Merge Mansion — 2023 Picnic Confusion Event

writ­ten 6/10/23, updat­ed 6/19/23

Main Game Merge Man­sion Item Guide (click me!)

Merging Chains (A‑Z)

Bees

From: Olive Plant (Olive Tree)

Items Obtained: Hon­ey Sweets (Can­dy)

Chain: Bee > Two Bees > Hon­ey­comb > Bee Hive > Fresh Hon­ey > Hon­ey Jar (max)

Note: Exhaust­ing 6 taps reverts Hon­ey Jar to Bee Hive

Item Text: A busy bee; These bees are up to some­thing… Fresh from the hive; Just…Don’t stick your hand in it; Mmmm…Delicious! There’s nev­er enough hon­ey.

Candy

From: Hon­ey Jar (Bees)

Chain: Hon­ey Sweets > Can­dy Bears > Lol­lipops > Choco­late Bar > Bag O’ Marsh­mal­lows (max)

Use: Feed to Unlit Camp­fire (Fire­wood)

Item Text: Hard as rock, but extreme­ly tasty! Soft, Chewy and fruity! Hand­craft­ed arti­sanal lol­lipops, only made for spe­cial occa­sions; Creamy and deli­cious choco­late; Why can’t these bags be big­ger?

Coal

From: Lit Fire­wood (after 5 min­utes)

Items Obtained: Bronze Coins, Gems

Chain: Burnt Log > Coal > Dia­mond > Ele­gant Dia­mond Neck­lace > Fab­u­lous Dia­mond Neck­lace (max)

Item Text: Plen­ty of coal left over after the fire; A ver­sa­tile lump of coal; With enough time and pres­sure, even coal can turn into a dia­mond! A fan­cy and ele­gant dia­mond neck­lace, fit for an evening. A fab­u­lous neck­lace only meant for spe­cial occa­sions.”

Firewood

From: Olive Plant (Olive Tree)

Chain: Stick > Branch > Bunch of Sticks > Bunch of Branch­es > Log > Fire­wood > Unlit Camp­fire (max)

Note: Feed Bag O’ Marsh­mal­lows (Can­dy) and Stick (Fire­wood) to Unlit Camp­fire (Fire­wood) to get Lit Camp­fire

Item Text: Just a plain old stick; A fresh Branch; Guess you like sticks! Looks like you like branch­es too. A log of pris­tine wood; Fresh­ly cut fire­wood; Look at you mak­ing a safe camp­fire!

Lit Firewood

From: Unlit Camp­fire (feed Bag O’ Marsh­mal­lows (Can­dy) and Stick (Fire­wood)

Items Obtained: Roast­ed Marsh­mal­low (Marsh­mal­low), Rat­tan Straps (Pic­nic Bas­ket) & Burnt Log (Coal)

Note: Only lasts 5 min­utes, so be ready with ener­gy before feed­ing request­ed items!

Item Text: Mmmm…Cozy.

Marshmallow

From: Lit Fire­wood

Chain: Roast­ed Marsh­mal­low > Roast­ed Marsh­mal­low Sticks > Bowl of Marsh­mal­lows > S’more > Tasty Cake > Neapoli­tan Ice Cream > Neapoli­tan Slice > Neapoli­tan Pie > Deca­dent S’more Pie > Marsh­mal­low House > Grand­marsh­mal­low (max)

Item Text: Roast­ed to per­fec­tion! One is nev­er enough, is it? A plen­ti­ful sup­ply of flul­ly [sic] marsh­mal­lows; Just the right mix of crunch, fluff and choco­late! Meringue topped cup­cakes, because, why not? A clas­sic ice cream fla­vor; A slice of pie inspired by neapoli­tan ice cream? Oh my! Where do you think that slice came from? Of course there’s s’more pie! A fluffy and cute lit­tle abode. She looks famil­iar some­how…

Olive Tree

From: Cheese­burg­er and Fries (Pic­nic Foods)

Items Obtained: Stick, Bee

Chain: Olive > Two Olives > Olive Branch > Small Olive Plant > Young Olive Tree > ?? (max)

Item Text:Good for a cock­tail! Hap­pi­ness is find­ing two olives in your drink when you’re hun­gry; When you need to patch things up with some­one; Looks great indoors and out­doors; Enjoy the shade and a few olives!

