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On March 28th, 2017 a Forge of empire Spring Event will start and it is called Cherry Blossom Festival to celebrate cherry blossom.
The main currency of this event is spring lantern. Spring lanterns can be traded for bronze, silver or gold chest with different rewards available. You can read full announcement of the event here and in our post we will write how to get these spring lanterns.
There are four [free] ways to get spring lanterns:
- You will be getting 10 Lanterns per day from the town hall
- You can get from 1 to 10 lanterns from cherry trees in the wilderness around your town. These cherry trees will appear after you complete quest or will open a chest
- Some lanterns are available as a prize in a chest
- The most important source of spring lanterns is quest completion.
Of course there is fifth way – as always you can buy spring lanterns with the diamonds.
Spring event quests
During this Cherry blossom festival will be two quests’ sets available. First (main) set will be available immediately and you will be able to complete all 25 quests straight away one by one.
Another quests’ set will be available after completion of the main questline. Each day from the start the event a new quest will be given. At the beginning you probably will have some stacked up quests, because they will become visible only after completion of main questline.
All questlines must be finished and all spring lanterns spent by 17th of April, 2017.
Main questline tasks and tips
Here is main questline. You will be rewarded with two Japanese-themed portraits and the Gong of Wisdom building by completing these quests.
| Quest # | Quest line, tasks and tips |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Spring Event. Konnichiwa! My name is Hanako. Let us celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival as this year’s Spring Event! I’m in charge of the preparations. Will you help me? Reward: 10 Lanterns |
| Collect 100 coins – Tips: polish/motive your guild mates/neighbours or build and sell a decoration to get back coins you need |
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| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 2 | The Cherry Garden. In this year’s Spring Event, you have the chance to win different parts of the Cherry Garden. It consists of five buildings that have a strong connection to each other…here, take this one as a gift. Reward: 1 Zen Zone |
| Build 1 decoration from your age or 2 from the previous age – Tips: check your inventory for some decorations you didn’t use yet | |
| Spend 7 Forge Point | |
| 3 | Building Synergy. The Cherry Garden Buildings, when placed together, create a beautiful composition. If you build them next to each other, their ancient power awakens and all of them will benefit Reward: 12 Lanterns |
| Finish 5-minute production 5 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 4 | Get them all. The more unique Cherry Garden Buildings you build next to each other, the higher their bonus will be! Try to win all of them in this year’s Spring Event. I’ll help you with Spring Lanterns to trade in. Reward: 13 Lanterns |
| Build one residential building from your age or 2 from the previous age – Tips: check your inventory for residential buildings you didn’t use yet | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 5 | Sakura. Let’s start with the preparations for the festival. Have you ever experienced the cherry blossom season before? We call it ‘Sakura’. When the cherry trees bloom, everyone gathers at the parks and celebrates! Reward: 14 Lanterns |
| Make people enthusiastic – Tips: you can active Enthusiasm in Friends tavern for 4h | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 6 | Blink and you’ll miss it. ‘Sakura’ usually starts between the end of March and the beginning of April, so we don’t have much time to prepare. It only lasts for a few days, but they’re intense. Reward: 15 Lanterns |
| Buy 3 Forge Points | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 7 | Spread the Word. We have never celebrated ‘Sakura’ in MOTIVATE Shrine before. So first, we need to make sure that your citizens know what the festival is all about. Please help me with spreading the word – I’m sure they will love it Reward: 16 Lanterns |
| Gather 40 goods – Tips: you can make a trade for 40 goods on market. Age doesn’t matter | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 8 | Cherry Trees. Obviously, we need cherry trees for the cherry blossom festival. Fortunately, that’s been taken care of. My home town donated trees last year already – you can see them outside of your city Reward: 17 Lanterns |
| In a Production Building, finish a 1-hour-production 8 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town and you didn’t do it yet | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 9 | Hanami Bento. Once the bloom starts, people meet up with their family, friends and colleagues to celebrate. They will gather in parks and enjoy homemade specialities called ‘hanami bento’ Reward: 18 Lanterns |
| Research a technology | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 10 | Fish Cakes. For the festivities, I decided to make delicious fish cakes called ‘kamaboko’. Also, I would like to decorate the food boxes. Please help me with the preparations Reward: 19 Lanterns |
| In a production building, finish 8-hour production 5 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town and you didn’t do it yet | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 11 | Cooking Courses. I figured it would be a good idea to give cooking courses, so everyone knows how to prepare their own ‘hanami bento’. Let’s visit your friends and check out their Taverns to schedule the courses Reward: 20 Lanterns |
| Visit 4 Taverns | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 12 | Ongoing Celebrations. The festivities do not stop after the first picnic at lunchtime – they go on until the evening. There’s people laughing everywhere, playing and listening to music. Let’s hire some musicians! Reward: 21 Lanterns |
| Build 1 culture building from your age or 2 from the previous age | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 13 | Paper Lanterns. In the evening, decorative paper lanterns are hung in the trees and lit up to make a nice atmosphere. I prepared a lot of paper lanterns in advance. Please help me give them to everyone! Reward: 22 Lanterns |
| Scout a province | |
| Spend 7 Forge Point | |
| 14 | Goodbye Winter. Everyone is nothing but cheerful during the cherry blossom season. The air is filled with the delicate fragrance of the cherry blossoms and it’s a great time to say goodbye to the cold winter season and embrace the spring. Reward: 23 Lanterns |
| Buy 5 Forge Points |
