Board Thread:Eureka Moments/@comment-28625361-20160511042215/@comment-27050930-20160512125422

Sol3Bug wrote: I find I'm happiest not keeping track of who gifts me and doesn't gift me... If I need something, my Wiki friends come through for me... I am aware of who multi-gifts, but there is no way I could reciprocate in kind... I recognize my Wiki friends are awesome :)  And if I can pay forward and help friends, especially those on this Wiki, all the better...

If I kept track of those that only sent TY gifts in return of accepting my gift, it would turn my mood black... I know some only return TY gifts, and others I'm on a rotation because I get gifts, but not daily... And then I have friends taking a break from the game... It is interesting when all of the sudden, a string of TYs, followed by a gift :D

I gift all active friends an average of 1 gift a day... If I miss a day or two, I'll make it up multi-gifting... However, I will have to try the tip I learned on this thread and see if it fits my style :)

So, KUDOS to Boo, for starting this thread!

I probably shouldn't admit this out loud but the opportunity to geek out on the game with spreadsheets is no small part of the fun for me, ha ha. It's true. I keep another spreadsheet listing all the collections and what they reward and which combining elements are needed. It took a ridiculous amount of time to put it together but it has been the source of much joy and gratification for my inner nerd on a near-daily basis for the last year. I can easily search for alternative CI's to send if a friend is requesting a CI I don't have. Or I can sort the list by category to see what the various CE requirements are for, say, dinners, and send the collection to a friend that requires the least amount of CE's. Also, numbering the collections in order allowed me to create a formula to calculate how many swipes it would take to get to any CI I might want to send. I could go on about my spreadsheets but I should probably stop there, lol.