Monopoly GO seasons typically last anywhere from one to three months. During this time, you collect stickers to complete albums, which reward you with dice, cos????metic tokens, and a ton of cash for your landmark upgrades.

Let's find out what happens to any leftover stickers you have at the end of a season and whether your stars carry over ?to the next.

What happens to sticker stars when a season ends in Monopoly GO?

What happens to your stars at the end of a Monopoly GO season depends on the season itself. For example, Monopoly Games will convert your stars into dice like the previous Making Music season. However, past seasons like Monopoly Origins turned your star??s into vaults for future albums, so it's unknown which route the upcoming Marvel season will go for.

For the Monopoly Games season and album set, any leftover stars you have will convert to dice rolls. Although Scopely didn't specify the exact conversion rate, previous seasons had one star equal one dice roll. Like before, Monopoly Games' maximum conversion is 700 stars, which converted to 750 dice in previous seasons. In other words, if you don't plan to purchase a last-minute vault for extra stickers, you'll at least start the Ma?rvel season with extra dice.

If Monopoly Games' conversion is the same as previous seasons, then this is a solid rate compared to what you get from vaults. With each vault, you can get a maximum of 200, 350, and 500 dice, while the star-to-dice exchange at the season's end can give you far more. On the flip side, you can also get extra stickers by buying vaults, but this comes at the risk of not getting what you need to complete your albums. You can also give sticker stars to friends if they? want to take a shot at an expensive vault for extra cards.

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If you've been playing Dress to Impress for a while, you might have noticed that most people play with a more feminine body type. Nonetheless, you can get creative with male model outfit??????????????????????????s a??nd still reach the top spot on a round's pedestal if your clothes fit the theme.

How to swap to male and female body types in Dress to Impress

You can switch between male and female model types using the mannequins in the Dress to Impress dressing room. Once you spawn in, turn toward the area next to the VIP room to find two statues on the back wall. Using a gender mannequin resets your character, so make sure you do this early in the round so you have time to dress yourself up.

Once you use a male or female mannequin, you'll take on the body type shown in the preview and reset your character. Doing this also removes any makeup, clothes, and hairstyles you have on, restricting you to masculine-styled options. In short, you won't be able to wear any dresses or have flowing long hair as a boy in Dress to Impress.

Admittedly, there are fewer options for male characters than for females. Most of the male-specific outfits also have fits for girls, giving y?ou the freedom to use a more androg??ynous if you want to keep a feminine body shape. Otherwise, swapping over gives you a noticeably larger body shape and height and more defined muscles that can help make certain outfits stand out more.

Despite these restrictions, guys have their unique hairstyles and masculine facial features that females can't use, which can help spice things up a bit. They also get six-pack abs, which is always a fun bonus. There's no right or wrong answer when it comes to Dress to Impress, especially with how open-ended most themes are.

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It's time to celebrate Fortnite's seventh birthday by opening gifts, collecting medallions, and flying around the map with balloons. There are also quests involving obtaining these items, but finding a birthday medallion is more challenging than you'd expect unle?ss you get your hands on some birthday presents.

Where to find a Birthday Medallion in Fortnite

The easiest way to find a birthday medallion in Fortnite is to open a birthday present. From September 24 until October 1, birthday presents will spawn on the floor or in chests as legend?ary-tier items that you can pick up and throw to the ground. Each birthday present has a medallion inside alongside an epic or legendary-grade item.

The downside is that birthday presents have random spawns around the map. You can find them on the floor in any POI or wi??thin treasure chests, but the??re's no guarantee you'll spot one throughout your match, even if you survive until the end.

How to use a Birthday Medallion in Fortnite

Birthday ??medallions are different from regular boss ones, as they don't directly buff your character or reveal your location. Instead, they periodically spawn balloons? on your back, allowing you to hover in the air when you jump.

You can have up to three balloons on your back at a time, letting you fly in the air until you or another player pops them. T?heir strength depends on how many you have, so you can wait until more spawn or release a ??few if their hover power is too much to handle.

How to use balloons

As balloons appear on your back with a Birthday medallion,?? you can jump to let them boost your height, release them to reduce their effects or pop them if you want to sabotage others. If you have the Birthday medallion equipped?, you'll automatically spawn balloons on your back over time until you're eliminated.

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One of the most important events you'll find in Monopoly GO is Golden Blitz. Since you can't trade gold stickers outside of this event, it's a rare opportunity to get specific cards duri??ng?? brief 24-hour periods before being restricted to card pack opening again.

It's also rare for Golden Blitz events to repeat past cards, meaning you might miss out on one you need if you're not online during a specific time. Let's check out every past Golden Blitz sticker during the Monopoly Games season to determine whether yo??u'll still get an opportunity to trade a particular card.

All past Golden Blitz stickers in Monopoly GO

Since the Monopoly Games season began on June 20, 2024, we've had nine Golden Blitz events, allowing you to trade up to 18 different gold stickers with others throughout the past few months. The rarities ranged from mid-tier four-star stickers to rare, high-value five-star ones that c??an give you thousands of dice if you complete their respective albums.

Here's the com?plete list of previous Golden Blitz events, including the stickers involved, their rarities, and the st??art and end dates.

With Monopoly Games ending on September 26, there will be no more Golden Blitz events until the Marvel season begins. That said, Scopely typically doesn't release any Golden Blitz events during the first few weeks of a new seas??on, so don't be surprised if we have to wait a whil??e for more gold sticker trading to appear.

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The Dripping in Gold theme in Dress to Impress is all about showing off golden clothes, accessories, hair, and more. As long as it's gold, anything is fair game? here. If there was ever a time to get extra creative with outfit ideas, this theme is the place for it.

Best Dripping in Gold feminine outfits

As the name suggests, the Dripping in Gol??d theme is all about?? having golden items. If you wear a dress, it should be gold. Any jewelry, hair accessories, and purses you hold will also have gold as their primary color. Having black, white, or other colors as accents help it stand out more, but they shouldn't take away from anything.

When it comes to getting the top score with this theme, you'll want to go for elegant, flashy outfits that are full of gold. Although you can get creative and go for different clothing styles, glamorous dresses and a ton of jewelry are what'll get you that pedestal spot almost every time. Clothing items you get from Dress to Impress codes are also popular with this particular theme, so make sure to take advantage of those as often?? as possible.

Best Dripping in Gold masculine outfits

Manly men can look good in gold, too. When it comes to dri??pping in gold for male models in Dress to Impress, a suit, tie, and some stylish shoes are often all you need. You can even experiment and go for a vacation outfit, spor??ty attire, or pajamas. As long as there's gold, any option is on the table.

Similar to feminine appearance, being flashy and bold but maintaining a clean look is the way to go for getting the top spot. While some would say less is more, that certainly isn't the case for Dripping for Gold, especially if you only have a? shirt and pants on. Although trying new clothing types might get you some stars from curious players, having a sleek look with? plenty of layers is key if you want that top pedestal spot.

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Now that the Desert Bloom Partners event is over in Monopoly GO, it's time to replenish some of the dice lost in collecting points. Fortunately, Reps for Rewards is full of dice, cash, and a few sticker packs to help you get some last-minute cards for your Monopoly Games album before the Marvel season begins.

All Reps for Rewards event rewards in Monopoly GO

During Monopoly GO's Reps for Rewards event, scoring points requires landing on corner tiles. Each space gives four points that scale with your dice multiplier, a?llowing you to get dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, depending on how many dice you use.