Picnic Activities

From: Pre­pared Pic­nic Table

Items Obtained: Snap­shot x1

Chain: Fly­ing Disc > Activ­i­ty Jour­nal > Kite > Ukelele > Instant Cam­era (max)

Note: Instant Cam­era reverts to Ukelele after 1 tap

Item Text: No, it’s not a UFO; Pic­nics require plan­ning; Relive your child­hood mem­o­ries! In tune with the out­doors! Mason’s new cam­era is per­fect for quick pho­tos!

Picnic Basket

From: Lit Fire­wood (rare!), Event Start

Items Obtained: Sum­mer Sun­glass­es, Bam­boo Cut­lery, Rasp­ber­ry

Chain: Rat­tan Strips > Rat­tan Rope > Pic­nic Tray > Pic­nic Bas­ket > Roman­tic Pic­nic Bas­ket > ?? (max)

Item Text: Bas­ket weaver basics; Best for tying stur­dy, weaver’s knots; Not quite a bas­ket but can hold things just the same! Now we’re get­ting a han­dle on things! A pic­nic bas­ket for two!

Picnic Cutlery

From: Pic­nic Bas­ket, Pock­et Cut­lery

Items Obtained: Cut­lery lvl 1–3 (only from Pock­et Cut­lery)

Chain: Basic Bam­boo Cut­lery > Bam­boo Cut­lery Set > Bam­boo Cut­lery with Hold­er > Stain­less Steel Cut­lery > Pock­et Cut­lery > Vin­tage Cut­lery Set > Lux­u­ry Cut­lery Set (max)

Note: Feed Lux­u­ry Cut­lery Set to Pic­nic Table

Item Text: We’ve got the basics cov­ered, but some­thing’s miss­ing… There we go! A com­plete set; Now your cut­lery stays togeth­er in your bas­ket! Stur­dy, reli­able and reusable; Made to fit in any pic­nic bas­ket; Grand­ma’s vin­tage cut­lery is worth a for­tune! And you thought cut­lery could­n’t get fanci­er…

Picnic Essentials

From: Pic­nic Bas­ket

Chain: Sum­mer Sun­glass­es > Beach Flip Flops > Sum­mer Scarf > Shoul­der Bag > Sun Hat > Pic­nic Table­cloth > Pic­nic Table (max)

Item Text: Stay cool for the sum­mer! Feel the sand beneath your feet; Fash­ion over func­tion; For those beach knick-knacks; A fash­ion­ably way to keep the sun at bay! A fine addi­tion to any pic­nic table! Grab a seat, the pic­nic’s about to begin!

Picnic Foods

From: Pre­pared Pic­nic Table

Items Obtained: Olive

Chain: Avo­ca­do Toast > Grilled Sand­wich > Two-Slice Bread > Sub­ma­rine > Avo­ca­do Rolls > Cream Cheese Bagel > Cheese­burg­er and Fries (1x) > Char­cu­terie Board (1x — max)

Notes: Char­cu­terie Board and Cheese­burg­er and Fries will degrade one lev­el low­er upon tap. Only one Olive per tap…

Item text: A doughy delight; You can’t have one with­out the oth­er. Sweet dreams are made of cheese!

**WOW. I can’t believe I missed this one the entire event long! I am so sor­ry!**

Picnic Ingredients

From: Pic­nic Bas­ket, Water­mel­on

Items Obtained: Pic­nic Ingre­di­ents lvls 1–3

Chain: Rasp­ber­ry > Cher­ry > Apple > Toma­to and Cheese > Slice of Water­mel­on > Graz­ing Plat­ter (max)

Note: Feed Graz­ing Plat­ter to Pic­nic Table

Item Text: The per­fect com­bi­na­tion of tart and sweet! Did you know cher­ry pie is Grand­ma’s sec­ond favorite pie? You’re the apple of my pie! On our way to make a piz­za… Refresh­ing and hydrat­ing! Fruit and Cheese? Yes, please!

Picnic Memories

From: Instant Cam­era (Pic­nic Activ­i­ties)

Chain: Snap­shot > Snap­shot Duo > Stack of Snap­shots > Clas­sic Framed Pho­to > Ornate Framed Pho­to (max)

Item Text: Erm…Mason’s still get­ting used to pho­tog­ra­phy; Can­did por­traits make all the dif­fer­ence! A love­ly, hap­py bunch! A good pic­ture must always be framed! Make that two good pic­tures!

