History

History from one of the creators of Turf[edit]

The idea for a location-based mobile game came several years ago, long before the "smartphone" was something that everyone wanted. We then made playful theories about how such a game could be made using WAP, GSM, triangulation, etc. But soon we realized that it was too big obstacle that it could succeed. But then came the smartphone revolution with GPS, 3G, etc. And suddenly we realized that all the pieces had fallen into place for it would be possible to start the project. During the fall of 2010 the first version of Turf was released, first only to a limited group and later for public download. Initially there were only coverage for the game in Sweden, and it took another six months or so before the game was released on trials in other countries.

Turf project has always been aiming that individual users should not have to pay large sums to participate and play, and that they should not have to be disturbed by the unappetizing advertising. This has led us to the current situation of Turf being financed by private donations from players, private efforts of the developers and to some extent the sponsorship of various companies. No matter how you choose to proceed with a project of this caliber, the costs for servers, certain development and marketing must be covered in any way.

Turf-crew, which is a voluntary group that has made possible the expansion of the game, launched in 2011 and today consists of over 15 highly committed members. One of the keys to the health aspect of the Turf we believe is accessibility. Everyone can play the turf, it is not required that you are part of a particular team or doing the activity at a certain time of day.

(Drassen 2014-03-05)

Version history and other major events[edit]

Color coding for history[edit]

= Passed milestones. Ex: First luck to achieve rank.
= Version releases. See also List of versions.
= Major individual change. Ex: "Nya ranker"
= Ex: Facebook, Google+, Wiki.
= Establishment in a new country.
= Event / Competition. Ex: Bonanza
= Turf is mentioned in the media. Ex: TV / Radio / Internet / Larger newspaper. See also Media.

2010[edit]

2010-07-10 The first player to register 20:03 - felixfelox
2010-07-10 First zone is taken 23:19 - Turfer hence takes the zone NackaZone.
2010-07-18 Turfs Facebook group is created Link to Turfs Facebook group
2010-08-01 The forum thread on Swedroid is created 13:00 - Drassen - Link to forum thread
2010-08-04 Version 0.3 First version of the Turf that is posted on Google Play.
Included the: encrypted transmission, help box, about box, a toplist with yourself, people who ever owned a zone and people who are online
2010-08-31 Version 0.3.5 Included medals and some additional features ...
2010-09-01 First turfer to take the medal Gold medal 1.png 08:43:27 - eddyueue
2010-09-01 First turfer to take the medal Silver medal 2.png 08:43:27 - hence
2010-09-01 First turfer to take the medal Bronze medal 3.png 08:43:27 - RunningRoxen
2010-09-13 First turfer to take the medal Dark Ninja 5.png 07:16:22 - eddyueue
2010-10-02 First turfer to take the medal Decacity Star 7.png 11:37:16 - simon
2010-10-02 First turfer to take the medal Order of Aquamen 4.png 13:54:40 - eddyueue
2010-10-02 First turfer to take the medal Expandator 8.png 14:37:18 - simon
2010-11-28 Version 0.5 Included the chat function and some additional features ...

2011[edit]

2011-01-04 Zone take 25 000 Sweet - Kingsgarden, Stockholm
2011-01-30 Fairy 0.1 Link to forum thread
2011-0?-?? First turfer to achieve the rank of Turf Master tomtebloss - Information is missing: DATE (and time)
2011-05-17 Version 0.6 Included the Pro mode...
2011-05-21 Turfs first Bonanza - Bonanza:Stockholm 2011 Winner: Fredrick
2011-05-21 First turfer to take the medal Bonanza Gold 20.png 13:00:03 - Fredrick
2011-05-21 First turfer to take the medal Bonanza Silver 19.png 13:00:03 - Jojje
2011-05-21 First turfer to take the medal Bonanza Bronze 18.png 13:00:03 - Wikflow
2011-05-28 First turfer to take the medal Restless 22.png 13:33:27 - OlolaKok
2011-05-29 Fairy 0.2 Link to forum thread
2011-05-29 First turfer to take the medal Neutralizer 16.png 12:42:46 - Thunell
2011-05-29 First turfer to take the medal Insomnia 21.png 21:41:40 - eddyueue
2011-06-16 Zone take 100 000 Goose72 - Domparken, Östergötland
2011-06-19 Turf event at DreamHack - Jönköping Winners: iostream and eddyueue
2011-06-29 First turfer to take the medal 500 Unique 14.png 12:06:39 - eddyueue
2011-??-?? Zone take 250 000 Information missing: DATE (Turfer, Zone & Time)
2011-08-?? Turf launches in the Netherlands Nederländerna flagga.png Information missing: DATE
2011-08-18 Sweden's Sverige flagga.png regions changed From municipalities (approximately) to the county - Link to forum thread
2011-09-25 First turfer to take the medal Revisitor 27.png 21:08:41 - uw12345678
2011-10-12 First turfer to take the medal Netherland Explorer 25.png 17:05:07 - Fredrick
2011-12-12 Version 0.8 Included the Region chat, graphics updates, support for Korean...
2011-12-13 First turfer to take the medal Eager Weasel 28.png 14:39:30 - Zontjuven
2011-12-22 Turf launched in South Korea Sydkorea flagga.png