That said, here's the complete list of Reps for Rewards rewards in Monopoly GO.

How to score points during the Reps for Rewards event

Scoring points during Monopoly GO's Reps for Rewards event requires landing on corner tiles. Each space gives four points that scale with your dice multiplier, allowing you to get dozens, hun??dreds, or even thousands, depending on how many dice you use.

Below are the four spaces? that reward ?points during the event:

• Go
• Visiting Jail
• Free Parking
• Jail

Hopefully, Desert Bloom Partners gave you plenty of dice to get a head start on this banner event. Otherwise, you can use resources like free dice links or tournaments to get some e??xtras before the season ends. That way, you have the chance to stockpile more dice and cash for when the Marvel season begins.

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With Monopoly GO's ?next season just around the corner, the Row Rally tournament is here to conclude the sports-themed celebrations. Although it features a standard reward list, you can grab last-minute stickers or prepare for the Marvel season. Let's take a look at the complete list o??f Row Rally rewards.

All Monopoly GO Row Rally tournament rewards and milestones

Monopoly GO's Row Rally tournament has 30 rewards you can win until September 25, 2024??. Like most tournaments, you have one day to get up to 6,365 dice, six sticker packs of various rarities, and several power-ups. Here's the Row Rally reward list.

If you've been playing Monopoly GO for some time, you'll likely recognize these prizes, ??as it's a standard reward list for many tour?naments. Nonetheless, you can get some last-minute stickers to complete an album, redeem a star vault before the Marvel season begins, or stockpile some dice and cash.

How to score points in the Monopoly GO Row Rally tournament

Scoring points during Monopoly GO's Row Rally tournament requires landing on railroad tiles. Every railroad tile initiates a Landmark Rush or Bank Heist where you steal money from other player??s, including people on your friend list. The tournament points you get depends on the outcomes below:

• Shutdown - Blocked: Two points
• Shutdown - Success: Four points
• Bank Heist - Small: Four points
• Bank Heist - Large: Six points
• Bank Heist - Bankrupt: Eight points

Your points scale directly with your dice multiplier, with power-ups like Mega Heist doubling your potential points. You can also use powers like High Roller to temporarily increase your maximum dice roll limit, allowing you to maximize your points if you get lucky with your rolls. However, this comes at the cost of using more dice per roll, so take advantage of free dice rewards and ongoing banner events to ??maintain your s??upply.

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Fortnite officially launched on July 21, 2017, making it just over seven years old. While we're a couple of months late to its actual birthday, we're still celebrating it by eating cake, setting off fireworks, and opening gifts. You can even g?et a few free rewards for finishing every quest.

All Fortnite seventh Birthday event quests

Fortnite's seventh birthday event has six quests you c??an complete, ranging from eating cake to using the flare gun to set off firewor??ks. Three rewards are up for grabs, requiring you to finish at least five of the six tasks. Below is every birthday event quest:

• Wish the bus driver a Happy Birthday (7)
• Throw Birthday Presents or open chests (7)
• Travel distance while airborne with balloons from Birthday Medallions (777)
• Eat slices of birthday cake (7)
• Release or pop balloons (7)
• Reveal players by setting off fireworks with the Flare Gun (7)

Fortunately, many of these tasks are straightforward once you g??et used to a few mechanics. Wishing the bus driver a happy birthday requires you to emote while riding on the Battle Bus, while balloons and birthday cake are located in the same t??en areas around the map.

From here, finding fla?re guns and birthday presents is luck-based, as they both appear as floor and chest loot. Lastly, the Birthday Medallion is a present reward, so you'll need those to knock out at least two to three tasks.

Fortnite Birthday event rewards

Completing one of these six quests rewards you with the Birthday Bud emote, while finishing three gives you the Cake Clobberer pickaxe. The grand prize is the Sprinkly Space Cake back bling for completing five quests, so you're allo??wed to skip one if it's particularly difficult or time-consuming. For me, that was th??e flare gun one, but it all depends on your luck.

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Fortnite's seventh birthday party celebrations are about spreading joy by eating cake, opening presents, and wishing our good old pal, the bus driver a ?happy birthday. While giving the bus driver birthday wishes may sound complicated, it's a surprisingly simple mechanic you can use ??even when you first play the game.

How to give Birthday wishes to the Bus Driver in Fortnite

Wishing the bus driver a happy birthday in Fortnite is the same as saying thank you at the beginning of the match. If you're using a mouse and keyboard, you have to press B while inside the Battle Bus to say Happy Birthday. Otherwise, press down on the D-pad if you're using a controller or the emote butt??on in the corner of your screen if you're on mobile.

In the case of this event, you'll have to do this seven times. You can only say happy birthday once at the beginning of a match, so be prepared to play at least seven Fortnite games to complete this objective. You don't? have to do them all in one day, but you only have until October 1 to finish eve??ry event task.

Normally, thanking the bus driver doesn't do anything other than give you some EXP and progress toward milestone quests. However, wishing them a happy birthday during Fortnite's birthday event gives you progress toward the event's bonus goals. Completing five of the six quests rewards you with the Sprinkly Space Cake back bling, Cake Clobberer pickaxe, and Birthday Bud emote, makin??g them worthwhile to finish if you like using new cosmetics.

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Fortnite's seventh birthday event is live from September 24 to October 1. You?'ll find cake, presents, and fireworks scattered throughout your matches during the event. As you fly and run around, you may notice that birthday presents are surprisingly difficult to find, even in golden POIs.

Where to find Birthday Presents in Fortnite

Birthday presents are legendary-tier items that randomly spawn as floor and chest loot. They appear as small purple boxes with a golden glow, differentiating them from weapons and consumables. The presents look slightly different from t?heir previous versions ??in past birthday events, but their general look and mechanics are the same.

They can appear anywhere, from open??ing regular treasure chests to on the ground in a golden landmark, giving you numerous opportunities during your matches to obtain one. They're also not a weapon, so you can't directly attack anyone with it, but you can use it as a special utility item.

Once you obtain a present, you can throw it onto the floor to spawn a large box. If you throw it under your feet, you'll also appear inside, giving you direct access to a Birthday Medallion and an epic or legendary-grade item.

In other words, birthday presents are the key to completing multiple quests during this Fortnite event. Throw??ing presents and getting a Birthday Medallion are both event objectives, while the medallion spawns balloons you can release and pop. If you're lucky, you can wrap up severa??l quests in one or two matches by finding and throwing a few gifts.

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Fortnite's Marvel storyline has ??you running around the map, collecting intel for Hope and defeating various enemies to thwart Doctor Doom's plans. Using a Forecast Tower is among your objectives, but you won't find any quest markers for them. Instead, you'll have to wait until a few storm circles pass.

Where to find Forecast Towers in Fortnite

Forecast Towers spawn around your Fortnite map just before ??the?? third storm circle is announced. They'll appear as satellite dish icons on your map, giving you their exact locations.

However, these locations change per round. While the buildings will stay in the same spots, only certain ones will activate during your match. In other words, even if you camp a forecast? tower, it may not necessarily turn on, forcin??g you to find a new one.

How to use Forecast Towers in Fortnite

Once you approach an active forecast tower, you'll find a large tower and a small building with a terminal inside. However, you ??won't be able to unlock the terminal without obtaining an access ke?y. It's time to fight some enemies.

