Lately, it is easy to look at Monopoly GO! and feel like you are clocking in rather than playing, so the return of the Roll Treasures event on 4 January 2026 comes as a bit of a relief, especially if you are usually wrapped up in every tournament or Monopoly Go Partners Event that pops up. This one runs from 3:00 PM on the 4th until just before noon on the 6th, so you get a solid window to jump in when you feel like it, not when the leaderboard tells you to. Instead of racing around the board, you are dropped into a simple dig-style mini game where you earn Pickaxes from normal play and then spend them to smash tiles on a grid to uncover hidden prizes.

Why The Digging Feels Different

On paper it is just you, a grid, and some Pickaxes, but it plays out very differently from the usual dice burn. You tap a tile, see what pops up, decide where to go next. After a few minutes you start to notice patterns, and you realise it is less about luck and more about reading the layout. You are not hammering the roll button, watching your dice vanish in chunks. You are taking a couple of swings, stepping back, thinking, then going again. It has that "one more tap" pull, but because there is no timer screaming at you, it ends up feeling more like a puzzle than a race.

Using Pickaxes Without Wasting Them

The catch, and the fun, is that Pickaxes are limited, so random tapping will punish you fast. A lot of players go in, hit every tile around the edges, and then wonder why they are stuck later on. If you think of the grid like a calm version of Battleship, it makes more sense: you want to probe in smart spots, then work outward once you see where the game is hiding things. The later stages have bigger boards and smaller targets, so every wasted hit stings a bit more. The upside is that the game quietly rewards careful play, and you quickly get into a rhythm where each tap actually feels like a decision rather than a reflex.

Rewards, Leftover Pickaxes And Real Value

Where Roll Treasures really stands out is how it treats leftovers. Any Pickaxes you do not use by the time you are done usually convert into dice rolls, which is a rare case of the game saying "you saved something, have a bonus". If you clear all 15 levels, you are looking at around 3,200 dice in total, plus the usual mix of cash, sticker packs and a Lucky Chance reward along the way. You do not have to hit level 15 to feel good about it, though. Every board cleared throws something your way, so even if life gets in the way halfway through, you are not walking off empty handed.

A Break From The Constant Competition

The nicest part is what is missing: there is no leaderboard breathing down your neck, no worry that somebody with deeper pockets is leapfrogging you while you sleep, and no pressure to spam rolls just to stay in the race like you might during a busy Monopoly Go Partners Event buy. You can log in for ten minutes, clear a few tiles, close the app, and come back later without feeling like you have lost ground. For a couple of days, Monopoly GO! turns into a slower, more relaxed puzzle hunt, and if you play it smart, you walk away with a stronger dice stack and a bit less burnout.

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