Sweet Christmas Farm Beauty Contest

(Above, the new Christmas Base stacked with the new premium Decorations.  All of these are valued at more than one vote from each of the three characters who vote for Theme.)

A new Farm Beauty Contest has been activated.  You can find a visual list of Theme items by tapping on the Farm Beauty Contest Icon of a Gold Trophy in the centre of the top of your screen.  I have listed them below, however, with the number of votes each is worth if that value is greater than one vote from each of the three characters who vote for theme.  If you see no value in the description, therefore, you can assume that the total number of votes it is worth is 1 x 3 or three.

I believe I have included most of the information any player will need, but I still need to access the Lucky Wheel to see which Theme Decorations appear there.  Please refresh your page until this information is included in the Theme List.

As stated previously, for those who are not familiar with the Menu, you always can find the Farm Beauty Contest icon in the MAIN Menu.  Tap on that and then tap on the icon of the golden trophy to see details about the last contest as well as any upcoming contest once the information has been added.  Incidentally, if you did not collect all rewards from any past Contest, you should be able to do so by using this feature as well.

Note:  It has come to my attention that Facebook groups again are simply ripping off posts from my site without giving Freyashawk credit.  I always encourage any one with a Facebook Group to link to my posts, or even share information, AS LONG AS CREDIT IS GIVEN.  What does it cost you to credit the person who did the work?  As always, if you appreciate the work of almost seven years on this site, please consider voting for H.M. Freyashawk in the Farm Beauty Contest.  I am humbly and deeply grateful to those farmers who show support for this site with their votes.  For the first time in months, HM. Freyashawk ranked 9th at the end of the last Contest.  My gratitude is immense.

All the basic information and rules about Farm Beauty Contests in general is given now AFTER the list of Theme Decorations, as I feel that many readers of this post will be aware of them.  I include them for new farmers or those who are not certain how the Contest votes work.

Note here that the new Base for this Contest and season is the Christmas Base.  You will earn a completed Christmas Base when you complete all of the Riddles in the Penny's Cauldron Activity.  Find Penny near your Fishing Pier floating in the water.  I have created a separate post on this site that gives the answers to ALL of the Riddles.  

Here is a link:

Penny's Cauldron Riddles Solved for Christmas Base

Strategy Tip:  It is a little difficult to earn maximum for theme in this Contest if you do not purchase or have the premium items that are worth multiple votes.  You can solve three riddles per day.  There are a total of 21.    If you have been solving them daily, you should be in a position now, if you so choose, to pay RC to complete the Christmas Base.  It is worth a maximum of 9 votes per day from the Characters when complete.  This is by far the least expensive option in terms of raising your Vote total if you are receiving less than a total of 182 per day, which is what you will need to obtain the Decoration Reward at 4000 Votes.

Theme List:
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Trees
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Fairy Tree

Animals
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Reindeer

Bases
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Snow Base

Christmas Base
  Worth a maximum of 9 votes per day for theme (3 from each of 3 of the characters)

Decorations
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Wishing Girl:
  Worth a maximum of 9 votes per day for theme
  New Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Christmas Fairy
  Worth a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme
  New Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Christmas Cottage
  Worth a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme
  New Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Marie on a Horse
  Worth a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Stocking Bear
  Worth a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Snow Magician
  Worth a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Festive Angel
  Worth a maximum of 6 votes per day for theme
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

The Nutcracker Prince
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Christmas Backdrop
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Bunny Snow Woman
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Cozy Santa
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Winter Tree Duo Background
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Snow Tree Arch
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Christmas Arch
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Wind-Up Reindeer
  Premium decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Christmas Gifts
  Reward for reaching a total of 4000 votes in this Farm Beauty Contest

Winter Lollipops
  Calendar Reward from the past; possible it will appear in the Lucky Wheel

Snow Socks Fence
  Calendar Reward from the past

Topiary Reindeer
  Premium Decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Christmas Snow Globe
  Premium Decoration that can be purchased in special offer

Rocking Turkey
  Reward for a recent timed Quest, the Musical Thanksgiving Quest; can be earned from Lighthouse
  Here is a link to the Quest:
  Musical Thanksgiving Quest

Tooth Magic Mouse
  Reward from the current timed Quest of Darryl's Tooth
  Here is a link to the Quest:
  Darryl's Tooth Quest

Thanksgiving Harvest:
  Reward from the last contest with 4000 votes

Christmas Tree Gold Ribbon
  Calendar Reward from the past

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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 13,000 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.