More specifically, you'll have to defeat Latverian henchmen guarding the forecast tower. They'll either spawn right outside the tower or patrol nearby, as shown by a face map icon. They don't have much health, but they can still deal some solid damage if you fight them for? a while.

Upon defeating a henchman, they'll drop a Forecast Tower Access Card, which you can use on the termin?al to use the forecast tower and finish your story and weekly quests.

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When you first hear the phrase "hero items" in Fortnite, you might initially think of a particul??ar rarity or weapon type. Fortunately, although they are usually rarer than normal weapons, you can still find them easily as long as you open the right treasure chests.

How to collect hero items in Fortnite x Marvel event

Hero items are any weapons in Fortnite that a hero like Iron Man, Shuri, or War Machine would use. Items like Iron Man's Combat and Flight kits, War Machine's arsenal, or Shuri's claws are all viable options for completing this particular weekly task. You can find these weapons in Doctor Doom, Avengers, and Stark Industries chests.

Here's a list of some hero items you'll find during your Fortnite matches:

• Iron Man Combat and Flight kit
• War Machine's Arsenal, Auto-Turret, and Hover Jets
• Shuri's Black Panther Claws

Your best bet for quickly collecting hero items is visiting mobile armory delivery spots and opening any Stark Industries chests you find. They're guaranteed to drop at least one hero item, giving you an easy way to finish this quest. Alternatively, you can vis??it larger landmarks like Restored Reels, Reckless Railways, or Doomstadt for quick access to Doctor Doom and Avenger's chests.

Although opening chests is a good way to get hero items, you can buy several. Iron Man, who roams around the mobile armory near Grim Gate, sells his Combat kit, which Fortnite considers a hero item. Simil??arly, you can find Captain Jones near the Nitrodrome and buy the Captain Ame?rica shield.

Your last option for getting hero items is waiting until mid-match to open Stark mobile armories. After around three storm circles, they'll appear at various delivery stations, allowing you to enter them and obtain either Iro??n Man's kits or War Machine's three weapons. You can knock out se?veral quests by visiting these, including the hero item weekly task.

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Taking off your clothes in the Roblox Dress to Impress experience is important if ?you want to swap something out for another clothing piece or accidentally equip one too many items. While it's as easy as pressing a few buttons, knowing exactly which ones to press is where the challenge lies.

How to take clothes and accessories off in Dress to Impress

Taking off clothes and accessories in Dress to Impress involves pressing the portrait button on the right side of your screen and selecting the X icons for anything you wish to remove. In this menu, you'll see all of your clothes, accessories, and hair currently? equipped, allowing you to remove any you'd like instantly. You can also tap on each item to change its colors and patterns if you just want to tweak them slightly.

Alternatively, if you want to change or remove your hairstyle, you can do this right at the salon. While you're selecting a hairstyle, press the X under your current hair to get rid of it and try out some new optio?ns. Although it's easier to do it from the Portrait menu if you're out of the salon, this gives you another method if you'r?e still there and need a quick change.

Be careful as you're taking off clothes or accessories. Dress to Impress doesn't ask for confirmation, so once you press that X button, the item is gone until you equip it again.? Make sure you're confident you want to swap it out, or else you might accidentally remove somethin??g you wanted to keep or run out of time before trying something new.

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DragonV2 is a Mythical fruit in the Fruit Battlegrounds Roblox experience that you can get from spins if you're lucky o??r by upgrading the original Dragon fruit. While both methods are possible, one is luck-b?ased, and the other is time-consuming.

How to get DragonV2 in Roblox Fruit Battlegrounds

There are two ways to get DragonV2 in Fruit Battlegrounds:

• Obtain it while spinning for fruits.
• Awaken the original Dragon Fruit.

You can access the first method by sele?cting Spin Fruit on the main menu and tapping the treasure chest. You have a 0.02 percent chance of obtaining DragonV2 every time you open it, giving you a one in 5,000 chance of getting this specific fruit. Since it's a my?thical fruit, you won't be able to rely on the pity system, unlike rare, epic, and legendary-grade fruits.

To make things easier, you can redeem Fruit Battlegrounds reward codes to get gems for your spins. Although this doesn't guarantee that you'll get DragonV2, every spin counts when it com??es to a 1 in 5,000 drop.

Upgrading DragonV2 from Dragon Fruit

Alternatively, if you have the original Dragon fruit and active??ly use it, you can upgrade it by meeting the following requirements:

• Reach level 300 with the Dragon fruit
• Kill Kaido five times with the Dragon fruit
• Get 30 titles

Of these three requirements, getting 30 titles is the easiest. You can do things like get kill streaks, complete bounties, and reach level milestones to claim them. Receiving particular fruits from boss drops and reaching level 100 with every fruit also gives you titles for each. While you can target specific easy ones to get 30 titles faster, you'll naturally unlock a good chunk just by playing Fruit Battlegrounds as usual.

You can say the same about reaching level 300 with Dragon. You'll gradually raise its level as you play if you use D?ragon consistently. The more often you swap ??between different fruits, the slower you'll level Dragon.

Last but not least is Kaido kills. With Dragon fruit enabled, you'll need to travel to Kaido's spawn spot in ??Onigashima. It spawns once an hour, so you may have to server-hop or spend a couple of days getting all five kills.

If you got the original Dragon fruit from defeating Kaido before, you'd likely know the da??ngers of traveling here since it's mainly a PVP area. You can either fight other players and get some hits on the boss or go onto a p??rivate server to farm it.

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Anvils are a fantastic functional block in Minecraft for renaming, repairing, an??d adding enchantments to your gear. You can even use them as a damage block if you drop them from a high plac?e, making for some surprisingly overpowered situations if a mob or player gets stuck in one spot.

How to craft an Anvil in Minecraft

Crafting an anvil requires obtaining 31 iron ingots, turning 27 into iron blocks, and? arranging them in a sideways "H" shape in a ??crafting table. You'll need to place three iron blocks in the top three squares of the square, followed by four iron ingots in the bottom three squares, plus one in the center.

??The image below show??s the exact recipe for an anvil with all three iron blocks and four iron ingots in place.

Iron is a pretty common material compared to gold, lapis, or diamonds, as you can fin??d it using multiple methods. The main ways are by digging underground, looting it in chests, or killing iron golems. The main challenge is obtaining enough over 30, but it shouldn't take too long, even if you're just starting out.

If you're already late into your playthrough and d??on't mind some exploring, you can find iron ingots in treasures chests within dungeons, mineshafts, End Cities, and Strongholds, among other structure types. Bastion Remnants in the Nether can even ??spawn blocks of iron, so it's worth looking around for those if you want to get away from cave-diving for a while.

How to use an Anvil in Minecraft

Anvils in Minecraft have three main purposes:

• Add and combine enchantments
• Rename an item
• Repair an item

Their first use is combining enchantments between multiple objects. While enchanting tables add an enchant to one item, the ??anvil lets you combine two to strengthen their? effects. For example, you can toss two Sharpness Four swords into an anvil to turn it into a Sharpness Five weapon.

Another use is renaming any item in the game. You can use this on any item in Minecraft, ?from tools to food or even other blocks. This feature has m?ultiple uses in custom minigames or maps, but I usually use it to give my weapons fun names.

