19 January 2024

Game Night Quest and Gamepads Collection Mission

This Quest requires more Island Machines than previously, including Soap and Flip Flop Machines as well as the Parrot Animal.  I think the developers are making another mistake here, further distancing low level players from these timed quests that formerly allowed them to obtain cleanable decorations.  They are catering to high level players here.

Gamepads Collection

70 from Pasture
50 from Beef
30 from Duck Balloons
10 from Peaches

Reward: Earthenware Pot

Game Quest

1.
Havest 40 Oat
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Harvest 40 Oranges

2.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produce 40 Wheat 
Harvest 8 Coconuts

3.
Harvest 40 Cane
Produce 40 Sugar
Prepare 8 Coconut Milk

4.
Harvest 40 Rice
Produce 40 Turkeys
Prepare 8 Sugary Doughnuts

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Sweet Potatoes
Produce 50 Turkey Sausages
Prepare 8 Sago Bubbles

6.
Harvest 50 Pitayas
Produce 50 Beef Salami
Prepare 8 Sliced Sausages

7.
Harvest 50 Balloon Plants
Collect 15 Basil
Prepare 8 Sausage Sauce

8.
Harvest 50 Tomatoes
Place the Earthenware Pot on your farm. (Collection Reward)
Prepare 8 Spicy Gochujang Sauce 

Reward: Board Game Storage Rack

9.
Harvest 60 Rye 
Produce 60 Rye Flour
Prepare 8 Pizza Doughnuts

10.
Harvest 60 Onioms
Produce 60 Black Bread
Prepare 8 Kvass

11.
Harvest 60 Beans
Collect 60 Eggs
Prepare 8 Chickpea Salad

12.
Dig 15 Chests
Harvest 8 Pomelos
Prepare 8 Sago Pudding

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Harvest 12 Tea Leaves*
Produce 12 Tea Leaves Essential Oil*
Prepare 8 Mango Pomelo Sago

14.
Produce 12 Tea Tree Soap*
Harvest 20 Rubber*
Prepare 8 Batter

15.
Produce 60 Parrot Feathers*
Produce 60 Parrot Flip Flops*
Prepare 8 Fried Chicken

16.
Cook 4 Faatah in the Stove House
Tend Flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times*
Prepare 8 Korean Fried Chicken




12 January 2024

Ice Island Activity


This is a walkthrough, now complete.

The best tip for this Activity is always to use the magnifying glass to find whatever you are asked to do.

Strategy Tip:  You can make 4 fish at once in a single slot in the Workshop but it takes longer than making one.  Collecting Pickerelweed Lures does give Star rewards, so I collect them and constantly have 4 fish in the making.  The process takes 20 minutes.

Another tip:  you can build multiple Fish Stalls.  I have built four so far and believe there are more.   I can see the ruins of two more now.   If you are patient, you do not need more slots as much as in previous activities.

New changes:  there are nany items to build that are neither included in the task list nor facilitate travel to the location of the next task.  They do count towards Stars, however.
By virtue of focusing on the list for Star Rewards, you can obtain all the Rewards without completing the tasks.  I will complete the Walkthrough, however.

Note that many materials, Energy and Diamonds can be used for the next Activity.  The ones that cannot be used are the ones specific to this Activiry, like Ice Cubes, Yarn and Fish.

Amother tip: There is a cap on Energy.  Trade for Energy always when your Energy is low.

1.  Clear Grass 12 energy
2. Fill 1 Ice Pit: 1 Ice Cube, 4 Grass
3.  Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 2 Grass, 1 Ice Cube, 2 Ball of Yarn
4. Clear 1 Bush : 21 energy required
5. Build 1 Fish Stall: 5 Grass, 5 Branch, 5 Wood. (This becomes the Magic Workshop
To reach this, you must build 1 Wooden Suspension Bridge: 5 Branch, 3 Ice Cubes, 1 Ball of Yarn
6.  Clear 1 Bunch of Rocks: requires 18 Energy
7.  Light 1 Bonfire: 5 Branch, 2 Ball of Yarn, 4 Fish
You now need to use the Magic Workshop
The Pickerelweed is purple and it gives you Pickerelweed Lure.  Use this to make the Fish.  3 Diamonds gives you a second slot in the Workshop. 5 Diamonds gives you a third. Clearing all the purple weed will give you 11 Pickerelweed from this area.  It takes 5 minutes to make a fish.
7. Fill 1 Pit: 10 Grass, 5 Ice Cubes, 3 Yarn
8. Build 1 Wooden Suspension Bridge: 5 Wood, 5 Ice Cubes, 3 Yarn
9. Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 5 Grass, 2 Ice Cubes, 6 Yarn
There are three toys in gift bags.
Pink one gives 1 Toy Train
Blue one gives you 1 Duck
Blue one gives Rockinghorse
Blue contains Duck
10. Fill 1 Pit: 5 Ice Cubes, 2 Yarn, 8 Fish

