Event Announcements

Wildlife Event 2024

Behold! The lesser spotted Forge Fan in its natural habitat - the Wildlife Event 2024!

The Wildlife Event will begin on January 16th and runs until February 15th!

The Plot

Join Diane as she leads you on a wild expedition to the untamed heart of Africa, where vibrant flamingos await your visit! Get ready to 'flock' together for a flamingo-filled adventure like no other!

Event Mechanics

Get ready to embark on a wild adventure at our wildlife-themed event! We're thrilled to bring back the beloved block-popping challenge for this year's festivities. To join in on the fun, simply open the event window and hit the "Start" button to use your Entrance Tickets for an exciting journey into the Wildlife Park.

You'll kick off with 4 Entrance Tickets, and don't worry, they'll naturally refill over time, up to a maximum of 4. Plus, you can boost your ticket stash by completing quests, discovering incidents throughout your city, and, of course, acquiring them with dazzling diamonds. It's time to pop those blocks and collect your rewarding tokens as you explore the enchanting world of wildlife!

Within the event window you will find several main elements to consider:

The Board	Where you will pop blocks to gain rewards! Press Start to use a ticket and open a level. Every board will always have 4 out of 5 possible block colors!
Pawprints	One of the main reward Pieces. You will need to pop blocks to drop Pawprints down and receive them. There are other Reward Chests as well (but more on that later!)
The Number Of Moves	Each pop costs a move. A level has limited moves and will end once all moves are used, or you can purchase more moves with Wildlife Coins!
The Grand Prize bar	Shows the amount of Pawprints needed to progress toward the next Reward.
The Daily Special	Is displayed here, and can be switched here once every 24 hours.
Coins	The second Event Currency which can be used to purchase more moves within a Level. Press the plus sign to go to the Shop and buy more Coins.
Boosters	With Coins, you can purchase Boosters which are Special Abilities! Use the Plus Button to purchase them. You can also gain some from Daily Challenges and the Rival Challenges.

You will begin the event with 200 Wildlife Coins to get you started! More can be gained from logging in once per day, by completing quests and incidents around your City and of course they can be purchased with diamonds! Every 65 coins spent will grant 5 additional moves. Use them wisely, and bring those Chests and Pawprints home! Don't forget to participate in the Daily Challenges as well, as they grant you coins or boosters as well!

An important tip! Using moves to create Reward Chests and potential new rewards is important, but do not forget you will still need moves to drop them below!

Follow the paw prints!
To make progress toward the Grand Prize you will need to collect Pawprints, which automatically spawn on the board as you continue to pop up and free up space.
Tip! Like a chess grandmaster, try and think a couple moves ahead, so you can navigate these special pieces to the bottom!

Chests

Paw prints are not your only concern! Keep your eyes peeled for bigger groups of blocks to pop! If you can group 5 or more you can make a chest. The more blocks you group together, the bigger the chest!

As previously, there are five different blocks, and each different color type offers a different Reward.

	With five or more matches of the Blue Acorn, you will create a blue Chest Piece containing Forge Points
	With five or more matches of the Green Leaf, you will create a Green Chest Piece containing Coins, Supplies, or Boost & Rush Items
	With five or more matches of the Yellow Flower, you will create a Yellow Chest Piece containing Goods
	With five or more matches of the Orange Carrot, you will create an Orange Chest Piece containing Medals or Blueprints
	With five or more matches of the Red Apple, you will create a Red Chest Piece containing Army Units

Each chest will also have a star rating. The more blocks you pop at once, the greater the rewards! The star rating goes from 1 star to 6 stars, so look before you pop to make sure you have as many blocks grouped together as possible!

Boosters

Coins can also be spent on Boosters, which will grant you special abilities.

	With the Hammer you can remove 1 color block from the board.
	With the Leafy Line you can eliminate a full horizontal line.
	With Lightning, you can remove all blocks of a chosen color from the board.

Deadlock Shuffle

Out of options? Not to worry! The Board automatically re-shuffles when there are no more available blocks to pop, and gives you the option to keep popping! As long as you have moves, you will be able to pop, and there will be no dead ends.

The Golden Ticket

Activate the golden ticket to play levels without having to use any of your normal tickets! For a limited period of time while the Golden Ticket is active, you will be able to play as many levels as you can get through!

New Mini Challenges

Baron Alaric Ironsoul will return!

During this year's Wildlife Event you will also have the chance to participate in three additional Mini Challenges throughout the event. In those challenges you will be able to win boosters, coins and (golden) tickets for the event!

The Prizes

The Grand Prize

By playing along with this year's event, you could win your very own Flamingo Habitat! This is a special building with 11 levels providing the following bonuses:

Name	Flamingo Habitat - Lv. 11 (5x4)	Serene Flamingo Habitat (5x4)	Serene Flamingo Paradise (5x4)
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Permanent Effects:	1,460 to 33,000 Happiness +10% to +15% Attack for Attacking Army +10% to +15% Attack for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds +15% to +20% Defense for Attacking Army +15% to +20% Defense for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds	1,940 to 44,000 Happiness +15% to +20% Attack for Attacking Army +15% to +20% Attack for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds +20% to +25% Defense for Attacking Army +20% to +25% Defense for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds	2,430 to 55,000 Happiness +20% to +25% Attack for Attacking Army +20% to +25% Attack for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds +25% to +30% Defense for Attacking Army +25% to +30% Defense for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds
1d Production:	13 to 23 Forge Points	15 to 25 Forge Points	17 to 27 Forge Points
1d Production:	40 to 60 Goods 5 Serene Flamingo Habitat Silver Upgrade Kit Fragments (150 Required) 1 Habitats Journey Selection Kit Fragments (100 Required)	50 to 70 Goods 5 Serene Flamingo Paradise Golden Upgrade Kit Fragments (150 Required) (67% Chance) 3 Habitats Journey Selection Kit Fragments (100 Required) (33% Chance) 3 Alligator Swamp Upgrade Kit Fragments (100 Required)	60 to 80 Goods (50% Chance) 6 Habitats Journey Selection Kit Fragments (100 Required) (25% Chance) 6 Tapir Trails Upgrade Kit Fragments (100 Required) (25% Chance) 6 Alligator Swamp Upgrade Kit Fragments (100 Required)
Requires Road Connection:	Yes	Yes	Yes

Name	Serene Animal Crossing (6x3)
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Permanent Effects:	413 to 25,750 Population 1,950 to 44,110 Happiness +23% to +43% Attack for Attacking Army +24% to +44% Attack for Defending Army +32% to +52% Defense for Defending Army
1d Production:	2,000 to 320,400 Coins 234 to 19,389 Medals 20 Forge Points 20 to 60 Goods
Requires Road Connection:	Yes

Gold League Exclusive

A unique and new building, that can only be won when placed in the Gold league of the event.

Name	Garden of Eternal Dreams (4x5)
Automatically follows your age
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Permanent Effects:	800 to 50,000 Population 3,310 to 75,000 Happiness +100% Attack for Attacking Army +100% Defense for Attacking Army
1d Production	80 Forge Points
1d Production:	140 Goods (86% Chance) 20 Flamingo Habitat Selection Kit Fragments (150 Required) (7% Chance) 20 Serene Flamingo Habitat Silver Upgrade Kit Fragments (150 Required) (7% Chance) 20 Serene Flamingo Paradise Golden Upgrade Kit Fragments (150 Required)
Requires Road Connection:	No

Additional Buildings

The Tapir Trails, a unique and powerful new building with two levels will be available as a random production from the main building or as a Gold League Reward directly!

Name	Tapir Trails - Lv. 1 (2x1)	Tapir Trails - Lv. 2 (2x1)
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Permanent Effects:	-30 to -2,000 Population +3% to +5% Attack for Attacking Army +5% to +7% Attack for Defending Army	-30 to -2,000 Population +5% to +7% Attack for Attacking Army +7% to +9% Attack for Defending Army
1d Production:	4 to 6 Goods	6 to 8 Goods
1d Production:	1 to 3 Forge Points	2 to 4 Forge Points (75% Chance) 2 300% Defense for Attacking Army Boost Fragments (15 Required) (25% Chance) 4 300% Defense for Attacking Army Boost Fragments (15 Required)
Requires Road Connection:	No	No

Exclusive to the Silver Pass and the Flamingo Habitat random production, this new upgradeable building will add a touch of the wilds to any city!

Name	Alligator Swamp - Lv. 1 (2x3)	Alligator Swamp - Lv. 2 (2x3)
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Permanent Effects:	-110 to -7,000 Population +25% to +30% Defense for Attacking Army +32% to +37% Defense for Defending Army	-110 to -7,000 Population +30% to +35% Defense for Attacking Army +37% to +42% Defense for Defending Army
1d Production:	30 Goods	40 Goods
1d Production:	5 to 10 Forge Points	8 to 13 Forge Points 30 Guild Goods
Requires Road Connection:	Yes	Yes

Keep in mind that the Tapir Trails and Alligator Swamp are also included in the Habitats Journey Selection Kit

Daily Special Exclusives

Keep your binoculars handy to help you spot these unique new Daily Specials!

Name	Raccoon Hideout (2x1)	Giant Kapok (2x2)	Blood Lilies (1x1)
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Permanent Effects:	40 to 2,800 Population +2% to +3% Attack for Attacking Army +2% to +3% Attack for Defending Army 2% Attack for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds 2% Attack for Attacking Army in Guild Expeditions	100 to 6,000 Population +6% to +8% Attack for Defending Army +3% Attack for Defending Army in Guild Expeditions +10% to +12% Defense for Defending Army +3% Defense for Defending Army in Guild Expeditions	20 to 1,500 Population +1% to +2% Attack for Attacking Army +2% Attack for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds +2% to +3% Defense for Attacking Army +2% Defense for Attacking Army in Guild Battlegrounds
1d Production:	220 to 35,000 Coins	16 to 18 Goods	2 Forge Points
1d Production:	10 to 14 Previous Age Goods 5 to 7 Goods +1 Rogue	3 to 5 Forge Points	5 Guild Goods
Requires Road Connection:	No	Yes	Yes

Leagues

This year's Leagues not only provide the option to compete against your fellow players, but also offer some unique rewards!

Avatars

No event is complete without some new avatars to add to your collection!

Character	Zambezi	Leo	Archibald	Amara	Kwame	Giselle	Tariku	Sari
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Where to get?	Quest Reward	Quest Reward	League Reward	Event Pass	Silver Pass	Silver Pass	Gold Pass	Gold Pass

Do you have comments, questions or concerns? We would love to hear from you! If you wanna leave some feedback about the event, please visit our feedback section on our Discord channel or our dedicated discussion thread for the event!

So get ready to join us for a 'purr-fectly' wild adventure!

Sincerely,

Your Forge of Empires Team

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