The last feature is repairing your gear. You can do this by either combining two of the same item or a tool plus its main crafting component. In other words, using two diamond shovels with low durability in an anvil combines them and restores some of their durability, with a shovel and one diamond having a s??imilar effect.

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Jujutsu Piece is a Roblox experience where you'll obtain combat skills, fight bosses, and climb leaderboards to become the most powerful warrior around. Whether you're a new player or already approaching the level cap, there's always more to learn. Here's where the Jujutsu Piece Trello and Discord come into play.

How to join the Jujutsu Piece Trello

You can access the Jujutsu Piece Trello here to learn more about the experience before jumping into the action. There are cards about puzzles like the Dojo Area and special items like the Style Orb, allowing you ??to learn more about mid-game features you may have ??never heard about.

Since Jujutsu Piece Studio created the Trello in September 2024, it'll take time for it to popula??te with more information. Over time, more details will surface, especially as the team releases more updates for the experience.

How to join the Jujutsu Piece Discord server

Like many Roblox experiences, Jujutsu Piece has its own Discord server for you to talk to others in the community. Joining the server lets you access general Roblox chats, free rewards codes, development channels, and more. There are also language-specific chats f?or connecting with community members in particular regions.

Once you join the Jujutsu Piece Disco??rd, you'll have to follow the steps below to verify your account:

1. Create a Discord account if you don't currently have one.
2. Join the Jujutsu Piece Discord.
3. Head to #verify and use the Bloxlink link to connect your Discord.
4. Link your Roblox account to your Discord and Bloxlink account.

If you've already connected your account to Bloxlink in the past, you'll unlock everything automatically after a short delay. Otherwise, once you complete these verification steps, you'll unlock access to the Jujutsu Piece Discord server's channels, a?l??lowing you to read its rules and talk to others right away.

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I don't know about you, but I get stressed easily. Life's hard sometimes, and my go-to relief is gaming (and hitting the ??gym). There are very few things I enjoy more than spending my nights playing chill games for a couple of hours before hitting the hay.

This got me thinking: how do you define a relaxing game? I have several friends who think games like Stardew Valley and Minecraft are relaxing, while I experience a mix of chill times and o?ccasional stress. Instead, these will be ones that I can reliably hop on, knowing I will always fe?el much calmer and happier after.

?With my exposition out of the way, here are 12 games I can confidently say are some o?f the most relaxing I've ever played, in no particular order.

12. PowerWash Simulator

• Price: $24.99
• Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Meta Quest

I'm sure plenty of people will see this one and ask how a power-washing game can be relaxing or how I don't get stressed from seeing 99 percent in the top left corner. I totally get it??. This one might seem a little odd at first, especially since its main (and only) premise is power-washing things.

There's just something about hopping into games like PowerWash Simulator, cleaning a bunch of buildings, and seeing everything go from filthy to beautiful that is oddly satisfying. As someone who focuses on small sections of an area at a time, I find it?? very relaxing to sit back, power wash part of a level for a few hours, and watch as whatever I'm cleaning sparkles. This is one of those games you don't expect to be fun until you go in and? experience it yourself.

11. Minami Lane

• Price: $4.99
• Platforms: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch

If PowerWash Simulator is a game I can sink hundreds of hours into, Minami Lane is the cute, cozy game I spend one night playing in-between sessions. Although it's technically a store management game, its more casual pacing makes it almost impossible to feel a?ny stress, even in later levels when you have more features to pla??y around with.

To sum it up quickly, Minami Lane is a casual mana?gement game where you run shops ranging from convenience stores to flower shops. The price, beauty, and shop diversity on your street determine your customers' satisfaction levels, which vary as you unlock more character types. It sounds like a lot, but learning its mechanics is surprisingly easy.

If you're looking for a cute, shorter game to play for a few hours that has you strategizing but not stressing, Minami Lane is a great one to pick up.

10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

• Price: $59.99
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

Animal Crossing is a game where you, as a human character, pay off your house mortgage while befriending anthropomorphic animals. This sounds like a recipe for stress and anxiety, but the lack of ti?me limits, real-time progression, and events sprinkled throughout make it one of the most relaxing games ever created.

As an Animal Crossing: New Leaf fan, I was initially hesitant to get into New Horizons. I loved the chill vibes of New Leaf an?d its content, and I wasn't confident the sequel could match that. Considering ACNH came out in 2020, it was ??either pick this up or be more bored at home than I already was.

I don't regret it at all. Animal Crossing has always mastered the art of balancing relaxation and enjoyable gameplay, and New Horizons continues to carry that torch well. While I haven't forgotten about New Leaf, I fully accept ACNH as a worthwhile successor.

9. Dorfromantik

• Price: $13.99
• Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

At first, Dorfromantik looks like a simple tile-placing game where you collect points and buil?d cute little plots of land. Honestly, that's exactly what it is, which is what makes it so relaxing. It's one of those games that you?? can play for 20 minutes on a lunch break or for five hours straight if you're on a roll.

Dorfromantik also has multiple modes that determine your level of relaxation. The creative mode gives you limitless tiles, and the monthly mode lets you compete against others. It has the same vibes as Townscaper, which I'd also recommend as a nice chill game.

As a bonus, if you're not necessarily an avid video game fan, Dorfromantik has a board game, too. Although it's best played with four to six people, it's also a solid option for couples or even solo.

8. Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

• Price: $11.99
• Platforms: PC

Some would say Spirit City: Lofi Sessions isn't a video game at all. Honestly, I s??omewhat agree, but I'm adding it anyway.

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a focus tool-video game hybrid that lets you relax to lo-fi music while collecting cute animals. It comes with a customizable character and room, focus tools like a to-do list and timer, and options for adding your own music if you get sick of lo-fi and want something different. I have this open daily while I'm worki?ng, and I've come to appreciate its ability to calm me down when I'm stressed.

The animals are also cute. While this might not be a selling point for everyone, it definitely was for me and a few friends I recommended this game to. Having a tiny hedge??hog sit next to me as my character plays next to a fireplace is som??ething I didn't think I'd care much about, but we all learn new things every day.

7. Terra Nil

• Price: $24.99
• Platforms: PC, Mac, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch

Terra Nil has a lot going on in and outside the game itself. Within the game, you tackle ecological conservation by turning barren, empty wastelands int?o beautiful ecosystems full of fo??rests, animals, and vast oceans. It sounds daunting at first, and you'll use numerous tools to do this, but it's a relaxing experience that positiv??ely impacts the game's environment.

Getting Terra Nil also helps support the Endangered Wildlife Trust, allowing you to have a positive, real-world impact outside of the game. I already recommend the game just because it's fun, but this? is a nice added bonus if you w??ant to help a good cause.

6. Garden Galaxy

• Price: $9.99
• Platforms: PC

Here's another one for the infinite playtime pile. Garden Galaxy is one of the most relaxing and simple games I've ever played, and I mean that in t?he best way possible. By co??llecting coins and tossing them into a little bowl in the center of your screen, you'll unlock a ton of land tiles and furniture for building and decorating.

And that's it. There's no complex story or overly complicated mechanics that create stress. Whether you want something to kill time or pour hours into building beautifully decorated landscapes, Garden Galaxy will have what you need. This is another one that I usually only play during my lu??nch breaks or right before I go to bed, but it never fails to calm me down after a stressful da??y.

