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I have been playing for just a couple of weeks and have joined two different townships. I have participated in the weekly festival on each occasion and am disappointed or perhaps confused that the town leadership does not appear to distribute prizes. Am I missing something? I have politely asked what the procedure is but have had no reply. Do I leave this second town and find a third or is there something I need to do? On the second occasion I was the only town member to participate in the festival so was expecting at least part of the booty. Would love to be set straight as this is spoiling the game for me. Festival starts again tomorrow and am inclined not to bother even though I really need every coin, diamond and spice I can get!

(Edited by Sally53)

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Sith Tzu·2/27/2020

Sorry this happened @Sally53 :(

Unfortunately, because there are thousands of townships, there are quite a few that are inactive. The developers do not remove inactive townships either, so players often join inactive ones only to find out no prizes are going to be distributed. Support does not distribute prizes in inactive townships no matter how long the leadership has been absent, so those prizes are essentially lost.

One of the best ways to find an active township is by looking at the township's stats for the most recent festival, that way you can gauge how many people are active in the township currently. You can do this from the township search dialog when you're looking for a new township. You will be able to see the number of trophies every township has earned in the last festival. Compare this to how many residents are in the township and you'll be able to estimate how active a township is.

Another way you can find out township activity is by joining the township and looking at their chat to see if prizes have been distributed. You can also look at their previous festival stats in the township area.

Festivals start every Friday at 11am UTC and end Mondays at 7am UTC. If you join a new township after the festival starts, you won't be able to participate in that festival and will have to wait until next weekend.

If you have any more questions about the game or townships, I'll be happy to help :)

Here's a video walkthrough with additional information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMXruc1Hdfg

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Pacogum·2/27/2020

You're welcome to join ours! Pacogum. I'm removing inactives so there's space :D

Sally53·2/27/2020

Will do. Thanks for the invitation

Stitchyman·2/27/2020

Hi. I am an active leader and as much as I would love to distribute more than diamonds and rubies I can't.

Each spice, gifts etc have a different shelf in the treasure trove. To open these shelves there has to be money, trophies and diamonds deposited in the Treasury. I cannot do this alone as I also need to play the game! If others in the township help then the shelves get unlocked and the prizes collected can then be distributed. I distribute what I can in respect of contribution by residents eg if you earned 50% of the trophies then I give you 50% of all prizes I can. Hope that helps. We dont all intend to be mean we just cant give what is not as yet unlocked.

Sally53·2/28/2020

Thanks for that insight. I had no idea how it worked and couldn't get any information from township leaders. Will keep at it.

Somegirrl·3/5/2020

Hi @Sally53! This is actually something that happens quite often unfortunately. The best way to find a good, active township is to visit the My Cafe Group on Facebook. There are posts full of towns looking for new members and you will have plenty to choose from! Good luck with your cafe! ;-)

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(Edited by Somegirrl)

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