Magical Items

"" Originally referred to as 'Lower the Item' mode for Crystals during the Halloween event of 2017, This mode has since become a full-fledged location (though it does not have a place in the game's story). Magical Items is a Crystals variant that became available to play during the Mystery of the Christmas School event. In Magical Items mode, the goal is to drop a certain item, unrelated to the gems, off the screen.

Like other event-specific locations, the mini-game requires special items to play. In its original appearance, these were Winter Talismans, which were only available from the Christmas School. Since, it is a key of different name, but same function, supplied by the current Event Location.

The items gained from playing this mini-game can be used to buy assemblers from a merchant's shop next to the Station, at 25 per assembler.

Changes From Crystals
"For basic gameplay, see the Crystals page."

As aforementioned, the entire goal of Magical Items is different, resembling other traditional match-three type games.
 * Up to two talismans will be placed in the board at once. If one is successfully removed, a new one will appear until the required amount is achieved.
 * The talismans cannot be matched with any item, including a Supercrystal. This can cause them to be a detriment, even though they are the objective of the game.


 * Shuffling the board by running out of moves does not change the location of the droppable items.

The amount of items dropped changes based on the location's rank, but caps at 5.
 * The Bomb Tool will always be placed around the talismans when used.
 * Prior to the News mention of it, Bombs were changed to only combine with one color of crystal, rather than be matched with any color.
 * This makes bombs harder to detonate, but easier to combine with lightning and Supercrystals should they fall near them.
 * Bombs being more difficult to detonate reduces the risk of them destroy a Supercrystal.
 * Swapping two bombs together now produces a 5x5 explosion rather than simply making both explode in the 3x3 radius.
 * In general, less colors of crystals appear at any one time than in Crystals (Most games use four or five at most). This makes creating the power ups easier, and more frequent.
 * This location levels up twice as quickly as most; at Ranks 6 and 7, it will still gain 2% progress upon completion, which is four times as potent as other locations.

Strategy

 * Rather than Bombs, or even Supercrystals, vertical lightning crystals should be prioritized if a player sees a chance to match 4-in-a-row. Because of their nature, it is possible to instantly, or repeatedly drop the talismans down to the bottom of the screen.
 * Bombs are in general, more useful than in the Crystals game; they are certain to make crystals drop when matched properly.
 * Supercrystals by themselves are a lot less potent; but when swapped with a lightning crystal will often drop both talismans on screen.
 * It is more rewarding to make vertical matches than horizontal for the reason of dropping the items further.

Introduction
The related quests are unlocked once you have found the Sunlamp, and will trigger before the Golden Ray of Sunshine task is cleared away. "The travelling Fortune Teller set up shop in the empty Merchant's Shop. She opened her own Assembler Shop for the citizens as thanks for their help. Let's see what the nice fortune teller is offering." "You can exchange any event assembler for magical Christmas Bells, which you can collect in the 'Magical Items' mini-game."

Magic of Bells
Goal: Collect 5 Christmas Bells from the Magical Items mini-game.

Rewards:
 * 50 Experience
 * 50 Coins
 * 1 Bomb

Acceleration Magic
Prerequisites: Magic of Bells, Cold Light(?) Goal: Collect 25 Christmas Bells from the Magical Items mini-game

Rewards:
 * 100 Experience
 * 100 Coins
 * 1 Supercrystal

Continuous Advantage
Prerequisites: Acceleration Magic, Endless Gifts(?) Goal: Collect 50 Christmas Bells from the Magical Items mini-game

Rewards:
 * 150 Experience
 * 150 Coins
 * 1 Bomb

Alternative Solution
Prerequisites: Continuous Advantage, A Sip of Cold(?)

Goal: Collect 55 Christmas Bells from the Magical Items mini-game

Rewards:
 * 175 Experience
 * 175 Coins
 * 1 Supercrystal

Friendly Support
Prerequisites: Alternative Solution

Goal: Collect 75 Christmas Bells from the Magical Items mini-game

Rewards:
 * 200 Experience
 * 200 Coins
 * 1 Bomb

Related Pages

 * Hidden City Home
 * Crystals
 * Events
 * FAQ
 * Table of Contents