Vacation by the Sea Update

The Vacation by the Sea Timed Challenges are a set of Timed Challenges added to the game by the Celebration by the Bonfire Update. This update was released on the 21st of June 2016 for iOS players, with release pending on all other platforms.

Vacation by the Sea Challenge
The Vacation by the Sea timed challenges are potentially the second of two sets of timed challenges introduced by the Celebration by the Bonfire Update. These timed challenges are set to trigger a certain amount of time after the Celebration by the Bonfire timed challenges end.

It is not yet certain if the Vacation by the Sea timed challenges will appear in the game, or would require an additional update to the game, however many key databases for the game include references to this additional content.

The Vacation by the Sea timed challenges is set to begin when a player reaches game level 7 in the game (or automatically after triggering if the player is already above level 7).

The Vacation by the Sea timed event contains 3 challenges. Players have a set number of days to complete the following tasks:


 * Collect 500 Pearls by winning games of Gem Match to open the Magic Marine Jewelry Box and win a number of rewards (Large Pandora's Chest, Super Winged Lightning Talismans, Leprechaun's Pot o' Gold Talisman, Friend's support Talisman, Donut Energy item, Ice Cream Energy item, and a Cappuccino Energy item).
 * Complete 30 holiday quests to win the once-off Talisman of the Sun, which increases energy recovery up to 5 times for 24 hours.
 * Achieve 'Academician' level in Tropical Evening to win a unique avatar.

For the duration of the Vacation by the Sea challenge, Sunglasses special items are required in addition to energy points to play Tropical Evening. Sunglasses are given as rewards for every successful investigation for every picture (except Tropical Evening itself!), and as rewards for banishing anomalies, but not for playing puzzles. Sunglasses cannot be gifted between friends, however they can be given as rewards by the Sphere of Miracles and Pyramid of Wonder.

Important: The amount of time available for the Vacation by the Sea timed challenges will vary across platforms. It is important to note that the Challenge timer begins counting down from the moment the update is released in a device's app store, and not from the moment a player downloads the update. Delaying installing the update will not give you extra time to play the challenges.

The Gem Match Challenge - collecting Pearls
Players can open the Magic Marine Jewelry Box and win a number of rewards by collecting 500 Pearls. Pearls can only be won by successfully completing the Gem Match puzzle. For each successful win of Gem Match, you can potentially win between 2-5 Butterflies as one of the rewards for completing the puzzle.

The Magic Marine Jewelry Box contains the following rewards:


 * Large Pandora's Chest x1 (Chest)
 * Super Winged Lightning x1 (Talisman)
 * Leprechaun's Pot o' Gold x1 (Talisman)
 * Friend's support x1 (Talisman)
 * Donut x1 (Energy Item)
 * Ice Cream x1 (Energy Item)
 * Cappuccino x1 (Energy Item)

The Unique Avatar - Getting Tropical Evening to Academician Level
Players can win the Unique Avatar by playing the new picture, Tropical Evening, until they increase its scene progress level up to Academician Level during the Vacation by the Sea time sensitive challenge.

For the duration of the Celebration by the Bonfire Update, Sunglasses special items are needed for each play of the Tropical Evening picture.

While the Timed Challenges are active (before you complete all three, or the timer expires, whichever happens first), Sunglasses are given as rewards for every successful investigation for every picture in the game. Between 2 and 6 Sunglasses are given for every game you win.

Sunglasses are also given as rewards for banishing anomalies, but not for playing puzzles. Sunglasses cannot be gifted between friends. Players with the Pyramid of Wonder or Sphere of Miracles also have a 1 in 6 chance of receiving Sunglasses from these Desktop Awards when collecting their rewards every 12 hours. The number of Sunglasses needed for each play of Tropical Evening increases as you increase the Picture Levels of Tropical Evening (+5 Sunglasses per Level increase), starting at 5 Sunglasses per play when the picture is opened at Novice Level and increasing to 40 Sunglasses per play when the picture is at Professor Level.

The Challenge Quests and the Talisman of the Sun
The Talisman of the Sun Talisman can be won once a player completes all 30 of the special Vacation by the Sea challenge quests. The quests must be completed within the time limit of the Timed Challenge in order to unlock the Talisman.

Once the quests are completed, the Talisman of the Sun automatically goes into your inventory, and a new page of the Diary page will open.

A notification screen will appear to say that the 30 challenge quests are complete and you have won the Talisman of the Sun, but you must go to the Talisman section of the Inventory itself to see and use the new Talisman.

Once activated, the Talisman of Sun increases the rate of energy recovery up to 5 times for 24 hours.

After the Challenge is complete
Once you complete all three Vacation by the Sea Challenges, or after the challenge timer expires, Sunglasses may be restricted so that they will only be won in a couple of Pictures (instead of in all the Pictures like during the Timed Challenges).

Related

 * SS Home
 * Updates
 * Celebration by the Bonfire Update
 * Celebration by the Bonfire Timed Challenge
 * Camping Site
 * Quests
 * Holiday Updates
 * Collections
 * Artefacts
 * List of Artefacts