22 March 2024

Eternal Garden Activity

Eternal Garden 

I have completed this now, including the final upgrade for the Pink Flower Boat.  Support has confirmed that, unlike the initial Anniversary Parade, where the road and floats vanished when the Activity ended, this Parade now has become a permanent feature.  Thus, if you do expend the necessary tine, funds and Energy to obtain the Pink Flower Boat, we are being assured that it will not vanish once the Activity ends.
Other Floats will be obtained with other Activities.  Each gives unique Rewards.  The Pink Flower Boat gives OP every few hours.

The Activity lasts 15 days.  Any materials from past activities that were not used will be available.

Rewards are earned by obtaining the specific Star totals.  Stars are obtained by completing the Tasks in the Eternal Garden Menu.  These will be listed below.

The Rewards are:
Garden Fairy Avatar
Flower Treehouse Decoration
Eternal Garden Avatar Frame
Pudding Machine
Animated  Garden Fairy Avatar
Garden in a Jar

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL STAR REWARD TASKS AND EVERY OTHER TASK TO UNLOCK THE ABILITY TO BUILD THE PINK FLOWER BOAT.  Reaching 13000 Stars does not count.  Moreover, you must complete all of Felicia's tasks.  There are 12 after building the Garden in a Jar and then the Pink Flower Boat has four stages of building.

Warning therefore here:  Some of the Star Reward tasks have totals that can be achieved only by using the Golden Tools.  You can reach 13,000 Stars and all the Rewards given in that menu without completing all those Star tasks, but you cannot unlock the Pink Flower Boat unless you complete EVERY Star task and every task from Felicia.   I have been listing all the materials and you can see how demanding they are near the end.

Another warning: Some materials carry over to future Islands, but I doubt any of the Flower items will.  In completing the task to collect 300 Hydrangea, I collected more than I ever wpuld need, so still have 24.  It is not that significant, but be careful when you complete tasks like that.  The earlier the better I imagine so they can all be used.


After you complete ALL tasks, you will unlock the ruin next to the Crocodile to build a Pink Flower Boat for the Parade on Seaside that has four stages.    Only one float is available from this activity..

There are two different priorities here.  You can collect materials as you find them and earn Stars as you can follow Felicia's prompt tasks and complete those tasks, earning small rewards consisting of Energy.  Gift Boxes on every map contain Energy and Diamonds.

There is a Trading Energy station where you can trade farm aids for Energy.  At Level 1, 30 Energy.  Level 2 gives 60 and Level 3 gives 90.  It is time-restricted.  You either wait 4 hours or pay in Diamonds to wave the waiting period.

Tasks from Felicia

1. Clear 1 Grass
2. Cover 1 Pond: 2 Hydrangea, 
3 Grass (Uses 18 Energy for 1 Hydrangea)
3.  Help 1 Garden Fairy: 2 Petal Trio, 1 Flower Juice
Find gift bags here: Toy Train, Pink Rocking Horse, Rubber Duckie
4.  Cover 1 Mushroom Pit: 3 Branch, 3 Stone, 4 Petal Trio
5. Help 1 Garden Fairy: 3 Petal Trio, 2 Flower Juice
Gift bag: Rubber Duckie
6.  Clear 1 Bush (takes 21 Energy
7.  Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 10 Grass, 6 Hydrangea, 5 Petal Trio
8. Build 1 Flower Treehouse: 6 Hydrangea, 6 Petal Trio, 4 Flower Juice
9. Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 10 Grass, 6 Hydrangea, 5 Petal Trio
10.  Help 1 Garden Fairy: 4 Petal Trio, 4 Flower Juice
11.  Clear 1 Bush (takes 18 Energy)
2 Gift bags contain 2 Rubber Duckies
12.  Build 1 Flower Treehouse: 4 Hydrangea, 4 Petal Trio, 2 Flower Juice
To do this, you first must Cover 1 Pit: 2 Wood, 8 Petal Trio, 8 Flower Juice
13.  Clear 1 Bush (18 Energy required)
14.  Build 1 Flower Bridge: 8 Wood, 10 Hydrangea, 5 Petal Trio
At the same time, which is confusing, as soon as you clear the bush, you are told there is a fountain to the north but nothing can be done about that currently.
15.  Fill 1 Pit: 2 Wood, 4 Petal Trio,  3 Flower Juice
16.  Build 1 Flower Treehouse: 4 Hydrangea, 4 Petal Trio, 3 Flower Juice
17. Clear 1 Bush: 21 Energy required
18. Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 5 Wood, 4 Hydrangea, 4 Flower Juice (It is an Enemy and will disappear)
19.  Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 8 Stone, 4 Hydrangea, 3 Petal Trio
Gift bag here with a Teddy Bear
First Mary's Gift Cow in the bottom left corner of this area, at the bottom of the maze.
In this maze, there is an hourglass.  Costs 70 Energy and gives you 2 Hourglass
Mary's Surprise Gift: before, 2673 Energy, 171 Diamonds.
After: 2873, 221
20.  Help 1 Garden Fairy: 8 Petal Trio, 4 Flower Juice
21.  Clear 1 Bush: 21 Energy required
22.  Help 1 Garden Fairy: 5 Hydrangea, 5 Petal Trio, 5 Flower Juice
To do this, you first must 
Build 1 Pond: 3 Branch, 9 Hydrangea, 8 Flower Juice
23. Clear 1 Bush (18 Energy required)
24. Cover 1 Mushroom Pit: 10 Wood, 10 Flower Juice
Gift bag with Rubber Duckie
25. Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 5 Wood, 4 Hydrangea, 4 Flower Juice
26.  Beat 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 8 Grass, 10 Hydrangea, 10 Petal Trio
27. Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 5 Wood, 4 Hydrangea, 4 Flower Juice
To reach it, you must Build a Pond: 3 Branch, 10 Hydrangea, 10 Flower Juice
28. Build 1 Statue Fountain: 10 Hydrangea, 8 Petal Trio, 6 Hourglass
1 Sailboat in a chest here
Large hourglass: 70 Energy required, gives 2 Hourglasses
29. Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 8 Grass, 8 Hydrangea, 8 Petal Trio
30. Build 1 Flower Treehouse: 8 Hydrangea, 8 Flower Juice, 8 Wreath

N.B.  The Statue Fountain, once built becomes a Magic Workshop:
Wreath: 2 Petal Trio (3 minutes)
4 Wreath: 8 Petal Trio, 12 minutes
Above this area, option to
Clear Magic Fog: 1 set Golden Tools
31. Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 8 Grass, 8 Hydrangea, 6 Wreath
Gift bag has Pink Rocking Horse
32. Help 1 Crocodile Hatchling: 6 Flower Juice, 2 Grass
Gift Bag contains Teddy Bear
33.  Build 1 Flower Bridge: 12 Hydrangea, 8 Flower Juice, 10 Wreath
33.  Build 1 Flower Treehouse: 
22 Hydrangea, 22 Hourglass, 20 Wreath
Teddy Bear in gift bag
34. Clear 1 Bush (21 Energy required)
35. Help 1 Garden Fairy: 12 Hourglass, 12 Flower Juice, 12 Wreath
To reach this, you must make your way through a maze, clearing bushes and then 
Build a Pond: 8 Hydrangea, 8 Flower Juice, 8 Wreath
The 2nd Mary's Surprise is in the area before you reach the Pond near a decorative fountain.
Before: 273, 183
After: 473, 233
36. Clear 1 Bush (21 Energy required)
37. Cover 1 Pond: 16 Hydrangea, 16 Flower Juice, 16 Wreath
To reach this, you must Build a Flower Bridge: 12 Hydrangea, 10 Flower Juice, 10 Wreath
Pink Rockinghorse before you reach the bridge
38. Build 1 Flower Treehouse: 6 Hydrangea, 6 Petal Trio, 4 Flower Juice
Pink Rockinghorse in this area
39.  Fill 1 Pit: 8 Hydrangea, 8 Flower Juice, 10 Wreath
40. Build 1 Flower Bridge: 10 Branch, 12 Hourglass, 12 Wreath
To reach this, you must open one Gift Box
41. Cover 1 Pond:  18 Hydrangea, 18 Flower Juice, 18 Wreath
42.  Help 1 Garden Fairy: 30 Hourglass, 30 Flower Juice, 30 Wreath
Remove a bush using 21 Energy to gain access to an area with no gift boxes but packed with flower carts and hourglasses.
43.  Clear 1 Bush (21 Energy)
44.  Cover 1 Pond: 16 Hydrangea, 16 Flower Juice, 16 Wreath
To reach this, you must 
Build 1 Mushroom Pit:  20 Hydrangea, 20 Flower Juice, 20 Wreath
45. Help 1 Garden Fairy: 48 Hourglass, 46 Flower Juice, 32 Wreath
To the right is Magic Fog that requires 4 sets of Golden Tools
Amounts here:
Before: 62, 115
After: 1262, 131
46. Clear 1 Bush (21 Energy required)
47. Build 1 Garden in a Jar: 32 Hourglass, 32 Flower Juice, 12 Wreath
Gift chest contains 1 Sailboat
The third Mary's Gift Surprise is here
Before: 362, 171
After 562, 221
48.  Cover 1 Mushroom.Pit: 6 Branch, 6 Flower Juice, 10 Wreath
Note that the 4th Teddy Bear is at the end of a maze at the top of the Map.  You must clear almost all the items in the maze to reach it.
49. Help 1 Garden Fairy: 6 Magic Flower, 10 Flower Juice, 8 Wreath
50. Clear 1 Bush (18 Energy required)
51.  Help 1 Garden Fairy: 6 Magic Flower, 6 Flower Juice, 6 Wreath
To do this, you first must
Build 1 Pond: 4 Flower Juice, 4 Wreath
52.  Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 4 Magic Flowers, 4 Hourglass, 4 Wreath
53. 12 Magic Flowers, 8 Hourglass, 6 Wreath
54. Cover 1 Mushroom Pit: 10 Wood. 8 Flower Juice
55. Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 5 Wood, 4 Hydrangea, 4 Flower Juice
To reach this:
Clear 1 Bush (18 Energy required)

