Nothing celebrates the coming spring more than beautiful Cherry Blossoms.
| Start Date | End Date |
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| Thursday January 9th, 2014 |
To purchase any of the items featured in the Cherry Blossom theme, select the Mallet, then Featured and select this beautiful graphic featuring the Giant Tea Cup.
Premium Time-Released Items[]
As the theme progresses, you will have a chance to grab some of these awesome decorations.
Tea Shop Store: This beautiful store was only released for purchase on Monday, marking a recent trend where the premium time-released items are not showing up during the weekend, as they have in the past. Only one store will be available for purchase in the shop, depending on your level.
Each version has a [4, 4] footprint and takes 8 hours or 6 crystals to build.
| Item |
Tea Shop Store Level 4 |
Tea Shop Store Level 12 |
Tea Shop Store Level 20 |
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| Image |  |
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| Cost |
149  |
149 |
149 |
The recipe menu for the top level store is shown below.
Lucky Cat
The Lucky Cat was re-released late Monday evening Jan 13th, 2014.
| Item | Lucky Cat |
|---|---|
| Image |  |
| Cost | 169 Crystals |
| Size | [3, 3] |
| Reward | 650 Coins / 8 Hours |
| Build | 8 Hours or 4 Crystals |
Maneki-Neko: Inside the game, the Lucky Cat file is referred to as Maneki-neko which is Japanese for "beckoning cat". Today, these ceramic figurines are believed to bring good luck and fortune to the lucky owner. Other nicknames include: welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat and fortune cat. From wikipedia: "It is commonly believed the higher the raised paw, the greater the luck. Consequently, over the years maneki-neko's paw has tended to appear ever higher. Some use the paw height as a crude method of gauging the relative age of a figure. Another common belief is that the higher the paw, the greater the distance good fortune will come from." Maneki-neko are often depicted holding a gold coin called a koban used during the Edo period in Japan.
Here are two actual Japanese Lucky cats from the Wikipedia article.
| Maneki-neko #1 | Maneki-neko #2 |
|---|---|
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Collar, Bib and Bell, from Wikipedia
"Maneki-neko usually have some sort of decoration around their neck. This can be a neckerchief or a scarf but the most common attire is a collar, bell and decorative bib. These items are most likely in imitation of what was common attire for cats in wealthy households during the Edo period. Red collars made from a red flower, the hichirimen, were popular and small bells were attached for decoration and to keep track of the cat's whereabouts. The bib, may be similar to that also seen adorning the Buddhist divinity called Jizō Bosatsu."
Challenge[]
| Goals Objective Image | Challenge Name | Goals Completion Image |
|---|---|---|
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Blossoms in Bloom Steps shown for higher-level villages only. Lower-level villages may need to make 1 or 2 less items for some of the challenges. |
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After a long hard winter, Regina is dreaming of spring flowers (and Rupert, no doubt!).
A. Unlocking steps
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Required Steps for Blossoms in Bloom! Challenge |
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| Step | Challenge | Reward |
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1: Unlock the Tea Plants |
Collect 12 wood, 10 fur and 8 rock resources. | 400Coins & 400XP |
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2: Unlock The Tea Garden |
Build 2 rock formations. Build 3 Palm Trees |
400Coins & 400XP |
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3: Unlock the Rest |
Collect 18 wood, and 14 rock resources | 400Coins & 400XP |
| - - - or - - - | - - - | - - - |
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Unlock all items! |
Build 1 Giant Tea Cup Now costs 10 crystals! Not recommended! |
400Coins & 400XP |
All done? Awesome! Now onto Beauty and Glory!
B. Blossoms in Bloom!
There are four additional steps for the main challenge. These appear slightly different than before.
| Step | Challenge | Reward |
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1 |
Build 2 Rock Shrubs |
400Coins & 400XP |
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2 |
Build 2 Tea Plants Build 1 Tea Garden |
400Coins & 400XP |
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3: |
Build 2 Cherry Blossom Trees | 3 Crystals & 400XP |
| - - - optional final step - - - | - - - | |
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4 |
Build 1 New Tea Shrine for 99 Crystals |
45 Crystals & 400XP |
Here are a few selected screenshots, showing the steps are now slightly different.
If you already have the New Tea Shrine, the last step is an awesome bonus! Sadly, the Old Tea Shrine does not work. Here's a screenshot showing those 45 crystals to encourage you!
Decorations[]
Tea Shrine
| Item | Tea Shrine |
|---|---|
| Image |  |
| Cost | 99 Crystals |
| Size | [4, 4] |
| Reward | 500 Coins / 8 Hours |
| Build | 8 Hours or 4 Crystals |
Cherry Blossoms: In addition to the Tea Shrine, three more decorations offer a chance to decorate your village with beautiful Cherry Blossoms to celebrate the coming of Spring.
| Item | Cherry Blossom Path | Cherry Tree | Tea Garden |
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| Image |  |
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| Cost | 1 Crystal | 2500 Coins | 4000 Coins |
| Size | [1, 1] | [2, 2] | [3, 3] |
| Reward | - - - | 65 Coins / 8 Hours | 75 Coins / 8 Hours |
| Build | 1 Second | 4 Hours or 2 Crystals | 8 Hours or 4 Crystals |
Prehistoric Tea: Pick your own fresh tea leaves from these beautiful prehistoric Tea Plants then brew up some delicious and refreshing tea using this Giant Tea Cup! Perfect for a beautiful day relaxing in the Tea Garden or while mediating in the Tea Shrine.
| Item | Tea Plants | Giant Tea Cup |
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| Image |  |
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| Cost | 500 Coins | 10 Crystals |
| SIze | [2, 2] | [3, 3] |
| Reward | 15 Coins / 10 Hours | 70 Coins / 6 Hours |
| Build | 30 Minutes or 1 Crystal | 12 Hours or 6 Crystals |