Easter Strategy?

mamalettejen

Yes, you are right...guess thats the way to go....
but if you clear certain gold prizes, easter baskets replace them. So you will eventually get 400 eggs (common, uncommon) for 500 gold eggs occasionally, now thats a crappy deal indeed....

mwdalton

mamalettejen wrote:

I'll be putting all my eggs in one basket, so to speak.

Your uncommon color eggs (for me it's pink) have a higher payout of golden eggs. I will be placing ALL of my common color eggs (blue) in my neighbor's baskets to collect more golden eggs. Once I've cleared a couple of the larger prizes from the golden boxes, the golden boxes will then give me eggs of whatever color (correct me if I'm wrong). Wash, rinse, repeat.

Almost broke my brain coming up with that one, but it's the only thing I can come up with since I don't want to waste any of my precious pink sprinklies on eggs for this event.

Thoughts?

Yep, that seems to be the idea. Get rid of your common eggs!

AJtheboss1

I seem to be getting both pink and blue eggs so I dunno.

mamalettejen

AJtheboss1 wrote:

I seem to be getting both pink and blue eggs so I dunno.

Just trade whatever your game THINKS is your common color. FTR - I get far more of my uncommon color than I think I should.

BaileyCat88

AJtheboss1 wrote:

I seem to be getting both pink and blue eggs so I dunno.

Which one do you keep getting more of?


I agree with the OPs strategy, I'm getting rid of all my blue eggs right now (my common ones) and trading them for pink. The prizes seem better. I can always come back to blue later.

BTW, I already have collected 11 fences. :roll:

mwdalton

AJtheboss1 wrote:

I seem to be getting both pink and blue eggs so I dunno.

Which colour box gives you 100 gold eggs as a prize? And which one gives you 300 gold eggs as a prize?

The colour that gives you only 100 gold eggs is the one you should start to get rid of.

Oatmeal832

I thought it might make sense to crank through the common color prizes first - stock up on those and THEN worry about the uncommon color.

Since the exchange rate loses you 50% eggs (ie, you trade 100 common for 50 uncommon), this seems like it'd mean you'd get through the common prizes quickest and then could worry about the rest...

mamalettejen

Oatmeal832 wrote:

I thought it might make sense to crank through the common color prizes first - stock up on those and THEN worry about the uncommon color.

Since the exchange rate loses you 50% eggs (ie, you trade 100 common for 50 uncommon), this seems like it'd mean you'd get through the common prizes quickest and then could worry about the rest...

I suppose it depends on what your priorities are. For me, the only good common prize is the egg man. So I'm shooting for the top. The uncommon boxes have the higher golden egg pay out which means more chances to get Sherry Bobbins.

Besides, I'll end up getting those common eggs back after I win a few of the unique prizes from the golden boxes. Kinda like the gift cards on the wheel of doom at Christmas except I'll still have prizes to win because I won't have my common prizes yet.

Workin' it from the top down.

Canuck4L

Same here I haven't bought a single blue box just cuz u know the blue eggs are dime a dozen for me so Ill just keep trading them for pinks in my friends towns till I have all the stuff I want from the pink box. Then switch it up.

rmb256982

I'm clearing my blue (common color for me) box first, then trading in all my blue eggs for pink ones. Then I'm clearing the pink box. Hopefully I'll be well on my way to clearing the gold box by then. I'm not trading in my pinks for blues tho while I'm working on my blue box. I'll cross the pink for blue bridge when I get there. I've noticed that when I trade in my pink for blues, that it slows down my overall box opening speed. I'm opening an average of 4 blues and one pink a day, and with the new egg collecting tasks popping up in the quest line, I expect those numbers to go up even higher.

mwdalton

mamalettejen wrote:

Oatmeal832 wrote:

I thought it might make sense to crank through the common color prizes first - stock up on those and THEN worry about the uncommon color.

Since the exchange rate loses you 50% eggs (ie, you trade 100 common for 50 uncommon), this seems like it'd mean you'd get through the common prizes quickest and then could worry about the rest...

I suppose it depends on what your priorities are. For me, the only good common prize is the egg man. So I'm shooting for the top. The uncommon boxes have the higher golden egg pay out which means more chances to get Sherry Bobbins.

Besides, I'll end up getting those common eggs back after I win a few of the unique prizes from the golden boxes. Kinda like the gift cards on the wheel of doom at Christmas except I'll still have prizes to win because I won't have my common prizes yet.