There is Magic Fog to the left now that requires 2 sets of Golden Tools to clear
Before: 16, 199
After: 596, 207

56. Build 1 Wooden Flower Bridge: 6 Magic Flower, 6 Flower Juice, 5 Wreath

57.  Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 5 Wood, 4 Hydrangea, 4 Flower Juice
58. Cover 1 Pond: 6 Magic Flowers, 6 Flower Juice, 6 Wreath
There is Magic Fog to the right that requires 3 sets of Golden Tools
Before: 32, 127
After: 922, 137

59. Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 5 Wood, 4 Hydrangea, 4 Flower Juice

60. Build 1 Pink Flower Boat: 8 Hydrangea, 8 Flower Juice, 6 Magic Flower
When it is built, there are three upgrades.
Stage 2: 6 Stone, 20 Flower Juice, 14 Wreath
Stage 3: 6 (?) Stone, 38 Hourglass, 14 Wreath
Stage 4: 22 Hourglass, 28 Magic Flower, 16 Wreath
When the Pink Flower Boat is fully upgraded, there is more than one tap needed, first to acknowledge, then to send to your farm, then to place it as No.1 in your Parade.

In the south, near the Trading Energy area, there is an option to build a Pond: 3 Stone, 4 Flower Juice
In the new small area, option to Build Garden Fairy: 4 Petal Trio, 3 Flower Juice
Gift bag with Rubber Duck

In the far east, option to Build a Flower Bridge using two sets of Golden Tools
I think this has the following:
Before: 15, 157
After: 585, 165

In the central area, Magic Fog requiring 2 sets of Golden Tools to clear
Before: 7, 183
After: 587, 191

A small area in the centre of the south is reached by building a Flower Bridge using 1 set of Golden Tools
Before: 357, 121
After: 652, 123

To the far west, when you are at task 39 is Magic Fog that requires 3 sets of Golden Tools
Before: 203, 203
After: 1058, 217

In the southwest, there is a small area where you can clear one bush to open a tiny corner where you can Help 1 Garden Fairy.  It is not an official task.
Help 1 Garden Fairy: 20 Hourglass, 20 Flower Juice, 20 Wreath

There is Magic Fog at the top Western area that requires 1 set of Golden Tools to clear
Before: 361, 1
After: 611, 9

I am forced to open all the gift boxes without counting.  On all the areas in the East, about 500 Energy.

This has been a nightmare.  I had to open gift boxes in desperation instead of opening all at once.  So it may not be useful at all, but here is what remained on the map:
Before: 21, 7
After: 5474, 25
There were a few boxes that were worth 40 or 50 Energy but I had to use Energy to remove bushes or grass to reach them.


To clear:
Large Hydrangea: 34, 18, for 3 Hydrangea
Small Hydrangea: 18 Energy for 1 Hydrangea
Largest Hydrangea: 48, 34, 18: gives 6?
Large Flower Cart: 31 Energy, 16 Energy: for 3 Flower Trio
Largest Flower Cart: 46, 31, 16 for 6 Flower Trio
Small Flower Cart: 1 Petal Trio
Largest Flower Basket: 54, 28: 3 Flower Juice
Small Flower Basket: 28 gives 1 Flower Juice
Magic Flower: 48 Energy, gives 1 Magic Flower


Tasks List:

Warning:  The tasks to clear Bushes are the bushes with red flowers!  The item dies not match the icon!!!

Clear 1 Hydrandea Cluster: 10 Stars
Help 1 Garden Fairy: 15 Stars
Cover 2 Ponds 15 Stars
Help 3 Garden Fairies 20 Stars
Build 1 Flower Bridge 20 Stars
Build 2 Flower Treehouses 20 Stars
Clear 20 Grass 25 Stars
Cover 5 Ponds: 25 Stars
Clear 30 Grass: 25 Stars
Build 3 Flower Bridges 25 Stars
Build 2 Flower Treehouses 25 Stars
Have 30 Hydrangea: 25 Stars
Have 30 Petal Trios: 25 Stars
Have 30 Flower Juice 
Beat 1 Esuriens Flower: 25 Stars
Have 50 Hydrangeas 25 Stars
Have 50 Petal Trios 25 Stars
Have 50 Flower Juice 25 Stars
Clear 30 Grass: 25 Stars
Clear 20 Bushes: 25 Stars
Clear 30 Bushes: 25 Stars
Find 1 Mary Surprise Gift: 30 Stars
Build 5 Flower Bridges 30 Stars
Help 5 Garden Fairies 30 Stars
Build 6 Flower Bridges 30 Stars
Cover 7 Ponds 30 Stars
Have 100 Hydrangeas 30 Stars
Have 100 Petal Trios 30 Stars
Beat 2 Esuriens Flowers 35 Stars
Clear 50 Bushes 30 Stars
Clear 50 Grass 30 Stars
Help 7 Garden Fairies 30 Stars
Have 100 Flower Juice 30 Stars
Find 2 Mary's Surprise Gift 30 Stars
Help 9 Garden Fairies 30 Stars
Build 5 Flower Treehouses 35 Stars
Cover 9 Ponds 45 Stars
Have 200 Hydrangea 35 Stars
Have 200 Petal Trios 35 Stars
Have 200 Flower Juice 35 Stars
Dispel 7 Magic Fog 40 Stars
Cover 14 Ponds 40 Stars
Find 3 Mary's Gift Surprises 50 Stars
Have 300 Hydrangeas 100 Stars
Have 300 Petal Trios 100 Stars
Have 300 Flower Juice 100 Stars
Build 15 Flower Bridges 150 Stars
Build 1 Garden in a Jar 200 Stars

Rewards:

50 Stars: 100 Energy, 5 Diamonds
100 Stars: 200 Energy, 5 Diamonds
200 Stars: 200 Energy, Garden Fairy Avatar
350 Stars: 200 Energy, 10 Diamonds
500 Stars: 10 Diamonds, Flower Treehouse
700 Stars: 300 Energy, 15 Diamonds
900 Stars: 300 Energy, 15 Diamonds, 1 Eternal Garden Avatar Frame

Trader:
1 Toy Train: 30 Energy
6 Rubber Duckies: 2 RC
4 Teddy Bears: 1 Golden Pickaxe
4 Pink Rockinghorses: 1 Golden Saw
2 Ship Models: 2 Golden Shovels

15 March 2024

Easter Brunch Quest and Bunny Candy Jar Collection Mission

Back in the day, I advised all players to perform the Collection Mission even if they could not complete the Quest itself.  Now the Collection Missiom always requires a premium machine.  I personally believe it is worthwhile to buy all of the new Machines as they are used again and again.  
You can use either RC or cash, however, to obtain the Collection Mission reward.  The tree is sold in the Tree section of the Market for 10 RC.  In the special sales, you can buy the new tree as well as two premium items needed for the Quest: Pancake Maker and Easter Palm.

