The weirdest thing just happened to me. I need to talk about this.
So. I’ve been playing DragonVale again recently. If you played mobile games at all about ten years ago, you might’ve heard of it. And yes, it’s still alive and kicking — until I share this story with you, then you may think otherwise.
See, in DragonVale, there’s a structure you can build called the Dragon Track — basically a big ol’ race track for dragons. Every day, you can play up to ten races, using one of your dragons against four AI opponents, and getting third place or better will give you prizes for winning the race.
Each track has between two and four elements assigned to it. Dragons that share the elements of the track will typically fare better than those that don’t, so it’s recommended to follow the element typing, thus it’s recommended to get as many different dragon combinations as possible for the best results.
I just did a race called the Moonlit Marathon. It used the Earth and Cold elements, so naturally I sent in my Glacier dragon (his name is Berg). The track boots up, and it’s this big ol’ chonky boi…
…versus four Phantom dragons. Three babies, one adult.
To be clear, Phantom dragons only share the Cold element, not Earth. And true to their name, they are literally dragon phantoms.
I’ve beaten the track with Berg a handful of times already, and probably done a couple hundred races in total (new save and all), and this has never happened before. Did the AI bots somehow choose the exact same dragon for the race? Or did I actually stumble across a haunted race track in DragonVale?
For those of you who don’t get anything I’m talking about, let me give you an analogy:
Let’s say Usain Bolt — if not that insanely fast cameraman — is about to race at the Olympics. He goes up to starting line, and finds he’s racing against the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Somehow, he wins against these ghastly specters, and lives to tell the tale.
I’m still shook just thinking about it.