Tips and Tricks

Mergest Kingdom can feel a little slow sometimes, but with all the different choices available to you, strategy can play a huge part in how fast or slow your game moves.

One of the best pieces of advice given to new players is to slow down on opening new areas. Don't be in a rush, focus on one *Resource* at a time (e.g. Wood). Beginning players should focus on building the King's Barracks (Wood Castle) and generating keys. You will need thousands upon thousands of keys in this game. Plus the more you upgrade the King's Barracks, the more the rewards you will get from it.

## In-Game Ads

Not so much a tip as an information note. You are suppose to get in-game ads but, not everyone gets them. Some people get them and lose them again, some people have them with no problem, others have never gotten ads. Some people want to take advantage of the extra rewards you can get from watching ads and there is some value there (i.e. Extra energy, extra worker, extra gifts).

If you want ads, checking that you are not running an ad blocker; double checking your browser settings; and checking that the app you are using (e.g. Facebook) is configured correctly is about all you can do. After that, your only other option is to let Support know. This is a game bug that has been reported to support numerous times. We here at this wiki cannot help you further with the issue.

## Boss Ent (Resource Mines)

There has been some confusion with people thinking the Boss Ent is just like the other Ents only bigger. To clarify, the Source Ents you mine and they go away. The Boss Ent never disappears.

## Castles (maxing them out)

The Castles can be upgraded to infinity, there is no max.

## Merging

In this game, you can merge just about anything, including keys, coins, rubies, and chests. You are not limited in how many items you can merge at one time as long as all the items are identical. Although you may have a few leftovers after a merge, you can end up with more items in the end if you save up and merge in bulk. You can find a chart and an in depth explanation on the Merging page.

## Buildings (Fast Forward, Pause, Stop)

During the Golden Hours event you have the opportunity to use coins rather than rubies to speed up a build. The timer icon will change to a *fast forward* symbol like you see above. If you want to use this feature, don't do so immediately. Wait until it is under 2 minutes to get the best price. Example, an immediate *fast forward* for a 2 minute build will cost you 10 coins, but if you wait until 1:55 build time it will merely cost 5 coins.

When you bring up the screen you'll notice a pause button. This comes in handy if you need to pause a build to temporarily free up a worker for a shorter build. You can also use this to stop construction of a high level building just before it finishes. That comes in very handy to get ready for Construction Season to maximize your rewards.

## Avoiding mouse slip merges

There is nothing more annoying than accidentally merging buildings as you drag something else over them, especially a Liquid Rainbow. To avoid that, use the trick mentioned above of 'pausing' your build with under 30 seconds left. You cannot merge unfinished buildings, even accidentally. When you are finally ready to merge *all* of them, it should only take a few minutes at most.

## Chests, Energy Surge, and Energy Feast

Save your chests for those times when Energy Surge and Energy Feast are running concurrently. That way you can take advantage of the extra energy you get from opening chests while competing in Energy Feast.

While you are saving those chests, merge them into the highest level to get the higher level rewards (like Rubies).

## Secret Spots

There are spots (squares) on your game board that will yield better results than others for opening pouches and chests. This also applies to mining Ents. Every player's game is different so you'll have to hunt for them. For example, you may find a square that gives you 2 Ruby Dust and 1 ruby every time you open a chest on it, same results every time. But that same square will give another player something different.

One way to find the spots, at least for chests, is to have a completely full board, then try to open a chest - there will not be room to open it. The game will tell you how many spaces you need to free. Then move the chest to a new spot and try again to open it. Keep track of the spot that gives the biggest number. Note that different sized chests will not necessarily all have their best spot in the same square, so test with the same type of chest you plan to open.

## Dragon's Den

You get Rubies, Gold, and Energy from this mini-game. Opening this area costs 1000 keys but it is worth it. Do it as soon as you can as it gives you an advantage. Even if you don't win the game, you still get items.

If you've never played Minesweeper, try out an online version for practice. A good place to go is https://minesweeper.online/. It explains the game and you can practice. Here's a "Minesweeper solver" to help you with it, https://logigames.com/minesweeper/solver

## Kraken Event

Until you are in the higher levels and swimming in keys, avoid this event. Blue Depth will use up a lot of keys that you should hang onto for opening lands, and the rewards are really not worth it. Once you have all your lands open, by all means, go for it.

## Genies

When you encounter these in one of the Travel Book Adventures, use it until it is almost exhausted and then send it through a Portal. It will arrive in the *Main Game* fully restored.

## Bubbles

When you receive a reward in one of the Travel Book Adventures, it appears in your Main Game in a bubble which you then "pop" and claim the item. You can save on storage space by leaving it in the bubble and just moving it to a different area.
Just be sure you are aware that the "bubbles" will relocate when you get a game update. You also risk losing the items if the developer decides to clean house (which has happened).