Strategy: The Mysterious Maze

uptill now do 13 games, it is a bit difficlut at beginning, but with the tips from
12ss12. It is much easier as once I move the puzzle, if the treasure is on the path
of Jack, they are in same grey light, this make me don’t need to check the path
to see if Jack can go to treasure, just need to found the next step to go!

As the star coin shop had so many stuff buyable. I don’t want to spend them immed.
I will use the coin when I got over 1000, yes, when I had palyed 40games.
I think at that time, I may get a much better idea whether I can get the CR, and
also how far I could go for this event.
Then I could think which should buy and which should be drop~

 

I have just come out of the "Maze"! I have played 11 mini games and I can honestly tell you have have "no idea" how I did it!
Having committed my farmland to growing the crops I will continue, but I will say that I find and get "the treasures" ok, it is when I want to exit that I find myself wasting a lot of time trying to get the right pieces to get out! Good luck to you brave enough to
go through the maze!

 

I was playing this game in germany too.. With my son and ALWAYS lost out against him.
But it seems, I got the go on it here

30 games played. 25 to go at least.

Good luck everybody

 

Ha! Finally got through the maze first time also not really knowing how..... I completed the game. I did get my event sticker. OMG...... now to try more mini games. What a nightmare. Thank Goodness for your help 12ss12, only way I succeeded at all. I feel slightly sick to my stomach at the thought of how many mini games lay ahead of me...... lol

 

I find my self having fun with this. It's just annoying that I have sometimes to ruin a perfect way. But you can just do a push and then reverse it (doing the opposite of the previous move). And you can see what maze peace you get. It's always on the end when you push. Sometimes I just push until I get the peace I need.
On the last game my highlighted object was on the peace in my "hand". That took my a while to find.

But I am far away from 30 games.

 

Another attempt to explain the mini game:

* = Fixed tiles, these won't move at all
M= Move tiles, these are the ones you work with

The mini game grid is this:

* M * M * M *
M M M M M M M
* M * M * M *
M M M M M M M
* M * M * M *

You are able to move a piece up or down on 1 out of 3 rows or move a piece left or right on 1 out of 2 rows only.
As Dienstag stated, the piece you push out of the line of your choice will be the next piece you've got to place.
Goal is to connect tiles to make a path towards the highlighted treasure and after collecting all, towards the exit.
To do so succesfully, have a look at the possible connects of the tile containing the treasue and *try* to imagine a path from or towards it. If you can't figure the whole path out, just try to find out which tile will get you closer by. Look for that tile at the end of any moveable row and push it out so you can place it. Worst case it'll take 2 moves to get the tile you'll need.
After placing a tile you're given the option to move your scarecrow on highlighted green fields (the path you created so far).
Tip of the day: to have your scarecrow ALWAYS on a fixed field avoids a lot of trouble! Only when nearby a treasure and when it has a connecting tile you might want to place it on a moveable line.

At times you'll collect a treasure and find out you created a path which directly leads towards the next treasure. If that's the case just place your tile so it will not disturb the already exsisting path. Just pay good attention

The mini game is mainly trial and error untill you, like me, get the hang of it

Good luck!

 

Oh My!! My maze is a mess right now, seems like none of my paths connectI've read 12ss12's help and understand how it works but still stuck in this maze for what seems like forever!!!

 

Same here yikes

 

Some more tips to play the game easily.

1. As I said there are only 3 types of pieces = 1. 2. 3.
Always try to choose the first type of tiles (3 branched one )to fit in because it can coonect to 3 adjoining tiles. If not possible, the straight one they are easy to manipluate according to your wish and can connect in opposite directions.

2. How to choose your next tile ?
When you insert a tile in a row or column, the last tile of that column or row (that is which is in the opposite end) will be your next tile. As it is ejected from the row or column.

3. Path should be between the pumpkin Scarecrow & the highlighted treasure. Once you place your tile, all connected routes will lighten up and unconnected routes will be darkened. Now you will have a pumpkin scarecrow in your hand. You can place this in any of the lightened tiles. So place it in the spot which is near to the highlighted treasure. So that the you can create a short route. Also you can jump over the part which is unconnected and put it in the highlighted path of the treasure. Then you will have tile in your hand, if you already have a tile in your hand and your scarecrow is already connected to the treasure, place the tile in such a way it is unobstructive to the path between scarecrow & treasure.

4. While placing a tile which you wan to discard, put it in a row or colum which is not in the way of your route.

5. You can move not only the pumpkin scarecrow but also the highlighted treasure. So sometimes which ever is easy do it. 'If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain'.

