2019 Archaeology Event

2019 Archaeology Event

2 May 2019 - 22 May 2019

Welcome! An ancient tomb awaits brave explorers
Dust off your Shovel, Brush and Dynamite
Be prepared to delve into the depths of a cave filled with riches!

The Archaeology Event is a special event that ran from 2 May 2019 to 22 May 2019. You are a brave explorer who delves into a cave in the hope of finding untold wealth and treasures.

Milestone Rewards

Complete 5 quests:	Complete 15 quests:	Complete 30 quests:	Complete 45 quests:	Complete 60 quests:
World's Fair Lv.1	600 Scrolls	World's Fair Upgrade Kit	600 Scrolls	World's Fair Upgrade Kit

Event Window

As you can see, the event window contains 6 main elements. They are:

1. This is the Scroll Counter. You can look at the number of Scrolls you currently have over here.
2. This indicates the Grand Prize. It is obtained after collecting 20 Golden Relics from the sands.
3. The Daily Special may be found over here. At any given day, it is obtainable from all vases and urns. It changes every day.
4. This is the Tool Counter. You can see here how many tools of each kind, i.e. Brush, Shovel and Dynamite you currently possess.
5. Clicking on this opens the Tool Shop. Here, Scrolls can be exchanged for more Tools to continue exploring the tomb.
6. This is the main Play Area. All the action takes place here. You have to clear the sand, advance in the tunnel and uncover lucrative prizes on the way.

The mechanics of this event are vastly different from anything else ever seen. To put it in a nutshell, the event involves playing a minigame, in which the player has to dig and explore a tomb which goes on infinitely. On the way (s)he will encounter items buried in the sand which might be of value. Some of these are Golden Idols which help in progressing towards the Grand Prize. The player needs to use certain tools or implements for digging/clearing sand, which may be purchased using Scrolls. Each aspect is explained in detail in the following sections.

Clearing the Way- Tools

To progress on the event map, the player needs to clear sand in the tunnel. (S)he can do this with the help of certain tools which clear different parts of the tunnel. There are 3 tools, namely:

• Brush

Brush can clear only one tile of sand at a time. It is useful if one wants to obtain a certain prize. It cannot work on stones.

Cost: 10 Scrolls

• Shovel

Shovel clears a column of sand tiles, provided there is at least one empty tile in that column. It only clears the tiles which are not blocked by stone, and are in line with the empty tile. If there is a stone tile in the way, it will be blocked from reaching any tiles below or above it. The advantage of this is is that a large number of tiles can be cleared in one go, while the disadvantage is that if a stone tile blocks its path, it cannot work beyond it.

Cost: 35 Scrolls

• Dynamite

Dynamite is useful when one wants to clear tiles on a large scale. It can be placed only on an empty tile, and clears all adjacent 7 tiles. However, it doesn't clear those tiles which are composed of stone.

Cost: 50 Scrolls

How do I get Tools?

One must remember that depending on the situation, one might have different preferences for the tool required to be used. Tools are distinctive in the fact that they cannot be obtained from the rewards of quests. Instead, they have to be bought using the event currency, Scrolls. Tools can be obtained from the Tool Shop, highlighted in the picture. The shop sells individual items as well as 2 sets of the tools, with differing costs. It is important to keep in mind that tools cannot be purchased using diamonds. The individual costs have been mentioned above and the prices and components of the sets are mentioned below.

• 7 Brushes + 3 Shovels + 2 Dynamite for 180 Scrolls
• 20 Brushes + 8 Shovels + 8 Dynamite for 330 Scrolls

The player begins with 6 Brushes, 3 Shovels and 1 Dynamite.

Rewards and Prizes

The sand contains several prizes and rewards of interest to the player. There are 4 kinds of prizes which are found from the sand, namely:

• Golden Idols- They contribute to the Grand Prize total. The player needs to collect 20 such idols in order to obtain the grand prize.
• Vases and Urns- They are like the chests of other events. Different vases contain different items and there are different chances of winning these items.
• Tools- Individual tools, i.e. Brush, Shovel and Dynamite may be also obtained from the sands.
• Portraits from previous Summer events

A couple of important things are to be kept in mind. One, not all prizes are hidden in the sands, some are also visible (partially). However, it is important not to presume that just because no prize is visible on a sand tile means that the tile doesn't contain anything. The second thing to note is that after cleaning up a sand tile, the prize doesn't automatically fall into the inventory. The player has to manually click on the prize so that it is finally obtained. Also, as the player moves further in the tunnel, the earlier uncovered areas go out of sight and are finally left behind. Discovered prizes will then automatically fall into your inventory

Besides the above, a Grand Prize exists which is obtained upon collection of 20 Golden Idols. A Daily Special is also available which changes every day and is obtainable from all vases and urns. They are mentioned in detail in the Prize Systems section.

