Christmas is coming, with 3x XP from adventures!

And you know what that means! Much like in previous years, over the holiday season you’ll be able to get presents which you can use to buy special items in the shop.
You can get those presents by (1)
— Collecting Christmas bells, candy canes and gingerbread to produce baskets full of presents.
— Opening certain doors on the calendar
— Sending your explorers on treasure searches
— Completing Santa’s quest chain
— Completing Daily Quests
— Earning event achievements
— Completing the two Christmas adventures «The Stolen Sleigh» and «Save the Christmas Feast»
— Or by buying them in the shop

Just like last year, you can get great things through the Event Calendar (2). Every day, you can open a door and receive resources and buffs.
On special days, you’ll even get a special bonus if you’ve opened all the previous doors.

On certain days, you can get special adventures from the Event Calendar. These adventures will require you to help Santa make some unfortunate settlers happy (3) by delivering them some gifts (4) which you can produce in your provision house. These adventures will reward you with extra presents.

You can spend your presents in the Christmas category at the merchant! For the duration of the event, the rarity provision house and almost all of its recipes can be bought there (5).

Merchant

Christmas Event

	Level	Cost	Detail tab
x 30	1+	x 90	A package including some presents. The perfect thing to bring joy to your beloved ones at Christmas.
x 100	1+	x 300	A huge package filled with presents. Could you imagine anything better?
	16+	x 350	A nice small Christmas surprise package that contains one of a range of various buildings, including valuable ones like improved silos or the frozen manor.
	22+	x 1399	Adults need their toys too! This mechanical box includes one or two state-of-the art improved buildings. Who says science has no place in the festivities?
x 1000 x 250	16+	x 27299	The Christmas Premium Bundle contains highly valuable buildings, a ton of useful buffs, and a nice amount of event resources for you to spend!
		x 3600	An awesome package for new starters, or those who want to boost their effectiveness.
		x 1200	An awesome package for new starters, or those who want to boost their effectiveness.
	16+	x 3333	With the Specialist Christmas Bundle, you’ll get 3 powerful specialists, many useful military buffs and a number of premium days.
	16+	x 1499	The Gingerbread Bundle packs together 2 gingerbread buildings, along with some nice decorations and skins to give your home island that special Christmas vibe. You won’t find a better deal for your gingerbread needs anywhere, that’s for sure!
	26+	x 95	As you adjourn to your chamber for the evening, you find a letter lying on your bed with no indication who it’s from. Excited, you open it and read through the hastily written lines. It turns out the letter was written by Santa Claus himself! He explains that a grouch named «Croaker» has stolen all the presents and barricaded himself, together with some other bandits, on an island! It’s up to you to get the presents back, and save the Christmas feast!
	36+	x 95	The Croaker returned and stole Santa’s beloved Sleigh. Help Santa to retrieve it and teach the Croaker a lesson.
	15+	x 2795	Grant yourself some high culture and build the wonderful Concert Hall. This building lets you change your background music, while at the same time benefiting from some very powerful zone buffs. Cooldown 24 hours, can be reduced by additional buildings of the same type.
	15+	x 3495	A freezing bastion against the winter cold. Could someone please call a heating engineer? This magnificent and unique winter residence is a must under every Christmas Tree. Requires 4,500 presents to fully upgrade this beauty!
	13+	x 2399	Don’t let yourself be fooled by his pale blue skin color. Deep down inside burns the will to conquer. He strikes hard, and will improve your army’s defensive units.
		x 2799	When he’s not passing the time by admiring the Gingerbread House, this explorer really likes going on treasure hunts. In fact, there’s only one thing he likes more — and that’s presents. He’ll always bring home 4 times the amount of event resources during events.
		x 929	When he’s not passing the time by admiring the Gingerbread House, this explorer really likes going on treasure hunts. In fact, there’s only one thing he likes more — and that’s presents. He’ll always bring home 4 times the amount of event resources during events.
	13+	x 1995	Driven by the desire to save her loved one, this general became as tough as tin and as fast as a fish.
	13+	x 995	Mary, Santa’s wife, has grown bored of sitting around at the North Pole all year. She promises to bake you some cookies if you let her beat up some bad guys.
	13+	x 695	It’s Santa himself! It may not be in his nature to fight, but he can transport your army around the world in the blink of an eye. He is known to make people wait between his random acts of kindness, though.
