Board Thread:Camp Talk/@comment-205.213.5.239-20130925175324/@comment-14554958-20131114140257

24.157.175.221 wrote: if you kill it after you already have won 2 monsters it is certain you won't get the puzzle piece. It is even possible to have 2 monsters, a puzzle piece and a special. It may be predetermined. When ( when clicking 'Battle' or when you kill it)? That is a more difficult question.

It is also possible that the loot (or max loot) is defined when clicking on battle and/or that there is a random function when you kill it that drops the loot or not. With a different ratio in function of the monster.

Battle-click:

M1: loot/ no loot; M2: loot / no loot; M3 ...

and having in addition: max_loot=3 items

Kill:

common monsters/specials : catch / coins / nothing

rares / supers: puzzle piece / coins / nothing

There are so many possibilities to program the drops that you should analyze hundreds if not thousands of battles. Without taking in account the random functions that define the monsters in a battle, which change the odds too after all.

Another factor which could influence.. staying in the same room or changing frequently. I noticed more special drops while staying on the same floor than when I chased same element monsters across different floors.

Another one.. attacking same element monster as puzzle-piece-chased-monster or not. First I thought I had more chances to get one like that but it turned out that it's not as true as I thought.

A last one? I noticed there are 'monster periods'. Speaking about Mt magma: The cool down period before the last event I had an aqualope period. I could have finished 4-5 of them. This week I have a Leafmur period. Finished 2-3 of them and sold countless pieces. Maybe 3-4 drops of other monster pieces.

So, to answer the OP's question, you'll have more luck with crossing your fingers and praying the Tiki Gods.