5. Unpacking

• Price: $19.99
• Platforms: PC, iOS, Android, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch

Unpacking is another ?one that I wasn'?t expecting to enjoy as much as I did. I spent extra time making the rooms look cute, letting me clock in just under five hours overall. I loved every bit of it.

The game's style, idea, and storyline make for an overall relaxing experience that I enjoyed way more than I expected. Although it isn't a lengthy game, i?t's another great option for something you can play and finish in a few days or fly through in one night if you immer?se yourself in unpacking and tidying up your house.

Learning about our character was also interesting, even if my focus was initially on the cute pig and tiny chicken plushies. It's a surprisingly emotional story that can make you smile and tug at your heartstrings. At the same time, it's oddly tranquil and makes you feel at peace, especi??ally as you realize what you're experiencing ?as you play.

4. Sticky Business

• Price: $9.99
• Platforms: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch

I'll admit it: I have a whole lot of memories and experiences involving games where you own a business, and I can count on one hand how many of them didn't stress me out. Nonetheless, I was optimistic about Sticky Business since it struck me a??s a more casual and cozy game. I can happily say I wasn't disappointed.

Although you do run a sticker business, there's surprisingly little stress when it comes to actually running it. You mainly focus on actually creating the stickers, which, as someone who loves expressing creativity in games, is always a fun time for me. I've made all kinds of wacky creations in this, from a goblin making potions to floral and mushroom arrangements. The characters in it also have in-depth stories, and s?eeing their happiness with my sticker creations was more gratifying than I thought it'd be.

3. Summerhouse

• Price: $4.99
• Platforms: PC, Mac

We're on a roll with relaxing sandbox games here. Like a few others on this list, Summerhouse is all about creatively expressing yourself by building houses, stores, or an??y other building you wish to make. There's also a ton of secrets, which is a surefire way to get me interested in a game.

Although I haven't invested quite as much time into this one as I have in the other games on this list, I still consider the little bit I played to be one of the most relaxing e?xp??eriences I've had this year with games. I enjoy booting it up to show friends, especially when I get the urge to build something cool or cute.

2. Slime Rancher

• Price: $19.99
• Platforms: PC, Android, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch

Slime Rancher is one of the most adorable games I've ever played. You begin your journey as Beatrix LeBeau, and as you explore the Far, ??Far Range, you meet a host of adorable slimes. Sometime later, you gradually build a slime ranch, make money, and unlock additional areas to explore, allowing you to meet new characters and learn more about the world around you.

I've considered Slime Rancher one of my favorite games for years, and that still holds true to this day. I've played both Slime Rancher and Slime Rancher 2, and a???lthough I'd recommend the second game for its quality, it's worth trying out the first to get the full story and experience.

If I'm ever in a bad mood, I look at the slimes' little faces for a quick smile. Otherwise, I'm always happy to hop back into Slime Rancher for a relaxing replay.

1. Rusty's Retirement

• Price: $6.99
• Platforms: PC, Mac

Ending this list is Rusty's Retirement, another peculiar entry ??consider?ing its purpose. At first, it may look like a regular farming simulator, but there's an interesting twist: it takes up only a third of your screen.

Much like Spirit City, Rusty's Retirement is a game designed to sit at the bottom of your screen as you do other things. You can watch videos, work, or even play other games as you have thi?s idle in th?e background. Occasionally, you can check back, replant your crops, and see what's new, but it's not the type of game you actively play for hours on end.

One of the most relaxing aspects of a game to me is how little I need to focus on it, and this is a perfect example of something I can briefly play before moving on to something else. I don't need to crunch numbers or plan out my in-game time in any way. I can just hop on, check up on it every half hour or so, and let it sit as I do other things. It's calming yet fun, peaceful yet interest?ing, and I'm all for it.

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Monopoly GO's Monopoly Games season is wrappin??g up soon, and with that comes some last-minute sports-themed events and tournaments. While Canyon Climb doesn't have you trekking up actual canyons, you will climb through leaderboard rankings to get dice, cash, and other fun rewards.

All Canyon Climb tournament rewards in Monopoly GO

Monopoly GO's Canyon Climb tournament features 30 reward tiers to claim from now until September 22, 2024. During this two-day event, you can obtain up to 5,490 dice, 2,190 Desert Bloom point tokens,? and six sticker packs for some end-of-season card collecting. Below is the Canyon Climb tournament's re??ward list.

How to score points during the Canyon Climb tournament

During Monopoly GO's Canyon Climb tournament, scoring points requires la?nding on railroad spaces. Each time you land on a railro??ad tile, you'll initiate a Landmark Shutdown or Bank Heist minigame, determining how many points you get. Below is every outcome and their points:

• Shutdown â€?Blocked: Two points
• Shutdown â€?Success: Four points
• Bank Heist â€?Small: Four points
• Bank Heist â€?Large: Six points
• Bank Heist â€?Bankrupt: Eight points

These points increase depending on your current dice multiplier, allowing you to score dozens or even hundreds of points if you have enough dice for your rolls. However, the higher your multiplier is, the quicker you'll burn through your supply, forcing you to wait a few hours for it to replenish. Fortunately, you can also get extra rewards from the ongoing Desert Bloom Partners event, various banner events,? and other sources to keep your reserves full.

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While collecting money and upgrading landmarks in Monopoly GO, you may notice a Bank of Monopoly world appear on your map. The game doesn't detail what this is, but the rewards you obtain fro??m it are worth checking out.

What is the Bank of Monopoly in Monopoly GO?

The Bank of Monopoly is a world you can unlock as you advance through the game. As you upgrade your current board's landmarks, you'll progress through various worlds, with the Bank of Monopoly acting as a checkpoint. You can encounter the bank multiple times, with your in-game map showing when it'll appear ne?xt.

Since Scopely is gradually releasing the Bank of Monopoly, similar to the Tycoon Club, you may not ??see this feature appear for a while. It stands out compared to the other boards with its gold banner and shining appearance??, so you'll know when you officially have access to it.

Unlike regular worlds, the Bank of Monopoly doesn't have any landmarks to upgrade. Instead, it's a reward map that gives you random items, which you collect by rolling dice for free and traveling around your board. The prizes range from cash and dice to sticker?? packs and rare chests. ??The rare chest has an exclusive board token, which I've yet to get my hands on.

There are also blank spots, but they don't prevent you from getting rewards. Even if you land on one, you can roll again for free until you land on a prize spot. Overall, I got around 400 dice, two sticker packs, and a few cash bundles, giving me a nice boost for the Desert Bloom Partners event.

Once you complete your rolls on the Bank of Monopoly board, you'll claim your prizes and move on to the next world. Doing this al?so gives you your regular landmark completion rewards, so don't worry about missing out on that.

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Monopoly GO's latest event themes revolve around a lot of sand as we? relax in the desert. At least, we'd normally have a nice oasis vacation if we weren't competi??ng against others during tournaments. Regardless, we're here to have fun, which is where Sand Speedsters comes in.

All Sand Speedsters rewards in Monopoly GO

Monopoly GO's Sand Speedsters tournament has 30 rewards you'll obtain as you land on railroad tiles and collect points. From now until September 20, 2024, you can obtain up to 4,255 dice, Desert Bloom point tokens, and four sticker packs to help you complete your Monopoly Games album before the season's end.

??Below is the Sand Speedste?rs tournament's reward list.

