Holsteiner - the new breed of horse

A new breed of horse has appeared today - The Holsteiner. Details are a little thin on the ground right now, but this is a picture of one of the first adults on Howrse. A quick look at the genetics shows that their top three skills, in order, are Jumping , Gallop and Dressage.

At the moment, you can only get a Holsteiner when you win one as part of the bonus puzzle - see below.

Patsy

UPDATE: They are already appearing in the sales at rather immense prices!

Jigsaw Puzzle: Bonus puzzle

Just when we thought it would be an 'ordinary' contest, things have changed. Howrse have just introduced Horns of Plenty with which you can win missing pieces for your jigsaw puzzle.

It appears that you can (actually NEED to) use HoP's to complete the bonus puzzle. This means that some of the Balios's have already been won.

We're not quite sure how some people have managed to get their third login for puzzle no.4, but they have and have then used HoP's to help complete the bonus puzzle.

According to one player (NOT confirmed by ultimate Howrse), the bonus puzzle has the following objectives:

• Objective Gift
  1. First login of the day 1 x Holsteiner foal
  2. First login of the day 1 x Diamond
  3. Use a Philosopher's Stone 1 x Diamond
  4. Give birth to twins 1 x Diamond
  5. Give birth to a Unicorn 1 x Diamond
  6. Open Horns of Plenty 1 x Diamond
  7. Open Horns of Plenty 5 x Diamonds
  8. Open Horns of Plenty 5 x Diamonds
  9. Be the original breeder of
  a 40 year old, non-immortal horse 5 x Diamonds
  

So, we don't yet know how some players have managed to complete the Jigsaw Puzzle Contest, but they certainly have and those Balios's are disappearing fast!

More news as and when we have it.

UPDATE: Players are reporting that they used over 40 passes to buy HoP's, to complete the bonus puzzle.

UPDATE 2: All of the Balios's have now been won.

Patsy

Jigsaw Puzzle No.4

Howrse's jigsaw puzzle contest continues and we've now reached puzzle no.4. as you'll see, it's essentially the same as most of the others.

The prize for completing the whole puzzle is a Dragon, which some players will find pretty useful. OK, enough chit chat. You want answers and we have them for you.


Here are the objectives and the gifts for puzzle no.4:


Objective                                                       Gift
1. First login of the day                          Posiedon's Saddle
2. First login of the day                          150 x turnips
3. First login of the day                          20 x Energy Mash
4. Win 30 competitions                          1 x 4000 equus
5. Be congratulated 3 times                    1 x Dog
6.Take part in the Grand Prix                 1 x Daphne's Laurels
7.Find the hidden piece                          1 x 6000 equus
8. Groom xx horses                                1 x Apollo's Lyre
9. Go to contest page at (TIME)            1 x Pandora's Box

So there you have it. The latest round of objectives and gifts. We're still seeing dozens of questions about the contest. Our advice? Read the other postings on here because all your answers are there. Trust me!

Well good luck for this round of the contest. And, as always, we will be back with news on jigsaw puzzle no.5 as soon as it's available.

Patsy

Jigsaw Puzzle No.3

OK, Howrse's latest contest continues and we are now on puzzle no.3. There are still plenty of questions and comments coming in from players.

 Now one thing which seems to be confusing people is the 'login' objective. As you'll see, each puzzle has two login objectives. So, you can only activate one of these per day.

Now, if you completed most of the objectives for puzzle no.2 yesterday, you still have one 'login' objective to complete. When you login in today, you will complete the 'login' objective for puzzle no.2.

Therefore you cannot complete the first 'login' objective for puzzle no.3 today. You can do that tomorrow. And so the second 'login' objective for puzzle no.3 can now only be completed in 2 days' time. So remember, you can only complete ONE login objective per day.

