Get ready to transform your town into a bustling hub of activity with our exciting new weekly competition, “Stars & Sweets,” running from July 2 at 10 AM PT to July 5 at 10 AM PT.
This week, we’re challenging you to craft and sell Starlight Market Boxes filled with sparkling Boom Canes, rich Honey and delectable Apple Pie. Dive into the fun and make your town the apple of everyone’s eye!
To craft a Starlight Market Box, you will need 1 Boom Cane, 5 Honey, 1 Apple Pie and 1 Wooden Box. These boxes are made in the Boxing Facility and stored in the Warehouse.
The crafting time for each box is 60 seconds, and the process is unaffected by any other factors.
Starlight Market Box – Standard Values $125,000 | 8448 Stars
This is a guild event! See the reward chart below. Please note, we will likely reset all guilds after the completion of this week’s event, and guilds will need to be re-formed.
Cash and Star Boosts
Take advantage of the following boosts during the event:
Corn Starch: $2300 to $6000
Apple Pie: $40,250 to $100,000
Starlight Market Box: 75,000 Stars
Standard & Meta Cash/Star Values For detailed values for all crafts, visit our Discord.
Upcoming Events and Sales
Leaky Event Schedule
Subject to change…
July 2-5: Starlight Market Box – 1 Apple Pie, 5 Honey, 1 Boom Cane, 1 Wooden Box
July 9-12: Chocolate Ice Cream – Ice Blocks, a Chocolate Bar, and more
July 16-19: A tasty new Cake, or maybe it’s a Pie? 🫐
July 23-26: Stay tuned for more details!
Latest Sales
Helping Beehive (Epic)
Featuring2 Bees that go twice as fast, sometimes store crafts directly into Storages and create their works of art with 1 less Nectar!
Open this blind pack to discover your new Rose Bush NFT! These beautiful bushes not only add aesthetic appeal to your town but also boost the Movement Speed of every unit in your town. Additionally, these beauties can be stacked up to 16 deep on a single game tile!
If you were to stack the max of 16 Legendary Rose Bushes on a tile, you’d get a massive 32% speed boost for all workers in your town!
Rose Bush Blind Collector’s Packs are only $24.99 each, available now in limited supply.
Here’s how each rarity impacts speed:
Common: +0.1% Movement Speed
Uncommon: +0.25% Movement Speed
Rare: +0.5% Movement Speed
Epic: +1% Movement Speed
Legendary: +2% Movement Speed
Each pack contains one Rose Bush of random rarity, with the following odds:
We have switched to bi-weekly Town Halls. The next Town Hall will be on Friday, July 5th at 8 AM PT on the Gala Games Youtube channel. Be sure to tune in for the latest CGW excitement! Submit your questions here.
Gameplay Tips
Offline Mode: Remember to log back in before the event ends to activate fast forward.
Fast Forward: Check in often; the longer you stay offline, the longer it takes to bring your town up to date.
Browser Tips: Ensure the game is the only tab in the browser. Don’t fully cover the browser window if you’re actively playing.
Greetings, Common Grounders! This week, we are excited to introduce a new delicious twist to your town in Common Ground World. Starting tomorrow, you can sell tangy, mouthwatering Kimchi crafted from fresh Lettuce and a Shrimp-based Fish Sauce at the new Korean Restaurant. Spice up your town and ferment your way to the top with this new exciting addition!
As always, landing on the leaderboard in the Kimchi Craze will get you standard $GALA rewards at the end of the competition, depending on your final rank.
As you collect more Stars for producing and selling goods, you’ll rise on the leaderboard.
The higher you finish on the leaderboard, the greater your $GALA rewards!
New Crafts
Kimchi
Cash: $22,460
Stars: 518 (increased to 50K for this week’s event!)
To ensure you get the best results from playing Common Ground World, here are some crucial reminders:
When using offline mode, make sure to log back in before the event ends to trigger fast forward.
Regularly check in if you use Fast Forward to keep your town up to date.
Ensure the game runs as the only tab in your browser for optimal performance.
Relaunch the game if another window covers the browser fully while playing.
Join a Guild
Guilds are live, and a great chance to enhance the Common Ground World experience with cooperative strategy while unlocking new levels of competition!