Bunny Candy Jar Collection

70 from Cucumbers
50 from Buffalo Milk
30 from Cheese Pancakes
10 from Cherries

Reward: Easter Bunny Tree

Easter Brunch Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produce 40 Wheat Flour
Harvest 8 Oranges

2.
Harvest 40 Oats
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Harvest 8 Maple Syrup

3.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Prepare 8 Cake Flour

4.
Harvest 40 Cocoa
Collect 20 Honey
Prepare 8 Honey Syrup

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Sweet Potatoes
Produce 50 Eggs
Prepare 8 Butter

6.
Harvest 50 Potatoes
Produce 50 Black Bread
Prepare 8 Potato Pancakes

7.
Harvest 50 Blackberries
Collect 15 Pisanki
Prepare 8 Easter Babkas

8.
Harvest 50 Starwberries
Place the Easter Bunny Tree on your farm (Collection Reward)
Prepare 8 Bunny Cupcakes

Reward: Easter Carpet

9.
Harvest 60 Cane
Produce 60 Sugar
Prepare 8 Sugar Cubes

10.
Harvest 60 Peanuts
Produce 60 Beef
Prepare 8 Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

11.
Harvest 60 Tomatoes
Produce 60 Ketchup
Prepare 8 Grilled Flank Steaks

12.
Harvest 60 Flax*
Harvest 8 Mini Chocolare Eggs
Prepare 8 Hollow Chocolate Easter Eggs

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Produce 60 Linen*
Harvest 8 Oak Wood*
Prepare 8 Easter Rocky Road

14.
Craft 6 Oil Painting Frames*
Harvest 60 Alfalfa*
Prepare 8 Cotton Candy

15.
Produce 60 Mohair*
Produce 60 Mohair Yarn*
Prepare 8 Easter Cake

16.
Cook 4 Pavlovas in the Stove House
Take care of Flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times*
Prepare 8 Easter Bunny Cakes

Final Reward: Happy Easter Bunny Decoration 



01 March 2024

Toy Shop Quest and Wind -up Teddy Bear Collection Mission

Note from Freyashawk:  Please see a detailed guide for the Photo Studio in the post below this one.  I wish people would use it as it took a lot of time, energy and money actually to get it done as quickly as possible.  If you see some one in Global Chat asking about the activity, please direct them to my guide.  I created it because so many players were struggling.

Wind-up Teddy Bear Collection Mission

70 from Pasture
50 from Beef (Set batch production to 150 Beef)
30 from Strawberry Cake Donut (Set batch production to 90 Donuts)
10 from Peach 

Reward: Bitter Melon Plant

Toy Shop Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Oat
Collect 40 Duck Eggs
Harvest 8 Apples

2.
Harvest 40 Rice
Produce 40 Mayonnaise
Harvest 8 Lemons

3.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Prepare 8 Rice Krispies

4.
Harvest 40 Young Bamboo Shoots
Collects 40 Turkeys
Prepare 8 Simmered Chicken

5. 
Harvest 50 Tomatoes
Produce 50 Beef Salami
Prepare 8 Sliced Sausage

6.
Harvest 50 Red Bell Peppers
Produce 50 Chili Sauce
Prepare 8 Cake Flour

7.
Harvest 50 Green Beans
Collect 15 Konjac Corms
Prepare 8 Miso Dengaku

8.
Harvest 50 Leeks
Place a Bitter Melon Plant on your farm
Prepare 8 Stuffed Bitter Melon

Reward: Dancing Lion Pet Hat

9.
Harvest 60 Grapes
Produce 60 Grape Juice
Prepare 8 Hearty Chicken Soup

10.
Harvest 60 Eggplants
Collect 60 Milk
Prepare 8 Grape Milkshake

11.
Harvest 60 Cauliflower
Produce 60 Buffalo Cheese
Prepare 8 Fried Eggplant

12.
Harvest 60 Garlic*
Harvest 8 Goji Berries
Prepare 8 Goji Berry Smoothies

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Harvest 8 Oak Wood*
Craft 8 Wooden Cylinders*
Prepare 8 Goji Berry Energy Balls

14.
Harvest 8 Red Sandalwood*
Craft 8 Wooden Planks*
Prepare 8 Baked Cauliflower

15.
Produce 60 Garlic Bread*
Craft 6 Flower Tables*
Prepare 8 Chikuzen-ni

16.
Cook 4 Arancini in the Stove House
Tend flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times*
Prepare 8 Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

Final Reward: Elephant Spring Rider



23 February 2024

Photo Studio Activity

I have completed the Activity and this guide now.

This is a basic guide for the new Photo Studio.  I wasted money initially  because my game froze in the middle of the tutorial.  I am a little disgusted with Seaside right now because of all the farmers who now cannot play since this update, but will write a post about this new Activity because it is in my nature to do this to try to help probably because I hate it when solutions elude me!

Personally, I feel this one is a waste of time, money and energy unless you invest in the VIP Pass.  The most significant Reward is a new premium Animal that is obtained only if you have the VIP Pass.

The one real reward (in terms of an item you can use) from this mini game is gained only with the VIP Pass when you reach Level 21 and is a Red Panda for Seaside who eats Young Bamboo Shoots and produces a Red Panda Cushion.  Without the Pass, you will receive a new frame in the form of the Spring Bamboo Avatar Frame.
At the last Level, which is Level 25, both paths yield a decoration for Seaside.  They are rather valuable decorations.  One yields a blue box and the other gives a red box.

This is a long activity.  If you are not certain how many levels you can complete, delay purchase of the VIP Pass until you see how you are progressing.  If you then believe you can reach Level 21, buy the Pass.

Essentially this game combines elements from mini games we have had before.  It is similar to the Cake making activity, but I feel they made it more complicated than necessary by having the Camping Stove inside one of the squares.
The object of this is to complete Orders.  Do this by submitting the item or items requested.  Sometimes you have them.  Sometimes you make them through merging or combining ingredients on the Camping Stove.

Note that rewards are earned through the Stars you gain by filling orders.  Merging items gives you space on the map as well as items for Orders but you earn nothing simply by making items.

When you make a new item for the first time, there will be a small reward of 1 Energy or 1 Amethyst.  Collect it by tapping on the book in the lower right corner.
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Tip:  It is easier to merge to the highest Level of any type of item when the generator is at the lowest level, producing only one type of item.  For exqmple, the Small Greenhouse produces ONLY Mushroom items.  Try to merge to the maximum level and stash at least 1 Large Chanterelle in your Backpack.  At Level 2, the Greenhouse generates both Rose and Mushroom items.  With limited spaces on the board and limits to Stamina, it can be more difficult to merge to the highest level of Mushroom using the Level 2 Greenhouse.
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The activity is fueled by Energy or Stamina.  When you run out of Energy, you either can purchase more with cash, RC or Amethysts.  The game offers a multitude of packages.  See the section where I give details about the price changes when purchasing 100 Stamina.
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Note that Energy will be renewed over time but the maximum you can obtain this way is 100.  You may be ofgered the chance to earn 30 Energy by watching an advert as well.
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The board is divided into squares.  Some are vacqnt.  Some have 'locked' items on them.  Others display numbers.  To unlock an item, merge it using the same item by dragging it over the locked item on the board.  The numbers represent levels and the items on those squares will become visible and unlock when you reach that level.
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Level 1:  
At the start, the only item 'generator' is the Small Greenhouse.  You merge various mushrooms that this item generates.  The next item group are rose petals and roses.  The maximum level item is a Vase of Roses that is a generator of itself.   It creates butterflies and nectar. Unlike all other generators, the Vase of Roses generator has a limit.  When you have made a certain number of items, the generator itself will disappear and you will be required to craft another.  The next item is a Camping Stove.  This is not a generator of items that can be merged.  Instead, it makes cooked dishes using two items.  All recipes are listed here.
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The Camping Stove allows you to make special items.  It is found in a square on the map.  When raised to Level 2, more recipes are available.
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The Basic Camping Stove makes items for Orders.

