Christmas is Here!!!

Hello There Clammers!

The Christmas update is NOT, I repeat NOT live in our games…yet. Right not they are doing some testing on it to make sure the 1.5 version is going OK. So a small amount of you will see the update hit your app markets.

Splash Screen Christmas Quahog 2014

Again, this is JUST prep work/testing. So those that get it will ONLY see the icon, Splash Screen, and snow in town. NO tasks, NO items, NO event. We will post more when it goes live.

Well…that is unless we fall asleep waiting for it to hit. It HAS been a very long day for both of us. Lol

So hang in there. We’ll get the info out when we can.

Of course the net goes down and up as we posted this. The Update IS here. We are working on stats now. Will update soon. MORE INFO COMING!!

Kindle…sorry…you know the drill 😦

Bunny & Alissa

Some more details below the fold…

Ok guys this is just like Halloween…you have to earn Cookiees to buy stuff (like Spirit vials) AND you have Holiday Cheer (like Fright points).  You also have the ability to craft/create gifts at Santa’s Workshop (like the cauldron).  So you guys should know a lot of the drill by now…

This event is very Lois heavy in the beginning.  And a lot of short tasks that you should progress through quickly.  The stopping point will come when you craft your first gift, which will take an hr.  And then you’ll have another task to build the Quahog Mall, which will take 4hrs to build.  If you’re looking to rest tonight…that might be your best stopping point….

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New Buildings..

Quahog MallQuahog Mall- 50 Gingerbread.  4hr Build.  Chance to drop the Star needed for Sexy Santa Lois.  Also Earns 8 Gingerbread and 1 Holiday Cheer/4hrs.

Gingerbread ShackGingerbread Shack- 100 Clams.  Always drops 50 Gingerbread/4hrs.  Also drops 5 Holiday Cheer.

Gingerbread TrailerGingerbread Trailer- 250 Clams.  Always drops 250 Gingerbread/8hrs.  Also drops 60 Holiday Cheer

Gingerbread HouseGingerbread House- 600 Clams.  Always drops 1,000 Gingerbread/12hrs.  Also drops 200 Holiday Cheer.

Note: All 3 Gingerbreads have awesome animations!

Candy Gumdrop'sGoody Gumdrop’s- 200 Clams.  Always drops rare stockings/8hrs.  Also drops 12 Gingerbread and 2 Holiday Cheer/8hrs.

Christmas Griffin HouseChristmas Griffin House- 100 Clams.  Always drops 1 item needed for Sexy Santa Lois/ 6hrs.  Also drops 10 Gingerbread and 2 Holiday Cheer/6hrs.

Lucky's OrphanageLucky’s Orphanage- 200 Clams.  Always drops rare stocking with doll/8hrs.  Also earns 12 Gingerbread and 1 Holiday Cheer/8hrs.


New Decorations….

Candy Cane PostsCandy Cane Posts- 25 Gingerbread.

Dickens LampDickens’ Lamp- 50 Gingerbread.

Dickenstein's LampDickenstein’s Lamp- 50 Gingerbread

Smooching ArchwaySmooching Archway- 75 Gingerbread

Festive Arches in BlueFestive Arches in Blue- 75 Gingerbread

Medium Christmas TreeMedium Christmas Tree- 75 Gingerbread

Pile of PresentsPile of Presents- 25 Gingerbread

SnowmanSnowman- 25 Gingerbread

10 Secret Santa Gifts- 50 Clams.  10 Gifts to give to your neighbors!


Buildings to Repair…

Train Station- Requires 200 Gingerbread and 8hrs.  DO NOT DO THIS UNTIL YOU’RE READY….it triggers a timed event for a character!   See below..

Note: It looks like TinyCo has learned from Halloween…and you cannot repair the Train Station until the task triggers.  Progress through quiet a bit of the main questline and then the quest will trigger.  Be patient.. 🙂


New Character/Skin…

Sexy Santa Lois!