Every Common Ground World Node represents a Guild, as described in this blog. If you don’t own a Common Ground World Node, ask an operator friend to invite you to their Guild. You’re likely to find Guild leaders recruiting in the Common Ground World Guilds Discord channel. Go make some friends!
Community Feedback
We are actively seeking feedback on the lite paper released a few weeks ago. Your insights are invaluable to us. Please share your thoughts using the links below:
Don’t forget to catch up on the latest updates and discussions from our recent biweekly Town Hall. Watch the YouTube replay to stay informed about all the exciting developments in the Gala ecosystem.
We are thrilled to announce a special summer sale in Common Ground World, featuring over a dozen NFTs marked down for a limited time. This is a unique opportunity to grab your favorite NFTs at discounted prices, but hurry—these deals are only available for 48 hours!
Make sure to visit the Common Ground World store starting at 11am PT on June 21 to take advantage of these fantastic deals. With only 48 hours to save, now is the perfect time to enhance your collection with these unique NFTs.
Don’t miss the Kimchi Craze competition, starting next Tuesday at 10am PT!
Every two weeks, members of the team come together for a live Common Ground World Town Hall, hosted on our Gala Games YouTube channel. We invite all players and community members to tune in, participate in the live chat, and stay informed about the latest developments in Common Ground World (CGW), our beloved farm simulation game formerly known as Town Star.
Event Details
When: First and third Friday of every month at 8 AM PT
Live Updates: Get the latest news and updates straight from the team.
Community Interaction: Engage with fellow players and team members in the live chat.
AMA Session: Submit your questions for the AMA portion of the Town Hall using this form.
New NFT Releases
We’re thrilled to announce the release of new NFTs for CGW. These unique items will enhance your gameplay experience and offer exciting new opportunities for your virtual farm.
Small Seaweed Farm (Rare): Available today at 11 AM PT
Wishing Well (Rare): Available tomorrow at 11 AM PT
In addition to the new releases, we’re upgrading and offering special discounts on some of our older NFTs. These upgrades come with significant price reductions and will be available for 48 hours starting today at 11 AM PT.
We’re committed to keeping our community informed and engaged. Don’t miss out on the live Town Hall event, the latest updates, and the chance to grab these exclusive NFTs. Whether you join us live or catch the replay, there’s always something new and exciting happening in the world of CGW.
Attention, Common Ground World players! We have an exciting new challenge lined up for you. While our Town Halls have switched to a bi-weekly schedule, we’ll still provide updates and answer your questions during the off weeks.
The next Common Ground World Town Hall is this Friday, June 21st. Get your questions in here!
🏆 Competition Details
Start: June 18, 2024, 8:00 AM PT End: June 21, 2024, 8:00 AM PT
This week’s challenge: Craft and sell Marine Ravioli filled with Salmon, Shrimp, and Eel. It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase your culinary skills and outshine the competition!
Event: Ravioli Rumble Objective: Sell Marine Ravioli Trade Time: 20s & 1 Gasoline Biome: Plains N Edges: Plains N, Ocean E, Plains S, and Plains W
Rewards
Earn standard $GALA rewards and a special Blueprint: Hasty Italian Restaurant.
New Craft Alert! Marine Ravioli is a new recipe introduced this week.
Crafting Recipe:
3 Flour
2 Butter
2 Eel
1 Salmon
3 Shrimp
Crafting Time: 60s Crafted in: Italian Restaurant Stored in: Storehouse
Standard Values:
Cash: $85,690 (meta value this week: $14,280)
Stars: 1,837 (meta value this week: 50k)
Boosts
Cash Boosts
Worms: $1,000 ➡️ $3,000
Butter: $20,000 ➡️ $50,000
Risotto: $44,000 ➡️ $100,000
Star Boosts
Marine Ravioli: ➡️ 50k
Upcoming Event Schedule
Note: All events are subject to change.
June
Free Storage NFT: Cheese Storage
June 11-14: Four-Cheese Pizza
June 18-21: Marine Ravioli (Blueprint Reward Week: Hasty Italian Restaurant)
June 25-28: Kimchi
July
Free Storage NFT: Coffee Bean Storage
July 2-5: Starlight Market Box (new craft ingredients)
July 9-12: A mystery Ice Cream flavor
July 16-19: A tasty new Cake
Important Reminders
Offline Mode: Log back in before the event ends to ensure fast forward happens.
