Combining elements are required to combine collections in the Secret Society: Hidden Mystery game.
Once you have collected all 5 items belonging to a collection, you can combine the collection in the collections tab to receive your rewards. In order to combine any collection you will need a set amount of 4 different combining elements.
There are many ways to obtain combining elements. Combining elements are rewarded to players for successful investigations of certain pictures and puzzles. Combining elements may also be found inside some chests. Combining elements can be gifted to you by your friends; these gifts do not come out of their inventory. If you send a Collection Item to a friend, you should receive a random combining element as a thank you gift.
The Seafarer's Globe desktop award gives a random combining element every 12 hours. During Timed Challenge Events,Everyday Gifts and Gift Tree include random combining elements as rewards.
Combining elements that you gift to your friends do not come out of your inventory.
See the List of Combining Element Requirements for exactly which combining elements, and in what quantities are needed to combine each collection currently in the game.
Finding Combining Elements[]
Combining elements are rewarded for successful investigations of pictures or puzzles. Once you successfully investigate a picture, or win a puzzle game, the rewards window that appears at the end of the game will show you what you have won. The items you win are randomly generated from the items available to win. Using luck talismans or artifacts or hiring sleuth friends will increase the number of items you win for each successful picture investigation or puzzle game won. As will playing a picture of puzzle that has been charged by a visiting sleuth. This will increase your odds of getting the combining elements you require.
Each combining element can only be won in certain pictures or puzzles. In order to find a particular combining element, use the 'can be found' list in the research window of a picture or puzzle to see if it is available to win. Alternatively, if you already have one of that combining element in your inventory, you can press the icon for that element in the 'Different' tab of your inventory (6th tab when you open the inventory). This will bring up a list of locations where the element can be found. You can also access this information by pressing the icon for a combining element in the collections tab.
Some combining elements may only be won for successful picture investigations and puzzle games once you have advanced that picture or puzzle's scene progress to a certain Picture/Puzzle Level.
Combining Element Locations[]
Below is a list of combining elements in the game, and the pictures and puzzles where they can be found.
Note: the special items required to play certain pictures (Fireflies, Ladybugs, Carrots, Cupid's Arrows, and Tokens) are included in the list because they are found in the 'Different' tab of your inventory and because they can be sent as free gifts just like a combining element (are found in the 'Send a Gift' tab of the Gifting Window along with all of the combining elements).
All of the items in the list below are classified as Free Gifts in the game. This means that they can be given to your Friends as gifts, but do not come out of your Inventory when you send them. Players can only send 1 free gift to each Friend in a 24 hour period. It is not possible to send any Free Gift items as gifts from your Inventory, which means you are restricted to only being able to send one single item from the list below each day to each Friend, even if you have many to spare and wish to send more out of your Inventory. You can send Free gifts from your Friend's Wish list, the News Feed, or from the 'Send Gift' tab in the Gifting Window.
