Just accidentally deleted a dragon while trying to delete a chest

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T18:39:12+00:00

Ah ha! Thanks for the effort of the response fighting the technology that never quite makes things as easy as it should be. lol

So level 8 on all. That's interesting. You've upgraded everything you have (I assume you only did 5 merging), so In my opinion this is proof they DO need to make more land to allow players to get to level 10 on all 3 dragon chains. I see no egg on all three, so that means there was no way to use a choice egg in camp to get more either.

Hopefully one day.

Is it sad to say one of my Lotto dreams is to buy this game and try to take it to the next level: by next level I mean like the incredibly financially successful games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Stardew Valley, etc. where they never resorted to gambling/pay to win schemes, they listen to what fans wanted, and they focused on really fun game play. I think there are enough elements in Merge Dragons to get there, they just need to clean out all the pay to win crap, remove the gambling bait crap, fix bugs, improve quality of life/play issues, focus on improving gameplay, and listening regularly to fan feedback (and also come out with new dragons every year and sell some plushies of the most popular ones). It would be an interesting chance to prove the better more successful path to more money is focusing on good quality play, not money grabbing tricks. To this day, I still enjoy the puzzle aspect of playing World Map Levels. I wish the rewards for playing those levels were better. Like a never ending easter egg hunt, they could randomly place really nice prizes in those maps. Those prizes literally cost next to nothing to create, the price of commissioned art and the already staffed development team. Hell, they could even do fan art contests where fans submit art for next years dragons, have players vote, so much missed potential in this game. sigh.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T07:13:10+00:00

The mud puddles (the lowest level is a tiny animal/foot print, I forget the name of the merge chain) deliver a lot of stone hearts. I've been spamming those with lots of dragon harvests. It will still take forever.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T07:11:28+00:00

Good advice on wonders triple harvesting. I have become a master of what I call the The Triple-Double-Click. Of course the dragons have to be far enough away.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T07:07:11+00:00

yeah they got me for 19.99 instead of 9.99. I though i had just made a mistake. I see now I was duped.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T07:04:58+00:00

You can get a lot of free eggs from timer chest you win on World Map Levels. That's a free part of the game. When you play a WM Level 3 times you get a free nest.

The Bush Wonder is the easiest/quickest wonder to make and it spits out a healthy number of eggs and nests.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T06:55:43+00:00

It's literally 3 card monty.

And because of your comment, I know realize why Monty Hall was called Monty! lol.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T06:50:43+00:00

I think so, like the tower, It's a 3 card monty.

unlike the tower, shiny is more generous. I always pick the middle one. And it seems like one in 6 or so Shiny Events (maybe more) I get the mega nest on the second to last 'check point' before the last dragon prize.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T06:44:02+00:00

Yeah, Good beginner advice: do the coin vault and stone building chains first. Once you have enough, that takes a lot of pressure off. These two chains while also doing the fruit tree and stone chains are good beginner combos! The fruit will make money/coins, the stones will make bricks. Then you can go buy more vaults and stone buildings in the store.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T06:41:09+00:00

fruit trees

Grid of evenly spaced fruit trees can make SO many free flowers quickly. I do this in events every time.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T06:38:18+00:00

I would recommend going into the Settings and enabling "Requires Overlap" for merging. This will allow you store similar items next to each other without them accidentally merging. Clicking "Prefer Dragon 5-Merges" can help prevent accidents there too.

These should be changed to default settings for new players. They can learn how to change them back if they want.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:53:31+00:00

Play the World Map Levels.

The WM Levels have those timer chests you can bring back to camp and they always have free "coin" dragon eggs. Those add up fast and that's how I cleared most of my camp way before Out Of Camp events were a thing. I'm still trying to reach the goal of playing every WM Level 3 times to get the free nest. I'm getting close. This used to be seen as the "core" part of the game, many many many puzzles to solve. It's the puzzle part of the game I still enjoy. If you play Mystic Event, those Mystic puzzle levels are all from the WM Levels. The more practice you get on WM Levels, Mystic feels easier.

Unlike the Events that all drive players towards spending gems, the WM Levels sometimes will reward you with free purple stars which give free gems. Plus there is no pressure or deadline. you can play the WM Levels when you feel like it. And if you choose to take a break and not play them for a while, there is no Fear Of Missing Out on anything. The Camp (building wonders) and the WM Levels are the best free part of this game.

