Random Acts of Kindness and Star Trophy Collection

A new 11 day Quest has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission.  The Collection Mission Reward is a new premium tree in the form of the Giving Tree.

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Strategy Tips:  Do not cast Net if you have the capacity as you must fish 8 times with the Squid Hook.  You can collect all the Chests on the Paths as there is no task, and tend all Flowers in the Botanic Garden as there is no task for that.

One more tip:  This particular quest is heavier than usual in the requirements for Island Crops.  If you can look at the Crop List and have sufficient space to plant all three of the Crops required in tasks well in advance, you will not have to wait nor use Fertiliser or Weather Aids to speed harvests.

Special Items:  You will need the Puff Pastry Basket Collectable and the Oat Roll Noodles Stove House Recipe.

Crop List
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40 Wheat
40 Cane
40 Tomatoes
40 Corn
50 Oat
50 Cucumbers
50 Sunflowers
50 Rice
50 Green Lettuce
60 Sweet Potatoes
60 Chamomile (Island)
60 Cranberries (Island)
60 Cassava (Island)

Batch Production List
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40 Wheat Flour
40 Sugar
40 Eggs
50 Buffalo Milk
50 Buffalo Cheese
60 Sunflower Bouquets
60 Chamomile Essential Oil (Island)
60 Wool
60 Wool Yarn (Island)
60 Cassava Flour (Island)
60 Cranberry Pies (Island)


Star Trophy Collection:
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70 from Coffee
50 from Oat Flour
30 from Wheat Bread
10 from Pomelo

Reward: Giving Tree
  Produces Kind Deeds

Random Act of Kindness Quest
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Random Act of Kindness 1
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Greetings, friend.  You look good today.  How is your day going?

Harvest 40 Wheat
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 bags of Wheat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Coconuts
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Glad to hear that!  Today is a lovely day!

Random Act of Kindness 2
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Today is 'Kindness Day' according to her teacher.  Never heard of this festival, but it sounds wonderful.

Harvest 40 Cane
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 bags of Wheat Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Almonds
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

The idea is to do unexpected favours for others.  It does deserve its own holiday.

Random Act of Kindness 3
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My children are celebrating by performing small acts of kindness and I intend to help them.

Harvest 40 Tomatoes
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 20 Jars of Honey
   Skip for 10 RC

Harvest  8 Jars of Maple Syrup
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Let's see what ideas the children have had.

Random Act of Kindness 4
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I can see that Felicia is preparing muffins to share with our neighbours.  Every one will love them!

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Coffee Cookies
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Coffee 1 Wheat Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Felicia's treats are fabulous,  There was a time when she could not even boil water.

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Random Act of Kindness 5
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Darryl felt some of his old toys could be donated to an orphanage.  That is very kind indeed of him.

Harvest 50 Oats
  Skip for 12 RC

Harvest 50 Cucumbers
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Coconut Milk
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Coconut and 2 Sugar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

My dear Darryl!  He may be a little boy, but he has a big heart!

Random Act of Kindness 6
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I cannot allow my children to be the only ones who do good deeds today.  Let us go to the coffeehouse and buy coffee for every one!

Harvest 50 Sunflowers
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 50 Bottles of Buffalo Milk
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 50 Wheels of Buffalo Cheese
  Skip for 12 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Now, any one can have a good cup of coffee, whether or not he or she could afford it.  That will be a nice surprise.

Random Act of Kindness 7
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Our visit to the coffeehouse inspired Felicia to think of another good deed of her own.  She made lovely fresh coffee for her grandfather and took it to him at the laboratory.

Harvest 50 Rice
  Skip for 12 RC

Harvest 8 Kumquat
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 Candied Kumquat
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Maple Syrup and 1 Kumquat

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

My father loves his coffee, and Felicia makes it perfectly for him.

Random Act of Kindness 8
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Darryl, inspired by Felicia's act, decided to do something for Grandma Blair as well.  He made her some sandwiches with her favourite Buffalo Cheese.

Harvest 50 Green Lettuce
  Skip for 12 RC

Place the Giving Tree on your Farm
  Reward from Collection Mission
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 School Sandwiches
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a new Recipe.
  Each requires 1 Wheat Bread and 2 Green Lettuces

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

My parents always take such good care of my children.  It is thoughtful of them to reciprocate a little.

