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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 20, 2022 21:21:46 GMT
Hello all. I need some help, PLEASE, with understanding this bingo derby! It is my first one. I've read previous posts and the help section in the game. I understand there will be tasks I don't want to do. I get that you have to make lines (I finally found the separate bingo tab on the board 😆). What I Don't understand is those little round tags on the derby tasks with a star on them. At first I thought it was indicating that I have that type of task in my bingo board. Makes sense. BUT, I have a 320 egg/animal task that does not have the tag, just a regular push pin. There is also 2 wool tasks up right now that Do have the star tag. I'm so confused! I do have an animal task on my bingo board. I also have a town visitor task on the bingo board, but the train town derby task doesn't have a star tag on it either. What am I not getting?!?
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Post by qbie on Sept 21, 2022 1:34:27 GMT
Hello ClassyCats.
You are right the star indicates the task on your derby board is also a bingo task, but it will need to be the exact same task as on your bingo board, not just the same general type/category. Sounds like one of the tasks on your bingo board is collecting wool, so the wool tasks on your derby board have the star instead of regular push pin. Doesn't sound like collecting eggs is a task on your bingo board, so it just has the regular push pin on your derby board. Likewise, you will need to look for a derby task that matches exactly the town visitor you have on your bingo board instead of the general town train derby task.
As long as your derby task matches exactly the task on your bingo board, it will count towards getting a bingo line, even if it is low points. Of course if points are too low, you may not reach all derby thresholds and/or risk being demoted. Hence the challenge--trying to find exactly the same task and a 320 pt one, if possible to remain competitive. Good luck!
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 21, 2022 1:47:53 GMT
Oh!! Thank you qbie! Ooh that makes things rather tough! Has to match exactly, okay. Thank you so much! Now I know more about what I should be trashing and keeping!!
And I just realized- since I only have 1 boat task on my bingo board, I shouldn't keep more than 1 boat task on my derby board right?
Thanks again! This is going to be a prickly first bingo for me! 😋
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Post by qbie on Sept 21, 2022 2:50:09 GMT
Depends on how many opted in your derby. If solo, then each bingo task only needs to be completed once and u only need to keep one boat task on your derby board. I don’t know the thresholds, but if enough players are opted in, the bingo board will have counters for each task. That’s how many times each task needs to be completed before that square will count towards a bingo line As far as I can remember, all my bingo derbies have been prickly  Good luck! And remember, getting a bingo line is like catching a bunny. You can just play it like a regular derby if u don’t care about unlocking additional reward columns and placing top 3 is most important to u. |
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 21, 2022 3:30:53 GMT
Thank you again qbie so much! That makes trashing easier anyway! It is just me in my neighborhood, so then yes- just 1 boat. 1 truck. I have multiple harvest bingo tasks though! 🙄
I would have responded right away but haven't been getting the email notifications for the forum today for some reason! I hope this bingo is a little less prickly for you! 😸🤗
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Post by qbie on Sept 21, 2022 3:55:02 GMT
sunnyphoenix has been observing trends of how often tasks for the newer crops tasks show up in the various derby types. She feels bingo derby is the hardest and if they do pop up, it’s usually with low points. For this reason, if possible she tries to avoid them in bingo and seems to be a good strategy I got lucky I have some of the older crops. 320 chili pepper has shown up 3x for me already so the rarity of the harvest tasks may just be for the newer crops I have noticed that 320 boat comes up often. Sometimes if I’m looking for something more rare I will trash it hoping for better chance the rare task shows up, only because I know another 320 boat task will come up quite easily if that helps you get the tasks you’re seeking. Good luck!🍀
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 21, 2022 4:23:33 GMT
I have had zero 320 crop tasks come up! There was a sesame one at the very beginning of my trashing, but it wasn't 320. Don't remember what I was 😋
But oh yes boats a ton! And truck and mining! Got a bacon and a wool task too! 😝🤦♀️
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Post by qbie on Sept 21, 2022 5:27:36 GMT
Ouch!