2012[edit]

2012-01-?? First turfer to achieve the rank of Turf Hero Thunell - Information missing: DATE
2012-01-04 First turfers to take the medal Paper Expandator 64.png 09:20:05 - Jojje and Median
2012-02-26 Turf launched in Denmark Danmark flagga.png
2012-03-02 Zone take 400 000 Optimus - BermudaZone, Västmanland
2012-03-10 Turf's second Bonanza - Bonanza:Sundsvall 2012 Tid: 14:00-16:00 - Winner: bUs
2012-03-18 Swedroid wrote about Turf "Swedish Turf is a different game..." - Link to article
2012-03-20 Turf launched in Finland Finland flagga.png Åland was the first province to have zones, Finnish mainland began to have zones in late July/August 2012. The zones were implemented with different dates.
2012-03-23 Turf's Facebook page launched Link to Turfs Facebook page
2012-03-28 Version 0.9 Included New server balance system, name above the players, new takemedals...
2012-04-01 Version 0.9.1 Included the Contribution medals...
2012-04-01 Block times are lowered
2012-04-05 Zone take 500 000 08:13:28 - Blajo - GranloCenter, Västernorrland
2012-04-04 First turfer to take the medal Denmark Explorer 30.png 19:33:48 - FinnJ
2012-04-11 First turfer to take the medal Sweden Explorer 26.png 15:56:40 - Jojje
2012-04-16 Turf's Google+ page launched Link to Turf's page on Google+
2012-04-21 First turfer to take the medal Donation God 43.png 10:58:32 - Blabert
2012-05-02 First turfer to take the medal 1000 Unique 15.png 21:53:58 - KP
2012-05-25 Turf launched in Norway Norge flagga.png
2012-07-01 First turfer outside Sweden Sverige flagga.png to get into the top-3 Turfer Zorf from Denmark Danmark flagga.png takes the Bronze medal
2012-07-10 Version 0.9.2 Included New menu system...
2012-07-25 Swedroid wrote about Turf again "Turf soon reaches new milestone..." - Link to article
2012-07-28 Zone take 1 000 000 Madmax - wins a Nexus 7 and gets the zone renamed to MadMegaZone
2012-08-19 New medals are introduced Stamina medals
2012-08-24 First turfer to take the medal El Staminatore 48.png 23:22:03 - Wettis
2012-09-01 Turf's third Bonanza - Bonanza:Västerås 2012 Tid: 14:00-16:00 - Winner: bUs
2012-09-10 Turf on ABC-nytt (TV news) Stockholms local-tv - Link to broadcast
2012-09-16 Turf is aired on the TV program called "Landet Runt"
2012-09-29 New servers
2012-10-21 Region Ethnicity changed Turfers now belongs to the region where they have the most zones, but the chat region are changed as soon as the turfer takes a zone outside the home region.
2012-11-10 Rank system changes New ranks added (35-60) and points levels for rank 31-35 modified. More info here: http://turfgame.com/info/ranks
2012-11-17 Version 0.9.5 Included new ranks and changed GPS bonus...
2012-12-02 Turf v0.1 för iOS (pre-alpha) Available to a select few testers...
2012-12-05 First zone with over 5,000 takeovers total GAZone, Västra Götaland
2012-12-06 First turfer to take the medal Norway Explorer 45.png 13:54:40 - Klemfare

2013[edit]

