Ranks and mastery
The calendar
Seasons, festivals, themes and postcards.
The game keeps a calendar. Day one falls on 6 April, in spring, and the year goes round from there: months, seasons, festivals, a theme for every week and a request every day.
Seasons
| Season | Months | |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | April, May, March | Spring on Rue des Hirondelles: wet cobbles and open windows. |
| Summer | June, July, August | Summer: the awnings are out and the street eats late. |
| Autumn | September, October, November | Autumn: chestnut smoke on the corner and leaves in the gutter. |
| Winter | December, January, February | Winter: the lantern is lit by four and everyone wants something warm. |
Each season has its own weather. From day 13, the day's special filling often follows the season, and a seasonal special earns 0,80 € more on every crêpe that has it. Each filling's page says when it is in season. (The yard keeps its own, quicker seasons: one per week.)
Festivals
After the first ten days, festival days have a card of their own, like the story days did.
| Date | Festival | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Le Premier Mai | The first of May: nobody is in a hurry. Guests wait 25% longer, tips +15%. |
| 21 June | La Fête de la Musique | The music festival: two more guests, and tips +20%. |
| 14 July | Le Quatorze Juillet | The fourteenth of July: three more guests, a little less patient. Tips +25%. |
| 15 August | La Fête de la Mer | The festival of the sea: one more guest, tips +30%. |
| 20 September | Les Journées du Patrimoine | Heritage day: two more guests with time on their hands. They wait 10% longer. |
| 31 October | La Veillée des Citrouilles | Pumpkin evening: one more guest, and tips +25%. |
| 11 November | La Foire de la Saint-Martin | The Saint Martin's fair: two more guests, tips +10%. |
| 6 December | La Saint-Nicolas | Saint Nicholas: everyone is generous. Tips +40%, guests wait 10% longer. |
| 24 December | Le Réveillon | Christmas Eve: one guest fewer, but nobody counts their change. Tips +80%. |
| 6 January | La Fête des Rois | Twelfth Night: one more guest, and everyone waits 20% longer. |
| 2 February | La Chandeleur | La Chandeleur, the day of crêpes: three more guests, tips +30%, and they wait 10% longer. |
| 17 February | Mardi Gras | Mardi Gras: two more guests in costume, tips +20%. |
| 1 April | Poisson d'Avril | April Fools: the street is in a playful mood. Tips +25%. |
| 6 April | The Lantern's Birthday | La Lanterne's birthday: two more guests, tips +50%, and nobody hurries you today. |
Weekly themes
From day 15, every week has a theme: some guests go along with it, and the till counts it.
| Theme | |
|---|---|
| Galette week | The street has gone savoury this week: every galette earns 0,50 € more. |
| Roll-up week | Everyone is eating on the move this week: every rolled crêpe earns 0,40 € more. |
| Coach-party week | A coach parks on the boulevard every morning this week: one more guest a day. |
| Crackle week | The street wants crunch this week: every crisp crêpe earns 0,40 € more. |
| Slow week | School holidays: nobody is in a hurry this week. Guests wait 15% longer. |
| Envelope week | Armand has been boasting about his folds. This week every square crêpe earns 0,50 € more. |
| Sweet-tooth week | The dentist is on holiday this week: every sweet crêpe earns 0,30 € more. |
| Pay-day week | Pay day at the cannery: tips are 15% better all week. |
| Soft week | A cold is going round and throats are sore: every pale crêpe earns 0,40 € more. |
| Triangle week | The school is teaching geometry: every triangle earns 0,30 € more this week. |
Postcards
From day 14, every Sunday brings a postcard from Tante Maëlle's travels. There are 24 written ones, and after that places and remarks are paired afresh, for ever. They go up on the wall.