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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.



Penny's Cauldron Riddles

All Riddles Solved:

The final Reward is the new Christmas Base.  When claimed, it will be complete.

Here are some screenshots of the Christmas Base stacked with the new Decorations.  No doubt all of these will appear in the next Farm Beauty Contest.  I post screenshots rather than videos as it makes the site easier to access.

The animations are:  the Christmas Fairy flies about in loops much like Peter Pan, then is transformed into a gift box.  Out pops an Elf with a red nose holding a little gift.   Behind is the Christmas Cottage which one cannot see properly if the other two decorations are on the base, sadly.

Note that you are given only an opportunity to solve only three riddles per day.  To obtain more, you must pay 1 RC for each.

Note from Freyashawk:  Once again, I wish to express my gratitude to my wonderful administrators of the Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group, (special thanks here to Anne), who help in so many ways, and to all of the farmers who voted for HM. Freyashawk in the Farm Beauty Contest, allowing the farm to place 9th for the first time in MONTHS.  You all are amazing, and I am blessed to have you in my virtual life!  It has been a hard year, but your support and friendship and prayers mean the world to me.

There is a new Machine at the Sea Resort as well.  It is the Shirt Machine and costs 17 RC.

Shirt Machine
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According to the game announcement, the Shirt Machine should be available to all players at Level 7 in the Sea Resort.  Bad programming or a glitch means that it simply has not been added in many cases.  At Maximum Level, I was able to buy it, but players at Level 7 do not even see it in the Market.  No doubt this will change.

Initially, you can make:

Pink Rose Shirt:
  Requires Pink Rose and Cotton Cloth

Blue Rose Shirt:
  Requires Blue Rose and Cotton Cloth

At One Star:

Sunflower Shirt:
  Requires Sunflower and Cotton Cloth

Teddy Bear Shit:
  Requires Red Teddy Bear and Cotton Cloth

At 2 Stars:

Red Algae Shirt
  Requires Red Algae and Cotton Cloth

Bubble Flower Shirt
  Requires Bubble Flower and Cotton Cloth

At 3 Stars:

Squid Shirt
  Requires Squid and Cotton Cloth

Darryl's Adventure
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Darryl's Adventure originally was activated from the Activity Stage, but now has been given its own 'stage' or Menu next to the buildings that deal with Darryl's House.

Christmas Joy Farm Beauty Contest

(Screenshot of Snow Christmas Tree from last year, sadly not a Theme item)

This Farm Beauty Contest, not surprisingly has a Christmas Theme entitled Christmas Joy.  It  now is active.  If you wish to participate, first you need to Join the Contest from the Menu of the Farm Beauty Contest, then submit a photograph of your farm.  In terms of actual beauty, fully grown Crops look prettier than a field planted with immature crops, but it makes no difference as far as Character Votes are concerned.  What does make a difference is a 'wide variety of Crops'.   As Darryl give 16 of his Votes for Crops, a maximum of 16 different Crops would give you as many Votes on that aspect as you could obtain.

Each day, you will be able to collect Votes from the four different Characters by accessing the little gold trophy at the top right of your screen.  You can Vote for a farm or farms three times by accessing the right section of the Farm Beauty Contest screen.  This will give you a Gold Treasure Chest to open for Farm Aids.

Theme is one aspect of the Farm that elicits Votes from three of the Characters in the form of Felicia, Dad and Darryl.  Where Vote values are given, they will be given by each of these three Characters but only until you reach the ceiling allowed for Theme for each Character.    I have explained all aspects of the Contest as well as providing some basic strategies later in this post.

Many of the Theme items will be offered gradually in special sales throughout the month.  As of 10 December, the first items have appeared in sales packages.  If the pattern is the same as that of November, more items will be added gradually to the list of items you can purchase.  Note that real money is involved in these purchases.

