The 2016 Winter Event is a seasonal event that will run from December 1, 2016 to January 5, 2017.
The player will need stars 
to open presents (10 stars for 1 present). One way to earn stars is by doing quests for Frosty and other quest givers. The player will also get 10 stars for collecting the daily bonus from the Town Hall, and the player can also find stars hidden in some presents. Stars are also available for diamonds[1].
To access the presents window, click the Winter Event Button at the left side of the screen (pictured to the left). Every day there will be a new set of rewards hidden in the presents. The player uses stars to open them to claim what is hidden inside. The player can open as many presents as it can afford and win everything over and over again.
There are also special awards hidden among the presents. "Show 2" reveals two random presents on the board and gives the player 3 stars, "Double Payout" doubles the reward in the next present to be opened, and "Shuffle All" resets all the presents. When "Shuffle All" appears, the player needs to press "Start" again and in addition claim 10 new stars.
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| Show 2! | Double Payout! | Shuffle All! |
Daily Quests[]
Every day throughout the event quest givers present a new quest to be solved. Every solved quest grants the player with an amount of stars. The quests don't need to be solved the same day but they have to be solved in the order they are presented.
December 1:
- Frosty: "Build 2 decorations from your current age or 3 from the previous age"
Reward:
11 Stars
December 2:
- Frosty: "Motivate or polish 20 buildings" and "Spend 12 Forge Points"
Reward: 11 Stars
December 3:
- Frosty: "Pay 2,500 coins" and "Spend 13 Forge Points"
Reward: 11 Stars
December 4:
- Frosty: "In production buildings, finish 5-minute productions 20 times" and "Spend 11 Forge Points"
Reward: 11 Stars
December 5:
- Frosty: "Infiltrate 3 sectors" and "Buy 4 Forge Points"
Reward: 11 Stars
December 6:
- Frosty: "Acquire 2 sectors without fighting"
Reward: 18 Stars and Portrait of Buddy
December 7:
- Frosty: "Gather 24 goods" and "Spend 14 Forge Points"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 8:
- Frosty: "In production buildings, finish any 15 productions" and "Spend 13 Forge Points"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 9:
- Frosty: "Build a building of every type"[2]
Reward: 12 Stars
December 10:
- Frosty: "Gather 2,500 supplies" and "Spend 14 Forge Points"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 11:
- Frosty: "Research a technology or spend 30 Forge Points"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 12:
- Frosty: "Recruit 5 units from your current age or 6 units from the previous age" and "Infiltrate 3 sectors"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 13:
- Frosty: "Acquire 3 sectors" and "Spend 12 Forge Points"
Reward: 15 Stars
December 14:
- Frosty: "Build 2 residential buildings from your current age or 3 residential buildings from the previous age"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 15:
- Frosty: "Delete 4 units from your current age or 6 units from the previous age" and "In production buildings, finish 1-hour production 10 times"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 16:
- Frosty: "Scout a province" and "Spend 17 Forge Points"
Reward: 15 Stars
December 17:
- Frosty: "Build a military building from your current age or 2 military buildings from the previous age"
Reward: 12 Stars
December 18:
- Frosty: "In production buildings, finish each of the 6 production options once" and "Buy 6 Forge Points"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 19:
- Frosty: "Contribute 35 Forge Points to Great Buildings or research a technology"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 20:
- Frosty: "Plunder 4 buildings or acquire 2 sectors without fighting"
Reward: 16 Stars
December 21:
- Frosty: "Gather 90 goods or research a technology"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 22:
- Frosty: "Sell any 3 buildings from your current age or 4 buildings from the previous age" and "Spend 13 Forge Points"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 23:
- Frosty: "Gain control over a province"
Reward: 18 Stars
December 24:
- Frosty: "In production buildings, finish 8-hour productions 12 times" and "Spend 15 Forge Points"
Reward: 24 Stars and Portrait of Jovie
December 25:
- General Grivus: "Gather 52 goods" and "Research a technology or spend 30 Forge Points"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 26:
- General Grivus: "In production buildings, finish 1-hour productions 5 times" and "In production buildings, finish 4-hour productions 7 times"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 27:
- General Grivus: "Acquire 3 sectors" and "In production buildings, finish 1-hour productions 15 times"
Reward: 18 Stars
December 28:
- General Grivus: "Motivate or polish 35 buildings" and "Spend 17 Forge Points"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 29:
- General Grivus: "Recruit 4 units from your current age or 5 units from the previous age"
Reward: 14 Stars
December 30:
- General Grivus: "Have 15 units or research a technology"
Reward: 15 Stars
December 31:
- General Grivus: "Acquire 1 sector with your army or 2 sectors without fighting" and "Gather 40 goods"
Reward: 18 Stars
January 1:
- General Grivus: "In production buildings, finish 1-hour productions 52 times" and "Spend 20 Forge Points"
Reward: 20 Stars and Portrait of Frosty[3]
January 2:
- General Grivus: "Build your biggest Confectionary[4] or a build a Production Building[5] from any age"
Reward: 20 Stars
January 3:
- General Grivus:
Alternative 1:[6] "Get and build a Confectionary" and "Sell your Confectionary"
Alternative 2:[7] "Sell your Confectionary"
Alternative 3:[8] "Sell your Large Confectionary"
Alternative 4:[9] "Sell your Huge Confectionary"
Alternative 5:[10] "Make cookies (1-hour production) in the Legendary Confectionary 4 times"
Reward:- 1 Large Confectionary if a Confectionary is sold.