Workin' it from the top down.

This gal knows where it's at

philX3X

Would someone tell me if my hypothesis is correct?

Me and my friend both are Blue players (or pink, doesnt matter, has to be the same).
We both start with 400 blue eggs, and 0 pink eggs.
We both drop those eggs into each other's blue baskets: We lose the blue eggs, but receive 200 pink eggs. We return to our towns to collect those baskets.
We still have our 400 blue eggs, but have gained 200 pink eggs.
Rinse and repeat.
The only variable in this theory is the extreme rarity of the baskets.

If we were of opposite colors, dropping our common eggs for the uncommon eggs would mean:
we start at 400 eggs of our color, none of the uncommon.
We end with none of our common color, but 600 of the uncommon: higher chance of golden eggs.
Again, this also depends on an unlimited supply of baskets.

mamalettejen

mwdalton wrote:

mamalettejen wrote:

Oatmeal832 wrote:

I thought it might make sense to crank through the common color prizes first - stock up on those and THEN worry about the uncommon color.

Since the exchange rate loses you 50% eggs (ie, you trade 100 common for 50 uncommon), this seems like it'd mean you'd get through the common prizes quickest and then could worry about the rest...

I suppose it depends on what your priorities are. For me, the only good common prize is the egg man. So I'm shooting for the top. The uncommon boxes have the higher golden egg pay out which means more chances to get Sherry Bobbins.

Besides, I'll end up getting those common eggs back after I win a few of the unique prizes from the golden boxes. Kinda like the gift cards on the wheel of doom at Christmas except I'll still have prizes to win because I won't have my common prizes yet.

Workin' it from the top down.

This gal knows where it's at

mamalettejen

philX3X wrote:

Would someone tell me if my hypothesis is correct?

Me and my friend both are Blue players (or pink, doesnt matter, has to be the same).
We both start with 400 blue eggs, and 0 pink eggs.
We both drop those eggs into each other's blue baskets: We lose the blue eggs, but receive 200 pink eggs. We return to our towns to collect those baskets.
We still have our 400 blue eggs, but have gained 200 pink eggs.
Rinse and repeat.
The only variable in this theory is the extreme rarity of the baskets.

If we were of opposite colors, dropping our common eggs for the uncommon eggs would mean:
we start at 400 eggs of our color, none of the uncommon.
We end with none of our common color, but 600 of the uncommon: higher chance of golden eggs.
Again, this also depends on an unlimited supply of baskets.

Ok now my brain really is broken. I can't visualize this. Where are the extra 400 blue eggs coming from when you go back to your town? You gave them away to your neighbor for 200 pink eggs.

Please excuse me I'm up way past my bedtime.

neuroheart

mwdalton wrote:

AJtheboss1 wrote:

I seem to be getting both pink and blue eggs so I dunno.

Which colour box gives you 100 gold eggs as a prize? And which one gives you 300 gold eggs as a prize?

The colour that gives you only 100 gold eggs is the one you should start to get rid of.

A faster measurement might be which color the egg/bunny hunting tasks pay out.

danco214

mamalettejen wrote:

philX3X wrote:

Would someone tell me if my hypothesis is correct?

Me and my friend both are Blue players (or pink, doesnt matter, has to be the same).
We both start with 400 blue eggs, and 0 pink eggs.
We both drop those eggs into each other's blue baskets: We lose the blue eggs, but receive 200 pink eggs. We return to our towns to collect those baskets.
We still have our 400 blue eggs, but have gained 200 pink eggs.
Rinse and repeat.
The only variable in this theory is the extreme rarity of the baskets.

If we were of opposite colors, dropping our common eggs for the uncommon eggs would mean:
we start at 400 eggs of our color, none of the uncommon.
We end with none of our common color, but 600 of the uncommon: higher chance of golden eggs.
Again, this also depends on an unlimited supply of baskets.

Ok now my brain really is broken. I can't visualize this. Where are the extra 400 blue eggs coming from when you go back to your town? You gave them away to your neighbor for 200 pink eggs.

Please excuse me I'm up way past my bedtime.

But then the neighbor also put 400 blue eggs in your basket (basically giving them back to you) and got 200 pink. So you both get back your 400 blue and 200 free pink.

mamalettejen

danco214 wrote:

mamalettejen wrote:

philX3X wrote:

Would someone tell me if my hypothesis is correct?