At Level 1: 

Rose Jam: Medium Bottle of Nectar + Rose Petal Trio

Sauteed Wild Mushrooms:  Medium Porcini + Medium Chanterelles

At Level 2, Intermediate Camping Stove:

Honey Croissant: Croissant+ Medium Bottle of Nectar

Mushroom Toast: Large Loaf + + Large Portobello

Elegant Afternoon Tea: Latte + Swiss Roll

Rose Cake: Two-Tier Strawberry Cake + Rose 

At Level 3, the final Recipe is available for the Advanced Camping Stove*
*unlocked for me at Level 18, may differ from farm to farm

Rose Fruit Tea: Medium Pot of Fruit Tea + Large Bottle of Nectar
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Scroll up and down to see all Orders.
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Note that you can merge both Stamina bolts and Amethysts when they are placed on the board.
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Discarding Items
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To discard any item, tap on it.  On the right of the screen you will see the item showcased.  There is an icon of a rubbish bin on the top left.  Tap on that to discard the item.  You can undo the action by tapping again.
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Increasing Stamina and Amethysts

Your Stamina will refresh autimatically over time until it reaches 100.
As far as the Amethysts are concerned, you can opt to watch videos to receive 30 I believe.
There are different sakes offers and 'package deals' that combine Stamina and Amethysts.
You always can exchange your RC for Amethysts and use tge Amethysts to buy Stamina.  As described elsewhere, the first purchase of 100 Stamina each day (after reset) costs 10 Amethysts.  The second costs 20 and after that the price will be 40.


I did not log this the first time round because I thought each farm might be different.  I now am going to log it in case it is the same across the board.  I believe now that I have added all details as to when each new generator is unlocked.

Tip about generators:  Any small Level 1 generator, apart from the Vase of Roses that creates two types of items from the start, will geberate only one type of item.  Your board fills quickly and it can be difficult to obtain the irems you need when the generator is producing two dufferent types of item.  I now realise it might be useful to delay the merge that raises the generator to the next level until you have produced at least one of the highest level of item.  Stash it in your backpack.  Even perhaps create two, then perform the merge that widens the list of irems the generator produces.

This is when new options were unlocked:
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At Level 2, drag the Greenhouse over to the locked Greenhouse icon to unlock it and merge it into a Medium Greenhouse.  The Small Greenhouse only generates Mushrooms.  The Medium one can generate Rose Petals as well.
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When you merge Rose petals, you can create the Vase of Roses that acts as a generator to make butterflies and nectar.
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Level 1 Simple Teapot: unlocked at Level 8.
This allows you to make Coffee products.
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At Level 10, you unlock the Intermediate Oven.  This allows you to generate bread items as well as the sweet cakes.
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At Level 12, unlock the Intermediate Camping Stove.  It will allow you to make more Cooked Dishes.
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Unlock the Small Camping Cart at Level 14.  This allows you to generate tent items.
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Level 16 unlocks the Exquisite Teapot that allows one to merge juices.
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Level 18 unlocks Advanced Cooking Stove

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At Level 20, unlock the Large Greenhouse
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Level 3 Advance Oven unlocked at Level 22.  It makes Plain Donuts as well as lower level items.
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Level 2 Large Camping Cart:  this is unlocked when you reach Level 24.  It generates Campimg Tables and Chairs as well as tents.  (There is no intermediate Camping Cart)

There are tools in the form of a wand and scissors.  I do not think it is worth buying these.  The wand allows you to raise an item to the next level.  The scissors allows you to cut an item down to the previous level.  Although this can be useful, one can live without either.
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The items on the map that appear 'frozen' as a friend described them requirw tgat you place the same item om top of them to liberate the square and merge the item as well.  The numbered cards on the map define the Level at which they automatically will be unlocked.
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The 'makers' that generate items have either two or three levels and are, in order:
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Greenhouse:
  Small Greenhouse
  Medium Greenhouse
  Large Greenhouse

Oven
  Basic Oven
  Intermediate Oven

Teapot
  Simple Teapot
  Exquisite Teapot

Camping Cart
  Small Camping Cart

These, when tapped, generate items.

There is one more that, unlike the others, is not unlocked on the map but rather by merging irems generated by the Greenhouse.  There is only ome Level to this 'generator' which is the maximum level item created by merging Roses.  It is the:

Vase of Roses

Any item generator will have the icon of an Energy bolt on the bottom right corner.  The Vase of Roses is created when you merge 2 Rose Bouquets.  It generates all the butterflies as well as Nectar.

The Camping Stove, also with three Levels is different as it requires two different items to be loaded to produce a cooked dish.

Camping Stove:
  Small Camping Stove
  Intermediate Camping Stove
  Advanced Camping Stove

There is one other type of item that is generated randomly when you merge two items.  It is a 'bubble' item that is on a timer and if you do not pay the amount of amethysts required, it will vaniah when the timer expires.  It is not always profitable to pay for the item to be made permanent.  If, however, it is a high level item or you need the sevond one for a merge, it can be a godsend.

You can store items in a backpack and purchase more space there.  You can toss items in the rubbish if you need space.

I see no option to refresh Orders.  One has to fill them to clear them.

'Bubble Irems':  When you merge two itwms, you will get one item of the next level but sometimes a second item will be generated randomly.  It is translucent, however, and on a timer.  It must be purchased using Amethysts or it will vanish.  In other words, it is a second potential item, not an actual one.  
When the bubble contains a common item, I recommend ignoring it.  It takes a space but ultimately will vanish.  When it is a rare high lebel item, however, you may wish to pay for it with Amethysts to use as is for merge with the other item like it.

The numbers on the map represent the Level at which the square will unlock.  


Purchases:  do not let the game push you to buy 100 Stamina for 40 Amethysts with the pop up offer when Stamina reaches zero.   I think the current prive should be loaded, but make certain it is.   Every day, the price will reset.  Go to the menu for Stamina instead where you can buy either 100 Stamina or a Stamina Chest.  100 Stamina costs 10 Amethysts in the first purchase of the day.  The price then goes to 20 Amethysts for 100 Stamina.  It then goes up to 40 Amethysts for 100 Stamina for the remainder of the day.

The first Stamina Chest costs 12 Amethysts.  The second costs 24 Amethysts.  There are a couple of issues.  One is the number of squares the items require on the map, especially if you cannot merge them instantly.  The other is the random nature of it, unless I am mistaken about that.
If you buy the Stamina Chest, place it on the map.  You can tap on it five times.  One result: 
15 Stamina
2 Stamina
15 Stamina
15 Stamina
5 Stamina
I think it may be random.  I merged the 2 15 Stamina for 40 Stamina.  
The purchase of 100 Stamina is a better deal probably.

Item chains

The book on the bottom right of the screen gives the item chains.  The second tab is the one that gives rewards when you merge a new item.

Greenhouses: Small, Medium, Large

Mushrooms:
Small Portobello, Large Portobello, Small Porcini, Medium Porcini, Large Porcini, Small Chanterelle, Medium Chanterelle, Large Chanterelle

Roses: Single Rose Petal, Rose Petal Trio, Rose Bud, Rose, Rose Bouquet, Vase of Roses (a generator!)

