Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28829111-20171208013312

A small bit of advice on getting CIs to drop from a room. As you probably know there are many factors that dictate whether you will get a CI when playing a room or puzzle. Several of you have expressed frustration at playing a room 4-5 times and having nothing drop. Here are things you can do to improve the odds of winning a CI from a puzzle or a room:

1) hire a friend (click on any player floating on your map or go to the friends tab prior to playing the room and choose hire). It used to be that hiring a red star (ranger?) player was the only way to get a boost in percentage that a CI would drop. In the current release I've had success hiring anyone who floats by. 2) use a talisman - even a blue eye helps. Seeker Stars do seem to work best as reported by many. 3) BEFORE you play a puzzle or game move the room "scroll window" to show a different object than the first one listed. For example, In the Garden slide the scroll wheel to show the handcuffs, the fishing rod, or one of the access keys at the end. You've probably already realized you likely won't win the exact item you put in the first position in that window but depending on the room charge, the hire, your own player value and the position of that window you are likely to win something. 4) Use a tool. I personally dislike this last one but it does seem that if you use an eyeglass, purple flask, or timer you sometimes get rewarded with a CI. Personally, I think anyone who completes a puzzle or room in time without using a tool should always be rewarded but the game wants to make you use your tools so you will buy more.

HTH 