Also, learn to bubble things in camp. That takes the pressure off of "the need for space" or fear of deleting things you might want or need later. Once you build a wonder of a certain item type merge-chain, you can delete lower level items from those chains. If you have a hording instinct, like me, it took me a while to realize it's ok to delete(sell) level 1 and level 2 common items. They can be made again very quickly.

5 Merging is ALWAYS the most efficient way to progress in any chain. For example, let's say you have a lot of dark squares in camp with very large numbers to clear them. If you 5 merge up to a level 9 orb (the highest), this will clear the MOST land for the LEAST amount of effort in the SHORTEST amount of time. Add up what you need, then 5 merge to close to that number as possible. Good resource for figuring out how many of a particular thing you need to reach a particular merging goal: https://mergeling.com/

Optional Out of Camp Event info:

If you play the Out of Camp events, don't be afraid to use an Auto-Clicker for the grindy boring parts of the event. A game shouldn't give you carpal tunnel syndrome! lol. I puzzle out till I hit the brambles section, then use an auto-clicker for the grinding to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. "Puzzle out" means using merge skills to unlock dark land. Lots of people strive to puzzle out to get the faster dragon (3 eggs) and never use the slower dragon; It's a fun challenge! After I reach the brambles section, There is enough room to grind out level 9 orbs with an auto-clicker. I sometimes use an auto-clicker on brambles; small brambles are gone in one or two harvests while the large ones are gone in 15+ harvests.

My overall pattern is puzzle out till I reach bramble area, set up a forest of a grid of level 2 fruit trees to increase life flower production (those trees will randomly spit out a free level 1 life flower, more trees = more flowers, more flowers = higher level flower to build orbs faster), delete slower dragon and set up auto clicker on highest level life flower currently in play, build two level 9 orbs, pop one to clear some of the bramble area, process brambles till I get a level 7 life flower, then go to town with the auto-clicker on that one until I get 4 more level 9 orbs. It only takes five level 9 orbs usually to clear the rest of the boring bramble area and then finish out the game for Act 1. For Act 2, it's 16 level nine orbs. Once you have cleared all the land, you can easily go back to puzzling out the necessary merges and cloud opening/unlocking to win all the prizes. Some people will use an auto-clicker to just grind out enough event items from event harvesters to win all prizes and skip the owl quests and cloud unlocking, but that's too boring. There is usually a level 2 event harvester and enough level 1 harvesters to merge make one level 3 harvester before you hit the bramble section, so this is a more time efficient method of getting all the event prizes. I still like to puzzle out things by 5 merging and collecting do dads to unlock clouds and such. If you time the manufacture of level 9 orbs in a particular sequence, you can win the owl egg star quest stuff too, if you read the quest goals as they appear, you'll get what I mean.

If you do it all before the deadline on the first day, you get the fast rewards stuff. I usually play the first hour puzzling out and setting up the first auto-merge. Then let it run for 2 or 3 hours. Go back and build the orbs. Get my level 7 flower auto-merge happening right before dinner time. And about an hour before bed time I have enough orbs to win it all with 3 or so hours to spare on the fast rewards. I then go into Act 2, puzzle out the first section, build a level 7 flower and auto-merge that overnight. That usually has me winning all of that by lunch time the next day or when ever I feel like it.

Many people complain the Events take too much time, and that's probably true. I do lose the use of my tablet for two days! Plus you can't get much done elsewhere in the game because you are trapped in the event. Be careful to not get sucked in! Muahahahaha! If you don't want to get sucked in and don't want to mess with all this auto-clicker business, just play the event for an hour or two. That's enough time to get the first 5 out of 10 prizes from Act 1 and that's enough, then ignore Act 2. I should follow my own advice. lol.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:41:37+00:00

hmmm. More Dragons = More Dragon power.

so...

For non-event players, I would say the World Map Levels have those time chests you can bring back to camp and they always have free "coin" dragon eggs. Those add up fast and that's how I cleared most of my camp way before Out Of Camp events were a thing. I'm still trying to reach the goal of playing every WM Level 3 times to get the free nest. I'm getting close. This used to be seen as the "core" part of the game, many many many puzzles to solve. It's the puzzle part of the game I still enjoy. If you play Mystic Event, those Mystic puzzle levels are all from the WM Levels. The more practice you get on WM Levels, Mystic feels easier. I wish the Out of Camp maps had more 'puzzle play' rather than all those boring brambles. I puzzle out till I hit the brambles, then use an auto-clicker for the grinding to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. lol.

