The Ushi No Tane websites specialize in information, FAQs, and guides about the Nintendo console versions of the Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Legend of the River King video games. These game genres are created and published in Japan by Marvelous (JP). In other regions, you'll find Natsume, XSeed Games/Marvelous (USA), Marvelous (EU), and Rising Star involved in the series' release.

The latest version of the mainstream farming series that have been released in various regions of the world are:

• Japan: Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (January 2023)
• North America: Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (September 2023) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (June 2023)
• Europe: Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (October 2023) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (June 2023)

The latest version of River King, in all regions of the world, is River King: Mystic Valley (JP 2007, NA 2008, EU 2009).

Since 2000, Ushi no Tane has been run by a grouchy old lady who happens to be fond of video game agriculture along with two feline helpers: Intern Captain Bootu and Intern Hondo Mewnaka. The website is not officially affiliated, sponsored, endorsed, or employed by the developers of Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, or River King. This is simply a fan site.

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Rival Farmers in HM:CTW | Posted at 05:59 PM 28 March 2014Happy Friday! I figured today I'd explain how the rival farmer system works in Harvest Moon: Connect to a New World. There are 10 fields outside of your farm that are available. Each one has a specific purpose and can be used to grow things faster than if they were growing on your own farm, or do some other things that you can't do on your farm. These fields are:

• Beehut and Mushroom Logs (You can't do this on your own farm)
• Flower Field
• Tall Crop Field
• Tea Field
• Fruit Tree Field
• Grain Field
• Water Paddy Field (You can't do this on your own farm)
• Root Vegetable Field
• Leafy Vegetable Field
• Spice Field

When you eventually get access to the rivalry fields, your beginning challenge will grant you access to the Root Vegetable Field. The remaining fields will be occupied for a set period of time. You can visit the guild and talk to Veronica to see the remaining number of days that each rival farmer will be using the field. When the time is up, you can go to the guild and challenge the dominant farmer for the right to use the field. The winner will be the one who wins the next festival, the one who earns the most profit in the next few days, or the one who ships the most goods in the next few days; you choose the competition. Sometimes you might think the contest is between you and the rival farmer, but another farmer might show up during the initiation to challenge the both of you. When the contest is complete, Veronica will announce the winner. If it is you, then you can now use that field. This not permanent though, as your dominance of the field might get challenged in the future by another farmer! If you don't win the challenge contest to keep control of your field, you will lose your access to the field. What happens when you lose control mid season? You lose the crops you were growing. There's no slacking off in this version of Harvest Moon! Fun fact: Media Create reports that the game has sold over 186,000 copies in Japan since its release at the end of February. - CherFeedback: Add | View (6)

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