Seasons

Halloween at Cozy Coast

On now

15 September to 31 October

The coast puts on its autumn face. Nights run longer, candy turns up after dark, and three fish only bite while the lanterns are out.

What is happening

• The Lantern Keeper visitsthe village square
• Wisps drift up after darkanywhere on the map
• A haunted chest goes huntingwherever the board says
• Three seasonal fish bitethe pond and the deep sea
• Costumes go on sale for candythe market stall

Who is visiting

The Lantern Keeper

Errands, in the village square

A ghost with a lantern and a list. Five errands, easy to hard, across the six weeks. Finish the lot for a pumpkin sticker and a haunted glow on your bobber that stays after he leaves.

Maren the Witch

The seance, on the beach west of the pontoon

She shows you fish, then asks for them back in the order they came. Every round you clear banks candy and the rounds get longer. A run that pays sends her to rest for a while: half an hour after a short one, an hour after a deep one.

Where the candy comes from

• Beach chestsEvery chest carries candy on top of its coins while the season runs, rarer chests more. Auto Open counts.
• Seasonal fishThree fish bite only in the window. Landing one pays candy on the line, more for the rarer ones.
• WispsDrift up after dark anywhere on the map. Click one for candy, a rare one pays more.
• The haunted chestGoes hunting after dark, announced on the board. The biggest candy there is, and now and then it bites.
• The seanceSit with Maren. Every round cleared banks candy, and a deep run pays far more than a shallow one.

The full rules, the stall and the numbers are on the wiki.

Everything the season pays out goes into a purse of its own, and it only spends while the window is open. See how much of it the whole coast has collected on the tally.

Winter at Cozy Coast

On now

1 December to 6 January

Snow settles on the coast and the pond freezes over. Five fish only bite while it lasts, the kitchen cooks for the cold, and gingerbread turns up for the doing.

What is happening

• Snow fallsthe coast and the village
• The pond freezes, with a hole to fish throughthe village pond
• Five winter fish biteevery water, the Cobia only after dark
• Sleds and snow angels on the beachthe village beach
• Winter dishes on the stovethe sea house

Who is visiting

Sven Briggs

The ferry, on the village beach below the sea house

A skipper with a boat, and the only way to Christmas Island. Earn his pass with a few small jobs, then sail on your own or take your whole hub along. On the island he has letters for the market lane.

Old Keyes

By the ice hole on the village pond

An old captain who swears by fishing through ice. His line runs the whole winter: a Shad through the ice, something warm in your hands, a Cobia after dark. Finish it for a frost aura you keep.

Greta Crumb

The bakery, on Christmas Island

Sells plain cookies and lends you the decorating table at the back. Every day a customer wants one iced just so, and she would be glad of the help.

Armand Strongfrost

The snowman field, on Christmas Island

Roll, stack, dress, and he judges it out of three stars. Once you have built your first, he has a new commission every day.

Gobta Hollins

The reindeer pen, by the pier on Christmas Island

His reindeer are not lost, they only went for a walk. Three of them. Every day. Walk up to one to bring it home.

Where the gingerbread comes from

• Beach chestsEvery chest carries gingerbread on top of its coins while the season runs, rarer chests more. Auto Open counts.
• Winter fishFive fish bite only in the window. Landing one pays gingerbread on the line, more for the rarer ones.
• Island errandsGreta, Armand and Gobta each have a job a day on Christmas Island, and Sven and Old Keyes pay for theirs too.
• Present boxesNow and then a present box holds a little gingerbread beside its paper and cookies.

Everything the season pays out goes into a purse of its own, and it only spends while the window is open. See how much of it the whole coast has collected on the tally.