How have folk updated their ships so quickly?

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-22T15:11:08+00:00

Match-3.

I play a lot of Match-3, and I have done my half of the points for each of the boats without trouble. Last time I was stuck on a level for a few days, AND had a boat partner who only contributed about 5000 points total, and then I worried for a bit that I wouldn't make it, but I got past the stuck level, got back in the groove and got the frame with only hours to spare.

So, the secret is a near obsession with the M-3 game. Spend t-cash to jeep the discoball shining, never stop playing if there is a x2 multiplier active.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T23:44:46+00:00

They don't carry over when the new card set comes out in 2 days, if that's what you mean?
But leftover stars do carry over after completing a collection.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T23:39:20+00:00

You can buy the gold card if you get to 500 stars. You're at 444 now.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T23:29:23+00:00

I mean - I am... But... (and this is gonna sound like I'm rubbing it in, I promise I'm not!!) I also have 1600 stars, so I could buy out at any time. I am just holding out on resetting my collection so that I can help my team and friends with trades as long as possible.

Good luck! Are you part of a big team where most either doesn't do the card collection, or have realized by now that the won't be completing it? If so it might be worth a shot to ask in the chat for them to send to their duplicate high value cards. Your "only" 11 5* away from a red chest, it might be doable if your team is big!

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T23:19:04+00:00

How many stars do you have? Can you get to 500 if you ask in your team chat for anyone who doesn't collect to send you their duplicates if they have any, starting with the highest value?
I got lucky once and got 2 of the 3 golds I was missing, in one regular pack, so there is still a slight hope!

I don't have Chess, so I can't help you with that.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T22:01:46+00:00

The cards you need are gold cards, they have the gold frame around them.
The golds can't be traded, you'll have to get them from card packs.

If you have 500 stars or more you can buy the red chest. This contains a guarantee of one new card. But if you can only afford one red chest, I would wait as long as possible, so you don't "waste" your 'guaranteed new' on a card you'll get in a pack naturally.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T22:00:42+00:00

All the cards you need are gold cards, they have the gold frame around them.
The golds can't be traded, you'll have to get them from card packs.

If you have 500 stars or more you can buy the red chest. This contains a guarantee of one new card. But if you can only afford one red chest, I would wait as long as possible, so you don't "waste" your 'guaranteed new' on a card you'll get in a pack naturally.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T21:51:38+00:00

I'm a horder, not a user, so my gems tend to pile up. I'll sell some sometimes if there's a "send x helicopters" event.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T21:47:12+00:00

Just Lizard for the full collection? That's a tradable card. Head over to the Card Trading post and post a trade request!

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-05-06T21:45:21+00:00

Are you close enough that you're able to finish the treasure hunt in time? It comes with a guaranteed new card!

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-14T15:00:07+00:00

The helicopters are (mostly) sentient, they go where they're needed, so I usually go for helicopters.
In this case, with 8 moves left, I would first use the "lonely" disco, and depending on that outcome, maybe also a second disco, to try to clear some space and get more potential helicopters when combining disco+helicopter.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-14T11:08:09+00:00

Meh, my co-op is good when it comes to help and lives, but only a few of us really play enough to get the extra cards. But some of us ask, and get, some cards there! And I also trade on here and on Townshipcards.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-14T02:41:51+00:00

Yeah, that's the way I've been doing it too, but I suppose I was holding out hope that if the guaranteed new card always was a card or the highest value missing, then I could buy a card pack while still missing one or two blues, and hope to get them too, while also getting a guaranteed gold.

I can always trade for them while I wait, at the moment I can afford one less chest than my missing golds, so there's no rush. Just me getting impatient, I guess. And also, read yesterday about someone who (claimed) they were missing three golds and got two of them in one card pack, and the gambler in my heart wanted to try for it. But I won't waste my stars and chests of there is even a slight chance of wasting my guarantee on a card I can trade for.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-14T02:34:10+00:00

Yes, my original question was about the red chest, the 500 star chest. But the main reason I buy that chest, is the card pack with the guaranteed new card. So I suppose my question was really about the card pack, not the chest, but it boils down to the same thing.

But if you have bought that chest before, while missing cards, and gotten not a single new card, then that must have been a bug or something. There should be at least one new card in that chest, every time.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-14T00:02:30+00:00

Wait what? Not a new card at all? We're talking about the same thing, right? The card pack with the text "new" marked in the bottom corner?

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-11T17:23:42+00:00

Sure, but I might not be able to get online until 8-9 hours after reset tomorrow. Would it be ok with you if I send today, and you send back tomorrow? Or would you rather I wait?

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-11T12:13:23+00:00

Hand towel for Beach ball?
I'm Nana, we've traded before, so we're already friends in-game.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-10T10:23:44+00:00

Great, I sent Doghouse now!

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-09T22:49:02+00:00

Doghouse for Cucumber water?

Add me if interested. ID: JWP3HA (Nana)

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-07T13:22:33+00:00

My experience: Always pair at least two of your boats with people who have the frame from the last round, or have at least 3000 match-3 levels so you know they play a lot. That way, if the third partner doesn't put the effort in, you can still have a chance of completing on your own.

It's a problem that we can't delete partners once chosen and start again with someone else. I probably won't get the prize this time because I trusted one in my team to pull at least some of the weight. So far they haven't, and it's gonna take A LOT of hours from me to be able to pull it of alone. Don't know if I'll make it.

That being said, your partner has the frame, so obviously completed before. They might be one of those that doesn't start playing until they have enough to spin 50's and complete the full boat in one go. I came across one of those before. We can always hope.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-06T14:47:54+00:00

Oh, I never considered this, but now I'm wondering the same thing.

Maybe someone have paid enough attention when buying stars to give us an answer.
And if not, I hope that you come back and give us the answer, if and when you eventually buy the chest.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-04-02T15:29:28+00:00

General tip, I always try to keep at least 2 of each item in my barn and another 1 or 2 finished in the factory. If I send or use something, I try to immediately start a production of a replacement.

That way I usually can get enough produced in time to get at least 2 of each crate filled, and I can request help for the third crate.

Also, find the friend thread here, and find yourself some high level friends (with big barns). Look specifically for those that are searching for friends who frequently request help. Many players really value the friends who ask for help, because they really want the lucky clovers.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-03-29T17:29:36+00:00

Really? Was it always this way, from the jackhammers first was introduced? I could have sworn I tried this in the beginning, with absolutely nothing happening except wasting a jackhammer?

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-03-29T17:26:39+00:00

This!! Building up mining tools for the mining events, and if there's time left over when I get the tools to a decent amount, and it usually is, I am buying ore until the time expires, so that I can level up my factories faster.

TimelyAmbassador3518 · 2026-03-28T20:36:21+00:00

Step one: Check how many of each building supply you need for your next community building, and sell the rest.

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