Sexy Santa Lois

Sexy Santa Lois starts once you’ve started the Naughty or Nice quest….(this happens around Part 6 or 7 of Miracle on Spooner Street) Here’s what you’ll need to unlock her:

Christmas Cookies500 Gingerbread Cookies (Game Currency…once you use them for her they will disappear)

Christmas Star15 Christmas Stars (Uncommon)- Earned by: Make Jerome Play Ball OR Make Chris Nose Goblins OR Make Cleveland Grab a Beer OR Get from Quahog Mall OR Get From Christmas Griffin House

Santa Dress7 Santa Dresses (Rare)- Earned By: Make Lois Freshen Up OR Make Bonnie Go to Ladies Night OR Get From Smith House OR Get From Christmas Griffin House

Mistletoe5 Mistletoe (Rare)- Earned by: Make Peter Put Up the Tree OR Make Quagmire Enjoy Carrots OR Get From Christmas Griffin House

For those curious…the rush rate is around 300 Clams (depending on how many Gingerbread you have)

Jasper!

Brian’s family is coming to Quahog!  And Jasper can be found at the Quahog Train Station….BUT be WARNED.  Once you repair the train station you only have 7 Days to Unlock him! So DO NOT repair the train station until you’re ready.  

Here’s what you’ll need to unlock Jasper:

The Happy GreekHappy Greek- Get the Happy Greek From a Holiday Gift Box

Johnny's Dance StudioDance Studio- Get the Dance Studio From a Striped Gift Box

The Dance StageCheer Stage- Get the Cheer Stage from a Striped Gift Box.

Or you can instantly unlock for 300 clams.


Squatters

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There are two types of Squatters with the event…Snowmen and Mall Santa’s (and apparently CIA Agents, as they’re still roaming the streets of my Quahog!)

Snowman Squatter

Snowmen
Just tap them and they’ll go away.  Plus you’ll earn event currency!

Mall Santa’s
For these you will need Sexy Santa Lois and/or Jasper to clear.  Each Mall Santa takes 2hrs to clear and earns you 10 Gingerbread and 2 Holiday Cheer.  Plus the chance for a doll to drop!


Christmas Challenge:

Give Me A Sign…

Triggers by Peter AFTER you Craft Sexy Santa Lois.

Clear 10 Mall Santa’s in 4 Days and you’ll unlock the North Pole sign!

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North Pole

Collect ALL the weekly prizes for the Grand Prize (not announced yet)

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Santa’s Workshop…

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Craft presents using items you collect!  As of week 1 there are 2 present options…

Holiday Gift Box- Each one is 150 Gingerbread and 5 Candy Canes.

Striped Gift Box- Each one is 300 Gingerbread, 5 Candy Canes and 5 Dolls

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You won’t know what’s inside until you’ve crafted it!

Here’s how you earn..

Candy Cane StockingCandy Canes: Earned By: Clearing Snowmen OR Get from Goody Gumdrop’s

Doll- Earned By: Clearing Mall Santas OR Get from Lucky’s Orphanage

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The boxes do take time to craft.  The first one takes 1hr…

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And once it’s complete you’ll see this popup…

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Again you won’t know what’s inside until you open it.  So head over to the Tree and open up your new gift! 🙂


Holiday Cheer…

Holiday Cheer Ornament

Collect Holiday Cheer to upgrade your Christmas tree!  The bigger the tree/cheer the more Squatters will come to Quahog! (Mall Santa’s and Snowmen)

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And yes…as of right now there are Clam rewards when you reach a new Level.  Follow along with The Cheer Squad questline to earn clams for reaching cheer levels!


Secret Santa…

For the first time during a TQFS Event there’s a Social Element to it!  (Remember the only way to have friends in this game is via Facebook.  And if you’re looking for friends check out our Add Me Thread here.)