Important: None of these items come out of your Inventory when you send them as Gifts to your Friends.
Element | Icon | Can Be Found | Level To Gift |
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Winding Key | Blocks; Japanese House; Venice; Joy Café; Inspiration Place; Veranda; Fabulous Scenery | 1 | |
Silver Winding Key | Pipes; Blocks; Japanese House; Venice; Joy Café; Chinese Courtyard; Sewing Shop | 2 | |
Gold Winding Key | Pipes; Blocks; Japanese House; Venice; Joy Café; Chinese Courtyard | 3 | |
Spring | Memory Match; Pipes; Blocks; Buddha's Square; Mayan Temple; Polar Station; Bungalow; Inspiration Place | 4 | |
Steel Spring | Memory Match; Pipes; Blocks; Buddha's Square; Mayan Temple; Polar Station; Bungalow; Inspiration Place | 5 | |
Spiral Spring | Memory Match; Pipes; Buddha's Square; Mayan Temple; Polar Station; Bungalow; Mysterious Attic; Inspiration Place | 6 | |
Gear | Memory Match; Ghost Town; Crashed Plane; Amusement Park; Throne Room; Misty Shed; Mysterious Attic | 7 | |
Bronze Gear | Memory Match; Ghost Town; Crashed Plane; Amusement Park; Throne Room; Misty Shed; Mysterious Attic | 8 | |
Antikythera Mechanism | Ghost Town; Crashed Plane; Amusement Park; Throne Room; Misty Shed; Chinese Courtyard; Fabulous Scenery | 9 | |
Photo Paper | Ancient Library; Woodside Hut | 10 | |
Developing Agent | Ancient Library | 11 | |
Wooden Pin | Ancient Library | 12 | |
Red Lamp | Ancient Library | 13 | |
Lens | Ancient Library | 14 | |
Second Hand | Reward for combining collections | 5 | |
Minute Hand | Reward for combining collections | 10 | |
Hour Hand | Reward for combining collections | 15 | |
Clock Face | Reward for combining collections | 20 | |
"Drink Me" Bottle | Venice; Eastern Bazaar | 15 | |
"Eat Me" Cake | Buddha's Square; Eastern Bazaar | 16 | |
Rabbit's Waistcoat | Throne Room; Eastern Bazaar | 17 | |
Mad Hat | Japanese House; Eastern Bazaar | 18 | |
Small Key | Blocks; Eastern Bazaar | 19 | |
Painted Rose | Pipes; Eastern Bazaar | 20 | |
Teapot | Memory Match; Eastern Bazaar | 21 | |
Imitation Leather | Mill | 22 | |
Buckram | Mill; Living Room | 23 | |
Gold Foil | Mill | 24 | |
Parchment | Mill; Living Room | 25 | |
Decorative Corners | Mill: Living Room | 26 | |
Satin Ribbons | Mill: Living Room | 27 | |
Treble Clef | Gem Match; Night Garden; Palatial Office; Illusionist's Room; Veranda | 28 | |
Bass Clef | Gem Match; Night Garden; Palatial Office; Illusionist's Room; Veranda | 29 | |
Alto Clef | Gem Match; Night Garden; Palatial Office; Illusionist's Room; Sewing Shop | 30 | |
Sharp | Gem Match; Night Garden; Palatial Office; Illusionist's Room | 31 | |
Flat | Gem Match; Night Garden; Palatial Office; Illusionist's Room | 32 | |
Fireflies | Palatial Office | 25 | |
Ladybug | Ancient Library | 35 | |
Carrot | Misty Shed; Night Garden; Mill; Eastern bazaar | 45 | |
Dragon's claw | Witch's Hut | 50 | |
Mermaid scale | Witch's Hut | 55 | |
Basilisk fang | Witch's Hut | 60 | |
Salamander tail | Witch's Hut | 65 | |
Griffin feather | Witch's Hut | 70 | |
Unicorn blood | Witch's Hut | 75 | |
Screw nut | Christmas Eve | 100 | |
Small screw | Christmas Eve | 105 | |
Washer | Christmas Eve | 110 | |
Split washer | Christmas Eve | 115 | |
Snowflake | Venice; Throne Room; Christmas Eve | 120 | |