11. Light 1 Bonfire: 10 Branch, 8 Yarn, 4 Fish
12. Clear 1 Bush: requires 21 Energy
13.  Fix 1 Ice Cabin: 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn, 8 Fish
To reach tbis requires other tasks.
First: 
Clear an Ice Pit: 10 Stone, 8 Ice Cubes, 6 Yarn
Then: Build an Ice Bridge: 8 Wood, 4 Yarn, 4 Fish
Pink gift bag has a Teddy Bear
Blue gift bag has a Duck
Blue Bag contains Rockinghorse

14. Clear 1 Pile of Rocks: requires 24 Energy, 18 Energy
15. Light 1 Bonfire: 5 Stone, 8 Yarn, 4 Fish
15. Fill 1 Ice Pit: 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn, 8 Fish
In this area, covered with mist, is a Fish Stall you can build.
Fish Stall: 5 Grass, 5 Branch, 5 Wood
This Fish Stall gives you another slot to make Fish and you can buy more slots here as well.
While waiting for fish, I cleared all the small mist areas in case something important was concealed there.  But no.  There is a Mary's Surprise beyond the Ice Pit
16. Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 5 Grass, 2 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn
Mary's Surprise to the right in this same area
17. Build 1 Wooden Suspension Bridge: 8 Branch, 10 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn
To the right, an Ice Bridge requiring two sets of Golfen Tools 
Meanwhile, it tells me I cannot 
build the Wooden Suspension Bridge until I clear more obstacles.  It may mean the Mary's Surprise.
Before: 261 159
After: 461, 209
Still will not allow me to build.
It was a glitch.  I had to reload the game to be able to build it!
18.  Fix 1 Ice Cabin: 10 Ice Cubes, 12 Yarn, 12 Fish
19. Clear 1 Bush: requires 21 Energy
20. Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 10 Grass, 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn
Blue gift contains a Duck
21.  Fill 1 Pit: 10 Stones, q0 Ice Cubes, 10 Yarn
22. Light 1 Bonfire: 15 Branch, 10 Yarn, 8 Fish

To reach this, you must:
Build 1 Ice Bridge: 10 Wood, 12 Yarn, 12 Fish

You then need to clear mist by clearing a single grass in order to see the bonfire

23.  Build 1 Wooden Suspension Bridge: 12 Wood, 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn
Pink Gift: Teddy Bear
Blue Gift: Rockinghorse
24. Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 10 Grass, 6 Ice Cubes, 6 Yarn
To do this, you first must:
Cover 1 Pit: 10 Ice Cubes, 5 Yarn, 8 Fish
You then must clear mist by clearing 1 Grass
Gift Bag has Rockinghorse
Another gift bag I missed in the far east area:
Blue gift bag had a Duck
25. Clear 1 Bush: requires 21 Energy
26.  Fix 1 Ice Cabin: 12 Ice Cubes, 12 Yarn, 12 Fish
Blue gift bag has Duck
Red chest with bow: Sailboat
Now there is a bomb you can detonate for 30 diamonds.  Gives you 40 Pickerelweed Lures
26. Build 1 Ice Bridge: 8 Wood, 4 Yarn, 8 Fish
27. Light 1 Bonfire: 12 Branch, 12 Yarn, 12 Fish
Clear 1 Grass to dispel Mist, cover 1 Ice Pit: 10 Stone, 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn
1 pink gift bag has Teddy Bear
28. Fill 1 Pit: 5 Ice Cubes, 2 Yarn, 4 Fish
You now can build a fifth Fish Stall in the West.
There is an Ice Pit in the North that requires: 8 Ice Cubes, 4 Yarn, 8 Fish
It is not a task but if you complete it, you will find the second Mary's Surprise
Before: 57 Energy, 65 Diamonds
After 257 Energy, 115 Diamonds
29. Build 1 Ice Bridge: 8 Wood, 12 Yarn, 8 Fish
To the west of this new Fish Stall is an Ice Bridge that requires 3 sets of Golden Tools to build
In this area, you can build yet another sixth Fish Stall
30. Light a Bonfire: 12 Wood, 12 Yarn, 12 Fish