You can leave a Secret Santa Gift for a neighbor…and they’ll get rewards for it and you’ll get a chance for Clams! (and rewards too!)

Below is from the in game FAQs.  This will explain it better than I can at 3:30 am…2014-12-05 07.22.15

How does Social Gifting work?
Bonnie can create Secret Santa Gifts by performing the “Wrap a Gift” action. You’ll be able to see how many Secret Santa Gifts you have by viewing the counter on the Multiverse button.

When you visit an eligible friend’s Quahog, you’ll see a button on the top right corner of the screen with the number of Secret Santa Gifts you own. If you tap on it, you’ll leave your friend a box that they can open to receive wonderful prizes. You can gift each friend one gift box each day.

Whenever you give a friend a Secret Santa Gift, you’ll also receive Christmas Cookies and a chance for clams!

How do I open Secret Santa Gifts?
When you receive a Secret Santa Gift, you’ll see a message telling you to open the box by your Christmas tree. To open it, tap on the box!

You can open one Secret Santa Gift per day. If you receive more than one box per day, you’ll be able to open another after 24 hours have passed.


Santa’s Wish List…

Fulfill various wishes (usually via the Crafting part) to unlock Santa for your Quahog!

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How do I use the Christmas Wishlist?
Tap on Santa’s Sleigh to access the Christmas Wishlist. You can fulfill wishes by collecting the items that characters have asked for. Fulfilling a wish unlocks a new Christmas action for that character.

How do I get Santa?
If you complete every wish on the Christmas Wishlist, you’ll receive Santa!


District 10…

You’ll notice it’s there…but it’s locked!  The land is smokey and you can’t access it just yet.  It’s coming soon…so be patient and enjoy Christmas! 🙂

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And that’s it for Phase 1 of Christmas!

What do YOU think of Christmas so far?  Thoughts on the snow in Quahog?  What about the way the event is set up?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we LOVE hearing from you!

 

839 responses to “Christmas is Here!!!

  1. I looked but didn’t see anything mentioned about a demented elf… Not even sure how I got him but his ugly mug is running around my town.
    Anyone else have this fugly dude?

    Thanks for all you do girls! Happy Holidays

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  2. Also when a gift is ready, you can view the things that you can get with it when you hit the prizes button. And what you get is always different.

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  3. HELP!!! I made a few Holiday gift boxes. I got the drunken clam skin, Brian’s Inspiration corner, Chris’s drafting table, the happy Greek,, and the skating pond. Now……the holiday gift box is gone! Only the striped gift box remains! Has this happened to any one else??

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  4. If y see t wish list it also shows unlocking Jesus as a character 😊☺️😁

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  5. Oh I noticed Freddy, Jason and Predator have Christmas jobs. So happy they are included in this event

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  6. Are we only able to wrap a few of the first presents? I wrapped 5 and now I only have access to striped gift boxes. Will there be a potential list of gifts available?

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  7. I saw someone comment on another post about how all of these events require some altering of your town (for a better chance at catching the current squatters). I also had all of my buildings shoved into the corners and only one section of street so my town looked terrible. But I noticed that, at least with the snowmen, CIA people, ghosts and trick or treaters, all you need is a small maze of street and a little bit of space to see them when they pop up. So if you keep your town set up and remove all the streets outside of the ones creating your maze you should still be good.

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  8. Any info on the demented elf’s?

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  9. Glad I bought the Smith House, it drops dresses for Louis now. Hopefully the American Dad characters get involved somehow too

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  10. Happy Greek has a chance to drop Santa dress for Lois.

