Exploration Stages

## Exploration Stage information

New Exploration themed stages became available with the opening of the first section of the Giant Snail map located in the upper section of the Home on July 12. 2023. These stages are called Marsh Animals, Marsh Plants and Rainforest Animals with 40 new Event Stages. The August 24, 2023 update added 30 more Exploration themed stages bringing the total up to 70 Exploration Stages.

These stages can be accessed through Exploration Stage Entrances called Magic Books. The Magic Books have four levels which increases the time given to complete the specified stage for each level. The timer begins once a Magic Book is found. Once the timer ends the Magic Book expires and disappears. When they expire they will leave behind a movable Exploration Area Tile on the Home map that can be explored by an Elf for rewards.

## How to Get Magic Books

* Magic Books can be randomly gained by watching up to three daily videos on the following Wonders:
	+ Victoria ~ The 50th Wonder of Elfland.
	+ Gorilla ~ The 51st Wonder of Elfland.
	+ Marsh Siren ~ The 52nd Wonder of Elfland.
	+ Giant Black Magic Taro ~ The 53rd Wonder of Elfland
	+ Orchid Mantis ~ The 54th Wonder of Elfland.

* Magic Books are created as a by-product upon creating Rainforest Insects (Exploration) chain items, levels 5-9.
	+ Merging the Silver Chafer - Level 4 will create one or two Blue Carpenter Bee - Level 5 based on a 3-merge or a 5-merge. A 3-merge will also create one Magic Book - Level 1 or two Magic Books with a 5-merge.
	+ Merging the Blue Carpenter Bee - Level 5 will create one or two Blue-banded Morpho - Level 6 based on a 3-merge or a 5-merge. A 3-merge will also create one Magic Book - Level 2 or two Magic Books with a 5-merge.
	+ Merging the Blue-banded Morpho - Level 6 will create one or two Horsehead Grasshoppers - Level 7 based on a 3-merge or a 5-merge. A 3-merge will also create three Magic Books -Level 2 or six Magic Books with a 5-merge.
	+ Merging the Horsehead Grasshoppers - Level 7 will create one or two Atlas Moth - Level 8 based on a 3-merge or a 5-merge. A 3-merge will also create four Magic Books -Level 3 or two Magic Books with a 5-merge.
	+ Merging the Atlas Moth - Level 8 will create one or two Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle - Level 9 based on a 3-merge or a 5-merge. A 3-merge will also create five Magic Books - Level 4 or two Magic Books with a 5-merge.

Stage Indexes (Rainforest & Marsh) can be used to access the Exploration Stages. It can be found on the Giant Snail map in one of the snail exploration area tiles. It is received by completing the required quest for that Exploration Area tile.

**Completing the required quest can be done in various ways:**

* If the required items are physically on the Home map the Queen´s Blessing can be used to take those items and complete the quest immediately.
* Paying with magic gems.
* Paying with golden leaves.
* Watching videos to reduce the time needed to complete the quest. This will take multiple videos to complete, but is free.
* Paying with 1 or more Silver Leaves to reduce the time needed to complete the quest.

Each of the Exploration Stages offers a chance to get two possible rewards which vary by stage. These are various Exploration Area Tiles that are movable and a Steel Blue Ladybird (Exploration) of the Rainforest Insects (Exploration) chain. It is also possible to get one of the following Elves which varies for each exploration stage as a reward in the stages.
Anaconda Elf Egg
Banana Elf Egg
Black Magic Taro Elf Egg
Victoria Elf Egg
Victoria Elf Egg

Upon returning to the Home map after completing the Marsh Animals, Marsh Plants and Rainforest Animals stages the Exploration Stage Entrance status will say "Complete". Clicking on the exploration stage entrance at this point will give a random Exploration Area Tile. Tip: Tapping the completed Exploration Stage Entrance rapidly multiple times before it disappears may create more of the loot orbs containing random Exploration Area Tiles.

## Links to the Rainforest & Marsh (Puzzle) Chains

Marsh Animals (Puzzle)

Rainforest Insects (Puzzle)

## Rainforest Insects (Puzzle) Unique Behaviours

The **Rainforest Insects (Puzzle)** chain has unique behaviours that are only seen in the Exploration Stages. The level 6 and higher levels can each be tapped in the Exploration Stages to get another object which will be needed in the stage to complete it successfully.

Blue-banded Morpho - Level 6  »»» Tap for one Small Pond - Level 4.

Horsehead Grasshoppers - Level 7 »»» Tap for one Ripe Berries - Level 4.

Atlas Moth - Level 8 »»» Tap for one Fleshy Mushroom - Level 4.

Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle - Level 9 »»» Tap for one Luxuriant Bushes - Level 4.

Orchid Mantis - Level 10 »»» Tap for one Withered Life Tree - Level 1 (A minimum of three are needed to complete the stage).

## Info

* Cost is the energy required to enter the stage
* The possible rewards offered are random, they are not guaranteed.
* There are different Video Guides provided for different stages by Mergedays, Zukira, and Whatsername Merges, so if you want to see an alternative version please go to those channels or refer to the links above.