Prepared Picnic Table

From: Pic­nic Table (feed Graz­ing Plat­ter and Lux­u­ry Cut­lery Set)

Items Obtained: Fly­ing Disc (Pic­nic Activ­i­ties), Avo­ca­do Toast (Pic­nic Foods)

Note: Dis­ap­pears after 12 + 12 taps

Item Text: Gath­er around and dig in!

Event Task Text

Rewards are on a point basis this time, not tied to spe­cif­ic tasks

Text A

  1. Claim entrance to start event
  2. Sun­ny day delights *Get Vehi­cle Dec­o­ra­tion*
  3. Red check­ered blan­ket
  4. Bas­ket full of treats
  5. Pic­nic by the lake
  6. Ants on sand­wich­es
  7. Lay­ing on the grass *Get 100 coins*
  8. Cool­ing breeze blow­ing
  9. Shar­ing a meal

Text B

  1. Per­fect pic­nic weath­er
  2. Fresh fruit sal­ad
  3. Iced tea glass­es
  4. Home­made pota­to sal­ad *Get Event Scis­sors*
  5. Cheese and crack­ers
  6. Sliced water­mel­on smiles
  7. Crisp apple slices
  8. Ham and cheese sand­wich­es
  9. Choco­late chip cook­ies
  10. Out­door sum­mer fun
  11. Fried chick­en pieces
  12. Crusty bread loaf
  13. Roast­ed marsh­mal­lows treats
  14. Packed in a bas­ket

Text C

  1. Fluffy pic­nic pil­lows
  2. Rolling hills view
  3. Wine and cheese spread *Get Hour­glass Boost­er*
  4. Sweet and tangy BBQ
  5. Wick­er pic­nic ham­per
  6. Sun­screen and sun­glass­es
  7. Relaxed and care­free
  8. Park bench seat­ing
  9. Shad­ed canopy tent
  10. Enjoy­ing scenic views *Get 100 coins*
  11. Read­ing books aloud
  12. Play­ing board games
  13. Yoga on the grass *Unlock Vehi­cle Upgrade*
  14. Paint­ing nature scenes
  15. Bird­watch­ing and spot­ting *Unlock Event Scis­sors*
  16. Sun­bathing and relax­ing
  17. Tak­ing beau­ti­ful pho­tos
  18. Lis­ten­ing to music *Get Hour­glass Boost­er*
  19. Prac­tic­ing mind­ful­ness med­i­ta­tion
  20. Sketch­ing and draw­ing
  21. Fly­ing kites high
  22. Play­ing fris­bee toss *Unlock Vehi­cle Upgrade*
  23. Pad­dle boat­ing in lake
  24. Hav­ing a water fight
  25. Throw­ing a ball *Get Time Skip Boost­er*
  26. Tak­ing a nap
  27. Fish­ing by the water
  28. Singing camp­fire songs
  29. Play­ing cards or domi­noes
  30. Tak­ing a dip
  31. Play­ing catch or toss *Get Hour­glass Boost­er*
  32. Rid­ing bikes togeth­er
  33. Throw­ing a pic­nic par­ty
  34. Fly­ing paper air­planes *Get Ener­gy Boost­er*
  35. Play­ing cha­rades or Pic­tionary

Text D

  1. Old-fash­ioned lemon­ade
  2. Blan­ket on the sand
  3. Fris­bee and catch games
  4. Pic­nic with friends
  5. Tra­di­tion­al cucum­ber sand­wich­es
  6. Out­door adven­ture time *Get 200 coins*
  7. Cit­rus-infused water
  8. Straw­ber­ry short­cake dessert
  9. Camp­fire sto­ries shared *Unlock Vehi­cle Upgrade*
  10. Nature hike for­ag­ing
  11. Char­coal grilled burg­ers
  12. Creamy pas­ta sal­ad *Get Time Skip Boost­er*
  13. Easy fin­ger foods
  14. Refresh­ing iced drinks *Get Hour­glass Boost­er*
  15. Out­door enter­tain­ment options
  16. Seclud­ed pic­nic spot
  17. DIY trail mix *Unlock Vehi­cle Upgrade*
  18. BBQ sauce on ribs
  19. Relax­ing ham­mock swing
  20. Dip and chips
  21. Grilled corn on cob
  22. Sparkling wine glass­es *Get Ener­gy Boost­er*
  23. Sum­mer sea­son treat
  24. Indul­gent brown­ie bites
  25. Lazy afer­noon nap
  26. Water­front scenery view
  27. Peanut but­ter sand­wich­es *Get 400 Coins*
  28. Nat­ur­al insect repel­lent
  29. Enchant­i­ng sun­set pic­nic
  30. Lemon meringue pie
  31. Exot­ic fruit plat­ter
  32. Pesto and moz­zarel­la piz­za

