Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32898819-20171011222801/@comment-70.174.122.207-20180719190324

One more great thing about this method: because you can keep your talismans active even when you aren’t playing, your iPad is off, or you’re doing something else on it, you don’t need to wait for a block of time to use the talismans. You can activate a one or two hour one, play for 15 minutes, and as long as you completely close the game and remember to reset to the date and time the talismans were activated before reopening the game, they’re there. So, I’m playing continuously with the half dozen-ish talismans I activated back on the 15th still and will for another three days. I can thereafter hold on to the long-lasting talismans as long as I don’t advance more than necessary to craft the items I need and don’t need to TT back to collect the trophies. Since the festive fun event’s longest-crafting item is 3h20mins, I won’t lose any of the day-long or longer talismans. The theater glasses are good for three days and increase your chances of finding fixers and CIs by 65% and it can be combined with a seeker’s star, so each win really maximizes rewards. I do wish I could get more red crystals. I have one more, and they add an extra 30 seconds to your available time for an hour. For the puzzle games, it’s is really, really helpful. Unfortunately, they can’t be crafted and can’t be purchased in the store. The celestial crystal adds 5 seconds for a half an hour which is just too much resetting and not always enough extra time to finish. I often don’t need any extra time, but it’s really nice to have. Anyhow, happy playing.