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| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 15 | Cherry Forecast. No one can really plan when the bloom starts as it depends on Mother Nature alone. the weather plays an important role here, and there are even specific forecasts only for the ‘Sakura’ Reward: 24 Lanterns |
| Collect 200 Tavern Silver | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 16 | From South to North. Usually, the cherry trees in the south starts to bloom first. The festivities there will be over when the bloom reaches the north. So, if you cant’ get enough, just travel with the bloom from south to north! Reward: 25 Lanterns |
| In a production building, finish 15-minute production 7 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town and you didn’t do it yet | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 17 | Fragile Bloom. The cherry blossoms are actually quite fragile. Only a small blast of wind or rain is enough to make the petals fall way. Reward: 26 Lanterns |
| Infiltrate 4 sectors | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 18 | Cultivation. Many of the cherry trees that you see blooming during the ‘Sakura’ do not actually produce cherries. They have been cultivated mostly for ornamental use by now. Reward: 27 Lanterns |
| Recruit 5 units from your age or 8 from previous age– Tips: you can get units also from Alcatraz GB or in Guild Expedition | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 19 | Symbol of Beauty. Cherry blossoms are a universal symbol of beauty and the start of spring, but they also represents perishability. Reward: 28 Lanterns |
| In a production building, finish 24-hour production 4 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town and you didn’t do it yet | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 20 | Over the Centuries. The cherry blossom festival has a long tradition – in fact, it is many centuries old. It is even said to go as far back as the end of the 8th century! Let’s preserve this tradition by sharing it. Reward: 29 Lanterns |
| Acquire 2 sectors without fighting | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 21 | Living Tradition. Up until today, the customs of celebrating the cherry blossom season have not changed drastically. People still gather to enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms together. Please tell all your neighbors and friends about it. Reward: 30 Lanterns |
| Motivate or polish 40 buildings of other players | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 22 | Worldwide Festivities. The cherry blossom festival is celebrated all over the world, not only in Asia. Also, big European and North American cities have parks with cherry trees and celebrate their bloom, and now also MOTIVATE Shrine will join Reward: 31 Lanterns |
| Contribute 20 Forge Points to a Great Building or Research a technology | |
| 23 | Cherry Blossom Queen. Some cities even have the honor of crowning their own official cherry blossom queens. This is true for Washington D.C., Honolulu, Hawaii, and Hamburg, Germany. we should decorate our city – maybe we can be chosen as well. Reward: 32 Lanterns |
| Build 8 decorations | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 24 | Favorite Time of the Year. It’s such a shame that the cherry blossoms only last for a short time. It’s by far my favorite time of year and I’m always a bit sad when it ends. Reward: 33 Lanterns and Portrait of Samurai |
| Activate 1 boost in your Friends Tavern | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| 25 | Blossom Approaching. The preparations for this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival are almost over – it really can’t be long now, I can already smell it in the air! Thank you for your support. Reward: 34 Lanterns and Portrait of Hanako |
| Gain control over a province – Tips: after you gain control over a province send your scout to the next province and don’t open Continent map until 8th of April | |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Reward: Gong of Wisdom building |
Daily quests
Additional quests available after main questline is completed
| Date | Quest line, tasks and tips |
|---|---|
| Mar 28 | Collect 200 coins – Tips: polish/motive your guild mates/neighbours or build and sell a decoration to get back coins you need |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Mar 29 | Build 2 decorations from your age or 4 from the previous ageTips: check your inventory for some decorations you didn’t use yet |
| Spend 7 Forge Point | |
| Mar 30 | In a production building, finish 5-minute productions 12 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Mar 31 | Build 2 residential buildings from your age or 4 from the previous age – Tips: check your inventory for residential buildings you didn’t use yet |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 1 | Make people enthusiastic – Tips: you can active Enthusiasm in Friends tavern for 4h |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 2 | Buy 8 Forge Points |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 3 | Gather 70 goods – Tips: you can make a trade for 40 goods on market. Age doesn’t matter |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 4 | Finish 1-hour production 12 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 5 | Research a technology |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 6 | In a production building, finish 8-hour production 8 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 7 | Delete 5 units from your age or 8 units from the previous age |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 8 | Build 2 cultural buildings from your age or 3 from the previous age |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 9 | Scout a province – Tips: don’t acquire/infiltrate any sectors, as you will need it for April 10 quest |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 10 | Finish 15-minute productions 10 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town |
| Spend 7 Forge Point | |
| Apr 11 | Infiltrate 5 sectors – Tips: don’t acquire any sectors as you will need it for later quests |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 12 | Recruit 6 units from your age or 10 units from the previous age |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 13 | In a production building, finish a 24-hour production 7 times – Tips: build hunters (stone age) if you have free space in your town |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 14 | Acquire 2 sectors without fighting |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 15 | Motivate or polish 40 buildings of other players |
| Spend 7 Forge Points | |
| Apr 16 | Contribute 20 Forge Points to a Great Building or Research a technology |
| Apr 17 | Gain control over a province |
| Spend 7 Forge Points |
That’s it.
