FAQ How the Grouch Made Merry

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How the Grouch Made Merry

21st of December 2022 - 4th of January 2023
Difficulty: Hard
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* From what level can we participate in this event?

From level 3. Moonlight field and Bahamarama required to finish.
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* How can I access the event?

You can access the event through the news page, event timer or the event building:​

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* What is special about this event?

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• There will be three event crops:

Farm Wreathsteria

Time: 5 hours and 30 minutes
Gives (2x2): 220 EP
Plantable on the Main Field and Green Meadow only!

Island Wreathsteria

Time: 6 hours
Gives (2x2): 240 EP
Plantable on the Bahamarama Plantation and The Rainforest only!​

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Moonlight Wreathsteria

Time: 5 hours
Gives (2x2): 200 EP
Plantable on the Full Moon Field only!​

Note: There is no booking of event crops. To grow the required crop, you need the Fir Branches + Candles to craft the crop in the mill to get some starter seeds. Once you have as many starter seeds as you need, when harvested, you can continue to grow the event crop.
The coloured candles needed to produce the crop in the mill, will be rewarded when completing the first step of each path.
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• There will be a special event item:

Fir Branch

Every player will receive 10 Fir Branches at the start of event. If you drop under 5 Fir Branches the system will check every 5 hours and replenish up to 5 Fir Branches.​

• There will be a special drop:

Ball Ornament

You will get these drops when harvesting your main field, bahamarama plantation and full moon field from crops and trees only!​

• There will be three special Mill products:

Farm Wreathsteria
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• Recipe 1: Ingredients: 1 x Fir Branch + 1 x Farm Candle = 1 x Farm Wreathsteria
• Recipe 2: Ingredients: 10 x Fir Branches + 10 x Farm Candles = 10 x Farm Wreathsterias

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Time: 1 second
It can be produced in the main and tropical mills - Events feed tab!

Island Wreathsteria
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• Recipe 1: Ingredients: 1 x Fir Branch + 1 x Island Candle = 1 x Island Wreathsteria
• Recipe 2: Ingredients: 10 x Fir Branches + 10 x Island Candles = 10 x Island Wreathsterias

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Time: 1 second
It can be produced in the main and tropical mills - Events feed tab!​

Moonlight Wreathsteria
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• Recipe 1: Ingredients: 1 x Fir Branch + 1 x Moonlight Candle = 1 x Moonlight Wreathsteria
• Recipe 2: Ingredients: 10 x Fir Branches + 10 x Moonlight Candles = 10 x Moonlight Wreathsterias

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Time: 1 second​

It can be produced in the main and tropical mills - Events feed tab
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* How can I get more drops?

• They can be gifted to/from neighbours and friends, for free as long as it is one of you 5-7 free daily gifts, or for BB each after. You can receive up to 20 gifts per day.
• You can buy drops in bulk from the Shopping Centre (see below)
• You can get some in the event baskets.
• If you have a Magic tree, it will reward 1 x Ball Ornament during this event.

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PART 1:​

* Is there anything else I should know?

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Yes!

This Event has 3 Trails. Complete one section or complete them all! You need to grow the event crops and collect the event drops to mill some starter seeds to grow the event crops. Earn Star Coins to spend in the Event Shop and Festive Dice to play the Dice mini-game.
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Every Player will be booked 4 x Cup O’ Festive Dice at the start of Event!



Note: You will receive 1 x Silver Key to unlock your first path of choice. That Path must be completed before a new key will be rewarded to unlock your next chosen path and receive the next lot of seeds to mill the associated crop.
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To complete tasks you will have to click on the bushes along the chosen trail to illuminate them. You can begin at any of the starting points on any trail (tiles 1, 9 or 17).
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To complete the Special Tiles, you need to deliver event crops to unlock them and win the Cup O’ Festive Dice. For each special tile, the connecting trail tiles must be completed:
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Tile 25 - Tiles 7 and 12 must be completed
Tile 26 - Tiles 4 and 23 must be unlocked
Tile 27 - Tiles 15 and 20 must be unlocked
Tile 28 - Tiles 8, 16 and 24 must be unlocked​

Special tiles reward Cups O’ Festive Dice. Unlock them to earn Cups O’ Festive Dice:​

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The Special tiles can be harvested every 24 hours:

• Santa Rocks 1: Tile 4 rewards 2 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
• Santa Rocks 1: Tile 12 rewards 2 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
• Santa Rocks 1: Tile 20 rewards 2 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
• Santa Rocks 2: Tile 4 rewards 2 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
• Santa Rocks 2: Tile 16 rewards 4 x Cup O’ Festive Dice

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Each finished path rewards a Special Key needed to open Paths to Santa Rock #2​

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* Which are the tasks requirements?

