Christmas Gate

**Christmas Gate**

**Christmas Memories**

## Summary

Christmas Gates are objects that can be gained through the Christmas Memories Event, the Christmas Eve Event and the White Christmas Event.

Once the Christmas Gates are received in the Home map they become portals to the Christmas Stages (levels 1 - 150). The Christmas Stages are found on the annual Snowlands map which appears each year around Christmas and leaves in February.

With the introduction of the Stage Indexes (Secret) released on June 9, 2022 there were eleven secret stages added to the Snowlands map, Secret Stages 23 - 34. With the January 15, 2023 update five more Secret Stages were added to the Snowlands Map, Secret Stages 38 - 42 . These can be accessed at any time through the year but only by using the Stage Indexes (Secret) to do so. Details on where to get this index can be found by clicking on it's link. Note that certain Christmas Stages have to be completed in order to unlock the Secret Stages.

In March 2023 a Christmas Gate - Level 1 was added to the Home Shop if a player meets the requirement of having a Reindeer (Dancer) Elf - Level 1.

The Christmas Gate can be purchased for 99 golden leaves initially after which it increases by 5 golden leaves with each purchase until it reaches a capped cost of 199 golden leaves. They will expire in the same manner as the Christmas Gates received through the Christmas Themed Events.

Christmas Gates have four levels which each provide a different amount of time to access the Christmas Stages. Each level looks identical to the others with the exception of their size as they increase in size with each level.

* Level 1 = 7 days
* Level 2 = 14 days
* Level 3 = 30 days
* Level 4 = 60 days

When the Christmas Gate portals expire the level 1 and level 2 Christmas Gates will disappear leaving nothing behind.

The Christmas Gate - level 3 will turn into a Christmas Memories (Small) and the Christmas Gate - level 4 will turn into a Christmas Memories (Large). They do not provide access to the Christmas Stages.

The Christmas Memories (Small) offers one daily video while the Christmas Memories (Large) offers two daily videos to randomly get an Elf Egg, Egg Nest, or Golden Leaf.

With the January 15, 2023 update the Christmas Memories also began to give three types of Large Pinecones as rewards. They can be tapped to get seeds for each of the three Christmas Tree chains: Xmas Tree, Pink Christmas Tree and Golden Christmas Tree.

Christmas Gate - Level 3 Access to Christmas Stages and Christmas Memories (Small) = Video Provider

With the release of the White Christmas Event the Christmas Gates had received a new look. When they expire they maintain the original image of the Christmas Memories and as with their previous behaviour, their size will increase with each level.

Christmas Gates - Levels 1 + 2 revised artwork for 2023.

## How to Get Christmas Gates

* Christmas Gates were introduced during the Christmas Eve Event in December of 2021 and re-appeared again in the same event in December 2022.
	+ A level 2 can be found under the Mystic Cloud Key which needs to be unlocked with the Deluxe Turkey Dinner - Level 10 of the Christmas Dinner (Puzzle) chain.
	+ A level 3 was a Special Event Reward for completing all 10 of the Event Quests
	+ A level 4 was available in two One-off Offers for purchase during the event

* Christmas Gates re-appeared again in the Christmas Memories Event in January of 2022.
	+ A level 2 can be found under the Mystic Cloud Key which needs to be unlocked with the Xmas Tree - Lv.10 of the Xmas Tree (Puzzle) chain.
	+ A level 3 was a Special Event Reward for completing all 10 of the Event Quests
	+ A level 4 was available in two One-off Offers for purchase during the event

* Christmas Gates re-appeared again in the White Christmas Event released on January 27 of 2023.
	+ A level 1 could be found on the White Christmas Event map.
	+ A level 2 can be found under the Mystic Cloud Key which needs to be unlocked with the Fireside Night Talk - Level 10 of the Christmas Hot Drink (Puzzle) chain.
	+ Another Christmas Gate - level 2 was received from the Christmas Snow Sculpture (Gift Pile) when it was tapped to get the rewards inside of it.
	+ Levels 3 and 4 were available in different One-Off Offers that could be purchased during the event.

* A Christmas Gate - Level 1 was added to the Home Shop in March of 2023 if a player has obtained a Reindeer (Dancer) Elf - Level 1.
	+ Starting cost to purchase it is 99 golden leaves.
	+ Capped cost is 199 golden leaves.
	+ They will expire as outlined above.

## What the Christmas Memories Offer

Both sizes of the Christmas Memories randomly give an Elf Egg, Egg Nest, or Golden Leaf for watching a video.

* Christmas Memories (Small) offers one daily video.
* Christmas Memories (Large) offers two daily videos.

## Christmas Memories Video Rewards

* Golden Leaves
* Large Pinecones (levels 1-4) for all three of the Christmas Tree chains
* Elf Eggs, Nests of Elf Eggs and Petrified Elf Eggs for the 13 Christmas themed Elves listed below.
	+ Gingerbread Elf
	+ Mistletoe Elf
	+ Reindeer (Comet) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Cupid) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Dancer) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Dasher) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Fireball) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Olive) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Prancer) Elf
	+ Reindeer (Vixen) Elf
	+ SnowBunny Elf
	+ Squirrel Elf
	+ XmasWhale Elf

## How To Maximize the Christmas Gates

In order to get the most time from the Christmas Gates to access the Christmas Stages they can be unbubbled as soon as they arrive in the Home map after gaining them from an event. Keeping them in bubbles does not prevent the timer from counting down.

Use The Queen's Magic to take home any Christmas Gates found on the Christmas event maps. Purchase enough of the Christmas Gate - Level 1 from the Home Shop to bring the number up to eight of them. Perform one 3-merge and one 5-merge in order to create three Christmas Gate - Level 2 which will give 14 days of access to the Christmas stages.

On day 14, **before they expire**, 3-merge the Christmas Gate - Level 2's together in order to create a Christmas Gate - Level 3 which will give another 30 days of access to the Christmas Stages. When it expires after the thirty days it will turn into a Christmas Memories which offers a daily video/s which will randomly give an Elf Egg, Nest of Elf Eggs or Golden Leaf.

When you are done, you can begin the process again with a single gate from the store, then purchase 4 more after a week and then 3 more after 2 weeks to create another level 3. Each time you go through this pattern, you will get 51 days of access to the Christmas Stages and end up with another Christmas Memories - Level 3.

Alternatively, if you still need more time to play the Christmas Stages and you have a surplus of golden leaves, you can purchase 13 more Christmas Gate - Level 1 from the Home Shop and merge them up to a Christmas Gate - Level 4 to get 60 more days of access to the Christmas Stages as well as a Christmas Memories (Large) when the timer runs out.