6. You can eject the highlighted treasure tile or the pumpkin scarecrow tile out of the board by inserting tiles after tile in the row or column and then put the ejected scarecrow or treasure in the place you want it to be. Sometime in the process you automatically get connected even before the tiles are ejected and finish it.

As said before always try to insert tile 1, that is 3 branched tile.

I wanted to post it before itself but only found time and energy today. Sorry for the delay.

 

Thanks 12ss12 for give better image for those all got mess.
I want to do it, but english is not my mother language.
It is quite hard to me to explain clearly...
Hope farmers can be much clear after reading your post.

Point 6 is very important, when the scarescrow is found no way to
get closer to the target (highlight) treasure.and you do not know or
don't want to used your brain to make the path, then move the
target treasure (if they are on the movable row), once you eject the
treasure, then you could place it near the scarescrow.
That is waht 12ss12 say :
'If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain'.

Also, I like to place the scarecrow on the edge of map and always on the T shape puzzle
as this make scarecrow had 3 way connectable.

Much of my played game is overcome by this tech.

 

At first it was confusing and hard, but it does make more sense the more you do it. For those that are having trouble, just keep trying. It does get better. In the beginning, I kept getting too many of the curved corner pieces and thought I would never find all the treasures or the exit! I need GPS in the maze

Now, I have played 20 games and things are making more sense. So....just keep going.....if you get lost, we'll send out a search party

 

Agree, From frist only 1 treasure, with small 5x6 map, then more treasure required.
and suddenly come to bigger map!
Now I had to do 6 treasure, maybe soon It will come to max 7 treasures.
Just hope the map will not have a 2nd upgrade!
Yes, It is quite hard for the frist 5-10 games. But more you do, you Know how to do it.

However,even I had know how to play...
I still consider a mini game to ask player use so much brain cell
and the mini game need to do so many times is .

 

Argh the maze just got bigger. I think I’m in a new form of FOCD cure room!

 

That room will have to be a big one... You will have lots of company!

 

Hi everyone !
So far I have played 32 mini games & and now in level 16. How much have you all, progressed.

 

I'm lucky to win +100% twice, so I had go to Lv20 play 42games.
I think I could get the CR as only 13game left.
But to do more is really need to considerate, those crate look interesting,
But the mini games....

 

As you play, you will get used to it and it will be easy, Neddy38. I like the mini game. May be its because I found out how to play it. But the first free mini game was tough and puzzling. I had to go through several FAQs to find out how to play. Then in one of the Official German Fansites, there was more explanation. But other finer points I had to play & find out. But the strategy was explained in easy terms there & I could make out it from automatic translation.

Its like putting a ball in a closed jar. What will you do ? Theoretical - Throw it into the jar. Practical - open the lid, take the ball in your hand, put it in and then close the lid. Just like that first pick up a piece, then insert it & look at what the next piece will be, (it is the one pushed out of the maze), then move the scarecrow & place it near the treasure. And then use the piece to connect scarecrow and treasure. Repeat the process till you connect. Then claim the treasure & then make a way to get out by repeating the process. I think its like 'C' language program writing.

 

Thank you, 12, for all your explanations - without them I would have been totally lost.

So far I've done 29 mini-games with 10 more ready to go. It's been neither easy nor enjoyable - just grit your teeth and plow through it. The finish line can't come soon enough for me. Sorry, don't have much positive to say -- pumpkin head is kind of cute.

 

12ss12, I feel reluctant to the mini game
frist is, it need time to practice and accustomed with.
Yes, play after play, It became easy to go through and lessen time used.
But still, with more and more treasure need to collect, it mean more time
need to finished one mini game.
Really time consuming!

And there is a worst effect on me.
Once, I had accumlate 8 mini game and do it in one time.
When I logout farmerama, My brain is still full of the puzzle and how
to connect them...
I had to tell my brain to stop thinking those puzzle and the path....
The last time I had this symptom is play : puzzle and dragon

 

I understand. That's why I said its like 'C' Language computer program. It was taught to me nearly 19 years back for almost a year. I passed in that subject But I don't remember a thing right now. As for that matter, I didn't remember as soon as its exam was over. Even the practical I got it from a friend and finished it. How can I write nearly 40 to 50 pages of programs. No way...

You are very much welcome mindy and so is all of our friends.
I too think the pumpkin is cute and the flowers. Apart from it I don't think others look like treasures. May be they look like duged out treasures from an ancient excavated site ???