Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27015290-20181009165649/@comment-35606019-20181010204353

Opalwinter wrote: I had a terrible time with the Treasure Box last fall. I couldn't afford tools so I would fail at a puzzles rather than pay to "win" them. Since I can't TT, I would have to wait until my energy regenerated. Fail at puzzle. Wait an hour for energy to regenerate. Fail at puzzle. Wait an hour for energy to regenerate. Repeat over and over again. Sometimes it would take me 15 times to get through a single puzzle. Finally I managed to learn how to do them. I would limit how often you use tools and just let yourself "lose" until you figure the puzzle out. Several other players told me they were able to use an SOV just to practice this puzzle over and over again. I think Mytona makes a good deal of money telling people "you lose" instead of telling them that they are learning and keep trying. Here are some pages where you might find some good suggestions. Opal

[//seekers-notes.wikia.com/wiki/Treasure_Box https://seekers-notes.wikia.com/wiki/Treasure_Box]

[//seekers-notes.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:78225 https://seekers-notes.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:78225] I read that treasure box page a while ago and it was really helpful.

Personally I think an SOV to practice TB is a waste (as someone who can't TT) since the puzzles take longer to complete than the rooms. But if I activate a fire crystal with my energy almost full, I find it refills fast enough to let me play TB continuously for an hour or more.

I did find practicing the puzzles very useful. A while back I played it a lot for a mini event w/o using any tools. It was really frustrating for a while at first. But I guess I got faster at seeing the patterns. Now I usually win on my first or second try. I'm at Master now.

And like DystopianMe said, the ideal strategy varies between puzzles, some needing really specific hits to solve, some where you need to focus on certain areas, and some where you just need to make as many fast matches as possible wherever they happen to be. It's often important to just keep the puzzle moving, don't stop and think for too long. Especially since there's luck involved, so sometimes you just need to keep things moving while you're waiting for the right drop.