Lunar New Year Invasion

"The Lunar New Year Invasion is here! We must defend the realm! But we have limited time..."

Invasion Events was a new feature added in game version 1.44 which was released on June 28, 2020. The eighth Invasion Event was called "Lunar New Year Invasion". The event commenced on February 12, 2021 and concluded on February 26, 2021. The event was repeated from January 28, 2022 to February 11, 2022. The event returned for the third time, for 16 days, from January 21, 2023 to February 5, 2023. The event was held for a fourth time from February 9, 2024 to February 24, 2024. A player needed at least 180 Stars to participate in the event.

"Lunar New Year Invasion" presents three Difficulty modes: Easy, Hard, and Crazy. The Difficulty of play is achieved from the ratcheting up of Enemy Power from the standard game play. The number and variety of enemies remains the same across all three Difficulty modes. In total, there are 16 levels on the map, culminating with a Boss level as the final one. Like the "Aurora Invasion", "Fairytale Invasion", "Holiday Invasion", and "Mineshaft Invasion" events, the Boss level of "Lunar New Year Invasion" does in fact contain a Boss, Dragon Li. The "Lunar New Year Invasion" featured a new enemy faction, the Cat Faction, specific only to this event.

There are a combination of Cards, Gems and/or Energy, but not necessarily all three, rewarded for winning each level. The Card offerings, amount of Gems or Energy for completing the levels are predefined and are the same for all players.

Each of the levels requires 15 Energy to play. The Event has a finite duration of 15 days. The player is at liberty to play the Difficulty modes in any order that they desire. However, the levels within a mode have to be attempted in a sequential order. But, a player can move onto the next available level even if s/he completes the current level with just one Fleur-de-lis.

Beyond the level rewards, there are also significantly better Card rewards for unlocking various stages of the event. These stages are determined by collecting a specified number of Fleurs-de-lis. These are earned from completion of the levels. A maximum of three Fleurs-de-lis can be obtained from completing each of the levels. One Fleur-de-lis is awarded for winning with less than 50% lives left, two for more than 50% but less than 100% lives left, and a maximum of three Fleurs-de-lis for finishing with all lives intact.

The stage or cumulative Card rewards are the same for all players. For the February 2021 event, these rewards were as follows:

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For the February 2022 event, these rewards were as follows:

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For the January 2023 event, these rewards were as follows:

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For the February 2024 event, these rewards were as follows:

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