Fast Forward: Check in often; prolonged offline periods slow down updates.
Browser Tips: Keep the game as the only tab in the browser and avoid covering it with other windows.
Lite Paper Feedback: We are still taking feedback on our lite paper. Check it out here and provide your feedback here.
Explore the massive selection of NFTs in the Common Ground World store to enhance the gameplay experience and supercharge your build. We have something for every type of strategy!
This distinguished Italian Restaurant features an expert pizzaiolo Chef, which besides being significantly faster, needs less Cheese to produce his magnificent creations, while inspiring all Italian Restaurants in your Town for increased Crafting Speed, including itself! (un-stackable). You can place this on a Dirt Road instead of a Paved Road.
See You at the Town Hall!
Don’t miss our live Town Hall on YouTube this Friday at 8 AM PT. It’s a great opportunity to stay updated and ask questions.
Guild Competitions
If you haven’t joined a guild yet, now is the perfect time! Participate in guild competitions for a chance at greater rewards.
Get ready, chefs! Let’s make waves in the kitchen and see who can rise to the top in this week’s challenge. Happy cooking!
Get ready to uncork your potential in the third week of May Mayhem, happening from May 21st to May 24th in Common Ground World.
This week’s Everyone is Welcome competition will offer 30% greater rewards, with nearly 1.5M $GALA up for grabs on the extended leaderboard! It’s all about viticulture as you compete to raise a glass to victory by selling Wine Cases packed with the finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It’s your chance to harvest success and show off your strategic finesse!
Event Details
Crafting Focus: Wine Cases Crafting Recipe: 2 Pinot Noir, 2 Chardonnay, 1 Wooden Box Craft Time: 40 seconds Trade Time: 200 seconds, 2 Gasoline Biome: Desert W Edges: Mountain N, Desert E, River S, Desert W
This week, challenge yourself to maximize the value of your vineyards. Remember, each Wine Case will trade for just a quarter of its usual cash value—$52,870–So strategize accordingly!
Generous Rewards Await
Victory in this event brings more than just glory; it brings tangible gameplay benefits with in the form of the exclusive Thrifty Winery Blueprint, which comes in several different rarities:
Luxury: 40% reduction in build materials and cash for the Winery (Top 5 ranks)
Platinum: 35% reduction (Ranks 6-25)
Legendary: 30% reduction (Ranks 26-225)
Epic: 25% reduction (Ranks 226-600)
Rare: 20% reduction (Ranks 601-1200)
Uncommon: 15% reduction for all who sell the meta craft at least ten times (Ranks below 1201)
Adjust Your Strategy
In addition to managing your vineyards, several other goods have received cash boosts to help you keep your town’s economy robust:
Iron: $18,400
Oak Barrel: $22,000
Steel: $188,000
Wool: $15,000
Wool Yarn: $81,000
And remember, each Wine Case will also fetch you an impressive 100,000 stars!
New NFT Reworks & Discounts
Check out this week’s latest utility reworks of previously sold NFTs, now available again in limited supply for special discounts.
Tunnel of Love (Epic)
The Tunnel of Love NFT brings a trifecta of Valentine’s magic to your gameplay. Make Valentine’s Day Cards in half the time, boost Eco Paper craft time, AND let the passive flow from within the Tunnel water nearby crops with 3 passive water.
With this exclusive gem, each Café gets an extra Barista, ensuring your coffee joints are brimming with talent. But that’s not all – enjoy a 20% boost in Café craft speed globally, turning your town into a caffeinated powerhouse.
The Legendary Sommelier Vineyard NFT is now available in limited supply. Dropped on May 17th, this special Vineyard functions as a Winery in its own right, boasting an expert Vintner who works twice as fast and charges lower wages! This powerful building reduces by 2 the Grapes requirement of all Wineries, while significantly accelerating the production of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Sangría in every Winery in your town including itself (non-Stackable effects).
For the best gaming experience, ensure that the game is the only active tab in your browser, check back often if using Fast Forward, and avoid covering the game window if you are actively playing.
Check out the replay of last week’s Common Ground World Town Hall at the link below, and tune in every week for the latest updates and info on Friday at 8am PT!