Special Reward:  Sandwich Station for Darryl's House

Random Act of Kindness  9
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The children are doing very well without my help.  I want to find some flowers for Sylvia now.  It has been far too long since I made a bouquet for her, and today is a good day to think of a gesture of kindness towards my beautiful and talented wife.

Harvest 60 Sweet Potatoes
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 Sunflower Bouquets
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 bowls of Sago Bubbles
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Sweet Potatoes and 2 Wheat Flour

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Sylvia loves all flowers, but wildflowers from our meadow may please her most.

Random Act of Kindness 10
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Oh dear.  Felicia and Darryl appear to be having some sort of row.

Harvest 60 Chamomile
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 Chamomile Essential Oils
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 Bowls of Sago Pudding
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sago Bubbles and 1 Coconut Milk

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

What's this?  Our children appear to be pestering our dear neighbour, Mrs. Browne.  That is not kind at all!

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Ah, I see what happened here.  There was a kerfuffle when Darryl and Felicia began to compete as to who had performed the largest number of kind deeds.

Produce 60 Bundles of Wool
  Skip for 15 RC

Harvest 8 Peaches
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 jars of Peach Confiture
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Peaches and 1 Sugar

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Evidently, the competition became a bit heated.

Random Act of Kindness 12
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They both had the thought of helping Mrs. Browne carry her shopping into her house, but because of their competitive nature, instead of helping at all, they simply were snatching bags from each other's hands.

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

Collect 15 Puff Pastries
  This is a Collectable: use OP to speed harvests
  Note that you can leave it in the Collectable House and still harvest from it using OP now. 

Prepare 8 Tompouce Pastries
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Puff Pastry and 2 Peach Confiture

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

They both claim they thought of it first, and meanwhile Mrs. Browne simply wishes to go home in peace.

Random Act of Kindness 13
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This is NOT a competition.  By arguing, you have upset Mrs. Browne and actually made her uncomfortable?  Today was supposed to be dedicated to kindness and unselfish acts, not any silly sibling rivalryy.

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

Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
  Skip for 8 RC
  As always, you can 'miss' a catch deliberately you can use your 7 default 'casts' to count as 8.

Prepare 8 bowls of Egg Soup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Egg and 1 Seaweed

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

You should do good deeds out of the goodness of your heart, and not any desire to make yourself look good.

Random Act of Kindness 14
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Was a bit too harsh with Darryl and Felicia?  I know they had the best of intentions... but the way they acted with Mrs.  Browne was unacceptable.

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

Prepare 8 Cute Bento
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a new Recipe.
  Each requires 1 Rice and 1 Kind Deed

Prepare 8 Mango Pomelo Sago
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Sago Pudding and 1 Pomelo

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Is that a knock at the door?  Come in, children.  Talk to me please.

Random Act of Kindness 15
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My children fundamentally are good and kind.  They apologised to Mrs. Browne, helped her with her shopping and took out her rubbish for recycling as well!  It appears that they have acknowledged their error.

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

Produce 60 Cranberry Pies
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island task

Prepare 8 bowls of Roasted Tomato Soup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Ketchup and 1 Egg Soup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

They brought me some hot tea with one of my favourite books.  There is an act of kindness to the 'Old Man'!

Random Act of Kindness 16
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For their final act of kindness, both Darryl and Felicia made packed lunches for all their classmates.  They prepared everything together and promised to perform good acts on a daily basis in future.

Make 3 Pomelo Scented Sticks in the Beauty Shop
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each requires 1 Chamomile Scented Oil, 1 Pomelo and 1 Glass Bottle
  Item takes 40 minutes to complete but counts for task as soon as it enters the slot

Cook 3 Oat Roll Noodles in the Stove House
  Skip for 12 RC

  Ingredients:  3 Cucumbers, 2 Oat Flour, 3 Green Lettuce, 1 Roasted Tomato Soup
  You can do this the easy way or the hard way.  This recipe has two different star versions, but you need only the Bronze one.

  Place all ingredients, setting timer for 10 minutes.  Three  of the ingredients will burn but you can complete the dish successfully by tapping 'Finish'.
  Or, if you care about the taste, place Cucumber and Oat Flour, setting timer for 9 minutes.  The Bronze Star will activate.  Now simply swipe the other two ingredients into the bowl and instantly tap 'Finish'.

