Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30638141-20170206135145

This is the first time in a while that the longer (28 days vs. Previous 30 days) challenge does not have competing mini challenges (puzzle challenges) that don't progress you in the longer challenge (no access keys). There are the same three section progress through 5 levels, complete and collect 5 collections, exchange with 100 event creatures. The biggest difference is that you get rewards for completing each segment.

Creature challenge:

Exchange    5 items total. Receive Truffles                             Worth  30 Energy

Exchange  10 items total. Receive Coffee a la Vienne            Worth  50 Energy

Exchange   30 items total. Receive Belgian Waffles                 Worth 100 Energy

Exchange   55 items total. Receive Cake. Worth 150 Energy

Exchange 100 items total. Receive Lotus of Love talisman Energy restoration 5x (not sure for how long day?) and experience earned by locations 50 percent for 1day.

For Completing Collections:  First Collection. Truffles  Worth 30 Energy

2nd  Collection. Antique box contains 4 collectibles

3rd   Collection. Cake. Worth 150 Energy

4th   Collection. Carved box contains 8 collectibles

5th   Collection. Chest of Blooming contains talismans and energy boosts. The casket can sit on your desk.

The challenge to get to the rank of virtuoso:

Novice. 5 pollen to enter. 7 energy. 5 visits. 10 Energy points when finished.

Amateur. 10 pollen to enter. 10 energy. 8 visits. 30 Energy points when finished.

Connoisseur. 15 pollen to enter. 13 energy. 12 visits. 50 Energy points when finished.

Sleuth. 20 pollen to enter. 16 energy. 25 visits. ? Energy points when finished.

Detective. 25 pollen to enter. ? Energy. 100 visits. ? Energy ponts when finished.

Will fill in numbers when I can.

Completing collections and trading with creature levels so far appears to complete or almost complete as one changes rank. If this challenge runs like previous challenges, all collections and creature trades will be possible by around the 50th visit at the detective level. If you don't make the final collection until the end of the challenge period, you can collect the maximum trades and collect the maximum access keys. The generosity of collecting the challenge access keys from visiting other sites drops dramatically when you finish the challenge. If the access keys are no longer needed, they are converted to other access keys. If they are needed, you are ahead of the game. Doing all trades before making the final collection gives you the most fixers for these 5 collections for future use.

This challenge appears to be easier than previous challenges because there is (so far) nothing but this challenge to do. The objects can be outside of the building, visible through the glass. There are different colors and shapes of the peacock. It should be easier to finish this challenge with fewer requirement of energy boost. The rewards are more generous than previous challenges for each stage. Enjoy!

Please if anyone has not entered the Museum yet, please keep track of how many visits you need to make for each rank. I think it was 10 for novice, 18 for amateur, 25 for connoisseur, 40 for sleuth and 100 for detective. I could be wrong since I had not expected the number of visits required for each level to differ from the norm and had not paid attention initially. 