Thread:Ancient Alien Astronaut/@comment-27457859-20170210171442

My frustration with the game stems from the number of plays it is increasingly requiring to get to the modes required to get the items for the challenge. It used to take 5 or 6 on 1 item in each group. Now I am routinely playing 15-20 times just to get into the right mode, and then even with the max number of sleuth friends hired, sometimes I don't get the item. Is there any way to "encourage" the game to move into the right mode?

I time travel to collect the items required to play, so I can collect those dratted green gems, but it just isn't worth the time it takes. (I have limited success time traveling to gift for some reason -- it works sometimes, but most of the time it doesn't -- clearly not doing something right). I also time travel to set talismen in the future, so a 24 hour talisman isn't too valuable if I already have one that does the same thing.

You are an amazing friend, and any suggestions would be gratefully accepted. 