		x 1195	When looking into his eyes, you can clearly see his candor.
		x 1295	«You don’t have to go far to find happiness» could be the motto of this explorer. For him, there’s no need to travel to distant shores, or with extraordinary speed. Appreciating the small things, he excels at short and medium treasure searches.
		x 945	This geologist is the generalist under all other geologists.
	13+	x 1695	The most beautiful, and also the most useful Christmas Tree you’ll ever have. Soak up the Christmas spirit, and receive a random gift every 7 days.
	13+	x 1995	Why limit the Christmas spirit to a few weeks per year, when you can have it whenever you like? Just hold a Christmas Market and all nearby Settlers will be imbued with the holiday spirit.
	13+	x 2495	The smells and sounds of baking, handicrafts and singing surround the Christmas Bakery. Just being close to this sweet building already lighten one’s mood. With special events, this building can boost different productions greatly!
	13+	x 895	Santa’s let you in on his secret for storing huge amounts of resources.
	13+	x 1195	Any complaints about taste regarding this building are in vain. This is by far the tastiest residence you can get!
	18+	x 295	Architects from the far north have brought you this plan for a brand new mine. It’s as effective as a normal level five iron mine, but with a chic arctic look. However, it collapses when the deposit is empty. So watch out!
	16+	x 495	The home of an elite hunter who doesn’t need a specific spot to hunt, but travels all around the island for game. He’s known for his exceptional stealth and agility… some even say he used to be one of the royal archers before abandoning Capital Island to live a life of solitude, governed by his own rules and habits.
	13+	x 595	Whether by witchcraft or science, the engineer behind the watermill has managed to enhance his already impressive invention. It still generates water from nothing, but it does so a lot more efficiently than the original.
	13+	x 1495	Luxury apartments AT the sea are a thing of the past. Living luxuriously ON the sea is the flavor of the month!
		x 4495	After years of research and refinement, finally a building has been invented that is capable of producing a wide range of oils for all needs — the Oil Mill! From oiling tools, weapons and oil stones, to improving the performance and longevity of machinery, the oil mill has every settler covered. And yes, it can even help with preparing food and feeding livestock! You’ve never seen horses with such soft fur…
	13+	x 495	Ever fancied living a secluded and peaceful life on the water, yet still being close to land? This small river house has got you covered! Although it might get cramped if you invite too many people…
	16+	x 295	This new building is really amazing. It can take leftover wood and rapidly process it into coal, essentially giving you an inexhaustible supply of coal.
	7+	x 995	A provision house is a must-have for any great monarch, but this is also true for your architects’ latest invention The Rarity Provision House. Not only does it offer rare recipes for buffs, but it’s a nice looking building too.
	7+	x 300	Give your settlers a nice steak. This will increase their working morale.
	7+	x 120	There is a tradesman from a foreign kingdom that’s rich in stone, but lacking in wood. He needs to build barrels for his trading house, and would like to exchange stone for some barrels.
	7+	x 180	One of your settlers has found out how to refill some of our marble deposits. He’d be willing to share this knowledge for some scarecrows and herbs…
	7+	x 90	A special glue which helps refine the production process of your book binder. With this glue, everything runs faster.
	7+	x 180	Your settlers have acquired a special paper mill. With this, we can make higher quality paper by recycling ordinary ones.
	7+	x 300	Give your weaponsmiths in the Combat Armory a boost for their production by teaching them a special song from one of our colonies. They’ll love it!
	7+	x 300	Need some more troops for your colony conquest? Start this enrollment campaign in the combat academy to increase motivation.
	7+	x 60	Aunt Irma has prepared her special feast, so all settlers in a workyard will have enough power for a 24 hour shift.
	7+	x 120	Give special orders to all settlers in a building to ignore all buffs that have been applied to that building.
	7+	x 180	Our mice problem is getting worse every week… This leaves us with no choice but to engage in a bit of biological warfare! An expert has offered to share her knowledge on how we can attract enough cats to patrol at least a moderately-sized area.
	7+	x 90	In an attempt to keep ancient customs alive, the wrinkled wisewoman offers to teach a ritual to appease the local forest spirits. Even if there were no such things, it’s sure to boost the woodworkers’ morale.
	7+	x 225	A clever hunter came up with a new trap design. Not only is it stronger, but it selectively catches only full-grown game, which is less damaging to the island’s ecosystem.
