Gems are the primary currency in Tunnel Town, with a subsidiary currency of Stars. They are also currency in the popular game, Animal Jam. In Tunnel Town, you can obtain gems by placing bunnies on mines to work. You can also purchase gems in-game using real money.
Appearance
Gems are represented as colorful coin-like discs on the icon showing the total amount the player possesses - when collecting them from mining, they appear in the color of the mineral deposit being mined.
Mining
Mining uses the bunny's energy. The available mines are Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby and Diamond.
The bunnies mine gems at varying rates. They mine gems at 14 rates of speed, with the Luck Bunny mining the fastest. The top 5 fastest bunnies are the Miner, Chameleon, Toucan, Fjord, and Squid.
The groups are (slowest to fastest):
- Group 1: Albino, Angler, Dust, Prairie, Seafoam
- Group 2: Mountain, Sun
- Group 3: Beetle, Bunny of Paradise, Chinchilly, Moon, Narwhal, Leopard
- Group 4: Cactus, Snowflake, Zebra
- Group 5: Goat, Snail
- Group 6: Butterfly, Jackalope, Roadrunner, Shark, Walrus
- Group 7: Frog, Mouse
- Group 8: Wildflower
- Group 9: Lion, Wildebeest
- Group 10: Turtle
- Group 11: Fjord, Squid
- Group 12: Chameleon, Toucan
- Group 13: Miner
- Group 14: Luck
Mining Spots
The gem mining spots are: Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, and Diamond.
Icon | Name | Depth | Working Bunnies [1] | Cap Limit [2] | Spot(s) [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sapphire | ? | 1 | 500 | 2 | |
Emerald | ? | 2 | 2,500 | 2 | |
Ruby | ? | 3 | 5,000 | 2 | |
Diamond | Diamonds are at the very bottom layer you acquire at level 20. | 3 | 10,000 | 1 |
References
Trivia
- Mining is faster on spots with lower cap limits.
- After the bunnies reach the limited capacity of mining gems, they will read newspapers or magazines.
- Occasionally, the mines will display colored sparkles.