Prepare 8 Lunch to Share
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a new Recipe
  Each requires 1 School Sandwiches and 1 Cute Bento

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

I guess my children can get carried away, like any of us sometimes.  I am very proud of them, however.  They are both good and kind at heart and, most of the time, in their actions as well!

Final Reward: Heart in Hands Statue Decoration

Collection Set:
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The Collection Set consists of the Sandwich Station for Darryl's House, the Giving Tree, and the Hearts in Hand Statue Decoration.  Register all three within the time period to obtain a bonus reward in the form of a Gallery Book Friendship Flower.

Unclo Carlos' Paint Stand
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When I purchased a skin for the Paint Stand for 800 TC, a green arrow appeared to allow me to increase the Level of the offerings to Level 2, unlocking paint changes for new items.

Required to achieve Level 2:

3 Macaroni and Cheese
20 Champagne
5000 Coins

At Level 2, you unlock the Stove House, The Cooking Stand, the Market Stand, the E Mart Sign, the Coffee House and the Kitchen in terms of new 'skins'.

I instantly was able to use the green arrow again to reach Level 3 by providing the following:

20 Turkey Burgers
4 Macaroni and Cheese
10000 Coins

Secret Admirer Quest and Heart Necklaces Collection Mission

(Above, Alexander is the narrator of this Quest)

A new 11 day quest has been released in tandem with a Collection Mission.  The Reward for the Collection Mission is a new premium Tree in the form of the Praline Tree.

Note that a new Farm Beauty Contest.  All Theme Items are found in the Red Book.  Access the Farm Beauty Menu through the Gold Trophy Item, tap on the Red Book, then tap on any theme item to use the Search Tool to see if you have it.  I will list all Theme items later, but it is easy for a farmer to find them all now if he/she has them.

You will find all details for the Giraffe Wedding Contest in the post below this one that gives the riddle solutions for Penny's Magic Cauldron.

Giraffe Wedding Farm Beauty Contest and Penny's Magic Cauldron Solutions to Riddles

The new Giraffe Wedding Base, when placed on the farm, can boost your Theme votes by 9 daily.  If you are not able or willing to make up the difference in RC,  you can wait to solve all the riddles and then claim it, but make certain you take a new 'snapshot' when you have placed it on your farm, especially if you do not have maximum for theme.  The little Valentine Teddy Bear that you earn by completing this quest is a Theme decoration but only worth a total of 3 votes.

Many of the old premium decorations are worth multiple votes in this particular Farm Beauty Contest.  When you access the Theme Book in the menu, it will tell you how many votes each is worth.

Strategy:  Complete the Collection Mission even if you cannot complete the entire Quest sequence.  You will be able to access the traditional Quest from the Lighthouse after the timer expires, but try to complete as many groups of 4 parts as possible, as the Quest actually is divided into four parts in the Lighthouse, and you are given credit for each quarter you completed earlier.  Note that you will not have access to the Collection Mission once the timer expires, which is why it is important to try to complete that, as the reward will become a premium item in the Market afterwards.

I am afraid that my real life has become extremely stressful again, but I will try to make a post specific to the Beauty Contest over the weekend.  The fact that the Book allows you to search instantly for the items you have either on the farm or in the Warehouse does make my own posts less important.

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Heart Necklace Collection Mission
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70 from Corn
50 from Wheat Flour
30 from Mayonnaise
10 from Goji Berry

Reward; Praline Tree

Note about Lists:  Please look at the actual quest tasks if you think there is an error in the list.  I sometimes make a typographical error!  I try to go through it all again later to edit it, but I try to complete and publish as quickly as I can.

Note from Freyashawk:  Once again, I ask that if you use this site and appreciate the work, please consider voting for HM. Freyashawk in the Farm Beauty Contest.  It does inspire me to continue if I can rank in the top ten, partly because the name 'Freyashawk' is known for strategy guides for games and may bring new farmers to this site for help.  Many thanks to all the wonderful farmers who have voted for HM. Freyashawk.

