Mattsmyra - A Swedish Prosperity Challenge

Extra Materials
The Birth of a Swedish Prosperity Challenge
Naming a Population


Round 1, year 1-5
Mattsgården - Let the story begin
Myren - Monday to Friday
Korskrogen - Monday to Friday
Roteberg - Monday to Friday
Letsbo - Monday to Friday


Round 2, year 6-10
Mattsgården - Saturday to Wednesday
Myren - Saturday to Wednesday
Korskrogen - Saturday to Wednesday
Roteberg - Saturday to Wednesday
Letsbo - Saturday to Wednesday


Round 3, year 11-14
Mattsgården - Thursday to Sunday
Myren - Thursday to Sunday
Korskrogen - Thursday to Sunday
Roteberg - Thursday to Sunday
Letsbo - Thursday to Sunday


Round 4, year 15-17
Mattsgården - Monday to Wednesday
Myren - Monday to Wednesday
Korskrogen - Monday to Wednesday
Roteberg - Monday to Wednesday
Letsbo - Monday to Wednesday
Öljung - Monday to Wednesday
Färila - Monday to Wednesday
Hamre - Monday to Wednesday


Round 5, year 18-21
Mattsgården 
Myren 
Korskrogen 
Roteberg 
Letsbo 
Öljung 
Färila 
Hamre 


Round 6, year 22-25
Mattsgården 
Myren 
Korskrogen 
Roteberg 
Letsbo 
Lottefors
Färila 
Hamre 
Norrbo
Vallsta
Tallåsen
Svedja


Round 7, year 26-28
Mattsgården 
Myren 
Korskrogen 
Roteberg 
Letsbo 
Lottefors
Färila 
Hamre 
Norrbo
Vallsta
Tallåsen
Svedja


Round 8, year 29-32
Mattsgården 
Myren 
Korskrogen 
Roteberg 
Letsbo 
Lottefors
Färila 
Hamre 
Norrbo
Österås
Tallåsen
Svedja


Round 9, year 33-35
Mattsgården 
Myren 
Korskrogen 
Roteberg 
Letsbo 
Lottefors
Färila 
Hamre 
Norrbo
Österås
Tallåsen
Svedja


Round 10, year 36-39
Mattsgården 
Myren 
Korskrogen 
Roteberg 
Letsbo 
SimLand University
Lottefors
Färila 
Hamre 
Norrbo
Österås
Tallåsen
Svedja


Round 11, year 40-42
Mattsgården - Year 40-42
Myren - Year 40-42
Korskrogen - Adoption Disaster
Roteberg - Anticipating College
Letsbo - Wedding bells
Lottefors - Chaos and Poverty
SimLand University - Year 40-42
Färila - Skilling weekend
Hamre - Kicked Trash Can
Norrbo - Pregnancy and Promotions
Österås - Great Expectations 
Tallåsen - Sweet Girls
Svedja - Climbing the Ladder
Öljung - Starting a Family
Storfallet - In the Background


Round 12, year 43-46
Mattsgården - Full House
Myren - Transitions
Korskrogen - Baby Boom
Roteberg - Pursuing a Dream
Letsbo - Generation 3
Lottefors - A Series of Unfortunate Events
Färila - New Beginnings
SimLand University - Year 43-46
Hamre - Life is Good
Norrbo - Life goes on
Österås - Dearly Beloved
Tallåsen - Transitions
Svedja - A Romantic Mood
Öljung - Return of the Boys
Storfallet - Bachelor's Hotel
Vallsta - Merging Fortunes


Round 13, year 47-49
Mattsgården - Cheap Entertainment
Myren - Reaching Level 7
Korskrogen - Nannies' Goldmine
Roteberg - Grievance
Letsbo - Garden party
Lottefors - Recovery
Färila - Fitness Record
SimLand University - Year 47-49
Hamre - Hall of Fame
Norrbo - Going Indian
Österås - Green Charisma
Tallåsen - Sleeping Beauty
Svedja - Poker Night
Öljung - Crimes of Passion
Storfallet - Storfallet's Bar & Gym
Vallsta - Make-over Mania
Sörbo - The Unexpected
Grusgatan 146 - Unconventional Wedding
Runemo - Conventional Wedding