How to score points during the Sand Speedsters tournament

You'll score points during Monopoly GO's Sand S?peedsters tou??rnament by landing on railroad spots and completing Landmark Shutdown and Bank Heist minigames. Each minigame lets you steal money from other players, with several possible outcomes and your dice multiplier determining your total score. Below is a breakdown of each result and their points:

• Shutdown â€?Blocked: Two points
• Shutdown â€?Success: Four points
• Bank Heist â€?Small: Four points
• Bank Heist â€?Large: Six points
• Bank Heist â€?Bankrupt: Eight points

Although you can't fully influence the result of Bank H?eists and Landmark Shutdowns, you can change how many points you get by increasing your dice multiplier. Rolling more dice at once gives you extra points per railroad space at the cost of draining your supply quicker. Fortunately, you can use rewards from banner events like Oasis Riches, the ongoing Desert Bloom Partners event, and other sources to keep your reserves up.

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Finding NaNa Village in LEGO Fortnite is a struggle, especially when you have almost no information to go off of. Once you finally arrive, you'll notice it's just ??like any other village, but with a few changes. Let's check out the complete list of NaNa Village, also known as NaN'er Hamlet, upgrades and material requirements.

How to find NaNa Village in LEGO Fortnite

NaNa Village has two random spawn locations on every LEGO Fortnite Lost Isles map. Each time you make a world and travel to the Lost Isles, your NaN'er Hamlet, cave, and even Klombo spawn spots will differ. In other words, NaNa Village doesn't have one exact location.

Despite this, you can still look for it by searching for a village square and Bananthony, a banana NPC that wanders around the hamlet. The village square can spawn anyw?here, but I've had the best luck searching around plains biomes and b??eaches.

All NaNa Village upgrades in LEGO Fortnite

Unlike regular villages and the Star Wars Rebel Outpost, NaN'er Hamlet only has five upgrade levels. Each rank unlocks additional villager and animal slots, with a special re??ward at the end. Here’s a list of all five NaNa village upgrades and their costs:

Once you?? finish all five levels, ??you'll max out the NaN'er Hamlet and receive a Klombo Prop Tome from Bananthony.

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In LEGO Fortnite, caves are the secret to unlocking tons of ores and finding valuable treasure chests. The Lost Isles are no exception, with its?? caves holding several new gem types us?ed to craft upgraded versions of the Flint-Knock Pistol, Throwing Spear, and more.

Where to find Lost Isles caves in LEGO Fortnite

Caves spawn randomly around LEGO Fortnite's Lost Isles world, much like they do in the regular mainland areas. The exact spawn locations depen?d on your world's?? seed, so one map will differ from the next.

Despite this, there are two things to look out for: cave map icons and peculiar-looking stone formations. Watch for raised stone hills with decorative pillars and clay pots around as you run, drive, and fly around your world. Comb??ined with a large opening on the rock's side, these lead to one of many cave??s or grottos you'll find around the map.

You'll also want to check your map occasionally for cave icons. ?It's easy to miss them, especially if you're focused on reaching another destination or don't notice a hidden cave somewhere. If you've been running around for a while, open your map and see if a cave image appears anywhere. If not, keep running around and hope for the best.

Once you find a cave, entering it will lead to an underground cavern full of your usual granite and marble deposits. Along the way, you'll find gold and rough emerald veins, which you can harvest and turn into gold bars and cut emeralds to upgrade your weapons. Fortunately, they're pretty common in these caves, so you shouldn't have too much trouble spotting some. Just try not to ??get lost, as getting out can be a? pain sometimes.

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Scopely officially announced the theme for Monopoly GO's next season on September 26. This time, rather than a general topic, they're coll??aborating with Marvel to have a superhero-themed season.

Initially, on Septem??ber 17, Scopely teased the new season in a promotional video of a mysterious portal opening from a botched Wild Sticker experiment. While this first trailer made no mention of Marvel, it was clear there'd be something supernatural going on next season.

At least, that was until September 19's video, where that same portal revealed the cast of various Marvel comics, from Spider-Man to Iron Man and the Hulk, among others. I've played enough of Fortnite's recent Marvel events to know where this is going. The video also confirms that the Marvel season will begin on the same day Monopoly Games en??ds, marking September 26, 3 p.m. ET as the official start date, barring any unexpected delays.??

Although there's no further info about what the Monopoly GO x Marvel season will entail, we? can use context clues from previous seasons to confirm that st??icker albums will, at the very least, be superhero-themed, if not directly tied into the MCU. We'll also likely see plenty of hero, villain, and Marvel-specific events, with some related ones making a return later down the line.

Beyond this, there are no confirmed details on whether sticker packs, Wild Stickers, or other game mechanics will change throughout the upcoming Marvel season. Scopely usually tweaks a few things to add variety, but there's no word on what that entails. We also have no word on how long the season will last, but it could last three to four months?? again like?? previous ones.

Monopoly GO's Marvel season will officially be?gin on September 26, 2024. The end date is currently unknown but will reveal itself once the season starts.

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Monopoly GO's Partners events are a fantastic way to get Wild Stickers and exclusive cosmetics, and Desert Bloom is here to shake things up. Getting every reward requires collect??ing thousands of point t?okens, so you'll need to use as many sources as possible to get your hands on them.

How to get free Monopoly GO Desert Bloom Partners event tokens

Below are the best ways to get free Desert Bloom Partners event tokens in Monopoly GO:

• Participate in banner events and tournaments
• Finish your daily quick wins
• Collect flower tokens around your Monopoly board
• Redeem free store gifts

Every method has pros and cons, but events, tournaments, and pickups will always be the easiest. In addition, free shop gifts and daily quick wins are also reliable?? ways to earn them.

Events and tournaments

Every event and tournament that runs during the Desert Bloom Partners will give you anywhere between 1,000-3,000 point tokens to redeem. They're one of the best ways to get these tokens, especially if you have a lot of dice and can finish most reward tiers. The first event you'll encounter is Oasis Riches, but there'll be at?? least one or two more after if you miss it.

Collect board tokens

The next best way to get more points tokens is collecting them around your Monopoly board. The level of success you'll have from t?his depends on how many dice you have and how often you land on these specific tiles. Fortunately, they regularly appear on random spots and replenish themselves each time you land on one, giving you plenty of c??hances to snag some extras.

Daily and Weekly Quick Wins

Daily Quick Wins are a great ??way to get extra tokens easily, especially if you're a new player who struggles to complete tournament milestones. Eve??ry Quick Win objective gives 60, 80, and 100 tokens, so you can quickly get over 1,000 during Desert Bloom's five-day duration. You can also use the dice and sticker pack rewards from your weekly prizes to help you travel around the board and collect point tokens.

Free store gifts

The last way to obtain Desert Bloom tokens is by redeeming your free shop gifts e?very eight hours. Every box gives around 35 tokens, around 70-105 a day if you regularly hop on to ??open it. Although these alone aren't enough to get the event's grand prize, they'll help out a bit, especially if you're close to the end and need a little extra push.

Are there any Monopoly GO Desert Bloom Partners event token links?

Currently, no free Desert Bloom Partners event token links are available to claim. It's rare for Partners tokens to appear in rewards links, despite free dice being common and sticker packs occasionally appearing. Nonethele??ss, Scopely has surprised us in the past, so we'll continue to update this s??ection if anything surfaces.

