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May 29th, 2015
Summer Sports Event 2015 in BW2 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


It's Summer Time and the Sports Are Easy!

It's time to help the Bushwhackia Pee-Wee league coaches! They need supplies to help whip their various teams into shape and take home the AAA championship trophies! Whack them up in the bushes, starting with soccer balls and water bottles! Plus, the first coach needs some Jerseys!

Claire, the clerk from the Town Hall, needs your help to discover information about a local sports Legend! The stages of this quest will unlock throughout the event. If you completed this quest last year, different quests will replace the original ones, sending you out in the world to find more sporting memorabilia.

It's not just about supplies to keep the kids going: the parents and coaches have quests for you to embark on as well! Look for those interspersed with Claire's quest!

Check back daily for all the fun!

New for 2015

Gnomes! Gnomes everywhere! Make a custom sports gnome for your ranch!

This year, you can make a Codename Entertainment logo jersey for your avatar to wear!

Sports need noise! Find some noisemakers to help cheer on those kiddies!

Event Achievements -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT

There are a total of 8 possible achievements to earn in the Summer Sports 2015 event.

Achievements Returning for 2015
Well-Rounded Coach - Help coach all four sports teams.
Semi-Pro Coach - Help a teamget into the AAA league.
Championship Coach - Help a team with the AAA championship.
Greedy Coach - Help all four times win the AAA championship.
Onside Play - Help the coaches and parents with their tasks.
The Hidden Legend - Unravel the history of the Common's Sports Legend!

Added/Changed for 2015
Sporty Shopper - Purchase all the 2015 Sport Event items!
Gaming Gnome - You made your own custom sports gnome!

We also have 2 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

Sports Lover - Purchase all the 2014 Sport Event items!
Sports Fan - Purchase all the 2013 Sport Event items!

*The Summer Sports mini-golf piece is not required for the Sporty Shopper achievement.

Pet Packs

New 2015 Pet Packs (Available until Monday June 1st at Noon PDT)



Flying Squirrel - Up to a 25% chance to double non-multiplied power wins!
Boxing Roo - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Gold!
Jogging Cheetah - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Mana!

Previous Year Pets (Available for Bush Bucks)



Bouncy the Soccer Ball - Up to 30% decreased chance to win Nothings!
Bully the Bulldog - Up to 60% chance to earn dusts when you win Runes!
Honker the Horned Penguin - Up to 25% chance to turn Nothing wins into Mana!
T-Rex - Up to 20% of your Nothing wins turn into Energy!
Sport T-Rex - Up to 20% of your Nothing wins turn into Mana!


Post your summer sport plans on the forums!

The event will run until Friday June 12th at Noon PDT!
May 27th, 2015
Scholarship Fundraiser in BW2 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Hi Whackers!

The season of high school graduation is almost upon us (well, in some parts of the world it is already happening!) As students graduate their minds fill with questions about their future: What should they do now? Can they get a job that they love? Should they continue their studies? These are important questions.

We know that many students really enjoy video games. In fact, they could be considered experts at playing video games and this expertise can be the start of a career in the video game industry. Obviously, students will need more than the ability to play video games, but the passion for playing games is very common in the video game industry.

We want to help students to get the skills to work in the video game industry. To this end, we have been working with high schools to provide student work experience opportunities for the past year. We are now working with the video game industry in Victoria to set up scholarships to the University of Victoria (Computer Science) and Camosun College (Graphic Arts). The scholarships help inspired students start their journey towards a career in the video game industry.

To that end, we have a special quest for you to do!

Talk to Misha in the Commons and help them get ready for University! For every player who completes Misha's quest-line before Friday at noon, we'll increase our contribution to the scholarships!

If you want to help out more, you can buy the adorable Grad Kitten for only $5! Its has an increased chance to find puzzle pieces bonus!

The quest and the sale will run until Friday May 29th at Noon PDT.