2013-01-13 First turfer to take the medal Take-25000 41.png 18:01:04 - Thunell - Coinbridge, Östergötland
2013-01-15 First turfer to achieve the rank of Turf King
   (First turfer with over 5 000 000 points)
12:52 - Thunell
2013-01-16 Zone take 2 000 000 08:19:44 - Trysse - NydalaGrill, Västerbotten
2013-01-22 TurfWiki launches 20:58
2013-02-03 Turf v0.1.1 for iOS (pre-alpha) Now with Swedish chat - Link for more info
2013-02-03 Turf launched in Iceland Island flagga.png
2013-02-18 TurfWiki milestone 22:08 - Turfwiki gets its 100th article after 27 days.
2013-04-20 Turf's fourth Bonanza - Bonanza:Uppsala 2013 Tid: 14:00-16:00 - Winner: SunYour
2013-05-05 First turfer to take the medal 2500 Unique 50.png 18:48:56 - kingenin
2013-05-05 First turfer to take the medal Finland Explorer 49.png 18:49:11 - kingenin
2013-05-15 First turfers to take the medal Wiki Expandator 63.png 20:54:45 - affanicaffan, nopatexza, iostream and SaLa
2013-05-16 First turfers to take the medal Broadcast Expandator 62.png 21:52:47 - kingenin, Snabelanna and sune for a radio feature in P4 Kalmar
2013-05-20 First turfer to take the medal Heavy Expandator 23.png 22:42:32 - Bombina
2013-05-21 Forum milstone ca 16.00 - The first forum thread with more than 15 000 views: Var med och sprid Turf! (Join and spread Turf!)
2013-05-22 First turfer to take the medal Greed-250 60.png 09:09:10 - kingenin
2013-06-03 Zone take 3 000 000 time? - ezGenesis - zon?, Västmanland
2013-06-12 First turfer to take the medal Web Expandator 61.png 16:50:49 - Optimus
2013-06-15 Turf launched in the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.png
2013-07-30 Turf beta for iOS (closed beta) - Link to more information
2013-08-02 v.0.9.9.1 for iOS A small update of the beta-version
2013-08-30 API v4 released Brand new API engine with more functionality
2013-09-14 Zone take 4 000 000 TomteBloss - KingsHarbour, Västmanland, KingsHarbour
2013-09-29 Turf v1.0.0 for iOS IPhone release on App store. 1000 downloads first day, #38 in free games on App store, #99 in free apps
2013-11-03 0-PPH-zones introduced Previously only 1-9
2013-11-07 "Mobil Galan 2013" Turf is nominated as best health app
2013-11-26 Version 0.9.7, Supporter introduced First Android version released with the new feature
2013-11-27 First turfer to take the medal Dawn Ninja 67.png 04:02:29 took MarresmacK
2013-12-06 50.000 downloads Turf was downloaded for the 50 000 time.
2013-12-08 Zone take 5 000 000 07:55:49 - Jojje - Benchzone, Västernorrland
2013-12-09 Musikhjälpen charity Around 11.000 SEK contributed by turfers
2013-12-20 First zone to reach 10 000 takeovers playstreetking - SkrapanZone, Västerås
2013-12-21 Turf v1.1.0 for iOS First update of turf for iOS, including for example the searchfunction, more information Link

2014[edit]

2014-03-02 Turf v1.1.1 for iOS New version for iOS that replaced v1.1.0 for iOS
2014-04-03 First regionteam in a regionbattle to reach 100 participators 13:10:44 - Skåne
2014-04-30 New medals Country medal 69.png and Region medal 68.png
2014-05-05 First turfer to receive the medal Country medal 69.png 11:30:44 - Snusmumriken for Sweden Sverige flagga.png, AcidRulez for Denmark Danmark flagga.png and mrGisle for Norway Norge flagga.png
2014-05-31 First player to reach 1 million points during one round 15:58 - Loaf
2014-06-07 Turfs fifth Bonanza - Stockholm - Bonanza: Stockholm 2014 Time heat 1: 10:00-12:00, time heat 2: 14:00-16:00 - Winner: Thunell
2014-06-10 Turf Version 0.9.7.1 for Android and v1.1.2 for iOS New android version that replaced Version 0.9.7 and new version for iOS that replaced v1.1.1 for iOS.
2014-06-24 Turf v1.2.0 for iOS Turfs second update for iOS with for example the possibility to suggest new zones Link
2014-07-08 First turfer to receive the medal UK Explorer 65.png 20:03:18 - kaninmage
2014-07-29 Turf v1.3.0 for iOS iOS user was able to use Turf on iPads and to use the application in landscape mode Link
2014-08-17 First turfer to reach 10 000 000 points in total 19:29 - Snusmumriken
2014-09-12 10 000 000 zon takes 08:24:38 - Wsnurr is the winner of a android wear
2014-10-17 Turf v1.3.6 for iOS Spectator mode and better GPS. Link

2015[edit]

