Dragon Keep Mysteries

This is the 3 ancient seeds event but has been revamped: no more +1/+2/+3 seed bonuses with playing mini games, a limited amout of puzzles to do, no time limit on the mini games, ancient seeds sowable on the Main Land, Green Meadow and Bahamarama Plantation, etc

First step: unlocking the mini games by event drop donations + main land crop/tree fruit/animal/products/breeding animal donations to the Level Unlock Requirements table:

Event drop 1:	Event drop 2:
Glass Shard You will get these drops when harvesting your crops and trees on the main field and green meadow only! You have a small chance of receiving 3 x Glass Shards with each breeding process completed.	Epoxy Glue You will get these drops when harvesting your crops and trees on the bahamarama plantation and the rainforest only! You have a medium chance of receiving 2 x Epoxy Glue with each breeding process completed.

There's 50 mini games to be unlocked, here are the numbers of the necessary items needed to unlock them:

710 Glass Shards
881 Epoxy Glues
175 000 barn worth of mainland crops
150 000 barn worth of mainland animals
75 000 barn worth of mainland tree fruits
140 000 barn worth of mainland products
140 000 barn worth of breeding animals
200 000 barn worth of mainland crops and tree fruits (a combination of both to the discretion of the player)

Without these donations players will not be able to get the ancient seeds needed to get the givers and cloud row for the event.

By unlocking and playing the 50 mini games, players will receive a fixed amount of ancient seeds:

1181 Prickly Fungus Seeds
754 Water Berry Seeds
1414 Valley Rose Seeds

Second step: Growing the ancient seeds for donations to the Task List Rewards table:

Event crop 1:	Event crop 2:	Event crop 3:
Prickly fungus seed planted Time: 8 hours Gives (2x2): 80 EP / TEP	Water berry seed planted Time: 10 hours Gives (2x2): 100 EP / TEP	Valley rose seed planted Time: 15 hours Gives (2x2): 152 EP / TEP

All seeds are plantable on the Main Field, Green Meadow and Bahamarama Plantation only!

To get the cloud row and its givers, 22 donations to the Task List Rewards table must be done. To finish the event 30 donations are required

22 tasks	4800 Prickly Fungi 3055 Water Berries 5725 Valley Roses	Prize: Cloud row + givers
30 tasks	6405 Prickly Fungi 4770 Water Berries 8070 Valley Roses	Prize: 10 "Ursa Minor" Wonder Trees 10 "Iceland" Baha Wonder Trees 100 Super-grow 100 Suzy's Super-grow 100 Power-Feed 5 Piccolo Wonder Boxes

Since the amount of ancient seeds are limited, to be able to achieve the numbers of event crops needed, players will need to sow on 2x2 land plots and use some Suzy's super-grow on some of their harvest OR use 100% crop bonuses in the Gold Slot OR 100%/200% bonuses in the Diamond Slot.

Why? Because the seeds will not be sellable/buyable in the market this time around!

	Event crops needed:	Ancient Seeds awarded:	Average event crops per plot needed (colonm 2 / colonm 3)
22 Tasks:	4800 Prickly Fungi 3055 Water Berries 5725 Valley Roses	1181 Prickly Fungus Seeds 754 Water Berry Seeds 1414 Valley Rose Seeds	4.07 Prickly Fungi per plot needed 4.06 Water Berries per plot needed 4.05 Valley Roses per plot needed
30 Tasks:	6405 Prickly Fungi 4770 Water Berries 8070 Valley Roses	1181 Prickly Fungus Seeds 754 Water Berry Seeds 1414 Valley Rose Seeds	5.43 Prickly Fungi per plot needed 6.33 Water Berries per plot needed 5.71 Valley Roses per plot needed

The new bonuses awared in the event is a 50% reduction of growth time for the three event crops after making some donations:

First 110 Prickly Fungi donated: First 175 Water Berries donated: First 325 Valley Roses donated:	50% reduced growing time for Prickly Fungus (from 8h to 4h growth time) 50% reduced grwoing time for Water Berry (from 10h to 5h growth time) 50% reduced growing time for Valley Rose (from 15h to 7h30 growth time)
Cumulated 850 Prickly Fungi donated: Cumulated 860 Water Berries donated: Cumulated 1610 Valley Roses donated:	50% reduced growing time for Prickly Fungus (from 4h to 2h growth time) 50% reduced growing time for Water Berry (from 5h to 2h30 growth time) 50% reduced growing time for Valley Rose (from 7h30 to 3h45 growth time)

These reduced growth time will remain for the rest of the event!

