Talk:Helen & Leonid/@comment-4706996-20120205175752

Here has been my strategy with Leonid's shop: I am able to accumulate $ pretty quickly now. Instead, I have put focus on getting the blueprints from Leonid's shop. I have found that if you buy all 4 items, he goes hunting right away. (No need to wait 1.5 hours). This also ensures when he comes back, you will get 4 new items. While he is away for the 1hr, I stock up with shells, pearls, and some rings by using the idol. When he comes back, I then buy all 4 items immediately (regardless if I want them or not). My only focus is to get new blueprints. One obstacle is that the blueprints are random, regardless of which one's you already have. So he may come back with a blueprint piece you already have. I still buy it since I don't want to wait 1.5 hrs for him to go hunting. Here are the positives for using this method: 1) In a 5 hr time period, he will come back with 4 sets of new stock 5 times. Normally he would only be back twice in that time period and won't get sets of all new stock. 2) Since I'm using the idol to replenish my resources, I have already earned the Devine Servant award and will get the Devotee award much quicker. 3) The Master Collector Award will be earned much quicker. (Collecting resources) 4) You will need to purchase items from Leonid's shop anyways to earn the Shopper Awards. 5) You will accumulate scrolls much quicker to use for the Apprentice awards (using scrolls)