Round 14, year 50-53
Mattsgården - Loss of a Patriarch
Myren - New Business
Korskrogen - Growing up well
Roteberg - The postman always rings twice
Letsbo - The Heir
Lottefors - Groundhog Day
SimLand University - Year 50-53
Färila - Progressing
Hamre - Sowing for the future
Holmsveden - Family values
Österås - Creating Opportunity
Tallåsen - Week of Records
Ovanåker  - Another man's Bread
Öljung - One CEO, One Average
Storfallet - An Affair Affects the Business
Vallsta - Business Tycoon
Sörbo - Welcoming Gerd
Grusgatan 146 - Angel Child
Runemo - Maternity Fashion


Round 15, year 54-56
Mattsgården - Twice in a Blue Moon
Myren - Sleeping Alone
Korskrogen - Bigamist Blues
Roteberg - Acheivements
Letsbo - Breaking Point
Lottefors - A house on Fire
SimLand University - Year 54-56
Färila - A Respectable Woman
Hamre - Reaping the Fruits
Holmsveden - The Pedo Stalker
Österås - Green Teen
Tallåsen - Romance in the Air
Ovanåker - Leaving No Trace
Öljung - Identical Twins
Storfallet - Keeping to your Own
Vallsta - Social Training
Sörbo - Toddler Trauma
Grusgatan 146 - Logical Hazards
Runemo - Genetic Anomalies
Anckarströmsesplanaden 201 - Downtown Premiere
Los - Starting Off


Round 16, year 57-59
Mattsgården - The Neverending Flu
Myren - Best of the Best
Korskrogen - Three Teens 
Roteberg - Passing Time
Letsbo - Celebrating Spring
Lottefors - New and Improved
Färila - A Woman Betrayed
Hamre - A Niece Moves In
Holmsveden - Failing School
Österås - Autumn Nights
Tallåsen - Changing Shifts
University - Years 57-59
Ovanåker - A Famous Author
Öljung - Love and Skilling
Storfallet - Random Acts
Vallsta - Workoholics
Sörbo - Louise
Strandbrynsvägen 407 - Another Girl
Runemo - Well-adjusted
Anckarströmsesplanaden 201 - Tragedy Strikes
Los - Grilled Cheese


Round 17, year 60-63
Mattsgården - Contact Established
Myren - Culinary Overflow
University Part 1
University Part 2
Korskrogen - Uneventful
Roteberg - The Bucket List
Letsbo - Typical Behavior
Lottefors - Two Children Only
Färila - Pregnancy Anxiety
Hamre - Something Old Something New
Holmsveden  - Leaving for University
Österås - Dating David
Tallåsen - Officer Down
Ovanåker - Adding to the Family
Öljung - Skilling is Fun
Storfallet - Unromantic
Vallsta - An Impossible Want
Sörbo - Stop the Presses!
Strandbrynsvägen 407 - Alien Elin
Runemo - Back to Normal
Anckarströmsesplanaden 201, Twice the Fun
Los - Married with Children
Rävkullen - A New Life


Round 18, year 64-67
Mattsgården - A Secret Engagement
Myren - A Loved One
Korskrogen - Life Stinks
Roteberg - A Long Engagement Ends
Letsbo - Hobby Pursuits
Lottefors - My Birthday
Färila - Heritage
Hamre - Sim no 100
Holmsveden - Platinum Life
Österås - Two Old Men
Tallåsen - Losing One, Gaining One
Ovanåker - Kitchen Party
Öljung - A Romancer Set Loose
Storfallet - A Cold Winter
Vallsta - Do What You Want
Sörbo - Birthday Season
Strandbrynsvägen 407 - A Special Scolarship
University Part 1
University Part 2
Runemo - Tired of Burglars
Svedja - No Snowday!
Los - Toddler Love
Rävkullen - Effing Computer
Gondolkanalen 74 - Bring out the Champagne
Järvsö - A Beautiful Wedding

Accumulated since r16 151p
Two townies 2p (Kevin R, Malcolm)
Five babies 5p (Lena, Ulrika, Gustav, Christoffer, Melissa)
Two LTW 2p (Loke, Sofie)
Four TOC 4p (Loke, Sofie, Thea, Jonas)
Three Sum Cum Laude 3p (Georg, Simon, Vera)
Six Greek House 6p (Annika, Engla, Stina, Hugo, Caroline, Åsa)
Zero Big Sim on Campus 0p
One max influence at death 1 p (Tobias)
Zero Social Worker 0p
Zero Social Bunny 0p
Two shrink -2p (Elisabeth, Vera)
Eight Platinum graves 8p (Evert, Kim, Jesper, Lasse, Ida, Tobias, Maria, Checo)
One Impossible Want 1p (Evert)
Two Hobby Plaques 2p (Georg, Engla)

Total 181p

23 households + 1 University
8 deaths
5 births
5 graduations
103 sims (19 deceased = 84 active)

This is a new lot. Agnes and Kevin were last seen graduating from University

Agnes Myhr and Kevin Rodiek moves in together at Järvsö (Wolverine Island) after University.

