The Hay Day Scorched Earth Challenge (ver 2.0)

[Gymgirl4a]

And I'm done!

I completed the last candy apple at 11:14 CST, giving me all 970 items at last. The total run time was 22 days, 11 hours and 14 minutes!

Woot!

Congratulations Well done

[Gymgirl4a]

Well done Cheddar!

I've now been going for 10.5 days, and I've pretty much had enough!

I need 10 more bolts to expand my barn, it is bursting at the seams. I have left to go:
- 3 lollipops
- 6 jelly beans
- 7 apple jams
- 7 cherry jams
- 9 strawberry jams
- 9 chocolate

I have the 10 raspberry & 10 blackberry jams plus the extra 6 of each to make the jelly beans, and have all the other basic ingredients to make the lollipops and chocolate and still be left with 10 sugars, 10 syrups, 10 cream.

But I can't sit here any longer waiting for the rest! I want to help my friends boats with jam! I want to sell things! I want to buy things even more!!

Sorry guys, good luck to everyone else still going, but I'm done. I think the hard part was actually starting, and I really enjoyed selling off everything and then having to think about what order to make things in, what to prioritise, etc, and even restraining myself from not buying anything except BEMs. But enough is enough!!

Think you have done brilliantly anyway

[jess1al]

And I'm done!

I completed the last candy apple at 11:14 CST, giving me all 970 items at last. The total run time was 22 days, 11 hours and 14 minutes!

Woot!

Congratulations!!!

[jess1al]

Well done Cheddar!

I've now been going for 10.5 days, and I've pretty much had enough!

I need 10 more bolts to expand my barn, it is bursting at the seams. I have left to go:
- 3 lollipops
- 6 jelly beans
- 7 apple jams
- 7 cherry jams
- 9 strawberry jams
- 9 chocolate

I have the 10 raspberry & 10 blackberry jams plus the extra 6 of each to make the jelly beans, and have all the other basic ingredients to make the lollipops and chocolate and still be left with 10 sugars, 10 syrups, 10 cream.

But I can't sit here any longer waiting for the rest! I want to help my friends boats with jam! I want to sell things! I want to buy things even more!!

Sorry guys, good luck to everyone else still going, but I'm done. I think the hard part was actually starting, and I really enjoyed selling off everything and then having to think about what order to make things in, what to prioritise, etc, and even restraining myself from not buying anything except BEMs. But enough is enough!!

I agree, I think you did great for 10.5 days!!

[Tweezle]

I've now been going for 10.5 days, and I've pretty much had enough!

I know just how you feel, I have just started day 10, and think I will have enough for everything bar the candy and jams by the end of today - dairy and sauce machine chugging away right now. I'm doing metal illness though, and I think I will be ill by the end!!!

I made lots of extra items but found it difficult to get enough off the extra items in the variety needed to help with boat orders or to do my own truck orders so just ended up selling it.

I'm going to keep going, and just focus on expanding the barn and silo while I'm finishing off.

[LadyDawnD]

I bow to you all for even attempting it, let alone finishing!

I depleted my stocks yesterday doing 188 truck orders to go up a level to buy the final machine and that has left me feeling nervous, frustrated and a little helpless. Heaven knows how you've done this challenge, you brave people!!

[Ranger3399]

And I'm done!

I completed the last candy apple at 11:14 CST, giving me all 970 items at last. The total run time was 22 days, 11 hours and 14 minutes!

Woot!

very, VERY impressive! congrats to you!

[Mosey]

You guys are all my heroes!!!! I applaud you all!

[CheddarLimbo]

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Atlas, you've done a great job, and I don't blame you for bowing out. Congrats on your progress so far, and for getting as far as you did!

It's interesting, I was commenting to another person yesterday that the longer the challenge goes, the less fun it gets. Not because of the difficulty, but because of the monotony. You spend 6-7 days at a frantic pace and then... you wait? For two more weeks for the clock to run out? It's not ideal.

I agree with you that the first part of the challenge is really the most fun. Deciding which crops to prioritize, trying to quickly get enough food for your animals, etc. You have choices to make, and decisions actually matter. You have to plan out what to make and when a few steps in advance.

But once you fold in those long running items, it becomes less of a challenge. Of course you'll have enough cheese by the time you're "done" - it takes 20+ DAYS to make enough jelly beans and chocolate. In a way, those long running items actually remove some of the "pressure" of the challenge, and negate the value of any "score" that might be applied.

If (when) I do this again, I think I will do it with all items EXCEPT candy, and jams. I think someone can do 10 x of all of those in less than 6 days, but it will be an actual CHALLENGE as opposed to a long slog.

None of this is meant in any way to diminish the accomplishment others have already achieved! Any way you slice it, this is a tough challenge, and I am excited so many people are interested in watching and participating.

[HeyDay]

Hi, have not been here for a while :-), YAY! Cheddar well done!!!, and Atlas I know how you feel!.
Started this challenge with Ellbe and oh my, selling all our stuff was fun, and the beginning of the challenge too but now......getting hards, especially not being able to buy nice goodies from friends. Still a way to go!. What is testimg my patience now is only having 4 goats!!!. Making the feta salad which need 2 goat cheese grrrrrrrrr