Nectar: Small Bottle of Nectar,
Medium Bottle of Nectar, Large Bottle of Nectar, Jumbo Bottle of Nectar

Butterflies: Small Morpho, Mefium Morpho, Large Morpho, Small Swallowtail, Medium Swallowtail, Large Swallowtail

Ovens: Basic Oven, intermediate Oven, Advanced Oven

Cake: Macaron, Plain Donut, Glazed Donut, Cupcake, Swiss Roll, Square Cake, Slice of Cake, Strawberry Cake, Two-Tier Strawberry Cake

Bread: Sweet Bun, Sweet Bun Duo, Small Loaf, Large Loaf, Croissant, Cream Horn, Danish Fruit Loaf

Teapots: Simple Teapot, Exquisite Teapot

Coffee: Espresso, Double Shot of Espeesso, Iced Americano, Hot Americano, Pour Over Coffee, Mocha, Latte, Frappuccino, Caramel Macchiato

Juice and Fruit Tea: Small Lime Juice, Large Lime Juice, Small Orange Juice, Medium Orange Juice, Large Orange Juice, Small Fruit Tea, Medium Fruit Tea, Large Fruit Tea

Camping Carts: Small Camping Cart, Large Camping Cart

Tents: Tent Frame, Tent Guyline, Tent Fabric, Folding Tent, Simple Tent, Dome Tent, Refined Tent, Deluxe Tent

Camping Table and Chairs: Camping Tarp, Camping Stool, Camping Chair, Camping Armchair, Camping Table, ,
Camping Table and Chair Set

Camping Stoves: Basic Camping Stove, Intermediate Camping Stove, Advanced Camping Stove

Dishes: Sauteed Wild Mushrooms, Rose Jam, Mushroom Toast, Rose Cake, Honey Croissant, Rose Fruit Tea, Elegant Afternoon Tea



16 February 2024

Ice and Snow Festival Quest and Snow Boots Collection Mission

Note from Freyashawk:  So many of my neighbours aregoing through significant medical and life issues.   No one should treat neighbours as servants or expect them to perform for you.  We need kindness and compassion in this world, not being told we must visit and water trees and do other chores in a virtual world.  Please remember farmers are real people.  There is very little in this game that actually requires that your neighbours perform tasks or sell items to you.  The game will advance even if you cannot give everything your dragon demands, for example.
People undergoing treatment for cancer do not need to be made to feel guilty.  I know most people who play this game are good people who just become carried away from time to time.  
I am grateful to have made so many good friends through the years.  A little kindness and sympathy goes a long way.

Snow Boots Collection:
70 from Cucumbers
50 from Buffalo Milk
30 from Angora Hair Scarf (Cozy Machine)
10 from Cherry

Reward: Frozen Pear Tree
N.B.  when the reward is a tree, you must use Fertilisers to collect 8 fruits for a task in this Quest.

Tip:  Keep filled Beehives always in your warehouse for Quest tasks

Ice and Snow Festival Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Carrots
Produce 40 Angora Hair
Harvest 8 Apples

2.
Harvest 40 Onions
Collect 20 Honey
Harvest 8 Maple Syrup

3.
Harvest 40 Coffee Beans
Produce 40 Milk
Prepare 8 Caffe Latte

4.
Harvest 40 Cane 
Produce 40 Sugar
Prepare 8 Condensed Milk

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5pre.
Harvest 50 Rice
Produce 50 Buffalo Cheese
Prepare 8 Cheese Apple

6.
Harvest 50 Ghost Mushrooms
Produce 50 Eggs
Prepare 8 Cream Ghost Mushroom Soup

7.
Harvest 50 Mushrooms
Collect 15 Brunost
Prepare 8 Wild Mushroom and Brunost Soup

8.
Harvest 50 Spinach
Place the Frozen Pear Tree on your farm (Collection Mission Reward)
Prepare 8 Frozen Pear Flowers

Reward: Dancing Lion Pet House Ears

9.
Harvest 60 Wheat
Produce 60 Wheat Flour
Prepare 8 Meringues

10.
Harvest 60 Tomatoes
Produce 60 Ketchup
Prepare 8 Cheese Salad

11.
Havest 60 Beans
Produce 60 Venison Steaks
Prepare 8 Venison Meatballs

12.
Harvest 60 Pineberries*
Harvest 8 Nutmeg
Prepare 8 Spinach Quiche

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Produce 60 Wool
Produce 60 Wool Yarn*
Prepare 8 Mushroom Salad

14.
Harvest 20 Chestnuts*
Produce 20 Chestnut Flour*
Prepare 8 Wild Meatball Stew

15.
Produce 60 Dried Pineberries*
Produce 60 Pineberry Bread*
Prepare 8 Mushroom Quiche

16.
Cook 4 Cheese Onion Rings in the Stove House
Take care of flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times*
Prepare 8 Frozen Pear Latte

Final Reward: Skiing Potato Decoration


10 February 2024

Special Animals and Machines and their Products

This is a post about the special Animals and Machines that usually are a reward for a time-limited Activity.  Sometimes, they will be offered in the future briefly in a special sakes offer for cash.  Very rarely, they will be added to the actual Market.

The good news is that they never are required for any Quest.  They will be requested randomly for the Doll Collection, the Dragon, and so on.  In such cases, you can ignore the request or change it by using TC.

There is a limit on the numver that can be sold in your stall at any point in time like any RC item.  It is too bad the developers have made this restriction because it makes it dofficult for any ome to share these items with others.  I am not a seller.  It drives me mad to place small numbers of items on a schedule in a single market slot.  I place one item in each slot daily mainly to help farmers complete the Daily Tasks Path.  I hate this aspect of the game that places pressure on neighbours.

Valentine White Horse: eats Love Fruit, produces Valentine Horse Hair (266 coins)

Nine-Tailed Fox: eats Toffee Apple, produces Lucky Fox Tail
(323 Coins)

Unicorn: eats Lucky Stars, produces Unicorn Feather (150 Coins)

Phoenix: eats Fern Flower, produces Phoenix Feather (155 Coins)

Penguins: eats Yellow Croaker, produces Frozen Fish (48 Coins)

Pelican: eats Yellow Croaker, produces Deep Sea Fish Oil (28 Coins)

Festive Reindeer: eats Sweet Leaf, produces Festive Reindeer Velvet (115 Coins)

Lucky Deer eats Corn, produces Lucky Deer Milk (100 Coins)

Sakura Cow: eats Clover, produces Sakura Milk (24 Coins)

Pink Alpaca: eats Pink Rose, produces Pink Alpaca Hair (229 Coins)

Machines:

Everlasting Flower Machine:
  Everlasting Daisies,
  Everlasting Lotus
  Everlasting Violets
  Everlasting Pink Rose
  Everlasting Jasmine
  Everlasting Daffodil

Flower Puff Pastry Cake Machine:
  Blue Rose Puff Pastry Cake
  Red Rose Puff Pastry Cake
  Agave Puff Pastry Cake
  Lily Puff Pastry Cake
  Iris Puff Pastry Cake
  Plumeria Puff Pastry Cake

Fruit Wine Machine:
  Strawberry Wine
  Passion Fruit Wine
  Pear Wine
  Coconut Wine
  Blueberry Wine
  Plum Wine

Glove Machine:
  Peacock Feather Gloves
  Alpaca Hair Gloves
  Horse Hair Gloves
  Reindeer Fur Gloves
  Camel Hair Gloves
  Swan Feather Gloves
  
Island Machines:

Swim Ring Machine:
  Duck Swim Ring
  Pineapple Swim Ring
  Goose Swim Ring
  Watermelon Swim Ring
  Avocado Swim Ring



07 February 2024

Trade Voyage Big Fat Greek Trip Quest


Big Fat Greek Trip Quest



I logged this again because the rewards have changed and these are the other two Trade Voyage items you can obtain from a Lighthouse Quest now.
It did not appear on my farm but a Member of my group alerted me to the new quest rewards.

Let me post a little tip here about earning Maritime Coins.  If you wish to raise your Bpat level, you need to collect and place furnishing items.  
The two orders that need to be filled are the top two but the third itwm gives the greatest number of Maritime Coins.  Rather than paying RC to fill the order by 'skipping it', refresh and change the Order using 20 TC.  As you unlock new ports, you will find that those trades are more valuable than New York for example.  You can keep trading between those ports and fill all three orders by using the option to change the order.

