What Is Explosive Rewards in Gardenscapes?

Explosive Rewards is a recurring Gardenscapes event that usually appears from Friday to Sunday and focuses on the use of power-ups inside levels. Instead of asking players to collect special board items, the event rewards the explosions created while playing.

In recent years, it has become one of the most familiar weekend events in the game. For many players, it now follows Blackberry Treasure directly, creating an almost continuous weekly reward cycle.

From Test Event to Wider Global Release

Explosive Rewards is not a completely new Gardenscapes event. For more than a year, it appeared only for a limited group of accounts as a test feature, which meant that many players never had access to it.

During that period, players often saw screenshots and discussions about the event in Gardenscapes communities, but the event was not available on their own accounts. Playrix appeared to be testing how the event worked, how balanced the rewards felt, and how players interacted with it.

That situation seems to be changing in 2026, as Explosive Rewards has started appearing for more players around the world. For the first time, the event is becoming available to a much larger part of the Gardenscapes player base, turning it from a long-running test into a regular part of the weekly schedule.

This wider release is one of the most important changes of the year, because it reduces the gap between players who had access to extra weekend rewards and players who did not. For many players, it now follows Blackberry Treasure as part of a continuous reward cycle that runs throughout most of the week.

How Explosive Rewards Works

As players complete levels and activate explosives, they collect Flames that fill a special progress bar. The further the bar moves, the more rewards become available.

Progress is not based only on winning levels. The most important factor is how many power-ups are activated during each level. Large chain reactions, strong combos, and explosive-heavy boards can fill the bar much faster.

Why Combos Matter

Explosive Rewards is designed to reward players who create many explosions inside the same level. The more Bombs, Dynamites, TNTs, Rainbow Blasts, and other power-up combinations are activated, the faster the event progresses.

This means that two players can beat the same level but receive different event progress depending on how many explosions they created and how powerful their combos were.

What Rewards Does Explosive Rewards Give?

Explosive Rewards gives prizes connected to the progress bar. Depending on the stage reached, players can receive coins, tools, timed boosters, and other temporary bonuses.

The most common rewards include timed boosters, temporary X2 bonus time, cards for card collection events, and progress or rewards connected to other active events such as Fancy Feathers when those events are available in the game.

Timed rewards are especially useful because they can be used immediately in the next levels, helping players continue with stronger advantages while the event is still active.

Players who want to see the entire event in action, including the progression path and the rewards available during one full run of Explosive Rewards, can watch a complete gameplay video here: full Explosive Rewards walkthrough and reward showcase.

The Connection Between Explosive Rewards and Blackberry Treasure

Explosive Rewards does not replace Blackberry Treasure. For many players, it works as the continuation of the same weekly reward cycle.

Blackberry Treasure usually appears from Monday to Thursday, while Explosive Rewards follows from Friday to Sunday. This creates a structure where players can have an active progress event during most of the week.

The main difference is that Blackberry Treasure focuses on collecting the special event items, while Explosive Rewards focuses only on explosions and power-up activation.

Why It Appears on Weekends

The weekend timing does not seem random. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are usually more active days for many players, which means more levels played, more combos created, and more power-ups used.

Explosive Rewards takes advantage of that higher activity by giving players another reason to keep playing. Every explosion helps both the level itself and the event progress at the same time, especially when other events such as Fancy Feathers are running alongside it.

Conclusion

Explosive Rewards has become one of the most recognizable weekly events in Gardenscapes. It is based on explosions created inside levels, rewards players with timed boosters, X2 bonuses, collection cards, and other event-related prizes, and for many players it now works as the natural weekend continuation of Blackberry Treasure.

After spending more than a year as a limited test feature, the event is now reaching a much larger audience and becoming a regular part of the Gardenscapes weekly event cycle. For players who enjoy creating large combos and chain reactions, Explosive Rewards offers an additional layer of progression on top of the normal level experience.