FAQ The Great Cheese Mystery

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The Great Cheese Mystery

17th of January 2018 - 22nd of January 2018
Difficulty: Medium
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* From what level can we participate in this event?

You can participate into this event from level 3.
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* How can I access the event?

You can access the event from news layer, event timer and the event building:
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* What is special about this event?

• There will be a special event crop:

Powder Puff Plant

Time: 6 hours
Gives (2x2): 192 EP / TEP

Plantable on the 3 main lands and 2 tropical lands (main farm, green meadow, magical glade, bahamarama, rainforest)
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Every player will get 10 seeds at the beginning of the event. If you drop under 5 plants the system will check every 5 hours and replenish up to 5 seeds.
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• There will be two special event drops:

Soot

You will get these drops from the 3 main lands (main, meadow, glade) and the 2 tropical lands
(baha, rainforest) from crops, stables, workshops and trees.

Magnifying Glass

You will get these drops from the 3 main lands (main, meadow, glade) and the 2 tropical lands
(baha, rainforest) from crops, stables, workshops and trees and breedings.
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• There will be a special mill product:

Detective Tools

Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients: 100 x Powder Puff Plants, 35 x Soot, 11 x Magnifying Glasses

can be milled in both the main and tropical mills

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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 the same price as in the shop. 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 give 1 x Soot per harvest during this event

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* Is there anything else I should know?

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Yes! Grow the event crops and collect the drops to make Detective Tools to follow the cheese crumbs and unlock the Cheeses to win some special rewards. The Buildings can be worked on simultaneously once the area has been unlocked.
Clear the surrounding cheese crumbs to gain access to the Special buildings where you can earn extra rewards.
You need to unlock Borsty's Factory and the Milkshake Bar before you can gain access to the Post Office.​

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You will need to start the event by unlocking the first square of the City (square 1), which is the initial starting tile. After unlocking it, you can continue with the connected tiles, until you unlock the whole layer (or as much as you want from it).

When inside a building, click on the City tab to return to the main event layer:
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Use the Detective Tools to unlock the special cheese to earn the Event items:​

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Use the Powder Puff Plants to open the special Cheese Wheels:

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Once unlocked, visit the cheese after the timer is up to collect more rewards:

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Note: You can also speed up the timer of the Cheese Wheels by donating Powder Puff Plants.

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* Which are the event requirements and rewards?

These are the event tasks - they have been numbered and listed in the chart below:​

note: does not indicate the order to be opened (see below)

CITY


City Requirements and Rewards:



MILKSHAKE BAR


Milkshake Bar Requirements and Rewards:



BORSTY'S FACTORY


Borsty's Factory Requirements and Rewards:



POST OFFICE


Post Office Requirements and Rewards:

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* What other special items are offered as prizes?

Event Sticker

You'll find this sticker in your Sticker album


Stop cheese thief!

Gives: 1100 EP / TEP
Time: 12 hours
Size: 1x1
can be placed on all fields except the Moonlight fields.​

Dial C for Cheese

Gives: 1125 EP / TEP
Time: 15 hours
Size: 1x1
can be placed on all fields except the Moonlight fields.

Something's fishy!

Gives: 2350 EP / TEP
Time: 18 hours
Size: 1x2
can be placed on all fields except the Moonlight fields.

Whodunit?

Gives: 4800 EP / TEP
Time: 48 hours
Size: 2x2
can be placed on all fields except the Moonlight fields.


Magic Stalk Row

Gives: 40% extra EP when harvesting "event" plants for 12 hours, 30% extra EP when harvesting "grains" for 12 hours, 30% extra EP when harvesting "vegetables" for 12 hours (on the 3 mainlands only), 300 EP x Farm Level
Cooldown time: 23 hours
Requires the 4 event items

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* Can I pay my way through the event?

Not really, you can buy requested goods in the Market or get some of the event items in the shopping center or baskets.​

* What drop item packages can I get in the Shopping center?

• 1 x Soot - 1 BB
• 100 x Soot - 85 BB (15% off)
• 200 x Soot - 150 BB (25% off)
• 300 x Soot - 200 BB (33% off)

• 1 x Magnifying Glass - 2 BB
• 50 x Magnifying Glasses - 85 BB (15% off)
• 100 x Magnifying Glasses - 150 BB (25% off)
• 150 x Magnifying Glasses - 200 BB (33% off)

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* Will there be any Event Baskets during this event?

Yes, there will be 4 "Detective" baskets, buyable multiple times:
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Small Detective Basket
80 x Powder Puff Plants
50 x Soot
10 x Magnifying Glasses
On sale for €1.99 or equivalent in your currency


Medium Detective Basket
200 x Powder Puff Plants
125 x Soot
25 x Magnifying Glasses
50 x Super-grow
On sale for €4.99 or equivalent in your currency


Large Detective Basket
400 x Powder Puff Plants
250 x Soot
50 x Magnifying Glasses
120 x Super-grow
1 x Spring wreath
On sale for €9.99 or equivalent in your currency


Giant Detective Basket
525 x Powder Puff Plants
325 x Soot
2 x Detective Tools
150 x Super-grow
1 x Carrot-apple chutney
1 x Event Plant EP Booster
On sale for €12.99 or equivalent in your currency
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* What will happen with the leftover event goods?

The leftover event goods will be exchanged to EP and CC after the end of this event:

• 1 Powder Puff Plant = 4 EP + 5 CC + 4 TEP;
• 1 Soot = 8 EP + 10 CC + 8 TEP;
• 1 Magnifying Glass = 15 EP + 20 CC + 15 TEP;
• 1 Detective Tools = 879 EP + 1172 CC + 879 TEP;

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The amount of soot in the milled product detective tools has been reduced from 50 to 35
The cloud row increased buff time to 12 hours and added 300 EP x farm level

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Updated text to clarify detective tools are needed to unlock special cheese and powder puff plants for special cheese wheels.

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Updated cloud row buffs description to reflect the category "grains"