Mandragora Mania Madness 2022

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Note: Dispite the name of this page, this guide also pertains to 2023's event.



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Event Period

Edition Campaign Period
2022 Monday, May 16, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Tuesday, May 31, at 7:59 a.m.
2023 Tuesday, May 16, at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Wednesday, May 31, at 7:59 a.m.

Getting Started


Play the minigame to earn a special currency known as Mandy, which can be exchanged for a dizzying array of special rewards!

Mandy (Currency)

A currency used just for Mandragora Mania Madness, which is earned by playing a minigame and exchanged for special rewards.

The Game

The overall idea of the game is to score more points than your opponent. Be sure to look in the upper left corner of the screen to see the current score.

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Mandragora Mania is similar to the real-world game of Mancala. The game board consists of eight hexagons. Your opponent controls three hexagons (the top row), and you control three hexagons (the bottom row). Both players share control of the middle (yellow) hexagons, meaning that both you and your opponent have a selection of five hexagons to work with. In the game menu, the five hexagons you control are numbered 1 through 5, from left to right, with #2 and #4 being the shared yellow hexagons. Each player also controls their "base", the large rectangle they stand on.

On a player's turn, they select one of the five hexagons they control. The mandragoras on that hexagon are then distributed to adjacent hexagons or base in a counter-clockwise order, one mandragora per hexagon. If the distribution puts a mandragora on a player's "base", then that player keeps the mandragora placed on their base, and gains points based on that type of mandragora. If the distribution would place a mandragora on the other player's base, it is skipped; it is not possible to place a mandragora on your opponent's base and give them points by accident. If the distribution ends exactly at a player's base, they get another turn.

It is not possible to select a hexagon with zero mandragora on it. The game ends when either you or your opponent cannot make a move (i.e., have zero mandragora on all five hexagons they control), and the player with the most points wins.

Each Mandragora is worth a different amount of points:

  • 1 Point
    • Normal Mandragoras
  • 2 Points/3 Points
    • Korrigans and Pachypodiums
      • For the player who moves first in the game, they are worth 2 points. For the player who moves second, they are worth 3.
  • 3 Points/4 Points
    • Citrullus and Adenium
      • For the player who moves first in the game, they are worth 3 points. For the player who moves second, they are worth 4.

Even if you lose, you keep all Jingly you earn. If you quit the game, you lose all jingly earned so far that game. The prizes are a "cumulative jingly earned" similar to cumulative Hallmarks in Ambuscade.

There are a total of ten opponents to play against. The later opponents are tougher they are because they make smarter moves.

If you have unlocked prizes or opponents in the prior years event, they will remain unlocked in the current year.

Rewards

Mandragora Mania Madness Rewards
Item Cost Notes
Moogle Shirt description.png 0 Mandy
  • Provided when speaking with an event Moogle.
Korrigan Mallet description.png 30 Mandy
Adenium Mallet description.png 30 Mandy
Citrullus Mallet description.png 30 Mandy
Pungent Powder description.png 10 Mandy
  • x12 per redemption
Pungent Powder II description.png 10 Mandy
  • x12 per redemption
Pungent Powder III description.png 10 Mandy
  • x12 per redemption
Copper Voucher description.png 30 Mandy
  • Hidden until you win 2 times.
SP Gobbie Key description.png 30 Mandy
  • Hidden until you win 4 times.
Dial Key Fo description.png 30 Mandy
  • Hidden until you win 6 times.
Silver Voucher description.png 50 Mandy
  • Hidden until you win 8 times.
    • Can only be purchased once per Earth Day.
Dial Key ANV description.png 50 Mandy
  • Hidden until you win 10 times.
    • Can only be purchased once per Earth Day.

Previous Year Rewards & Statistics

During every year's Vana'versary Event, two moogles appear in town that are not mentioned in the event post on the PlayOnline website. Historically they were part of the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign but in recent years that campaign as been merged together with a new (or recycled) Vana'versary event.

See below for details on these moogles, and be sure to visit them during the Vana'versary.

Statistic Moogle

At the following locations, a Moogle appears during the Vana'versary event.

San d'Oria Flag.jpg Southern San d'Oria (J-9) & Northern San d'Oria (D-8)
Bastok-Flag.jpg Bastok Markets (G-8) & Bastok Mines (H-9)
Windurst-Flag.jpg Windurst Woods (K-10) & Windurst Waters (north side) (F-5)

This moogle informs you of the following information about your character in the chat log:

  • Chat Frequency (Total number of lines written in-game to social channels)
  • Conversations with NPCs (Total number of times you initiated a conversation with an NPC)
  • Parties Joined
  • Alliances Joined
  • Battles Fought
  • Number of Times KO'd
  • Enemies Defeated (Number of times you landed the killing blow on an enemy)
  • GMs Calls Made

In addition to the above, since 2016 you can select two of the following free items

NOTE: You CAN pick two of the same item. If they are Rare Rare, you need to send the item to yourself or another character first. Items in your sent/received delivery box can be obtained again.

Previous Year Rewards

Starting in 2010, a red treasure chest appears next to the moogle in the following locations.

San d'Oria Flag.jpg Southern San d'Oria (I-8)
Bastok-Flag.jpg Bastok Markets (F-8)
Windurst-Flag.jpg Windurst Waters (north side) (F-9)

The treasure chest offers rewards from previous Vana'versary events.

There is no limit on how many items you can choose from this chest.

Past Rewards
Both Genders Males Only

Females Only