I am going to collect the gift boxes from the area that required 3 sets of Golden Tools.
Before: 70 Energy, 53 Diamonds
After: 880 Energy 87 Diamonds

Below the Bonfire area is a Tornado that requires 1 set of Golden Tools or 30 Diamonds.
Opening boxes here.
Becore: 573 Energy, 57 Diamonds
After: 803 Energy, 65 Diamonds
31. Clear 1 Icy Rock: requires 30 Energy, then 12 Energy
32.  Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 12 Grass, 8 Ice Cube, 8 Yarn
First clear 1 Grass to dispel mist
33. Fill 1 Ice Pit: 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn, 8 Fish
34. Light 1 Bonfire: 16 Branch, 16 Yarn, 14 Fish
To reach it, you must build 1 Wooden Suspension Bridge: 10 Branch, 10 Yarn, 10 Fish
Pink gift bag has Teddy Bear
35.  Cover 1 Pit: 8 Ice Cubes, 8 Yarn, 6 Fish
36. Fix 1 Ice Cabin: 20 Ice Cubes, 20 Yarn, 16 Fish
37. Build 1 Ice Bridge: 12 Branch, 20 Ice Cubes, 12 Yarn
38. Fill 1 Pit: 40 Stone, 40 Ice, 40 Fish
39. Build 1 Ice and Snow Theatre: 30 Wood, 25 Yarn, 20 Fish
You first must clear a variety of grass, bushes, ice to be able to reach the site.
I reached 1300 Stars some time ago, so obtaining more Stars does not benefit me.

The third Mary's Surprise can be reached now by going south and clearing many Pickerelweed Lures.  I now have 21 weeds.
I have 6 Energy, 5 Diamonds.
After opening the Surprise:
206 Energy, 55 Diamonds

I now will open all gift boxes in all the areas I cleared.
I had to destroy two yarn piles, using about 200 Energy to reach one blue gift box and I cleared a bush and some grass by accident (about 45 Energy)
Now have: 5081 Energy, 151 Diamonds
There is one Ice Bridge above the Theatre ruins that would require 4 sets of Golden Tools.  I have only 2 now.
There is an Ice Pit to the East that requires the following: 8 Ice, 8 Yarn, 16 Fish.
(Thanks to my dear friend Karen for sending me the materials list. It was the only one I failed to log.)
You need to fill this Pit to reach the last gift chest that contains 1 Sailboat.  With this, you can make the last Trade to the Trader.  You will receive 2 Golden Shovels for the Sailboats and final reward of 5 RC for completing all trades.

Here are the other items you can build that are not tasks:
In the area with the last sailboat:
Bonfire: 12 Branch, 12 Yarn, 12 Fish

At the far north is a small area that was opened by filling a Pit.
There are two umbuilt items here as follows:
Bonfire: 8 Branch, 8 Yarn, 8 Fish
Ice Cabin: 12 Ice Cubes, 12 Yarn, 16 Fish

I reached 1300 so need not build these.  If you did not reach the total, here is the value of building all 5 Ice Cqbins:
Fix 5 Ice Cabins: 40 Stars
There is one Ice Bridge still unbuilt.  It requires 4 sets of Golden Tools.  Completing all Ice Bridges gives a lot of Stars:
Build 14 Ice Bridges: 150 Stars
Build 14 Ice Bridges: 150 Stars
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For 30 Diamonds, detonate a bomb that gives you Ice Cubes, Pickerelweed Lures and some basic materials
Now there is another Tornado that requires 3 sets of Golden Tools to the right.
In this new area, you can build another Fish Stall.