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  11. This is what I got so far

    Meg – read from diary
    25 ginger bread / 25 holiday cheer
    Spin the bottle
    25 ginger bread / 4 holiday cheer

    Brian – Fact check
    25 ginger bread / 25 holiday cheer

    Freddy Krueger – grill shishkabob
    50 ginger bread / 10 holiday cheer

    Jason – prepare for murder
    50 ginger bread / 10 holiday cheer

    Predator – hide in jungle
    50 ginger bread / 10 holiday cheer

    Chris – drawing adventure comic
    25 ginger bread / 25 holiday cheer

    Consuela – remember her abuela
    50 ginger bread / 10 holiday cheer

    Mr Weed -Ghost write autobiography
    50 ginger bread / 10 holiday cheer

    Bonnie
    25 ginger bread / 5 holiday cheer /gift

    Buildings:
    In-da-club snow fort
    10 ginger bread / 2 holiday cheer

    Quahog mall
    8 ginger bread / 1 holiday cheer

    Drunken clam (Xmas skin)
    12 ginger bread / 2 holiday cheer

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  12. Can you guys post what tasks need to be done for the santa’s wish list part? I’m not 100% sure what brIan needs to do

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  13. How come it shows barbara pew. as a christmas guest?

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  14. One thing for your update would be a master list of characters and associated holiday tasks for them since those tasks are not bubbling up to the top and are not immediately apparent (Freddy).

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    • Yes…there’s a post coming on that. We’ve only got 4 hands between us..and 2 sites to run, but with MASSIVE Christmas updates. We’re getting out as much as we can with out flooding you guys with posts…cause that’s not good for anyone. 😉

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      • Cool. Didn’t know you were so understaffed. Meg and Freddy and Stan (with ice rink) so far. Good luck with it and thanks for the help.

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  15. Margaret C. Williams's avatar Margaret C. Williams

    LOVE the Christmas scene!!! Great snow effects!!! I have Sexy Santa Lois! Going to wait and tap the Train Station until I have Dance Studio and Cheer Stage. I got The Happy Greek this morning. Got all the gifts for the Holiday Gift Box now working on the Striped Gift Box.
    Hope Everyone is Enjoying this Event!!!
    Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!!!
    Thank you TinyCo for this Wonderful Game!
    And last but not least;
    A BIG THANK YOU to Alissa and Bunny for ALL you Help with this Game!!!! Kudos to You Both for going Above and Beyond helping us Addicts!

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  16. Can we start compiling a list of items in each gift box – so we know when we can move on and start saving for the next one?
    So far in holiday box I received:
    Happy Greek building
    The drunkenclam holiday skin
    Festival decoration arches
    Brians inspiration deco

    So I’m starting to save for striped boxes now since I already got the happy Greek and I want to start collecting things for jasper (last 2 in striped boxes). Only 3 dresses and a few g-men needed for sexy Lois – so I’ll have her this weekend to start getting mall santas

    Oh and please make a list of everyone who earns holiday stuff – I have jason and Freddy on their 12 hr tasks – and a lot of others on their 24 hr tasks to earn holiday stuff

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    • Just to let you know that once a gift box is crafted, when you first tap it, instead of tapping open there’s an option to click a button labeled prizes which tells you what you can win, nothing repeats and once you have all prizes from each type of gift box it will disappear from the workshop, I got all from the holiday box and I think you only need Chris Griffins Drafting Table, which is also an item from Santas Wishlist.

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      • I don’t think the prizes are all the same – I too have won all the prizes from the holiday box and I got:
        Happy Greek building
        Drunken Clam holiday skin
        A wintery pond (nice animation of a fish trapped below the ice)
        Brian’s inspiration area
        Chris’s drafting table

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      • So the option to wrap a “Holiday Gift Box” will disappear from the menu once you get all the prizes for it? That’s what happened in mine and all I’m left with is the “Striped Gift Box”.

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  17. What do I do with the demented Christmas elf?

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  18. Just checked out Facespace and in the Christmas Visitors group it has Jasper, Jesus and Barbara Pewterschmidt, but she is still in the unknown group with Death, Jillian, etc. Do you guys thing this is just a mistake and that it’s supposed to be Santa instead of Babs in the Christmas group?

