==Happy new year== [[2016 ]] is over and it has been an interesting year indeed. Thanks to a rival game (it's pretty obvious which one I'm talking about) a lot of people have been introduced to augmented reality games, something that turfers have been doing since [[2010]]. Even though we are a small group compared to other games, we are steadily growing every month, we just passed 30 million [[Takeover|takeovers]], ten million were taken during [[2016]]! Naturally, when winter is knocking on the door, we see that some turfers tend to enter a state of hibernation and return somewhere around April or May. If you're feeling lucky, have a lot of free time ahead of you and want a shiny medal, I suggest trying to get one now. The competition during the winter is still high but somewhat lower than other months during the year. So, who were the persistent turfers who turfed through Christmas and got the last rounds medal? Well, let me put it like this, these guys are pretty much professional turfers with loads of medals weighing down their sports t-shirts. MadMajk takes home the bronze medal with 766 470 points, and at second place we find Király with 832 485 points. Finally, the gold medal goes to Jomii who did this by gathering 937 784 points!

Király could be considered a lightweight turfer compared to So, who were the other two on persistent [[Turfer|turfers]] who turfed through Christmas and got the podium but last rounds medal? Well, let me put it like this is , these guys are pretty much professional turfers with loads of medals weighing down their sports t-shirts. [[User:MadMajk|MadMajk]] takes home the second silver [[Bronze medal snatched by this turfer]] with 766 470 [[points]], and I think there could very well be a gold medal at second place we find [[User:Király|Király]] with 832 485 [[points]]. Finally, the name Király stamped on the back just waiting to be grabbed in the future! In any case, give a round of applause [[Gold medal]] goes to the turfers [[User:Jomii|Jomii]] who won the last round of Turf in 2016did this by gathering 937 784 [[points]]!

Past [[User:Király|Király]] could be considered a lightweight [[Turfer|turfer]] compared to the other two on the podium but this is the second [[Silver medal]] snatched by this turfer, and presentI think there could very well be a [[Gold medal]] with the name [[User:Király|Király]] stamped on the back just waiting to be grabbed in the future! In any case, give a round of applause to the turfers who won the last round of Turf in [[2016]]!

==Past and present==Last year boasted of many new features, behind the scenes improvements, loads of new medals and a bunch of other stuff. Check out [HTTP://turfgame.com turfgame.com ] for some more items to that list!

This year we have a new surprise. TurfDev has listened to you guys, you have for a long time wanted to see the ability to turf with a friend, perhaps when you're abroad and the both of you want to take that zone in New York. Either you would have to wait, return to the zone or just let one of you take the zone. Well, no more! TurfDev is developing the ability to take a [[Zone|zone ]] with other turfers, this new feature will be called "[[assist]]" and will let you tick off the unique zone on your list. It will also give you takepoints, at the moment I am unclear of exactly how this will work but it's on it's way. Soon!

==Upcoming events==The annual winter event in [[Municipality:Umeå|Umeå]], the Winter Classic, is about to take place. It kicks off on February 11th and the fee is a modest 20 SEK, if you're under 18 it's free! The people responsible for this event could also need some help, so if you feel like you want to help out, don't hesitate to get in touch with them.

Naturally, there will be a [[Bonanza ]] this year as well! This time we will see it in the city of TOJ, namely [[Municipality:Jönköping|Jönköping]]. It will take place on May 15th and have a bike class and on foot class. At the moment there is not much more information to give but they will probably post more info on this site (in Swedish)! Winter tips