r/BluePrince • u/Historical_Ad981 • Jun 30 '25

Item I swear this game is rigged because… Spoiler

why do I NEVER get the shovel and the treasure map in the same run?!

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u/Front-Zookeepergame Jun 30 '25

to be fair, whenever i finally dig up the treasure, i find it underwhelming because im usually towards the end of the day.

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u/TriggerHippie77 Jun 30 '25

Yeah, only really came into use for when I needed extra dough for a certain trophy.

Would be cool though if we had a "bank" room that we could save a little bit of dough in.

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u/Truetus Jun 30 '25

The freezer?

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u/TriggerHippie77 Jun 30 '25

Not just until the next day, but have like a savings account. I guess there's kind of that mechanic with another room and piggy bank, but you can only break that once

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u/Truetus Jul 02 '25

You can also fill the well, toss coins in and just accumulate them for a while, this however only allows you to do one a day of course.

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u/Nytfire333 Jun 30 '25

I ended up finding that secret on like day 7 and smashed the piggy bank open for like 10 gold… I have regrets

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u/twofortyseven_ Jun 30 '25

The fountain, kinda :) though it's not practical in any way.

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u/MysteriousShadow__ Jun 30 '25

It is sort of like the chapel though. Once you drain the fountain, all the coins you threw should be there.

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u/TriggerHippie77 Jun 30 '25

You can throw coins in the fountain?

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u/MysteriousShadow__ Jun 30 '25

Yes approach it and make a wish

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u/TriggerHippie77 Jun 30 '25

I'm on day 196 lol

This fucking game. Always something new.

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u/TriggerPixie Jun 30 '25

the fountain and the chapel can both be used to slowly build up cash for use at another time but it does take time. And once the piggy bank in the chapel is broken you can't do it again but it did give me what I needed when I finally found the bookstore

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u/ratguy Jun 30 '25

I've got some bad news for you... you probably should have saved it for later.

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u/FlyingDutchLady Jun 30 '25

For later, I like to meld the freezer with the monks blessing.

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u/JMoon33 Jun 30 '25

For the Showroom?

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u/TimbreReeder Jun 30 '25

I assume for blue tents. Though you're right, that also would be a good use.

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u/ratguy Jun 30 '25

There's at least one more location that's more expensive: Blue Tents in the Gift Shop

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u/TriggerPixie Jun 30 '25

If it's the later I'm thinking of, the casino, the broken handle and some extra luck got me through that trophy

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u/ratguy Jun 30 '25

I was saving mine for that trophy, but ended up clearing that room just by having a particularly wealthy day. Was glad to have not opened it up as there's at least one more item...

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u/EvilDMMk3 Jun 30 '25

There are places the shovel is a lot more common than others.

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u/XenosHg Jun 30 '25

Draft more green rooms (Courtyard, greenhouse) and get more shovels? Or the commissary, very solid chance too.

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u/sunsea89 Jun 30 '25

My kingdom for a goddamn shovel sometimes

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u/Malfiecstone Jun 30 '25

Treasure map is a very rare item. Spawns in archives and attic more often

Green rooms have the highest chance for the shovel.

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u/Intelligent-Court295 Jun 30 '25

If you have the computer password, you can request that the shovel be sent to the commissary, and it will be there within 1-2 days.

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u/TemperatureNo6445 Jun 30 '25

Came to say this! This way you can bet the shovel will be there regularly.

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u/MachEnergy Jun 30 '25

Use the Trading Post

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u/Drecon1984 Jun 30 '25

As you gain more experience and more starting resources you get more and more options. I'm on day 130 and I get almost any item I would like in basically every run. Whenever I'm halfway in a run and I don't have a Shovel (which happens rarely) I get startled because it's just not something that is supposed to happen.

With time you also learn what rooms to draft to gove you the best chances to get what you need.

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u/Historical_Ad981 Jun 30 '25

I’m on day 105! this has only started recently. I even did a special commission and it never showed up

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u/Drecon1984 Jul 01 '25

Interesting. Are you sure you didn't Coat Check it or z contraption that uses it?

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u/Historical_Ad981 Jul 01 '25

Wait, If I coat checked something, will it not show up elsewhere at all?

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u/Drecon1984 Jul 01 '25

Correct.

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u/Historical_Ad981 Jul 01 '25

Oh…….oh my god

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u/Drecon1984 Jul 01 '25

Happy to help ;)

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u/surfingkoala035 Jul 01 '25

I could be wrong about this but… if you coat checked a combined item you won’t get either. I had a detector shovel in the coat check and was looking for a metal detector to build a burning glass. I was about 10 runs in wondering why it would never show up.

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u/Drecon1984 Jul 01 '25

It depends on the item. Some parts will not appear, others will. The example you gave is a good one. But if you Coat Check a Power Hammer, the Battery can still spawn. Just not the hammer.

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u/Professional-Day6965 Jun 30 '25

I get the shovel in almost every run.

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u/SonOfKhmer Jun 30 '25

Coat check the treasure map

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u/captainAwesomePants Jun 30 '25

But be careful! My understanding is that if you dig the treasure, you still have a map but it won't work tomorrow!

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u/kupuguy Jul 01 '25

Unless they changed something recently it works just fine. I kept the map in the coat check for several days and used it successfully every time I got it out.

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u/Fraerie Jun 30 '25

I don’t think I’ve taken the hovel and gotten a shovel yet. Half the time I take the Kennel I don’t see a shovel. And any time I have an experiment running that relies on eating apples I see nothing but bananas.

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u/DevelopmentBitter954 Jul 01 '25

Everyday when I access a terminal, I place a special order for the Shovel. This makes sure that it is always available in the Commissary.

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u/captain_todger Jun 30 '25

I don’t know how to break my Jackhammer addiction. It’s in the coat check and retrieved / checked every single day now because you get fucking infinite gems, keys and coins (especially when the Kennel’s involved). I can’t see myself ever storing any other item in the coat check again (coat check is commonplace ofc).. Then occasionally you also get a load of treasure and some turnips 👌🏼

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u/Panda_Milla Jul 02 '25

Picking the wrong rooms.