Thread:CaitlinM/@comment-30544675-20171221152420

Caitlin, I hope I didn't sound preachy on your thread about the current challenges. Like me, you are highly analytical and you enjoy working out game strategy. You are just where I was a year ago. My Windows game was at level 60-something. I received unexpected gifts of 1000 Christmas balls and I think 25 Dinners. With a lot of playing of other pictures, I did earn the Christmas Avatar - those 1000 extra balls took care of 40% of the High Explorer. Dinners are so helpful when you don't have much energy. I didn't receive any special gifts until this year's Halloween event. Raven's Test in September was the first and only time that I earned the avatar completely on my own. I was at a high enough level that I had all the pictures open and I got them all into text mode. Plus I had built a good inventory of anomaly banishers and energy items. And I played a lot!

(Since Raven's Test, I have again received special gfits for the last three challenges.  Admittedly, I have gotten to the point where it's not much fun to continue to play Mayan Temple and Venice, etc. so much.)

And I felt exactly the way you do about Gem Match! It was just not fun, and my heart would pound. I skipped the first few challenges.

Again, good luck and happy playing!

Nancy 