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  19. Can you guys make a list of all the characters that help get gingerbread and holiday cheer I think I found most of the 1 day tasks but it might help others as well

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  20. Since I’m not a facebook user, I’m wondering if Ollie will continue to give me a daily present if I give him one, anyone know or have received another present from him on the second day?

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  21. Brian’s one day quest that earns holiday cheer is only 2 clams to speed up. If this is true on yours, t is a great way to rush holiday cheer!

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    • Scratch that, ALL of the 24 hour holiday earning tasks are 2 clams to speed up. This boosts gingerbread and holiday cheer. If you want to get those baggies filled quickly, this is the way!

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  22. It says Jesus Christ isn’t locked and you need Manger for him, do you know anything about this?

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    • Progress through the game. Things will unlock as the game moves on. Just because they’re in the game…doesn’t mean they’re released with this phase yet. It’s only the 3rd (ish) day

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  23. 500 Gingerbread just for Lois Christmas costume ?!? They could have at least made it half of that. 😦

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  24. Any idea on the spawn rate of snowmen? I can’t find it in the in game FAQ. Also.. just a note.. those darn CIA agents have literally given me nothing but coins since they appeared. Lame!

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  25. I’m loving this event so far but still learning. I have wrapped/unwrapped 2 of the holiday gift boxes & I have received the first 2 items of the wish list-Chris Drafting Table & Brian Inspiration Corner-is this what it basically is? You just getting all the items on the wish list when u wrap/unwrap a holiday gift box?

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  26. Can someone please put up a completed list of the character tasks for gingerbread cookie men? Meg can spin the bottle, 6h for 20 cookies and some christmas cheers, Freddy may grill up those shishkebabs for 12h (or what they’re called), Chris seems to be doomed to have a whole day of drawing ahead before he gets the cookies. Haven’t had time to check the rest. Anyone who can put up a good list with all stats? Thanks. Have a cookie as reward. 😛 (This month is fattening!)

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  27. Quick question. Do I have to have the characters on the wishlist unlocked for their items to count? (There’s one on there I’m passing up unlocking due to personal beliefs.)

    As always, thank you for the amazing breakdown, it’s really helped me out! I’m really loving this event! I wish the snow could stay! It really brings my town together! Haha!

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  28. Ughhhh accidentally spent 20 on coins meant to spend it on clams
    i emailed support i hope they fix it

    Feel like I just threw 20 dollars away 😦

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    • they WILL fix it if they think its legit. happened to me too except i accidently bought 20 dollars worth of clams and they took that off my verizon bill after i sent them a message.

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  29. Hey guys they have all the new skins and characters and I noticed there wasn’t a Peter elf like on the load screen any one think they will do it as a skin as I really want that

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  30. Is Bonnie’s poker table in the stripped gift boxes?

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  31. So my girlfriend got christmas decorated drunken clam but does know how she got it anyone know how?

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  32. When I send Jerome Chris Cleveland to get the Christmas Stars , I get nothing ..
    Isn’t it suppose to be uncommon?
    Does anybody else has this problem or is that normal ?

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  33. I have a deformed elf walking around my Quahog. He’s called Santa’s Reindeer on account of his reindeer hat. When I click on him there’s an inventory button. If I click on it an Ollie Williams pop up tells me I can store him. I did, and when I went to place him again, his image was that of Slimer’s big green butt. I’ve also had a few items in the market with the same image. It’s a pretty funny bug, but luckily it doesn’t seem to be causing any issues.

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  34. I ran right over to unlocking land (not thinking a mall would need to be built on the first day). Now I have to wait 24 hours to build the mall. 😦

    Can you explain the wish list more? Which gifts come from which boxes? So to beneficial to make more than one of each type of gift box?

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  35. Which items you can get in Holiday gift box? Which one can be found in Striped?
    Does items repeat and if not- is there any end to variety?
    How to know which item from wishlist in what box can be found? (I got Brians wish and Chrises wish in Holiday box. Will I found the rest there or only in Striped one?)

