Mini-games

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Mini-games are simple time- or score-based challenges—unrelated to *Castle Cats'* primary gameplay—in which players can earn small amounts of resources for use in the main game. They are accessed by tapping on the playing cards in the upper right corner of the guild hall screen.

## Rewards

Mini-games offer rewards of potions, gems and coins, as follows.

They are the only way to get large amounts of potions that replenish Tap Energy consumed while actively engaged in battle. One potion is awarded upon completion of a game regardless of time or score, up to a maximum of five per hour.

Players can also earn up to four gems a day, with the possibility of an additional gem from a Daily Quest. Gems are only awarded when certain performance criteria have been met, as described below for each game.

When a game does not result in the award of a gem, either because the criteria were not met or because the daily cap has already been reached, a small amount of coins is awarded instead, with the amount varying based on performance, also described below.

## Murrmory

Murrmory was added in version 1.6.3 and is a typical "Memory" game, also known as "Concentration". The player taps on cards to reveal them and match them in pairs. Only two cards are revealed at a time, which counts as a move, and they will be turned back over if they do not match. There is no time limit, but the time taken is a contributing factor in determining game rewards. The other is the number of moves needed to reveal all nine pairs.

### Initial Screens

* Previous Title Screen
* Current Title Screen
* Initial Gameplay Screen

### Finished Game Screens

#### 2017–2018

* v1.6.3–1.6.7
* Purrismas 2017
* v1.7.x–1.7.8
* v1.8–2.3.1
* Purrismas 2018

#### 2019

* Valentine 2019
* Spring Festival 2019
* Summer 2019
* v2.7–2.7.2
* Halloween 2019
* Purrismas 2019

#### 2020

* Valentine 2020
* Spring Festival 2020
* Call of Heroes 2020
* Summer 2020

### Criteria and Reward Amounts

In Murrmory, both the time taken and the number of moves needed to match all cards determine the rewards.

## Matching Mania

Matching Mania, a typical match-three puzzle game, was added to *Castle Cats* in version 2.5.1. In each move the player must swap two tiles so that three or more of the same object are lined up in a row. All tiles matched in rows are then cleared from the board and remaining tiles drop to refill the board. Each game consists of 20 moves and points are awarded based on how many tiles are cleared. There is no time limit, and time does not in any way factor into the total score or the rewards earned.

### Initial Screens

* Title Screen
* Gameplay Screen

### Match Combos

* Energy+Energy
* Energy+Bomb
* Energy+Egg
* Bomb+Bomb
* Bomb+Egg
* Egg+Egg

### Criteria and Reward Amounts

In Matching Mania, the score is the sole means of determining the rewards.

 17,500 to 24,999
 15,000 to 17,499
 14,999 or less

## Trivia

* When Murrmory was originally introduced in Version 1.6.3, it did not include a gem cap, and the criteria for earning a gem were 15 moves, 25 seconds. Once the developaws saw how many gems players were earning they tightened the requirements to 14 moves, 22 seconds in Version 1.6.6. After players expressed displeasure with this change, they made it easier to earn gems again and imposed a gem cap instead in Version 1.6.7.
* In January, 2020, the developaws asked fans on social media what kinds of mini-games they would like to see in *Castle Cats*. While numerous players responded, no new mini-games have been added as of this writing.

## Official Images

Promotional or Teaser images focusing on mini-games, as posted on the Official Facebook page.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/castlecatsgame/posts/1621920247830148 *Castle Cats* Facebook post, November 13, 2017.
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/castlecatsgame/photos/a.1091007500921428/2793172964038198/ *Castle Cats* Facebook post, January 4, 2020.

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