Walkthrough Fact Check

I've heard so many variations on how many emblems I collect from clearing pyramids in my own town that I don't know WHAT to believe anymore. I follow topic, addicts, wikia, TSTO, and this forum.

Here are the explanations I have read:

VERSION ONE:
Five for 2 hours
Then four for one hour
Then three for one hour
Then two for one hour
Then one until the end of the world as we know it.

VERSION TWO:
Five for one hour
Then decreases ONE PER HOUR but never drops below one (until the end of the world)

VERSION THREE:
Same as Version One, except the timer resets at midnight.

And now I'm seeing the one in your list for the first time, which I shall call
VERSION FOUR:
Five emblems for the first 2 hours
Then drops by one emblem after two hours, and every two hours thereafter, until they aren't worth anything (after 8 hours)


Is there anyone who has real, hard FACTS on this?

That wasn't frustration directed at you, direwolf!!! Your list is amazing! I'll go have another look and see if there's anything I've heard that's not on there.

Meanwhile, anyone know which version is true?