We introduce a brand new contest where the objective is to give candy to children. If they are not happy with the candies they receive, they give you tricks!.

Obtain candies

There are 12 varieties of candies, with different degrees of rarity.

You can get candies :

► With your first connection of the day (15)
► When you groom your horses (4 max)
► When you win competitions (4 max)
► In the flash sales (one per day for each sort of sale)
► Making candies in your workshop
► By buying them with passes
► By buying pack in the Black Market (special operation, not available all the time)

Make candies in your workshop :

You can make certain candies in your workshop. The ingredients are different black market items. You can only use the ones you have in your inventory.
A candy production lasts 48 hours. So it is not possible to launch a production if there is less than 48 hours before the contest finishes.

Receiving the visit from children:

►You have 5 visits a day at the beginning of the contest. Each day the number of children who can visit you daily increase from 1. It means that if you connect on the game every day during the contest you will be able to receive more than 20 children a day.

►The children arrive all the day long. You have 36 hours to give a child candies, afterwards they will go away. There is a timer on each kid for you to know how long you can offer them candies.

►You can receive more visits of children by ringing a bell to call them. You can buy bell rings with passes. The children who arrive with the bell rings are more patient and stay until you give them candies (or the end of the contest). So there is no timer on those children.

Offer candies to the children

When a child is waiting for candies, you can see which ones will please him the most.

►Each child asks for 2 candies.

When you give candies to a kid, he gives you satisfaction feedback. You receive points corresponding to their satisfaction level: more he is satisfied, more points you will get. Those points will allow you to get gifts (see later).

If the kid is less than 50% satisfied, he will make you a trick.

Get gifts

With the points you receive from the children, you can get gifts and legendary tack to get Bucephale. Each gift has its price. You can see them on the contest page.

Tricks

When a kid is not happy, they make you a trick. We will not describe them to you; you can be surprised as you discover them. default smiley

Black Market

At certain moment during the contest you will be able to buy Halloween Packs in the Black Market.

Those packs contain:
► 2 rings bell
► 12 candies
► Common objective

Give candies to children to unblock chapters from the Bucephalus story!
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You need to Drag and Drop the treats into the basket to give them to the Kids.

Like with regular items - the Larger the Workshop - the more treats it will produce (at a higher cost):
Small Workshop = 4 Treats
Medium Workshop = 8 Treats
Large Workshop = 12 Treats

You can buy Bell Rings (to get extra kids) at any time - but the packs are only at certain times

You can buy one type of candy at any time (Just note that different candies have different values. So while one type might give you 6 for 1 pass - another might only give you 4 for that 1 pass)

Screen shots:

A child asking for candy and telling you how long he'll be around.


A shot of a child after being given both candies that they asked for


The prize list *Note that Bucephalus' Tack is NOT on this list - rather, it has it's own section

The structure on this is:

Pinata Number: Number of points
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Prizes:

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1. 20 points
-Click on the pinata = 4 points for your Pinata
-groom a horse = Friend clicks are worth 2 points each
Prizes - Pandora's Box, 3x Aging points

2. 30 points
- Stroke a horse = able to be helped by 2 friends a day
- Put a pony to bed = 10 Mace Blows *extra clicks*
Prizes - 10% Energy for your horses, 2** White Classical Saddle Cloth

3. 50 points
- Congratulate a player = next 3 clicks are worth 2 points eahc (Except friend clicks)
- Visit Ow's profile page = able to click the pinata 15 times every 12 hours
Prizes - Whip, 2** Blue and white western saddle cloth

4. 75 points
- Sell exactly 3 mashes at the shop = 20 points for your pinata
- Donate 5000e to Ow = Friend clicks are worth 3 points each
Prizes - Water of youth, 10x mashes

5. 100 points
- Participate in a competition = able to be helped by 3 friends per day
- Click on a friend's pinata = clicks are now worth 2 points each (except Friends)
Prizes - 50x apples, Philote's Stroke

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6. 125 points
- Choose a Horse's Specialty= 7 Mace Blows
- Give an apple to a Divine or Wild horse = Friend clicks are worth 4 points each
Prizes - 1* Classical Bridle, Helios' Ray