A list of all theme items is found by tapping on the little red book on the right of the screen.  A recent update will give a green mark on any item that you actually own and that you have registered in the Gallery.

Theme-related Items are:

Trees:
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Mistletoe Tree  +1 Vote
  Purchase for 5 RC in the Market or find randomly in the Green Mystron Shop

Animals:
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Reindeer +1 Vote
  Purchase for 6 RC in the Market or find randomly in the Green Mystron Shop

Decorations:
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Christmas Crystal Ball: +2 Votes
  Available from Christmas Discount Package or have from last year; available in sale from 10 December, +3 Charm

Santa's Legs Decoration +1
  Available randomly in Yellow Mystron Shop

Christmas Sled +2 Votes
  From last year

Xmas Snowman +2 Votes
  Xmas Tree Decoration, find in Festival Mystron Shop

Christmas Cake +1 Vote
  Available in Market for 12000 Coins, has 4 Charm Points

Gingerbread Man +1 Vote
  Available randomly in Yellow Mystron Shop, Xmas Tree Decoration

Christmas Tree +1 Vote
  Available from Market for 10000 Coins, has 1 Charm Point

Snow Tree Arch:  +2 Votes
  Winter Discount Sale, now available

Snow Magician:  +2 Votes
  Winter Discount Sale available from 10 December

XMas Tree +2 Votes
  Purchase in Festival Mystron Shop for 50 Festival Mystrons

Christmas Candle +1 Vote
  Available in Market for 5 RC, has 6 Charm Point value

Singing Elves +1 Vote
  Available randomly in Yellow Mystron Shop

Bunny Snow Girl +2 Votes
  Winter Discount, available now

Gingerbread House +1 Vote
  Old Decoration, Appears randomly in the Blue Mystron Shop for 300 Blue Mystrons, has 9 Charm

Snow Base +3 Votes

Xmas Gingermen +1 Vote
  Purchase in Festival Mystron Mystery Shop for 300 Festival Mystrons

Tree Reindeer +2 Votes
  Christmas Discount or have from past; available in sale from 10 December
  +2 Charm Points

Xmas Shooting Star +1 Vote
  Purchase in Festival Mystron Shop, Xmas Tree Decoration

Xmas Candy +1 Vote
  Purchase in Festival Mystron Shop

Wreath Fence +1 Vote
  Reward Decoration for obtaining Votes in current Contest, cannot be placed on Snow Base at this point in time

Little Christmas Tree +1 Vote
  Available in Market for 3 RC, has 3 Charm Point value

Christmas Train +2 Votes
  Christmas Discount or have from past

It appears that there will be a Christmas Discount sale that offers Decorations that were available in the past form other sales and a Winter Discount Sale that offers entirely new Decorations.

Note that Decorations that were Final Rewards in past time-restricted Missions often can found randomly in the Blue Mystron Shop.  Formerly, Blue Mystrons were earned only when you had completed the entire Reward path for the Daily Order Board and earned all the special Sheep.  Now, however,  , you will earn 1 Blue Mystron each time you complete any Order.  The price of any Decoration in the Blue Mystron Shop is 300 Blue Mystrons.  You can see, therefore, it is a slow process to earn any Decoration that is available there.

Items for Base
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The following should be able to go on the Christmas Base:  Tree Reindeer, ALL Snowmen including Snowman, Snow Man, Snow Magician, Bunny Snow Girl, ALL Snow Globes including Snow Globe and Christmas Crystal Ball, , the Snow Tree Arch.  Other arches were not able to be placed initially but now can, including: Tree Arch, Autumn Arch,  Welcome Arch and Welcome Sign.  The Balloon Door cannot be placed on this base. Not that the default position of the Tree Arch does not allow it to be placed on the Base.  You have to turn it before the jigsaw icon will be available for use.  The Christmas Wreath Fence,  the Decoration Reward from the Contest, initially could not be placed on the Base but that has been corrected.  Another item that can be placed now on the Base is the Calendar Reward for December in the form of the Candle Stand.

New Theme Items in Market
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The Snow Tree Arch and Bunny Snow Girl now have been added to the special sale items that include the Snow Magician, the Tree Reindeer and the Christmas Crystal Ball.  Their values are:

Snow Tree Arch: 5 Charm

Bunny Snow Girl: 15 Charm

Both the Snow Magician and the Bunny Snow Girl will give a special item from 18 through 25 December.