2015-02-16 Turf Version 0.9.9.1 for Android Version 0.9.9.1 is released to all Supporters using Android
2015-03-06 First turfer to take the medal Ghost Minute 70.png 00:00:11 - Spix
2015-03-20 Turf v1.3.7 for iOS Ghost Minute 70.png medal and auto-close of takeover dialog. Link
2015-04-20 Turf v1.3.8 for iOS Holy zones and new dialog design. Link
2015-05-06 Turfs sixth Bonanza - Stockholm - Bonanza:Turf Bonanza 2015 Time heat 1: 10:00-12:00, time heat 2: 13:00-15:00 - Winner: Morgam
2015-09-01 The first turfer to reach 100.000 takes Snusmumriken
2015-10-04 Turf Aid 2.0 Turfers was given the opportunity to contribute in Turf Aid 2.0 during round 63. The result of 28 962 SEK was given to save the children foundation.
2015-10-16 Turf v1.3.9 för iOS Link
2015-10-18 Turf Version 1.0 for Android Version 1.0 was released on Google Play. With this version, Pro mode was replaced with Map cache.
2015-12-06 20 000 000 zontakes tequilagold

2016[edit]

2016-01-06 Turf Version 1.0.3 for Android Version 1.0.3 released on Google Play, contained the new medal Bridge crosser 71.png
2016-01-06 First turfer to take the medal Bridge crosser 71.png 19:18:12 - Adde45
2016-01-12 Turf v1.4.0 för iOS Included the new medal Bridge crosser 71.png Link
2016-05-11 First turfers to take the medal Korea Explorer 29.png 09:10:05 - Munin and TriggerHappy
2016-05-18 Turf Version 1.0.4 for Android A temporary version to fix the white box issue caused by Google Play.
2016-05-21 Turfs seventh Bonanza - Kalmar - Bonanza:Turf Bonanza 2016 Time for heat by foot: 10:30-12:30, time for heat on bicycle: 14:00-16:00 - Winner by foot: Klintan11, winner on bicycle: Shitty
2016-05-21 Turf Version 1.1.0 for Android Updating the zone system, easier to distinguish blocked zones. Also contained the new medal Eager Ferret 72.png
2016-05-22 First turfer to take the medal Eager Ferret 72.png 04:57:33 - TriggerHappy
2016-08-18 Turf Version 1.1.1 for Android Chat and toplist remember last viewed. Also contained the new medals Take-30000 73.png, 5000 Unique 74.png and Staminatrix 75.png Link
2016-08-18 Turf v1.5.1 för iOS Chat and toplist remember last viewed. Also contained the new medals Take-30000 73.png, 5000 Unique 74.png och Staminatrix 75.png Link
2016-08-20 First turfer to take the medal Staminatrix 75.png 14:10:05 - TXL
2016-12-03 Turf Version 1.1.5 for Android and v1.5.5 for iOS 17 new medals. 5 new zone types. Reduced takeover time. Changed block time. Better medal graphics. Many optimizations and bug fixes
2016-12-03 First turfer to take the medal Tricontaregion star 91.png 23:31:39 - Ninetail
2016-12-04 Turf v1.5.6 för iOS Minor cursor update so they do not look flat at a higher zoom level
2016-12-04 First turfer to take the medal Darkest Ninja 83.png 02:46:06 - Turfis
2016-12-04 First turfer to take the medal Bridge fanatic 79.png 07:28:51 - Gierp
2016-12-04 First turfer to take the medal Orderly III 77.png 09:48:00 - Snusmumriken
2016-12-08 Turf Version 1.1.5.1 for Android and v1.5.7 for iOS New countdown dialog. Fixed size of avatars. Fix so that zones are displayed as captured at all zoom levels. Fix values for supporter views
2016-12-13 30 000 000 zon takes Zontjuven made the 30 millionth zone take when he took ChildZone from DaHunter at 2016-12-13 18:00:01
2016-12-25 First turfer to take the medal Greed-350 82.png 09:06:19 - ~Sisyfos~

2017[edit]