The cloud row:

Dragon Keep Mysteries Magic Stalk Row

Gives: 18815 EP x Farm level, 1 x Crate O’ Curses, +1 revenue when harvesting workshops for 3 hours
Cooldown time: 43 hours
Requires the 3 event items.

Good luck everyone!

 

So it's the same old crops, same old mini-game as far as mechanics, but new or different event mechanics.

And the CR is essentially harvestable every 6 days.

Remember that we have a breeding event this weekend, and we'll be breeding for that, so there will be some (who knows how many) drops awarded there.

And I'm in on this farm and SL's.

 

After players' feedback, the cloud row has been changed, see my edited post.

 

Thanks Nordais for starting the thread and crunching numbers! Job well done! This event is not for me, I am not a fan!
Lots of Barn value items needed and very long crops to grow to get prizes of SG, SSG, and PF to name a few and then use them up trying to complete the event! Good luck and I hope it turns out to be a fun event!

 

Thank you, Nordais, for doing the sums.
I saw "Seedsearcher " and had already made up my mind to let it go, after all, I am on holiday lol!

But after looking at the FAQs, and the new dynamics of this game, I think I like the change. No milling is always a bonus. I particularly like that you can organise your planting to get the right number of each plant without having to swap or buy the one(s) you need. I also think that the requirements of drops and crops are pretty reasonable using all four fields for the drops and three fields for the crops.

While away, I have had animals out on all fields and I think the change to crops will be easier to manage and, for me, the longer crops suit my travelling. The main plus is that doing all the past events on the event playing field, I have a good supply of the good green goo and Suzi's special ingrediant.
It will be interesting to see if the frustration element of this game has been removed and replaced with a bit of fun!

 

Hey, Northy, thanks for the amazing charts. Wish I had your organizational skills and mental acumen...it would stand me well as we are still in very early stages of settling in to our new life on the other side of the big pond!

I shall certainly give this event a skip, but sending best wishes to all fellow farmers in whatever way you're playing.
@illy1996 wish you a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday!

After reading comments, I changed my mind and am now working on this event. Also doing the topiary event. Appreciate helpful tips from others as I'd forgotten to use buffs and Howies! Good luck everyone at reaching your goals

 

The best part of the event has been left out -->
selling event plants at the market

 

The cloud row says cool down time is 44 hrs, thats just under 2 days

 

That's because they've changed the cloud row. Entirely changed the cloud row. It was originally giving about 3 times as much EP, plus TEP (who cares), and even more EP on everything for a few hours.

NOW the CR is actually something we all might want and the cool down is under 48 hours, so yes, actually harvestable every 2 days.

Woo hoo!

 

why cant i donate the crops to unlock the next 2 games ?

 

You can't donate the seeds - you have to actually grow the crops then donate them.

 

If you're talking about donations to unlock the mini games, the event screen freezes sometime. You just need to go back to a new field and access the event screen, then you can make more donations to unlock the next bunch of mini games.

If you're talking about the event crop donations in the bottom left of the event screen, just like @PrairieMaiden23 said you have to grow the ancient seeds crops before.

 

The mini game does NOT have a time limit! Whee! My tired ol' brain is very happy.

 

The Event is Bad
Worst event Ever!
I'll ignore it.
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Edit I: Finished the left side!
(and 18/25 on right... Held up by Baha/RainF drops...)
Edit II: 21/25...
Edit III: All done.
(Shame on them for closing the market...)

 

Thank you!

I think I am doing okay, I have played 29 games which, for the most part are not too difficult but it doesn't matter cos there is no timer!
I am holding off from planting seeds, hopefully I can resist until I have played all the games and then can just plant casually or speed them up with SSG, Suzi's SG or a plants bonus. I think I can finish it ... and I didn't even like this event at all before.

