help. Naturally I volunteered immediately to become her apprentice.
Harvest 40 Rye
Skip for 10 RC
Collect 40 bottles of Milk
Skip for 10 RC
Collect 20 Jars of Honey
Skip for 10 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP
Darryl: Penny and I are the best of friends, so happy to help. She gave me a list of tasks, so I would not forget any of them.
Penny's Apprentice 3
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Darry: First on the list is to make certain I have the complete proper Apprentice Outfit. Well, that is not an issue here!
Harvest 40 Tomatoes
Skip for 10 RC
Produce 40 bottles of Ketchup
Skip for 10 RC
Harvest 8 Coconuts
Skip for 8 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP
Darryl: Unfortunately, Penny has forbidden me to wear the hat until my training is complete! What a stick in the mud she is being!
Penny's Apprentice 4
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Darryl: Speaking of sticks, a magic wand is next on the list. Penny mentioned that wands choose their owners. I am not certain how this works, but I am going to search the farm now for one.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Skip for 10 RC
Produce 8 glasses of Cherry Juice
Skip for 8 RC
Harvest 8 Cherries
Skip for 8 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP
Darryl: Now, where can we find a wand.... they are made of wood ordinarily, and we live on a farm, so...
Special Reward: Mission Gift Box containing farm aids
Penny's Apprentice 5
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Darryl: Let's look there by the big weeping willow tree. That is where we collect most of our firewood, so there should be plenty of potential wands there.
Harvest 50 Chardonnay
Skip for 12 RC
Produce 50 bottles of Champagne
Skip for 12 RC
Prepare 8 Coconut Milk
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Coconut and 2 Sugar
Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP
Darryl: A stick just fell on my head! I guess what Penny said about a wand choosing its owner was true. (And yet a stick does not a wand make....)
Penny's Apprentice 6
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Darryl: So the wand is sorted, minus any magical powers... Next we must gather ingredients for the spell to transform it. These will be bubble gum, sago, and baking soda.
Harvest 50 Blue Roses
Skip for 12 RC
Harvest 50 Corn
Skip for 12 RC
Harvest 8 Apples
Skip for 8 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP
Darryl: Piece of cake! Penny had everything in her laboratory. She gave me instructions but unfortunately I did not pay enough attention...
Penny's Apprentice 7
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Darryl: The next step is to prepare the equipment. Luckily for me, Penny was kind enough to give me a cauldron for my very own!
Harvest 8 Mangoes
Skip for 8 RC
Prepare 8 Honey Syrup
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Honey and 2 Milk
Prepare 8 dishes of Sweet Mango
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Mango and 2 Honey Syrup
Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP
Darryl: Penny says the cauldron has magical properties. There is an incantation along the inside: 'Nonstick Teflon'! Wow!
Penny's Apprentice 8
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Darryl: Now that the equipment is ready, we need to follow the instructions in Penny's Recipe. We are going to make a 'Magical Bubble Potion'. I am so excited!
Harvest 50 Sweet Potatoes
Skip for 12 RC
Place Magical Jello Tree on the farm
(Reward from Collection Mission)
Skip for ? 10 RC? (Mine on farm)
Prepare 8 Bubble Gum Balls
Skip for 8 RC
This is a new Recipe
Each requires 1 Magical Jello and 1 Honey Syrup
Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP
Darryl: The ingredients have been collected... now light the fire beneath our Cauldron!
Special Reward: Ghost Window for Darryl's House
Penny's Apprentice 9
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Darryl: Now to have some real fun brewing the potion! First we mix the ingredients for the jelly broth until it thickens... pour it into the cauldron and bring it to a boil!
Harvest 60 Grapes
Skip for 15 RC
Produce 60 bottles of Wine
Skip for 15 RC
Prepare 8 Sago Bubbles
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Sweet Potatoes and 2 Wheat Flour
Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP
Darryl: I like to believe I have a natural aptitude for magic! Why else would Penny choose me to be her apprentice?
Penny's Apprentice 10
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Darryl: Keep stirring this while I add the rest of the ingredients... a few drops of lime juice and... half a teaspoon of baking soda? That does not sound right. Perhaps Penny made a mistake?
Harvest 60 Garlic
Skip for 15 RC
This is an Island Task
Dig 12 Chests on the path
Skip for 12 RC
It is the act of digging the Chest and not collecting it that appears to count, but the system is flawed.
Prepare 8 Sago Bubble Jello
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Magical Jello and 1 Sago Bubbles
Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP
Darryl: All of her measurements are a little suspect, I fear. I am going to add one more teaspoon... an extra pinch of this, a dash of that.... surely I can make this a better potion!
Penny's Apprentice 11
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Darryl: Now for the most important step: the enchantment. This is where we declaim the magical words and cast the spell!