Christmas stocking | Venice; Christmas Eve; Festive Patio | 125 | |
Streamer | Buddha's Square; Christmas Eve; Festive Patio | 130 | |
Tinsel | Buddha's Square; Throne Room; Christmas Eve | 135 | |
Thread | Tree of Dates | 80 | |
Needle | Tree of Dates | 85 | |
Pin | Tree of Dates; Woodside Hut | 90 | |
Thimble | Tree of Dates | 95 | |
Heart | Tree of Dates; Woodside Hut | 20 | |
Cupid's arrow | Venice; Throne Room | 25 | |
Postcard | Tree of Dates | 40 | |
Rose | Tree of Dates | 60 | |
Candle | Tree of Dates; Woodside Hut | 80 | |
Token | Mayan Temple; Crashed Plane | 87 | |
Bobbin | Gem Match; Sewing Shop | 140 | |
Needle Threader | Gem Match; Sewing Shop | 145 | |
Seam Ripper | Gem Match; Sewing Shop | 150 | |
Presser Foot | Gem Match; Sewing Shop | 155 | |
Dried fruits | Night Garden; Fabulous Scenery | 160 | |
Spices | Night Garden; Fabulous Scenery | 165 | |
Nuts | Night Garden; Fabulous Scenery | 170 | |
Sunflower seeds | Night Garden; Fabulous Scenery | 175 | |
Sea Pebble | Bungalow; Paradise Beach | 180 | |
Coral | Bungalow; Paradise Beach | 185 | |
Alga | Bungalow; Paradise Beach | 190 | |
Sea Moss | Bungalow; Paradise Beach | 195 | |
Bow | Mill; Banquet Hall | 200 | |
Peony | Mill; Banquet Hall | 205 | |
Wedding Envelope | Mill; Banquet Hall | 210 | |
Wedding Ring Box | Mill; Banquet Hall | 215 | |
Oak Leaf | Wedding Boutique; Harvest Fair | 220 | |
Acorn | Wedding Boutique; Harvest Fair | 225 | |
Hop Cone | Wedding Boutique; Harvest Fair | 230 | |
Wheat Spike | Wedding Boutique; Harvest Fair | 235 | |
Bat | Illusionist's Room | 240 | |
Ghost | Illusionist's Room | 245 | |
Skeleton | Illusionist's Room | 250 | |
Spider | Illusionist's Room | 255 | |
Brooch | Sewing Shop; Celebration Hall | 260 | |
Cufflink | Sewing Shop; Celebration Hall | 265 | |
Earring | Sewing Shop; Celebration Hall | 270 | |
Ring | Sewing Shop; Celebration Hall | 275 | |
Jingle Bell | Night Garden | 280 | |
Candy Cane | Night Garden | 285 | |
Elf's Hat | Night Garden | 290 | |
Confetti Jar | Night Garden | 295 | |
Wooden Calabash | Observation Deck | 300 | |
Stone Calabash | Observation Deck | 305 | |
Silver Calabash | Observation Deck | 310 | |
Golden Calabash | Observation Deck | 315 | |
Fleece Mitten | Tree of Dates | 320 | |
Wool Mitten | Tree of Dates | 325 | |
Lace Mitten | Tree of Dates | 330 | |
Fur Mitten | Tree of Dates | 335 | |
Cherry Kokeshi | Mill | 340 | |
Chrysanthemum Kokeshi | Mill | 345 | |
Camellia Kokeshi | Mill | 350 | |
Plum Kokeshi | Mill | 355 | |
Wooden Bunny | Illusionist's Room | 360 | |
Stone Bunny | Illusionist's Room | 365 | |
Porcelain Bunny | Illusionist's Room | 370 | |
Golden Bunny | Illusionist's Room | 375 | |
Embroidered Hand Fan | Wedding Boutique | 340 | |
Lace Hand Fan | Wedding Boutique | 345 | |
Silk Hand Fan | Wedding Boutique | 350 | |
Golden Hand Fan | Wedding Boutique | 355 | |
Daisy | Sewing Shop | 320 | |
Moustache | Sewing Shop | 325 | |
Eyeglasses | Sewing Shop | 330 | |
Hat | Sewing Shop | 335 | |
Kea Parrot | Tree of Dates | 330 | |
Red-fan Parrot | Tree of Dates | 335 | |
Macaw | Tree of Dates | 340 | |
Cockatoo | Tree of Dates | 345 | |
Amber Flower | Observation Deck | 300 | |
Amethyst Flower | Observation Deck | 305 | |
Ruby Flower | Observation Deck | 310 | |
Golden Flower | Observation Deck | 315 | |
Yellow Corn | Sewing Shop | 320 | |
Multi-colored Corn | Sewing Shop | 325 | |
Red Corn | Sewing Shop | 330 | |
Black Corn | Sewing Shop | 335 | |
Vampire | Mill | 280 | |
Witch | Mill | 285 | |
Zombie | Mill | 290 | |
Mummy | Mill | 295 | |
