Happy Farm'n Friday! The tomatoes were planted in their snuggly 15-gallon black felt bags last weekend. The smallest one, a cherry tomato, had its stem bent somehow. Since tomatoes can be planted deep, the bent section is now under the soil with a bit of the plant crown above soil. If it doesn't survive there's still plenty of seeds to sprout again, so not the end of the world.

This year I'm planting a crop I haven't grown before. Any guesses? The seed package says it takes between 90 and 120 days to mature, and there's been this one seed that has sprouted so far. The plan is to put the seeds in another above-ground black felt bag, water them, and then just leave the plant alone. Part of the plant are NOT good eats!

I did finally defeat that mean 'ol raccoon in Rune Factory 3, but now Marjorie charges me money when I pass out and end up at the clinic. I thought we were buddies?!

I'm still playing My Time at Portia too; beat up a mean rat in an abandoned cave that was stealing the townsfolks' belongings. But there are so many tasks that keep being thrown at me that it's a bit challenging to juggle everything that is going on. I was really tempted to pick Emily's prized Mr.Melon that will be her crop festival entry...

May Mobage Events

Last month's events in Bokujou Monogatari for Mobage started with the strawberry shortcake harvest event, followed by a mini tulip price themed event, and finally a strawberry mochi bingo event. This month the community events are:

• A Children's Day origami-themed Harvest event started on the 1st of May. Players will harvest bunny dumplings and origami trees, while caring for origami swan bears and carp banner rabbits. Awards are given at the end of the event for the amount of harvest points earned compared to all other players. During random special times, the number of points earned during harvest can be double or triple the normal amount, which can then award farmers with Friend Hearts to exchange with other social game users. These friendship hearts can then be exchanged for another group of prizes. There's also a third group of prizes based on the 10-person team that players join. This event is scheduled to end on the 9th.
• The Hungry Animal event begins on the 11th. During this type of social competition each farmer will be assigned one of three random animals for a few hours. Each animal has a specific number of treats it wants before it will be full; the easiest is only 100 treats and the most difficult is 500 treats. If you don't feed the animal during their appearance time they'll go away and a new animal will appear in their place. Feed the animal to have it count towards unlocking in-game rewards. Your in-game friends can also feed the animal that you're assigned, helping to complete the feeding task for everyone who participates. The food is obtained by growing event crops on an event-specific field, with normal crops being worth 1 treat and rare crops being worth 2 treats.
• Finally on the 22nd is a Big Crop event. During this event, players grow special crops on a dedicated event field. Harvesting these crops will increase a level bar. Once the bar is filled, then a three-card monty game triggers where players pick one of three random cards. As you pick the right card the pick-a-card chain continues until the wrong card is selected (a maximum of 5 hands are dealt), at which point players are awarded with in-game nuts. These nuts will award prizes based on the amount collected during the event. There will also be a large crop in the middle of the dedicated event field that increases its size (i.e., becoming a big crop) as players trigger the three-card mini game and earn their nuts.

Doraemon SoS Characters

There are a variety of characters who live in and around Siezen Town in Bandai Namco's Doraemon Story of Seasons for Nintendo Switch and Steam, scheduled to release on June 13 in Japan and later this year in North America and Europe. Besides Noby (Nobita's English name as stated by Bandai Namco), Doraemon, and his three friends (not sure yet if BN is using their localized EN names), there's Lanch, the struggling farmer with foot troubles, and Pasty, the kind elderly woman who lives with Lanch. Additional characters include:

• The mayor of Siezen Town, Yamei. He is cautious of Doraemon's gadgets, and is strict with kids who don't help their elders.
• The only doctor in Siezen Town is Rokod. He puts the health of the villagers ahead of his own.
• Serena is a nurse who helps Rokod at the town clinic. She originally was at a larger hospital in a nearby town.
• The restaurant chef, Lester, makes really good food and sometimes eats what he makes for customers.
• Toran owns the restaurant and is married to Chef Lester.
• While he doesn't talk much, the carpenter Penta builds first-class products.
• Ram is the smallest girl in Siezen Town. She loves animals and will teach Noby how to properly care for them.
• Yuu is Ram's grandma and likes animals too!
• Blu is Ram's grandpa and sleeps a lot, though even while he's asleep he's aware of of those talking around him. He likes cows more than sheep.

Free DLC in FarmSim 19

On May 16, GIANTS Software will release a free Holmer Terra Variant DLC to all Farming Simulator 19 gamers. The DLC includes two carrier vehicles and their associated spreaders: one for injecting slurry (i.e., liquid manure) and the other for manure spreading into their virtual fields.

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