Earning coins

Coins are important in Bowmasters because they’re how you unlock new characters. You can occasionally try out a new character in exchange for watching an advert. That’s great for seeing if you like their play style. However, for permanency – you need to unlock them.

Each day, there are daily bonuses and free chests to unlock, but you can earn them yourself reasonably easily.

Every time you unlock a free chest, you activate the epic chest roulette. This gives you a chance for coins or, rarely, a new character. Some characters can only be won through the epic chest roulette. Flick through the characters. Any with a crown above their head can only be unlocked through roulette so don’t count on getting them any time soon. Roulette almost always hands out coins, although at least they’re usually about 500 or 1,000.

Besides landing headshots and gaining fatality bonuses for ‘finishing’ your opponent, you can also play Bird Hunt or Apple Shooting. These are heavily skills based requiring you to either shoot moving birds or take out an apple on top of someone’s head. It’s worth doing though. In Bird Hunt, you can earn a few hundred coins relatively quickly if you’re a snappy shot.

When playing Bird Hunt, work on snagging any timer power-ups you see so you get longer to participate. Mostly though, just aim for anything that moves.

Apple Shooting is less profitable because it’s much harder. Only really do this for fun or to practice your aim rather than profit.

There are plenty of opportunities to watch videos in exchange for coins too. These are tedious to the extreme, but it’s worth it for a quick gain. Bear in mind though – you need to watch videos after every match which gets pretty dull. You can opt to buy a diamond subscription which removes all these as well as gives you regular bonuses, but who wants to spend money every month on this? Just expect each match to take slightly longer while you suffer an ad.

Typically, new characters cost about 5,000 coins. Some cost a lot more than this while others only cost 3,000, but that’s the average amount. Don’t rush into a purchase. Browse what’s available. Crucially, see what weapon they have and whether it fits into your play style. You’ll find yourself preferring heavier weapons or the straighter, more ‘true’ ones. It all depends on how well you’ve mastered aiming, or how much you want to see the blood fly. Heavier weapons are usually more bloodthirsty.

If you lose a duel or tournament battle, you can buy your way back to 50% health with coins or by watching a video. Never waste coins here. It’s expensive and pointless when you could just restart if you really can’t be bothered to watch a video. The only exception is if you’re on the last part of a tournament and you stand to win a lot of coins. Even then, it’s a big risk to take.

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