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'''Happy Turf new year!'''
==Different [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]]==
The [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] will have a slightly different look to it this time, I will write about the big things that happend during this year. Also, I'm happy to give You all an interview with this rounds winner [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]]. A new and hopefully recurring part of [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]]!
==Results of [[Omgång 30|round 30]]==
This round was a snowy one, at least in [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]]. Winter struck hard and it was no surprise that the northern [[Turfare|turfer]] in [[Kommun:Umeå|Umeå]], [[Användare:bUs|bUs]], took an early lead, in hard competition with [[Användare:bill|bill]] out of [[Kommun:Västerås|Västerås]] and [[Användare:Bullmannen|Bullmannen]] in [[Kommun:Stockholm|Stockholm]]. However, lurking just behind this trio was [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]], from the look of it guarding a top spot, waiting to strike.. And she did, a resolute finish week and she had no problems taking the lead and later on the [[Gold medal]]. [[Silver medal|Silver]] goes to [[Användare:bUs|bUs]] and the [[Bronze medal|bronze]] are in the hands of bill. Congrats to the three of You :-)
==An interview with a winner==
Name Mona a.k.a [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]] Age 49 City [[Kommun:Linköping|Linköping]]
Congratulations to winning a round of [[Turf]]! How does it feel?
*Cool, I did it! Even better than I planned.
What's the best thing about winning a round of [[Turf]]?
*The medal will serve as a token, acknowledging the hard work I put in. But I will also remember when different [[Turfare|turfers]] started to cheer me on when they realized what was about to happen. Especially [[Användare:Mazarin|Mazarins]] messages in the snow in different zones and [[Användare:Mipson|Mipsons]] Christmas gifts, consisting of red "[[Zon|zone]] caramels" on my route home helped a lot, motivating me to show everyone that I could get a medal.
What was your tactics for the round?
*Tactics..? Ehh.. My plan was to get the 7 500 [[Zontagning|takeover]] medal, which would be around 40 [[Zon|zones]]/day. Then after about 10 days I realized I was much higher in the top list than I had expected, at this time I started thinking about a [[Bronze medal]]. If only [[Användare:Mazarin|Mazarin]] could stop stealing my [[Zon|zones]] during the nights! I had thought that he would take it much slower this round.. But we had a chat and he became my biggest supporter, cheering me on - but most importantly: taking my [[Zon|zones]] so I could take them again and get more [[Poäng|points]].
How hard was it? And how much time did you spend every day on [[Turf|turf]]?
*The first weeks I took about 50 [[Zon|zones]] a day, to get the [[Zontagning|takeover]] medal. Closing in on Christmas, I had a lot more free time and averaged about 150 [[Zon|zones]] a day. It took a lot of time, but I had plenty of that the last week since my children didn't spend Christmas with me this year and I was out between 8-13 hours a day. I wasn't fast on my bike, but the important thing was that I kept going and I felt great when I realized I had the strength to do so. I really enjoyed being out in the beautiful nature, even though I had some trouble with icy and snowy streets. But that was part of the challenge! The hardest part was to reveal to every [[Turfare|turfer]] out there that I was out bicycling instead of celebrating Christmas. Also, [[Användare:Bullmannen|Bullmannen]] seemed very disappointed when I challenged him, at this point I almost quit.
[[Kommun:Linköping|Linköping]] keeps lining up victories in [[Turf]], why do you think the game is so popular in your city?
*The bicycling here is pretty ok. We have some hills, but most areas are flat when you get there. The different parts of the city also have quite a few [[Zon|zones]] and [[Turfare|turfers]] have their routes on their way to work or school, many also go out for a quick session in their lunch break. Visiting [[Turfare|turfers]] can easily take 20-25 [[Zon|zones]] in the central part of town in a couple of hours.
What's the best thing about [[Turf]]?
That you get to be outdoors and the exercise. And that you always take a few more [[Zon|zones]] than you planned, which is good for the weight among other things :-D Also, meeting other people - both other turfers and those who haven't started to [[Turf|turf]] yet, they're usually wondering what you're doing.
Which new features would You like to see in [[Turf|turf]]?
*Bigger numbers on the blocktime counter, so you can read it when it's dark without reading glasses. Clicking a [[Turf|turf]] avatar and directly being able to send them a chat message, without having to type their name would be nice. I would also like to see [[Återbesök|revisits]] in a separate column in the warded stats and in the session history. It would also be great to have this information on [https://turfgame.com/ turfgame.com], so you could easily see how many of your [[Zontagning|takeovers]] are normal or [[Återbesök|revisits]].
How do You think [[Turf]] will develop during [[2013]]?
