Gingerbread Jamboree

**Gingerbread Jamboree** is a Leaderboard Event in  ***Merge Mansion***. Beginning on December 1st, 2023, this Event lasted 4 days - until December 5th, 2023. It is a seasonal Leaderboard Event.

In this Event you will play against other players while you try to advance on the leaderboard.

## Event Mechanics

**Prerequisites:** This event is only open between December 1st, 2023 and December 5th, 2023. You must be Level 12 or higher to access it. Players are required to have a Player Name created and are then placed in groups of 8.

**Reward**:  Gems, or  Bronze Coins - Decorations.

**Levelling up:** You have to create  Gingerbread House which you can use to advance on the leaderboard.

## Event Garage

Gingerbread Jamboree Garage can be accessed via the secret entrance inside your main garage. You must claim the entrance before you can enter Gingerbread Jamboree event.

## Gameplay Tips

* This event uses an entirely new type of Energy.
	+ You start with 50  Blue Energy, and that gets recharged in the same way as the main board, with time. But you can also get more at the Shop or by merging things on the regular board.
	+ Blue Energy takes 10 minutes apiece to recharge.
	+ The Unlimited Energy orbs will not work as they are meant for the Yellow Energy.
	+ When you buy 50  Blue Energy for  Gems, the first one on a given day will cost 10 gems, next one 20 gems, then 40, 80, etc. gems. Like on the main Garage.
* Players will not be allowed to join in a pre-existing match where other players have advanced farther, as the matchmaking system will make sure to group people that are starting around the same time.
* If you see a player with a name which doesn’t feel appropriate or if it seems like someone is cheating, you can tap on any username and click on the Report button, where you can specify why you’re reporting.
* Tip: Buy an Hourglass from the store to shorten the waiting time for  Old Recipe Book.

## Items

### Item Groups

* Generators
	+ Old Recipe Book
	+ Cold Microwave Oven >  Microwave Oven Baking
	+ Cold Oven >  Oven Baking
	+ Cold Big Stove >  Big Stove Baking
	+ Pans of Gingerbread
	+ Decorating Table
	+ Nice Table
	+ Fancy Table
* Products
	+ Gingerbread Dough
	+ Burned Gingerbread
	+ Gingerbread House
* Other
	+ Gingerbread Jamboree Event Gate

## Gingerbread Jamboree Garage Shop

Gingerbread Jamboree Garage Shop is accessible via button on the lower right hand side while in The Great Bush Bonanza! Garage.\*You can buy items for your Gingerbread Jamboree Garage here with Coins, Energy, and Gems.

* There are 5 items on sale at any given moment.
* Each item can only be bought a limited number of times, and prices increase each time you buy an item.
* The items reset every 6 hours.
* For real money, packs with Coins, Gems and Event Items can be bought.

Accessible via button on the lower right hand side.

## Progress Bar

There is a progress bar in Gingerbread Jamboree Event for baking  Gingerbread House.

* December 2023: For winning the event you will receive [Gingerbread Jamboree Reward Box] + Christmas Decoration (Tier 2) for First Place, [Gingerbread Jamboree Reward Box] + Christmas Decoration (Tier 1) for Second Place, [Gingerbread Jamboree Reward Box] for Third Place, and  Hourglass (L1) (4 and 2, respectively) for Fourth and Fifth Places.

\* The Reward Box (Gingerbread Jamboree) for 200 points will repeat indefinitely.

## Story

### Event Intro

**Cherry:** It't the season of good cheer... and gingerbread! But who makes it the most scrumptious? Let's find out!

**Cherry:** Although everyone knows my gingerbread is the tastiest...

**Ursula:** Maybe we'll let the people decide, Cherry? Besides, mine has been a firm favorite for decades.

**Maddie:** Look! I found something interesting in the Boulton attic! It looks like a really old recipe book.

**Ursula:** What does it say here? "The Best Gingerbread Recipe Ever Written?"

**Cherry:** Someone has scribbled stuff around it... "Add a pinch of magic and stir through"?

**Cherry:** What do you say if we skip the competition this year and bake together with this recipe instead?

**Ursula:** I suppose it is the season for peace and goodwill to all bakers... Why not?

### First Encounter: Old Recipe Book

**Cherry:** This recipe looks REALLY old! Do you know who could've written it?

**Ursula:** No idea... But they clearly knew what they are doing!

### First Encounter: Baking Equipments

#### Cold Microwave Oven

**Cherry:** This thing does not seem to be working.

**Ursula:** Did you try turning it on and off again?

#### Microwave Oven Baking

**Maddie:** There! Now we're in business!

**Ursula:** Let's see if we can bake a batch...

#### Cold Oven

**Cherry:** Did you plug it in?

**Ursula:** Of course, I did! Try turning the knobs again...

#### Oven Baking

**Cherry:** I see a light - in the oven, I mean!

**Ursula:** It's working! I hope this gingerbread does not burn...

#### Cold Big Stove

**Ursula:** This is just like my trusted stove!

**Cherry:** My great-grandmother had one just like it, too!

#### Big Stove Baking

**Ursula:** The stove is nice and hot - in you go!

**Cherry:** What?? Oh, you mean the gingerbread...

### First Encounter: Burned Gingerbread

**Cherry:** I think we left them in the oven for too long...

**Ursula:** You think?

### First Encounter: Tables

#### Nice Table

**Ursula:** Use your creativity and don't spare the icing!

#### Fancy Table

**Cherry:** Remember to add candy cane and lots of sprinkles!

### First Encounter: Gingerbread House

#### L5 - Gingerbread Man

**Cherry:** When it comes to decorating gingerbread, less is definitely NOT more!

#### L6 - Gingerbread House

**Ursula:** Not bad, Cherry! It just needs a roof and the rest of the walls!

#### L7 - Small House

**Cherry:** Ursula, what an adorable little house! I would add just a SMIDGE more icing...

#### L8 - Decorated House

**Ursula:** That is a very impressive gingerbread house, Cherry! But it has no chimney...

#### L9 - Fancy House

**Cherry:** Wow, you've truly outdone yourself, Ursula! This could be difficult to beat.

#### L10 - Fantastic House

**Cherry:** Phew, what a masterpiece - and we did it together!

**Ursula:** Indeed! Just like the recipe said.