Talk about it on the forums!
May 22nd, 2015
Signed Bush Whacker 2 Poster Promotion 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Hi Whackers!

We're having a sale! This weekend, get 30% MORE Bush Bucks on purchases of 50 Bush Bucks or higher!

To make it even sweeter, if you purchase 500 Bush Bucks in one purchase on participating game sites*, you get a signed Bush Whacker 2 poster free! That's right, we'll mail you the above poster with signatures from the whole Codename Entertainment team**! Limit 1 per character!

The sale runs until Monday May 25th at Noon PDT!

* In order to run this promotion, we contacted the sites our games run on and only received permission from select ones.

** In order to mail you this poster we will need you to provide a valid address. A form for submitting your address will appear above the game on your first refresh after a valid purchase.
May 21st, 2015
Elephant Mount 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Hi Whackers!

We're having a sale! It's an all-new unique Elephant mount! It comes with a starting bonus of +5% Odds to Double Mana wins!

But it's not just any type of mount. It's one that made a player very happy! Because Danni loves elephants so much, she'd asked daily for one as a mount option. When we told her it was finally available for purchase, she exuberantly expressed her thanks in the chat for over 10 minutes. And not just because of the mount, but because the Elephant pets were available for Bush Bucks from the Danni character -based on her in-game avatar- in the Commons.

The Bush Bucks items from Danni and the Elephant will be on sale until tomorrow, Friday, May 22 @ Noon PDT.
May 20th, 2015
Gorgeous Garden Contest Winners 2015! 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Hi Whackers!

To recap:

The Spring Event in Bush Whacker is primarily focused around designing a gorgeous spring garden with which to impress the picky judges of Bushwhackia. It's super easy to get started: Whack Bushes! Find Seeds! Grow Flowers! Once you feel you've got enough, start laying out your design and submit it!

Once the submissions are closed at the end of the event, the entire Codename Entertainment studio reviews them all and choose their favourites for each platform; 3 lucky players from Armor Games, Big Fish Games, Games.com, Facebook, Addicting Games and Kongregate will all be awarded prizes of 250, 200, and 150 bush bucks.

The coveted "Community Choice" award is picked by the Bush Whacker Communities, and has a prize of 50 bush bucks! Vote for as many submissions as you like, and at the end of the event the top submission as voted by YOU the players will be awarded the prize.

And without further ado here are your winners!

Facebook Winners



1st Place
Leona V.

2nd Place
Susan S.

3rd Place
Julia J

Community Choice
Barbara K.

Kongregate Winners



1st Place
Indileth

2nd Place
DocHoneydew

3rd Place
Theta_Sigma

Community Choice
Melethriel

Armor Games Winners



1st Place
kurtrahn

2nd Place
chaoscam

3rd Place
Fenrir025

Community Choice
Sephiiros

Big Fish Games Winners



1st Place
jayrabbit

2nd Place
curtbla

3rd Place
BisD

Community Choice
wemel46

Games.com Winners



1st Place
rockdiehl

2nd Place
Lilac Rose

3rd Place
MDJOYCE

Community Choice
Peggyt1950

Addicting Games Winners



1st Place
Popdrinkrocks

2nd Place
pkonid

3rd Place
blake blake

Community Choice
tufstuf100


Congratulations again to all our winners, your Bush Buck prizes have been added to your accounts!
May 15th, 2015
Victoria Day in BW2 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Greetings Whackers,

History can be so interesting sometimes. A visitor in the Commons needs your help to look up Victorian fashions.

If you completed the quest and liked the reward, you can buy the Queen Victoria Energy Pack! It comes with 5 Queen Victoria Energy drinks which turn you into her Majesty, 100 Bush Bucks and a Gift Token! The Gift Token allows you to gift one to a friend! And you can buy the pack up to 5 times!

The quest and the sale will run until Tuesday May 19th at Noon PDT!
May 15th, 2015
Ranch Updates in BW2! 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Hi Whackers!

Is your ranch getting a little crowded? Do you want to clean up your inventory? Well now you can!

