I've always thought the bear in the Anniversary Rm 1 was cute and liked how some of the hidden objects replaced his eye and nose and bowtie. But I've never seen all three of these at the same time. So I created my own. Just having a little fun!

So cute! Thanks for sharing. :-)

Also love that this was before they started with the microscopic objects. They seem to have backed off a just little bit from that, but not as much as I'd like ('cause I don't find eyestrain entertaining).

Around that time was when they did my favorite event rooms too. For awhile there the "wow" factor just kept getting better. I do like the new anniversary room, but not as much as the original. Just a personal preference.

I was really hoping they'd give us the option to use diamonds instead of shards or coins for some of the furniture upgrades (like they did in the original anniversary  room), but no such luck in the new room. Trina is hogging a lot of my shards since I'm still trying to finish that keys achievement. 

Playbelle said:

(like they did in the original anniversary  room)

All upgrades in the first Anniversary rooms were free. The slots cost keys to open (Gargoyle: 0; Lamp: 3; Anabel: 1; Chamberlain: 3, Cake: 5, Table Trim: 1, and pet cushion: 0 .....but all upgrades were free. 

From the MC Game Guide:

Anniversary Room 1 - 1 key to open the room (Created July 2019 for MC 5th Anniv)
Gargoyle - 0 keys - ghost book, snow globe album, egg album (1 shard each)
Lamp - 3 keys - 3 upgrades; all upgrades cost 0 shards to purchase
Anabel - 1 key - 3 upgrades; all upgrades cost 0 shards to purchase
Chamberlain - 3 keys - 3 upgrades; all upgrades cost 0 shards to purchase
Cake - 5 keys - 3 upgrades; all upgrades cost 0 shards to purchase
Table Trim - 1 key - 3 upgrades; all upgrades cost 0 shards to purchase
Pet Cushion - 0 keys - 3 upgrades; all upgrades cost 0 shards to purchase

Edited to add....the only private room in which diamonds were used for upgrades was Spring Room 3:

Spring Room 3 – 1 key to open the room
Gargoyle - 0 keys - ghost book, snow globe album, egg album (1 shard each)
Picture - 1 key - Pink Roses in oval frame (1000 shards); Large white rose (5000 coins); Flowers with large bow (25 diamonds)
Lantern - 3 keys - Red lantern (10 diamonds); Yellow light w/green beads (2000 coins); Chandelier (2000 shards)
Potted Plant - 3 keys - Plant on desk (10 diamonds); Plant in Cart (1500 shards); Plant by cupboard (5000 coins)
Fairy - 5 keys - Fairy w/pink hair; Fairy w/brown hair; Fairy w/blonde hair (10 diamonds each)
Pet Stand - 2 keys - Daisy flower cushion (300 shards); Pink cushion (300 shards); Pad with water bowl (1000 coins)
Rug - 2 keys - Purple rug (5000 coins); Amber rug (1500 shards); Circular rug (15 diamonds)
Desk - 2 keys - Rocker with attached table (2000 shards); Chair with violin (5000 coins); Lab desk (30 diamonds)

Edited to add....Oops....diamonds were used for some Spring Room 1 upgrades.... My Bad

Hi ,

The anniversary rooms are great but I’m wondering how to build up some shards to do things in the rooms? All of my shards keep going to Trina . Thanks 

Hi Astra,

I'm sure AEGram will jump in here and give you some additional tips but I'll go ahead and post what I do.

Yes, during an event we all - well, most of us - play those private rooms and click on the gold butterflies hoping to get some shards. But you can also do this when we're not in an event. Whenever I play, I always go to my private room and John's private room to catch those butterflies. They reappear every 3 minutes, so just keep going in there while you're playing. If I happen to be doing the rounds, I will do 2 HOSs and then back to the private rooms and keep repeating. Honestly, going to the private rooms is the first thing I do any time I log into the game. And it's always the last thing I do before leaving. It's just a habit. 

As AEGram recommends, play those private rooms as much as you can during an event to accumulate the unique inventory items. Sure, you only need just so many of those to get the pets, etc. but you can disenchant them to get shards. I know it's very monotonous to keep clicking but it's well worth it. You can do this with all of the items we receive by doing the private room HOS during an event. The only event items I don't disenchant for shards are the ones we get during the Christmas Event. I hang on to those to trade with the kids to get more gifts to give to my friends in their Christmas private rooms.

Some players add the crafted item Ice Breath to their wishlist for others to gift to them. It costs a lot less to buy and send the item to a friend than it does to actually create the item. Then when you receive the Ice Breath from your friend you can disenchant it. I don't recall how much you get when you disenchant the Ice Breath, but some think this is a good way to accumulate shards. Myself, I've never tried that. I just work at getting the shards with the gold butterflies and disenchanting other items I have accumulated. 

And I agree ... Trina can be very greedy and take so many of your shards. 

Wonderful and helpful! Thanks very much LvlSlgr! I’m thinking also when I get a Trina request that isn’t a shards one, I may not complete it for a while to try to build up some shards. I appreciate your reply. 

Astra355798 said:

I’m thinking also when I get a Trina request that isn’t a shards one, I may not complete it for a while to try to build up some shards.

That also sounds like a good idea!! Especially if it's one that wants you to send an airship. 

Astra355798 said:

All of my shards keep going to Trina . Thanks 

In addition to what LvlSlgr has already said.....Your shards won't go to Trina if you don't accept the quest from her.

Sooooo, IF you have sufficient Golden Keys to open whatever Private Rooms and slots within those rooms .....

1. When you finish a Trina quest, just don't accept that next one. She will remain in the Key Master Room waiting for you to later accept. (By doing this, she will NOT appear on the left part of your screen under Prof. Pinfeathers. So you'll have to remember to to to her room to then accept the next quest when you want to play with her again.)

2. IF you've already "accepted" a Trina quest, just don't mark it complete when you've done both parts of the quest. (In this case, she will remain under Prof Pinfeathers and constantly display a progress comment to let you know you've completed whatever is necessary for that current quest. Rather annoying.)

Just a reminder......When you get a Trina quest that wants shards, that quest will be marked as complete when your inventory reaches that amount. HOWEVER, the shards aren't actually removed from your inventory until you mark that quest as being complete. So, even if you've accepted a shard quest, the shards are still "yours" until you allow her to take them by clicking that quest completed.

LvlSlgr has also reiterated my encouragement for players to play, play, play the event rooms. To further clarify that comment.....If players will get lots of friends who are displaying an event room....and play each of those friends' event rooms every day.....you will be literally amazed at the amount of coinage you will accumulate during the event. In addition, you will receive pet food, stamps, energy units (up to the 20 per day), and airship items. But, the real bonus is in the excess event items you will also receive. (Not so much for this event because there's only the one pet egg.)

For Christmas and Spring event items, there are many that are worth 3 shards each. Rather than list them all here, you can easily check them on your Events inventory tab. The items you trade with the kiddos are given (one of the several that can be traded) for each HOS you complete, whether in an event room or a regular room. The other items, items to craft various pets, are also given --- these are the major excess inventory items because you only need (as an example) 40 Pajama Eggs to craft Bedtime Feline (2023 Spring pet). Any additional Pajama Eggs can all be converted to shards because they won't be used to craft another pet. 

Awesome! Thanks AEGram!! I love my friends! They make it so much more fun! Good coinage too! Thanks. 

Hi again, 

I am at level 108 . Will I get another chance to get destiny keys at this point? Sorry I missed them earlier and kept playing. I just thought it was a stalling point in the game and moved past it , ridiculous I know. Now I realize the point of them. 
thank you. Sorry to bother you once more. 
all the best!