Crop List
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40 Wheat
40 Tomatoes
40 Rye
40 Grapes
50 Oat
50 Rice
50 Red Roses
60 Strawberries
60 Chamomile (Island)
60 Potatoes
60 Red Bell Peppers
60 Love Fruits


Batch Production List
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40 Eggs
40 Cheddar Cheese
40 Rye Flour
40 Wheat Bread
40 Grape Juice
50 Oat Flour
50 Duck Eggs
60 Strawberry Juice
60 Chamomile Essential Oil (Island)
60 Red Rose Bouquets
60 Cassava Flour (Island)
60 Love Fruit Pies (Island)

Special Tasks:
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You will need to fish 8 times with the Squid Hook.  You will need the Shakshouka Stove House Recipe.  You will need the Gruyere Cheese Hot Air Balloon.  Now Collectables can produce instantly using OP (68 OP required for this one)

There is no task with respect to Pet Chests or Botanical Garden.

Secret Admirer 1
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Alexander: She is my goddess with the face of... Hmm... let's see... face of Aphrodite!  But what rhymes to use?  You there!  How long have you been standing there?  Eavesdropping is considered rude here in Water Town, you know!

Harvest 40 Wheat
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 10 RC

Collect 20 Jars of Honey
  Skip for 4 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Alexander:  No, not talking to myself, just trying to compose a suitable poem.  It is harder than you may think.

Secret Admirer 2
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Alexander:  You look familiar actually.  Aren't you that farmer who visits Water Town with... wait!

Harvest 40 Tomatoes
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Wheels of Cheddar Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Lemons
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 160 XP

Alexander:  With the most astonishing creature who ever graced this world with her radiant presence!

Secret Admirer 3
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Alexander:  Of course, I speak of Felicia.  Since I first laid eyes upon her, I have been deeply in love with her.  She is the Beatrice to my Dante, the Laura to my Petrarch... the muse admired from afar for so long!

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 10 RC

Harvest 8 Almonds
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Alexander:  Why do you look at me that way?  Well, you would not understand if you are not an artist yourself.

Secret Admirer 4
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Alexander:  St. Valentine's Day will be the perfect opportunity to express my love to Felicia.  She will visit Water Town this February, so it is fate, is it not to finally confront this angel with my feelings?

Harvest 40 Grapes
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 Wheat Bread
  Skip for 10 RC

Produce 40 glasses of Grape Juice
  Skip for 10 RC

Reward: 2500 Coins, 170 XP

Alexander:  Destiny has brought her here during the Festival of Love.

Special Reward: Mission Gift Box

Secret Admirer 5
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You are here now, speaking to me.  Cupid himself sent you to me to help me prepare my quest for Felicia's heart.

Harvest 50 Oat
  Skip for 12 RC

Produce 50 sacks of Oat Flour
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Jars of Grape Milkshake
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Milk and 1 Grape Juice

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

Alexander:  You must tell me all that you know about her!

Secret Admirer 6
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What sort of chocolate does she like best?  Does she like poetry?  Who is her favourite painter?  What does she do in her free time?  What is her heart's desire?

Harvest 50 Rice
  Skip for 12 RC

Collect 50 Duck Eggs
  Skip for 12 RC

Prepare 8 Goji Berry Smoothie Bowls
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Grape Milkshake and 1 Goji Berry

Reward: 2500 Coins, 180 XP

I must prepare before I speak to her, as all must be perfect!

Secret Admirer 7
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Alexander:  Please tell me of her work, her daily farm routines.  Does she sing pretty songs to her little lambs as she herds them onto the Arcadian slopes of sun-bathed fields?

Harvest 50 Red Roses
  Skip for 12 RC

Collect 20 Gruyere Cheese
  Skip for 10 RC
  This requires the Gruyere Cheese Hot Air Balloon Collectable.  You can use 68 OP to speed process now.  The amount you receive each time is random, can vary from 2-4 ordinarily.

Prepare 8 Cheese Bread
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Gruyere Cheese and 1 Wheat Bread

Reward: 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Alexander:  Cow manure?  Machines like tractors?  That is very different from the idyllic image in my mind!

Secret Admirer 8
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Alexander:  You are less help than I had hoped.  How can I learn more about her, if you cannot answer the right questions?

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

Place Praline Tree on your Farm
  (Reward from Collection Mission)
  Skip for 10 RC

Prepare 8 Praline Cakes
  Skip for 8 RC
  This is a new Recipe
  Each requires 1 Praline and 1 Cake Flour
  You can use Watering Cans to speed tree harvest or spend 22 TC for each Praline

Reward; 2500 Coins, 190 XP

Yet Lady Luck has given me a perfect opportunity, so I must speak to her today!

