What is the Merge-a-versary: Build a Cake?
Help Chuck and Buck build a Cake for our 3rd annual Merge-a-versary! Place items that you want upgraded into the Cake. Bake the Cake by using energy. Complete baking the entire Cake to have your items upgraded by one tier.
How does it work?
During the event, you'll take 3 main actions:
- Place where you will bake your Cake
- When the event starts, you'll see a prompt to pick a location where you will bake your Cake. If you hover over a section of map and see a highlighted glow, you're free to bake there.
- If the map shows a red glow, the Cake cannot be placed in that spot.
- If you find that you don’t like where you placed your Cake initially, you can always move it!
- Fill the Cake! (Add items to the Cake).
- The event doesn't truly begin until you fill your Cake! Meaning that you have added all the items into the Cake that you wanted to upgrade.
- Drag and drop items into slots on the Fill the Cake window. Once you're happy with your selections, tap Next. These items are now locked into the Cake.
- Once you've completed the full event, these items will be upgraded to the next tier in their merge chain, and thrown back onto your map!
- You’ll find that you can add Premium Slots! These are additional slots you can purchase (with rubies) so you can add additional items. NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN THE EVENT! They are only there if you want to pay for extra items to be upgraded!
- Ruby pricing will vary depending on the tier of the item that you put in.
- To acquire those additional items simply drag the item into the slot window (like you did prior). A window will come up that will give you how much the item is worth to add. If you do not want to pay, simply exit it out of the window and the item will go back to your board.
- Notable item types that cannot be added to your Cake:
- Full Characters
- Chests
- Coins
- Rubies
- Mines
- Obstacles
- Ingredients
- Seasonal items
- Bake your Cake (and eat it too)!
- Stages of growth - Making the Cake has 5 stages of baking. During each stage, tap the green Bake button to send energy to fill the baking bar (progress meter). Once the bar is full, you'll see a prompt to send a blue gnome to complete that stage of growth.
- Keep in mind - the event will not allow you to begin sending energy to complete the 1st stage of growth until you have added your items, and confirmed your selections.
- Keep in mind - the event will not allow you to begin sending energy to complete the 1st stage of growth until you have added your items, and confirmed your selections.
- Adding energy - Every time you send energy to help fill the baking bar, you'll earn random items! After sending energy, tap the Cake and items will fly out onto your map.
- Completing each stage - Once the gnome has completed his task, you'll see the Cake bake and earn a star for the baking bar! At this time, rewards for that stage can also be redeemed from the event's reward meter.
- Completing the event - Once you've completed all 5 stages of baking, the Merge-a-versary Cake is complete, and you'll earn your final rewards & upgraded items!
FAQs
- Q. Baking your Cake - I placed the Cake, but the event isn't letting me send energy to my Cake. Why?
- A. Energy cannot be sent to begin baking until you have finished filling your Cake with ingredients (adding items). Once you've tapped Next, you'll see the option to send energy and bake your Cake.
- Q. Upgrading items - What happens if I don't fully complete the event? Do I lose the items I gave to my Cake?
- A. While items are only upgraded if you fully complete the event, you won't lose your items if the event is only partially completed. In this case, the items will simply be returned as they are, back to your map.
- Q. Baking your Cake - What if I try to place the Cake on a part of the map that is covered with items?
- A. Items will be simply moved out of the way for you. They will not be used as ingredients unless you place them in there.
- Q. Adding items - can any type of item be added to the Cake?
- A. Not every type of item, no. The list above gives several examples (though other random items may also not be accepted by the Cake).
- Q. Adding items - Do I need to purchase Premium Slots to engage in this event?
- A. NO! Premium slots are not required to engage in this event. They are only there if you desire additional slots in your Cake!
- Q. Adding items - If I drag an item to the Cake by mistake, can I remove it?
- A. Yes! Items are not locked into the beanstalk until you choose Next at the bottom of the Fill the Cake box.
- Q. Earning Rewards - can I still earn rewards if I complete most of the baking stages, but not all?
- A. Yes! Rewards are earned from the main reward track for every completed stage of baking.