Event Currency

The currency of this event is Scrolls. They are different from currencies of other events in the fact that Scrolls by themselves are not used for clearing sand. Scrolls over here play an indirect role. They are used for buying the tools that clear sand.

Scrolls are obtainable from the quests, and a daily bonus of 50 Scrolls is given. The player begins with 105 Scrolls.

They can also be bought using diamonds:

• 40 Scrolls = 200 Diamonds (5.00 diamonds per 1 Scroll)
• 150 Scrolls = 700 Diamonds (4.66 diamonds per 1 Scroll)
• 500 Scrolls = 1995 Diamonds (3.99 diamonds per 1 Scroll)

The player may be expected to receive the following amount of Scrolls if (s)he completes the entire event, and is regular with it.

Expected Scrolls to receive during the Archaeology Event

Beginning of the Event		105 Scrolls
Daily Connections (approximated)	21 x 50	1 050 Scrolls
Completing Quests	60 x 30	1 800 Scrolls
Milestone Bonus		1 200 Scrolls
	Total	4 155 Scrolls

Quests

Main Quests

The questline is presented by Edward. After solving the 39 main quests, 21 additional quests will be presented with a delay of one day.

Note: Where the word "some" appears in the quest text below, the amount differs depending on the players age. Numbers in brackets are for LMA. If there is a second number in brackets it is for the VF.

Quest 1:

• Adventurer: "Gather some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 2:

• Adventurer: "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 3:

• Adventurer: "Build 1 cultural building from your age or 2 from the previous age"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 4:

• Adventurer: "Motivate or polish 30 buildings of other players" and "Pay some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 5:

• Adventurer: "Solve a simple negotiation OR Donate some goods to the guild treasury" and "Buy some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 6:

• Adventurer: "Finish some (8-10) 8-hour productions" and "Make people enthusiastic"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 7:

• Adventurer: "Donate some goods to the guild treasury OR Spend some Forge points" and "Pay some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 8:

• Adventurer: "Defeat this very small army OR Solve a simple negotiation" and "Gather some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 9:

• Adventurer: "Spend 500 Tavern Silver OR Buy some Forge Points" and "Finish some (10-12) 1-hour productions"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 10:

• Adventurer: "Finish 10 productions of your age or 15 of the previous age" and "Spend some Forge points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 11:

• Adventurer: "Defeat a medium-sized army OR Contribute some Forge Points to Great Buildings"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 12:

• Adventurer: "Acquire 2 sectors OR Finish a 24-hour production 10 times"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 13:

• Adventurer: "Visit 20 Friends Taverns OR Motivate or polish 50 buildings of other players" and "Gather some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 14:

• Adventurer: "Build 1 production building from your age or 2 from the previous age" and "Spend some Forge points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 15:

• Adventurer: "Finish some (20-24) 4-hour productions"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 16:

• Adventurer: "Recruite 3 units from your age or 4 from the previous age" and "Pay some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 17:

• Adventurer: "Solve a moderate negotiation OR Solve 5 encounters in the Guild Expeditions"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 18:

• Adventurer: "Finish some (10-12) 1-hour productions" and "Gather some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 19:

• Adventurer: "Defeat a medium-sized army OR Solve a moderate negotiation"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 20:

• Adventurer: "Build 2 Residential building from your age or 3 from the previous age" and "Motivate or polish 30 buildings of other players"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 21:

• Adventurer: "Gain control over a province OR Solve 12 encounters in the Guild Expeditions"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 22:

• Adventurer: "Gather some goods OR Donate goods to the Guild treasury" and "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 23:

• Adventurer: "Finish some (20) 5-minute productions" and "Gather some goods"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 24:

• Adventurer: "Collect 750 Tavern Silver OR Recruit 3 units from your age" and "Pay some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 25:

• Adventurer: "Win (1-8) battle without losing OR Donate some (240-320) goods to the Guild Treasury" and "Gather some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 26:

• Adventurer: "Pay some supplies" and "Gain some happiness"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 27:

• Adventurer: "Defeat a small army OR Solve a simple negotiation"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 28:

• Adventurer: "Finish (10-12) productions of your age or (15-18) of the previous age"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 29:

• Adventurer: "Build 1 goods building from your age OR Gather some (240-320) goods" and "Finish a 15-minute production (15-18) times"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 30:

• Adventurer: "Defeat a medium-sized army OR Solve a moderate negotiation"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 31:

• Adventurer: "Win (1-4) battle without losing OR Donate some (180-240) goods to the Guild Treasury" and "Gather some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 32:

• Adventurer: "Visit 20 Friends Taverns OR Motivate or polish 50 buildings of other players" and "Finish some (20-24) 4-hour productions"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 33:

• Adventurer: "Acquire 2 sectors OR Win some battles" and "Gather some goods"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 34:

• Edward: "Defeat a small army OR Contribute some Forge Points to Great Buildings" and "Buy 5 Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 35:

• Edward: "Finish each production option once" and "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 36:

• Edward: "Solve a simple negotiation OR Spend some Forge Points" and "Gather some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 37:

• Edward: "Research a technology OR Donate some goods to the Guild Treasury"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 38:

• Edward: "Build 1 residential building from your age or 2 from the previous age" and "Pay some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls and Portrait of Eliza

Quest 39:

• Edward: "Solve a simple negotiation OR Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls and Portrait of Henry

Daily Quests

These quests are presented every day after completion of the Main Questline. Since it will take at least a few days for you to complete the Main Questline, the first few quests will stack.

Quest 40: 2 May 2019

• Edward: "Win some(3-6) battles without losing OR Collect 1200 Tavern Silver" and "Finish some (20-24) 4-hour productions"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 41: 3 May 2019

• Edward: "Build 5 decorations" and "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 42: 4 May 2019

• Edward: "Gather some goods OR Donate goods to the Guild Treasury" and "Gather some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 43: 5 May 2019

• Edward: "Build 1 cultural building from your age or 2 from the previous age" and "Finish each production option once"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 44: 6 May 2019

• Edward: "Solve a moderate negotiation OR Recruite 3 units from your age"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 45: 7 May 2019

• Edward: "Activate 2 boosts in the Friends Tavern OR Defeat a small army" and "Gain some (250) population"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 46: 8 May 2019

• Edward: "Complete 6 encounters in the Guild Expedition by fighting OR Acquire 4 sectors without fighting"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 47: 9 May 2019

• Edward: "Solve a moderate negotiation OR Win some battles" and "Pay some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 48: 10 May 2019

• Edward: "Spend 400 Tavern Silver in the Friends Tavern OR In a production building, finish a 24-hour production 22 times" and "Buy 5 Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 49: 11 May 2019

• Edward: "Gain some (750-3500) happiness" and "Gather some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 50: 12 May 2019

• Edward: "Defeat some (18-32) units OR Solve this complex negotiation"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 51: 13 May 2019

• Edward: "Visit 12 Friends Tavern OR Motivate or polish 50 buildings for other players" and "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 52: 14 May 2019

• Edward: "Defeat a small army OR Solve 5 encounters in the Guild Expeditions" and "Pay some coins"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 53: 15 May 2019

• Edward: "Win 6 battles without losing OR Solve a moderate negotiation"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 54: 16 May 2019

• Edward: "Donate some goods to the Guild Treasury OR In a production building, finish a 24-hours production (15-17) times" and "In a production building, finish an 15-minutes production (10-11) times"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 55: 17 May 2019

• Edward: "Have the first difficulty in the Guild Expedition solved OR Defeat a large army"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 56: 18 May 2019

• Edward: "Finish 11 productions in production buildings from your age OR Finish 13 productions in production buildings from the previous age" and "Pay some supplies"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 57: 19 May 2019

• Edward: "Build 1 residental building from your age OR Build 2 residental buildings from the previous age" and "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 58: 20 May 2019

• Edward: "Activate 2 boosts in the Friends Tavern OR Win 5 battles without losing"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 59: 21 May 2019

• Edward: "Finish some (17) productions in production buldings from your age OR Finish some (22) productions in production buildings from the previous age" and "Gather some goods"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Quest 60: 22 May 2019

• Edward: "Defeat a medium-sized army OR Solve a moderate negotiation" and "Spend some Forge Points"
  Reward: 30 Scrolls

Prize Systems

There are four types of prizes in this event. The first is the Vases, which are of three kinds. The second is avatars. Next is the Daily Special, which is obtainable from all given Vases for 24 hours at a time, before changing. The fourth kind is the Grand Prize, which is rewarded upon collection of 20 Golden Idols.

Vases

There are 3 types of Vases in this event. They are the Valuable, Regular, and Broken Vases. The three kinds differ in the level of rewards that they offer, with the Valuable ones offering the most lucrative awards and the Broken ones the most mundane.

