Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33140888-20170926202809/@comment-33135985-20170927205301

I too keep spreadsheet of who I visited, who visited me, who I gifted, who gifted back and if the gift was a "freebie" or a Ci or item from my WL. Until I found this site, I was the lazy person that mostly hit trophies. So sorry about that but I have learned a lot about the game in the short time I have hung out here reading these posts. I usually did the 3 merchants (everybody, no matter what level has to craft something), then I'd hit some trophies and some rooms. It does seem that I get CI more often out of the trophies some days and other days it is the HO locations that give more and better CI's. Someone tried to tell me you get that locations collection pieces out of "helping" in the location which I don't buy because I have gotten items from say Mayor's Office out of the the dressing room. I'm still not sure what the best way is for visiting! But the friends that clearly don't look at your WL to see you have a very low level fixer on it but still sends you a ball of string are a bit annoying. If I'm in a hurry like Sunday night...My trophies glow at 12:01am/pm and I normally visit and gift in the a.m. as well. It takes me almost 2 hours to get everyone visited and gifted. But Monday morning I had a very early appointment then family emergency came up and neice had little league game that evening as well. I was afraid I wouldn"t have time for visiting or gifting at all! Even without the family emergency it was going to be a long day so yes I just hit mostly trophies and merchants and moved on to gifting. I have 100 friends and I try to gift everyone something from their wishlist if I have an item from their WL, fixers first, then CI's. Maybe I've been doing it wrong all this time I don't know but I don't give string unless its requested!! Why they request it is a mystery to me. Thats one of more common rewards for playing locations, and more common Thank you items as well. Anxious to see outcome of this conversation to see what is the best way to visit. And glad to see I'm not the only one that keeps a spreadsheet! I have learned a lot from you guys, other newbies should be so lucky!