It is a variant of Puzzles & Conquest but with Zombies.
Update 2023: I am updating this guide to match the current offer terms on both Swagbucks and MyPoints. You have 30 days to complete the offer. It uses the Tiered Objectives method, so you can stop wherever you decide.
You may have read my guide to Puzzles & Conquest; this one is a reskin of that game, or maybe the other way around? If you have completed the other offer, you won’t have any trouble completing this one.
The rewards shown below are using the MyPoints calculation of 150 points = $1.
- Unlock a 5-star hero = 500 points ($3.33)
- HQ Level 11 = 1,700 ($11.33)
- HQ Level 16 =4,250 ($28.33)
- HQ Level 23 = 20,400 ($136)
- HQ Level 31 = 34,000 ($226.67)
- Total Reward = 60,850 ($405.67)
My total spending on this offer
If you are not already a member of Swagbucks, MyPoints, or InboxDollars; I strongly suggest you sign up. These sites are a great source of extra income for spontaneous purchases.
Put most of your Talent points into the Economy skill tree. The Fast-Build ability will reduce construction time by a considerable margin. Make sure you first activate the ability and then start a construction. It also works with Research timers.
Find an alliance early on and don’t fret about jumping to a different one if there are not many active players. If the alliance leader has not set a custom name or their power level is lower than your own, you may need to either switch alliances or Depose them and take over the alliance yourself. Construction speed boosts and Shields may be purchased through the alliance shop. These are useful for completing the offer.
Don’t worry if there is no one online when you want to raid. The game will provide assist marches to your raid, allowing you to successfully solo Monster Lairs.
You just need enough troops to win the battle. Hero fragments for Chester, Otto, Flint, and Requiem can all be acquired from battling monsters on the world map.
I would advise you to focus mainly on the raids as they provide Chests that contain large amounts of Player EXP. You can also save your chests to open only during events that require you to collect specific resources or hero fragments. Often, having a cache of chests available will make the difference in reaching the highest tier of Daily or Weekly events.
Just as with Puzzles & Conquest, I really want to stress that you need to focus on your Economy heroes. They will reduce your construction resource costs to zero, the same goes for Research. You will get a bonus to your Lord’s experience gain, Free Time on building speed-ups, and big boosts to resource-building outputs as well as gathering speed and marching speed.
You will need 10 fragments to unlock and add a hero to your collection. Skill unlocks are based on hero level (31, 71, 131).
The strength of the skills is based on the Enhancement Tiers shown here.
- Unlock = 10 Fragments
- First Enhance = 10 Fragments
- Second Enhance = 20 Fragments
- Third Enhance = 35 Fragments
- Fourth Enhance = 50 Fragments
- Fifth Enhance = 75 Fragments
Got a nice visual display here to help. The heroes you want to focus on are as follows:
Kento (2 Star): Take Kento to level 31 and stop. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.
Xavis (2 Star): Take Xavi to level 31 and stop. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.
Flint (3 Star): Take Flint to level 31, you can even go to 71 if you want the extra bonus. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.
Chester (3 Star): Take Chester to level 31, you can even go to 71 if you want an extra bonus. Enhance whenever you get enough fragments or whole pieces.
Otto (4 Star): Take Otto all the way to 71. He is also good in the Campaign.
Varvara (4 Star): She is also good to take to 71 and get the full bonus. As a 4-star, she will fight well in the Campaign.
Anahita (3 Star): She gives Free Speed on timers. The only other way to get this benefit is by getting higher in your VIP rank.
Other Economy heroes can be leveled to either 31 or 71 as needed. Your Combat heroes including Fighters, Riders, Shooters, and Vehicles don’t necessarily need to be leveled up. You should select a team of five to serve as your primary heroes for all battles. These heroes you will want to level to the max as resources permit.
This guide was originally for doing the offer without spending money. However, current offer terms do require spending some money in my opinion. I would suggest spending $4.99 on both the Builders and Researchers gear sets. They will reduce the Resource costs for all construction and research up through Headquarters level 16.
