Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom--Baby Steps!

[mom2AidanAndEli]

Last year my sons discovered this game and it's the one thing on their list for our upcoming trip that is an absolute must do! We've promised them an afternoon at MK just to play the game. But we were totally new to it last year and honestly still have questions. I'm hoping some experts here will give us some advice!

1. I understand there are three levels--easy, medium, hard. And I assume you need to finish one to start the next, right? But what does it take to finish a level? Last year the boys started playing in Frontierland, then went to Adventureland, then to Main Street, then to Fantasyland. They did several portals in each land. I thought that would be it. But then it started to send us backtracking to lands we'd already been to! That's when we ran out of time and stopped. Just how many portals do you need to go through to "win"? And how many times is it going to jump from one land to another? (I hope that all makes sense!)

2. As I said, that's how far we got last year. Will they be able to pick up at the same point this year? Or do they need to start all over?

3. I've heard conflicting stories about having to play in order to get another set of cards. Do you actually have to play a portal to get your next set?

4. And is it still okay for them to share one key card and play the game together? If they're playing together, using the same key card, can they each use their own set of collector cards at the portals? In other words, they each have a binder. Can they take turns doing the portals with their own cards, just using the same key card and making progress in just one game?

5. Anything else I need to know? I know about the kiosk in Liberty Square and it seemed much easier to get our cards there last year.

Thanks for any help anyone can give!!!!

 

[BrianL]

I don't know how long the game is, but it goes through repeat lands, but the villian (and videos) wil be different.

You will have to start over if it has been a while, I think a few months.

You used to not have to, but I have heard you need to play at least one portal before getting a new pack now.

Playing on the same key makes it go faster and I see no reason not to do it this way.

Remember, especially on the upper levels, you can use more than one card at a time. I have seen people hold up a whole 9-card binder page to cast a big spell. Also, tehre are t-shirts that give a power boost. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[hydrotony]

Last year my sons discovered this game and it's the one thing on their list for our upcoming trip that is an absolute must do! We've promised them an afternoon at MK just to play the game. But we were totally new to it last year and honestly still have questions. I'm hoping some experts here will give us some advice!

1. I understand there are three levels--easy, medium, hard. And I assume you need to finish one to start the next, right? But what does it take to finish a level? Last year the boys started playing in Frontierland, then went to Adventureland, then to Main Street, then to Fantasyland. They did several portals in each land. I thought that would be it. But then it started to send us backtracking to lands we'd already been to! That's when we ran out of time and stopped. Just how many portals do you need to go through to "win"? And how many times is it going to jump from one land to another? (I hope that all makes sense!)

2. As I said, that's how far we got last year. Will they be able to pick up at the same point this year? Or do they need to start all over?

3. I've heard conflicting stories about having to play in order to get another set of cards. Do you actually have to play a portal to get your next set?

4. And is it still okay for them to share one key card and play the game together? If they're playing together, using the same key card, can they each use their own set of collector cards at the portals? In other words, they each have a binder. Can they take turns doing the portals with their own cards, just using the same key card and making progress in just one game?

5. Anything else I need to know? I know about the kiosk in Liberty Square and it seemed much easier to get our cards there last year.

Thanks for any help anyone can give!!!!

I played enough to get all the cards from 1 - 60 though packs and trades with other players.

1. The portal will tell you when you finished a level. Then you can go to the desk and get a bonus pack of cards. You tell them if you want to go to the next level or do another adventure at the same level. There are 4 areas with portals, you want to go to them all and play. The Main St. area is less used or so I think. Tell the desk that you want to start at Main St. Each level is made up of segments- the smallest (mini-adventure) is about 4-6 portals, about 5-10 of these are a level and are scattered in the 4 areas of Magic Kingdom with SOMK.

2. The Key card is the thing which "remembers" where you left off. Keep the same key card.

3. You need to play the game after getting a pack of cards in order to get a new pack when you return at a later date. Only one pack a day per person and only after doing a portal since getting the last pack (except the bonus pack when you complete a level).

