Dragon Nest

Overview
This minigame is part of the Shing Jea Boardwalk and could be played during the following events (in chronological order):


 * Dragon Festival
 * Second Birthday Celebration

Rules
Up to eight contestants can join, each paying one ticket for entry and are placed in a small arena. Games last four rounds of about a minute each. The first round, Hatchlings pop out of the ground and give whoever touches it one point. In the second round, red Drake Hatchlings are added and will award no points but knock down whoever touches them. In the third round, white Drake Hatchlings can also appear, awarding two points when touched and crippling any nearby opponents for about ten seconds. The fourth round adds no new type of hatchlings, but all points are doubled. After each round, the score of the top three contestants is displayed.

Rewards

 * One Jade Wind Orb or Victory Token for participating.
 * If you're one of the top three scorers, you get 2 Jade Wind Orbs or Victory Tokens for every contestant you outscore.
 * Ten Jade Wind Orbs or Victory tokens bonus to the top scorer.
 * One Gamer point for every outscored contestant, if you win.
 * Note: Jade Wind Orbs were awarded during the Dragon Festival 2006. Victory Tokens were awarded during the Gamer Weekend and Second Birthday Celebration.

Farming
Assuming that you play 250 games with a full group and win every time, you can exchange the total of 6,250 Victory Tokens (This is for the most recent Boardwalk Event) to the Victory Token trader near storage. This can get you 625 Bean Cakes or 625 Rice Wines. These sell at the merchant for 200 gold each or 300 to regular people (if you have the patience). This can earn you a total of 125,000 gold! However, this requires you to be very good at the game and that you have a full game every time. The average people in your group (including you) is usually about 5 people. This earns you a bounty of 15 Victory Tokens per win. This will still reap you 75K. Now, counting the cost of tickets, which is 15 gold per ticket, you will still gain a profit of 71,250 gold. For the first situation, with full groups, you will gain a profit of 121,250 gold. (Also selling the individual Victory Tokens to people for 100g in this instance would earn you 625,000 gold)

Tips on Winning

 * Red Bean Cakes grant you the "Sugar Rush" buff, allowing you to move 25% faster for 5 minutes while in town. Most people use this though, so it only nets you a minimal advantage and also reduces your net gain money-wise. However, with the introduction of the Sugary Blue Drink and the Chocolate Bunny, you can move up to 50% faster.
 * Another good way to do well is to tap 'v' (targets nearest NPC friend) and 'space' (moves to selected target), and use the mouse to steer clear of any red hatchlings you accidentally move towards.
 * Some of the more obscure regions may have less people at certain times of day, and it is possible to win by default.