In my first attempt at this game, It took me 5 days and all my resources and speed-ups to get to HQ level 15. Sadly I missed out on the extra bonus at the end of the Beginner event. I still got my 5-star hero, but not the extra fragments to enhance him. It takes 2 days to upgrade from 15 to 16, this is with about 14% Construction Speed boost skills. You get the War set of Gear for free initially and can start crafting Gear at Forge level 16.
I would strongly advise not using the Recycle option to try and unlock a 5-star hero. The stat bonuses you can get from your 2 and 3-star heroes are worth more than the combat advantages a 5-star hero may impart in the early game. Also, after the beginner event ends, 5-star heroes can be acquired through weekly events and various minigames.
Something else to note, the 5-star hero unlocked through the beginner event can be upgraded if you manage to reach HQ level 17 before the event ends. This will require rushing the construction, as the building time exceeds the time limits of the event.
Fox’s Test
Fox’s Test is an event that occurs 3 times a week at set intervals. Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Here are a portion of the potential questions and the corresponding correct answers. This list is by no means exhaustive. There is an unsorted mess of a list available at AppGamer.
| Question | Answer |
| Why do mosquitoes need blood? | Lay Eggs |
| Where was the first stamp issued? | UK |
| Ice skating was first intended to be..? | Vehicles |
| What constellation is Altair located in? | Aquila |
| What happens to the speed of a falling object the longer it falls? | Faster and Faster Until It Lands |
| Which of the following is not an available function in the game? | Super Weapon Refinement |
| Which of the following is true about an Alliance showdown? | Attempts will not be returned once quitting the quest. |
| In what country is the Pyramid of the Moon located? | Mexico |
| How many types of talents does a commander have? | 3 |
| What does Freon cause? | Damage the Ozone Layer |
| Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup? | Uruguay |
| What will you get upon resetting a Hero? | All |
| What deficiency causes Scurvy? | Vitamin C |
| what will you need to use to clear stages during a campaign? | AP |
| Who invented the telephone? | Alexander Graham Bell |
| What happens if you convert items in your bag? | Items will turn into diamonds or resources |
| Which of the following items can you not use diamonds to purchase? | Troop Training Cap Up |
| Which of the following is not a function of the bank? | Resource Transport |
| What is Mars’ career? | Auto Racing |
| Which of the following positions does Fox hold? | President of the National Association of Medicine |
| What does Chia-hao want to do? | Save more people |
| Which of these is the greenest energy source? | Solar |
| What is the first organ to age in the human body? | Thymus |
| Which of the following is true about the Trials of Survival? | Grant EXP Bonus upon unlocking Path to Glory |
| What color is the blood of an earthworm? | Red |
| What is the nature type of Tomoyo? | Purple |
| Why did Marshall become permanently lame? | Saving His Son |
| What’s the relationship between Chae Seoyun and Nam Hayul? | Adoptive Mother and Daughter. |
| Which of these is not a Nobel Prize Category? | Mathematics |
| What hero will you encounter in Eclipolis? | Barbie |
| Where is the Ugly Duckling from? | Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairytales |
| How much does an adult human brain weigh? | 1400g |
| What is the most recently established Nobel Prize? | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences |
| What inspired William G. Morgan to invent volleyball? | Basketball |
| When can you embark upon a Hero Challenge in the Ruins? | Monday |
| Which of the following is not a function of a research lab? | Obtaining Hero Fragments |
| What is the largest organ in the human body? | Skin |
| Which of these best describes the origins of the marathon? | Wars |
| What is the most northerly capital in the world? | |
| What did Griffin wish to do? | Always be there for his daughter. |
| Which country invented tanks? | UK |
| What was Marshall’s official designation? | Machine Gunner |
| What is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust? | Aluminium |
| Who was key in developing a vaccine in The Last of Us? | Ellie |
| Who is the sheriff of Glinton? | McCarty |
| What is the birthplace of the Olympic games? | Ancient Greece |
| How did McCarty finish the bandits off? | Gun |
| What’s Chester’s weapon? | Three-Way Valve |
| What does Chester like to do? | Smoke |
| What is the component of gastric acid? | Hydrochloric acid |
| What country does Greenland belong to? | Denmark |
| What is the largest island in the world? | Greenland |
I also have a full image gallery of the Girls in this game.
Other games in this franchise include Puzzles & Conquest and Palace & Puzzles.
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