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Game Guide: Idle Bank Tycoon

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Combine your passion for adventure & capitalism, get rich, and become a money-mining tycoon!

I finished this offer in 7 days.

Remember to watch the ads to get a cash boost. It will show up every minute or so. You will watch hundreds of ads before the offer is complete. Best to accept this point before you begin.

Terms

Unlock the levels below within 10 days to earn Up to 5,525 Points!*
– Unlock Bank Level 3 “Big Town, Bigger Bank” to earn 425 Points
– Unlock Bank Level 6 “Making Waves” to earn 5,100 Points

  1. Terms
    1. Similarity
    2. Time Frame
  2. Gameplay
    1. Clearing Banks
  3. Bank Area
    1. The Vault
    2. Service Desk:
    3. Marketing Desk:
    4. Main Hall:
  4. Events
  5. Managers
  6. Leveling
  7. Promotions

Similarity

This one is more complex than Gold & Goblins. There is much more micro-management in this game. You have more options available for customizing your team members, and you get more Premium currency (Gems/Gold) from completing objectives. This will help to speed up your completion of the game offer.

Time Frame

We only get 10 days to complete this offer. I was able to reach Bank 3 within the first 24 hours and Bank 4 in a little over 60 hours. There is really no way around watching ads. You’ll need to watch them to get the cash you need to complete upgrades. It took 6 days to reach bank 5, and I finished the offer on the 7th day.

Something important I forgot to mention is that you keep your Cash after each Bank map. A good strategy I found was purchasing extra Cash in the shop before moving to the next map. This way, you have enough funds to max out your early functions from the start.

The rewards from ads far exceed what you earn from bank operations. For example, watching a 30-second ad earns $4.75 billion while operations earn $300 million in that same period.

Gameplay

Clearing Banks

Each map will have a set of Milestones that need to be completed before you can advance to the next bank. The number of objectives in each Milestone shifts. I had started a log but found that the numbers were not consistent.

I would strongly advise you to limit spending your cash on upgrading the facility beyond the requirements of the objectives you are given. It is easy to get yourself in a hole where you cannot afford the cost of mission objectives.

The bank will be fully maxed out by the time you reach the final objective for the map, but this will take time. It will be most efficient to go in the order of objectives as they arise in and out of ordinary business operations.

Bank Area

Each section of the bank includes a core function facility and then an assortment of additions that boost the amount of cash generated by the bank. You can improve cash flow efficiency by maintaining a good balance.

The Vault

Vault: Upgrade to increase the speed of cash depositing.

Cash Carts: Upgrade to increase their carrying capacity.

Security Equipment: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Monitors: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Statue: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Service Desk:

Service Desk: Upgrade to increase the speed of processing clients’ deposits.

Office Equipment: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Fish Tank: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Marketing Desk:

Marketing Desk: Upgrade to help Marketing Agents call clients faster.

Resting Area: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Office Equipment: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Kitchenette: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Main Hall:

Seats: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients. Additionally, empty seats will fill with money bags over time. A great source of extra revenue.

Client Support: Upgrade this item to receive additional compensation from clients.

Decorations: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Lounge: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Electronics: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients.

Cafe: Upgrade this item to get extra cash from clients

Events

There is a mini-game called “Audit Madness” that runs every two days. This event will get you extra Briefcases, which will distribute Manager cards for promoting your bank team members.

Managers

I read some posts on a game forum, and the resounding consensus was that you should only upgrade your Legendary (Gold) Managers. By the end of the 7th day, I was only missing 2 legendary managers. You’ll get plenty of them, so make sure to save your duplicate Blue/Purple managers for upgrading the Yellows.

Leveling

You can raise the level of your Managers by collecting Light Bulbs. They can be acquired in the “Business Mode” mini-game. This is a standard Match3 puzzle that includes an Auto-Mode so that you don’t need to play yourself.

Your Manager’s stat points and Proficiency will determine how effective they are at the mini-game. It is rare to lose a match, as you can watch an ad to restore your health.