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The Desert Bloom Partners event and its accompanying tournaments in Monopoly GO are all about relaxation. Although Partners events can get stressful sometimes, the rewards you obtain from them are often worth the effort, especially if you manage to get a Wild Sticker.

All Desert Bloom Partners event rewards in Monopoly GO

Monopoly GO's Desert Bloom event works similarly to previous renditions, with five reward tiers available for each partner space and a final grand p?rize once all four spots are complete. This gives 21 available prize tiers, with most of them having three to four items up for grabs. Here’s the list of every Desert Bloom Partners reward.

Once you claim the first five rewards for a Partners space, it'll be marked as "complete," with the other three still available to finish. After completing all four spots, you'll unlock the grand prize of 5,000 dice, a Wild Sticker, and an exclusive Desert Tortoise player token. Along the way, you'll get thousands of dice, several powerups, and sticker packs to help you wrap up your Monopoly Games album.

How to find partners for the Desert Bloom Partners event

Once the Desert Bloom Partners event starts, it'll replace the center of your board with four empty Partners spaces. Tapping on them brings up a menu where you'll find other players to invite. Inviting someone to the Partners event all??ows you and that person to work with each other as a team. Similarly, if someone has already asked you to join their Desert Bloom Partners team, you can accept or decline the offer here.

Once you have your partners, you can obtain tokens and collect points. Since you have ??four partners, you have four separate spots to gain points toward your milestones. Rather than working together as one large team, you'll have four teams of two for this particular event.

How to score points during the Desert Bloom Partners event

Scoring points during Monopoly GO's Desert Bloom Partners requires collec??ting tokens and spinning a points wheel. You can access this wheel by tapping on one of your partners spaces. You'll also find a multiplier similar to the regular dice one, allowing you to get more points per space at the cost of using more tokens.

Getting enough points to complete Desert Bloom requires collecting points tokens. You can find them by participating in banner events and tournaments, completing your daily quick wins, and redeeming your free shop gift. You can also use your dice to travel around your Monopoly board and collect them.

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Monopoly GO's Oasis Riches and Desert Bloom Partners events have arrived for the first time as we approach the end of the Monopoly Games season. While the theme is relaxing in the sun, a lot of stress is involved in end-of-season sti?cker hunting. It's nice to chill sometimes, though.

All Oasis Riches event rewards in Monopoly GO

Monopoly GO's Oasis Riches event has 50 reward m??ilestones to claim until September 21, 2024. You can obtain up to 18,255 dice, 3,780 Desert Bloom Partners token??s, and eight sticker packs during the event. Here's the complete list of Oasis Riches rewards.

Alongside your usual dice and sticker pack rewards, you can also claim Desert Bloom Partners tokens for extra prizes. Combining the rewards from both events gives you better odds of s??coring items like a Wild Sticker and a new board token, so it's worth watching both during the next few days.

How to score points during the Oasis Riches event

You'll score points during Monopoly GO's Oasis Riches event by landing on tax, chance, and ut??ility spaces. Below is a breakdown of the points:

• Tax: Three points
• Utility: Two points
• Chance: Two points

Like usual, these points scale with your dice multiplier, allowing you to earn the thousands you need for this two-day event. Using powerups like High Roller can also increase your maximum dice roll capacity, while others like Cash Boost and Mega Heist help you get more money for ??landmark upgrades.

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If you're trying to complete every achievement or trophy in The Plucky Squire, you'll eventually encounter ones asking you to make a cheese mushroom and pillar. You'll find the opportunity to do this during Chapter Six after meeting a hungry rat.

Before you obtain your cheese, you'll need to solve the puzzles involving this rat. Let's check out the solution for this puzzle and the cheese transformations that follow. With that said, there are major Chapter Six spoilers throughout this page?, so follow along with the story as you continue reading.

How to solve the rat puzzle in The Plucky Squire

Before you can unlock cheese at all, you'll need to solve a puzzle involving a "horrible rat", as Rif?? puts it. When you enter the area, Rif will tell you about the rat in a dark hole, and it's up to you to figure out what's going on. They ??suggest finding some cheese, eventually leading to our mushroom and pillar side quests.

??The first part of this puzzle is using the green portal in the top-left corner and tilting the book so the nearby wooden block slides to the left. Doing this reveals a key, which you'll use on the blue door in the bottom-right corner of the page.

After hopping?????????????????????????? back in and unlockin??g the door, you'll find some metal spikes leading to the sentence "These metal spikes were quite a bother." Swipe your sword at metal and carry it over to where the key is, replacing the word "Wooden" with "Metal." Now, the wooden block from before is a heavy metal one.

With this heavy block available to use, jump back out of the book and tilt the pages so that the block slides away from the wall, then back into it. Doing this breaks open a cave, where you'll find something important: mushrooms. Keep this location in mind for later.

Instead, go through the cave until you see the word "glowing," and use it on the wooden blo?ck again. Now, you can tilt the book once more to bring the block into the cave entrance, lighting up the entire area and revealing another key and door ??combination. Unlocking this door leads to the word "cheese" for the final part of the puzzle.

How to make a cheese mushroom in The Plucky Squire

Now that you have access to the word "cheese" from the rat puzzle, you can turn the cave's mushrooms into cheese to complete the first trophy. To do this, swipe at the word "che??ese" with your sword and carry it over to "Here were some mushrooms" in the same cave. Placing cheese in the blank spots converts the mushrooms, automatically completing the achievement.

Don't ditch this sentence yet, though. Since the pillar appears later in this chapter, you'll still need to complete this puzzle by turning your current glowing block into a cheese one. Now, you can jump out of the book again and give these pages one last tilt to slide the block over to the ra??t, completing the puzzle and allowing you to progress further. Keep this page in mind, though: you'll need it later.

How to make a cheese pillar in The Plucky Squire

Encountering a pillar that you can turn into cheese requires advancing further into Chapter Six. You'll know you're ready when you finish a few boss fights and spot two towering pilla?rs act??ing as music speakers.

These speakers appear alongside another character, Gozzy, who you'll?? need to deal with to advance further. However, for the purpose of this trophy, we don't have to worry about him: the focus is on the two speakers next to him.

Us??e the green portal to your right to jump out of the book, flipping through the pages until you find the word "cheese" from the rat puzzle. After grabbing it, head back to Gozzy's area and place the word on either of the pillar sentences to turn them into cheese, completing this second achievement.

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The Sims 4's has been experiencing a lot of change lately, from?? the introduction of the Lovestruck expansion to the Life and Death pack arriving on Halloween. During September, the team is treating us to over 650 new color variants for items, a Reaper Rewards event, and other fun changes.

The Sims 4 September 18 update patch notes and changes

As The Sims 4 September 18 update's official announcement details, the high?light of this? patch includes:

• Over 650 new color variants for items and furniture.
• Information about the upcoming Reaper Rewards event.
• Overall performance improvements for the game.

The first new feature mentioned in the patch notes is more color variants for several items in the game, ranging from ar??chways and doors to various furniture items. There are even new items to give you some e?xtra creativity with building.

Another update, although not explicitly mentioned in the patch notes, is the upcoming limited-time Reaper's Rewards. If you're familiar with the previous Happy at Home login event, you'll recognize this eight-week event type that The Sims has been incorporating into the game lately. Now, it's continuing o??nce more for the Halloween season. This time, rather than logging in, you'll hav??e to complete specific tasks to gain points toward your rewards.