Me and my friend both are Blue players (or pink, doesnt matter, has to be the same).
We both start with 400 blue eggs, and 0 pink eggs.
We both drop those eggs into each other's blue baskets: We lose the blue eggs, but receive 200 pink eggs. We return to our towns to collect those baskets.
We still have our 400 blue eggs, but have gained 200 pink eggs.
Rinse and repeat.
The only variable in this theory is the extreme rarity of the baskets.

If we were of opposite colors, dropping our common eggs for the uncommon eggs would mean:
we start at 400 eggs of our color, none of the uncommon.
We end with none of our common color, but 600 of the uncommon: higher chance of golden eggs.
Again, this also depends on an unlimited supply of baskets.

Ok now my brain really is broken. I can't visualize this. Where are the extra 400 blue eggs coming from when you go back to your town? You gave them away to your neighbor for 200 pink eggs.

Please excuse me I'm up way past my bedtime.

But then the neighbor also put 400 blue eggs in your basket (basically giving them back to you) and got 200 pink. So you both get back your 400 blue and 200 free pink.

That's really awesome. I totally didn't think of that.

philX3X

mamalettejen wrote:

Ok now my brain really is broken. I can't visualize this. Where are the extra 400 blue eggs coming from when you go back to your town? You gave them away to your neighbor for 200 pink eggs.

Please excuse me I'm up way past my bedtime.

Yes, as Danco replied, if you and your friend both give each other those 400 eggs (to fill the basket), he gives in your basket the same amount you gave in his.
You send 400 to his basket, he gets them, and sends them back in your basket.

In the meantime, each of you receive an additional 200 eggs, from the trade-in value.


It requires some coordination, so that one player doesn't feel cheated in the process. So it works best for owners of multiple towns.

But an unlimited supply of baskets would mean an almost unlimited supply of eggs, if only they increased their drop rate.


edit: yes you already got it.

danco214

philX3X wrote:

mamalettejen wrote:

Ok now my brain really is broken. I can't visualize this. Where are the extra 400 blue eggs coming from when you go back to your town? You gave them away to your neighbor for 200 pink eggs.

Please excuse me I'm up way past my bedtime.

Yes, as Danco replied, if you and your friend both give each other those 400 eggs (to fill the basket), he gives in your basket the same amount you gave in his.
You send 400 to his basket, he gets them, and sends them back in your basket.

In the meantime, each of you receive an additional 200 eggs, from the trade-in value.


It requires some coordination, so that one player doesn't feel cheated in the process. So it works best for owners of multiple towns.

But an unlimited supply of baskets would mean an almost unlimited supply of eggs, if only they increased their drop rate.


edit: yes you already got it.

And this is great if you are using "free" baskets, but if you are using donuts for baskets, at 10 donuts a piece...

10 baskets @ 10 donuts each = 100 donuts = 4000 pink eggs = 8 pink boxes

for 100 donuts you can buy 5700 pink eggs + 5700 blue eggs = 11 pink boxes + <11 blue boxes or 2800 more pink eggs by putting them in baskets>

the 2800 pink eggs and 200 left from the 5700 pink gives you another 6 pink boxes. for a total of 17 pink boxes for 100 donuts, compared to 8 pink boxes buying baskets.

Sorry for the ramble, but just pointing out if you are buying more than 10 baskets, you are much better off just buying the eggs.

*edit to fix my math... its late*

mamalettejen

I have no intention of buying baskets or eggs. I do know a number of people in RL life that play the game which means we can coordinate our efforts when we do get baskets

anonSimpson

Many of the prizes have minimum box requirements (like Johnny Fiestas, Egg Council Guy, Blocko Store, Chirpy Boy & Bart Junior cannot be won before 12 boxes and Shary Bobbins cannot be won before 20 boxes).

So what I plan to do is collect as many blue (my common egg) and pink eggs as possible, but I will not spend any of the pink eggs on boxes. Once I've collected 12 blue boxes I will then spend the pink eggs on boxes (to increase my odds of getting the bigger prizes with less boxes).

Once I've collected all the prizes from the blue box I will start converting them all to pink to continue getting the pink prizes and golden eggs.

I will also wait to spend my gold eggs until I'm around 20 boxes.