Special Reward;  Snow Pet House Hat

Secret Admirer 9
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Alexander:  Look over there!  It is Felicia!  I must approach her now or never, to profess my undying devotion.   She needs to know that her radiant visage is the very reason my heart continues to beat!

Harvest 60 Strawberries
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 glasses of Strawberry Juice
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 bowls of Rose Punch
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Strawberry Juice and 1 Red Rose

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Alexander:  Fear not!  Fortune favours the bold!  Today is the day I shall win the heart of the angelic Felicia!

Secret Admirer 10
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Alexander;  Oh no!  Why did you not stop me?  Why did you allow me to move forward with this ridiculous plan?

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

Produce 60 Chamomile Essential Oil
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island Task

Prepare 8 bottles of Thai Fish Sauce
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Salt and 2 Tilapia

Reward: 2500 Coins, 200 XP

Alexander:  What could be wrong, utter than the fact I made an utter fool of myself in front of the love of my life?

Secret Admirer 11
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I tried to read Felicia a poem I wrote for her.  The moment our eyes met, I froze!  She smiled at me kindly, but I could not utter a single word!

Harvest 60 Potatoes
  Skip for 15 RC

Produce 60 Red Rose Bouquets
  Skip for 15 RC

Prepare 8 plates of Potato Gratin
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 3 Potatoes and 1 Gruyere Cheese

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

Alexander:  All my dreams crushed, the dream I chased out of my reach forever, and my heart in pieces on the ground!

Secret Admirer 12
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Alexander:  She is coming towards me.  She must consider me an utter buffoon!  I cannot face her!

Harvest 60 Red Bell Peppers
  Skip for 15 RC

Harvest 8 Papaya
  Skip for 8 RC

Prepare 8 servings of Papaya Salad
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Papaya and 1 Thai Fish Sauce

Reward: 2500 Coins, 210 XP

I have nowhere to hide, and no choice but to face her.

Special Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

Secret Admirer 13
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Alexander:  Kind Felicia saw me drop my notebook and came to return it to me.  She had no idea it contained a poem written to her... how could she, if we had never spoken?

Harvest 60 Love Fruits
  Skip for 15 RC

Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
  Skip for 8 RC
  As always, you deliberately can miss a catch to use your 7 default casts for 8.

Prepare 8 bowls of Egg Soup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Egg and 1 Seaweed

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Alexander:  At least I was able to introduce myself properly.

Secret Admirer 14
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Felicia:  She asked about my sketches.  She saw them in my notebook.  Did you know that she is interested in photography?

Process 4 Corals in the Seafood House
  Skip for 4 RC
  Each takes 5 minutes but task counts as soon as item enters slot

Craft 8 Coral Rose Mirrors
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Red Rose Bouquets, 1 Polished Coral Twig, 1 Glass
  Each takes 13 minutes but task counts as soon as item enters slot

Prepare 8 bowls of Roasted Tomato Soup
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 2 Ketchup and 1 Egg Soup

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Well, i had no idea about that.  I guess I really know very little about her.

Secret Admirer 15
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Alexander:  I offered to show her my favourite art gallery in Water Town.  I has a very good photography collection that she might enjoy . She said she has some time on Friday and would love to go with me.

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

Produce 60 Love Fruit Pies
  Skip for 15 RC
  This is an Island task

Prepare 8 Valentine Desserts
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Rose Punch and 1 Praline Cake

Reward: 2500 Coins, 230 XP

Alexander:  I shan't make the same mistake again.   I will become acquainted with Felicia properly before I make any confessions of love!

Secret Admirer 16
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Alexander:  It was foolish of me to believe I could win her heart simply by confessing my love in a poem.  Perhaps a visit to the gallery together this Friday is a chance to get to know who she really is!

Cook 3 Shakshouka in the Stove House
  Skip for 12 RC
  Each requires 3 Cheddar Cheese, 3 Egg, 1 Roasted Tomato Soup, 2 Red Bell Peppers
  Add all ingredients and set timer for 15 seconds.  Tap 'Finish' as soon as the Bronze Star activates.

Prepare 8 servings of Spicy Papaya Crab
  Skip for 8 RC
  Each requires 1 Papaya Salad and 1 Blue Swimmer Crab

Prepare 8 Goji Berry Energy Balls
  Skip for 8 RC
 Each requires 1 Rice Krispies and 1 Goji Berry Smoothie Bowl

Alexander:  Wait!  Friday is St. Valentine's Day.  Perhaps Fate has taken a hand here!

