When Childhood Memory Festival shows up, a lot of players immediately focus on the flashy rewards and start throwing Ice Orbs into the board without thinking too much about it. I’ve seen this happen every time one of these bumper-style events returns. The problem is that this event isn’t really about luck. It’s about understanding which rewards actually help your account right now.
A newer player and a late-game player should approach this event completely differently. What looks like an amazing reward for one account can be nearly worthless for another.
Before spending a single Ice Orb, take a few minutes to look through both reward pools and figure out which side helps your progression the most.
Understanding The Penguin Bounce Board
The main attraction of Childhood Memory Festival is the Penguin Bounce board.
You’ll spend Ice Orbs to drop marbles onto the board, and those marbles bounce through various sections before landing in reward zones.
At first glance it looks completely random, but you actually have some control over the rewards you receive.
Before dropping marbles, choose whether you want to focus on the left side or the right side.
The side you choose won’t guarantee every marble lands there, but a large percentage of your drops will naturally favor that direction.
Because of that, choosing the correct side is the single biggest decision you’ll make during the entire event.
Choosing The Correct Reward Side
This is where most players make mistakes.
They see Mythic Hero Shards and immediately decide that’s the best option without looking at the rest of the loot table.
The smarter approach is evaluating everything available.
The left reward pool usually contains items such as:
- Mythic General Shards
- Fire Crystals
- Hero Gear XP Components
- Essence Stones
- Lucky Hero Gear Chests
For some players, this is fantastic.
For others, half of those rewards are already overflowing in their inventory.
The right side generally contains different progression materials and upgrade resources.
If you’re like many late-game players, you’ll often find that the right side offers more useful resources overall.
The key question isn’t:
“What is the rarest reward?”
The real question is:
“Which side contains the fewest wasted rewards?”
Always choose the side where nearly every reward benefits your account.
Completing Daily Missions
One thing I see players forget every time this event appears is the daily mission section.
These missions provide additional Ice Orbs, which means more Penguin Bounce attempts.
The objectives are usually simple:
- Recruitment tasks
- Speedup usage
- Training activities
- Various daily actions
None of them are particularly difficult.
The problem is forgetting to do them before reset.
Even if you’re completely free-to-play, daily missions provide enough extra event currency that skipping them can noticeably reduce your overall rewards.
Smart Speedup Usage
If you’re trying to finish event missions quickly, don’t randomly burn speedups.
The best approach is using speedups on activities you already planned to complete.
For many advanced players, this means:
- Expert researches
- Troop training finishes
- Long-duration upgrades
Using speedups strategically lets you progress your account while simultaneously clearing event objectives.
You’re effectively getting rewarded twice for the same resources.
Party Expert Event Strategy
Childhood Memory Festival usually overlaps with Party Expert.
This creates a situation where players are tempted to spend valuable resources chasing leaderboard rewards.
My advice is simple.
Unless you’re a rally leader, garrison captain, or a player specifically targeting cosmetic stat bonuses, most resources should still be reserved for Preparation Stage events.
A lot of players hurt their long-term progression because they chase temporary rankings instead of focusing on major state events.
The strongest accounts are usually the players who know when not to spend.
Gem Spending Considerations
Gem Spending Day often appears during the event cycle.
This creates another opportunity to gain additional rewards while making purchases you already planned to make.
Rather than spending gems randomly, focus on resources that consistently bottleneck your account.
Depending on your progression stage, this might include:
- Charm materials
- Hero gear resources
- Wild Marks
- Fire Crystals
The correct choice changes as your account grows.
What mattered six months ago may no longer matter today.
Penguin Shop Priorities
The Penguin Shop is where most of the real value comes from.
Many players become obsessed with the board itself, but the board is simply a way to generate shop currency.
The shop is where your rewards are actually decided.
When spending Penguin Coins, prioritize items that solve progression bottlenecks.
For example:
- Lucky Hero Gear Chests
- Mythic Hero Shards
- Charm Materials
- Fire Crystals
Avoid spending purely because something looks rare.
If a resource sits unused in your inventory for months, it wasn’t actually valuable.
City Skins And Cosmetics
The event often includes exclusive city skins and cosmetic rewards.
These rewards fall into two categories.
Some players collect them for appearance.
Others care about the stat bonuses attached to them.
If you’re competitive, pay attention to the bonus stats.
Even small percentage increases can add up over time.
However, if obtaining a cosmetic means sacrificing progression materials that your account desperately needs, the cosmetic usually isn’t worth prioritizing.
Event Milestone Rewards
Another area players overlook is the milestone reward track.
As you spend Ice Orbs, you’ll unlock additional rewards automatically.
These often include:
- Extra Penguin Coins
- More Ice Orbs
- Cosmetic rewards
- Event currency bonuses
If you’re close to reaching a major milestone, it can sometimes be worth pushing slightly further.
Stopping just short of an important milestone is one of the biggest mistakes players make during these events.
Free-to-Play Approach
For free-to-play players, Childhood Memory Festival is less about chasing every reward and more about maximizing efficiency.
Focus on:
- Completing every daily mission
- Claiming every free Ice Orb
- Choosing the reward side that benefits your account most
- Spending shop currency only on genuine bottlenecks
You won’t clear the entire event, but you can still walk away with valuable progression materials.
Low Spender Strategy
If you’re willing to spend a little, the best value usually comes from the lowest event bundles.
The first purchase tiers often provide significantly better value than the expensive packages.
Instead of immediately buying the largest pack available, calculate how many additional Ice Orbs you actually need.
Many players overspend because they buy far more event currency than necessary.
Biggest Mistakes To Avoid
The most common mistakes I see during Childhood Memory Festival are:
- Choosing rewards based on rarity instead of usefulness
- Ignoring daily missions
- Spending resources needed for Preparation Stage
- Buying items that aren’t current bottlenecks
- Stopping just short of milestone rewards
- Chasing cosmetics instead of progression
Avoiding these mistakes alone will usually provide more value than any amount of luck on the board.
Childhood Memory Festival is one of those events that rewards planning more than spending. The players who get the most value aren’t necessarily the ones dropping the most Ice Orbs. They’re the ones who understand their account’s weaknesses and use the event to fix them.
Before every drop, ask yourself one question:
“What resource is currently holding my account back?”
Once you know that answer, every decision in Childhood Memory Festival becomes much easier. Instead of chasing shiny rewards, you’ll be targeting resources that directly strengthen your account, and that’s where the real value of this event comes from.