Promotions

The upgrade path works the same as Merging games. You will use duplicate manager cards to upgrade others. The level caps are based on the Star ranking of your Manager. See the chart below.

Star RankLegendaryMax Level
2*4 Generic Rare40
3*8 Generic Rare60
4*2 Generic Epic80
5*2 Generic Epic + 2 Matching Type Epic100
6*2 Generic Epic + 4 Matching Type Epic140
7*1 Duplicate Legend180
8*2 Generic Legend + 4 Matching Type Legend220
9*260
10*300
Level and Ranking Chart
Tycoon Games
Gold and Goblins
Goblins Wood: Lumber Tycoon
Idle Bank Tycoon
Gaming

Swagbucks: Goblin Miner

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This one is a simple top-down Tycoon game set in a mine. You receive coins from your active Mineshafts and from breaking the rocks in the mine.

Direct link to offer: https://www.swagbucks.com/games/apps/1672124/goblin-miner-idle-merger?rb=69384823

Terms

Lootably’s terms for this offer are 30 days to reach level 50 with a payout of $31 for a full completion.

Swagbucks is current offering $59, but you only have 25 days to reach level 50. There are two reimbursed purchases for this offer.

The developer of Gold and Goblins has another title “Goblins Wood” which has a better payout that I would suggest doing instead of this one.

You can find my guide for that game in the Tycoons section of this site.

Strategy

This game uses ads to a high degree, so don’t be surprised. I turned off the sound pretty fast. You can watch ads to get boosts and bigger rewards. The game also disburses chests with extra loot and there is a wheel of fortune you can spin by watching ads.

You can purchase additional Goblins and upgrade your Mineshafts to improve the coin flow. When you are offline the game will accrue Coins from any Mineshafts that you have automated.

Any Mineshafts that have not been upgraded and automated will require you to manually tap on the coins that are disbursed.

Loot Chest
Prize Wheel
Upgrades

The map is divided into sections of two to three mines with two Mineshafts per section. As you advance the level of the rocks will increase which will then require a higher-level Goblin to break.

The game is all about micromanagement and depending on how much time you are willing to devote to it will determine how much you can possibly earn.

Events

Throughout the week there will be active events where you will work to clear a themed mine. I took part in the Card Collector, Candy Frenzy, and Volcanic Eruption events. Usually, there is a long event (3-day) followed by a short event (1-day)

Volcano Event
Rewards Leaderboard
Volcano Mine

Tips

There is not any clear strategy I can suggest for this game offer. I would suggest saving your Green Gems to spend on Events. The Events pay out big rewards that will speed up your task in this offer, so it is good to get as far as possible in them.

I did have some trouble with getting credit. I received the first two rewards, but then it skipped the next two before paying out again. The game is listed on multiple offer walls as well as the main sites of Swagbucks and MyPoints.

You should shop around until you find one with a good valuation. When I did it, I just needed a few points to finish off my BINGO board, so I didn’t get the higher-paying version.

Gaming

Game Guide: Empires and Puzzles

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As of 12-29-23, this offer is Early Crediting.

Empires & Puzzles (EP) is a Zynga mobile game similar to the “Puzzles &” series of games I have created guides for. I would say, though, that EP is most likely the archetype for those other games. The most marketable functions of the game are clearly present in the other games. However, EP is a far more challenging game and needs thoughtful consideration.

Upon reaching Castle Level 2, the rewards for 3 and 6 went pending immediately. The level 11 reward also went pending at Castle Level 8, and the level 21 reward was pending after completing the Castle Level 14 upgrade.

Direct Link to the offer: https://www.swagbucks.com/offer?oid=21843&rb=69384823

Special Tip

The offer allows for 60 days to complete. I purchased the 30-day VIP pack for $4.99 after 9 days of play. The VIP gets you a Second Builder, which is very important once Castle upgrades begin to take days to complete. I reached Castle Level 14 after 29 days.

My total spent on this game offer

There are no speedup items; you have to spend Gems, which can get expensive quite fast. You literally have to sit around for days waiting for the upgrade to finish, unless you buy the 2nd Builder.