The Reaper's Rew?ards event will start on September 24 and last until October 12, giving you plenty of time to prepare.

The la??st major changes are the various DirectX 11 updates for PC and Xbox players to improve overall performance. While this doesn't mean much to some, anyone who previously struggled with performance or graphical errors will have an easier time with faster graphics processing and more efficient memory usage, even if you have a mid to high-end GPU.

The Sims 4 September 18 update patch notes listed

While the details above are some of the most notable features in The Sims 4 September 18 update, there are many ??othe?rs to check out. Numerous expansion and game packs got bug fixes alongside the base game, and there's an entire list of build/buy items that got some color tweaks.

Here is the complete list of The Sims 4's September 18 patch notes.

What’s New in The Sims 4

There’s a colorful update to Build/Buy items! 650 color variants have been added?? a??nd there are new items such as archways, doors, and even ground covers to spruce up your terrain.

Performance

• Reducing Memory Usage:

  • Frequent Memory Updates - Increased the frequency of memory usage data updates to prevent out-of-memory crashes.

• Improving Simulation Performance:

  • Streamlining Data Storage - We restructured how we store game data to reduce the overhead of using Python objects, making the game run faster and use less memory.
  • Efficient Buff Generation - Reworked how temporary data is generated and stored to fix previous issues and optimize memory usage.

• Reducing Load Times:

  • Optimizing Render Target Allocation - Stopped unnecessary allocation of large color targets during certain rendering processes, now saving valuable memory especially in high-resolution settings.

DirectX 11 (DX11) Updates

We’re pleased to announce improvements to the DirectX 11 executable for PC ??users. While these updates are focused on Windows PC’s, Xbox Simmers will also see benefits from these changes as the Xbox runs a conso??le-based variant of DirectX 11. Here’s what to expect:

• NVIDIA and AMD

  • NVIDIA and AMD Graphics Cards

    • Players using NVIDIA and AMD GPUs will now automatically default to the DX11 executable. Players on other GPUs like Intel, will continue to enjoy The Sims 4 on DX9 until a later update.

  • DirectX 11 Enhancements

    • Faster Graphics Processing - Implemented changes to how graphics data is updated, reducing delays between the CPU and GPU for smoother gameplay.

  • Performance Boost with Constant Buffers (cbuffers)

    • This enhances performance by reducing overhead and managing memory more efficiently. Users with mid to high-end GPUs should notice improved performance!

  • New DirectX 9 Option in Graphics Setting

    • By default, Simmers on NVIDIA and AMD GPUs will launch The Sims 4 using DX11. If you prefer, you can switch to DX9 via Game Options > Graphics and enable the DirectX 9 toggle before re-launching The Sims 4 to play using DirectX 9.

• Intel

  • Ongoing Intel Development

    • We are continuing development on bringing DirectX 11 to Intel GPU based PC’s but it needs a little longer before we can bring it to Simmers as the default option. For now Intel based Simmers will continue to use DirectX 9 when running The Sims 4.

  • DirectX 11 Opt-In

    • DirectX 11 is available for those Simmers who want to try it, including those using an Intel GPU, you may experience visual issues with mods. We recommend disabling all mods while using the -dx11 command line argument.

For detailed information about DirectX 11 and instructions on how to enter launch arguments for both the EA App and Steam, please visit here. If you encounter any issues with DirectX, you can find assistance here.

The Gallery

• Pack filters now properly work for Home Chef Hustle in The Gallery and library. No more hiding.

Base Game

• [AHQ] Outdoor lighting will no longer affect inside the room through ceilings. Let there be (proper) light.
• [AHQ and AHQ] When attempting to save, “Error Code: 0â€?no longer occurs related to Gigs or Neighborhood Stories.
• [AHQ] Addressed an additional issue where the game would fail to load and display Error Code 123 when traveling between lots.
• [AHQ] Clay and Future Cubes will no longer get left on lots during events. Pick up your trash and leave nothing behind.
• [AHQ] Frogs, mice and fishes in tanks are now visible when placed in laptop mode. Welcome back, friends!
• [AHQ] Sims will put their tablets and homework back into their inventory instead of placing them in the world as long as they are standing or sitting. Again, stop littering, Sims!
• [AHQ] The call is not coming from inside the house–you'll stop getting invitational phone calls from your own Household Members.
• [AHQ] â€œComplete a Daily Work Taskâ€?/em> Want now completes properly after finishing a daily work task. Work work work.
• [AHQ] Children now have the option to quit their â€œAfter School Activityâ€? Although quitters never prosper.
• [AHQ] Thought bubbles of Sims will no longer appear through walls and floors. Keep your thoughts to yourself.
• [AHQ] Family fortune - â€?em>Heal Negative Sentimentsâ€?/em> task will now properly complete.
• [AHQ] Sims will return from work or school and switch into the same Everyday Outfit they had on instead of defaulting to the first Everyday Outfit in the Create a Sim list. You will wear what I tell you to wear, Sim!
• [AHQ] Certain cabinet/shelf combinations over kitchen sinks will no longer prevent Sim from washing in the sink. No excuses for not cleaning up after yourself.
• [AHQ] Outdoor shadows now move smoothly without jumping on the screen on ultra graphics settings and at different Live Mode speeds.
• [AHQ] Camera jittering is no longer observed in Build Buy mode after using Terrain Tools.
• [AHQ] When recent neighborhood stories mention a Sim that died in another neighborhood, switching to the respective Sim household will now have an urn present. RIP.
• [AHQ] Upgrading washer/dryer now completes Nerd Brain Aspiration.
• [AHQ] Sims will now hold the acarajé dish the right way while eating. It’s delicious however you eat it, though.
• [AHQ] Autonomous check infant no longer causes new random cold weather outfit to be generated for infant. They’re not cold.
• Infant no longer stretches when crawling in deep snow. Although we question why you’re letting your infant crawl in the snow.
• [AHQ] Teen Sim is able to take vacation days while working in the lifeguard career. It’s only fair.
• [AHQ] Event goals remain visible  even after editing from the Calendar.
• Siblings can no longer be set as engaged in Create a Sim.
• [AHQ] The Teen Goal Oriented Aspiration now gets completed properly after getting promoted at work.
• Investigating missing Doodlepip splines. Reticulation progressing.
• [AHQ] â€œBecome friends withâ€?/em> Want no longer appears for Sims with relationship equal or above friends. We’re already friends.
• [AHQ] World icons on the world selection screen no longer move when middle-clicked.
• [AHQ] Locked seed packets are unlocked in BB when using the gardening skill cheat “stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10â€? Gimme my seeds!
• [AHQ] Female Sims' stomachs will no longer become invisible when paired with Masculine cargo pants in certain color swatches.
• “Likes/Dislikesâ€?/em> Sim preferences are now available for Sims created via Create a Sim Stories.
• Sim animation will no longer pop when sitting on a stool and asking another Sim an inappropriate question.
• [AHQ] Sim thumbnails are no longer low resolution on the Resume button.
• [AHQ] Re-fixed issue where Skill List gets out of order, specifically when switching between Sims.
• [AHQ] â€?em>ymTop_TshirtRolled_Yellow' top no longer clips with bottoms in Create a Sim.
• [AHQ] Event Goals created through the Calendar properly show up during the Event, even if you edit the Event.