Other Fish Stalls available earlier

A third Fish Stall can be built in the West. 5 Grass, 5 Branch, 5 Wood) I think it was an area that required Golden Tools.


A fourth Fish Stall can be built in area with an Ice Bridge in the west and a Wooden Bridge in the south.

To the left of that Fish Stall, Tornado that requires 2 sets of Golden Tools

To the left is a Tornado that requires 3 sets of Golden Tools to clear

Areas that are not included in tasks:
There is another Ice Pit that is not a task to the southeast:
Ice Pit: 5 Ice Cubes, 2 Yarn, 4 Fish
Now in this area, you can use Golden Tools to open an area by clearing a Tornado
Tornado: 2 Golden Pickaxes, 2 Golden Saws, 2 Golden Shovels or 60 Diamonds

There is another area where you can use Golden Tools to buikd an Ice Bridge: 1 of each type needed or 30 Diamonds

After task 20, there is another Tornado to the northeast requiring 1 set of Golden Tools


To the right of the Workshop is the Trader:
1 Train: 30 Energy
6 Ducks: 2 RC
4 Teddy Bears: 1 Golden Axe
4 Rocking Horses: 1 Golden Saw
2 Sailboats: 2 Golden Shovels

Complete all trades to obtain 5 RC

Ice Island Star Rewards:
Clear 1 Ice Cube: 10 Stars
Fill 1 Ice Pit: 15 Stars
Help 1 Teacup Rabbit: 15 Stars
Build 1 Fish Stall: 20 Stars
Clear 20 Bushes: 25 Stars
Clear 20 Grass: 25 Stars
Build 2 Ice Bridges: 25 Stars
Fill 3 Ice Pits: 25 Stars
Clear 30 Bushes: 25 Stars
Clear 30 Grass: 25 Stars
Have 30 Pickerelweed Lures: 25 Stars
Have 30 Ice Cubes: 25 Stars
Have 30 Yarn: 25 Stars
Light 1 Bonfire: 20 Stars
Deal with 1 Tornado: 20 Stars
Build 2 Ice Bridges: 25 Stars
Light 2 Bonfires: 25 Stars
Deal with 2 Tornadoes: 30 Stars
Fill 3 Ice Pits: 25 Stars
Light 3 Bonfires: 35 Stars
Build 3 Ice Bridges: 30 Stars
Clear 50 Bushes: 30 Stars
Clear 50 Grass: 30 Stars
Have 50 Pickerelweed Lures: 25 Stars
Have 50 Yarn: 25 Stars
Have 50 Ice Cubes: 25 Stars
Have 100 Pickerelweed Lures: 30 Stars
Light 4 Bonfires: 30 Stars
Have 100 Ice Cubes: 30 Stars
Have 100 Yarn: 30 Stars
Fill 6 Ice Pits: 30 Stars
Help 4 Teacup Rabbits: 30 Stars
Fix 1 Ice Cabin: 30 Stars
Fill 13 Ice Pits: 30 Stars
Find 1 Mary's Surprise Gift: 30 Stars
Deal with 6 Tornadoes: 35 Stars
Have 200 Pickerelweed Lures: 35 Stars
Have 200 Yarn: 35 Stars
Have 200 Ice Cubes: 35 Ztars
Build 6 Ice Bridges: 35 Stars
Deal with 3 Tornadoes: 45 Stars
Find 2 Mary's Surprises: 30
Deal with 6 Tornadoes: 35
Fill 13 Ice Pits: 30 Stars
Fix 5 Ice Cabins: 40 Stars
Fill 15 Ice Pits: 40 Stars
Find 3 Mary's Surprises: 50 Stars
Have 300 Pickerelweed Lures: 100 Stars
Have 300 Ice Cubes: 100 Stars
Have 300 Yarn: 100 Stars
Build 14 Ice Bridges: 150 Stars
Build 1 Ice and Snow Theatre: 200 Stars


