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Puzzle Product: March 2018

Review how Angry Birds 2 uses new Collection Sets to drive revenue ... with a deeply integrated Hat feature that is tied to purchases, retention bonus, and competition See our deep analysis of Subscriptions … not only for a potential step-function (but higher beta) revenue feature, but also for app Install protection To drive retention for harder-core players, check out Seekers Notes adaptation of a proven mechanic from Idle Games called Prestiging

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Chests were utilized in a variety of apps. Angry Birds 2 released cash tournaments. Leagues appear to be coming soon in Homescapes

Top 30 Apps Feature Description
Candy Crush Saga Reward Round Players complete levels for additional rewards
Candy Pet Collect items during play to fill a meter for prize chest
Tap to Skip ‘Tap to Skip’ added to bottom of completed puzzles to fast forward through final payout screen
Lovely Letters Reskin of streak event to complete levels in one life, filling a meter to earn boost rewards
Toon Blast Team Chest Team chest event to open prize chest after the club fills a meter
UFO Design element that advances up one row every turn
Homescapes Sledgehammer Sledgehammer boost destroys row and column when selected
Ice Bomb New exploding design element
Flying High New event to create boost to move up a leaderboard for rewards … similar to Gardenscapes events for leagues (possible leagues coming soon)
Surprise Boxes Design element that reveals boost or hazard when opened through matches or use of boosts
Facebook Invites Announcement regarding Facebook invites
Walnuts Design element that are only destroyed with boosts
Gardenscapes Facebook Invites Important message in news tab regarding blocked Facebook game invites
Valentine’s Cards Themed printable Valentine’s Day cards on community page
Rake New booster that destroys a row and column at the same time
Chinese New Year Holiday event to complete levels in one life for rewards
Valentine’s Sale Players make purchases to reveal section of a holiday card … first section free
Magic Hats Steak event to start rounds with boosts
March Update Preview Preview of update: new seasonal events and collections, additional design element, new tablet, and update to the buy page
Chest Levels Lower level players are introduced to chest bonus levels with a video on community page (original release in September 2016)
Help Us Improve Call for ideas and improvements for the development team
Exercising Event Update New third stage to current event with additional chain of levels
Panda Pop Valentines Day Holiday sale and event to complete levels, unlocking a new holiday outfit
Lunar New Year New event with login feature to claim daily gifts
Angry Birds 2 Stone Age Hats New Hat collection and event
Legendary League Tier New league tier added
World Winner Partnership with WorldWinner (GSN) for players to compete in tournaments for fun or real money
Fishdom Happy Valentine’s Day Holiday event to complete levels, collecting event currency to purchase new custom design items
Community App Event Calendar Community post of calendar with schedule of in-game events
Valentine’s Day Sale Players make purchases to reveal section of a holiday card, first section free
Valentine’s Day Cards Themed printable Valentine’s Day cards on community page
Candy Crush Jelly Saga Secret Admirer Valentine login gifts
Legendary Game of Heroes Server Issues Inbox gifts awarded through inbox for server issues
Valentine’s Day Play to collect social and gifting event, rewards and collection items only obtainable through gifting
Rei’s Global Meter New global meter to play to collect, unlocking additional content
Cookie Jam Treasure Jam Event to collect keys to unlock chests (3 chest types … 3, 5, and 20 keys)
Valentine’s Day Cards Themed printable Valentine’s Day cards on community page
Farm Heroes Saga Valentines Event Four staged holiday event with rewards of: currency, boost, and/or lives awarded after each stage
Ignite the Light Lunar New Year event levels to complete for rewards
Solitaire TriPeaks Club Quests Disabled Removal of club quest challenges due to issues … only 2 challenges to complete until resolved
Gummy Drop Powder Peak New event area with similar challenges of main map
Family Guy AFMG Wet N Wild Complete event levels in one life to win rewards
Robot Rampage New win streak event to complete levels in one life to fill meter and upgrade Robot Truck for boosts at the beginning of levels (reskin of Turbo Charge)
Disney Emoji Blitz Food Fight Connect profile to Facebook to play against friends in versus mode
Matchington Mansion Language Setting New Language options in settings menu
Word Connect Download Theme Notice and instructions for additional elements added to themes
Seekers Notes Hidden Mystery Pick Winners Community page displays how contest winners are chosen in a video
Unexpected Gifts Event Mini-event participation awards new Desk Guardian. Players collect event currency to upgrade and increase daily rewards
Animated Art Animation added to characters displayed throughout game experience
Best Fiends Valentine’s Day Update Update includes new Fiend to collect, Hero challenge area, and reskinned event
Angry Birds Match Valentine’s Day Nine quest event … complete all to unlock challenge mode, various chest rewards, retention gift every 4 hrs, new holiday outfits, and event leaderboard