The Christmas Train has been added as a DIY option.

Festival Mystrons
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A new option in the form of Festival Mystrons has been released with the current Farm Beauty Contest.  Festival Mystrons are given for the following:

Farm Beauty Contest Reward path: you will receive Festival Mystrons now as well as the usual Purple Mystrons
Daily Order Board:  You will receive Festival Mystrons in addition to the usual rewards when you complete the highlighted Order each day
Daily Calendar Reward:  When you collect your daily Calendar Reward by logging into the game each day, you may receive Festival Mystrons.

You now can refresh your Order Board during the course of any day by paying RC.  The number of times that you can refresh differs and may depend either on your level, your Club Level or the number of times in total that you refreshed.  The price to refresh the first time is 1 RC but increases each time.  Note that you can ocmplete the highlighted Order only and then pay to refresh again if you wish to earn more Festival Mystrons.

There are a number of Theme items that are not available in the Market or listed as part of current or upcoming sale offers.

The items offered include the XMas Snowman, XMas Gingermen, XMas Shooting Star, XMas Stocking and XMas Tree.   These can be purchased for Festival Mystrons in the new Festival Mystrons Mystery Shop.   The following are now available:

Xmas Tree
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A new base is being released in the form of the XMas Tree.  This is one of the Theme items for the current Farm Beauty Contest.  You will be able to purchase Decorations for this Tree Base in a new Festival Mystron Mystery Shop.  The Decorations are theme items as well...

The Festival Mystron Shop is the lowest tab in the Mystery Shop.  Prices now are as follows:

XMas Tree: 50 Festival Mystrons

XMas Gingermen: 300 Festival Mystrons

XMas Tree Baubles: 200 Festival Mystrons

XMas Shooting Star: 400 Festival Mystrons

XMas Stocking: 200 Festival Mystrons

XMas Garland: 200 Festival Mystrons

Other items are:

XMas Avatar: 200 Festival Mystrons

Snow Hedge x 5: 50 Festival Mystrons

Snow Hedge x 3: 30 Festival Mystrons

Note that, like any Mystron Mystery Shop, the actual items are random and may change daily.  The Decorations for the Xmas Tree can be placed either on your Farm or on the Xmas Tree.  Register them in the Gallery first.


Basic Rules of Contest
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The basic rules of the Farm Beauty Contest do not vary from contest to contest but the number of Votes that each Character gives has changed with the latest update.  You now can access the Screenshot Menu, tap on any Character and see precisely how many Votes you earned today for each of the four aspects that Character favours.  Duplicate items do not increase Votes at all and once you have received the maximum of 16 to 24 Votes for a category with a Character, placing new items that fall within the category will not change the total either.

What Characters Value
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The Characters gave their Votes for the following:

First of all, the idea that every change will be worth 1 Point is misleading.   Originally, the developers wanted to keep it all a mystery.  Now each category is given a total:

Felicia:
Charm Points: 24
Theme Items: 24
Animals: 16
Expansions: 16

Dad:
High Level: 16
Expansions: 16
Machines: 16
Theme Items: 24

Darryl:
Charm Points: 24
Theme Items: 24
Large variety of Crops (used to be Trees): 16
Gallery Registration: 16

Grandma:
High Level: 16
Charm Points: 24
Trees: 16
Gallery Registration: 16

How Character Votes Work
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Now, it is important to remember that 'theme-related Decorations only account for a percentage of the Votes given by Felicia, Darryl and Dad.  I believe that once you achieve the total that is the maximum those Characters can give to you for theme, you will not be able to earn any more Votes from them for THAT, irrespective of the number of Theme Decorations that you purchase and place. Bear this in mind when you are tempted to go mad in the upcoming sales.

Duplicate items count only towards total Charm Points and will not add to the Votes that you receive from any of the four Characters.