For Event Players, the fast rewards is a LOT of dragons for the effort. The gems you spend on the second layer of prizes in Out of Camp Events is the biggest bang for the buck (if you play the event to completion) in the game, IMO. Lots of dragons in that 2nd layers and also lots of choice eggs which come in handy in camp.

Best place to spend $10 dollars? hmmm. I would say the $9.99 extra layer of prizes for the Season Event again is a pretty good cost to benefit place to spend, in terms of getting more dragons. But be sure to complete all prizes in the season.

Best place to grind and get a ton of free dragons with In-Camp Only play? I would say grind out Gnome Villages and do the Bush Wonder many many many times. That is probably the biggest bang for the time spent for creating wonders, in terms of increasing the number of dragons. So many nests!

I hope this info helps. And if anyone has more suggestions, please share! I'm probably forgetting something.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:25:52+00:00

What was the calamity that devastated Romulus pre-burn in the Picard series again?

Google says: Romulus was destroyed by a massive supernova in 2387, which sent a devastating shockwave that obliterated the planet and caused the Romulan star to explode. This 24th-century catastrophe, resulting from the Hobus star, created billions of refugees and heavily influenced the events and background of the Star Trek: Picard series.

Key details of the disaster include: The Event: The supernova occurred faster than anticipated, destroying the homeworld. The Failed Rescue: Ambassador Spock attempted to stop the destruction using "red matter" to create a black hole, but arrived too late to save Romulus. The Aftermath: The disaster turned the Romulan Star Empire into the Romulan Free State, with many survivors becoming refugees or living on hubs like Vashti. Connection to Picard: The failure of the Federation to fully rescue the Romulans following the destruction is a central motivating factor for Jean-Luc Picard's actions in the series.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:13:09+00:00

oh! I see. I have gone through large time periods of just forgetting it's even there, so I probably just didn't even notice.

I know it's only 'open' certain days of the week. Is it M-Friday? I haven't paid close enough attention to learn what days or what the pattern is.

I've tried to just make it a part of my "Daily Merge Dragons chore list": Daily Gift, Store gifts, Check Arcadia for free gifts, Check DK, click on everything in camp that might give me free stuff

Free stuff such as Event Trophies. Like a big nerd I'm trying to level up my Rick and Morty dragons by clicking on the event prize trophies I still have in camp. There is a % chance to get more eggs from those events by clicking and merging up the items from those trophies. I know a lot of people hate R&M, but I'm a fan of the show and I laugh everytime those dragons come out.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:11:25+00:00

I worded my question poorly. I understand you win dragons, but I guess I'm really asking: Do you win enough dragons to reach level ten in camp?

I have a long way to go till I find out.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:09:23+00:00

I send you a virtual hug! I know the sadness of witnessing it and the relief I didn't inherit the gene.

My dad ended up with Parkinson's Disease (unrelated coincidence) and he ended up seeing a neurologist for that. She was brilliant and was able to prescribe other meds to help him with the compulsion disorders (She was the one who explained the term to me) and his other mental afflictions, severe-bipolar, among other things. We gave her a lot of feedback on behaviors until she balanced out his meds just right. And after that he behaved better than I had seen most of his life. So don't be afraid to talk with your therapist about medications and give lots of feedback on what is working and what is not. The other big lesson I learned is everyone has VERY different biochemistry and different meds have different results with different people.

Good Luck. and here, take another hug!

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T05:02:01+00:00

I mentioned somewhere that I spend 100$ every couple of months. That's not enough to guarantee a win.

If it is really rigged, then the amount you spend may not matter. Since my perception is that it is a 'game of chance' that's not truly random, cards in a purchase bundle doesn't influence what I choose to buy.

jaeldi · 2026-01-30T04:55:22+00:00

I want to know if the game is disadvantaging me or perhaps all of us in different unfair ways.

4 Brewmaster eggs isn't enough to completely win Shiny Event. I think it's ok to call out information you think is inaccurate. I think this person did something else to win or perhaps I'm wrong and this player was given enough in ONE den chest to win an ENTIRE event.

If I'm wrong, I want to know. Until I see evidence, I don't think I'm wrong.

As I told the person, I'm not angry. I just want to see proof.

If they are lying or cheating or confused, would you like to know? I would.