2017-02-05 Turf Version 1.1.6 for Android and v1.6.0 for iOS Version 1.1.6 for Android and v1.6.0 for iOS is released and contains the new assist function. The function is only available to those who are supporter
2017-02-16 Turf v1.6.1 for iOS v1.6.1 för iOS released and enables in app purchases and some bug fixes
2017-02-23 Turf Version 1.2.0 for Android and v1.6.2 for iOS Version 1.2.0 for Android and v1.6.2 for iOS released with many minor graphics fixes
2017-03-02 Turf v1.6.3 for iOS v1.6.3 for iOS released bay allows you to buy supporter at any time
2017-03-10 Turf Version 1.2.1 for Android Version 1.2.1 for Android solves a bug with switching between zone information, makes it possible to buy supporter when you already are and shows the number of assist in the supporter view
2017-03-13 Turf v1.6.4 for iOS v1.6.4 for iOS released with the total number of assist function in supporter view
2017-04-27 First turfer to take the medal Ranger 76.png 16:13:18 - Voinaika
2017-05-07 Round 82 was the first time all 3 medalists had more than 1 million points
2017-05-13 Turf Version 1.2.2 for Android and v1.6.5 for iOS Version 1.2.2 for Android and v1.6.5 for iOS released with the new medal Crowdy-34 112.png
2017-05-13 Turfs eighth Bonanza - Bonanza:Jönköping 2017 Time for heat by foot: 11:00-12:30, time for heat on bicycle: 13:00-15:00 - Winner in Bonanza:Foot 2017: rabbit_rail, winner in Bonanza:Bike 2017: Kygni
2017-05-31 Turf Version 1.2.4 for Android and v1.6.6 for iOS Version 1.2.4 for Android and v1.6.6 for iOS is released and with it introduced Wardrobe, now you can change clothes on your avatar! (Only for supporters). Chat and audio corrections and other minor bug fixes are also made
2017-07-11 Turf Version 1.2.5 for Android and v1.6.7 for iOS Version 1.2.5 for Android and v1.6.7 for iOS released with the new medal Event24 113.png
2017-07-21 The first 24 hour event is organized in Umeå 44 turfers participated and received the new medal Event24 113.png
2017-11-05 First turfer to make over 10,000 takes in a round Bont makes 10,298 takes during round 88
2017-11-13 First turfer to take the medal Assist-10000 111.png 14:15:19 - k_tjing

2018[edit]

2018-03-31 Turf Version 2.0.0 for Android and v2.0.0 för iOS Version 2.0.0 for Android and v2.0.0 för iOS released which contained a completely new design
2018-04-17 Turf Version 2.0.2 for Android and v2.0.1 for iOS Version 2.0.2 for Android and v2.0.1 for iOS released which contained Japanese translation, clearer zone markings and trainstation attribute
2018-05-19 Turfs ninth Bonanza - Bonanza:Västerås 2018 Time for heat by foot: 10:30-12:30, time for heat on bicycle: 14:00-16:00 - Winner in Bonanza:Foot 2018: DuKanInteSe, winner in Bonanza:Bike 2018: Ibanezlespaul
2018-05-19 Turf Version 2.0.3 for Android and v2.0.2 för iOS Version 2.0.3 resp. v2.0.2 för iOS is released which contained 8 new medals: Take-75000 118.png, Take-100000 119.png, 7500 Unique 120.png, 10000 Unique 121.png, Crowdy-55 114.png, Crowdy-89 115.png, Crowdy-144 116.png and Trainer 117.png
2018-05-19 First turfer to take the medal Take-100000 119.png 15:09:17 - stinabus
2018-05-19 First turfer to take the medal 10000 Unique 121.png 15:23:39 - Snusmumriken
2018-05-19 First turfer to take the medal Trainer 117.png 15:50:16 - Krappis
2018-05-22 Turf Version 2.0.3.1 for Android Version 2.0.3.1 released which contained a hotfix to make the trainstation attribute visible inside the game
2018-08-05 Turfo is released The figure Turfo is released on the turf map and hides in a zone
2018-08-07 Turf Version 2.0.4 for Android and v2.0.3 for iOS Version 2.0.4 for Android and v2.0.3 for iOS is released and with this update it is possible to take pictures from within zones directly from the game
2018-08-10 Turf v2.0.4 for iOS v2.0.4 for iOS released to fix a problem with the camera function
2018-08-23 50 000 000 zones taken boki made the 50 millionth zone take when he took the zone TrainSpot on 2018-08-23 at 17:40:51.
2018-08-27 Turf Version 2.0.5 for Android and v2.0.5 for iOS Version 2.0.5 for Android and v2.0.5 for iOS is released and with this update it is possible to see other players' zone takeover meters when several players take one zone at the same time. In addition to this functionality, the update contained a number of different minor fixes and bug fixes for the game
2018-11-13 Turf v2.0.6 for iOS v2.0.6 for iOS released to fix the hidden progressbar issue at the top of the app, on iPhone Xr and iPhone Xs devices

2019[edit]

