Box of Chocolate Bars

Not to be confused with Big Box of Chocolate Bars

Box of Chocolate Bars #35

A box of Mars bars. Provides a small happiness increase when consumed.

Effect

Increases happiness by 25 and booster cooldown by 30 minutes.

Type

Candy

Sell Price

$15

Release Date

15 November 2004

Box of Chocolate Bars is a Candy item that can be acquired through shoplifting and is the least expensive item (by sell price) that can be obtained from shoplifting crimes. It can be sold to (but not purchased at) Sally's Sweet Shop.

The Box of Chocolate Bars was one of the items available at the official launch of Torn on 15 November 2004, having been introduced during the Torn City Beta.

Usage

Eating a Box of Chocolate Bars will increase a player's happiness by 25 and increase Booster Cooldown by 30 minutes.

The Box of Chocolate Bars is occasionally used as a cheap Candy deposit at the Pot game in Christmas Town.

Obtaining

The Box of Chocolate Bars is most commonly obtained through crimes. In Crimes 1.0, it can be found through the "A Few Chocolate Bars" shoplifting crime. It can also be found through city finds and can be traded between players. A Box of Chocolate Bars can also be obtained by winning the Pot game in Christmas Town if one was added to the pot by a player.

The Box of Chocolate Bars can be found as a result of the following crimes:

Shoplifting:

• "Sally's Sweet Shop" (quantity 1-3)

Pickpocketing:

• "Postal Worker" (quantity 1)

Burglary:

• Residential:
  • "Bungalow" (quantity 1)
  • "Mobile Home" (quantity 1)
  • "Secluded Cabin" (quantity 1)

• Industrial:
  • "Truckyard" (quantity 1)

Buffs

The Voracity branch of Faction upgrades has ten upgrades for Candy happiness gains in 5% increments.

The 'Absorption" 7* special at Grocery Stores gives 10% extra happiness from the usage of Boxes of Chocolate Bars.

Booster Cooldown incurred from usage of any item is reduced by 10% from the "Fast Metabolism" 3* special at Grocery Stores and 25% from the "Professional Metabolism" 10* special at Restaurants.

Like all Candy items, the Box of Chocolate Bars provides triple the regular happiness gains starting from 12 hours before, to 12 hours after, World Diabetes Day (November 14.)

Without any Faction perks, a Box of Chocolate Bars will give 28 happiness with Absorption, 75 happiness on World Diabetes Day, and 83 happiness with both. The table below shows happiness gains when Faction perks are applied.

Box of Chocolate Bars Happy Gains
Active Bonuses	Candy effect I	Candy effect II	Candy effect III	Candy effect IV	Candy effect V	Candy effect VI	Candy effect VII	Candy effect VII	Candy effect IX	Candy effect X
No Other Bonus	26	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	37
With Absorption	29	30	32	33	34	36	37	39	40	41
World Diabetes Day	79	83	86	90	94	98	101	105	109	113
World Diabetes Day and Absorption	87	91	95	99	103	107	111	116	120	124

Related Awards

Box of Chocolate Bars Related Awards
Image	Name	Requirements
	Diabetic	Eat 500 bags of candy
	Candy Man	Achieve 1,000 theft crime
	Smile, You're On Camera	Achieve 2,500 theft crimes
	Smokin' Barrels	Achieve 5,000 theft crimes
	Breaking And Entering	Achieve 7,500 theft crimes
	Stroke Bringer	Achieve 10,000 theft crimes

Historical Notes

Prior to an update on 12 July 2012 that added the option for players to eat the Box of Chocolate Bars for happiness gains, the item had no use.

Image History

Box of Chocolate Bars Image History
Years Used	Image
2006* to ~2010	**
~2010 to July 2012
July 2012 to 12 September 2023
12 September 2023 to present

* Items did not have images prior to 2006.

** This image is a low-quality version. The full-resolution version of this image has likely been lost to time.

The first 3D model of the Box of Chocolate Bars was released on 12 September 2023.

Trivia

With an ID of 35, the Box of Chocolate Bars was the first item that was not a weapon or piece of armor to be added to the game's code. It was also the first item to be added to the code that could be obtained through a crime.

Patch History

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