Worthless, no tips just a list of the quests. Way to get clicks with miss labeling
Hi Ed,
For which quest you are looking tips? All quests in this event are straight forward that’s why we didn’t put many tips here.
Task 24 – Activate 1 boost in your Friends Tavern
How the ones with already upgraded all parts of tavern can do this task?
Open your tavern and you will see a Tavern shop tab. There are a lot of usefull things you can activate there
How does opening my own tavern tab activate a boost for another player ?
When it says “your friends tavern” it means your own tavern, that’s just the name of it. So activate a boost in your tavern to complete that event task.
Laske, you have Friends tavern in your town and quest is to activate a boost in YOUR friends TAVERN.
Will there be an option to get hold of any missing items of the Cherry Tree Set ?
The April 8th Quest is incorrect. The TRUE Quest is to build 2 cultural buildings from your current age or 3 from the previous age Having relied on your list I have now wasted a 2 day + scouting trip in all 4 worlds that I play.
So much for you knowing what is really going to happen.
I did the same, my guess would be that the dates are wrong so it will be tomorrows task. So as long as you haven’t opened your world map to see the newly scouted area you should be alright.
I’m stuck on this quest I have scouted and used negotiated sectors with my goods, to win the sectors.
I think I have won 5 and nothing has not registered. Any ideas or tips?
Event Quest – Hanako (Quest 17/25)
Konnichiwa! The cherry blossoms are actually quite fragile. Only a small blast of wind or rain is enough to make the petals fall away.
Task: Infriltrate 4 sectors
Marcos did you figure that quest out? because I am at the same sticking point. I think you may have to fight to win a sector because negotiating does not work. The next quest appears to be when a sector with negotiation. These are not straight forward like the comments said.
Hi kendrake,
If you acquired at least on sector by fighting then it is straight forward. If not then… I explained in above comment what to do.
Hi Marcos,
As quest says you need INFILTRATE, but not negotiate sectors. If you are using a tablet in sector’s options you can see two buttons on the first screen – Attack and Negotiate. Press Attack button Instead of pressing Negotiate and on the next screen you’ll see Infiltrate button.
I did resist opening the world map (avoided other quests) and Yes, it did return to the schedule, just one inserted but now I have finishes the last quest you listed and it seems there are additional (at least the next)
May want to extreme vet your sources in the future
The list is updated with additional quests.
The quest line is not complete as it stops at April the 10th. I will post the next few quests until the end of the line as they occur.
APRIL 11 — Spend 7 Forge Points and Recruit 6 units from your age or 10 units from the previous age.
APRIL 12 — I will post tomorrow.
APRIL 12 — Spend 7 Forge Points and in a production building finish a 24 hour production 7 times. (build Hunters to finish faster if you have space)
it doesnt help to post what happened yesterday we need to know what is required tomorrow & the next day…
Quest 18 (14 April): Hanako: “Acquire 2 sectors without fighting” and “Spend 7 Forge Points”
Reward: Lanterns 27 Lanterns
Quest 19 (15 April): Hanako: “Motivate or polish 40 buildings of other players” and “Spend 7 Forge Points” Reward: Lanterns 28 Lanterns
Quest 20 (16 April): Hanako: ” Contribute 20 Forge Points to a Great Building or Research a technology” Reward: Lanterns 29 Lanterns
Quest 21 (17 April): Hanako: “Gain control over a province” and “Spend 7 Forge Points” Reward: Lanterns 30 Lanterns
End of 2017 Spring Event Bonus Questline
Thank you Romeo and Bruin – the list is updated with additional quests.
how to gain control over a province
Hi meepu,
You need to acquire all sectors of that province by fighting or negotiating.