This update brings some cool new features!

The Storage Shed:

The storage shed is perfect for any Whacker who's craving a secondary storage option! If you have unlocked 12 ranch plots, talk to Farmer MacDonald to go on a quest to build it! Once you have it, you can:
  • Place it on your ranch as an awesome decoration!
  • Click on it on your ranch to access the storage inventory!
  • Use the Storage button to move items from your inventory into the storage!

Selling Ranch Items from Your Inventory!

Introducing the ability to sell Ranch Items directly from your inventory screen! If it's sellable, it will have a sell button! No longer will you have to place it before you can sell it! Plus, we've changed the way your inventory items are sorted. Don't panic! Everything is still there, just in a new order! And if you know the name of what you're looking for, we've added a search function!

Non-Friend Ranch Visits!

Yes, you read that right! Just click on any player on Amicus Isle to bring up the visit option, even if you're not friends! While on their ranch, you can check out their decorations and play their mini-golf course! Even fish from their dock! It's a dream come true!

Plus, don't forget to check out the Victoria Day event while it's running this weekend!

Post your comments and questions about these awesome updates on the forums!
May 13th, 2015
Introducing the BW2 Player Council 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Hi Whackers!

Here are your Bush Whacker 2 Player Council members! Over the next year, they will participate in quarterly meetings with us at Codename Entertainment to give us meaningful feedback on different areas of the game and their thoughts on potential upcoming features.

From Facebook:
  • Susan Martin
  • Jason Leslie
  • Erin Sayers
  • Julia Johnston
  • Dylan Jay Smith
From Big Fish Games
  • Thaliamin
  • TrueAmerican
  • TexasYankee
  • azzazzellice
  • deborah.g
From Kongregate
  • Pile2209
  • TsukasaWM
From Armor Games
  • Dovahkiin117_2nd
We appreciate their willingness to join and their passion and knowledge of Bush Whacker 2.

Congratulate them on the forums!
May 4th, 2015
2015 Gorgeous Garden Photo Contest 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Hi Whackers!

The Gorgeous Garden Contest starts today!

We want to see YOUR talented, artistic skills at gardening/art. It's super easy to get started, just start growing plants. When you've got enough, you can begin to lay out your designs in the event area. Once you've managed to get at least a D from each of the judges, you're golden for entering the contest!

How the Contest Works

When you're ready, talk to the photographer (he's got a yellow ! above his head) and have him take a picture of your fantasy garden. You can submit as many times as you would like, but only your most recent submission will get the votes. Each time you do submit a screenshot, your votes will reset, so plan carefully! Submissions will be accepted until *Friday, May 15th, 2015, - Noon PDT.*

You Get to Vote!

YOU get to vote too! The coveted 'User's Choice' award is picked by the Bush Whacker Community, and has a prize of 50 Bush Bucks! You can vote for as many submissions as you like, and at the end of the event the top submission as voted by YOU the players will be awarded the prize.

Changes from Last Year:
  • Asking to visit the contest or the voting page no longer takes you outside the game; it simply loads the contest/voting page over top it! Finished voting? You can easily return to the event area by clicking "Back to Game" at the bottom of the screen. Easy as pie!

  • Can't decide between two layouts? That’s ok! You now have a way to say "Next Please," and two new images will be loaded up for you!

  • Tired of seeing the same layouts previously? We've improved the system, you should see the same layouts repeated far more infrequently now.

You can vote until *Monday, May 18, 2015 @ Noon PDT.*

And the CNE winners are...

At the end of the event, the entire Codename Entertainment Studio will review the submissions and choose their favourites, with 3 lucky players per platform being awarded prizes of 250, 200, and 150 Bush Bucks for first, second and third. All winners will be published in the blog when we've made our decision.

Start Growing!

Post questions and comments here!
May 1st, 2015
4th Annual Spring Garden Event in BW2 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.


Grow Grow Power Whackers!