You will also face Resource bottlenecks where your Storage Capacity cannot handle what you are generating. But the upgrade costs can, at times, exceed your capacity.

The objectives were credited to me early. I received the Level 3+6 rewards after upgrading to Castle 2. The level 11 reward went pending at level 8.

I don’t think the 30 VIP counts as a Gem Purchase. There is a login gift for accessing the Official Website every day for a week. This rewards Universal Trainers (Hero EXP) and Food Crates worth 500k each. If you miss a login day, though, you lose the streak and cannot get the crate. You can easily log in to the website by clicking on any link in the “in-game” mail system.

The offer terms

Strategy

I spent all of my Iron resources and most of my Food attempting to strengthen my troops and upgrade some unnecessary facilities. Unlike the “Puzzles &” series, here your primary source of resources is from the Farm and Mine. Be mindful of your spending.

That said, there are more options to collect resources. The Watchtower will generate resources once built. You get them from fighting on the Map, PvP battles, and purchasing them from the Shop using Gems.

The Stronghold needs to reach level 21 to get the full reward. Your HQ and all other buildings need Iron to be upgraded. The only exceptions are the Mine and the Watchtower, which can only be upgraded using Food. You will also need your Food to level up Heroes and to train new ones.

Buildings

Farm
Stronghold (HQ)
Food Storage
Training Camp
Mine
Forge
Iron Storage
Watchtower
House
Level 7 Upgrade

Heroes

There are 5 colors to match each of the tiles. Each color has a large list of corresponding heroes and a mixed selection of Class types. Fighter, Ranger, Monk, Paladin, Barbarian, Wizard, Sorcerer, and Rogue.

The heroes are ranked using a star system, including 1-5 stars. There are limitations on the maximum level of a hero based on its star rank. A single-star hero can reach a maximum of level 20. However, you can still upgrade the otherwise capped hero to improve their Special Skill.

Training Camp

This facility is used to generate both new heroes and Troops, which are attached to heroes instead of equipment, such as in other games. At the first stage, the building will be able to make Common (1-star) heroes. Further upgrades to levels 2 and 3 will unlock Uncommon (1-star and 2-star) heroes, and a faster process to generate Common heroes. At level 20, the building will make Epic and Legendary units.

Ascension

You will see a partially filled chevron on each hero; this is the Ascension rank of the hero. When a hero has maxed out its experience points for a rank, you will be able to upgrade it to the next tier, and the chevron will fill in accordingly.

The tutorial will have you upgrade and ascend Sharan (Red, Ranger), who will be your Healer for most of Season 1. After leveling her up to 10, you will be instructed to ascend her to the second chevron.

Skills

The best way to improve Special Skills is to use duplicate heroes during the leveling process. You will see that you only get a 2-4% chance of Skill improvement when selecting generic heroes as fodder for leveling. If you use a duplicate hero, you will get a 25% chance of Skill improvement. This is increased to 100% if the target hero has been fully Ascended.

Battles

Combat uses the standard Match3 style. There should be little difficulty with this, except perhaps in PvP. Notably, the combat system in EP includes the ability to craft and use Potions and other items during PvE combat to heal, buff, or debuff. You could potentially use items to clear stages if you had the spare goods available. The Forge can be upgraded to craft many useful potions.

Raids (PvP)

A feature unique to EP is the Raid function for PvP battles. The Watchtower building in town will generate resources for you over time. These resources can be collected once every hour, but are susceptible to theft by other players attacking you in Raid battles. Importantly, only the resources generated by the Watchtower can be stolen. Your primary resources are safe from attack.

The “Find Opponent” function does not match players based on their relative ranking. In the early game and beyond, you will encounter extremely powerful players in the Raid function. You can ask for a new opponent by paying Food. Be careful not to spend all of your food attempting to locate a suitable opponent.

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Game Guide: Ever Legion

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11/14/2025: No current offers available for this title.

When it was first offered, this was like RAID or AFK Arena, where you needed to merge characters into a Legendary. Now we have to clear the chapters.

Offer Terms

The offer currently requires you to complete chapters of the Storyline within a set period.