Valuable Vases

Image	Name of Vase	Possible Prizes	Chance
	Valuable Vase of Blueprints	Daily Special Observatory Blueprint 2 Blueprints Blueprint	10% 20% 25% 45%
	Valuable Vase of Items	Daily Special One Up Kit Store Building Boost Crate 5m Mass Supply Rush	10% 10% 15% 25% 40%
	Valuable Vase of Speed	Daily Special 2hr Mass Supply Rush 1hr Mass Coin Rush Finish Supply Production	10% 20% 25% 45%
	Valuable Vase of Wisdom	Daily Special 20 Forge Points 10 Forge Points 5 Forge Points	10% 20% 30% 40%

Vases

Image	Name of Vase	Possible Prizes	Chance
	Vase of Architect	Daily Special Premium Decoration Residential Building Production Building Cultural Building	7% 18% 25% 25% 25%
	Vase of Boosts	Daily Special 100% Coin Boost 100% Supply Boost 30% Defence Boost 10% Attack Boost	7% 25% 25% 25% 18%
	Vase of Fragments	Daily Special Fragment of Shrine of Knowledge Fragment of Shrine of Knowledge Fragment of Wishing Well Shrink Kit	8% 28% 32% 32%
	Vase of Medals	Daily Special Large Medals Medium Medals Small Medals	7% 25% 30% 38%

Broken Vases

Image	Name of Vase	Possible Prizes	Chance
	Broken Vase of Fighters	Daily Special Rogue Champion Colour Guard Military Drummer	5% 15% 20% 30% 30%
	Broken Vase of Resource	Daily Special Extra Large Coins Extra Large Supplies 25 Goods	6% 37% 37% 20%
	Broken Vase of Units	Daily Special Light Unit Ranged Unit Fast Unit Heavy Unit Artillery Unit	5% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19%
	Broken Vase of Wisdom	Daily Special 5 Forge Points 2 Forge Points	5% 45% 50%

Avatars

Avatar Frame

InnoGames have used the 2019 Archaeology Event to reintroduce some avatars from previous Summer events. The avatars are obtained when a player excavates a tile with a portrait frame while digging in the tomb, in a manner similar to obtaining the vases. Clicking on an unearthed avatar icon presents the player with an avatar. Please note you will only receive an avatar that you do not currently have, if you have all the Avatars then you are unlikely to find a buried portrait.

Possible Portraits from Previous Summer Events
Amelia	David	Jane	Makeda	Nelson	Shaka
Delilah	Frida	Jones	Lawrence	Mata	Rajah
Kamalii	Kapuna	Kekoa	Wahine	Tanak	Pari

Daily Specials

Daily Special Prizes can be won when opening Vases. During this Event the Daily Special does not change at midnight like in other Events. It remains for exactly 24 hours of the Event before changing. The current Daily Special may be obtainable from all Vases during its 24-hour period.

You can find a list of Daily Specials as they appeared on Beta here

Day	Icon	Prize
2nd May		Shrine of Knowledge
3rd May		6H Mass Supply Rush
4th May		The Lord's Manor
5th May		Wishing Well
6th May		Watchfire Lvl 1
7th May		Hall of Fame
8th May		Carousel
9th May		Wishing Well Shrink Kit
10th May		Kiosk
11th May		Watchfire Upgrade Kit
12th May		Store Building
13th May		Rogue Hideout
14th May		Victory Tower Upgrade Kit
15th May		Victory Tower Lv.1
16th May		One Up Kit
17th May		Extra Large Medals
18th May		Carousel
19th May		Rogue Hideout Shrink Kit
20th May		Wishing Well
21st May		Shrine of Knowledge
22nd May		Renovation Kit

Grand Prize

Grand Prizes are rewarded upon collection of 20 Golden Idols. After collecting the first 20 Idols, the player receives the prize at Sr. No 1 on this list. Then, upon collecting the next 20 Idols, he receives the prize at Sr. No 2 on this list and so on. After receiving 17 prizes, the list again starts to repeat from the beginning.

Sr. No	Icon	Prize
1		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
2		Wishing Well
3		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
4		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
5		Shrine of Knowledge
6		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
7		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
8		50 Forge Points
9		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
10		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
11		Wishing Well Shrink Kit
12		World's Fair Lv.1
13		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
14		Rogue Hideout
15		Shrine of Knowledge
16		World's Fair Upgrade Kit
17		Renovation Kit

New Buildings

Building	Size	Function	Upgrade
World's Fair	6x4	Special residential building Provides population, coins. Provides double coins and up to 10 Goods and up to 10 Forge Points when motivated and can be plundered.	Yes
Carousel	3x3	Special cultural building Provides happiness and up to 7% attack boost as well as up to 7% defense boost .	Yes