*My adjustments as above and a lot more [[Turfare|turfers]].
What's your [[Turf]] new years resolution? :-)
*Not to turf too much or too little. Spending time on getting more unique [[Zon|zones]], bicycling in other towns - I did that earlier this fall in [[Kommun:Nyköping|Nyköping]], which was very nice. I also went to [[Kommun:Mjölby|Mjölby]] and [[Kommun:Tranås|Tranås]] earlier, this kind of turfing is very fun!
A big thanks to [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]] who agreed to share her thoughts about [[Turf]]!
==[[2012]] in retrospect==
What a year [[2012]] was! In the future, when we look back at the history of [[Turf]], many wise men will say that [[2012]] was the year Turf really took of. Many fun and great things happened this year and I will try to list a few of them here today :-)
The winter [[Bonanza:Sundsvall 2012|bonanza in Sundsvall]]. Sadly I couldn't be there myself, but the reports from the competition and the social activities around it was very positive. The winner was [[Användare:bUs|bUs]], someone I will mention further down this text :-)
The article on swedroid. This was for me the most important thing that happened this year, a horde of rookie [[Turfare|turfers]] started to pop up all over [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]] and they kept coming! The servers took a heavy blow from all the new players, thankfully the [[Turf Developers|devs]] was there very fast, fixing the problems and keeping the game afloat. And all of the sudden the [[Zon|zones]] we had was not enough anymore! The [[Zonmakare|Zone builders]] almost had to quit their jobs for a couple of weeks, literally sprinkling [[Zon|zones]] all over the country. Very busy, but extremely fun times! The best memory I have is a screenshot someone posted in the facebook group (I think it was) where the map of [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]] was completely full of [[Turfare|turfers]] :-)
[[Zontagning|Takeover]] #1.000.000. It happened in the end of July, [[Användare:MadMax|MadMax]] was the lucky [[Turfare|turfer]] to take it and got himself a brand new Nexus 7 for the trouble :-) The [[Zon|zone]] itself was renamed to [[Zon:MadMegaZone|MadMegaZone]]. And now, not six months later, we're rapidly closing in on [[Zontagning|takeover]] #2.000.000 which is awesome!
The [[Bonanza:Västerås 2012|bonanza in Västerås]]. Early in September, the turfers of [[Kommun:Västerås|Västerås]] hosted the biggest bonanza yet. Around 65 competitors participated in the 2-hour hunt for [[Zon|zones]] in a beautiful and sunny Saturday. The arrangement was a success, the competition extremely exciting and the dinner afterwards a very nice round up of a perfect [[Turf]] day :-) Winner with a 1 point margin was [[Användare:bUs|bUs]] (again!). Maybe next year someone else will step up.. ;-)
The development of [[Turf]]. For us who have been around for a while, it's easy to see the development of the [[Turf]] application. We remember the times when the [[Zon|zones]] didn't show themselves, we remember the times when the [[Poäng|points]] decreased instead of increased if you took a [[Zon|zone]] or had points per hour, we remember countless times of waiting for the [[Zontagning|takeover]] to be registered... This is now all in the past! [[Turf]] is so much more stable, many bugs have been fixed and this at the same time as many new features and [[Medaljer|medals]] have been incorporated in the game! New, expensive servers (thank you, [[Supporter#Donationsmedaljer|donators]]!) are one reason of this development but the big reason is the [[Turf Developers|developers]] who continously work hard to make this game as functional and fun as possible. A big new years cheer for [[Användare:Drassen|Drassen]] and [[Användare:Simon|Simon]] who spend so much of their free time just to give us a free and awesome gaming experience :-)
Last but definitely not the least: The [[Turf]] expansion. I'm always glad to talk about the new countries that keep joining the [[Turf]] family. As we finish up [[2012]], we can find [[Turf]] fully launched in six countries. Our hopes is that during [[2013]], there will be quite a few more! Our hopes are of course that in time [[Turf]] will be popular all around the world, and we will keep growing, be sure of that. After all, why shouldn't people be able to play this game everywhere? :-)
There are many, many other things I would like to write about but I would probably keep on going for ever.. I'll just finish this last [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] of [[2012]] with wishing everyone a happy new [[Turf]] year! May all of you find new challenges and new [[Zon|zones]] in [[2013]], I know I will! And dont forget to make that little detour for that extra [[Zon|zone]] :-)
//[[Användare:Blabert|Blabert]], [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]]
P.S. The pre alpha version of [[Turf]] for iPhone is live since early December, this is great news and probably one of the most exciting things to follow during [[2013]] :-) D.S
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'''Happy Turf new year!'''