Although there is a 'ceiling' to the number of Votes you can earn from the three Characters for Theme, there is no limit to the possible Charm Point total.  How does this benefit you?  For the Characters who value Charm, once again, you can achieve only a total of 24 Votes each day for that aspect of your Farm from those Characters... once you achieve that, additional Charm points will not be considered by the Characters.  After that total is reached, additional Charm only benefits as far as your global rating is concerned.  It does not affect your Votes from Neighbours.  Each Farmer has 3 Votes per day to give to Neighbours.

The Votes from the four Characters dropped off once the final Reward was received in former Contests but this one is different.  Even after receiving the Avatar Reward, you will continue to obtain Votes from the Characters.

Voting for my Farms
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Of course, I would be thrilled if farmers who used my site would be willing to send their Votes to Harvest Moon or Rosewood Farms.  Winning the Contest may be hopeless but I would love to be able to obtain the special Decoration and the Avatar if possible.   I would like to thank every one who voted for me again.  As I wrote previously, I do not make any money with my site.  I do not have any adverts on it and do not promote anything other than the game itself.  I write the guide because I always find a good guide useful when playing a game and I believe other players feel the same, so if you wish to give me anything, please give your Votes! To do this, tap on the FINAL icon for 'My Neighbours' and then 'Visit' Harvest Moon FDC or Rosewood.  Once at the farm, you can choose to Vote once for it or use all three Votes in quick succession.  That is how the Voting procedure works.  On the left you will see 'My Snapshot' menu where you interact with your own options to post a new secreenshot, collect your Rewards as well as the Votes you are given each day from Characters and Neighbours.  On the right you will see 'Vote for Others'.  Tap on the 'Vote for Others' and you will be given three choices: Random Pick, Great Farmers and My Neighbours.  I personally think 'My Neighbours' is the only really fair option.  You then will be taken to a list of your Neighbours who have entered the Contest.  You have to choose to 'Visit' one in order to be able to vote and you can Vote up to three times either for one farm or for different farms.

How to Vote
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For farmers who are participating in the Contest for the first time, a brief set of instructions on voting:

First either tap on the little gold trophy on the top right of your screen or go to your Menu and tap on the Farm Beauty Contest icon there.  You will be taken to the general Farm Beauty Contest Menu.

Your Photograph
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According to Support, your current Photograph or Screenshot is the basis for the Votes of the four Characters each day.  You cannot participate in the Contest until you submit a Photograph.  You can change your Photograph once each day, but many players do not do so unless they have changed something on their farms to obtain more Votes either from the Characters or to achieve a better global rating by increasing Charm Points.

To take a new Screenshot, access the General Farm Beauty Contest Menu.Tap on 'My Screenshot' and then tap on the small icon of My Screenshot that appears in the top left corner. Now you will see options below to 'Re-Take or to 'Check'.    You will see an option to write a new message to visitors and potential Voters as well.   Tap on Re-Take when your Farm is at its best and a new Screenshot will be submitted.  To write a new message, tap on the script box and you will have the option to change it and then 'Save' it.

When you access the Farm Beauty Contest menu and then tap on My Snapshot, you should see a countdown of how much time remains until the next Character Votes are logged for you to collect.

Boosting Character Votes
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Now, how can you boost the Votes of the four Characters even if your Charm totals are low and you cannot afford to buy Theme Decorations with real Cash?

First of all, each of the four Characters bases his/her Votes on different aspects of your Farm as you can see from the list of farming aspects that each favours..  As shown in the list of Theme Decorations, there are three Characters who give Votes for the Theme. Votes are given by different Characters, however, for a wide variety of Crops, for Trees, for Animals and for Machines.  Gallery Registration will give you Votes with two Characters.  Expansions count as well...

So what I suggest to every Farmer is to make certain that you have registered as many items on your Farm as possible before the Contest begins and if you cannot complete this task prior to the start, keep registering your Items until they all have been added to the Gallery.  This cannot give you more than a total of 16 Votes daily but if you do qualify for the maximum number of Votes for Gallery from the two Characters that value this aspect of Farming, you will be in a good position.

Expansions give Votes as well so make certain that you have completed as many Farm expansions as possible on your original Farm.  Actually, you can get the maximum of 16 Votes for Expansions even without the last farm expansion.