Stone Sphynx | Wedding Boutique | 260 | |
Bronze Sphynx | Wedding Boutique | 265 | |
Silver Sphynx | Wedding Boutique | 270 | |
Golden Sphynx | Wedding Boutique | 275 | |
Toy Squirrel | Observation Deck | 280 | |
Toy Hare | Observation Deck | 285 | |
Toy Santa | Observation Deck | 290 | |
Toy Nutcracker | Observation Deck | 295 | |
Deer Amulet | Night Garden | 240 | |
Eagle Amulet | Night Garden | 245 | |
Bear Amulet | Night Garden | 250 | |
Wolf Amulet | Night Garden | 255 | |
Chou Figurine | Sewing Shop | 260 | |
Dan Figurine | Sewing Shop | 265 | |
Jing Figurine | Sewing Shop | 270 | |
Sheng Figurine | Sewing Shop | 275 | |
Amber Butterfly | Wedding Boutique | 200 | |
Azure Butterfly | Wedding Boutique | 205 | |
Amethyst Butterfly | Wedding Boutique | 210 | |
Colorful Butterfly | Wedding Boutique | 215 | |
Dog Familiar | Tree of Dates | 220 | |
Fox Familiar | Tree of Dates | 225 | |
Bear Familiar | Tree of Dates | 230 | |
Tiger Familiar | Tree of Dates | 235 | |
Amber | Night Garden | 240 | |
Emerald | Night Garden | 245 | |
Sapphire | Night Garden | 250 | |
Diamond | Night Garden | 255 | |
Craft Doll | Mill | 260 | |
Rag Doll | Mill | 265 | |
Porcelain Doll | Mill | 270 | |
Peruvian Doll | Mill | 275 | |
Wooden Anchor | Illusionist's Room | 200 | |
Silver Anchor | Illusionist's Room | 205 | |
Golden Anchor | Illusionist's Room | 210 | |
Decorated Anchor | Illusionist's Room | 215 | |
Wooden Camel | Observation Deck | 220 | |
Stone Camel | Observation Deck | 225 | |
Silver Camel | Observation Deck | 230 | |
Golden Camel | Observation Deck | 235 | |
Cinema Novice's Award | Sewing Shop | 240 | |
Cinema Lover's Award | Sewing Shop | 245 | |
Cinema Expert's Award | Sewing Shop | 250 | |
Cinema Master's Award | Sewing Shop | 255 | |
Novice Witch | Wedding Boutique | 260 | |
Voyager Witch | Wedding Boutique | 265 | |
Mentor Witch | Wedding Boutique | 270 | |
Supreme Witch | Wedding Boutique | 275 | |
Garden Gnome | Tree of Dates | 200 | |
Gnome With Basket | Tree of Dates | 205 | |
Gnome With Watering Can | Tree of Dates | 210 | |
Gnome With Lantern | Tree of Dates | 215 | |
Bullfinch Ornament | Night Garden | 220 | |
Penguin Ornament | Night Garden | 225 | |
Snowman Ornament | Night Garden | 230 | |
Kitty Ornament | Night Garden | 235 | |
Pi Yao | Mill | 240 | |
Three-legged Toad | Mill | 245 | |
Mandarin Duck | Mill | 250 | |
Turtles | Mill | 255 | |
Azure Mask | Illusionist's Room | 260 | |
Decorated Mask | Illusionist's Room | 265 | |
Golden Mask | Illusionist's Room | 270 | |
Carnival Mask | Illusionist's Room | 275 | |
Wind-up Seahorse | Observation Deck | 200 | |
Wind-up Raven | Observation Deck | 205 | |
Wind-up Stallion | Observation Deck | 210 | |
Wind-up Kitty | Observation Deck | 215 | |
White Egg | Sewing Shop | 220 | |
Decorative Egg | Sewing Shop | 225 | |
Precious Egg | Sewing Shop | 230 | |
Unique Egg | Sewing Shop | 235 | |
Enamel Bracelet | Wedding Boutique | 240 | |
Silver Bracelet | Wedding Boutique | 245 | |
Decorated Bracelet | Wedding Boutique | 250 | |
Precious Bracelet | Wedding Boutique | 255 | |
Spring Fairy | Tree of Dates | 260 | |
Summer Fairy | Tree of Dates | 265 | |
Autumn Fairy | Tree of Dates | 270 | |
Winter Fairy | Tree of Dates | 275 | |
Wooden Fish | Night Garden | 200 | |
Porcelain Fish | Night Garden | 205 | |
Silver Fish | Night Garden | 210 | |
Golden Fish | Night Garden | 215 | |
Rhinoceros | Mill | 220 | |
Giraffe | Mill | 225 | |
Elephant | Mill | 230 | |
Lion | Mill | 235 | |
Bronze Fibula | Illusionist's Room | 240 | |
Silver Fibula | Illusionist's Room | 245 | |
