Winter 21 is Groundhog Day, also known as RNG Day

Lew Zealand

Helper
Because it's a High Luck day and I want to get something. The problem with being unfocused (and an irl headache) is that I don't know what I want.

So I started with the default option for High Luck days: Skull Cavern. Dwarf Statue had an option for No Bomb damage so that's ideal. But I only brought 170 Stairs for some reason (?!?) and there were no Treasure Floors for over 70 Levels. Also not much interesting happened and the cherry on top was falling down one of the very rare Shafts on this run past Level 200. No Double Super Treasure Chest. OK done, restarting the day. The RNG (with Lucky Lunch, Ginger Ale, Lucky Ring):

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And right now I remember I wanted to use Magic Rock Candy because I trade those Golden Boxes in for them, which is the biggest loss from restarting the day. Though I don't know if I have the Wicked Kris yet. This wasn't very good RNG day.

OK restart day but this time I remember I really want the 2 random drop Shirts I don't have (Neat Bow Shirt and Red Buttoned Vest). Top up to 99 Treasure Totems and head to the Beach. Artifact Spot coverage with 32 Totems:

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What I got (same setup of Lucky Lunch, Ginger Ale, Lucky Ring) :
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Meh, OK but nothing I want or need, and I have or can make those Shirts easily. Let's try the day again with 42 Totems:
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"Hi Bobbi, whatcha doin'? Why does the beach look like there's sticks and worms everywhere today?"
"What are you up to?"

"Nothin'." Bobbi's default answer to everything when Emily asks that or gives her that always-deserved look. "Uh, looking for buried treasure... you know, typical stuff." Toothy grin, trying to look nonchalant and failing. Emily knows this Bobbi behavior all to well.

"OK, lemme know if you find anything fun! We're going to the beach!" She paused a split second.
"The other beach!" And Emily was off after the group.

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Results maybe slightly better with houseplants goggles and a Prismatic Shirt but nothing truly elusive. Another try with 45 Totems (not intentionally using more, just going fro more coverage and being lazy):
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"Hi again Bobbi, staying out of trouble?"
"The Beach looks even more chaotic than last time, has Elliott seen what his front walk looks like?"

"Hi Emily." Last time? "I'm just here looking for buried treasure, living the life of a buccaneer!" Bobbi made a face that didn't look much like a pirate, more like a cartoon sailor.
"You should have worn your Pirate Hat and Skull Shirt then! Yarrrrrgh! I thought of it last time but forgot to tell you."

"What do you mean last time?"
"You were just here doing the same thing, don't you remember? You hadn't made such a mess in front of Elliott's yet though."

It almost occurred to Bobbi that Emily was saying something at the edge of her perception but it slipped away, leaving Bobbi in her typical state of confusion with her mouth slightly ajar waiting for her brain to figure out how best to use it, if at all.
"C'mere you." Emily hugged a Bobbi struggling to remember something that might have happened. "Your treasure hunt will go great this time and if not, there's always a next time!"

"Yeah, there's always be another chance..." Bobbi said, slowly coming back to her senses, knowing she didn't quite miss something that Emily clearly remembers. She unhugged, stood up on tiptoes to put her face right up to Emily's, eyeballs close to each other as if looking into her brain. "You are a weird kind of magic, my wife Emily."

Emily stood up on her tiptoes, breaking the close eye examination and replied, "So are you, pipsqueak!"
"Love you and have fun, I gotta catch up to the group, we're going back to Ginger!"

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More spots means more stuff especially Clothing this time, but still not really anything I need that I can't find or make easily. Probably going to try a few more times...
 
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Lew Zealand

Helper
Following up. I tried to keep it short. I failed.

Did 6 more restarts with RNG seemingly getting progressively worse to the point I wanted just to get to the next day, but I was getting very few Shirts. Finally got a decent amount on the 10th try. I'll drop the other day's gatherings here:
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Each morning Emily passed by on the way to Ginger she gave Bobbi a knowing look as Bobbi's feeling of déjà vu became more powerful. The final time Bobbi finally found a decent number of Shirts and mercifully felt relieved:

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She then decided to visit Emily at Ginger to celebrate the 'free' wardrobe expansion. Look, that Mystic Syrup was just gonna go bad sitting on the shelf, had to be done!

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"Bobbi please tell me you're not gonna tear up this pristine beach like you were doing back in town!"

"No nono," Bobbi reassured Emily. "I'm just here to rake the beach and make sure there aren't things washed up on shore anyone could stub their toes on."

"Mmmhmmm, you're up to something but I trust you to clean up after yourself." Emily's suspicious side-eye was a thing to behold. "And have you considered wearing something a bit lighter that that black outfit when out in the hot sun? I don't want you getting heatstroke!"

"Black is slimming," She turned sideways, running her hands down her sides. "...aaand I need sun protection!" Bobbi offered.

"You're skinny enough, Bobbi."

"See, it works! Hasta!" Bobbi bounded away with a quick wave as Lewis called everyone to head back to Willy's boat for the ride home.

Using Treasure Totems on Ginger was an amazingly good call. Did the beach once everyone left, as well as some open space in the North and in the Southwest:
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41 Golden Coconuts. In one day! That is insane. I've been collecting them in various ways but no other strategy is even vaguely close to as easy and quick as this. Plus 5 more Shirts and 2 Hats!

Total Treasure Totems used: 65

I just added more Trees to the Railroad crossing but I still have space for more. The rest will be Tapped Mystic Trees.

 

Lew Zealand

Helper
OK I did a follow up on the next High Luck day but after accidentally setting off a Treasure Totem on the Farm, the day became one just for testing Totems at Ginger. I didn't maximize space as I'm still testing the best locations to maximize wiggly spots and waste as few Totems as possible. I'll probably need to map the coverage out on a tillable tiles map and just put them in the same spots every time.

32 Treasure Totems at Ginger got me:

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44 Golden Coconuts. Yeah and some other junk...

OK okok a coupla Shirts, a Hat and some decorations. Loadsa snek skellies. Sooo many snekks, poor things. The Mahogany Seeds are a real standout as they're what I'm most short of tooooo:
Grow into Mahogany Trees to drop many Mahogany Seeds to make Mystic Seeds to grow Mystic Trees to Tap for Mystic Syrup to craft into more
Treasure Totems!

So what's the goal? Very simple: A stack of 999 Golden Coconuts.

And then a Chest full of GoldoCoconoStacks! Yes I'm nuts.

Coco-nuts!
 
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