Previous versions of the offer required users to collect Epic and Mythical Heroes to get rewards.

The offer time limit has been increased to 45 days to finish all objectives. The goals are time-based, so you will need to rush at least for the first week.

Direct Link: https://www.swagbucks.com/games/apps/1671462/ever-legion?rb=69384823

MyPoints (Obsolete) $483

MyPoints 2024
Swagbucks 2024

Ayet (Obsolete) $414

The offer terms for the Ayet offer wall now mimic those found on Swagbucks and MyPoints. The reward was reduced to $274 (in September) to finish all terms within 45 days. The new final reward is for level 31.

Ascension Chart

Upgrading Heroes

As you can see from the chart above, the game runs on the same system as AFK Arena, with users collecting multiple copies of the same hero card to upgrade a single card.

Three of the factions use a simplified upgrade plan. If you look at the bottom of the chart.

A single hero card raised to Legendary can then be upgraded all the way to Mythical using additional duplicate Epic+ hero cards.

The four standard factions, Vitalus, Ardent, Illuminated, and Eternal, use a slightly more complex combination.

You will need to use two random Epic+ and Legendary+ hero cards at select stages of the upgrade. This differs from the upgrade path at the bottom of the chart.

Game Progress

The bulk of the game’s features and functions will be unlocked after completing Stage 2-5 of the campaign.

I can’t provide any suggestions for completing the campaign other than to get some strong heroes fused. Usually, clearing stages is not the focus of game offers.

Gaming

Game Guide: Puzzles & Chaos

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Update 2025: I am working on a more robust catalog of game functions (PNC Wiki).

Puzzles & Chaos is a match-3 fantasy strategy game that tells an ancient legend of a Frozen Land.

Recently offered on FreeCash for $200.36, with a 30 day time limit and a bonus if you spend $20 in the first 7 days of play.

  1. Offer Terms
    1. Talents
    2. Heroes
    3. Town
    4. Beginner Event
    5. Purchases
    6. Upgrade Requirements
    7. VIP
    8. Redemption Codes

Offer Terms

Complete the following objectives within 30 days to receive listed rewards.

Play now! Login to the game!$0.49
Get month card, become a VIP, enjoy exclusive rewards! – Complete within 30 days$30.24
First Recharge Package $4.99 Get Mythic Hero – Complete within 30 days$4.91
Buy a $99.99 voucher – Complete within 30 days$69
Make any purchase – Complete within 30 days$0.30
Cumulative purchase more than $20 within 7 days – Complete within 7 days$6
Purchase more than $200 total – No max timeNo listed reward
Level up to Castle 5 – Complete within 30 days$2.35
Level up to Castle 7 – Complete within 30 days$2.40
Level up to Castle 10 – Complete within 30 days$4.75
Level up to Castle 15 – Complete within 30 days$10.56
Level up to Castle 22 – Complete within 30 days$16.47
Level up to Castle 25 – Complete within 30 days$22.29
Level up to Castle 30 – Complete within 30 days$30.60

There are two other games in this franchise, shown below. Click the image to get to the guides for each offer.

Puzzles & Conquest Guide
Puzzles & Survival Guide

Server reset time is at 00:00 UTC, which for me was 7pm EST.

Talents

Your character has 3 skill trees that you can put Talent points into. You will get 3 points for each level you go up. The trees are Economic, Military, and Balanced.

I suggest skipping Balanced and only using Economic and Military. In Economics, you can get the “Rapid Build” ability with a 24-hour cooldown.

This will reduce building and research time by 20% for the next 5 minutes. This means any research or construction you start will get a 20% discount on the overall time for the whole project. For example, a 3-day (72 hours) construction will be reduced to 2.4 days (57.6 hours).

Heroes

The developer has utilized the same heroes as the other games in the “Puzzles &” franchise. If you have played any of the other games, you will quickly notice who’s who in the lineup. Some of the colors have been swapped, but the abilities are duplicates.

Combat in Puzzles & Chaos is by far the best out of all of the games. The graphics are spectacular, though on slower devices this may prove debilitating.

