Monopoly GO! has a way of getting under your skin, does not it. One minute you are casually rolling, the next you are staring at a leaderboard that drops every time you blink, wondering where all your dice went while you were asleep, and why it feels like a full time job instead of a game. That is why Roll Treasures landing on 4 January 2026 feels so different, almost like a quiet side room away from the noise of the big events and even from things like the Monopoly Go Partners Event. No race, no spend war, just a simple grid in front of you and a pile of Pickaxes you actually want to think about before you use them.

How Roll Treasures Actually Works
The event runs for roughly two days, up to the morning of 6 January, and you have 15 boards to clear. You earn Pickaxes from normal play, then use them to dig out hidden prizes on a grid. On paper it looks like a basic mini game, kind of like Battleship where you are hunting for shapes instead of ships, but it hits very differently once you start. Every tap costs a tool, so you cannot just spam random tiles and hope for the best. When you hit part of an object, you need to pause and think, «Is this going up, across, or maybe wrapping around that corner,» then follow that line instead of poking all over the place.

Using Pickaxes With A Bit Of Sense
This is where most players either love it or end up frustrated. People burn through their tools by chasing lonely tiles in empty corners, or by trying to «finish the board» in neat patterns. You do not need that. You just need to react to what the board gives you. Hit a piece, then build out from there. If you miss a few times in a row, step back and look at the grid again rather than auto tapping. The game finally rewards that slower, slightly nerdy approach. The better you are at reading the shapes, the more Pickaxes you keep, and those leftover tools turn into dice at the very end. So being careful is not just about clearing the event, it is literally about squeezing extra rolls out of the same effort.

Rewards Without The Constant Pressure
If you manage to clear all 15 levels, the payout is pretty decent for such a short event. You are looking at around 3,200 dice, a chunk of cash, and handy boosts like Lucky Chance that you can save for your bigger roll sessions later on. What really changes the mood, though, is the total lack of a leaderboard. No watching some whale sprint past you in the final hour, no late night panic because you dropped five ranks while you were cooking dinner. You can do a couple of boards, close the app, come back five hours later, and nothing has been taken away from you. Progress is yours, not something you are defending against strangers.

A Slower Way To Enjoy Monopoly GO
The whole thing ends up feeling like a solo puzzle mode built into a game that is usually about racing and competing. You just log in, gather your Pickaxes, and chip away at each grid at your own pace. There is room for people who only want a few quick rewards from the early levels, and space for players who want to push through all 15 boards and hoard every last dice roll. It is also a good moment to think about how you manage your account generally, maybe how you time your bigger sessions or when you choose to buy game currency or items in Rsvsr through the broader Monopoly Go Partners Event buy scene. When Roll Treasures goes live on 4 January, it is worth taking a breath, muting the tournament spam, and letting yourself enjoy a couple of days where the smartest move is simply not to rush.