2019-03-15 Turf Version 2.1.0 for Android and v2.1.0 for iOS Version 2.1.0 for Android and v2.1.0 for iOS is released and with this update it is possible for supporters to create your own groups with leaderboards in the game. In addition to this functionality, the update contained a number of different bug fixes and two new zone attributes, ruin and castle
2019-03-21 Turf Version 2.1.1 for Android Version 2.1.1 is released to fix some bugs that crashed the game
2019-03-28 Turf Version 2.1.2 for Android Version 2.1.2 is released and aimed to further correct bugs that crashed the game and other minor tweaks
2019-05-18 Turfs tenth Bonanza - Bonanza:Stockholm 2019 Winner in Bonanza Foot: Raudonvirsis, Winner in Bonanza Bike: MrJokerit
2019-05-18 Turf Award is awarded for the first time, this takes place at Bonanza:Stockholm 2019

Turf Award.png Best Turf achievement of the year - Király
Turf Award.png The Turf Star of the Year - Ghost63_Ume
Turf Award.png The Turfer of the Year - SunYour
Turf Award.png Most spectacular zone take over of the Year - Florence & Entertainer

2019-05-25 Turf v2.1.1 for iOS v2.1.1 for iOS released with some bug fixes
2019-05-26 Turf Version 2.1.3 for Android Version 2.1.3 released and aims to further correct bugs that crashed the game and other minor adjustments
2019-06-08 Turf Version 2.1.4 for Android and v2.1.2 for iOS Version 2.1.4 for Android and v2.1.2 for iOS released with translation into German
2019-06-15 Turf v2.1.3 for iOS v2.1.3 for iOS released to resolve a crash that occurs when certain zones are opened
2019-07 Turf is launched in Germany Flag of Germany.png
2019-07-07 During round 108, the 2 million mark was crossed for round points Kygni collected 2 017 567 round points
2019-08-26 Turf v2.1.4 for iOS v2.1.4 for iOS released to resolve that the app sometimes crashes when the chat is opened
2019-09-01 First turfer outside Sweden Sverige flagga.png to take first place in a round The turfer M0112 from Finland Finland flagga.png takes the Gold medal
2019-09-08 Turf Version 2.1.5 for Android Version 2.1.5 released and should resolve freezing that occur occasionally
2019-12-08 Turf Version 2.1.6 for Android and v2.1.5 for iOS Version 2.1.6 for Android and v2.1.5 for iOS released and contains the new medal serie Diverse. Take X number of Round unique zones and get the medals: Diverse Medalj122.png, Diversier Medalj123.png and Diversiest 124.png. The medal Germany Explorer 125.png is also included in this version. Supporter display update: See how many round unique zones you have taken this round so far
2019-12-10 Turf Version 2.1.7 for Android Version 2.1.7 released and should solve a sound problem
2019-12-15 First turfer to take the medal Diversiest 124.png 18:35:11 - MaXi

2020[edit]

2020-01-03 First turfer to take the medal Germany Explorer 125.png 11:17:39 - ventoux
2020-05-16 Turfs eleventh Bonanza - Bonanza:Örebro 2020 In an attempt to carry out the Bonanza despite the coronavirus pandemic, the event is moved to 2020-08-29
2020-06-07 Feature in Swedish on "TV4 Nyhetsmorgon" about Turf The feature is about 3 minutes into the clip. Link to the clip
2020-07-08 Turf Version 2.1.8 for Android and v2.1.6 for iOS Version 2.1.8 for Android and v2.1.6 for iOS released to celebrate's Turfs 10th anniversary. Take 10 zones on 10/7 and get the medal Cakeday Medal126.png. If you are a supporter, you will also receive a party hat
2020-07-10 Turf celebrates 10 years. Medal126.png 10thBirthday float.png 10 years since the first player registers and the first zone take is made. Turfer felixfelox was the first to register. The player hence makes the first take on the zone NackaZone
2020-07-10 First turfers to take the medal Cakeday Medal126.png 00:08:40 - Bigbang and MaXi
2020-08-29 Turfs eleventh Bonanza - Bonanza:Örebro 2020 Unfortunately, the Bonanza had to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic that ravaged the world
2020-08-29 Turf Award is awarded for the second time, this would have happened at Bonanza:Örebro 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the distribution will take place at Bonanza:Örebro 2021

Turf Award.png Best Turf achievement of the year - Kygni
Turf Award.png The Turf Star of the Year - whitebike
Turf Award.png The Turfer of the Year - HappyF
Turf Award.png Most spectacular zone take over of the Year - Kygni

