Quest 9: "Hints"

Hints

• At the bottom left corner of any hidden object scene you will see a hints menu.
• There are four types of hints and the first one which is "One extra item" will be unlocked when you start the game. You will get an unlimited amount of these per scene but they will decrease your skill level score if used.
• One extra item - Unlocked at level one, and has unlimited uses but decreases your skill level score. Causes one item to show itself to you and you must wait one minute for the button to regenerate with color before you can use it again. This hint can not be gifted to you by friends since it is unlimited.
• Goggles - This unlocks at level five and when you click on it there are goggles attached to your cursor. Anywhere you place it will glow if that item is in your search list. You are given four of these hints per game screen unless someone has gifted you some more and this will decrease your skill level bonus score a little bit if used.
• Thermometer - This unlocks at level 10 and will tell you if you are getting warmer as you get closer to an item in the search list. You are given three per scene. This can be gifted to you by neighbors once unlocked.
• Flash - This unlocks at level 15 and briefly flashes all the answers on the screen for a few seconds until you can find the one you need. You are given three of these types of hints per scene. This can be gifted to you by neighbors once unlocked.
• Time between uses - It may take a certain amount of time after a hint is used before you can use it again. When the color returns to the entire button you can use the hint again. Note the number at the bottom corner as this tells you how many of each hint you have left of a particular type.
• The higher the level you reach the more hints available to you.
• Gifting hints - Hints can be gifted to you by neighbors as the daily free gift. Send these out so others will send them to you.
• Green "+" symbol - If you see a green "+" symbol next to a hint where the number usually is this means you are out of that type of hint and can click on the green symbol to request friends send you more. This will trigger another page to appear so be sure to do it before you start your game.