==Different [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]]==
The [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] will have a slightly different look to it this time, I will write about the big things that happend during this year. Also, I'm happy to give You all an interview with this rounds winner [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]]. A new and hopefully recurring part of [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]]!
==Results of [[Omgång 30|round 30]]==
This round was a snowy one, at least in [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]]. Winter struck hard and it was no surprise that the northern [[Turfare|turfer]] in [[Kommun:Umeå|Umeå]], [[Användare:bUs|bUs]], took an early lead, in hard competition with [[Användare:bill|bill]] out of [[Kommun:Västerås|Västerås]] and [[Användare:Bullmannen|Bullmannen]] in [[Kommun:Stockholm|Stockholm]]. However, lurking just behind this trio was [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]], from the look of it guarding a top spot, waiting to strike.. And she did, a resolute finish week and she had no problems taking the lead and later on the [[Gold medal]]. [[Silver medal|Silver]] goes to [[Användare:bUs|bUs]] and the [[Bronze medal|bronze]] are in the hands of bill. Congrats to the three of You :-)
==An interview with a winner==
Name Mona a.k.a [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]] Age 49 City [[Kommun:Linköping|Linköping]]
Congratulations to winning a round of [[Turf]]! How does it feel?
*Cool, I did it! Even better than I planned.
What's the best thing about winning a round of [[Turf]]?
*The medal will serve as a token, acknowledging the hard work I put in. But I will also remember when different [[Turfare|turfers]] started to cheer me on when they realized what was about to happen. Especially [[Användare:Mazarin|Mazarins]] messages in the snow in different zones and [[Användare:Mipson|Mipsons]] Christmas gifts, consisting of red "[[Zon|zone]] caramels" on my route home helped a lot, motivating me to show everyone that I could get a medal.
What was your tactics for the round?
*Tactics..? Ehh.. My plan was to get the 7 500 [[Zontagning|takeover]] medal, which would be around 40 [[Zon|zones]]/day. Then after about 10 days I realized I was much higher in the top list than I had expected, at this time I started thinking about a [[Bronze medal]]. If only [[Användare:Mazarin|Mazarin]] could stop stealing my [[Zon|zones]] during the nights! I had thought that he would take it much slower this round.. But we had a chat and he became my biggest supporter, cheering me on - but most importantly: taking my [[Zon|zones]] so I could take them again and get more [[Poäng|points]].
How hard was it? And how much time did you spend every day on [[Turf|turf]]?
*The first weeks I took about 50 [[Zon|zones]] a day, to get the [[Zontagning|takeover]] medal. Closing in on Christmas, I had a lot more free time and averaged about 150 [[Zon|zones]] a day. It took a lot of time, but I had plenty of that the last week since my children didn't spend Christmas with me this year and I was out between 8-13 hours a day. I wasn't fast on my bike, but the important thing was that I kept going and I felt great when I realized I had the strength to do so. I really enjoyed being out in the beautiful nature, even though I had some trouble with icy and snowy streets. But that was part of the challenge! The hardest part was to reveal to every [[Turfare|turfer]] out there that I was out bicycling instead of celebrating Christmas. Also, [[Användare:Bullmannen|Bullmannen]] seemed very disappointed when I challenged him, at this point I almost quit.
[[Kommun:Linköping|Linköping]] keeps lining up victories in [[Turf]], why do you think the game is so popular in your city?
*The bicycling here is pretty ok. We have some hills, but most areas are flat when you get there. The different parts of the city also have quite a few [[Zon|zones]] and [[Turfare|turfers]] have their routes on their way to work or school, many also go out for a quick session in their lunch break. Visiting [[Turfare|turfers]] can easily take 20-25 [[Zon|zones]] in the central part of town in a couple of hours.
What's the best thing about [[Turf]]?
That you get to be outdoors and the exercise. And that you always take a few more [[Zon|zones]] than you planned, which is good for the weight among other things :-D Also, meeting other people - both other turfers and those who haven't started to [[Turf|turf]] yet, they're usually wondering what you're doing.
Which new features would You like to see in [[Turf|turf]]?
*Bigger numbers on the blocktime counter, so you can read it when it's dark without reading glasses. Clicking a [[Turf|turf]] avatar and directly being able to send them a chat message, without having to type their name would be nice. I would also like to see [[Återbesök|revisits]] in a separate column in the warded stats and in the session history. It would also be great to have this information on [https://turfgame.com/ turfgame.com], so you could easily see how many of your [[Zontagning|takeovers]] are normal or [[Återbesök|revisits]].
How do You think [[Turf]] will develop during [[2013]]?
*My adjustments as above and a lot more [[Turfare|turfers]].