Reward: 2500 Coins, 220 XP

Special Final Reward: Valentine Teddy Bear Decoration

Collection Set:  Consists of the Valentine Teddy Bear Decoration, the new Praline Tree and the Goji Berry Tree.  Register all three in the Gallery before the timer expires to obtain a bonus reward of a Gallery Book Friendship Flower as well as the ordinary rewards of 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

Famous Lovers
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It is interesting that Alexander mentions characters from two of the most famous love stories in Western Literature.  Dante and Beatrice from Dante's Book of Divine Comedy, and Petrarch and Laura, from Petrarch's Songs/Sonnets.  I have posted links below to online versions, but they may not be the best available and it always is better to read these authors in the original Italian if one can.  This version of Petrarch gives both the original Italian and English translations.


Dante's Book of Divine Comedy

Petrarch Sonnets

Giraffe Wedding Base, Giraffe Wedding Farm Beauty Contest and Penny's Magic Cauldron New Riddles

(Above, screenshot of the three new Premium Decorations in the form of the Giraffe Groom, the Giraffe Bride, and the Love Tree.)

Missing screenshot added.  Sorry.  Things are going very badly in the real world right now.

You will find the Giraffe Wedding Farm Beauty Contest information included at the end of this post.

A new Base in the form of the Giraffe Wedding Base has been released as the final reward for a new set of Penny's Magic Cauldron Riddles.  The solution to all the Riddles is below in screenshots.  The new Giraffe Wedding Base no doubt will be featured in the next Farm Beauty Contest.  Currently, it is only the new premium decorations in the form of the Giraffe Groom, Giraffe Bride, and Love Tree that can be stacked on it.   Screenshot from my farm above.  The other base that will be featured in the Theme List for the Giraffe Wedding Farm Beauty Contest scheduled to begin on Friday is the Valentine's Base.  The premium decorations for that old base are being offered now in the special sales as well.  The Theme Book now can be accessed through the Main Menu by tapping on the gold trophy icon for the Farm Beauty Contest.  According to the actual Contest Menu, the Contest will start on Friday.  I will be posting a list of the theme items, their values in terms of votes and how to obtain them now.

Note that you can solve three riddles each day without spending any money.  If you guess incorrectly, you can keep trying until you have solved the alloted number.  If you wish to claim the Base as quickly as possible, you will have to spend 18 RC after solving three riddles today.  When all riddles are solved, tap on the Base icon at the bottom right of Penny's Magic Cauldron Menu to claim the new Giraffe Wedding Base.  After reset, you should be able to solve three more.

Giraffe Wedding Farm Beauty Contest
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The Theme Book can be accessed now by tapping on the Gold Trophy icon in the centre of your screen or from the same icon found in your main menu.  You then tap on the Red Book to see all theme decorations.  Theme is one aspect of the Farm Beauty Contest that new farmers or farmers unwilling to spend real money in the game can find troublesome.

For a new player or low level player, the way to maximise Theme is to complete the Giraffe Wedding Base and then purchase the three new premium decorations that can be stacked on it.  This gives you 9 votes per day for the base, 9 votes per day for the Giraffe Groom, 6 votes per day for the Giraffe Bride, and 6 votes per day for the Love Tree.  Once you reach maximum in any category, you cannot gain any more votes from the Characters for that category.

As stated above, in this Contest, you can receive a maximum of 9 votes for Theme each day from the three characters who value it by completing the riddles, claiming the Giraffe Wedding Base and placing it on your farm.

Theme Items worth more than 1 vote from each of 3 Characters
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Here are the other Theme items worth more than 1 vote from each of three of the Characters:

Giraffe Wedding Base:  3 votes from each of the three characters
  From Penny's Magical Cauldron, Reward for solving all riddles

Giraffe Groom: 3 votes from each of the three characters
  Available as new decoration in special sales offer

Girl on a Bench: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Lady Dog Deco: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Carnival Girl 1: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Giraffe Bride: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  New premium decoration available in special sales offer

Love Tree: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  New premium decoration available in special sales offer

Flamingo: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Teddy Bear Balloon: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Lovely Lady Cat Deco: 2 votes from each of the three Characters
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Theme Items worth 1 vote from each of three characters:
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Carnival Backdrop
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Valentine's Base