- 1 Huge Confectionary if a Large Confectionary is sold.
- 1 Legendary Confectionary if a Huge Confectionary is sold.
- 1 Store Building if a Legendary Confectionary already exists in your town (no need to sell it).
Daily Special Prizes[]
This is a list of the daily special prizes during the event. They can either be won in presents the same day or, in cases they are special buildings, sometimes be bought the following day for diamonds.
| Day | Item | Cost[11] |
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| December 1 | Winter Market |  160
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| December 2 | Store Building | 1,275
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| December 3 | Gingerbread House | 175
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| December 4 | Watchfire | 200
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| December 5 | Winter Gate | 50
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| December 6 | Shrine of Knowledge | 1,700
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| December 7 | Wishing Well | 1,700
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| December 8 | Santa's Workshop | 725
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| December 9 | Renovation Kit | 1,275
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| December 10 | Festive Tree | 125
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| December 11 | Reindeer Paddock | 750
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| December 12 | Gift Tower | 115
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| December 13 | Shrine of Awe | 1,200
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| December 14 | Store Building | 1,275
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| December 15 | 50 stars | |
| December 16 | Foeberge Shop | 700
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| December 17 | Reindeer Sleigh | 120
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| December 18 | Snow Globe | 170
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| December 19 | Shrine of Inspiration | 2,500
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| December 20 | Renovation Kit | 1,275
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| December 21 | Watchfire | 600
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| December 22 | Rogue Hideout | 1,000
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| December 23 | Wishing Well | 1,700
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| December 24 | Shrine of Knowledge | 1,700
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| December 25 | Store Building | 1,275
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| December 26 | Nutcracker | 150
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| December 27 | Log Cabin | 160
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| December 28 | One Up Kit | 850
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| December 29 | Winter Pyramid | 170
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| December 30 | Santa's Workshop | 850
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| December 31 | 250 diamonds | |
| January 1 | Renovation Kit | 1,275
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| January 2 | Rogue Hideout | 1,000
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| January 3-5 | Confectionary | 850
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New Buildings[]
| Building | Size | Function | Upgrade |
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 Gift Tower |
 1x1 |
Decoration Provides  happiness.Provides double happiness when polished. |
 Yes |
 Santa's Workshop |
5x4 |
Special production building Allows production of six different production options and provides happiness.Cannot be motivated or polished and can be plundered. |
Yes |
Notes[]
- ↑ 10 stars for 80 diamonds, 25 stars for 180 diamonds, and 100 stars for 700 diamonds.
- ↑ 1 residential building, 1 production building, 1 goods building, 1 cultural building, 1 decoration, 1 military building, and 1 road. Any age works.
- ↑ If not already owned by the player.
- ↑ Confectionary, Large Confectionary, Huge Confectionary, or Legendary Confectionary.
- ↑ This option is activated either if the player doesn't have ANY confectionary built or if a Legendary Confectionary already is built.
- ↑ This quest is activated for all players WITHOUT any type of confectionary built in their towns by the time the quest was activated.
- ↑ This quest is activated for all players WITH a CONFECTIONARY built in their towns by the time the quest was activated.
- ↑ This quest is activated for all players WITH a LARGE CONFECTIONARY built in their towns by the time the quest was activated.
- ↑ This quest is activated for all players WITH a HUGE CONFECTIONARY built in their towns by the time the quest was activated.
- ↑ This quest is activated for all players WITH a LEGENDARY CONFECTIONARY built in their towns by the time the quest was activated.
- ↑ If bought the following day for diamonds.