As with the other offers, I will once again stress the importance of focusing on your Economic heroes. You will notice they have a Book icon on their profile images. Military heroes will have either a sword, a bow, or a horse.

The starter team will be fine for clearing the Campaign storyline. You will get replacement heroes for the 2-star heroes from the story. Barron, Sophia, and Luke will be replaced quickly.

3 of the Economic heroes can be acquired from Hunting Monsters and defeating Monster Dens. There will be an early Event where you can get Odell, a 4-star Blue Wolf hero with an AoE attack.

GreenYellowRedBluePurple
Gerolin (AoE)Christina (Single DPS)Lucia (Single DPS)Odell (AoE)Claudia (Healer)
Hero Lineup

Town

The castle town map will initially be frozen and under a “fog-of-war,” but once you clear the tutorial, it will clear and be sunny and green.

This game allows you to rearrange the position of the building however you like. There are cosmetic items like trees, shrubs, and statuary that can be added to customize the appearance of your town. The Event cosmetic items will provide stat bonuses to your town.

Your resource buildings will be limited early on. For the first 4-5 levels, you will only have a single Lumber building. You will be reliant on collecting resources on the world map for the majority of this game, as compared to other games by this developer.

Beginner Event

The beginner event runs for 7 days with an 8th day available for final redemptions. Similar to the other “Puzzles &” games, there will be 3 award tiers available based on the final level of your Citadel (Castle/HQ).

You will need to acquire 800 points by completing objectives to get the 5-star hero (Zeus/Prometheus). If you also reach the previously mentioned Citadel level tiers, you will get extra Shards to upgrade this 5-star hero.

Purchases

What you buy will be the same as in the other games. You want to get the Builder and Researcher gear sets, which are 4.99 USD each. You may also want to buy the 2nd builder for 1.99 USD.

The 1st Top-Up offer is 4.99 USD and will get you Saya who is a 5-star Red Economic hero who speeds up construction times (Free Speed Up + Construction Time -%). I didn’t buy Saya because to get the full-speed bonus, you will need to upgrade her to the max tier, which will cost far more money.

My total spent on this game offer

The Purple 4-star hero Elsa can be bought for 1.99 USD. She increases construction speeds. You will also get some resources and speed-up items with the purchase.

I have had bad experiences with this developer not paying back the reimbursed purchases in the past for both Puzzles & Survival and Puzzles & Conquest. I do not plan on buying the Weekly or Monthly Cards.

The offer can be done as Free-to-Play, but don’t expect to reach the highest level of rewards.

Upgrade Requirements

Citadel LevelRequired BuildingFoodWoodStoneIronTime
2Lookout 12,7502,750
3Warehouse 13,0004,400
4Mesdi Portal 17,0007,000
5Warehouse 3, Archer Camp 111.9k11.9k
6Infantry Camp 121.3k21.3k
7Infantry Camp 540.6k40.6k
8Residence 681.5k81.5k
9Wall 5, Infantry 6, Cavalry 6162k162k5h 48m
10Wall 9, Warehouse 9324k325k
11Weapon Forge 8, Medical Tent 10, Wall 10626k629k660014h 42m
12Wall 11, Vehicle Workshop 111.13M1.13M25.3k22h 17m
13
14
15
16
17
18
193d 15h
20Wall 19, Cavalry 1912.7M6.32M1.98M155k4d 17h 38m
21Wall 20, Lumber Yard 2017.1M5.53M3.23M142k5d 14h 57m
22Wall 21, War Hall 2122.8M3.22M5.07M416k6d 11h 46m
23Wall 22, Infantry Camp 2231.2M4.90M6.47M829k7d 19h 24m
Puzzles & Chaos Citadel/Castle Upgrade Requirements

VIP

The benefits of the VIP system are useful, but not required to complete the offer. You can purchase VIP points directly using Diamonds in the Shop.

Each day you log in you will receive some points, but this will take a long time to rank up your VIP level.

A good alternative is to use your Alliance Points to trade for VIP points. You can ask either the Leader or an R4 member to stock the Alliance Shop with VIP points.