Merge Mansion — 2023 The Great Bakeoff Event

writ­ten 5/26/23, updat­ed 9/10/23

What

May 2023 Merge Man­sion Event where merg­ing for Cakes will give points that award event prizes, but more impor­tant­ly gives points for com­pe­ti­tion with a group of oth­er Merge Man­sion play­ers. The high­est 5 scor­ing play­ers in that group will receive main game prizes based upon rank.

Notes

  • This event intro­duces Blue Ener­gy vs. Yel­low Ener­gy
  • Yel­low Ener­gy is only used in the main game, while Blue Ener­gy is used only for the event
  • Yel­low Ener­gy may be used to buy Blue Ener­gy in the Event Store
  • One Blue Ener­gy is restored every 10 min­utes (up to 50 total)
  • Blue Ener­gy can also be recov­ered through chain merges in the main game (denot­ed by icon on ran­dom items)

Main Game Merge Man­sion Item Guide (click me!)

Merging Chains (A‑Z)

Cakes

From: Egg Bat­ter

Chain: For­tune Cook­ie (+1) > Lemon Tart (+2) > Ice Cream Cake (+3) > Banof­fee Pie (+4) > Glazed Cheese­cake (+5) > Fan­cy Cheese­cake (+6) > Clas­sic Lay­er Cake (+7) > Fan­cy Cream Cheese Mousse Cake (+8) > Penul­ti­mate Cake (+9) > Excep­tion­al Cel­e­bra­tion Cake (+10 — max)

Note: Use to gain medals

Item Text: If at first you don’t suc­ceed; Zesty and deli­cious; Ice cream + cake? Tasty; This banof­fee pie is sun­ny side up; Sim­ple and styl­ish; Oooh…fancy; You can’t go wrong with the clas­sics; Sun­burst Mousse Cake with Petit Poussin; Cake is always the answer; [noth­ing on the max lev­el]”

Chickens

From: Chick­en Nest

Items Obtained: Eggs

Chain: Hatch­ling > Baby Chick > Chicks > Pul­let > Hen > Lay­ing Hen > Chick­ens > A Brood of Hens > Small Hen House > Hen House > Chick­en Coop

Taps: 5 taps every 2 hours

Note: While they all give at the same tap rate (above), high­er lev­el Chick­ens pro­duce high­er lev­el eggs

Item Text: “A new world awaits; One can explore alone; It’s good to make friends; In time, we all grow up; But not too soon; Some­times you have to set­tle down; …and start a fam­i­ly; Just watch out for that crazy cousin; You’ll need a house; …and then a big­ger house; No, a big­ger house!”

Eggs

From: Chick­ens (lvl 6+)

Items Obtained: For­tune Cook­ie (Cakes)

Chain: Egg > Two Eggs > Buck­et of Eggs > Bas­ket of Eggs > Bar­rel of Eggs > Egg Bat­ter

Taps: 3

Item Text: “Which one came first; Two eggs are bet­ter than one; Han­dle with care or you’ll end up with an omelet on the ground; Don’t put all your eggs in one bas­ket; There’s so many! How egg-cit­ing; Let’s get ready to make some cakes!”

Nest

From: Event Start

Items Obtained: Hatch­ling (Chick­ens)

Taps: 10 taps every 2 hours

Rooster

From: Cob­web Box

Items Obtained: Hour­glass­es

Use: To get hour­glass­es. Sounds good until you real­ize blue ener­gy is hard to come by and you need to ration…

Text: “Roost­ers give infi­nite hour­glass­es? This must explain how they keep such per­fect time!