Here are the requirements and rewards they have been numbered for identification in the charts below:​

Reward Chart


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* What special items are offered as prizes?

Santa Express

Gives: 5850 EP / TEP
Time: 15 hours
Size: 1x2
placeable on the 3 tropical lands, shipwreck bay, castaway coast, haunted manor, cloudrow

Tree Decorating – Catsylvania Style!

Gives: 9500 EP / TEP
Time: 25 hours
Size: 1x2
placeable on the 3 main lands, park, the lighthouse, cloudrow

A Celebration in Lights

Gives: 9500 EP / TEP
Time: 25 hours
Size: 1x2
placeable on the 3 main lands, park, the lighthouse, cloudrow


The Grouch Made Merry Magic Stalk Row 1

Rewards: 2500 EP x Farm level, 100% extra EP/TEP when harvesting for 1 hour
Cooldown Time: 22 hours
Requires the 3 event items shown

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PART 2:​

* What is special about this event?

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• There will be a special event crop:

Festive Wreathsteria

Time: 7 hours and 30 minutes
Gives (2x2): 300 EP
Plantable on the Main Field and Moonlight field only!​

Note: There is no booking of the event crop. To grow the required crop, you need the Glow Elixir + Seeds to craft the crop in the mill to get some starter seeds. Once you have as many starter seeds as you need, when harvested, you can continue to grow the event crop.
The Festive Candles needed to produce the crop in the mill, will be rewarded when completing the first step of the path.

Only available when completing all of the Paths to Santa Rock #1.​

• There will be a special Mill product:

Festive Wreathsteria
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• Recipe 1: Ingredients: 1 x Fir Branch + 1 x Festive Candle = 1 x Festive Wreathsteria
• Recipe 2: Ingredients: 10 x Fir Branches + 10 x Festive Candles = 10 x Festive Wreathsterias

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Time: 1 second
It can be produced in the main and tropical mills - Events feed tab!
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*What are the Requirements and Rewards?

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Reward Chart

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* What special items are offered as prizes?

Event Sticker

You'll find this sticker in your Sticker Album!​

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The Grouch Made Merry Magic Stalk Row 3

Rewards: 2 x Power-feed, 3 x Suzy's Super-grow, 1 x Crate O' Pretty Things
Cooldown Time: 60 hours
Requires any two 1x1 deco items and any three 1x2 deco items​

 

PART 3:
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* What is special about this event?

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Use the Cup O’ Festive Dice rewarded in the Paths to Santa Rocks 1 and 2 to play the Dice mini-game and win some extra Event Rewards.

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* Is there anything else I should know?

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Yes! You need to collect Cup O’ Festive Dice from the special tiles to play the Dice mini-game. The event has 2 parts -

1) Each Game Played earns 10 x Star Coins to spend in the Event Shop.​

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2) Each total of Dice combination points earned go towards the Progress bar to earn extra rewards.
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This is how the event place looks like:

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Clicking on the Cup O' Dice will start the mini game.
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This is how the mini game looks like:

Each Game needs 2 x Cup O' Dice to start.​

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1) Final Dice
2) All possible combinations (highlighted) First time bonus combination (highlighted in yellow)
3. First encounter Combinations used (green check mark)
4) Combination reward points
5) Total Game Points
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Here is how the mini-game works:

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You roll 5 Dice. Try to earn the Dice combinations shown. Click the dice you would like to keep. You can then hit the play button to re-roll the remaining dice. You can re-roll up to two times in total. Click on the combination choices on the right to choose the combination and collect those points.
The Game Ends when:- you have re-rolled the dice for the second time or earlier if a combination is chosen on the right.

Each time you first encounter a winning combination, once chosen will reward special bonus points
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Dice combination points, followed by bonus points if earned:

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Dice Combinations:


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Tip: There are no loosing combinations. All dice will reward points and 10 x Star coins after each Game.