Rewards:
50 Stars: 100 Energy, 5 Diamonds
100 Stars: 200 Energy, 5 Diamonds
200 Stars: 200 Energy, Teacup Rabbit Avatar
350 Stars: 200 Energy, 10 Diamonds
500 Stars: 10 Diamonds, 1 Teacup Rabbit
700 Stars: 300 Energy, 15 Diamonds
900 Energy: 300 Energy, 15 Diamonds, Ice Island Avatar Frame
1100 Stars:
450 Energy, 20 Diamonds, Glove Machine
1300 Stars: 20 Diamonds, Animated Teacup Rabbit Avatar, Ice and Snow Theatre

05 January 2024

Sweater Knitting Quest and Ball of Yarn Collection Mission

I hope 2024 will become a better year than 2023.  If you use this site still, please consider voting for HM. Freyashawk in the Beauty Contest.  I was known once as a guide writer by the name if Freyashawk.  I do not advertise ever, but some people may still find this site useful.  The site is available to every one.  If HM. Freyashawk ranks in the Contest, at least it shows players I remain active.  I only ask for that reason, not to gain 3 RC!

Ball of Yarn Collection Mission
70 from Corn
50 from Milk
30 from Peanut Christmas Candy (Christmas Candy Machine)
10 from Cherry
Reward:  ParanĂ¡ Pine Tree

1.
Harvest 40 Grapes
Collect 20 Honey
Harvest 8 Apples

2.
Harvest 40 Chardonnay
Collect 40 Eggs
Harvest 8 Maple Syrup

3.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produce 40 Wheat Flour
Prepare 8 Maple Milk Tea

4.
Harvest 40 Oat
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Prepare 8 Batter

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Rye
Produce 50 Rye Flour
Prepare 8 Honey Syrup

6.
Harvest 50 Potatoes
Produce 8 Apple Jam
Prepare 8 Cake Flour

7.
Harvest 50 Cane
Collect 15 Parmigiano Reggiani Wedges
Prepare 8 Parmigiano Potato Wedges

8.
Harvest 50 Pumpkins 
Place the ParanĂ¡ Pine on your farm (Reward from Collection Mission)
Prwpare 8 Pine Nuts Tea

Reward: Husky Pet House Hat

9.
Harvest 60 Peanuts
Produce 60 Cheddar Cheese
Prepare 8 Soft Dough

10.
Harvest 60 Strawberrires
Produce 60 Sugar
Prepare 8 Sugar Cubes

11.
Harvest 60 Garlic*
Collect 60 Beef
Prepare 8 Garlic Steaks

12.
Harvest 60 Flax*
Harvest 8 Dark Chocolate
Prepare 8 Cotton Candy

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Produce 60 Linen*
Harvest 8 Oak Wood*
Prepare 8 Pain au Chocolat

14.
Craft 6 Oil Painting Frames*
Produce 20 Chestnut Flour*
Prepare 8 Steak and Garlic Potato Wedges

15.
Produce 60 Raisins*
Produce 60 Raisin Bread*
Prepare 8 Kitty Marshmallows

16.
Cook 4 Slovakian Dumplings in the Stove House
Tend flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times*
Prepare 8 Fancy Marshmallow Tea

Final Reward: Snug Hedgehog

Today is the 5th of January.  It is the Anniversary of my Mother's death.  There have been far too many deaths and far too much heartbreak in the past three months.  I am sharing a poem by the extraordinary Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish entitled 'Ummi' ('Mother').  Almost every one knows the depth of the love of a child for a mother and that of a mother for her child.  I am offering this very simply for all those who understand the pain of loss.

'Ummi'
'I long for my mother's bread,
My mother's coffee,
And my mother's touch.
And childhood grows inside me
Day upon breast of day,
And I love my life because
If I died
I would feel shame for my mother's tears.
Take me, if one day I should return,
As a shawl for your eyelashes,
And cover my bones with grass,
Baptised in the purity of your footsteps,
And fasten my bonds
With a lock of hair,
With a thread that trails in the train of your gown.
I could become a god,
A god I would be
If I could but touch the depth of your heart.

Put me, if I return
As fuel in your cooking stove,
As a clothesline on your rooftop,
For I have lost resolve,
Without your daily prayer.
I have grown old and weak.
Give me back the stars of childhood
That I may join the young birds
On the route of return 
To your nest that awaits me.'
'Ummi' by Mahmoud Darwish)