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  36. Look at the new characters and new costumes 😱 yay

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  37. I crafted the Lois costume & sent her to get rid of a mall Santa. Then got “make the Yuletide gay pt1” quest telling me to pick up a surprise at the train station….my question is if I click on it will it start the countdown for jasper or does the countdown start after pt2?

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  38. I just BARELY got Francine! I’m so angry. She took this long & I’ve been working hard on her since she first came out. I can’t belive It took so long. Pretty upset because I had everyone I could working on her & the muffins wouldn’t drop. I got ONE muffin in 2 weeks & now that the events over it drops 3 in a row. Rude!

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  39. I tried it and had no problems thanks for all your help day in and day out!! You two are awesome!!

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  40. how does the christmas wish list work

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  41. what characters besides brian have those 24 hr tasks that drop the gingerbread and cheer currency?

    Ty!

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  42. Any idea if there will be more tasks for characters to earn cookies and HC points? Seems a bit limited right now.

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  43. Has anybody else bought Jasper with clams? Just want to make sure there were no problems with the instant unlock?

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  44. If I’m doing the math right, how is it possible to upgrade the tree to level 10 if you can only upgrade once a week in a 4-week event?

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    • Guess we will wait and see what the next weeks bring. 😉

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    • In the halloween event I upraged two levels every week. I think it’ll be the same way. But I was playing the game LITERALLY every 2 hours. I wanted to make sure I could unlock everything lol

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    • Christmas will most likely be similar to the Halloween event. There was only 5 Portals, yet we could go up to Level 10 on the Fright Meter. You can go past Level 2 on Holiday Cheer, but to qualify for updating the tree before the time limit runs out you have to reach HC Level 2.

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    • As with the Halloween event, your tree level is separate from your cheer level. Your cheer level goes up as soon as you get enough HC, you get the perk and clams etc for the level immediately.

      Then there’s your tree level, which you can upgrade at set intervals (right now one week) as long as you meet the required cheer level (next week will be level 2 and in the Halloween event it was 2, 3, 4 etc meaning you never needed to max out your fright/cheer level to access the highest level items of the event)

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    • If I remember correctly from previous events, you can level up no matter if the next upgrade is available and the amount of creatures spawning is depending on your level (not upgrade). But to upgrade each week you have to have reached a certain level, and the last upgrade will probably be at level 4 or 5. Does it make sense?

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    • There were 10 portal upgrades that got you bonuses but only 5 weekly upgrades in the Halloween event. I’m already on upgrade 4 which gives you extra mall Santas (plus the 3 previous awards more Santas, and two lots of extra snowmen) but obviously still on level 1 tree.

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    • Its the cheer level that goes to 10 not the tree. You can advance cheer levels any time you get enough of those points that look like the ornament balls. Remember fright points and fright level from halloween?

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  45. It won’t let me repair the train station! Are there any requirements for building it?

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  46. https://www.facebook.com/fgstuff.add

    Add me if anyone wants secret santa gifts or wants to give them

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  47. Love this site!

    A small glitch- when you send Stan to go ice skating he goes to the roller skating rink.

    Tip – make sure to scroll through you character’s actions. I found about five characters who have 1day actions that pay event currency.

    Happy holiday tapping to you and yours!

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  48. Dougie McBuckets's avatar Dougie McBuckets

    Okay guys, I need some major help. I absolutely love this update and want to maximize my experience. what buildings should I spend my clams on to acquire everything. Should I really focus on gingerbread men like blam! Or wait to get stockings and stuff like the brains and stuff used for the cauldron in the Halloween event? Basically get the most bang for my buck. I’m planning on hitting this event hard and need some help on my strategy. Thanks

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  49. How do I even get Jasper to pop up? I still haven’t seen him in my game yet

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  50. If u have Peter trying for mistletoe you may want to try and speed up his task after he begins (wink, wink)…

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