1.
Harvest 40 Cucumbers
Harvest 8 Gisela Cherries
Produce 12 Apple Juice

2.
Produce 40 Beef
Produce 40 Angora Hair
Harvest 40 Chardonnay

3.
Collect 40 Eggs
Harvest 40 Tomatoes
Prepare 12 Condensed Milk

4.
Prepare 12 Kvass
Prepare 12 Cottage Cheese
Produce 40 Buffalo Milk

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Produce 12 Corn Bread
Harvest 12 Coconuts
Produce 12 Coconut Cakes

6. 
Prepare 12 Sandwiches
Prepare 12 Braised Vegetables
Produce 50 Buffalo Milk Cheese

7.
Sell products worth 50000 Coins from the barn
Profuce 50 Goat Milk
Fertilise neighbour farms 50 times

8.  
Place a Black Olive Tree on your farm
Produce 50 Goat Cheese
Prepare 20 Feta

Reward: Green Diamond Wallpaper

9.
Harvest 8 Black Olives
Prepare 8 Feta with Black Olives
Produce 4 Smoked Tilapia

10.
Prepare 8 Greek Salad
Produce 50 Champagne
Collect 50 Duck Eggs

11.
Harvest 8 Licorice
Prepare 8 Licorice Candies
Prepare 12 Tzatziki

12.
Produce 50 Cotton Cloths*
Produce 50 Alpaca Hair Yarn*
Dig 15 Chests on your paths

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Craft 6 Clay Facial Masks
Prepare 8 Circus Snacks
Craft 6 Flower Tables*

14.
Prepare 8 Gyros with Tzatziki
Craft 6 Olive Face Cream
Produce 12 Peach Pies*

15.
Produce 60 Blueberry Yogurt*
Harvest 8 Wild Rose Fruits
Prepare 8 Wild Rose Marmalade

16.
Take care of flowers in Botanical Garden 6 times*
Prepare 8 Polish Donut with Marmalade
Produce 60 Garlic Bread*

Final Reward: Sunflowers in a Vase



05 February 2024

Trade Voyage version of Farm Investigation Mission


This is an old Quest that now has new rewards in the Lighthouse.  It is divided into four parts and the two significant Rewards are for the Trade Voyage in the form of Purple Checkered Wallpaper and Autumn Wall Clock.
These are the only Trade Voyage items I see that can be obtained in this way.


When activated, you have 3 days to complete the quarter.

Farm Imvestigation Quest
1.
Harvest 40 Cucumbers
Harvest 40 Pasture
Collect 40 Milk

2.
Collect 20 Honey
Harvest 8 Lemons
Produce 40 Cheddar Cheese

3.
Harvest 40 Corn
Produce 40 Eggs
Prepare 12 Cake Flour

4.
Harvest 12 Oranges
Prepare 12 Batter
Harvest 40 Rice

Reward: Special Mission Box

5.
Produce 50 Sugar
Harvest 8 Coconuts
Prepare 12 Coconut Pudding

6.
Produce 50 Buffalo Milk
Produce 50 Beef
Prepare 12 Sunrise Porridge

7.
Place a Chia Bush on your Farm*  
Prepare 12 Beef Risotto
Prepare 12 Lychee Scones
*It counts even in Collectible House

8.
Prepare 6 Chia Pudding
Harvest 8 Blackcurrant
Prepare 8 Blackcurrant Sauce

Reward: Purple Checkered Wallpaper  (worth 2 points)

9.
Harvest 50 Tomatoes
Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
Prepare 8 Chia Porridge

10. 
Produce 50 Ostrich Feathers
Prepare 12 Roasted Tomato Soup
Produce 50 Camel Hair Yarn*

11.
Harvest 50 Lucky Stars
Prepare 12 Mushroom Risotto
Harvest 40 Blue Roses

12.
Prepare 12 Autumn Dinners
Produce 50 Blueberry Pies*
Craft 6 Blue Hearts

Reward: Special Mission Island Box

13.
Dig 15 Chests on the paths
Harvest 8 Matcha
Prepare 8 Matcha Lychee Pancakes

14. 
Fertilise your Neighbours' Farms 50 times
Prepare 8 Chia Popsicles
Produce 30 Strawberry Bread*

15.
Take care of flowers in Botanic Garden 6 times*
Harvest 6 Cedar Wood*
Produce 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles*

16.
Produce 50 Ostrich Hats*
Harvest 8 Ice Cubes
Prepare 8 Matcha Orange Ice Cream
Final Reward: Autumn Wall Clock (worth 4 points)

02 February 2024

Year of the Dragon Quest and Lucky Bags Collection Mission

Note from Freyashawk:   I would like to thank every farmer who voted for my farm in the last Farm Beauty Contest.  Through your efforts, I placed 9th worldwide.  I always felt that ranking in the top 10 makes this site more visible.  It is not a matter of ego for me.  The site is freely visible to any one in the world.  You need not be on Facebook or belong to my Facebook group to access the information.  I akso never hqve allowed advertising on my sites.  I find it intensely annoying myself so would not subject any one else to it.  It is kind of a miracle that players still vote for me to the extent that I have ranked in the top 10, as I also do not delete neighbours or Community members when they do not vote for me.  I also keep inactive neighbours for a long time in the hope that they might return to the game.  One of my buddies actually now has been dead for a year, but she was a friend and I kind of honour her memory a little by keeping her as my 'buddy'.

So I am not a ruthless gamer by any means, although I do know how it is done.  To me, every farmer is a real person and I would like to always be aware of that.

There is a new Farm Besuty Contest that began today.  I really wish they would have given us more time between contests.  The game really has become very demanding.

I always try to post timed Quests.  Do be aware that onve the expire, you will be able to find them in the Lighthouse.  There is only one small advantage to completing them within the 11 day time period.  You will receive a Friendship Flower if you register the three items that are included in the Collection attached to the Quest.  In this case, the items are the Shiitake Planter, the Noodle Machine and the Lion Dance Hamster.  If these are registered after the time expires, you still will receive 88 Green Mystrons and 1 RC.

Special Tasks:  Your pets must dig 15 chests, but there is no fishing task.  You must collect 30 Honey.  I always keep filled beehives in the Warehouse as well as on my farm for these tasks.

Strategy Tips:
You can use the Squid Net Float as the cheapest way to harvest fish in bulk, then sell cheap fish to buy more expensive fish like Salmon instead of having to fish for it.  If you love fishing, that is a different matter.  I find it somewhat vexing now.  Also, you can use the Lab skill for Machines to collect Smoked Salmon from the Smokehouse even when you have no Salmon in the barn.  You can obtain 5 with one use of the Lab tech as well as a random assortment of other useful smoked fish.
Note that the new Base can give you a total of 9 votes per day for theme.  I have published the answers to all the riddles in a separate post.  


Lucky Bags Collection Mission
70 from Corn
50 from Eggs
30 from Black Bean Noodles
10 from Maple Syrup
Reward: Shiitake Planter

Year of the Dragon Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produve 40 Wheat Flour
Harvest 8 Apples

2.
Harvest 40 Chardonnay
Produce 40 Champagne
Harvest 8 Cherries

3.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Prepare 8 Batter

4.
Harvest 40 Tomatoes
Produce 40 Ketchup
Prepare 8 Wonton Wrappers

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Oat
Produce 50 Oat Flour
Prepare 8 Pasta

6. 
Harvest 50 Rice
Collect 50 Turkeys
Prepare 8 Finger Sandwiches

7.
Harvest 50 Spinach
Collect 15 Taro Leaves
Prepare 8 Chicken Lau Lau

8. 
Harvest 50 Onions
Place Shiitake Planter on your Farm  (You can collect 12 Shiitake instantly)
Peepare 8 Money Bag Dumpling Filling. 
(Each requires 1 Shiitake and 1 Shrimp Meat.  Process Crayfish in Seafood House)

Reward: Dancing Lion Pet House Base

9.
Harvest 60 Sweet Potatoes
Produce 60 Buffalo Milk Cheese
Prepare 8 Spinach Salad

10.
Harvest 60 Potatoes
Collect 30 Honey
Prepare 8 Potato Pancakes

11.
Harvest 60 Flax*
Produce 60 Cheddar Cheese
Prepare 8 Cheese Salads

12.
Have your Pets dig 15 Chests on your Paths (Skip for 5 RC)
Harvest 8 New Year's Wishes
Prepare 8 New Year's Eve Champagne

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Produce 60 Linen*
Harvest 8 Oak* (Use Electric Saw to harvest 2 from each Tree)
Prepare 8 Festive Treats

14.
Craft 8 Wooden Cylinders*
Harvest 8 Cedar Wood*
Prepare 8 Lomi Lomi Salmon
(Produce Smoked Salmon in the Smoke House)

15.
Craft 6 Wooden Planks*
Craft 6 Wooden Chairs* (Skip for 6 RC.  Some of us who use Wooden Butterfly Nets need all the Wooden Cylinders we can obtain.  Each Wooden Chair requires 4 Wooden Cylinders and 1 Wooden Plank.)
Prepare 8 Hawaiian Plates

16.
Cook 4 Spinach Lasagna in the Stove House
Tend flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times
Prepare 8 Money Bag Dumplings

Final Reward: Lion Dance Hamster

Addendum:  I do not want this site to be political, but as a new Lunar New Year is close at hand, please think about those who have died or lost everything they held dear and let us try to be compassionate and caring in this world of ours.  

