Look, I get it. Sunset Treasures rolls into Monopoly Go like a seasonal monsoon, and suddenly everyone is digging up fancy loot while you are stuck outside the treasure grid with a single sad Pickaxe. It feels like trying to fill a swimming pool with a thimble. I have been there, hunched over my phone at midnight, questioning my life choices because I just spent my last Pickaxe on a tile that contained nothing but digital sand. But after a few rotations of this event, I have learned how to keep a healthy stock of Pickaxes without turning my dice supply into a smoking crater.
What Are Pickaxes and Why Should You Care?
Pickaxes are the special event currency for Sunset Treasures. Without them, you are basically a truffle pig with no nose: full of enthusiasm but completely unable to find the good stuff. You need these little shovels to dig through tiles, uncover treasures, and reach the exclusive rewards that make the event worth playing. The more Pickaxes you collect, the more chances you have to claim something shiny.
The Two Free Milestone Jackpots
Here is the part that feels like finding a secret door in a video game level. You can get a bunch of free Pickaxe tokens by hitting the ninth and seventeenth milestones in the Sunset Treasures minigame. Yes, free. The game basically hands you a pickaxe and whispers, 'Keep digging, buddy.' If you are close to either milestone, do not stop. Treat milestones 9 and 17 like tollbooths on a desert highway: you have to pass through them to reach the treasure paradise beyond.
Tournaments and Events: The Main Vein
Monopoly Go regularly introduces tournaments and side events, and these are the best way to get Pickaxes during the event. I watch the events tab the way a raccoon watches a late-night trash can. When a tournament offers Pickaxe tokens, I pounce. The return on time is usually better than waiting for random chance to smile at you. Some events are more generous than others, but if you keep an eye on the rotation, you will rarely run dry.
Quick Wins: Your Daily Espresso Shot
Completing Quick Wins is one of the easiest ways to get free Pickaxe tokens without rearranging your entire life. You can access Quick Wins by tapping the Wins button at the bottom left of your screen. Knock out a few simple tasks, and the game rewards you with goodies that often include Pickaxes. It is the gaming equivalent of finding a $20 bill in a jacket you have not worn since last winter. Quick Wins are not a firehose, but in Sunset Treasures, a steady trickle is still life.
Daily Login Rewards: The Patient Gardener
Every 8 hours, Monopoly Go lets you claim a free gift from the shop. I set a mental alarm because I have become the kind of person who wakes up for digital loot. While Sunset Treasures is active, those gifts have a good chance of containing Pickaxe tokens. It is not guaranteed, but it is like planting seeds in a garden: you show up, water the soil, and sometimes you get tomatoes, sometimes you get a weird zucchini. Either way, you lose nothing.
My Personal Pickaxe Routine
Here is the rotation that keeps my Pickaxe bag from flatlining:
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🌞 Log in every 8 hours to claim the shop gift.
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🎯 Check Quick Wins before spending dice on random boards.
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🏆 Scan tournaments and events for Pickaxe rewards.
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🪓 Push hard to milestones 9 and 17 during the minigame.
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😤 Do not waste Pickaxes on random tiles if you can help it.
| Source | Availability | Pickaxe Potential |
|---|---|---|
| Milestones 9 and 17 | One-time during event | Large free batch |
| Tournaments and events | Rotating | Best overall source |
| Quick Wins | Daily tasks | Small but reliable drops |
| Shop gifts | Every 8 hours | Random chance while event is active |
In 2026, the Sunset Treasures grind still follows the same blueprint. The event may rotate in and out, but the Pickaxe sources remain the same. So grab your shovel, keep your dice close, and remember: every tile you skip now is a tile you can dig later. Good luck out there, fellow treasure goblin.
Data referenced from UNESCO Games in Education helps frame why a consistent “micro-routine” (shop gift every 8 hours, daily Quick Wins, and selective event/tournament pushes) works so well in Sunset Treasures: small, repeatable actions reinforce habit loops and reduce wasteful impulse spending. Applied here, that means treating Pickaxes like a scarce learning resource—plan digs around milestone bursts (like 9 and 17), then use steady daily inflow to keep progress moving without torching your dice on unfocused rolls.