Chests and Keys

Treasure chests are loot boxes that contain randomized prizes, most often in the form of DNA but sometimes full items. Depending on the chest type prizes may range from all sorts of Shop items to rare or exclusive dinosaurs.

When opening a chest the player is presented with a field of eight flipped over "pieces" and a row at the bottom detailing exactly what the eight pieces are. Players may reveal four pieces of their choice to recieve those prizes; if a player wishes to obtain more prizes from the chest, they may spend keys (1 key per piece) until satisfied or until all eight pieces have been revealed.

Chests and keys may be purchased from the chest menu or while flipping pieces, respectively, but may also be obtained via Monthly Rewards, Level Rewards, Quests and/or Special Events. Rare Chests are notable for providing a means to acquire various things, such as decorations or dinosaurs required by quests that normally cost ammonites, for coins.

## Chest Overview

*Boosted dinosaurs rotate approximately every 4 to 8 weeks. Consult each chest's page for more details.*

In general, Friendship Chests & Rare Chests award prizes that can be freely purchased from the Shop. They are not restricted by the player's currently level, potentially providing access to a decoration or dinosaur before the player could attempt to buy it, but they contain no exclusive loot.

Epic, Retro & Legendary chests award a mix of higher-value Shop items and exclusive prizes. Each chest is guaranteed to contain its "boosted" dinosaur, ie. at least one piece of that species; however this does not guarantee a player will flip it over within their first four flips, potentially requiring keys to get the prize. Besides the "boosted" species it is possible to also find dinosaur prizes from "cheaper" chests: for instance a Legendary chest may contain its "boosted" prize as well as a piece of an Epic chest exclusive, or an Epic chest may contain its "boosted" species as well as a Rare chest (ie shop) dino piece.

## Keys

Keys are used to reveal pieces after the first four in a chest. One key flips over one piece; to obtain all eight items in a single chest, a player must spend four keys. Players can only see how many keys they own or buy more while opening a chest.

Besides the "free" key rewards mentioned above, keys can be purchased for 6 ammonites each, or at better unit prices for larger quantities.

## Items Unavailable In Chests

While specific things may be uncommon or rare, almost everything which can be purchased in Dinosaur Park: Primeval Zoo is available as a potential chest prize. Even many otherwise exclusive goods like VIP and Premium Dinosaurs may potentially be acquired this way.

However, there are three things which are never available in chests:

* **Expansions:** There are no pieces for enclosure expansions or park expansions. These must be directly purchased with coins or ammonites. Note that sale events may provide discounts on these, potentially making it worthwhile to save up for an event.
* **Upgrades:** While pieces for nesting sites & shops may be found in chests, upgrading them requires directly spending coins or ammonites on completed structures currently placed in your park. Much like expansions, sale events may provide discounts and be worth saving up for.
* **Zoo Employees:** Zoo employee vouchers cannot be found in chests. The only renewable source of free vouchers are the Monthly Rewards which usually provide one of each voucher per month (provided a player visits their park enough).