2020-08-31 0-PPH-zones were phased out The reason why 0-PPH-zones was phased out was to increase the attractiveness of players in new areas
2020-10-04 Over 10 000 players Turf had over 10 000 players for the first time during a game round
2020-10-15 Turf Version 2.1.10 for Android Version 2.1.10 for Android released to resolve a bug with event zones on Android
2020-12-06 First turfer outside the Nordics to get into the top-3 The Scottish turfer féarglas from United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.png takes the Silver medal
2020-12-15 The region of Scotland gets the most zones in the world The region of Scotland (5291) passes Stockholm (5289) about being the region that has the most zones in the world
2020-12-20 BBC.com article on the Scottish turfer féarglas and Turf "The night-riding mum who cycles 10 hours a day." Link to article
2020-12-23 An approximately 10 minute long Radio feature in BBC Radio Scotland's morning program Mornings with Stephen Jardine with the Scottish turfer féarglas Link to the program, the feature starts about 1:40 into the program. Only available until 2021-01-21
2020-12-25 An approximately 4 minute long live TV feature on BBC World News, with the Scottish turfer féarglas, about Turf "BBC World News" Broadcasted at 11:15 CET. Link to the feature (facebook) the feature begins 1:42 into the clip
2020-12-29 An approximately 4 minute long Radio feature in BBC Radio 5 5 Live Drive with the Scottish turfer féarglas Link to the program, the feature starts 56 minutes into the program. Only available until 2021-01-27

2021[edit]

2021-01-25 The number of possible zone suggestions to add in the app changes. The number of zone suggestions is increased from three to seven per round.
2021-03-27 An approximately 4 minute long radio feature on BBC Radio 6 Radcliffe and Maconie, 6 Music Festival with the Scottish turfer Mic123 Link to the program, the feature begins 2:15:00 into the program. Only available until 2021-04-25.
2021-09-04 Turfs eleventh Bonanza - Bonanza: Örebro 2021 Winner in Bonanza 2021 Foot: rabbit_rail, Winner in Bonanza 2021 Bike: magnusn
2021-09-04 Turf Award is awarded for the third time, this takes place at Bonanza:Örebro 2021

Turf Award.png Best Turf achievement of the year - Bont
Turf Award.png The Turf Star of the Year - féarglas
Turf Award.png The Turfer of the Year - féarglas
Turf Award.png Most spectacular zone take over of the Year - Entertainer and Florence

2021-09-04 Turf Version 2.1.11 for Android and v2.1.7 for iOS Version 2.1.11 for Android and v2.1.7 for iOS released and contains the new medal serie Daily. Take 5 zones every day for X days straight and get the medals: Daily-10 127.png, Daily-30 128.png, Daily-60 129.png, Daily-90 130.png, Daily-180 131.png and Daily-365 132.png.
2021-09-10 Turf v2.1.8 for iOS v2.1.8 for iOS is released with bug fixes for user interfaces concerning, among other things, top lists.
2021-09-14 First turfer to take the medal Daily-10 127.png 00:02:30 - recycling
2021-09-14 Turf Version 2.1.12 for Android Version 2.1.12 for Android released and contains various improvements.
2021-09-14 Turf v2.1.9 for iOS v2.1.9 for iOS is released and solves a keyboard layout issue in the chat and fixes a medal dialog bug.
2021-09-15 Turf Version 2.1.13 for Android Version 2.1.13 for Android released and contains various bugfixes.
2021-09-16 Turf Version 2.1.14 for Android Version 2.1.14 for Android released and contains various bugfixes.
2021-09-21 Turf Version 2.1.15 for Android and v2.1.10 for iOS Version 2.1.15 for Android and v2.1.10 for iOS released with minor improvements.
2021-09-27 Turf Version 2.1.16 for Android Version 2.1.16 for Android released and contains various bugfixes and improvements.
2021-10-04 First turfer to take the medal Daily-30 128.png 00:03:27 - TXL
2021-11-03 First turfer to take the medal Daily-60 129.png 00:02:43 - Corellian
2021-11-29 TurfTeams launched TurfTeams is an investment in occupational health and is aimed entirely at companies, authorities and organizations. (Only in Swedish).
2021-11-29 Turf Version 2.1.17 for Android Version 2.1.17 for Android released and contains four new teams-medals and small improvements. Turf Teams Gold 134.png, Turf Teams Silver 135.png, Turf Teams Bronze 136.png and Turf Teams 133.png.
2021-11-30 Turf v2.1.11 for iOS v2.1.10 for iOS released and contains four new teams-medals and small improvements. Turf Teams Gold 134.png, Turf Teams Silver 135.png, Turf Teams Bronze 136.png and Turf Teams 133.png.
2021-12-03 First turfer to take the medal Daily-90 130.png 00:02:55 - recycling
2021-12-18 The 100,000th zone created 07:00:00 - Bergheimer in the municipality of Cologne in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