4. A family of 4 can play as one person with each person getting a pack of cards (20 cards a day for 4 people). The portals don't care who owns the cards used, it is the key card which defines the game. However, if a particular card is used on the mini-adventure, it loses its power (I think) so alternating books of cards may have this problem on occasion.

5. The higher levels are controlled by the card's category (Strong, Quick, etc.) that activates the response at the portal. You need to figure out what causes the response and then use the same ones to defeat the villain. That is why at the medium and hard levels you put up cards and may not see any response. You didn't use the right category.

 

[jco_direwolf]

Last year my sons discovered this game and it's the one thing on their list for our upcoming trip that is an absolute must do! We've promised them an afternoon at MK just to play the game. But we were totally new to it last year and honestly still have questions. I'm hoping some experts here will give us some advice!

1. I understand there are three levels--easy, medium, hard. And I assume you need to finish one to start the next, right? But what does it take to finish a level? Last year the boys started playing in Frontierland, then went to Adventureland, then to Main Street, then to Fantasyland. They did several portals in each land. I thought that would be it. But then it started to send us backtracking to lands we'd already been to! That's when we ran out of time and stopped. Just how many portals do you need to go through to "win"? And how many times is it going to jump from one land to another? (I hope that all makes sense!)

There are 8 villains (I think) plus hades. Doing this from memory-
o Adventure Land - Yzma, Jafar, Scar
o Fantasy Land - Maleficent, Ursula
o Frontier Land - Bad Guy from Pocahontas, Bad Guy from Princess and the Frog
o Main Street - Creuella

the next villain/land is dependent on how many active players it has for the remaining villains. In theory you could do them grouped. But it seems it likes to send you to another land if it can.

The number of portals depends how how successful you are, and if the one you need next is working. Sometimes the cameras need to be reset and it can't read your card. So the only thing to do it keep failing till you find a portal that works.

2. As I said, that's how far we got last year. Will they be able to pick up at the same point this year? Or do they need to start all over?

Maybe, depends on if they have reset the game since the last time you played. If you now which villains you fought the first time, and there has been a game reset, you can ask a CM to mark them as completed.

3. I've heard conflicting stories about having to play in order to get another set of cards. Do you actually have to play a portal to get your next set?

Now YES. And all you have to do is activate your next portal. Each day you have to activate your next step. I would get everyone in the party on a single card/bracelet, that way you only play 1 game, but you get all the packets.

4. And is it still okay for them to share one key card and play the game together? If they're playing together, using the same key card, can they each use their own set of collector cards at the portals? In other words, they each have a binder. Can they take turns doing the portals with their own cards, just using the same key card and making progress in just one game?

Yes see above.

5. Anything else I need to know? I know about the kiosk in Liberty Square and it seemed much easier to get our cards there last year.

Thanks for any help anyone can give!!!!

lots.. but too much to put here. For instance some cards combo better than others.

 

[jco_direwolf]

What I've done with respect to play. Is I have 2 games going (well I have one and my son has one.) MY game has mine and my wife and my parents admission on it. My son has his admission on his game.

It's that was so he can keep playing easy. When the CMs reset the game for you to play again you have the option of keeping the level or going to the next. I was going to have him play with me but it turns out on Med and Hard, they remove the "story clips" from the portals and he hated the story was gone.

 

[11290]

If you haven't played in the last 16 months, you will have to open a portal to continue the game or get new spell cards.

Have to get all 9 "villians" to complete the level to go on to the next one.

Go to the Firehouse or behind Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe and they can check to see when you last played the game, whether you are eligible for more spell cards and get a portal location to restart your game.

 

[DreamIsaWish]

I don't know how long until they reset the game on your card, but I'm pretty sure we've had a year between visits and still been able to continue. If you don't have the key card any longer, you can use the old admission ticket to reactivate the game. You'll need a current ticket to get more card packs, but the old one will code into the old game and they can reissue a key card. But if you have the key card (I keep it with the game cards) you can definitely reuse it and start where you left off.

 

[mom2AidanAndEli]

Thanks for the help, everyone!