7. 150 points
- Train a horse for 3 consecutive hours = Next 4 friend clicks are worth 5 points each
- Participate in a competition requiring 12% energy = click the pinata 15 times every 8 hours
Prizes - 100x Wood, 100x Sand, 100x Iron

8. 200 points
- Donate 10,000e to Ow = able to be helped by 4 friends per day
- Finish in position #3 in 3 competitions* = number of points needed divided by 2
Prizes - 10x aging points, Ploutos Parchment, Zaldia's Saddle Cloth

9. 250 points
- Finish last in a competition = Friend clicks are worth 5 points each
- Earn 120e from a horse with a Ploutos Parchment = clicks are now worth 4 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - 20x leather, Water Trough, Apollo's Lyre

10. 300 points
- Congratulate a player on their birthday = next 5 clicks worth 5 points each (except friend clicks)
- Use an aging point on a 15 year old horse = 5 Mace Blows
Prizes - Violet 2** Polo Wraps, Violet 2** Ear Bonnet, Violet 2** Western Saddle Cloth

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11. 400 points
- Win at least 1,000e from competitions with a horse= Click on the pinata 15 times every 6 hours
- Be congratulated 12times = Open the pinata directly on the next click
Prizes - Zaldia's Saddle, 300x Fodder, 500 points for the general ranking

12. 500 points
- Win 1e in a competition = Friend clicks are worth 6 points each
- Donate *various common items* to a new player* = Clicks are worth 6 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - 4,000 equus, Medusa's Blood, Achilles' Heel
*My donate list on preprod was 1x 1* Western Saddle, 38x Oats, 2,000e - might be different on live.

13. 750 points
- Stroke a horse with a Flaxen Chestnut Coat = 250 points for your pinata
- Donate a horse to Ow = able to be helped by 6 friends a day
Prizes - Shower, 20x carrots, Zeus' Lightning bolt

*From here on out - Pinatas have 3 objectives!

14. 1000 points
- Fully equip a horse that has never been equipped before = next click is worth 100 points (except friend clicks)
- Participate in 60 competitions that require 20% energy = 200 points for your Pinata
- Remove a Pegasus' Wings = clicks are worth 8 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - Piece of Cloud, Zaldia's Bridle, 100% Morale for your Horses

15. 1200 points
- Finish training in one skill on a horse = Number of points received goes to 300 (so if you have 0 points, you'll now have 300 - if you have 400 points, I believe you WILL Drop back to 300 - so do this objective before you have more than 300 points)
- Accept an item exchange = friend clicks are worth 8 points each
- Open a horn of Plenty = able to click on the pinata 15 times every 4 hours.
Prizes - 10x aging points, Tractor, Cronos' Timer

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16. 1500 points
- Purchase a horse for 2000e = next 6 friend clicks are worth 20 points each
- Donate x amount of equus to Ow = 20 Mace Blows
- Stroke a horse over 40 years of age = clicks are worth 10 points each (except friend clicks)
Prizes - 100x droppings, Hypnos' Blanket, Golden Apple

17. 2000 points
- Give a carrot to a horse born from Gaia and Ouranos = next click is worth 20 points (except friend click)
- Win x amount of competitions = able to be helped by 8 friends a day
- Reach 100 BLUP with a horse = Number of points already received for the pinata multiplied by 2 *Best to wait until you are close to or at 1000 points to validate this objective!*
Prizes - Zaldia's Polo Wraps, 5th Element, 6,000 equus

18. 2500 Points
- Give a mash to a horse with a dressage skill between 266 to 373 = 500 points for your pinata
- Reach a reserve ending in XX = Clicks are worth 12 points each (except friend clicks)
- Give a horse a *color* Golden Apple coat = able to click on the Pinata 15 times every 3 hours.
Prizes - 20x mashes, 1,000 General ranking points, Nyx Pack

19. 3000 points
- Win 2 competitions with a horse born from Gaia and Ouranos = 15 Mace Blows
- Donate X amount of equus to Ow = Friend clicks are worth 10 points each
- Buy a horse for a minimum of 1 pass = 400 points for your pinata
Prizes - 15 xaging points, Hera Pack, Themis' Scales

20. 4000 points
- Remove a unicorn's horn = able to be helped by 10 friends a day
- Give birth to twins = clicks are worth 15 points each (except friend clicks)
- Win 1 Rosette = Number of points needed divided by 2
Prizes - 10,000 Equus, Philosopher's Stone, Zaldia's Ear Bonnet

A shot of Bucephalus' page - as well as his characteristics.