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Järvsö after round 18:
Agnes (Myhr) Rodiek
Kevin Rodiek

Kevin is a grown-up townie teen, and was invited to SimLand University by Lotta Hartwig, I think. There he met Agnes Myhr and fell in love with her. He moved to Mattsmyra after graduation and settled there as a second generation adult. He's got brown hair and light blue eyes with a very light skin tone.
His aspiration is Family and his LTW is to Marry off 6 children. His turn-ons are fatness and underwear, turn off is Gray hair.


College major:

Spouse: Agnes Myhr
Children:

Talent points:
Cooking 4
Mechanical 2
Charisma 5
Body 4
Logic 3
Creativity 6
Cleaning 2

His sign is Sagittarius and personality points are as follows:

Neat: 2
Outgoing: 3
Active: 9
Playful: 7
Nice: 4

There is no previous for this lot, since it's a new one. We last saw Malva graduating from University.

At last we will see what happened with Malva Montell, Jesper and Inger’s youngest daughter!

 

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Gondolkanalen 74 after round 18:
Malcolm IV Markövertag
Malva (Montell) Markövertag

 

 

 

 

Malcolm IV is a playable from Bluewater, who I never played. He's the son of Malcolm III Markövertag and his wife Margareta (Burlin).
He's got blond hair and gray eyes with a dark skin tone.
His aspiration is Fortune and his LTW is to become  Criminal Mastermind.  His turn-ons are formal wear and underwear, turn off is fatness.


He owns an Electronics store and a night club in Bluewater.
Badges: Sales Bronze

Preferred Hobby: 
College major: -

Spouse: Malva Montell
Children:

Talent points:
Cooking 0
Mechanical 0
Charisma 3
Body 0
Logic 0
Creativity 0
Cleaning 0

His sign is Gemini and personality points are as follows:

Neat: 2
Outgoing: 7
Active: 9
Playful: 4
Nice: 3



We all know Malcolm

Previously at Rävkullen, Max moved in at got a fine for calling the fire department in vain. Then he found his Arts&Crafts interest and took up pottery. He started a career in the Athletics field. Lena moved in and stayed in touch with her many friends while waiting for her desired job to come up.

Lena still tries to find a job in the Military career while Max is sleeping.

 

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Rävkullen after round 18:
Max Benett
Lena (Ceder) Benett


 

 

Previously at Los, Emilia made grilled cheese sandwiches and got a job, but immediately found she was pregnant. That triggered Patric to make Emilia a respectable woman, and they got married. On the sceond day of Christmas, little Love was born.

Emilia, the Grilled Cheese sim, is working out and gets fit.

 

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Los after round 18:
Emilia Carlsson
Patric Carlsson
Love Carlsson

 

Previously at Svedja we were actually Downtown. Anna met a new friend named Anna, and tried to relax properly through her pregnancy. She succeeded and gave birth to natural twins Oscar and Wilhelm. Allan was an exceptional father and did most of the work with the twins. When the boys grew up to toddlers, the family decided to move from Downtown to Mattsmyra.

The Törnblad family has just arrived to their newly bought house Svedja (scorched area). Stella Mattsson lives here before.

 

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Svedja after round 18:
Anna Törnblad
Allan Törnblad
Oscar Törnblad
Wilhelm Törnblad (whose personal page is now updated too)


 

Previously at Runemo, Märta played with her cousin Marcus. She also didn't do her homework properly. David founf that tinkering is his preferred hobby and he got an old car to work on. Barbro was pregnant and gave birth to Annika, who also had the time to grow up to toddler.

Hah! The infamous burglar lady Jessica Eberling comes to Runemo in vain.