I stopped buying VIP points after reaching rank 5, the benefits are listed in the following table.

Auto Combat in Mesdi Portal
Free Building Speedup: 6-min
Can use AP restoration items 6x per day
Can save 2 troop lineup(s)
Hunt March Speed +15%
Food Output +5%
Wood Output +5%
Stone Output +5%
Iron Output +5%
Quick Queue Speedup
VIP Benefits (Rank 5)

Redemption Codes

They no longer offer codes for free stuff. The publisher now provides links on their website that distribute rewards after launching the game.

https://www.37games.com/pncofficial/

Gaming

DDO: Night Revels 2023

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Running the Mabar event dungeon “Haverdashed” at level 18 using a level 11 multi-classed character using 6 Paladin, 3 Fighter, and 2 Cleric levels.

Animal Domain was selected.

Luminant has 17 charges of the Turn Undead ability.

Her build includes 10 Action Points placed in the Radiant Servant skill tree.

She has a single Past Life as a Cleric, which gives +2 to her turning level and an extra charge.

Gaming

Battle Warship: Naval Empire

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Battle Warship is offered for 766 SB on the OfferToro wall. This offer can be completed in 7 days if you use your free speed-up items. No money needs to be spent completing this game offer. Construction requirements are listed below.

The requirements call for base level 14. To reach this you will need to level up your buildings as follows.

  • Radar 12
  • Storehouse 13
  • Command Center 6
  • Aircraft Factory 10
  • Research Lab 11
  • Dock 10
  • Warship Depots 8
  • Energy, Oil 12
  • Uranium 13

Resources can easily be gathered from Power Plants and Oil Rigs. Uranium does not get used for buildings until level 20. Uranium will be used for Aircraft but you will get more than enough from all of the freebies and regular events.

Unlike other games there is no cap on the number of “marches” you can have out at one time. Your fleets are each led by an Aircraft Carrier and you can send out as many as you have available. You will get 5 Carriers as part of the tutorial and early mission rewards. A 6th Carrier can be purchased for 500 Gold from the Shop.

You can join an Alliance for the Help timers to speed things up or you can make your own Alliance and go solo. Either way, you will have access to Alliance Missions and regular Event bonuses. There is a function in the game to Expel players who are physically located within the Domain of your Alliance (img6) which is useful as this allows more resources to spawn near your base.

Attacking the World BOSS requires a base level of 10. Once you are able to do so I would suggest taking part in the event. You can earn materials needed for upgrading your Aircraft Carriers. The offer actually credited at Base level 13 but you never really know with these offers how it may go down. Best of luck!

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Clone Evolution

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Update 2023: Offer terms are crazy hard now. Not possible in my opinion.

When I originally did this offer it took me 7 months to finish. The offer terms are 35 days currently to earn USD 107.

Before I had to get an Orange tier clone. New terms say you need a Red tier, which takes 4 Oranges with two of them being specific clones you have to get.

One of the rewards for $20 says to get VIP 5, but it costs $98 (absolutely crazy).

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September 15, 2020: I just finished the Swagbucks offer for the game Clone Evolution. I think I started the game back around March? I don’t even remember how many points I was supposed to get for it.

This offer did not have a time limit on It so I knew it was going to take a long time to finish. The offer required me to get a Hero up to Orange quality.

I reached account level 76 and spent $5 from a GC that I bought to fulfill a credit card offer and around $3 worth of Google Play credit. This unlocked the first level of VIP and got me some Gems for the first month. The Google Play credits were all from doing surveys on the Google Opinions app.

I was trying to get my Water and Fire-type heroes up to Orange. At some point, I noticed I had enough points in the Arena challenges to buy 2 copies of Founding Fathers. I had gotten one copy from a Red summon scroll and the other Heroes I needed were in my Inventory.

I am glad to be done with this offer and now I am looking for something else to grind on. I still need to finish Epic Summoners and Coin Master.

I have earned $350 so far on Swagbucks and am waiting for a $250 Amazon GC I recently redeemed my points on.