	26+	x 325	A blacksmith has come up with a more durable design for horseshoes. While it will require valuable platinum, I’m sure your generals will appreciate the new, sturdier design on their more challenging adventures.
	13+	x 300	Every now and then, a group of muscular Smelters decide to pose for a calendar for charity. To get into shape for the event, all the smelters in the area, and all the workers in the epic forge work extra hard.
	13+	x 180	Sometimes, plain white paper just isn’t enough. To write beautiful greeting cards to your grandmother and all your settling friends, advanced paper is the best choice.
	1+	x 50	Transforms a Residence into a beautiful, small Christmas variation.
	1+	x 295	Transforms a Residence into a beautiful, small Christmas variation.
	1+	x 55	Transforms a Residence into a sophisticated Christmas variation.
	1+	x 325	Transforms a Residence into a sophisticated Christmas variation.
	1+	x 60	Transforms a Residence into a fancy Christmas variation.
	1+	x 345	Transforms a Residence into a fancy Christmas variation.
	1+	x 60	Transforms an Improved Floating Residence into a tranquil winterly variation.
	1+	x 345	Transforms an Improved Floating Residence into a tranquil winterly variation.
	1+	x 100	Changes your Mayor’s House into a playful Christmas variant.
	1+	x 575	Changes your Mayor’s House into a playful Christmas variant.
	1+	x 40	A smaller species of tree, more adequate for domestic purposes. Still too large to fit in the living rooms of your residences. Best placed in the front yard.
	1+	x 60	At Christmas, a Christmas tree is mandatory. This one here has not only a noble appearance, but also gets delivered with a full collection of decorative lights.
	1+	x 40	Some of your settlers’ children are very talented at building snowmen. If you want a snowman in your city, you can give the children some presents and they will build one for you.
	1+	x 395	A traditional Christmas decoration, with its roots in the folklore of the Ore Mountains.
	1+	x 265	A must have for all Christmas Fans, and a tribute to nut enthusiasts everywhere.
	1+	x 195	Bring Christmas to every corner of your island with this tranquil Christmas Hut.
	1+	x 55	A beautiful bench, perfect for winter. Sit down and cuddle on it with a cocoa or a hot lemon tea.
	1+	x 45	This sweet little lantern will let the Christmas Spirit shine across your island.
	1+	x 40	Nothing says Christmas more than a big bunch of neatly packed Christmas presents.
	1+	x 49	A huge stone statue resembling a gargoyle pointing to the north. Weird…
	1+	x 49	A huge stone statue resembling a gargoyle pointing to the east. Only for statue fetishists…
	1+	x 49	A huge stone statue resembling a gargoyle pointing to the south. Perfect if you want to make you garden look special.
	1+	x 49	A huge stone statue resembling a gargoyle pointing to the west. Delivered polished. Includes base.
	1+	x 89	A decorative metal bowl filled with burning coals that can be placed on your island to prettify it.
	1+	x 60	Tea revives the mind! Give this to your pupils and they will be fit for the hard life of a settler in no time.
	1+	x 50	This Christmas feast can be served very quickly in your Mayor’s house and includes a lot of different dishes. You will see that many settlers will visit your city when they hear about the feast.
	1+	x 80	These very sweet cookies are made with a lot of sugar. If your workers eat some of them, they will have bags of energy and work much more effectively.
	10+	x 40	Oh dear… It seems there were a lot of naughty children this year… St. Nicholas takes these things very seriously, and his companion, Krampus, has taken it upon himself to optimize coal production, to meet the season’s demand for punishment gifts.
	1+	x 60	One of your settlers, calling himself a deviser, has developed a machine which can heat liquids swiftly and accelerate the process of fermentation. Unfortunately, he has not been able to test it, yet. Perhaps you could give it a try?
	1+	x 50	Opening this magical little bag from Santa Claus will summon a snowstorm that will cover your island with a blanket of snow!
	1+	x 25	I bought these buckets from a fellow named Jack. Take a close look — this is no ordinary paint. It’s genuine frost! You could use it to make the whole island look like a mild winter’s morning.
	1+	x 40	Baskets full of reindeer food. With this many, we can easily populate the island with reindeers for a week.
x 100	1+	x 400	Oil for all your needs. Allows your productions to reach their highest efficiency.
x 200	1+	x 200	Grout is our masons’ latest invention. It helps make our buildings’ structure more solid, and allows us to upgrade them to higher levels.

Achievements

Event Calendar

Date	Gems	Reward
15.12.2016
16.12.2016	20	3
17.12.2016	20	20
18.12.2016
19.12.2016	20	5 / 3 / 1
20.12.2016	50	1000 / 1500
21.12.2016
22.12.2016	20	30
23.12.2016	20	200 / 500 / 350 / 100
24.12.2016
25.12.2016	50	2
26.12.2016	20
27.12.2016	20	3 / 2
28.12.2016
29.12.2016	20	500 / 350
30.12.2016	20
31.12.2016
01.01.2017	50	/ /
02.01.2017	20	4 / 3 / 3
03.01.2017	20	1 / 2
04.01.2017	20	4 / 4 / 4