It is not mere ownership of items that gives Votes but PLACEMENT of them on your Farm.  When the Contest begins, place a good balance of Animals and Machines on your Farm and plant a variety of Crops as well as making certain that you have as many different types of Trees as possible.  Again, each of these aspects of farming will not give more than a total of 16 to 24 of the Votes of the Character or Characters who value them.  As indicated, each Character has four different categories of farming upon which his or her Votes are based.

The one aspect of Character votes that is difficult to obtain is the maximum given for 'high Levels'.  It appears that one would have to be at Level 160 in order to obtain the maximum number of Character Votes for high level.  At Level 90, you obtain only 9 Votes!

As previously discussed, Charm is valued by some of the Characters but piling Decorations on your Farm is pointless as there is a ceiling to the number of Votes given by the Characters for your Charm. I therefore would recommend that farmers who cannot place in the top 50 globally focus more on creating a balanced Farm with a good mixture of Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines than attempting to load your Farm with duplicate Decorations or indeed Decorations that are not cleanable once you have exhausted your normal stock of Theme Decorations and a certain number of Charm points.  The members of my Group on Facebook, Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk and I experimented with this during the last Contest to see how Votes would be affected.  It really did not require too many Decorations to achieve the maximum number of Votes from a Character who valued either Charm or Theme... beyond that, one was using space on the farm that would be better allocated to ANOTHER aspect of farming that would garner Votes from a Character.

Theme-related Decorations only add to 'Theme' Votes from a Character ONCE.  In the Halloween Contest,  I  confirmed this myself.  Harvest Moon had the Witch Legs and Running Mummy from last year.  In the current sale, therefore, only the purchase and placement of the Skeletn Rockstar Frontman added to the Characters' Vote total.  I think this is why the placement of an additional Pumpkin Fountain failed to add to the Vote total for Harvest Moon.

Now, this is how low level Farmers can benefit from full participation in the Contest. There is a list of Rewards given for achieving specific Vote totals.  Every couple hundred Votes or so, you will receive a specific Reward.  Most of them consist of Farm Aids, Coins and Purple Mystrons but there is a Decoration Reward and at the very top of the list, two Rewards that consist of RC, the final one being paired with a special Avatar.  In the current Contest, the Decoration is a beautiful Winter Fence that no doubt can be placed on the Christmas Base when the Base is complete.  The Decoration really is more significant than the Avatar Reward for most farmers. 

Your Votes from the four Characters DO make a difference, therefore, even if you cannot achieve huge totals of Votes or place globally.  You can achieve a number of the Rewards on the list if you maintain a balanced Farm.

NONE of this will count, however, if you do not take photos of your Farm.  The Votes of the four Characters are determined by your CURRENT PHOTO in the Contest.  In other words, give your Farm the greatest advantages in terms of Crops, Trees, Animals and Machines as well as Decorations, take your photograph and THEN AND ONLY THEN store items or do whatever is necessary for REAL work on your Farm.  A new time-restricted Mission should be released next Friday if everything goes according to the regular schedule.  You may need to store items in order to produce products and so on... so start your day by registering for the Farm Beauty Contest by taking a photo after you have made your Farm as profitable, vote-wise as possible.  You then will be free to get on with the business of real farming.

I am not certain if there is any need to take a new photograph every day if nothing improves on your farm.  It is only if you purchase or obtain a new item that will count towards a Character's Vote total that you need to take a new photograph... at least that is my instinct.  Make certain, though, that you do not take your photographs unless everything is as balanced as possible.  There is no point in attaining a good score with Dad but lowering your score with a different Character, for example, by having too many Machines and not enough Animals on your Farm.

More Strategies
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Instead of having duplicate Crops, Animals, Machines and Decorations, try to make certain that you have as many different items as possible on your Farm.  Note that there are two Characters who award Votes for high levels.  If you are at a low level, you obviously cannot garner the same number of Votes as a player who is above Level 100, but do not stress about it.  Two Characters give Votes for Expansions as well but if you do not have all Expansions, try not to panic.  Simply play your game as usual and move forward as quickly as you can.