Golden Fibula | Illusionist's Room | 250 | |
Precious Fibula | Illusionist's Room | 255 | |
Wandering Spirit | Observation Deck | 260 | |
Ghost Maiden | Observation Deck | 265 | |
Ghost Lantern | Observation Deck | 270 | |
Ghost From the Mirror | Observation Deck | 275 | |
Pocket Mirror | Sewing Shop | 210 | |
Silver Mirror | Sewing Shop | 215 | |
Golden Mirror | Sewing Shop | 220 | |
Precious Mirror | Sewing Shop | 225 | |
Blue Poinsettia | Wedding Boutique | 230 | |
Scarlet Poinsettia | Wedding Boutique | 235 | |
Silver Poinsettia | Wedding Boutique | 240 | |
Golden Poinsettia | Wedding Boutique | 245 | |
Turquoise Dragon | Tree of Dates | 250 | |
Red Dragon | Tree of Dates | 255 | |
White Dragon | Tree of Dates | 260 | |
Green Dragon | Tree of Dates | 265 | |
Wooden Elephant | Night Garden | 270 | |
Marble Elephant | Night Garden | 275 | |
Silver Elephant | Night Garden | 280 | |
Golden Elephant | Night Garden | 285 | |
White Crocus | Mill | 200 | |
Pink Crocus | Mill | 205 | |
Yellow Crocus | Mill | 210 | |
Purple Crocus | Mill | 215 | |
White Feather | Illusionist's Room | 220 | |
Azure Feather | Illusionist's Room | 225 | |
Golden Feather | Illusionist's Room | 230 | |
Magical Feather | Illusionist's Room | 235 | |
Winter Leaf | Observation Deck | 240 | |
Spring Leaf | Observation Deck | 245 | |
Summer Leaf | Observation Deck | 250 | |
Autumn Leaf | Observation Deck | 255 | |
Wooden Amulet | Sewing Shop | 260 | |
Silver Amulet | Sewing Shop | 265 | |
Golden Amulet | Sewing Shop | 270 | |
Enchanted Amulet | Sewing Shop | 275 | |
Symbol of Wisdom | Wedding Boutique | 200 | |
Symbol of Bravery | Wedding Boutique | 205 | |
Symbol of Strength | Wedding Boutique | 210 | |
Symbol of Magic | Wedding Boutique | 215 | |
Deepwater Starfish | Tree of Dates | 220 | |
Enamel Starfish | Tree of Dates | 225 | |
Golden Starfish | Tree of Dates | 230 | |
Precious Starfish | Tree of Dates | 235 | |
Themis | Night Garden | 240 | |
Athena | Night Garden | 245 | |
Nike | Night Garden | 250 | |
Zeus | Night Garden | 255 | |
Ghost Charm | Mill | 260 | |
Spider Charm | Mill | 265 | |
Cat Charm | Mill | 270 | |
Jack-O'-Lantern Charm | Mill | 275 | |
Cassia | Illusionist's Room | 200 | |
Orchid | Illusionist's Room | 205 | |
Water Lily | Illusionist's Room | 210 | |
Plumeria | Illusionist's Room | 215 | |
Snow Globe | Observation Deck | 220 | |
Fir Tree Globe | Observation Deck | 225 | |
Snowman Globe | Observation Deck | 230 | |
Santa Globe | Observation Deck | 235 | |
Garnet Ring | Sewing Shop | 240 | |
Garnet Bracelet | Sewing Shop | 245 | |
Garnet Pendant | Sewing Shop | 250 | |
Garnet Brooch | Sewing Shop | 255 | |
Lucky Coin | Special Gem Match3; Wedding Boutique | TBD | |
Jug of Silver | Special Gem Match3; Wedding Boutique | TBD | |
Pot of Gold | Special Gem Match3; Wedding Boutique | TBD | |
Pot of Jewels | Special Gem Match3; Wedding Boutique | TBD |
Some items may only be found in the locations listed above once you have advanced that picture to a certain Picture Level.
Note 1: New locations for finding Buckram, Decorative Corners, Satin Ribbons, Spiral Spring, Gear ad Bronze Gear were added with the Halloween Masquerade Ball Update and the Thanksgiving Day Update.
Note 2: New locations for finding Snowflake, Christmas Stocking, Streamer and Tinsel were added with the Christmas Miracle Update December 2018.
Note 3: The newest Combining Elements, needed to combine the Event Collections, are typically found in Special Gem Match and one picture. When the event ends, these CEs can be found only in the picture.
