Patriot Event 2012

Welcome to the Patriot Event, which celebrates Canada Day and the Fourth of July!
Every bush in the world now has a chance to drop fireworks and raw meat, which you can bring to the Commons to launch and cook. Earn Celebration Tokens and Patriot Points for doing so; use your Tokens to buy special event items, and collect Patriot Points to earn ribbons!

This Event ran from June 28 t0 July 12, 2012

Quests

Fireworks!

Mission	Task	Reward
Fireworks!	Find 20 types of fireworks and bring them to the Fireworks specialist in the Commons to fire them off!	10  · 10 Patriot Points
There are FIVE different color fireworks that can be found in random bushes in the world (sorted by rarity): Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple.

Each color firework will make 1 light burst the same color as the firework and are picked at random.

To the South East of the Fireworks specialist, a NPC wearing the Eagle Hat hat has "totally legit" fireworks available in exchange for to access the rarer colors (Green, Blue and Purple.)

	Name	Description	Cost
	Red Firework	Red Firework	-
	Yellow Firework	Yellow Firework	-
	Green Firework	Green Firework	1
	Blue Firework	Blue Firework	5
	Purple Firework	Purple Firework	20

You will need to repeat this quest 30 times to earn the "Many Booms" Achievement.

BBQ!

Mission	Task	Reward
BBQ!	Find 10 meats in the bushes out there and bring them to the chef to cook up a storm!	10  · 10 Patriot Points
It's not a party without some good BBQ! There are FIVE different raw meats available (sorted by rarity): Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken, Ribs and Steak. When cooked, the different meats will give you Energy! The chef will cook these at random.

To the South of the chef's barbecue station, you can buy the rarer meats (Chicken, Ribs and Steak).

	Name	Description	Cost
	Raw Hot Dog	2	-
	Raw Hamburger	2	-
	Raw Chicken	4	2
	Raw Ribs	8	10
	Raw Steak	12	40

Optional bonus trick:
After you have purchased all the items in the Rewards store, you can turn the meat vendor into a Energy turbine by buying Raw Chickens at what is a 1 = 2 ratio (the most efficient way since for the cost of a Steak, you can get nearly 7 times as much Energy and the cost of Ribs, you get over twice as much).

Cooking all 5 types of meat will earn you the Fine Dining Achievement (see below). Completing this quest 30 times will earn you the Iron Chef Achievement.

You Scream, I Scream!

Mission	Task	Reward
You Scream, I Scream!	Find Scoops of Ice Cream	25  · 25 Patriot Points
Little Sally really wants some ice cream... She just isn't sure what kind. You can find Ice Cream by whacking bushes. As always, you will have more luck finding Ice Cream in higher level bushes.
Chocolate	Find 10 Scoops of Chocolate Ice Cream
Strawberry	Find 10 Scoops of Strawberry Ice Cream
Rocky Road	Find 10 Scoops of Rocky Road Ice Cream
Mint Chocolate Chip	Find 10 Scoops of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Vanilla	Find 10 Scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream

The Big One

This quest is unlocked the first time you complete the repeatable Fireworks quest. is the 6th firework and it is required to win the achievement.

Mission	Task	Reward
The Big One	Find Scoops of Ice Cream	25  · 25 Patriot Points
Help Timmy with his little project... then stand back. As always, you will have more luck finding materials in higher level bushes.
Fuse	Find 1 Fuse
Paper Shells	Find 5 Paper Shells
Black Powder	Find 50 Bags of Black Powder

Event Participation Rewards

Ranch Items

	Name	Description	Cost
	Stuffed Beaver	Don't let it near your stuffed tree!	30
	Sparkling Pinwheel	Never stops pinning!	30
	American Gnome	His favorite pie flavor is apple, and he's all about freedom!	30
	Canadian Gnome	He speaks two different languages.. er, wait, no, gnomes don't talk.	30
	Canadian Balloons	Patriotic balloons for your house!	30
	American Balloons	Patriotic balloons for your house!	30
	Lit Firework	It' pre-lit, so you don't need matches!	30

Customization Items

	Name	Description	Cost
	Chef Hat	For those who like to cook.	30
	USA Top Hat	It's very patriotic.	30
	Fireworks Hat	It sparkles.	30
	Hot Dog Cape	It looks like you got some mustard on it.	30
	Travel Backpack	It has a Canadian flag patch!	30
	Dark Sun Glasses	You are probably hiding something.	30

Bonus Store Items

Available after all other items are bought

	Name	Description	Cost
	Picnic Basket	Contains random amounts of , , and .	15
	Huge Picnic Basket	Contains 5 times the amount of , , and as the Picnic Basket.	75

Note: You will probably get more mana and power than you can handle with the Huge Picnic Basket, so you should equip maximum mana and power trinkets before buying it.

Achievements

	Achievement	Task	Reward
	Dressed For Freedom	Buy all 6 player items from the Patriotic Event	1
	Fine Dining	Cook 5 kinds of food during the Patriot Event	1
	Colorful Booms	Fire off 6 types of fireworks during the Patriot Event	1
	A Patriotic Pad	Buy all 7 house items from the Patriot Event	1
	Iron Chef	Cook 300 pieces of food during the Patriot Event	1
	Many Booms	Fire off 600 fireworks during the Patriot Event	1

Event Participation Rewards

	Small Patriot Ribbon	Reach 40 Patriot Points	You can put this in your house. Increases your base max energy by 5 just by having it!
	Medium Patriot Ribbon	Reach 100 Patriot Points	You can put this in your house. Increases your base max energy by 10 just by having it!
	Large Patriot Ribbon	Reach 320 Patriot Points	You can put this in your house. Increases your base max energy by 20 just by having it!
	BBQ	Reach 640 Patriot Points	Now you, too, can cook up a storm!