A scholar and a poet who knew he was being targeted wrote a very touching poem a day before he was killed.  I am posting it again now.

Refaat Al-Areer was a scholar, a teacher and a poet. 
  
This is the last poem of Refaat Al Areer, 'If I Must Die'.

'If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story,
to sell my things,
To buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(Make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in
Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze ---
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself---
sees the kite, my kite you made,
flying up above
and thinks for a moment
an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope,
let it be a tale.

01 February 2024

Penny's Magic Cauldron February 2024

Note from Freyashawk: I am receiving many requests on Facebook from people who wish to join my Seaside group.  I only accept requests when the individual gives Farm Name, Farm ID and answers in the affirmative for the question as to whether you use this site.  The group exists for farmers who use my site.  It was created for that.  There are countless Seaside groups on Facebook.  Mine has been in existence for years.  I really am not trying to gain new members but happy to add any one who finds my site useful.  As you can see, the site is open to every one and does not require membership to any Facebook group.

The new Midnight Courtyard Base will be a theme item that can give you 9 votes daily for theme when placed on your farm.

1.  Beef, Sunflower
2. Yellow Croaker, Starfish
3.  Daisy, Egg
4.  Sunflower, Daisy
5.  Oreo  Cookies, Duck Egg, Sunflower
6. Rye, Cherry, Yellow Croaker
7. Pitaya, Gisela Cherry. Sea Lettuce
8.  Loquat, Cabbage, Gisela Cherry
9. Wool, Loquat, Light Bulbs
10. Pear, Olive, Egg
11. Rye, Olive, Pitaya
12. Sea Lettuce, Cabbage, Blue Swimmer Crab
13. Wool, Hairtail, Blue Swimmer Crab
14. Pear, Hairtail, Duck Egg, Pitaya
15. Orange Jam, Alpaca Hair, Blue Swimmer Crab, Reindeer Fur
16. Butterfish, Orange Jam, Olive, Pitaya Jam
17. Blueberry Jam, Hairtail, Light Bulbs, Pitaya Jam
18. Coconut Cake, Butterfish, Reindeer Fur, Lemon Cake
19. Alpaca Hair, Beef, Banana Cake, Blueberry Jam
20. Lemon Cake, Starfish, Coconut Cake, Oreo Cookies
21. Loquat, Cherry, Banana Cake, Oreo Cookies

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:  Paraná 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 Paraná 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)









22 December 2023

Latest Seaside Update

There is a new update which I feel was badly timed really, at least in terms of me covering it.  This post therefore will be a work in progress.
The main element in this update is the Fountain of Plenty.  It reminds me of the Workshop in the Island Activities where you need to make special items to use as materials to complete the next task.
Ironically, it is easiest for players who have no use for these items to make them.  High level players will find they cannot use many of the new items.

Foe example, the various Resort market buildings each have a new slot now where you can add an item made in thd Fountain.  These itwms are worth more than the ordinary ones and incemreasi f Resort Level will be quicker... unless you are at maximum level.
The most useful slot is the one at your Market stall where you now can sell items in that slot only to a specific buyer or buyers.
What I find annoying is that you are given a single slot only at the Fountain.  To add a second slot, you need: 
80 Minor Substatute apotions
80 Pink Rose Lamps
20000 Coins

To add a third slot:
80 Parrot Water Floats
40 Shrimp Balls
40000 Coins

To add a fourth slot:
2 Water of Plenty
50 Seawater Essence
40 Crab Sticks
60000 Coins

So that will take you forever and a day to make 80 Potions.
No time limit but you have to tap evety few minutes to keep the 'production line' moving.

There is another infuriating aspect to the Fountain.  It requires special Energy to produce and you have a limit of 75. Why???  Also some items require more than 1 Energy to produce.  As it stands, it is kind of a forever project!
I for one always wonder what my own time is worth. There are players who spend real money to obtain a benecit.  Others work like slaves to kerp tapping.  It is all a mattwr of personal choice but they are overloading this game now in my view.  It has become stressful rather than fun and extremely expensive if you want all the items offered.

One major aspect of this update deals with the Botanical Garden.  Two different aspects:

You now have a rarechance of cresting a new Grand flower  through crossbreeding two Mega flowers.   There also are three Magic Dust items that speed flower growth.

Remember you need two Mega Flowers and your chances are slim.  You are more likely to get a Level 1 Friendship Flower like a Cupcake Flower.  Remember those can be purchased now using Insect Coins.  So do not stress over the new flowers too much.

Tbe three new flowers are Grand Hydrangea
Grand Lily of the Valley
Grand Fairy Lily

Nore tgat the same item you neex to add anothrr Fountain slot is needed to produce the Magic Dust.  If I were not writing this post to explain these new options, I would stop here and now.

Thete is an advantage for farmers who have not reached maximum Resort level in making special items in the new Fountain.
Cor example, if you have the Snack Shop in the Resort, making and selling a Flower Brooch will give you far mote Reaort Points than any irdinary item.  There is a new box with four slots ro accommodate these special items now.  In my Resort, the Flower Brooch is worth 1110 Resort Points with a 15% boost.  As my Resort is at maximum level, it is kind of pointless for me.
Note that many Seaside expansions require specific Resort levels, so the value of the new items should help some players.

Christmas Gifts Quest and Christmas Cookie Collection Mission

It has been a rather dark couple of months.  I hope every one will find some joy and comfort even in the darkest of days.  I know it is a time of great loss and sorrow for many.  May you find relief from the pain and hardship and hope for the future.

Tip: for those unfamiliar with these quests, 'Produce' indicates an animal or machine production and 'Prepare' signifies Cooking in the Kitchen.

Christmas Cookie Collection Mission
70 from Blueberries
50 from Milk
30 from Agave Ice Sculpture
10 from Maple Syrup

Reward: Xmas Wafer Plant

Christmas Gifts Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Oat
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Harvest 8 Cinnamon

2.
Harvest 40 Grapes
Produce 40 Duck Eggs
Harvest 8 Cherries

3.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produce 40 Wheat Flour
Prepare 8 Batter

4.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Prepare 8 Cake Flour

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Cane
Produce 50 Sugar
Prepare 8 Condensed Milk

6.
Harvest 50 Agave
Peoduce 50 Agave Jam
Prepare 8 Soft Dough

7.
Harvest 50 Spinach
Collect 15 Noni Leaves
Prepare 8 Fruity Christmas Trees

8.
Harvest 50 Cocoa Pods
Place a Xmas Wafer Plant on your farm.  (Reward from Collection Mission)
Prepare 8 Hot Cocoa

Reward: Husky Pet House Ears

9.
Harvest 60 Red Bell Peppers
Produce 60 Chili Sauce
Prepare 8 Cinnamon Rolls

10.
Harvest 60 Strawberries
Produce 60 Mayonnaise
Prepare 8 Christmas Cupcakes

11.
Harvest 60 Pineberries*
Fish 8 times with the Squid Hook
Prepare 8 Fish Curry

12.
Have your pets dig 15 Chests on your paths
Harvest 8 Rainbow Sprinkles
Prepare 8 Ice Cream with Sprinkles

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Produce 60 Mohair
Produce 60 Mohair Yarn*
Prepare 8 Steam-Baked Fish

14.
Harvest 20 Chestnuts
Produce 20 Chestnur Flour*
Prepare 8 Rainbow Cinnamon Rolls

15.
Produce 60 Dried Pineberries*
Produce 60 Pineberry Bread
Prepare 8 Fish Curry with Noni Leaves

16.
Cook 4 Christmas Wreath Salads
Take care of flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times
Prepare 8 Christmas Snacks

Final Reward: Chriatmas Reindeer

08 December 2023

Winter Vacation Quest and Knitted Gloves Collection Mission

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Knitted Gloves Collection Mission
70 from Pineapple
50 from Buffalo Milk (feed Buffalo Cucumbers)
30 from Pineapple Energy Drink
10 from Cherry
Reward: Ginger Grinder

Winter Vacation Quest

1.
Harvest 40 Corn
Produce 40 Eggs
Harvest 8 Oranges

2.
Harvest 40 Rye
Produce 40 Rye Flour
Harvest 8 Cinnamon

3.
Harvest 40 Oat
Produce 40 Oat Flour
Prepare 8 Cake Flour

4.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Prepare 40 Wheat Flour
Prepare 8 Sponge Cakes

Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Cane
Harvest 50 Sugar
Prepare 8 Condensed Milk

6.
Harvest 50 Lucky Stars
Produce 50 Orange Jam
Prepare 8 Butter

7.

