Game changes in early 2021
The News page announced some drastic changes to the game in early 2021. Plants can no longer die - after a time unwatered, they just remain wilted until revived. Instead of getting free gold every 3 hours and three mushroom games every 12 hours, you get 40 free sprinkles per day. There are no mini-mushroom or snail-racing games (so you can't earn gold), though the page says different games will be introduced soon. You can't earn gold from friends every 12 hours any more.
The magical mushrooms icon is now at the bottom of the Find Gold page. It leads to this:
I wonder whether anyone else has as many free games saved up!!!
Gold from friends
You know how hard you try to click at just the right time for the one or two gold pieces friends can get, every 12 hours or so?
I sometimes wonder how accurate is the information you get. Tonight I clicked on the usual place and was told that one friend had had gold "unclaimed for 13 seconds". Within about 2 seconds of that appearance, i.e. about 15 seconds after it had allegedly become available, I clicked to claim it. Imagine my irritation on being told:
"Sorry, there's no Gold in Janice's profile right now!
"The last Gold was found there 19 seconds ago (by another Gold hunter!)"
Logically, that means it was claimed by someone else 3 or 4 seconds before it was available to me.
Seen my first caterpillar!
"Did you know? If you had a Red Butterpillaflora growing in your Garden (sprouting, but less than an hour old) then this caterpillar would have gone to form its chrysalis on it, and later would have become a beautiful butterfly! (Please see the Wildlife Guide for more information about Fairyland's caterpillars and butterflies!)"
Publicity
Just posted on the official forum (the thread about mushrooms):
- My garden gets a Pegasus every few days (and the occasional lesser mythical animal), and some go unspotted. Badgers similarly. That mushroom will stay there until we go legendary, which will be many weeks away if ever!
- http://apps.facebook.com/fbfairy/fairygarden.php?id=1948868
- And I contribute to the fansite http://fairyland.wikia.com/wiki/Fairyland_Wiki
I love this game
You can devise your own strategy to suit your personality.
You can play at your own speed (though visiting for at least a couple of minutes once a day will minimize wilting).
You get rewarded for helping other players.
Nobody can destroy what you have built up.