A Stardew Valley player had days of hard work ruined after random chance destroyed their long-term crop order. Beginning in the fall of Year 2, Stardew Valley players unlock the Special Orders board, which is effectively the next evolution of the Bulletin Board. Where the Bulletin Board offers simple, one-off quests (e.g., turn in one item within three days), Special Orders are extended and concentrated, taking anywhere from a week to a month to complete, and often requiring players to ship up to 100 of a particular crop.
Suffice it to say that Special Orders can take a lot of effort, and Reddit user Dear_Following_9065 was devastated when all that effort was ruined by a lone crow. Crows eat crops in Stardew Valley, which normally isn't a big deal. They're easy enough to repel with adequate Rarecrow placement in Stardew Valley, and even if a crop or two does get eaten, it's usually just a little bit of money lost.
But in this particular case, the player planted exactly enough Artichoke to meet the needs of a Special Order - 100 plants on the dot. But shortly before the deadline, a crow swooped in and ate...