The Tree Nursery has given players a building in which to store Trees but for the purpose of the Contest, you should have a good variety of Trees ON YOUR FARM and not in storage.  Again, though, duplicates do not add to Grandma's Votes.  As she has a total of 16 Votes to give for Tree variety, that probably is the magic number.  No more than 20 different Trees certainly.

The Farm Beauty Contest is strictly linked to the original Seaside Farm.  The Island is quite irrelevant for this for the most part.  Two Characters do give Votes for a good Gallery.    A good Gallery means that you have registered as many items as possible.  If Island items count at all, it would be only in terms of Gallery Registration.

Whilte a time-restricted Quest is active and you are in involved in it, the state of your Farm may be in flux as you take out Machines or Animals needed for tasks... so always make certain that your Farm is at its best again before you enter a new photograph.

Winning the Contest
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For most of us, including both of my farms, the probability of winning any Farm Beauty Contest is as far as reaching the Moon.  What may be possible is achieving all the Rewards on the Reward Path if we do our best... for me, without the Votes of my Neighbours, I could not achieve even that, so I am very grateful for your support with this.

Christmas Base for December

'Bases' are a fairly new option in Family Farm Seaside.  They are time-restricted items that are purchased incomplete in the Market. Often they are associated with specific holidays, like the current Christmas Base.  You cannot complete them immediately, unlike the various incomplete Machines that one purchases.  Instead, they are linked to specific activities that only become available as the month continues.

The idea of the Base is to be able to stack a total of four different Decorations on it once it is complete.  Each Base has different Decorations associated with it.  You will not be able to use it until it is complete.

Decorations that can be placed on Bases have a special jigsaw puzzle piece logo next to them in the Market.  Those that cannot be purchased in the Market will display the logo either when stored in the Warehouse or when you move the item and allow it to hover above the Base on which you hope it can be placed.

Unfortunately, when you store a Base loaded with four Decorations, they all fly apart in the Warehouse and occupy as many slots as when unattached to a Base.

As of 2 December, you can purchase the new Christmas Base in the Market for 3000 Coins.  Like all the Bases, it has four materials, each obtained from a different activity as the month progresses.

The Snow Base now can be completed if you collected sufficient materials from all four activities.

Items for Base
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The following should be able to go on the Christmas Base:  Tree Reindeer, ALL Snowmen including Snowman, Snow Man, Snow Magician, Bunny Snow Girl, ALL Snow Globes including Snow Globe and Christmas Crystal Ball, Small Snowflake Fence, the Snow Tree Arch . Other arches that initially could not be placed now can, including Tree Arch, Autumn Arch, Welcome Arch and Welcome Sign.  Not that the default position for the Tree Arch will not allow it to be placed on the base.  You must turn it first and then the jigsaw icon will be available to allow placement.  The Balloon Door cannot be placed on this base.

Initially, the Christmas Wreath Fence, the Decoration Reward from the Beauty Contest, could not be placed on the Base but that has been corrected.  Another item that now can be placed on the Base is the Calendar Reward for December in the form of the Candle Stand.

Activities for the Snow Base Materials
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The first material is a Snow Ball.  You will obtain this when you complete the highlighted Order on the Daily Order Board each day.  There are a total of 8 Snow Balls.  This activity has expired.  You now receive Festival Mystrons instead from the highlighted order.

Snow Time
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Felicia:  Oh wow, it's snowing!  Let's call Darryl and go out and play in the snow!  I love making snow angels and we'll need all the help we can get!  Oh no!  Darryl used all the good snow to make snowballs!

Complete the Orders on the Order Board
  Skip for 6 RC

Prepare 10 Taai Thaai
  skip for 10 RC

Place a Snow Base on your Farm

Reward: 1000 Coins, 100 XP

Felicia: Oh no, the snow is all messed up now!  Let's see if we can still find a nice snowy place for making snow angels.

1st Material
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The first material for the Base is the Snowball, obtained by completing the highlighted Order on the Daily Order Board each day.  You need a total of 8.

2nd Material
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The 2nd Material is associated with the Magic Bunny.  Find the Weekly Activity and complete it for a Brick.  You need a total of 6.

