Board Thread:Troubleshooting/@comment-28350189-20160729124448/@comment-28829111-20160813084437

I agree with Talou about the rubies. Save them and just gift (free gifts per your level). As for collections...I have a different philosophy. This is a game. Yep, a game. I find that keeping 2 sets of normal collections and 3 of special ones is more than sufficient (after I cash in one set so I can have at least one completely finished collection. You might want to cash in a few of the collections that make artifacts like the Golden Chicken and those that give you timers or spyglasses so you have a reserve for play time. What I have found is that I ALWAYS get back the items I gift within a several days of playing. Either from a treasure chest, from playing, or from charging maps. (You probably know you get some collection gifts during the visiting and clicking on others maps). Keep in mind you get a messge that says "all the gifts are given out at this time" while visiting. KEEP visiting and charging rooms for friends past this message (it only refers to the key gifts like locks or green gems) - as long as you see those green check marks show up when you click on map locations you are still earning reputation points and will still receive more collection items. I end up getting at least 3 hard-to-get collection pieces each time I visit (hard ones like the diadem, silverware, pieces of the ModelTown, for example). I think you'll find gifting is fun if you help others. I can't speak for others but holding on to 8 complete collections (not cashed in) seems excessive. Maybe when you're at 200 level and want to be able to share with others like some here do for us that makes sense but I would encourage you to help others where you can. But watch your gifting. If there are some on your friend list who never visit you, never ever give you a gift - collection or free. Dump them after a bit.