The February event launches on February 1st at 00:00am LDT, and will end on February 28th at 11:59pm LDT. All unused event currency will be stored on your account until next year!

February

Aphrodisia Event
For this event, you can go to a special area (which is also linked under the EVENT tab, once event is open) to FLIRT with lionesses owned by other players that are online! If she's smitten with you, she will give you a heart shell! You can flirt once per 15 minutes.
You will have 15 minutes to win that flirt, if you're lucky. The king of that lioness's pride, though - the other player - can SLAP you before the timer ends, causing you to lose the flirt! They might also win shells for this, how humiliating! Thank god not every slap is as bad. You can slap some nasty admirers that are flirting with your lionesses within the same page.

The community has two bars to unlock this month: Flirts and Slaps!
Flirting with lionesses and not being smacked results in +1 Flirt Point and a heart shell. Keep your shells tight, as unlocking both bars will release some awesome things on the site!
If another male tries to slap you, but you're just too charming, you will earn +1 Flirt Point and a chance to get between 1 to 3 heart shells.
Slapping lions that make advances on your ladies will not always land with a fierce force, but if it does, you will earn +1 Slap Point and a chance to get between 1 to 3 heart shells for yourself!

Each tier of every area will unlock something awesome; not only things that you can buy with heart shells, but also things that affect gameplay, such as boosts to PVP rewards and unlocking NCLs with event-exclusive markings!

New in 2019!
8 new explore encounters that will give rewards and thoughts. We've picked four suggestions from the Game Development forums - thank you guys! They were super cute!
New NCL markings: Cherry Venter recolour and Reverse Vitiligo Mash!
Gem Crafting - tons of new decors!
Gem Crafting - Rough Ruby base, Rough Ruby mane, and Dioptase eyes! We've chosen the base from the Game Development forums as well. Thank you for inventing a ton of beautiful designs - we're sorry we had to pick just one!
Shops - a TON of amazing new decors and backgrounds!
Shops - February titles have been switched from HS to SB prices!
Shops - a new Battle Beetle species token will appear in the Slap Shop as well!
Shops - per player input, we've moved breeding items to higher tiers.
Shops - Affectionate Male and Smitten Lioness prices have been lowered to be cheaper than backgrounds.
Shops - amusement and food item prices have been lowered!
Shops - instead of another pink base, unique marking applicators will appear in Tier 3 of the Slap Shop: Rugged Back, Rugged Face, and Rugged Rump! They come in the following colours: Auburn, Ebony, Onyx, and Prune, and are purchasable with SB! Thank you for voting on the design preference poll!

2019 Gem Crafting List
Dust: Dioptase (eye applicator) - requires 50x Gem: Dioptase
Dust: Rough Ruby (base applicator) - requires 50x Gem: Rough Ruby
Shards: Rough Ruby (mane applicator) - requires 30x Gem: Rough Ruby
Jewelry: Garnet Gem Headpiece - requires 15x Gem: Garnet
Jewelry: Hematite Gem Headpiece - requires 15x Gem: Hematite
Jewelry: Hematite Shard Necklace - requires 15x Gem: Hematite
Jewelry: Rhodonite Veiled Circlet - requires 15x Gem: Rhodonite
Jewelry: Rough Ruby Shard Necklace - requires 15x Gem: Rough Ruby
Loop Scarf [Amethyst] - requires 15x Gem: Amethyst
Loop Scarf [Dioptase] - requires 15x Gem: Dioptase

2019 NCL Markings List
Blue Reverse Vitiligo Mash
Cherry Reverse Vitiligo Mash
Onyx Reverse Vitiligo Mash
Red Reverse Vitiligo Mash
White Reverse Vitiligo Mash
Cherry Venter

Remember: bases, decors, markings, etc. will appear in the Lion Wardrobe when their respective tiers are closer to being unlocked!

Crafting Reminder: while exploring, you might find Speckled Pigeons. When Tier 3 unlocks for crafting, you will be able to turn your pigeons into a Dove Feast item that will increase your lion's impression percentage slightly!

We strongly believe that players will name their lionesses to something funny or kinky. Remember to keep your chosen names within our ToS! We do love innuendos and silly jokes, but any vulgar, offensive, obscene, and/or pornographic names will be edited, and the owners of the lions will be contacted.

If you need clarification on what some items do, use the on-site Item Catalogue, the Official Lioden Wiki, or just ask in the Game Help forums!

Exploring and Thoughts
Some explore encounters will give you "thoughts" that appear in red text on your den page. Thoughts are... something special. It's up to you on how you wish to interpret the encounters and thoughts - we used terms that are vague enough to allow anyone to roleplay as they please!

You can express your lion's individuality by taking choices while exploring. Counters on your den page will show other players if you get Happy Thoughts, Frivolous Thoughts, or Awkward Thoughts! If you tend to shy away from all the Aphrodisia excitement, Awkward Thoughts are the best for you! If you enjoy your male lion to be flirty with other males, Frivolous Thoughts are up your alley. Of course, Happy Thoughts occur when you score with those ovaries, bruh! It's up to you how to interpret certain interactions. We like to give players freedom here! These are just interactions, and do not in any way suggest the sexuality of your king.

Thoughts will remain on your den page until the very end of the February event. They do nothing in the game other than let players be individuals, and enjoy the flirty season more! :D

More 2019 Tweaks
EDITS:
*Scar: Love Bites received a softened edge update.
* Gem crafting recipes will now be hosted in the Monkey Business crafting area, but the actual crafting itself will still occur on the Event page like in prior years. You will be directed to that page for gem crafting.
* Links have been added to lionesses that you flirt with (and their owners) so you can check out players you're interacting with!
* Looks like we copy-pasted the old February event news posts and didn't thoroughly double-check a section for bad English, so here's the corrected text:
"If another male tries to slap you, but you're just too charming, you will earn +1 Flirt Point and a chance to get between 1 to 3 heart shells.
Slapping lions that make advances on your ladies will not always land with a fierce force, but if it does, you will earn +1 Slap Point and a chance to get between 1 to 3 heart shells for yourself!"