Hi everyone, Steve Webkinz here. Lately I’ve seen several people on social media saying that they never collected all of their gems from the Gem Hunt—and some who don’t believe it’s even possible!
Well I’m here to let you know that it IS possible to get a Crown of Wonder, and to help show you how to do it!
The Gem Hunt was added to the Curio Shop as a daily activity way back in 2006. You don’t even have to be a Full or Deluxe Member to play it—even Free Players (on web and the desktop app) can go searching for gems every day!
Once each day you can search one of the mines for gems. There are 5 different colors to collect:
- White
- Red
- Green
- Blue
- Yellow
For each color, there are 6 gems to collect with 3 different rarities:
- 1x Rare (R)
- 2x Uncommon (U)
- 3x Common (C)
You can see your collection by clicking on the Gem Collection box:
The gems are hidden randomly each time you enter the mine. However, only certain gems can be found in specific mines. The rare gem for each color can only be found in one of each of the mines. That mine will also potentially hold all the gems from that same color, along with the uncommon and common gems from one other color, and only the common gems from a third color. You can tell which mine you are in by the color of the cave stalagmites and stalactites inside.
It breaks down like this:
Buried Bones Mine
- All WHITE gems (including the RARE Webkinz Diamond)
- Uncommon and Common YELLOW gems
- Common BLUE gems
Muzzle Mouth Mine
- All RED gems (including the RARE Red Ruby Heart)
- Uncommon and Common WHITE gems
- Common YELLOW gems
Flea Floater Mine
- All GREEN gems (including the RARE Earth Emerald)
- Uncommon and Common RED gems
- Common WHITE gems
Howling Horse Mine
- All BLUE gems (including the RARE Ocean Sapphire)
- Uncommon and Common GREEN gems
- Common RED gems
Barking Mad Mine
- All YELLOW gems (including the RARE Corona Topaz)
- Uncommon and Common BLUE gems
- Common GREEN gems
Once you find a gem, Arte will make an offer to buy it based on its rarity and how many he has already bought that day (determined randomly).
However, if you find his “Gem of the Day”, Arte will make a special offer to buy it from you for 200% of its value!
You can choose to sell it to him, or to add it to your collection. If you want to save up for additional crowns, you can collect as many multiples of the gems as you want.
Once you’ve collected all 30 gems, you can click on your Gem Collection Box to trade one full set of gems for a Crown of Wonder.
Each time you complete the collection you can trade your gems in, so you collect a crown for every one of your pets!
Also, if you want to see your gems without leaving your pet’s room, you can pick up a Gem Hunt Jewel Box from the WShop. You’ll find it under the “Storage” tab, which is part of the “Furniture” category. Add it to your pet’s room and then can click on it to see your current Gem Hunt collection.
And if you’re ever bored of collecting crowns, you can also try dropping by Doug’s Collector’s Room in the Clubhouse (web and desktop app only) to look for Doug the Dog. When he randomly appears, you can click on him to trade gems for one of his special prizes. You can learn more about Doug the Dog and his prizes here.
Want to know more about the Curio Shop itself? You can read my earlier Special Report here.
That’s it for now—I hope this helps!
How many Crowns of Wonder have YOU collected? And what would you like me to report on next? Let me know in the comments below!
I loved reading this! I do have a few crown of wonders, but this was fun!
It would be nice if Doug the Dog appeared at least once each hour at sometime in the month. I play early (between 5 and 8 am ET) and have never seen him – the only times I’ve been able to trade is when I’ve popped in the late afternoon or early evening. I still think it would be great for him to have one day a month where he appears all day.
Thank you so much, Steve! This is a very informative and helpful article. I must say that I have gotten the Crown of Wonder many times! It is beautiful and each pet that wears it looks very royal!
Recently I have had problems getting Arte to trade for the crown when I have all the gems. If you click to redeem when your collection is full he says you haven’t got enough. Usually I have to wait until next day to have Arte let me have the crown. I have around 20 plus crowns. I used to collect one of each to get it, but recently I changed to collecting 4 of each so I could get them faster. Collect everything if you are doing Doug’s room, as you never know what he wants. I have collected all of those twice.
I’ve been trying to find the Ocean Sapphire for weeks and weeks and it’s never taken me that long before. I’ve been searching in the Howling Horse mine, which is where it’s supposed to be, but no luck (yet).
thank you very much. this helps me. to know that there is a mistake with the medallions. I played many hours for 3-4 medallions and I scored high. Last year with a lower score I got easier medallions. Maybe you can tell me how to get medals easier. what games give medallions and at what score. There are games that do not give medallions. love webkinz
Maybe it’s time to collect for something like a Webkinz scepter, with the W gem on top and the other gems in a band below? I have a couple crowns, but mostly I save to trade with Doug. My goal on every account is 40 of each gem, and on the accounts I mine on regularly, I just about have that for all the gems. Usually if I do hit the GofD, I sell though, and keep them when the payout is lower. Mostly I have a running story in my head about Arte’s sketchy dealings in that mine, and that sweatshop he seems to run making counterfeit antiquities. I am positive this is the *real* reason he and Doug fell out so long ago.
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! I had no idea it was so complicated! Thanks for all the info!
Hopefully, with this visual aid, I’ll be able to memorize which gems are where better!
I’m well on my way to my third and fourth crowns now but I’m glad this exists and hope some of you guys use it to finally get crowns of your own!! They’re super nifty. ^-^