The FOURTH annual Grow-A-Thon has returned to the Commons! Whack the bushes and gather their children so that you can plant flowers and trees in the Event area to make yourself a gorgeous garden. Impress the judges every 20 hours to earn Spring tokens to buy this year’s Custom Items. You need to impress the previous judge to get a rating from the next one.

Plus, fill your magnificent garden with critters! There are 5 to get throughout the event, starting with the Squirrel today! On platforms with friends, you can send out requests for a free one. On platforms without, you get a free one when the animal unlocks.

Also returning is the Gorgeous Garden contest! Check back in a couple days for more details!

George has such a terrible green thumb, he’ll be looking for you to help him out trying to grow a plant for the first time.

New for 2015
Spring usually means spring cleaning, right? Freddy needs some help cleaning up his house. It’s gotten a little bit spooky.

Timmy wants to wake his turtle up from its hibernation after that long, cold winter. Aid him in finding things to tempt it back to consciousness.

Event Achievements -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT

There are a total of NINE possible achievements to earn in the Spring Garden 2015 event.

Achievements Returning for 2015
Flower Master- You’ve grown 1 of each common plant in the Spring Event!
Beast Master- You’ve gotten every animal in the Spring Event.
Spring Decorator- You’ve bought 3 of each planter and 1 Watering Can.
Impressive- You impressed all of the Gardening Judges in the Spring Event.
Most Impressive- You got the highest mark from the final Gardening Judge in the Spring Event!

Added/Changed for 2015
Garage Sale Connoisseur - Purchase all the 2015 Spring Event items!
Five Days at Freddy's - Complete all of Freddy's Spring Daily Quests!

We also have 2 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

Spring Spender- Purchase all the 2014 Spring Event items!
Fresh Year Round- Purchase all the 2013 Spring Event items!

*The Spring mini-golf piece is not required for the Garage Sale Connoisseur achievement.

Pet Packs

New 2015 Pet Packs (Available until Monday May 4th at Noon PDT)



Pink Flower - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Mana!
Pet Rock - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Power!
Grasshopper - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Gold!

Previous Year Pets (Available for Bush Bucks)



Fennec Fox - Turns some of your Nothing wins into Chocolate (random energy, mana, and power.)
Pig in Boots - Turns some of your Nothing wins into Mud (random energy, mana, and power.)
Ladybug - Turns some of your Nothing wins into Leaves (random energy, mana, and power.)
Spring Chicken - Adds to your max Power, up to 15 points at level 40.
Singed Raccoon - Adds to your max Mana, up to 20 points at level 40.


Post your green thumb adventures and questions on the forum!

The event will run until Friday May 15th at Noon PDT!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How can I find the seeds?
    Just keep whacking. The Holiday Item runes and pets will help attract them as well.

  • How do I grow plants?
    There are the planters outside the garden to grow flowers in. If you click on them, you can see the plant store. Each plant has a different cost and grow time to get you your event progress points. You start with 4 free planters.

  • Is it good to buy extra planters?
    If you have the seeds to spare and prefer to plant long-growing plants, then yes, it’s worth it.

  • How do I get the Decorator achievement?
    If you go into the gardening area, the store button ($) has a selection of garden decorating items, where you can find the planter styles and watering can. These items also cost seeds.

  • What are the possible seed combinations for Farmer MacDonald’s quest?
    You can choose seeds that grow either Energy or Gold, and then choose between 20, 15, 4, and 3 hours of growth time.

  • Why don’t my custom seeds last longer?
    Because they're OP! Enjoy them while they last. :)

  • How do I please the judges?
    Just keep growing plants. As your event progress increases, you will impress the judges more and more.

  • Does the Timey-Wimey watch or Time Turner affect the judges?
    No, judges do not have quest cooldowns, so trinket effects that work for quests will not apply to them.

  • What adds to my event progress?
    Growing plants worth points and completing the side quests.

  • Do I have to do the achievements?
    No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress.

  • Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
    Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.