Frosty Fortune

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Frosty Fortune is a recurring event that happens approximately every 4 weeks (sometimes delayed to 6-8 weeks when a seasonal event takes priority). It appears less frequently in early generations.

How It Works

Complete daily tasks -- train troops, use Golden Keys, do daily missions, etc. -- to earn Gems of Enigma, the event currency. Gems of Enigma can be kept between events.

Use Gems of Enigma to open chests. Inside chests you can find Thorns of Enigma (also called Roses). Thorns are used to buy items in the event shop. Thorns of Enigma cannot be kept between events -- spend them before the event ends.

Video Guides

External Spreadsheet

Tonton's Frosty Fortune & Buccaneer Bounty Google Sheet (make a copy to use)

Packs

It is much better to buy multiple small packs daily rather than buying everything in one day.

Price	Contents	Value (Gems/$)
$0.99	120 Gems of Enigma	121 gems/$
$2.99	360 Gems of Enigma	120 gems/$
$4.99	500 Gems of Enigma	100 gems/$
$9.99	900 Gems of Enigma	90 gems/$
$19.99	1,700 Gems of Enigma	85 gems/$
$49.99	3,500 Gems of Enigma	70 gems/$
$99.99	6,000 Gems of Enigma (3 packs)	60 gems/$

Average Thorns per Chest Type

Chest Type	Average Thorns of Enigma
Splendid	13.4
Exquisite	4.22
Regular	1.75

Shop Priorities

Top priority (F2P and low spenders): Fire Crystals
Also worth buying: Pets items and Widgets
Avoid: Daily discount for Essence Stones -- roughly only ~20% discount compared to regular packs

Gems of Enigma per Event

Player Type	Gems Available	Chests
Free to play / Non-spender	1,080 (4x7x30, all dailies for 7 days)	18 chests
With Treasure Hunt Drill + all dailies	2,280	38 chests

City and March Skin Strategies

Research by community member Tk235 (Official Discord) ranks the following strategies from worst to best:

Open all chests
If no red chests and free skip available: open only gold chest and skip; otherwise open everything
If no red chests and skip available (free or paid): open only gold chest and skip; otherwise open everything
Open only red and gold chests (refresh even if it costs Gems)
Open only red and gold chests (refresh even if it costs Gems). If 3 or fewer silver chests remain, open all. -- Best for City Skin
Open only red chests (refresh even if it costs Gems)

Best Strategies

City Skin: Strategy 5 -- Open only red and gold chests; refresh even if it costs Gems. If there are 3 or fewer silver chests, open all.
March Skin: Strategy 4 -- Open only red and gold chests; refresh even if it costs Gems.

Success Rates

City Skin (e.g. Windmill Village / Forgetown -- target: 1,500 Thorns):

15,000 Gems: ~24.9% success rate
17,000 Gems: higher success rate

March Skin examples:

Gems Spent	Mammoth (420 Thorns)	Snowmobile (280 Thorns)
2,800	15.23%	70.46%
3,800	55.55%	97.08%
4,800	83.69%	99.80%
5,800	95.59%	99.99%

Buying a City Skin on a Budget

Strategy 1 -- Cheap with patience:

Purchase only the Treasure Hunt Drill ($5 per event)
Takes 8-9 events to unlock the city skin
Total cost: $40-$45

Strategy 2 -- Efficient and faster:

Purchase: Hunter Drill Pack + $1 daily + $3 daily
Safe after 3-5 events (4-5 recommended)
Cost per event: ~$25
Total cost: $75-$125

Note: You only receive the city skin itself (plus a few milestone rewards).