World events and seasons

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Where to find it: the game menu, "Life plus" category, "World events and seasons".

Command: /events (also /worldevents). Everything below is also reachable from that menu.

Seasonal events

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Halloween week (last week of October): once a day, go trick-or-treating for a

cookie or two and a few points.

New Year (1-2 January): the village counts down together with fireworks. Claim

a New Year gift once a year.

Northern lights: on some nights (more likely in autumn and winter) the sky puts

on a show. While it is happening, stop and watch it for a small reward and a

place in your Sky Sights collection.

World events

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From time to time, one of four things happens to the whole village: an

EARTHQUAKE, a DROUGHT, a FLOOD or an EPIDEMIC. While it is happening, anyone can

help out (clearing rubble, hauling water, filling sandbags, handing out

vaccine doses) once a minute. Enough help finishes it early and the volunteers

who did the most are remembered with a permanent trophy. If nobody finishes it

in time, it fades away on its own.

Weekly contests

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Spring Flower Show (spring only): enter a flower (a bouquet counts for more).

Harvest Fair (autumn only): enter wheat, potatoes, tomatoes or watermelons,

as many as you like, over several visits; the biggest total for the week wins.

Village Food Competition: enter a cooked dish; the jury's pick is announced at

the end of the week.

Best Home Design: nominate your home with a short description, then everyone

else votes for their favourite.

All four announce a weekly winner (a title, points, and small consolation

points for everyone who entered) when the week turns over.

Timed leaderboards

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Marathon, Swimming race and Water skiing: press Start, do it for real, then

press Finish (there is a minimum time so an instant "finish" is not accepted).

Winter Games (winter only): slalom dash, toboggan run and figure skating are

quick reaction tests. Choose Start, and when you hear "GO!" press Enter on

"Now!" as fast as you can (figure skating instead rewards pressing it as close

to three seconds after GO as you can).

Each has its own weekly leaderboard; the week's fastest earns a title the

first time they take the lead.

Futsal world cup

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language or community). Once at least four teams have signed up, the cup

kicks off as a friendly single-elimination exhibition with round-by-round

announcements. This is separate from the ranked ladder.

Your birthday

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Set your character's birthday to any date you like (once every 90 days). Each

year on that day, the village wishes you well automatically - a message, a

cheer, a few points and a birthday piece for your collection, and everyone on

the same map joins in a round of happy birthday.

Server anniversary

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Life In Nature has its own founding day. Each year on that date there is a

server-wide anniversary message and a gift to claim. (Staff can correct the

founding day once from the Staff menu if the true launch date is known.)

Mystery guest

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Once a week, a mystery guest is spotted somewhere in the world (announced by

which map they are on). Find them while you are on that map and say hello for

a reward and a place in your collection of guests met.

World almanac

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"This day last year": a quiet page that remembers what was going on in the

world on this date, one year ago. It starts keeping notes today, so pages

fill in over the following year. It notes world events, contest winners,

the mystery guest, birthdays and the anniversary.

POINTS: every point reward above shares one daily limit of 150 points per

player. If you win a weekly contest or the cup while you are offline, your

points are waiting for you the next time you log in.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: you can switch the world event announcements off in the

notification settings ("World events: seasons, disasters, contests and the

mystery guest").