What's your [[Turf]] new years resolution? :-)
*Not to turf too much or too little. Spending time on getting more unique [[Zon|zones]], bicycling in other towns - I did that earlier this fall in [[Kommun:Nyköping|Nyköping]], which was very nice. I also went to [[Kommun:Mjölby|Mjölby]] and [[Kommun:Tranås|Tranås]] earlier, this kind of turfing is very fun!
A big thanks to [[Användare:Snusmumriken|Snusmumriken]] who agreed to share her thoughts about [[Turf]]!
==[[2012]] in retrospect==
What a year [[2012]] was! In the future, when we look back at the history of [[Turf]], many wise men will say that [[2012]] was the year Turf really took of. Many fun and great things happened this year and I will try to list a few of them here today :-)
The winter [[Bonanza:Sundsvall 2012|bonanza in Sundsvall]]. Sadly I couldn't be there myself, but the reports from the competition and the social activities around it was very positive. The winner was [[Användare:bUs|bUs]], someone I will mention further down this text :-)
The article on swedroid. This was for me the most important thing that happened this year, a horde of rookie [[Turfare|turfers]] started to pop up all over [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]] and they kept coming! The servers took a heavy blow from all the new players, thankfully the [[Turf Developers|devs]] was there very fast, fixing the problems and keeping the game afloat. And all of the sudden the [[Zon|zones]] we had was not enough anymore! The [[Zonmakare|Zone builders]] almost had to quit their jobs for a couple of weeks, literally sprinkling [[Zon|zones]] all over the country. Very busy, but extremely fun times! The best memory I have is a screenshot someone posted in the facebook group (I think it was) where the map of [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]] was completely full of [[Turfare|turfers]] :-)
[[Zontagning|Takeover]] #1.000.000. It happened in the end of July, [[Användare:MadMax|MadMax]] was the lucky [[Turfare|turfer]] to take it and got himself a brand new Nexus 7 for the trouble :-) The [[Zon|zone]] itself was renamed to [[Zon:MadMegaZone|MadMegaZone]]. And now, not six months later, we're rapidly closing in on [[Zontagning|takeover]] #2.000.000 which is awesome!
The [[Bonanza:Västerås 2012|bonanza in Västerås]]. Early in September, the turfers of [[Kommun:Västerås|Västerås]] hosted the biggest bonanza yet. Around 65 competitors participated in the 2-hour hunt for [[Zon|zones]] in a beautiful and sunny Saturday. The arrangement was a success, the competition extremely exciting and the dinner afterwards a very nice round up of a perfect [[Turf]] day :-) Winner with a 1 point margin was [[Användare:bUs|bUs]] (again!). Maybe next year someone else will step up.. ;-)
The development of [[Turf]]. For us who have been around for a while, it's easy to see the development of the [[Turf]] application. We remember the times when the [[Zon|zones]] didn't show themselves, we remember the times when the [[Poäng|points]] decreased instead of increased if you took a [[Zon|zone]] or had points per hour, we remember countless times of waiting for the [[Zontagning|takeover]] to be registered... This is now all in the past! [[Turf]] is so much more stable, many bugs have been fixed and this at the same time as many new features and [[Medaljer|medals]] have been incorporated in the game! New, expensive servers (thank you, [[Supporter#Donationsmedaljer|donators]]!) are one reason of this development but the big reason is the [[Turf Developers|developers]] who continously work hard to make this game as functional and fun as possible. A big new years cheer for [[Användare:Drassen|Drassen]] and [[Användare:Simon|Simon]] who spend so much of their free time just to give us a free and awesome gaming experience :-)
Last but definitely not the least: The [[Turf]] expansion. I'm always glad to talk about the new countries that keep joining the [[Turf]] family. As we finish up [[2012]], we can find [[Turf]] fully launched in six countries. Our hopes is that during [[2013]], there will be quite a few more! Our hopes are of course that in time [[Turf]] will be popular all around the world, and we will keep growing, be sure of that. After all, why shouldn't people be able to play this game everywhere? :-)
There are many, many other things I would like to write about but I would probably keep on going for ever.. I'll just finish this last [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] of [[2012]] with wishing everyone a happy new [[Turf]] year! May all of you find new challenges and new [[Zon|zones]] in [[2013]], I know I will! And dont forget to make that little detour for that extra [[Zon|zone]] :-)
//[[Användare:Blabert|Blabert]], [[Land:Sverige|Sweden]]
P.S. The pre alpha version of [[Turf]] for iPhone is live since early December, this is great news and probably one of the most exciting things to follow during [[2013]] :-) D.S
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[[en: Turf insider January 2013]]