You’ve been there. You are three tiles away from uncovering a massive, gold-plated robot arm. Your heart is racing because you only have two pickaxes left. You tap the screen, praying for a hit. Clink. It’s a miss. Just like that, the Monopoly Go Treasures of the Galaxy event becomes the most stressful thing in your life for ten minutes. Honestly, Scopely knows exactly what they’re doing with these dig events. They wrap high-tier rewards in a space-themed skin and watch us all lose our minds over RNG.
This isn't just another filler event. It’s one of the few times in Monopoly Go where your success isn't 100% tied to how many dice you have, though let’s be real, dice are the fuel. It’s about strategy. It’s about knowing when to stop digging in a corner and when to bet it all on a horizontal line. If you’re playing Treasures of the Galaxy, you’re chasing that Wild Sticker. You know the one. That glorious purple card that finishes your set and nets you 15,000 dice.
But getting there is a slog.
What Actually Happens in Treasures of the Galaxy?
The premise is simple enough. You collect special tokens—usually pickaxes or "laser blasters" given the galaxy theme—to uncover artifacts buried under a grid of stone. Each level gets progressively harder. Level one is basically a tutorial; level twenty feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack while someone is shaking the haystack.
What makes Treasures of the Galaxy stand out from the "Sunset Treasures" or "Martian Treasures" iterations is the sheer scale of the board sizes in the later stages. You aren't just looking for 2x2 squares. You’re looking for weird, L-shaped alien relics and tiny 1x1 crystals that seem to hide in the exact spot you decided not to click.
The math is brutal. Most players find themselves stuck around level 13 or 14. This is the "hump." It's where the game stops giving you easy wins and starts demanding that you actually participate in every single tournament and milestone event happening simultaneously. If you aren't placing in the top 10 of your local leaderboard, your pickaxe supply is going to dry up faster than a puddle in a supernova.
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The Pickaxe Economy is Rigged (But in a Way You Can Beat)
You get your tokens from three main sources: Quick Wins, Daily Treats, and event milestones. Most people ignore the Quick Wins until the last minute. Don't do that. Those three little tasks are the most consistent way to keep your digging alive without burning through your entire dice hoard.
Let's talk about the milestone events like "galactic adventures" or whatever banner is currently running at the top of your screen. These are your primary veins of ore. However, there is a point of diminishing returns. If you have to burn 2,000 dice just to reach a milestone that gives you 15 pickaxes, you’re losing. It’s a bad trade. Experienced players look at the rewards list—often shared by community experts like those on the Monopoly Go Wiki or various Discord trackers—and they stop once the "cost per pickaxe" gets too high.
It's tempting to keep rolling. You think, "Just one more milestone." Then you're out of dice, out of pickaxes, and staring at a half-finished spaceship.
Why the Wild Sticker Changes Everything
The Wild Sticker is the "Holy Grail" of Monopoly Go Treasures of the Galaxy. Unlike a Galaxy Pack (which used to be the top prize), the Wild Sticker lets you pick any card. If you’re missing a gold 5-star like "Golds & Guns" or whatever the current set's bottleneck is, this is your only guaranteed way to get it.
Because the reward is so high, the difficulty is spiked. You’ll notice that as you get closer to the end, the "empty" spaces on the grid increase. This isn't your imagination. The game developers at Scopely design these grids to exhaust your resources right before the finish line, dangling the "buy more pickaxes" pop-up in your face.
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Strategies That Actually Work
Stop clicking randomly. Just stop. There is a logic to how these items are placed.
First, look at your "relic list" at the top of the screen. If you’re looking for a 3x3 object, don't click on the edges of the board where a 3x3 can't possibly fit. It sounds obvious, but when you’re in the zone, you forget. Use a "checkerboard" pattern. Skip every other square. This maximizes the amount of "unseen" area you can rule out with a single click.
If you find a piece of an object, stop and look at its shape. Is it a long 1x4 bar? If so, does it have room to go horizontal or vertical? Don't just click the surrounding squares blindly. Visualize the orientation. If the bar is at the bottom edge of the screen, it has to go horizontal or up. This saves you 2-3 tokens per level. Over 20 levels, that’s 60 pickaxes. That’s the difference between winning and failing.
The "Wait and See" Approach
One mistake people make is spending their pickaxes the second they get them. Honestly, it’s better to hoard them. Wait until you have 100 or more before you start a serious digging session. Why? Because the rewards within the treasure event often include more dice.
If you dig all at once, you hit those dice rewards (like 200 dice at level 4 or 500 at level 10) which then allows you to go back to the main board, roll more, and get more pickaxes from the active tournaments. It’s a feedback loop. If you dig piecemeal, you never get that momentum.
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Common Misconceptions About Dig Events
A lot of people think the items move. They don't. Once a level is generated for you, the items are fixed in place. You aren't being "cheated" mid-game if you miss a spot. However, the items are not in the same spot for everyone. Your friend might find the alien saucer in the top-left, while yours is in the center. Don't bother looking for "map leaks" on Reddit; they don't work because the boards are randomized per user.
Another myth is that using a higher multiplier on the main board gives you better "luck" with hits in the dig game. It doesn't. Your dice multiplier only affects how many tokens you earn from landing on specific tiles. Once you’re in the Treasures of the Galaxy screen, the multiplier doesn't exist. It’s just you and the grid.
Final Steps for Success
To actually finish Monopoly Go Treasures of the Galaxy without spending real money, you need to be disciplined.
- Check the Tournament Schedule: Don't go "all in" on a tournament that ends in two hours if you're already at rank 40. Wait for the reset so your dice rolls contribute to a fresh leaderboard where the early milestones (and easy pickaxes) are within reach.
- Prioritize the "Small" Items: If you have a 1x1 item and a 2x2 item left, find the 2x2 first. The 1x1 is a nightmare to find by luck, but as you clear out the 2x2, you naturally narrow down the possible hiding spots for that tiny single square.
- Watch the Clock: These events usually last 4 to 5 days. Don't panic on day one. The "Daily Wins" over four days will give you a significant chunk of what you need for free.
- The "Pity" Pickaxes: Sometimes, if you're close to finishing, Scopely will drop a "free" link on their social media for 10-20 tokens. Keep an eye on their official Instagram or Facebook. It’s not much, but it can save a run.
The reality of Treasures of the Galaxy is that it’s a resource management game disguised as a treasure hunt. If you manage your dice, follow a grid-clearing strategy, and don't tilt-spend your tokens, the Wild Sticker is yours. Get that sticker, finish your album, and let the dice roll.
Actionable Next Steps:
- Log in and complete all three Quick Wins immediately to secure your base tokens for the day.
- Review the current "Banner Event" rewards list online to identify the exact milestone where the dice-to-pickaxe ratio becomes inefficient for your current dice bank.
- Adopt the "checkerboard" digging method on your next level to reduce wasted tokens by at least 15%.