Harvest 50 Peanuts
Collect 15 Peanut Sprouts
Prepare 8 Thai Peanut Sprout Salad

8.
Harvest 50 Onions
Place the Ginger Grinder on your Farm (Collection Reward)
Prepare 8 Ginger Sauce

Reward: Husky Pet House Base

9.
Harvest 60 Red Bell Peppers
Fish 8 times with Squid Hook
Prepare 8 Bell Pepper Salad

10.
Harvest 60 Blue Roses
Prepare 6 Scallops in Seafood House
Prepare 8 Milk Cookies

11.
Harvest 60 Barley*
Produce 60 Barley Flour
Prepare 8 Sprout Pepper Salad

12.
Harvest 60 Cranberries*
Harvest 8 Pink Snowball Flowers
Prepare 8 Pink Cake Pops

Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Harvest 8 Oak Wood*
Craft 8 Wooden Cylinders*
Prepare 8 Snowball Flower Cakes

14.
Harvest 8 Red Sandalwood*
Craft 8 Wooden Panels*
Prepare 8 Roasted Scallops

15.
Dig 15 Chests on your paths
Craft 6 Flower Tables*
Prepare 8 Eggnog

16.
Cook 4 Winter Cakes in the Stove House
Take care of flowers in Botanical Garden 15 times*
Prepare 8 Scallops with Ginger Sauce

Final Reward: Bear with Snowballs Decoration

Note from Freyashawk:
On 7 December, a poet was killed.  I am going to share his last poem with you here.

Refaat Al-Areer was a scholar, a teacher and a poet.  He chose to write in English..
This is the last poem of Refaat Al Areer, 'If I Must Die'.
'If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story,
to sell my things,
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(Make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in
Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze ---
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself---
sees the kite, my kite you made,
flying up above
and thinks for a moment
an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope,
let it be a tale.'


04 December 2023

Penny's Magic Cauldron Riddle Solutions December

1.  Mayonnaise, Wheat
2. Onion, Beef
3.  Pumpkin, Ketchup
4.  Corn, Chili Sauce
5. Pear, Grapefruit, sugar
6. Orange, Lychee, Onion
7. Mantis Shrimp, Grape, Pumpkin
8. Orange, Wakame, Caramel
9. Sea Lettuce, Alpaca Hair, Apple
10. Corn, Beef, Maple Sugar
11.  Crayfish, Bat Milk, Reindeer Fur
12.  Janthina Sea Snail, Sugar, Turkey
13.  Turkey, Tomato
14. Sea Lettuce, Lychee, Pumpkin, Wheat
15.  Tomato, Crayfish, Bat Milk, Reindeer Fur
16. Pear, Chili Sauce, Maple Syrup, Mantis Shrimp
17. Apple, Grape, Yellow Croaker, Alpaca Hair
18. Maple Syrup, Beef, Yellow Croaker, Caramel
19. Mayonnaise, Grapefruit, Bat Milk, Horse Hair
20. Sea Lettuce, Wakame, Horse Hair, Maple Sugar
21.  Pear, Ketchup, Lychee, Janthina Sea Snail

Final Reward: Gift Box Base

25 November 2023

Joining a Community

There are other posts about the Community option but there are players who may not have been playing from the time the option was introduced.
Know first that every Community has its own rules.  Some demand that you perform all the tasks.  Others, like the Freyashawk Community exist primarily to support one another now.
We have all the upgrades which means we need not rush to finish any tasks.  We perform the weekly tasks, but we do not complete them until the last day usually to give slow members a chance to earn gems.
To find the weekly tasks that are included in the Community Activity, go to the Exclamation Point on the top left of your screen, then go to the fourth and last tab.
Here there is displayed a maximum of four tasks.
The first is a Machine or Animal product.
The second is a Kitchen item.
The third and fourth will be tree harvests.
In our Communuty, we try to give every member a chance.  Basically, that means that you can make about 140 or 150 of the Animal or Machine product, 40 cooked dishes, 11 or 12 harvests from each tree.
We wait until the end of the week, for Saturday before we encourage members to complete these tasks if there has not been enough participation.  That is our way.
There is a Community Achievement as well.  We no longer have any requirements there.  Any member can do as many or few as he or she wishes as there is no time limit on that.
Benefits of belonging to a Community are the ability to obtain special items:
At the highest level, they can include: a bag of Cherry Tomato Seeds, Cattail Seeds,
Elephant Puzzle Piece, Golden Monkey Puzzle Piece, Pottery Wheel Puzzle Piece, Coconut Jelly Machine Piece, Chocolate Corgi Pet Card.  The items that appear each day are random.  The Puzzle Pieces must be collected and then merged in the Factory.
You earn Gems to buy them by performing Community tasks and selling the required items in the Order Corner.
There is much more to a Community but I will add details later.
Other oprions are performing the Pinkleby quests where you are required to feed the large pink creature special Research lab dishes that can be made only in the four Community cooking stations.
Another option is Treasure Land where you can set your Pet to dig for treasure.  You can earn Pet Cookies that can increase the levels of new pets quickly.
30 November: I have not forgotten this.  Hope to add to it this weekend.

24 November 2023

Farm Hayrides Quest and Tractor Wheels Collection Mission

Tractor Wheels Collection Mission
70 from Sweet Leaf
50 from Milk
30 from Ginger Shampoo
10 from Maple Syrup from Maple Tree
Reward: Red Oak Tree

Farm Hayrides Quest
1. 
Harvest 40 Rice
Produce 40 Turkeys
Harvest 8 Apples

2.
Harvest 40 Grapes
Produce 40 Apple Juice
Harvest 8 Lemons

3.
Harvest 40 Chardonnay Grapes
Produce 40 Champagne
Prepare 8 Butter

4.
Harvest 40 Wheat
Produce 40 Wheat Flour
Prepare 8 Johnny Cakes
Reward: Mission Gift Box

5.
Harvest 50 Leeks
Produce 50 Leek Sauce
Prepare 8 Chicken and Leek Pies

6.
Harvest 50 Ginger
Collect 20.Honey
Prepare 8 Honey Syrup

7.
Harvest 50 Lilies
Collect 15 Gelatin Sheets
Prepare 8 Milk Gelatin

8.
Harvest 50 Green Lettuce
Place the Red Oak Tree on your farm
Prepare 8 Acorn Jelly

Reward: Acorn Carpet (Darryl)

9.
Harvest 60 Tulips
Produce 60 Stevia
Prepare 8 Sugar-free Apple Juice

10.
Harvest 60 Red Bell Peppers
Produce 60 Chili Sauce
Prepare 8 Korean Lettuce Salad

11.
Harvest 60 Pumpkins
Fish 8 times with Dolphin Hook
Prepare 8 Lemon Honey Syrup

12.
Harvest 60 Muskmelons*
Harvest 8 Ackee
Prepare 8 Ackee and Saltfish
Reward: Island Mission Gift Box

13.
Harvest 8 Cedar Wood*
Produce 60 Lily Essential Oil*
Prepare 8 Ackee and Saltfish with Johnny Cakes

14.
Produce 60 Wool
Produce 60 Wool Yarn*
Prepare 8 Grape Iced Tea

15.
Craft 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles*
Craft 6 Lily Aroma Bottles
Prepare 8 Grape Jello Cakes

16.
Cook 4 Autumn Beef Roasts in the Stove House
Take care of flowers in the Botanical Garden 15 times
Prepare 8 Acorn Jelly with Sauce

Final Reward: Hen om a Haystack Decoration

This is what is in my heart recently.  You can choose to read it or not to read it:
'As you prepare your breakfast, think of others.
(Do not forget the pigeon's food.)
As you pay your water bill, think of others.
(Those who are nursed by the clouds.)
As you return home, to your home, think of others.
(Do not forget the people in the camps.)
As you sleep and count the stars, think of others.
(Those who have nowhere to sleep.)
As you express yourself in metaphors, think of others.
(Those who have lost the right to speak.)
As you think of others far away, think of yourself.
(If only I were a candle in the dark.)