 

Well I have had some great luck with wheel today. One farm has cloud row up and running after 12 hours of farming. The other three aren't far behind. Of course I have used lots of SSG and Suzi sg plus a jack o gift since I was already doubling down. Will finish playing games but won't plant extra crops. Have to get back to FSQ. Gotta catch my neighbor!

 

Nordias, Thanks for your Detailed Guidance for this Event

In FAQ has Changed gaming Strategy for this event no more +1 +2 +3 these were only valid for limited time window , which is replaced by 50% Twice for Prickly Fungus, Water Berry and Valley Rose

Playing old version on Mini Game gaining mysterious seeds based how quick you playing mini game Randomness getting mysterious seedings is taken out, Also no more too many or too little mysterious seedings either as many of us fall short had to buy into markets they were super expensive in our markets at early stages of this event , towards end of event can buy these seeds cheapish to complete the the event

Because gaming strategy has changed this time, This event can be achieved without the need of 200% or 100% Crop harvester Booster this is great news for all of us it even more fairer for newer players too

Strategy Priority is get as many drops of glass shards by all means take advantage of Crop Refinements and using Howie donuts and all buffs and CR that gains more glass shards

We cannot use Crop Refinements on Baharama Lands, just reminding you take advantage of Tiki Timers and silver slot that reduces Baha Veg Crops

This event can be completed earlier than expected plus no need play all mini games either to get all Seedings. This can be done just using CAC, Water, Manure and Suzy Super just by using 1x1 Fields, winning +1 crop on Farmerama Wheel which last 6 hours

In Egg Painting Season will end in 62 hours in Season Shop take advantage of Season Tokens by +1 crop but only last hour each

In my view it is more optimal using CAC with +1 crop boosters with Suzy Super on 1x1 Fields it is added bonus using Jack O Gifts is most effective on 1x1 as well

I would grow enough seedings to level 9 using 1x1 fields after that then see #1 Nordais posting on 2nd Crop Reduction times at this stage using Supergrow helps because of use of +1 boosters and Jack O Gifts

In Topairy Enigma Breeding Mini Event, you get small chance 3x Glass Shard, 2x medium chance of Epoxy Glue, This help massively with drops as some of us like me can get instant breeding not to mention happy discount Day too only 1 Power Feed Per Breeding Hunt

They had fixed issue from Last weekend so you can do it in any order you like

Happy Farming Folks

 

I changed my mind and am now attempting the event. Thanks for reminders to use Howies and buffs. I'm not really 'getting' everything, but bumbling along and checking here frequently

 

Edit: * * * * * DONE 100% * * * * *

Opened only 18x2 Puzzles
The overproduction of seeds still left: 8h= 279, 10h= 299 and 15h=605 pieces. (Apparently, those left over-grown ones were removed.)

Diamond +200%, Gold +100% plants, PartySpin +100%, Partyspin +1 plants. (with THOSE maybe 14 or 16 opened puzzles is enough...)

Use BigPlots, every time Green and red "stuff"

All cultivation done today within 7 hours, so not even that +10 fields were in use the whole time

Farms: Preparation was Hydrangea and last night Hydrangea
Bahama: Preparation Ixora, last night Hoya
only after that did I put plants in the field through games.

It was Super Hyper Surprisingly light !

(admittedly, I started with 3000++ Green stuff and now I have 2280 left! So not even 800 pieces went!

I wrote earlier:
Big cheers!

1) There is no time limit in the minigame, which for me is "at least the first 6 games are pretty much the same or not"

2) The games are the SAME FAMOUS, I know them by heart (the sample is still the first 6 games)

3) The very basic idea and tip, for those who are playing for the first time: MAKE THE TOP LEFT CORNER first, there goes "ALWAYS" a piece where there are 2 and 3 squares, sometimes in any direction, almost always (and of course then a pair for that)

4) Continue towards 3... OR then 2 pieces where only the barb and the notch meet, the rest of the pieces go as if by themselves...

 

Done and dusted, this event's edition was easy| Got 100% bonus on the wheel yesterday and used comfort fields all over the place. Today, just did "normal" farming with the event crops. *Boom* done!