Puzzle Contest Extension

Howrse have just announced that the puzzle contest will now be running for an extra 4 days. So instead of finishing on the 24th August you now have until the 28th August to try and complete your puzzles.

You can also still find extra pieces for your puzzles in Horns of Plenty until 26th August.

So keep trying to win those Gypses. Happy puzzling.

Lucy

Bonus Puzzle Update 2

We've had some requests from players asking for a picture of the completed bonus puzzle. Well, here it is. And as we've said, you now win a Gypse along with three 5th Elements when you complete this puzzle.

Whilst it's great that hundreds of players can now get Gypse's, it does mean that their rarity is hugely reduced and as a result, their value. It's rather a shame that there are fewer and fewer Divines and Specials that are actually rare and valuable in the game.

Maybe Howrse will release a Divine or Special horse that is actually limited to a small number. That would make them wonderfully appealing and sought after. But that's just my opinion.

Anyway, congratulations to everyone who has won a Gypse. Remember to top up your sand piles each day and your horses' skills will increase.

Have fun,

Patsy

Bonus Puzzle Update

Update: For completing the bonus puzzle you can now win a Gypse as well as the 3 5th elements.

Since Howrse revealed the bonus puzzle in the Summer Puzzle contest was aimed at pass buying players, there have been a lot of unhappy people. Even more so when they revealed you could win pieces for the puzzles in Horns of Plenty.

After this happened the 30 Balios were won within a few hours, leaving a lot of people upset that they never really had a chance.

Now Howrse have decided to change the reward for completing the bonus puzzle. You can now win a Gypse if you complete the puzzle as well as the 3 5th elements. There are no limits to the number that can be won so everyone completing the puzzles will win a Divine. Here's what Ow said in the event forum about the change:

Good morning.
We are distributing a Gypse to all the players that have finished the 5th puzzle later than the first 30 as a form of token.
We hope to ease out the frustration this operation has generated for those who did not finish in the first 30.
Cheers
Ow

So you have until 24th August to win your Gypse - happy puzzle piece finding!

Lucy

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