Royal Match Hidden Temple Guide: How to Dig and Clear Boards

To clear excavation boards in the Royal Match Hidden Temple event without running out of pickaxes, check the sizes of all missing relics on the stage tracker, space your opening digs across the center of the board to find the largest items first, and ignore tile pockets too small to hold remaining targets.

How the Hidden Temple Digging Mechanics Work

The Hidden Temple is a limited-time exploration event in Royal Match where completing regular match-3 stages awards pickaxes. These pickaxes are spent on a separate grid covered in stone blocks to unearth hidden artifacts.

Progressing to the next chamber requires revealing every square of each required relic. Leaving even a single tile of an artifact buried keeps the chamber locked.

Board Element	Mechanics and Rules	Digging Priority
Pickaxe Cost	Spends one pickaxe to remove standard stone; obstacles take additional hits	Farm in advance; do not dig on an empty reserve
Relic Checklist	Displays the shapes, dimensions, and remaining counts of hidden items	Check before tapping to set spacing intervals
Multi-Tile Artifacts	Occupy fixed footprints such as 1x2, 1x3, 2x2, or 1x4 blocks	Target first using staggered grid sweeps
1x1 Treasures	Single-tile gems hidden beneath single stone blocks	Save for last to clean up after larger relics narrow the board

Step-by-Step Board Clearing Strategy

To avoid wasting pickaxes on empty dirt, follow this four-step sequence on every temple floor:

Check artifact dimensions: Identify the largest item on the chamber tracker. Its length and width determine the gap you should leave between exploratory taps.
Probe the central tiles: Make initial strikes in the central rows, spacing taps two tiles apart in a staggered or checkerboard pattern. Multi-tile relics fit more easily in open central territory than against edges.
Follow confirmed hits along their axis: When a strike hits gold, stop exploratory digging. Consult the tracker to identify which relic was struck, then dig along its vertical or horizontal line until the piece is marked complete.
Eliminate dead zones and sweep small items: Check unopened pockets against remaining shapes. If an unopened cluster is smaller than any missing multi-tile relic, skip it until only 1x1 items remain.

Managing Pickaxes and Puzzle Streaks

Pickaxes are earned directly by clearing standard Royal Match levels, bonus stages, and associated milestone events. Because failing a level halts your pickaxe income and expends lives, maintaining active win streaks is essential.

Stack active streak perks: Take advantage of active modifiers such as the Butler's Gift or Super Light Ball events. These provide pre-spawned boosters at the start of standard levels, making stages easier to clear quickly.
Bank before digging: Accumulate a reserve of 40 to 60 pickaxes before opening the temple board. Digging with small amounts makes it harder to map out grid geometry and track deductions across an entire floor.
Avoid unnecessary perimeter digs: Do not dig around the borders of a fully uncovered artifact. Completed items yield no secondary bonuses for uncovering adjacent empty tiles.