 

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Runemo after round 18:
Barbro Sandvall
David Sandvall
Märta Sandvall
Annika Sandvall
Robin, the cat

 

 

Continued from Part 1

Spring arrives to the Greek House, and I am completely confused with what to do with this generation of sims.

 

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Let the next era begin!


 

 

Previously in Uni we had chaos divided in two parts. 1 2
We will keep to that tradition even in this update.

Year 64

Sofia Mattsson, Pleasure, arrives to Uni accompanied by her father Daniel. She’s moving into the Landgraab dorm with...

 

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And we continue with part 2



 

 

Previously at Strandbrynsvägen, Engla continued her relationship with Hugo Mattsson of Mattsgården. Elin learned all her toddler skills and grew up very well to child. Elin also bonded with Märta Sandvall, who cheated in chess.
Mrs Ramirez, Lisa, left this world without getting a platinum headstone, and her husband Checo broke down from grief.
Elmer and Tessa didn't do much of interest.

Tessa and Elmer Tång skip work on Monday, and spends the morning hours discussing all the new electronics they just bought.

 

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Strandbrynsvägen 407 after round 18:
Tessa Tång
Elmer Tång
Elin Tång

 

Previously at Sörbo, Ingeborg was pregnant and gave birth to natural twins Adam and Aron. Louise grew up to child and maxed her mechanical skill. Gerd had good grades and Jerry wanted 10 children after the birth of his sons.

Right before school Gerd remembers that it’s her birthday.

 

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Sörbo after round 18:
Ingeborg Wern
Jerry Wern
Gerd Berg
Louise Wern
Aron Wern
Adam Wern
Alfa, the puppy

 

 

 

Previously at Vallsta, Jonas had kitchen fires and dish washer tinkering. Christel took a job in the architect career and quickly reached the top of the career path. She also acheived her Impossible Want of earning 100.000§.

In this house we have romance, despite the fact that we have an all Fortune couple. Christel acheived two TOCs and her IW already, so question is what to aim for for her next.

 

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Vallsta after round 18:
Christel Garpheden
Jonas Carlzon

 

Previously at Storfallet, the residents played poker, had lunch and went shopping. Robin grew up well to elder and Kerstin started writing a book. The home business, the outdoor gym, reached level 6.

No news on the Western Front.

 

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Storfallet after round 18:
Konrad Platz
Kerstin Tidholm
Britta Logren
Robin Logren

 

Previously at Öljung, Cristopher lost his job and did nothing constructive the rest of the round. Simon and Noel were skilling and left for college. Thea was working for her next career goal of becoming a Criminal Mastermind.

Cristopher is going through a mid-life crisis. He lost his job in acting and would like to go to the Music or Slacker career, but cannot find an opening in either of the fields.

 

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Ölung after round 18:

Thea Bardh
Cristopher Bardh

 

 

Previously at Ovanåker, Stella wrote a best-seller, watched movies with her brother Daniel and had some lovers. Elisabeth and Kevin moved in.

Upon opening the lot, we immediately find family-oriented Elisabeth going to pieces.

 

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Ovanåker after round 18:
Stella Mattsson
Elisabeth (Mattsson) Burlin
Kevin Burlin
Sara, the kitten


 

Previously at Tallåsen, Martin, Sofie's fiancé moved in, and they got married, leaving Martin's father Jesper in Platinum mood for the rest of his life. Sofie also got pregnant, but lost the baby in connection with her father's death.
Agnes was dating and moved to Uni. Orlando took his last jog and his last breath and died, without leaving a platinum stone and his wife Maria went to pieces.
The family dog, Gumman, grew up to be a blond poodle.

Martin goes to “Bara blommor och mera”, the flower shop he got from his father Jesper.

 

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Tallåsen after round 18:
Sofie Montell
Martin Montell
Melissa Montell
Gumman, the poodle



 

Melissa was born as generation 3, daughter of  Sofie (Ceder) Montell and Martin Montell. She's got brown hair and dark blue eyes with a  dark skin tone.

Birthday: February 11th '66
Siblings: 

Preferred Hobby:
College Major: 

Spouse: 
Children: 

Talent points:
Cooking 0
Mechanical 0
Charisma 0
Body 0
Logic 0
Creativity 0
Cleaning 0

Her sign is and personality points are as follows:

Neat:
Outgoing:
Active:
Playful:
Nice: 



Melissa resembles the Berg clan