Right, so here is the list of objectives and gifts for jigsaw puzzle no.3:

Objective                                                       Gift
1. First login of the day                          Posiedon's Horseshoes
2. First login of the day                          100 x turnips
3. Take part in 50 competitions              8 x ageing points  (Depends on how many horses you have)
4. Win 15 competitions                          1 x Made to measure bridle
5. Catch a UFO                                      1 x Made to measure saddle
6. Be congratulated twice                       1 x Helios' Ray
7.Take part in the Grand Prix                 1 x 3000 equus
8. Groom xx horses                                1 x Ow's congratulations
9. Go to contest page at (TIME)            1 x Golden Spurs

Now the big news with this puzzle is that to complete it, you must have access to the Grand Prix. That's a bit of a shame for players who don't have this. Currently, the only way to get access to the Grand Prix is to win it from a Horn of Plenty.

Right. We'll be continuing our coverage of the contest so make sure you keep visiting and let us know how you're getting on.

Good luck!

Patsy

Jigsaw Puzzle No.3 - soon

Well LucyLou and I are doing our best to keep up with the contest. We hope you are too. My fingers are aching after a long session at my keyboard but I just wanted to let you know that we are on track to bring you the latest news on puzzle No.3 in a few hours.

There are several questions that players keep asking us about the contest. If you read the other posts, you'll find all the answers you need. Just remember that the hidden pieces appear randomly, rather like UFO's. So you should get all the ones you need as you're online, playing the game.

Anyway, I need to rest my weary hands. See you soon, with all the info on the next jigsaw puzzle!

Patsy

Puzzle No.2

Well the Puzzle contest is well under way. And as always with these contests, each level gets harder to complete. So, if you haven't yet completed Puzzle No.1 and want to know what the challenges are in No.2 - here they are: 


     Objective                                                       Gift
1. First login of the day                          Posiedon's Horseshoes
2. First login of the day                          50 x turnips
3. Take part in 50 competitions              5 x ageing points  (May depend on how many horses you have)
4. Catch a UFO                                       2000 equus
5. Find the hidden piece                         10% energy for all your horses
6. Find the hidden piece                        1 x Giraffe
7. Be congratulated one time                 1 x Eolus' Wind
8. Groom xx horses                                1 x Swallow (Depends how many horses you have. Max 100)
9. Go to contest page at (TIME)            1 x Helios' Ray

Now as in Puzzle No.1, the jigsaw pieces that you have to find, appear randomly just like UFO's. Also, the time you need to visit the contest page varies, so make sure you check it carefully. As for the 'First login of the day' - there are two of these because Howrse doesn't want players to complete the puzzle in a single day. So you will need to login on TWO different days to achieve these objectives.

Happy jigsawing everyone!

Patsy

The Jigsaw Puzzle

Howrse have today launched another new contest for the summer - the Jigsaw Puzzle.

Starting today (9th August) until the 24th of August at noon game time, you can collect Jigsaw Puzzle pieces on the game to complete 5 Puzzles. If you are among the first 30 players to complete the puzzles you win a Balios. Everyone else who completes the puzzles will win three 5th elements.

You also get gifts for finding each puzzle piece. For completing the first puzzle you win a Horn of Plenty. Here is what you need to do to complete the first puzzle:

Objectives of Puzzle no. 1

1 First log in of the day

Gift: 50 x Apple

2 First log in of the day

Gift: 25 x Turnip

3 Catch an UFO

Gift: 3 x Aging point

4 Find the hidden piece

Gift: 1 000

5 Find the hidden piece

Gift: 5% energy for all your horses

6 Find the hidden piece

Gift: 5 x Caloric Mash

7 Groom 100 horses

Gift: 1 x Squirrel

8 Go to the contest page at 21:18 (site time zone)

Gift: 1 x MF bridle

9 Go to the contest page at 22:18 (site time zone)

Gift: 1 x MK saddle

(Please note that the number of horses you have to groom will depend on how many horses you own, up to a maximum of 100. You can also groom the same horse 100 times - it works both ways. The times in 8 and 9 will also change depending on when you log in.)

So start searching for those Jigsaw Puzzle pieces!

Lucy