Pictures that Do Not reward Combining Elements[]
Since the Tavern Update, new pictures introduced into the game have not included any combining elements in their list of potential rewards. This means the majority of pictures in the game do not give any combining elements for successfully investigating them. Additionally, these pictures often reward collection items belonging to collections that require a very large number of combining elements to combine. This means that playing these pictures alone is a bad tactic for combining collections, as older pictures must also be played at a high ratio to these newer pictures to avoid running out of combining elements.
For example, although the Tavern picture itself does not reward any combining elements, some of the collections that can be gathered by playing Tavern need up to 20 each of 4 different combining elements.
The Megalopolises collection, whose items can be found frequently while playing Tavern, is the best case scenario of these collections because even though it requires 20 Spiral Springs, 20 Gears, 20 Bronze Gears and 20 Antikythera Mechanisms to combine, those combining elements can be found in multiple locations. To combine each Megalopolises collection, a player would need to play pictures/puzzles such as Ghost Town, Crashed Plane, Amusement Park, Throne Room, Misty Shed at least 20 times to get Gears, Bronze Gears and Antikythera Mechanisms, and also play pictures puzzles such as Memory Match (also rewards Gears and Bronze Gears), Pipes, Buddha's Square, Mayan Temple, Polar Station and Bungalow at least 20 times to get Spiral Springs.
The vast majority of the collections offered by these new pictures often ask for much more specific combining element types, that can only be found in one location, and often that one location is a picture that requires special items (such as Ladybugs and Cupid's Arrows) to play. For example, the Elegant Hats collection, whose items also can be found frequently while playing Tavern, requires 12 each of: Thread, Needle, Pin and Thimble combining elements. These combining elements can only be found in Tree of Dates, which requires cupid arrow special items to play. So to combine any one Elegant Hats collection, players would need to play Tree of Dates at least 12 times, which will require at least 60-480 Cupid's Arrows (depending on the level of the Tree of Dates picture), potentially requiring 30-240 plays of Venice/Throne Room to win.
Buying Combining Elements[]
Some combining elements are available to buy in the Shop for crystals. You may buy them from the Shop section by pressing the Shop icon on your Home Desktop, selecting the 'Different' tab and then pressing 'Buy' under the symbol of the combining element you wish to buy. Some elements are sold in sets of 1 or 10, with discounts being offered for buying more at one time.
It is also possible to open the Shop to buy combining elements directly from the Collections Section of the game. You may buy all combining elements in the collections section, not just the ones listed in the Different tab of the Shop. To buy a combining element from the Collections Section, open it by pressing the Collections icon on your Home Desktop.
In the Collections tab of the Collections window, scroll to any collection that requires the combining element you need to buy. Above the 'Combine' button (which is green if you have all collection items and combining elements required, or brown if you are missing any) there is a box that contains 4 slots for combining elements. Pressing this box will bring up a larger version of this box with the name 'Shop'. It shows your current inventory, which is the number to the left of the slash (/). It also shows the price in crystals for one unit of the combining element. Press the 'Buy' button to buy one unit, which will also deduct the crystals from your crystal count.
In the Artifacts tab of the Collections window, scroll to any artifact that requires the combining element you need to buy. Above the 'Combine' button (which is green if you have all collections and combining elements required, or brown if you are missing any) there is a box that contains 4 slots for clock part combining elements. Pressing this box will bring up a larger version of this box with the name 'Shop'. It shows your current inventory, which is the number to the left of the slash (/). It also shows the price in crystals for one unit of the clock part. Press the 'Buy' button to buy one unit, which will also deduct the crystals from your crystal count.
Special Note: Be sure to check the price of the combining element you require in both the shop and the collections tab under multiple collections that require it. Occasionally, the price of the same element will differ between the shop and the collections section or between different collections in the collections section. Check all the places where you can buy that element to make sure you are getting the best price before making your purchase.
Placing Combining Elements on your Wish list[]
If you are playing with friends, place combining elements on your Wish list to build your inventory. You do this from the Combining Element section of the Collections window (Collections and Artifacts tabs). Press the image of the combining elements for one collection. You will then see how many of these combining elements you have in inventory. Press the green plus sign (+) to add an item to your Wish list. If the item has a red X, it is already on your Wish list. You can remove it from the Wish list by pressing the red X. You may also remove items from the Wish list directly.
