Derby Tasks

Derby tasks are tasks which can be achieved in derbies. Depending on the time they might take and their difficulty they can award from 50 to 400 points. The tasks that are over 320 are the special themed tasks.

This list is subject to change without notice, and isn't updated on a regular basis. It's also inapplicable to power derbies; for those, please use the Power Derby guide.

Animal goods
Collect animal goods. Players cannot buy the goods through Tom or roadside shops and need to produce and collect themselves. Rose can't collect them, either, although she can feed the animals.

Boat orders
Complete and send off boats. The task is counted once all crates have been filled and the boat is on its way. Players can either produce and collect themselves or buy products through Tom or roadside shops to fill the orders. Other players can help fill some of the crates.

Feeding
Feed farm animals (chickens, cows, goats, pigs and sheep), not pets. Rose can't feed the animals for you, but she can both make the feed and collect the goods from the animals.

Fishing
Catch lbs-kg of fish with lures. Fishing with nets does not count. Players cannot buy the fish through Tom or roadside shops and need to fish themselves.

Note that in English, the weight used for fishing (not just for the derby) is in lbs. In some othrr languages, the weight unit used is kg, but the numbers (not the actual weight) are the same.

Harvesting
Harvest fields. It is the harvesting of the field that counts, not how many crops are collected. Players cannot buy the crops through Tom or roadside shops and need to produce and collect themselves.

Helping
Help other farmers. Revive trees and bushes, complete boat crates, fill truck orders or serve people in town.

Mining
Excavate ores from the mine using mining tools. Players cannot buy the ore through Tom or roadside shops and need to produce and collect themselves.

Production
Produce and collect products. Players cannot buy the products through Tom or roadside shops, or have Ernest collect them, and need to produce and collect themselves.

Strategy tips - You can produce and not release items from a machine beyond the number of slots of your machine if your barn is full. Some call this "stacking." A maximum of 9 items can be seen "hanging" on the machine ready to be released, but there could be more already prepared and not visible (up to max of around 56). For example, if you want to prepare 14 yogurt smoothies for the 320-pt task and you have only 7 slots, by carefully keeping your barn full, you can fill those slots twice, ahead of time, so that you can have 14 smoothies ready to be released when the 320-pt task shows up. This strategy is for those who want to finish a task quickly. This can be tricky as making one yogurt smoothie will reduce your barn load by 2 items (1 sugar, 1 cream). You will need to fill your barn again after each smoothie you place in the slots.

Hiring Rose and Ernest some time before you start stacking can be quite useful, depending on which item you are trying to stack. If it involves the animal, dairy or sugar products stored in the helper's space, you could produce items without having to constantly replenish the stock ingredients.

Service buildings orders (Town Building Tasks)
Serve any visitor in the service building specified in the task. The visitors need only be served in that particular building last. For example, for a Cinema Task, the visitor may be asking for Cinema and Spa, players only need to serve the visitor in the Cinema and released without being served in the Spa. Visitors can be served ahead of time, before the task is selected. Visitors who need and have been served at only that one specified building as well as visitors who have been served in other buildings besides the specified building are counted, but they must be released '''from that building. This means those who had been served in more than one building must be served at that specific building last.) '''This can be done either by tapping on the building or from the Ready Tab in the Townhall. They would be listed as "Ready in XXX (building)." As with other Town tasks, products may be obtained through Tom or roadside shops to fill the orders, or put up for help. The visitor can be supplied by either the Eggspress Train or the Personal Train.

The Bed and Breakfast building gives more points for the same number of people served relative to the other buildings, which are all the same.

Specific town visitor orders
Fully serve one type of visitor (e.g. the Actress) in your town. The character needs to be served in all the buildings they request. When the visitor presents a gift, it means he/she has been fully served. Players can either produce and collect themselves or buy products through Tom or roadside shops to fill the orders, or put up for help. The visitor can be served ahead of time but must be released from the last requested building only after the derby task has been selected. The visitor can be supplied by either the Eggspress Train or the Personal Train.

Strategy tips
 * For Specific Town Visitor Tasks, if you do not have the desired visitors, one strategy is to reject all visitors from the Eggspress Train and bring in the desired visitors using only the Personal Train as they require to be serviced at only one building. It is preferable to choose visitors who need services that require the least time, such as the Grocery Store, Beach Cafe or Gift Shop. The next preferable would be the Spa, Cinema or Diner. Note that the Diner service time can be minimized to 1H 30min when upgraded to the maximum of 40% time. Bnb takes the longest time and is to be avoided.
 * In choosing which passenger to pick up with your Personal Train, note that neither you nor your neighbor can tell which building visitors need BEFORE they have been rejected. However, the visitors will retain their identities (e.g. Susan the Actress will remain Susan the Actress). Once they have been rejected and reached the train station, you would be able to see which service they need at your town. Having a helpful neighborhood that is actively playing town and reads chats is most helpful! It's also helpful to maximize the capacity (10 passengers) and minimize the maintenance time (1.5 hour) of your Personal Train.
 * Sometimes it takes a while before a released visitor gets to the platform and be visible to the player coming to pick up the visitor, especially if the visitor wants to visit the sanctuary. It might be wise for the player releasing visitors announce how many are being released..
 * Pre-derby Preparation: It's a gamble as to which Specific Town Visitor Task will show up, but you could collect and serve sets of a specific visitor. (e.g. collect 9 mechanics if you are going for a 320-pt task.)
 * You might aim for four sets of 9 visitors and one set of 6 visitors. (e.g. 9 each of Actresses, Ladies, Mechanics, Salesmen and 6 of Strongmen to fill a town of 42.) This way you have 4 different types of visitors ready to be serviced when the corresponding task shows up and one that requires only 3 more. This preparation requires all visitors to be brought in with your Personal Train and requires extensive time to prepare before derby begins.
 * Once visitors are served they stand in front of the building and no longer occupy a slot in the building. Therefore, more visitors may be brought in (through the Town Hall) to be served in that building.
 * Always place, serve and release visitors through the Town Hall if you do not wish to release all the served visitors standing at the front of the building.

Town visitors orders
Fully serve any visitors in your town. Town visitors need to be served in all the buildings they request. When the visitor presents a gift, it means he/she has been fully served. Players can either produce and collect themselves or buy products through Tom or roadside shops to fill the orders. The visitor can be served ahead of time but be released from the last requested building only after the derby task has been selected. The visitor can be supplied by either the Eggspress Train or the Personal Train.

Strategy tips - Before the derby begins try to get as many town visitors completely served as possible. Then when the task comes you can quickly complete it and move on to another.

Truck orders
Complete truck deliveries. The task is counted once the truck is on its way. Players can either produce and collect themselves or buy products through Tom or roadside shops to fill the orders. They can fill the truck themselves, or put it up for help and someone else fill it.