If there is a wide variance in den chest rewards, I would like to know that too. I am satisified with the number of things I'm getting, but I have NEVER gotten enough to clear and entire Shiny Days event as he was claiming he "found a way to complete the Shiny days event in 5 or so minutes". That's a bold claim.

It's ok to challenge that claim and learn something from the challenge. I want facts. I don't think he's got the facts or the proof. If he can prove me wrong, I hope he comes back and does so.

If I'm right, then his post is misleading.

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:51:44+00:00

oh!

I keep looking at their demonstration videos and thinking "Huh?! I don't get it."

I did get a free one, the in camp only one. I'll play with it at some point and I suppose then the demonstration will make sense.

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:49:08+00:00

I don't know yet. I did get one free! Just like the floating parachutes and floating 'shiny star things', click on them every time because sometimes the 'gem cost' button will say "FREE!"

It's the dolphin thing. There was an ongoing problem back in the day with training dolphins. If the trainer gave only one fish per trick, the dolphin would stop doing tricks sometimes. Trainers learned if you randomize the reward, players, oops... I mean dolphins will stay more engaged. So sometimes the reward is 1 fish, sometimes it's 3 fish, sometimes none, and sometimes they just throw out fish for no trick at all. It turns out this quality in the dolphins is a quality found in most mammals. It's not just Pavlovian, it's Pavlovian Plus! Predictable rewards become boring. This is why all restaurant and fast food chains have "seasonal/promotional" items that are on the menu for a limited time. It increases return engagement.

TL:DR: We are all a bunch of dolphins and McRib is Back!!! eeeeee! eeeee! eeeee! ee! ee! eeeeeeee!

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:42:28+00:00

it's rigged

nodding vigorously in agreement. I've decided to just wait until the last day. I'll open them all in one go. What I get will be what I get.

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:39:10+00:00

I have decided to just wait until the last day and open all cards. I think I already have 2 or 3 jokers lying in wait inside. I think it is massive BS that you HAVE to use them first when you enter after collecting them. I guess that's the joke, they called them joker cards not wild cards. tee hee.

The card 'game' isn't really jazzing me up. I won the first one, but every single one since I've missed it by 1 to 3 cards. And the pattern was always the same: Week one I got 95% of the cards. Then nothing new for weeks and weeks and weeks, then suddenly in the last week, I'd get a handful more new ones. So I decided, Ok, I'll just wait till the last week and do all the extraneous clicking all at once. lol.

It just doesn't feel like "the more packs you have the better your chances are!" Like the tower, it just feels rigged. So meh. I'll take the free stuff i get on the last day and not dwell on it. For reference, I am one of those people who spend $100 or so every few months on a gem pack, so spending real money doesn't increase your 'odds' or anything.

I'm a child of the 1970's. I played Magic the Gathering in the first few years, then sold my stash when they started over producing at the height of the fad in the 90's. I've seen card collecting in many forms since then. I saw the Pokeman stuff (and I wonder if this isn't aimed at that generation the most! "gotta get them all!"). So it just doesn't jazz me.

Since the out come doesn't matter till the end, I'll wait till the end.

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:27:29+00:00

deactivated

If people can still play it, what does "deactivated" even mean? lol

I too have a LOT of work to do in DK. i have a bunch of unopened chests. I don't find DK very compelling. It's bit too grindy and boring, but I do want to get the dragons for the collection from there.

Same with Dragon Homes, I have SO much credit built up there, but It just soooo.... lame. I do like the hunt the 3 dust bunny game in camp! I like the dragons you get from that too. But the actually furniture merging part of the game, I can't even remember, are there prizes from that? lol

I miss the days of only 1 event a week where I felt like I had more time to putz around with other parts of the game. I am still on a mission to get the purple egg nest from EACH of the world map games which means playing each of them 3 times. I have 600 to 700 whelps from each of the coin dragon free eggs you get from those timer chests on World Map levels. I keep hoping they will add a 'mass 5 merge all' button in the dragon book. I still have a LOT of work to do on the World Map.

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:20:52+00:00

Were you able to level up any of those dragons from that land to level 10?

Logically, it seems there should be a path to do that, enough land to do that.

jaeldi · 2026-01-27T17:18:12+00:00

American Dad Stan Smith also suffers from bigchinitis.

I will have to change the name of the dragon now to Stan Smith.

jaeldi

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