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History from one of the creators of Turf

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

Color coding for history

■ = 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

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	08:43:27 - eddyueue
2010-09-01	■ First turfer to take the medal Silver medal	08:43:27 - hence
2010-09-01	■ First turfer to take the medal Bronze medal	08:43:27 - RunningRoxen
2010-09-13	■ First turfer to take the medal Dark Ninja	07:16:22 - eddyueue
2010-10-02	■ First turfer to take the medal Decacity Star	11:37:16 - simon
2010-10-02	■ First turfer to take the medal Order of Aquamen	13:54:40 - eddyueue
2010-10-02	■ First turfer to take the medal Expandator	14:37:18 - simon
2010-11-28	■ Version 0.5	Included the chat function and some additional features ...

2011

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	13:00:03 - Fredrick
2011-05-21	■ First turfer to take the medal Bonanza Silver	13:00:03 - Jojje
2011-05-21	■ First turfer to take the medal Bonanza Bronze	13:00:03 - Wikflow
2011-05-28	■ First turfer to take the medal Restless	13:33:27 - OlolaKok
2011-05-29	■ Fairy 0.2	Link to forum thread
2011-05-29	■ First turfer to take the medal Neutralizer	12:42:46 - Thunell
2011-05-29	■ First turfer to take the medal Insomnia	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	12:06:39 - eddyueue
2011-??-??	■ Zone take 250 000	Information missing: DATE (Turfer, Zone & Time)
2011-08-??	■ Turf launches in the Netherlands	Information missing: DATE
2011-08-18	■ Sweden's regions changed	From municipalities (approximately) to the county - Link to forum thread
2011-09-25	■ First turfer to take the medal Revisitor	21:08:41 - uw12345678
2011-10-12	■ First turfer to take the medal Netherland Explorer	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	14:39:30 - Zontjuven
2011-12-22	■ Turf launched in South Korea

2012

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	09:20:05 - Jojje and Median
2012-02-26	■ Turf launched in Denmark
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	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	19:33:48 - FinnJ
2012-04-11	■ First turfer to take the medal Sweden Explorer	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	10:58:32 - Blabert
2012-05-02	■ First turfer to take the medal 1000 Unique	21:53:58 - KP
2012-05-25	■ Turf launched in Norway
2012-07-01	■ First turfer outside Sweden to get into the top-3	Turfer Zorf from Denmark 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	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	13:54:40 - Klemfare

2013

2013-01-13	■ First turfer to take the medal Take-25000	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
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	18:48:56 - kingenin
2013-05-05	■ First turfer to take the medal Finland Explorer	18:49:11 - kingenin
2013-05-15	■ First turfers to take the medal Wiki Expandator	20:54:45 - affanicaffan, nopatexza, iostream and SaLa
2013-05-16	■ First turfers to take the medal Broadcast Expandator	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	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	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	16:50:49 - Optimus
2013-06-15	■ Turf launched in the United Kingdom
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	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

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 and Region medal
2014-05-05	■ First turfer to receive the medal Country medal	11:30:44 - Snusmumriken for Sweden , AcidRulez for Denmark and mrGisle for Norway
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	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

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	00:00:11 - Spix
2015-03-20	■ Turf v1.3.7 for iOS	Ghost Minute 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

2016-01-06	■ Turf Version 1.0.3 for Android	Version 1.0.3 released on Google Play, contained the new medal Bridge crosser
2016-01-06	■ First turfer to take the medal Bridge crosser	19:18:12 - Adde45
2016-01-12	■ Turf v1.4.0 för iOS	Included the new medal Bridge crosser Link
2016-05-11	■ First turfers to take the medal Korea Explorer	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
2016-05-22	■ First turfer to take the medal Eager Ferret	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 , 5000 Unique and Staminatrix Link
2016-08-18	■ Turf v1.5.1 för iOS	Chat and toplist remember last viewed. Also contained the new medals Take-30000 , 5000 Unique och Staminatrix Link
2016-08-20	■ First turfer to take the medal Staminatrix	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	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	02:46:06 - Turfis
2016-12-04	■ First turfer to take the medal Bridge fanatic	07:28:51 - Gierp
2016-12-04	■ First turfer to take the medal Orderly III	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	09:06:19 - ~Sisyfos~

2017

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	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
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
2017-07-21	■ The first 24 hour event is organized in Umeå	44 turfers participated and received the new medal Event24
2017-11-13	■ First turfer to take the medal Assist-10000	14:15:19 - k_tjing

2018

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 , Take-100000 , 7500 Unique , 10000 Unique , Crowdy-55 , Crowdy-89 , Crowdy-144 and Trainer
2018-05-19	■ First turfer to take the medal Take-100000	15:09:17 - stinabus
2018-05-19	■ First turfer to take the medal 10000 Unique	15:23:39 - Snusmumriken
2018-05-19	■ First turfer to take the medal Trainer	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

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	Best Turf achievement of the year - Király The Turf Star of the Year - Ghost63_Ume The Turfer of the Year - SunYour 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
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 to take first place in a round	The turfer M0112 from Finland 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 , Diversier and Diversiest . The medal Germany Explorer 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	18:35:11 - MaXi

2020

2020-01-03	■ First turfer to take the medal Germany Explorer	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 . If you are a supporter, you will also receive a party hat
2020-07-10	■ Turf celebrates 10 years.	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	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	Best Turf achievement of the year - Kygni The Turf Star of the Year - whitebike The Turfer of the Year - HappyF 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 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

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	Best Turf achievement of the year - Bont The Turf Star of the Year - féarglas The Turfer of the Year - féarglas 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 , Daily-30 , Daily-60 , Daily-90 , Daily-180 and Daily-365 .
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	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	00:03:27 - TXL
2021-11-03	■ First turfer to take the medal Daily-60	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 , Turf Teams Silver , Turf Teams Bronze and Turf Teams .
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 , Turf Teams Silver , Turf Teams Bronze and Turf Teams .
2021-12-03	■ First turfer to take the medal Daily-90	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

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 , Turf Teams Indy Silver and Turf Teams Indy Bronze .
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	11:00 - FatRat
2022-01-23	■ First turfer to take the medal Turf Teams Indy Silver	11:00 - TurfDanne
2022-01-23	■ First turfer to take the medal Turf Teams Indy Bronze	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	00:02:36 - recycling

Taking history

References

• http://forum.turfgame.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1549
• http://warded.se/turf/medals.php