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Post by donkeyfan on Sept 21, 2022 8:21:03 GMT
ClassyCats & qbie I want to thank you very much for this interesting conversation. Great!  I hope this thread shows new members or those who are lacking some experience with the game that no question is wasted. Also a question considered as known can create new aspects and maybe a new and better approach for the future. I appreciate that so much.  
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 21, 2022 8:45:43 GMT
Thank you, too, donkeyfan! I was indeed lost. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about HD, take a few years off and there's tons of new things to learn about! It's great! 😻😸
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Post by Mom’sCar on Sept 21, 2022 10:55:39 GMT
@classycats, I would add that the Bingo Derby as a solo player is especially difficult because in order to get the 3 Bingo lines there must be a ‘connector’ task, such as a corner task that is a task for each line. I hope that made sense. So strategy for a solo player that wants to also place in the top 3 & earn 3 Bingo columns is tricky.
Good luck 🍀
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 21, 2022 11:53:22 GMT
Thank you Mom’sCar ! I am already getting frustrated with this bingo stuff! Haven't started it yet, but all the tasks I trash seem to pop right up again. The same exact ones! I figure it's okay if I don't get all 3 lines. And goodness, I dont care anymore about being in the top 3! Just staying in the current league MAYBE (champion). I sure hope these bingo derbies aren't very often! Wool and goats milk and bacon-- all are corner tasks 😣 (Edit-- the goats milk is Not a corner task. Phew). (I would like to also say Thank You So Much for keeping me on your friends list all these years! You and some other HD veterans; I was tickled pink to see you all still there!! 🤗😘). |
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Post by donkeyfan on Sept 21, 2022 13:08:25 GMT
Dear ClassyCats  Bingo has become over time very tenacious and laborious. I remember a time....way long ago...when Bingo was fun. This time is gone in my opinion and due to this I avoid this stuff completely, same applies for my sister-in-law. I suppose everyone has to make his own experiences with this kind of derby to decide whether to go for it in the future or not. Of course there are greater possibilities in the Bingo rows for special rewards such as permits, but that is not guaranteed. If you have bad luck it is possible that you worked hard for nothing.  You have the possibility to shuffle the rewards with diamonds when the derby is finished, but I prefer to avoid it. For every kind of derby. In my opinion it's a hard sort of a derby and therefore I would kinda "expect" an appropriate reward and not being forced spending diamonds to get permits if they don't appear. That's frustrating as well.  Considering all this I'm very glad with my decision to skip some derbies despite missing some desired rewards. It's only a matter of luck, no more, no less. |
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 21, 2022 13:39:51 GMT
Agreed donkeyfan. I generally don't like to skip anything and participate in as much as I can, But! This bingo stuff sure has me considering! 😩 |
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Post by donkeyfan on Sept 23, 2022 15:02:48 GMT
Interesting, I also read many complaints about the Bingo derby in the German HayDay forum. Most players aren't amused that Bingo has become that laborious. This wasn't always the case. I remember a time when Bingo was fun. To figure out which Bingo rows would be the best was exciting. Meanwhile Bingo is so tough that fun has vanished for good. Only one member in the German forum likes Bingo how it is. I don't know why this changed. What's your point of view? Do you agree, or is Bingo in it's current status ok for you? I'm curious about your opinion. |
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 24, 2022 7:58:48 GMT
donkeyfan, This being my first bingo derby ever, I don't think I'm too qualified to "rate" it, but... I will anyway. 😋 I hate it! I'm not even entering. The tasks on my bingo board, besides mining, truck, and boats, are horrendous. It would be better if I had available the specific townies the tasks want, but they picked the customers I have the Least of! Of course. I can definitely see what Momscar said too about it being stickier for solo players. And I don't like the fact that you can't prepare all your tasks before starting. I could get a few done, and then sit there and trash and trash some more waiting for those other specific tasks I need to make a line. Nope. I decided to forego. Perhaps I will try it in the future. In fact I'm sure I will. I think also if a person doesn't care whether or not they get 320 point tasks would make things Much easier. Just pass on getting some rewards in order to have less stress. Like you say! I don't remember if I played in a mystery derby or not yet either. I know I did a blossom one. They've just been having so many bunny derbies, any others have seemed to get lost! I will drop down a league but I am perfectly good with that. Actually I wouldn't mind starting out in the very first league again. It's so much more relaxing! And yes indeed-- I can definitely see why so many people dislike this bingo derby!! Peeee-U! 😉😸