LOVE Decoration:
  Available in Market or as Gift from Buddy

Mister Dog Deco
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Valentine Teddy Bear
   Final Reward for current Special Quest

Carnival Wing:
  From past; available now in Lucky Wheel/Share Box for 10 RC

Boy with Newspaper
  From past; available again in special sales offer

Heart Tree Deco
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Heart Bubble Backdrop
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Chocolate Fountain

Carnival Girl 2
  From past, available again in special sales offer

Lucky Rat Statue:
  From past quest.  Available now in Lucky Wheel/Share Box or complete Quest from Lighthouse (Year of the Rat Special Mission)

Heart Candy
  From past; available now in Lucky Wheel/Share Box for 10 RC

Lovely Heart
   From past, available again in special sales offer

Heart Grass Deco
  From past; available now in Lucky Wheel/Share Box

Love Treetop: Reward for gaining a total of 4000 votes in this Farm Beauty Contest

Heart Tree
  Available in Market in Tree Department

Brick Fireplace

Wedding Chair

Boy Cupid

Girl Cupid

Lovely Mister Cat Deco


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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.


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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It is becoming increasingly difficult to make the total needed to rank in the top 10.   I appreciate every vote.  Votes at the end of the 'Contest are critical for rank as well.   After three Contests when I lost my rank in the top ten AFTER reset in the very last hours of the Contest, the votes from my neighbours in the Thanksgiving Contest allowed me to place 9th.  I am absolutely thrilled by that result.

The farmers who were at the top were from Eastern Europe or a nation from the former Soviet Union.  They have an advantage at the very end, simply because of the difference in time zones.  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 12,000 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 6 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.

Heartfelt thanks to every farmer who voted for my farm!


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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 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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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.


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!


For players with sufficient Country Club rank to purchase the Exclusive Pet Hat in the Exclusive Shop, this is a permanent Hat that can be worn by ANY Pet of either gender.  It can be very helpful.  As with any item in the Exclusive Shop, you can purchase only one per day.  It does cost 15 RC, but I believe that players who really are concerned about reaching their goals in the Farm Beauty Contest but do not have the necessary Pet Apparel definitely would benefit from this purchase.


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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'.  Some farmers recently have been counting the totals and claim that fewer are needed.


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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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High Level Farm
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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, received 17/18.  At Level 135 and above, 18/18.


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.  The values are given at the beginning of this post in the section on Theme.


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 or Calendar Rewards.  If they were given as Quest Rewards,  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.


In the current contest, you will find both Decorations from recent timed Quests and a few that originally were Calendar Rewards.  In the theme list above, I have included the price of any Decorations that currently are found in the Lucky Wheel.


Lucky Wheel or Special Sales?
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If you are low on Theme votes from the Characters, you may have to choose between spending cash and spending RC to increase your Theme items.  RC can be earned in the game, but is often 'bundled' with premium Decorations sold in special sales offers.  You can purchase RC as well separately, and any such purchase will include a Gachapon for your Community.  On the whole, I prefer to choose one of the bundles that contains a new premium Decoration for a new Base, some RC and some Farm Aids.


A point to consider here is the type of gift box your chosen Decoration will give to you when cleaned by a neighbour or buddy.  The new premium Decorations usually give Blue Gift Boxes which are of higher value than the Purple Gift Boxes that are linked to Calendar Reward Decorations as well as Quest Reward Decorations.


I personally feel that the Gold Gift Boxes that are linked to the Cooking Contests are of higher value as well than the Purple Gift Boxes linked to Quest and Calendar Reward Decorations.  The 'silver' or 'white' Gift Box has the lowest value.  When I use the word 'value' here, it refers to the contents of the Gift Box.  Island Blue and Purple Gift Boxes probably are the best of all, as they include items like Electric Saws that are never found in Seaside Gift Boxes.  Thus, if you have the opportunity to purchase a premium Island Gift Box, it will serve you well.  Neighbours who use Batch Cleaning Tickets often have their order of visits set to start with Farms that have Decorations on the Island that give Blue and Purple Island Gift Boxes when cleaned.  Unfortunately, the game is very glitchy where rewards to the host farmer are concerned.  You may or may not receive the benefit from a neighbour's batch cleaning of your farm.  This is a problem we have been trying to address with Support since the batch cleaning option first was introduced.