I’m doing this one through FreeCash. It is a Merging game with Match3 puzzles for advancement through the game.
I checked the offer terms for Swagbucks and didn’t like the time limits on completing stages. They also had too many purchase requirements. The offer through FreeCash doesn’t include any purchases and has set time limits.
I’m not pleased with the game.
The only thing you really need to do is clear the puzzles, but all the micromanagement stuff is drawing my attention and wasting time that could be spent on puzzles.
It’s addictive.
But honestly, neither site has a good deal. I wouldn’t suggest this offer. A third of the reward is relegated to bonus goals that are unachievable.
Terms
It’s 60 days to complete the offer with the first regular goal at level 30 for $1.88. The next goals are level 40, 50, and 60 by day 45 for $3.08, $6.15, and $12, respectively. Only getting 15 days to clear 30 levels is really not enough.
The final leg of the offer is levels 70 through 100 with only another 15 days to finish. This last bit is worth $258.75. If you add the lost rewards from the bonus goals, it becomes $437.50 out of total offer of $469.88.
So, realistically, I will only be able to earn $32.38 from Merge Gardens on FreeCash. As I said before, I wouldn’t recommend this offer.
Game Strategy & Support Tips
Guide credit goes to Swagbucks community on Reddit.
Lets get started with some efficient merging and resource management by always waiting to merge five items at a time, especially for those mysterious veins and gems to the max.
You should never buy baskets or hampers since its better to save your gems for missions or continuing puzzles.
After you hit level 50, keep a cache of 5-7 daily supplies so you aren’t stuck waiting for days.
For puzzles and wildlife, only do match-3 puzzles if they are necessary for leveling up or events, and focus on merging stars up to level 5 before tapping to get swan nests for your wildlife score.
Honey trees are going to be your basic source for money and eggs too.
If you can, the 30-day gem pack is worth it for a steady supply, but just spend what you need to reach goals since the game can become a grind.
You’ll want to grind your birds throughout the day whenever they have full energy. For levels 1-50, focus on merging basics and using events for infinite lives or boosts.
Once you’re in the level 50-70 range, start saving your daily boxes and trade bags until a quest actually requires them, and prioritize honey bees for your wildlife score.
For the high levels up to 99, keep grinding high-value items, but keep in mind that many think level 99 is basically impossible without a massive time investment.
If you run into issues with getting credited, make sure to provide timestamped screenshots to support and ask for an escalation to a senior specialist if they push back.
Lastly, remember that the game eventually gives you “pity rounds” after enough fails, and you can always use 25 gems for extra moves on the tough puzzles.
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 time
No 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.
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.
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.
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.
FWR 