The first Activity will depend on your level.  For high level players, you will need to produce 40 Angora Yarn.  This requires access to the Island and transport of 40 Angora Hair to the Island to spin into Yarn.  Lower level players are required to produce 60 Reindeer Hair.  This requires both a Reindeer and a Mistletoe Tree or Santa's Legs Decoration as the Reindeer eats Mistletoe.  I personally think the Activity is excessively difficult for low level players.

Note however that both the Reindeer and the Mistletoe Tree qualify as Theme-related Decorations for the upcoming Farm Beauty Contest that begins in less than a week.  If, therefore you intend to participate in the Contest, you will find that the Reindeer and Mistletoe are worth a few Votes from the three Characters who value Theme.

Warning:  In the past, if you did not tap on 'Join' for the Activity, any items produced would not be counted.  I do not know if this still is the case, but better to be safe than sorry!

This activity will run until 12 December and you should receive 2 Bricks each time you complete an Activity.

For the high level players, the second Activity will be to produce 20 Fried Crab Sticks.  You will need to have processed at least 20 Mud Crabs for the ingredient, although the item needed is actually a bonus item.

For the lower levels, you need to make 30 Condensed Milk Grapefruit.  This requires a Grapefruit Tree and you can make 30 Condensed Milk in advance for the other ingredient.

For the very lowest level players, the first activity is to make 40 Goose Feathers.

3rd Material
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The 3rd Material in the form of a Snow Gift is obtained by completing the first 8 parts of the time-restricted Quest, 'Labours of Darryl'.

4th Material:
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The 4th Activity is linked to the Cooking Stand Contest and you will find the Snow Lollipop randomly in the special Snow Cooking Bags.

Pay RC to complete Snow Base
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Now that all activities for materials have expired, you can pay 1 RC for any Material for the Snow Base that you have missed.

Decorations for Bases
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A member of my Family Farm Seaside Freyashawk Group on Facebook asked for a list of items that can be placed on the various bases so I am adding a section here for that information.

So far, the only Bases that are available on a permanent basis in the Market are the Bird Bases.  The Bird Bases are linked to the Time Machine in the Gallery wherein the completion of two-part Missions will give a Decoration as a Reward.  These Decorations can be placed on the Bird Base.  So far, there are only 4 Missions and thus 4 Decorations.  You can place them on one or two Bird Bases, however.  A Base has a limit of four Decorations.

The Bird Base Decorations are not cleanable, but the Bird Base itself will give a Blue Box when cleaned.  All other Bases so far have been seasonal in nature.

Halloween Base
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The Halloween Base was the first of the seasonal Bases.  It no longer can be purchased in the Market and all activities that gave Materials have expired.  You can complete the Base if you have it by purchasing the materials you lack using RC.

The following can be placed on the Halloween Stage (Base):  Skeleton Rockstar Frontman, Skeleton Rockstar Diva, Stereo Coffin, Pumpkin Tower and the Ghost Broom.  As always, there is a limit of four items that can be placed.  The Pumpkin Tower and the Ghost Broom occupy the same position on the Stage, so you have to choose between them.

Thanksgiving Base
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The Thanksgiving Base incorporated more choices from Decorations available in the Market.  These included the Woodpile and the Mushrooms.  Other items that could be placed on the Base were the Thanksgiving Turkey, the Colourful Tent, the Indian Hat, the Harvest Hat and the Hedgehog.  The Woodpile occupied the same position as the Indian Hat and Harvest Hat and the Mushrooms occupied the same position as the Hedgehog.

Once again, although one no longer can purchase the Thanksgiving Base in the Market, farmers who were unable to complete the activities associated with the materials can purchase any remaining materials needed for RC.

Christmas Base
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The following should be able to go on the Christmas Base:  Tree Reindeer, ALL Snowmen including Snowman, Snow Man, Snow Magician, Bunny Snow Girl, ALL Snow Globes including Snow Globe and Christmas Crystal Ball, Small Snowflake Fence,  the Snow Tree Arch . Other arches that initially could not be placed now can, including Tree Arch, Autumn Arch, Welcome Arch and Welcome Sign, Christmas Wreath Fence and Candle Stand.  Note that the default position for the Tree Arch will not allow it to be placed on the base.  You must turn it first and then the jigsaw icon will be available to allow placement.  The Balloon Door cannot be placed on this base.