Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35065776-20180505182324/@comment-28829111-20180506063945

Early on i used the strategies outlined above as well as trying to save tools by finishing rooms without them. I discovered early on the more you use lanterns, for example, the more you get rooms  in the dark mode. I learned to use the "flashlight spotlight" to move around the room meticulously. The Gargoyle and Time Violator are much more difficult to play through until you know the room very well. I also started accumulating the anomoly summoners. Once I had enough to put a spell on all the open rooms I did so. Thus when the Quest sent me there for a specific mode I only had to dispel, play CBA then cast the new spell required. Using the Seeker Star once the spells were set always yeilded a CI during a dispelling or playing through an anomoly. Nearing the end of all events I would wishlist missing energy and tool pieces so as to start building them up once the new event starts. In fact, now I gift out tool, key, and energy sets to my FL just toward the end of an event or start of the new one to give them a boost. The only other tip I have is in regards to Visiting. Visit your friends' maps and pick various rooms/trophies/crafting stations along the way. The items always seem to be hidden in a variety of places. Try to hit at least one crafting station per friend, though, to help save them on crafting time. But if you are a joker most players appreciate you tapping a room that costs alot of energy. Get a mix of friends on your own game for hiring as I believe Diane suggests above. HTH