Viewing Your Inventory of Combining Elements[]
View your inventory of combining elements by pressing the Inventory icon on your home desktop. Go to the 'Different' tab (6th tab along the top). Pressing the image of a combining element will show which pictures and/or puzzles may reward this element.
Note that the 'Different' tab also includes Special Items (Fireflies, Carrots, Ladybug, Cupid's Arrow, Tokens, and possibly others); Anomaly Banishers (Hand Fan, Mystic Mirror, Holy Water, Magical Lantern); pieces of the Magic Crystal; picture fragments; and other 'different' items. Of these, only combining elements may be placed on your Wish list. Of the items on the 'Different' tab, you may give and receive only combining elements and the five permanent special items (Fireflies, Carrots, Ladybugs, Tokens, Cupid's arrows.)
You may also view the inventory in the combining element section of the Collections window (Collections and Artifacts tabs). The number to the left of the slash (/) is your inventory. If you have more than 99, this will be displayed as '99+'. Press the image of the combining element to open the 'Shop' window, which displays exactly how many you have.
Using Combining Elements[]
Combining elements are used and automatically deducted from your inventory when you combine a collection or an artifact.
The combining element section of the Collections window (Collections and Artifacts tabs) displays how many of each combining element are required to make a collection or artifact. This is the number to the right of the slash (/). If you have enough of each required combining element to combine the collection, the 'Combine' button will be green. Press the green 'Combine' button to make the collection. The combining elements will automatically leave your inventory. The quantity of each collection item will also be reduced by 1.
If the 'Combine' button is brown, you do not have enough of at least one of the combining elements to combine this particular collection. You may buy more from here, as explained in the section above 'Buying Combining Elements'. You may also put the combining element on your Wish list, as explained in the section above 'Placing Combining Elements on Your Wish list'.
Gifting Combining Elements[]
Combining elements can be given to your friends as gifts. Combining elements count as 'free gifts'. This means that any combining element you give to your friends, either by selecting the element from their wish list, or from the News Feed, or by selecting the element in the 'Send a gift' tab, will not come out of your inventory.
You may send one free gift to each friend every 24 hours. You may send one to each friend, no matter how many friends you have. You may not send combining elements to friends outside of the free gift system, even if you have hundreds of that element in your inventory.
In order to be able to send certain combining elements to your friends you must first reach a certain level in the game to unlock it. When you start the game on level 1, the only combining element available to send to your friends is the Winding key. Every other combining element is unlocked as you progress through the game levels.
You may unlock a combining element earlier by paying to unlock it with crystals. To do this, open the Friends Section of the game by pressing the icon on your home desktop. Go to a friend in your friends list, press 'send a gift' to open their gifting box. Go to the 'send a gift' tab (default open tab) and scroll through until you find the combining element you want to unlock. You will be shown what level is needed to unlock the combining gift in the top right hand corner of the picture of the element. Under the picture of the combining element, in the place where the green 'send' button is normally is, will be a turquoise 'open for x crystals' button. Pressing this will deduct the crystals from your inventory and unlock that combining element so that is available to send as a free gift from then on. The number of crystals needed to unlock each combining element is the same as the level required to unlock it through normal game play.
Levels required to unlock combining elements as gifts[]
List of Free Gifts table is a list of all the combining elements you are able to send as free gifts to your Friends, and the level in the game you are required to reach in order to unlock them. Note the special items required to play certain pictures (i.e. Fireflies, Ladybugs, Carrots and Cupid's Arrow) are included in the list because they are found in the 'Different' tab of your inventory and because they can be sent as free gifts just like a combining element.
All of the items in List of Free Gifts are classified as Free Gifts in the game. This means that they can be given to your Friends as gifts, but do not come out of your Inventory when you send them. Players can only send 1 free gift to each Friend each day. It is not possible to send any Free Gift items as gifts from your Inventory, which means you are restricted to only being able to send one single item from the list below each day to each Friend, even if you have many to spare and wish to send more out of your Inventory. You can send Free gifts either from your Friend's Wish list or from the 'Send a Gift' tab in the Gifting Window.
Important: None of these items come out of your Inventory when you send them as Gifts to your Friends.
Warning: While scrolling through the items in the Send Gift section of Friends, be very careful to not touch/tap/click "Unlock for x (crystals.)" If you do, you will not be given a chance to confirm. The crystals will immediately be deducted. Combining elements at a lower level will not be unlocked.