Harvest 20 Chestnuts
Skip for 20 RC
This is an Island Tree. As a 'fruit' tree, you can use farm aids such as Watering Cans to speed your harvests
Produce 20 bags of Chestnut Flour
Skip for 10 RC
This is an Island task
Harvest 10 Tea Tree Leaves
Skip for 10 RC
This is an Island Tree
As another 'fruit' tree, you can use Watering Cans to speed harvests
Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP
Darryl: It goes like this...
Penny's Apprentice 12
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BUBBLES OF GREEN, BUBBLES OF BLUE. BLESS ME WITH BUBBLES, O MIGHTY SHABADOO! Now I tap the rim of the cauldron with my magic wand... and that's it. We should begin to see a vast production of magical bubbles now!
Harvest 60 Cranberries
Skip for 15 RC
This is an Island Crop
Produce 60 Dried Cranberries
Skip for 15 RC
This is an Island Task
Collect 6 bottles of Bat Milk
Skip for 6 RC
N.B. Bat Milk is produced by bats when they fertilise the Sakura Tree, the Spooky Tree and/or the Hazel Tree. The Bat House is found in the Animal section of the Market. You can own a total of 4. The price in my Market is 18 RC, but as I own two, it may be lower for those who never obtained one of them. Will try to confirm.
Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP
Darryl: Nothing is happening! Let's add one more teaspoon of baking soda... more means greater power, I suspect...
Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box containing Farm Aids
Penny's Apprentice 13
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Darryl: Look! I see something is happening now! It does not look quite right.... are the bubbles supposed to be so thick, spilling over the side of the cauldron? This is bad, very bad. It is making a terrible mess.
Fish 8 times with the Bone Fishhook
Skip for 8 RC
Note: As always, you can 'Miss' a catch deliberately to use your 7 default tries to complete this task without waiting or paying.
Prepare 8 bowls of Pasta
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 1 Cake Flour and 1 Ketchup
Produce 10 bottles of Tea Tree Essential Oil
Skip for 10 RC
Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP
Darryl: The slime I have created continues to spread. Thank goodness, the robot hoover is here to mop up this disaster.
Penny's Apprentice 14
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Darryl: The robot is not helping at all! It sucked up the slime but now is spitting it out everywhere! What can we do?
Harvest 8 Cedar Wood
Skip for 8 RC
This is an Island Wood Tree, so farm aids cannot be used on it. You can only use Weather such as Rain to speed harvests. Use Electric Saw to obtain 2 pieces from each tree.
Prepare 12 bowls of Bloody Eyes
Skip for 12 RC
Each requires 1 White Chocolate and 1 Spooky Eye Fruit
Prepare 8 Sticky Rice
Skip for 8 RC
Each requires 2 Rice and 1 Coconut Milk
Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP
Darryl: Wait! The bubbles have stopped and the robo-vac has turned itself off now. I thought we were doomed for a moment there.
Penny's Apprentice 15
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Darryl: I suppose we shall have to clean this mess ourselves. Actually, I rather fancy this as a Hallowe'en decoration for my room!
Craft 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 2 Wool Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood as well as 1 Power to produce in the Island Workshop
Prepare 6 bowls of Bloody Pasta
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 2 Bloody Eyes and 1 Pasta
Prepare 8 Magical Bubble Potions
Skip for 8 RC
This is another new Recipe
Each requires 1 Magical Jello and 1 Champagne
Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP
Darryl: Felicia was disgusted when she saw this mess... perhaps it will persuade her never to enter my room again! It's a win win situation now!
Penny's Apprentice 16
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Darryl: I feel good about my Hallowe'en preparations, whatever any one else may think. Quiet, Farmer! This ended well for us.
Craft 6 Tea Tree Aroma Bottles in the Beauty Shop
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 1 Wooden Aroma Bottle, 1 Tea Tree Essential Oil, 1 Distilled Water. Takes 5 minutes but counts as soon as item enters slot
Prepare 6 plates of Mango with Sticky Rice
Skip for 6 RC
Each requires 1 Sticky Rice and 1 Sweet Mango
Cook 3 Punch Bowl with Eyes in the Stove House
Skip for 15 RC
If you do not have the Recipe, you can purchase it from the Market
Ingredients: 2 Sugar, 4 Wine, 2 Lychee, 1 Spooky Fruit, 5 Power
Place all ingredients and set timer for 14 seconds. Tap 'Finish' as soon as Bronze Star activates.
Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP
Darryl: I do not think any one will let me go near a cauldron after this, though. Time to find a new career path, I suppose!
Final Reward: Apprentice's Cauldron Decoration for Seaside. Can be stacked on the old Hallowe'en Stage Base. Gives a Purple Gift Box when cleaned.
Collection Set
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The Collection Set consists of the Ghost Window (Darryl's House), the Magical Jello Tree, and the Apprentice's Cauldron Decoration. Register all three before the timer expires to collect a bonus reward in the form of a Gallery Book Friendship Flower as well as the usual Rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.
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