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Debwika2 wrote: It was quite interesting what happened when I played the new room until Detective Level 13%. I received a total of 40 Magic Mirrors. I am able to assemble all the collections through the 4th collection and only needing 12 more to be able to combine the last collection. However, one still has to play the room quests. I'd be interested to see what happened with those of you who have tried my technique. It should be pretty interesting. Happy Seeking.

Howard says:

Thank you for your data.

The drop rate for event room items is 60%. This has been very consistent over the course of entire events, or portions of them, for the last eight events and probably longer. This calculation is based on observation of thousands of plays by myself and others. While each drop is random and there is some short term streakiness to be expected, the 60% drop rate is well established. Additionally, I have found no factors of game play that affect it.

It takes 50 plays to reach Detective level. So your example includes 63 plays total. From the 60% drop rate one would expect 38 Magic Mirror drops plus or minus a few. Your result of 40 drops is well within the variation expected from chance events. It would appear that the technique of withholding the Mirrors has no effect on the drop rate.

Thank you for sharing your technique. I do appreciate the satisfaction of cashing in items all at once and seeing all the progress manifest. But, respectfully, I do not see that it provides a tactical advantage.

Best wishes, Howard