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Post by Tahoe 🐾 on Sept 24, 2022 9:14:02 GMT
donkeyfan , This being my first bingo derby ever, I don't think I'm too qualified to "rate" it, but... I will anyway. 😋 I hate it! I'm not even entering. The tasks on my bingo board, besides mining, truck, and boats, are horrendous. It would be better if I had available the specific townies the tasks want, but they picked the customers I have the Least of! Of course. I can definitely see what Momscar said too about it being stickier for solo players. And I don't like the fact that you can't prepare all your tasks before starting. I could get a few done, and then sit there and trash and trash some more waiting for those other specific tasks I need to make a line. Nope. I decided to forego. Perhaps I will try it in the future. In fact I'm sure I will. I think also if a person doesn't care whether or not they get 320 point tasks would make things Much easier. Just pass on getting some rewards in order to have less stress. Like you say! I don't remember if I played in a mystery derby or not yet either. I know I did a blossom one. They've just been having so many bunny derbies, any others have seemed to get lost! I will drop down a league but I am perfectly good with that. Actually I wouldn't mind starting out in the very first league again. It's so much more relaxing! And yes indeed-- I can definitely see why so many people dislike this bingo derby!! Peeee-U! 😉😸 Lol! If you weren't fond of this derby, just wait til the mystery derby happens! I played this one solo, and even though I play it like a regular derby (if I happen to get bingo lines in the process, fine. If not, that's fine too), I had the worst task boards re-appear over and over again. Most of the tasks are ones I don't do, so I was stuck doing long crop tasks, but luckily got a couple of help tasks. I noticed that after trashing the tasks on the board hundreds of times, most of the new ones were also on the bingo board. Maybe some "adjustments" were made due to the previous complaints about tasks on the bingo board not showing up, I don't know. After being in last place for a few days, I somehow ended up in 7th! It looks like some competitors gave up after a while. |
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 24, 2022 9:40:51 GMT
Tahoe 🐾 yes! It seemed no matter how many times I trashed some of the tasks, those exact same tasks would keep popping up! Only thing different may have been the points. I only have two of the new crop tasks on my bingo board-- eggplant and sesame. Those would have been great to do, but I only got a sesame task once for piddly points. I've taken note of the townies they asked for, so will make sure to have them and different ones than those I take hostage now. 😉 And goats milk, wool and bacon were all on the board too. Yuck! Ugh if the mystery derbies are anything like these, then 😭😝. Not looking forward to it! I should have done with this one like you said you did it- just played like regular and if I got bingo lines great. If not then oh well. But I'm sure there will be more chances! Thank you for this insight! 🤗
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Post by Tahoe 🐾 on Sept 24, 2022 9:49:14 GMT
I'd suggest giving it a go a few times so you can decide how best to play it. I play the bunny derbies that way too if playing solo.
Regarding the mystery derby, shortly after it was introduced, players were complaining about long tasks like wool, goat milk and others. I think (but don't quote me) that those have been removed, though you'll still see others that may take some time. My advice would be to play all the derbies at least a few times before you decide.
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Post by ClassyCats on Sept 24, 2022 12:06:11 GMT
I will do just that Tahoe, thank you! 😁 And do I want to play them all. I might, maybe, perhaps would have done the bingo this week, but I just didn't have the energy to put up with it! I will give it a go next time. Eeks!! 😱😘
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Post by ClassyCats on Oct 5, 2022 17:53:35 GMT
Tahoe 🐾, I forgot to update and thank you after that darn bingo derby. Yes, the tasks continued to be Horrible. But on Sunday I decided I'd give it a shot. I knew I was moving down a league one way or another anyway so might as well see how things go, right? I finished only half of the tasks allotted for CL, and came in at 7th place in the derby. Seems many people don't care for it! I played it just like you said you did the one time-- just like regular derby and ignored the bingo lines. And, though I dont get any lines completed, I was very satified with the end result! So thank you for sharing that! It definitely makes me feel loads better about the future bingo derbies to come! 😸😘
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