That is not all! With each game you play the combination points are totalled in the Special Reward progress bar where you can earn extra rewards. There is no limit to the amount of Games you can play. Rewards stop being rewarded once the 100th step has been achieved.
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* Which are the event requirements and rewards?

Combination Point Rewards

Spoiler: Level 1-50 Rewards

Spoiler: Level 51-100 Rewards

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*What Can I get in the Event Shop?

Main Rewards



Miscellaneous



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* What other special items are offered as prizes?

Event Stickers

You'll find these stickers in your Sticker Album!

Festive Swing

Gives: 135 EP x Farm level or 135 TEP x Baha level
Time: 28 hours
Size: 1x2
placeable on the 3 main and 3 tropical lands, park, the lighthouse, shipwreck bay, castaway coast, cloudrow

Festive Slide

Gives: 5850 EP / TEP
Time: 15 hours
Size: 1x2
placeable on the 3 main and 3 tropical lands, park, the lighthouse, shipwreck bay, castaway coast, cloudrow


Festive Seesaw

Gives: 9500 EP / TEP
Time: 25 hours
Size: 1x2
placeable on the 3 main and 3 tropical lands, park, the lighthouse, shipwreck bay, castaway coast, cloudrow

The Grouch Made Merry Magic Stalk Row 2

Rewards: 3000 EP x Farm level, 200% more EP/TEP when harvesting all including breeding houses for 3 hours, 2 x Stars
Cooldown Time: 24 hours
Requires the two event items​

* Can I pay my way through the event?

Not really, you can buy crops, drops and mill products from the Event Baskets.
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* What drop item packages can I get in the Shopping Center?

• 1 x Christmas Ornament - 2 BB
• 50 x Christmas Ornaments - 85 BB (15% off)
• 100 x Christmas Ornaments - 150 BB (25% off)
• 200 x Christmas Ornaments - 270 BB (33% off)

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* Will there be any Event Baskets during this event?

Yes, there will be 6 "Festive" Baskets:​

Small Festive Basket
20 x Fir Branches
20 x Ball Ornaments
20 x Super-grow
Buyable multiple times for €1.99 or equivalent in your currency


Medium Festive Basket
60 x Fir Branches
60 x Ball Ornaments
20 x Suzy's Super-grow
Buyable multiple times for €4.99 or equivalent in your currency


Large Festive Basket
140 x Fir Branches
140 x Ball Ornaments
6 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
2 x Party tickets
Buyable multiple times for €9.99 or equivalent in your currency


Giant Festive Basket
300 x Fir Branches
400 x Ball Ornaments
12 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
1 x Carrot-apple chutney
Buyable multiple times for €16.99 or equivalent in your currency


Deluxe Festive Basket
500 x Fir Branches
600 x Ball Ornaments
16 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
1 x Silver Key
3 x Crate O' Buffs
Buyable once only for €24.99 or equivalent in your currency


Epic Festive Basket
1000 x Fir Branches
1000 x Ball Ornament
24 x Cup O’ Festive Dice
2 x Silver Keys
1 x "Piccolo" Wonder Box
Buyable once only for €34.99 or equivalent in your currency

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* What will happen with the leftover event goods?

All the leftover goods will be exchanged after the event:

• 1 Farm Wreathsteria = 7 EP + 5 CC;
• 1 Island Wreathsteria = 5 CC + 8 TEP;
• 1 Moonlight Wreathsteria = 6 EP + 4 CC;
• 1 Festive Wreathsteria = 7 CC;
• 1 Ball Ornament = 15 EP + 20 CC + 15 TEP;
• 1 Fir Branch = 1 EP + 1 CC + 1 TEP;
• 1 Farm Candle= 1 EP + 1 CC + 1 TEP;
• 1 Island Candle = 1 EP + 1 CC + 1 TEP;
• 1 Moonlight Candle = 1 EP + 1 CC + 1 TEP;
• 1 Festive Candle = 1 EP + 1 CC + 1 TEP;
• 1 Cup O’ Festive Dice = 96 CC;
• 1 Farm/Island/Moonlight Key = 15 EP + 20 CC + 15 TEP;
• 1 Star Coin = 1174 EP + 1879 CC + 652 TEP.

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