by Lure on February 15, 2011
Well, I can’t say this news comes as a surprise:
It is with sincere regret that we will be phasing out Treasure Quest, effective March 15, 2011, at 10:00 AM PST.
Without an update to the application since July 2010 and the Daily Detective episodes starting to repeat months ago, it was only a matter of time until Big Fish Games announced they’d be shutting down the Treasure Quest app on Facebook. The announcement came today via their Facebook page. More details are available in the Treasure Quest closure FAQ.
It appears Faunasphere is being phased out concurrently, but the other Big Fish Games app My Tribe will remain, possibly soaking up those precious few resources Big Fish Games will free up with these closures.
This site will remain online indefinitely. Be sure to check the archive of Big Fish Games releases — a new game every day! — if you still are interested in giving Big Fish Games your money. Yeah, I didn’t think so.
When you earn experience points in Treasure Quest, you gain levels. Certain levels come with bonuses, that can earn you extra gold in Treasure Chests, discounts in the stores, and more gold from Gold Spins. Check out the level bonuses:
Level 4: You get 5% more gold from Treasure Chests from now on!
Level 7: You get 5% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 10: You get 5% discount on all items in Simplicity!
Level 18: You get 10% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 25: You get 5% discount on all items in Casual Corner!
Level 31: You get 10% more gold from Treasure Chests from now on!
Level 34: You get a 5% discount on all Tops purchased in any store!
Level 37: You get 15% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 49: You get 15% more gold from Treasure Chests from now on!
Level 52: You get 20% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 55: You get 5% discount on all items in Finer Things!
Level 64: You get 20% more gold from Treasure Chests from now on!
Level 67: You get 25% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 70: You get a 5% discount on all Bottoms purchased in any store!
Level 76: You get 5% discount on all items in Fitness Fanatic!
Level 79: You get 25% more gold from Treasure Chests from now on!
Level 88: You get 30% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 91: You get 5% discount on all items in In the Details!
Level 94: You get 30% more gold from Treasure Chests from now on!
Level 100: You get 35% more gold from Gold Spins from now on!
Level 106: You get 5% discount on all Full Outfits purchased in any store.
Special thanks to Lexandria for collecting most of these for us!
Below is a list of what you need to do to earn a Gold Spin for the games in Treasure Quest on Facebook. Also listed are the amounts of gold you can win per spin before modifiers (like 2x, 3x, free spins, etc) and how much experience (xp) you earn per spin.
Daily Detective 15-1500 gold, 15xp
- Daily: Find all of the hidden objects and solve the daily case (answers)
- Solve older cases (cost 200g each)
Deuces Wilder 3-300 gold, 3xp
- Earn 2000 points (countdown at top of screen)
Fairway Solitaire 2-200 gold, 2xp
- Find a Gold Spin card (random)
LOBE 7-700 gold, 7xp
- Fill up the gold spin bar (50 stars)
Mush 7-700 gold, 7xp
- Win the game
Oz Video Poker 4-400 gold, 4xp
- Move forward to middle of each chapter (4 of 8 steps)
Plunder 3-300 gold, 3xp
- Find a Gold Spin doubloon in a chest
Riddle O’Day 3-300 gold, 3xp
- Daily: Solve the Riddle (answers)
- Find a shamrock
Snow Globe 3-300 gold, 3xp
- complete a stage of Jack’s life (i.e., find all the gifts of baby stage in the bonus rounds)
Suits Me TriPeaks 1-100 gold, 1xp
- Win the game
Suits Me Yukon 10-1000 gold, 10xp
- Win the game
Thunderbolt 21 2-200 gold, 2xp
- Make 14 or more 21′s
Unwell Mel 7-700 gold, 7xp
- Daily: Complete the Daily Dose
Treasure Quest is currently testing Oz Video Poker for an upcoming release. If you’re interested in getting a sneak peek, you can take a look right now — but it’ll cost you. For a one-time fee of 5,000 gold, you’ll have full access to the game on Treasure Quest on Facebook before everyone else.
The game should be released to the general public eventually, but if you’ve got a hankering for some new content now just head on over to Treasure Quest on Facebook to get a preview. There’s a prominent link/icon to it on the Treasure Quest app — you can’t miss it.
Is 5,000 gold too rich for your blood? If there’s something you want to know, go ahead and leave a comment and ask your question. I’ll bite the bullet and fork over the 5k and give you the answers you seek. :)
Those of you familiar with Fairway Solitaire on Treasure Quest will notice a few changes! They’ve added a Pro Shop so you can purchase upgrades to your game.
The new shop has two tabs: Upgrades and Clubs. The Clubs section is fairly straightforward: you can purchase irons for 100 gold a piece, or fill your bag for 800 gold. The upgrades section contains five items that will give you a leg up in winning the courses. For 2,500 gold, you can purchase x-ray sunglasses which will show the next card on the draw pile when the mouse is hovered over it. There’s a 7x multiplier for 7,500 gold that changes the multiplier bonus for maxing out the Long Drive indicator to 7x. For 15,000 gold you can purchase an extra mulligan and start every hole with an extra Undo. 25,000 gold will buy you a Power Cart 1.3 that starts each hole with a 1.3x multiplier. Last, but not least is the Deluxe Bag which holds 2 of every club — it’s free when you purchase all of the other upgrades.
Since some of the game mechanics have changed, like the extra undo you can purchase, your game window now has a few extra and different buttons on it. There’s a Shop button on your points sign, an undo x1 (or x2) button under your card pile, and instead of the old mulligan button on the clubs, there’s an Add Club button which takes you straight to the Clubs tab of the Pro Shop.
And, to celebrate these additions, Treasure Quest has temporarily increased the odds of your quest chests to pay out a huge amount of gold. Good luck!
Leaderboards have been added to Treasure Quest on Facebook! This adds back in some of the social aspect of the games that we loved on Big Sea Games. Currently, you and your friends are ranked according to points earned all-time in each game individually.
According to the latest news:
Announcing leader boards! Compare your Treasure Quest skills with your friends. Each game now displays a leader board underneath that will show any of your friends who play that game. You can also challenge those friends to beat your score!
It’s unclear if these leaderboards will be reset each week like many other popular apps do, but you can still challenge your friends to beat your all-time points score by inviting them to play and see where you rank against them in each game on Treasure Quest. If you have no friends who play Treasure Quest, you’ll be automatically #1 — you may be tempted not to invite them to play and stay on top, but hey, what’s the fun in that?
Today, Big Fish Games added another opportunity for us to earn a daily Gold Spin in Treasure Quest on Facebook! Now, when you solve the riddle in Riddle O’Day, you’ll earn a gold spin. The reel payouts are kind of low on this, just 3 to 300 gold, but at least it’s another chance to win (somewhat) big! In addition, once you have earned your first gold spin, you can search for a shamrock in your forest and if you find one, you’ll earn another gold spin.
If you need help with riddles, don’t forget our Riddle O’Day answers page, which lists all possible riddles and answers by month. To find out what all of the creatures and effects look like, check out our Riddle O’Day creatures list.
