Let me take you back to 3rd January 2013...
A pop-up appears to every player on every TeamLava game, and it informs that all holiday content from 2012 will be removed on the 7th. Chaos ensues as players frantically try to decide what is and what isn't 'holiday content', before invading Design mode to buy up items expected to go and desperately trying to master seasonal recipes.
It was a bit of a shambles in all honesty. Only four days notice of a whole raft of unnamed items and dishes being removed with no promise of any returning at any time in the future. So as that time approaches again, here's a guide as to what you should do.
The definition of 'holiday content' is a dodgy one - Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas clearly all fall into this bracket, but what about Summer, Autumn, Carnival and Cruise themed items? So for the sake of taking no chances I'm going to class anything added this year as at risk.
Every week I'm posting a list of items released in 2013 for a certain category, comprising of the nine tabs of Design mode and the recipes. This week's feature are the wall decorations...
| Wall decoration | Cost | Date added | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Fireplace | 17,000 coins | 3rd Jan | Winter |
| Glass Heart | 6 gems | 18th Jan | Valentine's Day |
| Mardi Gras Mask | 40,000 coins | 6th Feb | Mardi Gras |
| Movie Poster* | 28,000 coins | 12th Feb | Valentine's Day |
| Cross My Heart* | 9,000 coins | 12th Feb | Valentine's Day |
| Cupid's Arrows* | 14,000 coins | 12th Feb | Valentine's Day |
| Swedish Geranium | 30,000 coins | 20th Feb | Swedish |
| Floral Painting | 12 gems | 20th Feb | Swedish |
| Birch Lamp | 15 gems | 27th Feb | Western |
| Action Chef Portrait | 9,000 coins | 6th Mar | Asian |
| Wooden Om | 5,000 coins | 6th Mar | Asian |
| Paper Lantern | 38,000 coins | 13th Mar | Asian |
| Action Scroll | 40,000 coins | 27th Mar | Asian |
| Bird House | 20,000 coins | 3rd Apr | Spring |
| Sombrero | 10 gems | 18th Apr | Mexican |
| Green Curtain | 4 gems | 24th Apr | Theatre |
| Blue Curtain | 4 gems | 24th Apr | Theatre |
| Red Curtain | 2,500 coins | 24th Apr | Theatre |
| Purple Curtain | 2,500 coins | 24th Apr | Theatre |
| Gran-Gran's Dancing Shoes** | 450 coins | 1st May | Gran-Gran |
| Glowing Light Box | 2,800 coins | 8th May | Gran-Gran |
| Modern Circle Art | 3,200 coins | 8th May | Gran-Gran |
| Memorial Print | 10 gems | 14th May | Memorial Day |
| Memorial Day Wreath | 18,000 coins | 14th May | Memorial Day |
| Joyful Painting | 10 gems | 15th May | Spring |
| Birthday Balloons | 7,500 coins | 5th Jun | Birthday Party |
| Ocean View Window | 7,500 coins | 12th Jun | Cruise |
| Golden Anchor | 30,000 coins | 26th Jun | Cruise |
| Turtle Art | 7,500 coins | 27th Jun | Cruise |
| Carnival Lights | 6,500 coins | 3rd Jul | Carnival |
| Balloon Lamps | 8 gems | 17th Jul | Carnival |
| Colorful Clock | 31,000 coins | 24th Jul | French |
| Clown Fish | 6,500 coins | 7th Aug | Under the sea |
| Jellyfish Lamp | 6,000 coins | 7th Aug | Under the sea |
| Back to School Sign | 15 gems | 8th Aug | Back to school |
| Anchor Clock | 32,500 coins | 21st Aug | Under the sea |
| Airplane Assemblage | 11 gems | 28th Aug | Airplanes |
| Musical River | 23,000 coins | 4th Sep | Musical |
| Wanted Poster | 6,800 coins | 11th Sep | Old West |
| Old West Lantern | 6,500 coins | 11th Sep | Old West |
| Fall Leaf Lamp*** | 9 gems | 18th Sep | Autumn |
| Jam and Jellies*** | 12 gems | 25th Sep | Autumn |
| Autumn Lamp*** | 6,700 coins | 6th Nov | Thanksgiving |
| Rainforest Vines*** | 28,000 coins | 6th Nov | Thanksgiving |
| Happy Harvest*** | 19,000 coins | 20th Nov | Thanksgiving |
| Bull Horns | 12 gems | 27th Nov | Old West |
| Menora Window | 25,000 coins | 4th Dec | Christmas |
| Cabin Window | 6,950 coins | 11th Dec | Christmas |
| Joy Sign | 6,000 coins | 11th Dec | Christmas |
| Christmas Cupboard | 28,000 coins | 18th Dec | Christmas |
| Holiday Lights* | 10,000 coins | 18th Dec | Christmas |
| Turtle Doves | 3 gems | 25th Dec | Christmas |
| Wall Streamers | 2 gems | 1st Jan | New Year |
Last updated Thursday 2nd January 2014.
(*) These wall decorations were a 2011 or 2012 removal, but have been re-added in 2013. They are expected to be removed again this year. The Christmas decoration among these is set to be removed shortly.
(**) This wall decoration is unlockable through the Gran-Gran goals.
(***) These wall decorations are 'in season' so may be removed in the near future in a removal of the same format as the Halloween content removal.
Altogether there are 53 wall decorations up for removal in the New Year. There's no certainty over which ones will go, so purchase any you like soon.
There are also 8 other wall decorations which were removed in the Halloween content removal on Friday 15th November 2013, so are not included in the above table. Likewise another was removed on Tuesday 26th November 2013, so is also not included.
For a list of all content potentially up for removal at the start of 2014, click here.
As much as I appreciate these posts (quite a lot), they do make me despair of ever expanding my restaurant again. So many things to buy before they maybe disappear; it's impossible to build up coin reserves. The content removal definitely brings out the worst of my pack rat tendencies...
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how you're making these lists. Is it from your own back catalog of posts where you've listed what's added each week or is there another way to know what's new from this year? I also play bakery, so I was wondering how I'd go about making a similar list for that game.
Finally, do you add neighbors from blog comments? And can you delete a comment if I leave my ID here? I don't really want it to be posted forever, but I'd love to see the Garlic Tree in "person". :)
Show some restraint! Building up lots of coins is definitely difficult at this time of year, both because of the removals pending and the multitude of goal sets there have been too.
DeleteThe lists are constructed mainly from my archive of game update posts over the year. But for updates prior to the launch of the blog in February I had to search through past threads from the TeamLava Forums. It's a long process, but it would be possible to do the same for Bakery Story.
I've yet to add anyone through the blog - if you post your ID as a comment on this page, I'd be delighted to add you, and I'll remove the comment as soon as I can :)
Restraint, yes... Or! I could think that there's a tiny chance that I'll want 40 of some decoration that I don't even really like, ages from now, for a theme I haven't dreamed up yet! Then what!?!
DeleteI was worried you'd say that's what you had done to make this list. I really appreciate you doing it for restaurant; I suspect I'll just wing it on the bakery side of things. What could go wrong? (Other than them removing things I don't like but may want, gah!)
Maybe I should rename the restaurant Fat Pack Rat...
Ha, I've been known to buy items 'in advance' for a future theme that hasn't come to pass. I've got a pool table I payed 20 gems which has sat in storage from the day I bought it!
DeleteAs for Bakery, it might be best to just buy up anything that's a going! At the end of the day once items are removed they're gone forever whereas the expansions etc. will always be around (even if we can't ever afford them!)
I've sent you an invite btw :)
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