2022[edit]

2022-01-11 Turf Version 2.1.18 for Android and v2.1.12 for iOS Version 2.1.18 for Android and v2.1.12 for iOS released and contains updates for TurfTeams and new teams-medals. Turf Teams Indy Gold 137.png, Turf Teams Indy Silver 138.png and Turf Teams Indy Bronze 139.png.
2022-01-16 First turfer to reach rank 60 Turfalicious 14:05 - Király had taken 50,000,000 points.
2022-01-17 Turf Version 2.1.19 for Android Version 2.1.19 for Android released and contains updates for TurfTeams.
2022-01-23 First turfer to take the medal Turf Teams Indy Gold 137.png 11:00 - FatRat
2022-01-23 First turfer to take the medal Turf Teams Indy Silver 138.png 11:00 - TurfDanne
2022-01-23 First turfer to take the medal Turf Teams Indy Bronze 139.png 11:00 - Thurs
2022-01-27 100 000 000 zones taken Provokatör (aka Gnutten) made the 100 millionth zone take when he took the zone Domarkullen on 2022-01-27 at 16:18:44 (UTC time).
2022-03-03 First turfer to take the medal Daily-180 131.png 00:02:36 - recycling
2022-05-21 Turfs twelfth Bonanza - Bonanza: Västervik 2022 Winner in Bonanza 2022 Foot: OdKing, Winner in Bonanza 2022 Bike: MrJokerit
2022-05-21 Turf Award is awarded for the fourth time, this takes place at Bonanza: Västervik 2022

Turf Award.png Best Turf achievement of the year - Király and Hdaskydrone
Turf Award.png The Turf Star of the Year - Welshman
Turf Award.png The Turfer of the Year - UrbanGeeks
Turf Award.png Most spectacular zone take over of the Year - gerald_flux.rc and recycling
Turf Award.png Honorary Award - féarglas

2022-06-15 Turf v2.1.13 for iOS v2.1.13 for iOS is released and fixes an issue with GPS precision.
2022-08-07 First turfer to make over 15,000 takes in a round mrAce makes 15,103 takes during round 145
2022-09-04 First turfer to take the medal Daily-365 132.png 00:02:13 - grimric

2023[edit]

2023-05-20 Turfs 13th Bonanza - Bonanza: Umeå 2023 Winner in Bonanza 2023 Foot: Raudonvirsis, Winner in Bonanza 2023 Bike: MrDinco
2023-05-20 Turf Award is awarded for the fifth time, this takes place at Bonanza: Umeå 2023

Turf Award.png Best Turf achievement of the year - MrAce
Turf Award.png The Turf Star of the Year - DasHuhn
Turf Award.png The Turfer of the Year - LeiLar
Turf Award.png Most spectacular zone take over of the Year - Florenskan

2023-05-27 Turf v2.1.14 for iOS v2.1.14 for iOS is released and fixes an issue with the map display.
2023-08 New graphic design on the Crowdy and Assist medals
2023-08-14 New medals introduced 20000 Unique 140.png, 30000 Unique 141.png, Crowdy-233 142.png, Assist-15000 143.png, Assist-20000 144.png, Assist-25000 145.png, Greed-400 146.png, Greed-500 147.png, Greed-1000 148.png, Take-250000 149.png and Take-500000 150.png

Taking history[edit]

Who made the takeover 1 000 000?
MadMax 2012-07-27
Who made the takeover 2 000 000?
Trysse 2013-01-16 at 08:19:44
Who made the takeover 3 000 000?
ezGenesis 2013-06-03
Who made the takeover 4 000 000?
TomteBloss 2013-09-14
Who made the takeover 5 000 000?
Jojje 2013-12-08 at 07:55:49
Who made the takeover 10 000 000?
Wsnurr 2014-09-12 at 08:24:38
Who made the takeover 20 000 000?
tequilagold 2015-12-06
Who made the takeover 30 000 000?
Zontjuven 2016-12-13 klockan 18:00:01
Who made the takeover 50 000 000?
boki 2018-08-23 at 17:40:51
Who made the takeover 100 000 000?
Provokatör (aka Gnutten) 2022-01-27 at 16:18:44 (UTC time)

References[edit]