Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30638141-20170211005846

Just when you thought that the Flower Festival would not have a competing mini challenge, the Valentine's Cards challenge comes along. Ten days from start to finish, there are five segments:

Collect   25 cards. Receive     Pink Cupcake. Worth 180 points

125 cards. Candy Hearts. 300 points

250 cards. Fire crystal. 400 points by regeneration over 2 hours

400 cards. Raspberry Heart. 600 points

?                                     Shot of Vigor. Free energy for 1 hour

? Will fill in when I can.

In the treasure box, you obviously, I  get 3 to 5 cards per visit. It costs me 25 energy units to visit. If I average 4 cards per visit it costs me 7 visits or 175 energy units to get 180 units at cupcake, 25 additional visits and 625 energy to get Candy Heart, 31 additional visits and 775 energy to get Fire Crystal, 37 visits and 925 energy to get the Raspberry Heart. This does not include what you use in magnifying glasses or Flying Time. I don't know how many cards are needed for the final level yet, but it is fairly clear you are at energy deficit until the final level. Your numbers might be different ( lower energy per visit, more cards per visit), unless you finish this, you are not  ahead in energy for most of the challenge. You are also NOT collecting Pollen for the longer challenge.

I am doing this challenge, but with my eyes open. That said, the changes to the Haunted Lights and Treasure Box is making it easier to finish. It seems to be easier to make bombs and lined gems in TB. The more items you make and especially, combine, the more gems you take out in TB. It also, appears to me, that it is easier to make flashing bulbs in HL. It also seems easier to make a chain that ends where I need it to, let the flashing bulb in the chain destroy the row or column I need. 