*Not going to lie - kind of glad they just made his Breed Legendary as opposed to assigning him a random breed that might not be historically accurate (half expected him to be a Friesian due to the feathering around the Hooves to be honest, and because these horses are often used in movies/TV as War Horses) - as the actual breed of Bucephalus is unknown and could be any number of breeds:

*taken from pothos.org and their section about Bucephalus

We know that the Iberian horses mentioned by Homer were famed for their movement, size and spirit; the Nisean horses were known for speed and stamina, the Ferghana was noted for stamina, endurance and the ability to withstand hard conditions in desert lands. Along with imported stock, Philip had access to the native breeds such as the Pindos, Skyros, Pineias, Messara and Andravidas, horses known to be small but tough. Looking at the stock Philip used in breeding programs, one can easily imagine a hardy horse with stamina, endurance and longevity. It was from these bloodlines that Bucephalus may have been bred, in the fertile pastures of Thessaly.

The Halloween promotion seems a little pass heavy but it seems like something that we haven't had before. It should be quite exciting.

The Magic Hat seems pretty awesome too. I love the Ugly Witch coat and want it for myself. Does anyone know how the Magic Hat can be earned or aqcuired?

I'd say the first HOP round will probably happen on the 9th and run until the 11th (Friday to Sunday). If a second round is done (as I believe there was one on Preprod) - that would probably run from the 16th to the 19th.

However, that's just a guess NOT a guarantee so please do NOT take this as fact of what will happen!

Given that it IS Halloween themed ~ and that promotions have been starting on Thursdays in recent days, and there's been little to no break between events...I'd say that a start date of October 22nd (Thursday) OR October 26th is the most likely start time.

Again, this is just a guess and NOT any sort of guarantee on when this particular promo will start.

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Personally, other than the 'horns' - I feel it bears no resemblance. Evil/ugly witches have been portrayed like that for many years. Not to mention - if it really WAS supposed to be Maleficent...Howrse would be sued and shut down due to copyright laws (Disney tends to be really strict about unlicensed used of their characters.

Finally had a trick or two played on me;


The first one made a Witch fly around my screen, I could not scroll down the page, nor could I click on anything.


The second one turned my cursor into a ghost and made it nearly impossible to click on anything, and I could not scroll down the page.

Both of these only went away once I refreshed the page.

I don't know if there are other tricks/if they go away on their own after a time - but I put in a query on Preprod about them as they are quite annoying and seem to impede gameplay (unlike the 'traps' in the Cursed Sands/Underwater excavations which impeded playing the promo, or the 'pranks' from the April fools event that were visual and altered our horses (ex. the Toiler Paper horse))

Keep an eye on the time a kid will be around for - if you don't have one or more of the candy they want, leave them until the next day to see if you get what they need.

**Watch the face on the Trick or Treat bucket when adding Candy to it!**

The bucket can help tell you if a child will be happy with what you gave them or not:


The First and Second faces indicate that a child Likes or Really Likes the Candy.
The third face means the child isn't fond of the Candy, but will take it.
The Fourth and Fifth faces mean the child is unhappy with the candy.

It is best to always give the Children both candies that they ask for. If you can't do that - try to always give them One candy they ask for, and one candy that they like. This will help make sure you always get a higher score.

Avoid giving them 2 Candies that they are not fond of/make them unhappy! This leads to low satisfaction ratings and can even lead to 'tricks' being played on you.

Here are some results that I got:

The two Candies they asked for: 100%
One candy they asked for - one they like: 75%
One candy they asked for - one they are not fond of: 75%
One candy they asked for - one that made them unhappy: 55%
Two candies they dislike: 30%

The Evil witch looks exactly like Maleficent from Disney

I really hope none of these 'tricks' from the Pinata Event will mess up my account in any way...