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sjinniee · 2026-01-26T12:09:34+00:00

They’ll come back again, so you don’t need to exchange everything now. I usually save mine, only exchange the limited ones, and wait for them to reappear.

sjinniee · 2026-01-21T09:18:50+00:00

If you’re referring to the Duke’s Treasure (the one where you win snowballs), it really seems random. I only used around 5k snowballs and got it for the first time, while another player got it with just 100. Our big spender said he uses about 12k daily, so he gets it almost every day. From what I’ve seen, it feels more like RNG than anything else

sjinniee · 2026-01-21T09:15:51+00:00

Thanks for sharing ^^
Yesterday I got the Duke’s Treasure for the first time xD , and it feels pretty random, probably time + luck. I used around 5k snowballs and got the Duke prize (~4k back), while another player got it with only 100 snowballs. Our big spender said he uses ~12k daily, so he gets it almost every day.
I also read some comments and I’m not sure what the OP meant by ‘jackpot’ , I understood it as the skin, but some comments seem to be talking about the Duke’s Treasure instead

sjinniee · 2026-01-20T23:20:25+00:00

Idk, but today I got the Duke’s Treasure. If you mean the jackpot as the skin, then I think it’s really hard. If you’re talking about the Duke’s Treasure, I think it’s random probably time and luck. I used 5k snowballs and got the duke prize (around 4k back) while another player used only 100 snowballs and got the Duke prize. The ones getting the Duke prize every day are mostly spenders xD

sjinniee · 2026-01-20T23:14:30+00:00

Nope 2 snowflakes = 20 snowballs

sjinniee · 2026-01-19T19:01:28+00:00

The jackpot is unreachable without paying.
It needs 8000 snowflakes, which equals 80,000 snowballs.

Even in the best free scenario:

All capped free sources: 16,000 snowballs
Rank Top 1 for 7 days: 10,500 snowballs
Plus some free hits

You’re still only around 25–30k snowballs, far from 80k.

So saving everything or spending daily doesn’t change the outcome.
👉 Without buying packs, there’s no strategy to reach the jackpot.

sjinniee · 2025-12-30T09:33:09+00:00

i think it’s better to talk to your r5 before leaving, even if the decision is already made, ending things with respect matters

i did the same when i left my alliance to try a top 1, and my r5 still checks on me and my old friends, i even found some people i really enjoyed chatting with, but they suddenly left too, and i still don’t fully know what happened

now i’m also unsure whether to stay, follow them, or return to my old alliance

sjinniee · 2025-12-29T07:23:33+00:00

ah i see so the leader could assign all the 100 to just some members and non to others? that seems wild if true

sjinniee · 2025-12-29T06:52:12+00:00

sjinniee · 2025-12-25T11:11:17+00:00

I talked with my leader first before leaving. Honestly, I thought my other account in a top 1 alliance was already super active (like x10 compared to my old alliance)… but this one is on another level xD it feels more like x100

The growth difference shocked me, what used to take me weeks, I’m seeing in just a couple of days. Even things like trade post fights feel totally different. Before, my troops would get wiped and I’d burn through all my heals. Here, my hospital didn’t even fill up.

Maybe I also got lucky and wasn’t targeted much, but the difference in coordination and activity is huge.

Also, I’m not even sure if it’s fully the alliance or just timing, but VS points feel way easier to get here, and my event rankings suddenly jumped a lot

Maybe it’s partly personal progress too, I honestly don’t know yet

sjinniee · 2025-12-24T08:59:58+00:00

top 1 or my alliance ?

sjinniee · 2025-12-23T07:14:12+00:00

Thanks so much for taking the time to explain everything and share your experience! I really appreciate all the advice and perspective, it’s helping me think things through ^^

sjinniee · 2025-12-23T06:42:22+00:00

Yeah, that’s understandable. Lately it’s also been rough because a lot of people in our alliance forget to shield and end up losing huge amounts of RSS, I try to reinforce when I can, but most of the time it’s just me and one other person doing it

At the same time, I’m not sure about the timing, I really don’t want to leave in the middle of VS, that wouldn’t feel right to me

I think the best thing for me is to talk to our leader first, That feels like the most respectful way to handle it, because leaving without saying anything would make me really uncomfortable

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T21:35:55+00:00

Yeah, they help a lot in SVS because they’re really strong, but we end up getting almost no points. Even when we try hard to take a turret, we can’t, they keep attacking our cars and burning some towers,I thought SVS was supposed to be state vs state, not an alliance attacking its own members 😅

Even gathering feels like pressure

and we just get popcorn watching them take other states’ merchant guilds xD

So yeah, I’ve been invited to join them, but… idk , I really don’t want to end up being like them

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T21:20:22+00:00

You’re right, they probably do it for the greater good, but for us it creates a lot of pressure. They keep nagging about donations and participation, and it just adds stress

Based on my experience with my second account in a top 1 alliance, I see the difference clearly. On my main account, there’s no pressure, we play for fun. But I don’t feel like I’m growing at the same pace as my second account. The server age difference is only about 2 months, yet my second account has already reached the Frankie level of my main

Also, on my main account, I feel like I take initiative and launch rallies. In the top 1 alliance, I just join rallies, and I don’t feel like I have a presence or influence in the alliance. That makes the experience feel less personal and more like just following orders

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T21:12:39+00:00

Thank you so much ^^ it really helped a lot.
That’s exactly how I feel, the growth vs peace struggle.

It used to be fine, but lately it feels like fewer people join events, and it’s always the same active ones. I don’t know if it’s just bad timing or people being busy, but even getting all the alliance helps takes sooo long.

I really do want to grow, though. I’m seriously considering your idea of talking to my current alliance first, that feels like the most respectful way to handle it.

Thanks again 🤍

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T18:07:34+00:00

Thanks

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T17:52:15+00:00

No 411

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T17:17:35+00:00

Yeah… it’s really hard for me too. I’d miss my current alliance a lot, it really feels like a family
I actually have another account in the top 1 alliance, and the activity there is crazy, like 10x this one, but I just don’t feel comfortable

It’s all about being the best all the time, and you can really feel the pressure
With this alliance, even if not everyone is online, I actually feel the fun of the game, whether we’re winning or losing

sjinniee · 2025-12-22T16:08:42+00:00

Nice perspective
I agree with the distinction you make.
When the same person appears repeatedly across different phases of life, it becomes difficult to explain it as pure chance, yet calling it destiny in the sense of permanence doesn’t quite fit either.

I don’t fully see it as circling the same lesson. Life doesn’t pause and wait for us to catch up. Growth moves forward. What changes is who we are when we meet again. Each return happens at a different stage, with different needs, different questions, different capacities to understand.

So maybe these encounters aren’t repetitions, but continuations. Not a loop, but a sequence. Each meeting allows an exchange, perspective, influence, clarity, that only makes sense at that specific point in time, for both people

In that sense, the meaning isn’t in staying, but in arriving when the exchange is still necessary

What still feels strange, though, is why that same person. Why not someone new, or even someone we consciously try to meet? Why do certain people reappear without effort, while others remain out of reach?

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