Reading the board — identifying collectibles from silhouettes and colors

How the board is laid out

• · The storehouse board is 10 slots wide × 25 slots tall (250 slots). It doesn't fit on one screen, so you scroll down to see the rest.
• · Collectibles are placed from the top and never rotated; there are no empty gaps inside, and only the bottom edge is ragged.
• · There are 20 collectible sizes (width × height, as of 1.4). From most to least common:
  • – 1×1: 55 · 1×2: 33 · 2×1: 29 · 2×2: 27 · 2×3: 16 · 1×3: 13
  • – 3×2: 9 · 3×3: 9 · 3×1: 8 · 4×4: 5 · 5×5: 4 · 4×3: 4
  • – 1×4: 3 · 4×1: 3 · 4×5: 2 · 1×5: 2 · 2×5: 2 · 2×4: 1 · 3×4: 1 · 5×1: 1
• · Two new shapes arrived in 1.4 — 2×5 (Antique Pendulum Clock (150,933) and Creamy Berry Baguette (30,452)) and 3×4 (Game Console (119,211)).Antique Pendulum Clock150,933Creamy Berry Baguette30,452Game Console119,211

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Collectibles the shape alone identifies

For rare shapes, the shape alone leaves just one or two candidates — only one collectible is 5×1.

• · Only one collectible is 5×1: Radiant Scepter (288,888). The shape alone confirms it.Radiant Scepter288,888
• · 2×4 is also a single collectible (Lustrous Jade). So is 3×4 (Game Console, 1.4). 4×5 has two, Giovanni's Gilded Statue (271,827) and Flatbread (202,798); 1×5 has two, Your Fitness Buddy! and Cloudcutter; 2×5 has two, Antique Pendulum Clock and Creamy Berry Baguette (1.4).Lustrous Jade81,088Game Console119,211Giovanni's Gilded Statue271,827Flatbread202,798Your Fitness Buddy!27,246Cloudcutter18,288Antique Pendulum Clock150,933Creamy Berry Baguette30,452
• · 5×5 has four — Pendragon Model (20,171,210), Little Oink Bank (500,001), Orrery (51,077) and Definitely-Fished-This-Myself Fish (9,952). A 5×5 makes the Pendragon Model possible, but one of the other three is far more likely.Pendragon Model20,171,210Little Oink Bank500,001Orrery51,077Definitely-Fished-This-Myself Fish9,952
• · 3×2 has nine, including three Red ones (Antique Suitcase (577,777), Unknown Access Card (366,112), Portable Folding Screen (239,342)), so its value range is wide. If the color is confirmed as Red, it is one of these three.Antique Suitcase577,777Unknown Access Card366,112Portable Folding Screen239,342

Once the color is known

Knowing the color cuts the candidates sharply, but a Red 1×1 is not necessarily the Eternal Heart.

• · How many candidates remain with only the silhouette, and with the color too, is listed under "Same-silhouette candidates" on each collectible's page in the Collectibles Index.
• · With 55 collectibles at 1×1, the shape alone tells you almost nothing.
• · Even Red 1×1 has five — Eternal Heart (1,314,520), Cloudveil Cup (500,000), "Geometric" Decor (61,803), Chaotic Core (61,740) and Teardrop (50,000). Cloudveil Cup is the new 1×1 Red in 1.4. The other three are worth 50,000–61,803, so the Eternal Heart is worth over 20 times as much.Eternal Heart1,314,520Cloudveil Cup500,000"Geometric" Decor61,803Chaotic Core61,740Teardrop50,000
• · 1.4 also added one jackpot-tier Red each at 3×1 and 3×3 — 3×1 Stringblade (8,989,898) and 3×3 Luminous Goblet (16,800,000). If you see a Red 3×1 or 3×3 silhouette, think of these two.Stringblade8,989,898Luminous Goblet16,800,000

Current Estimate

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The "Current Estimate" is the lowest possible valuation given what has been revealed, so the real value is always at least that.

• · In the game it sits right above the auction board (10×25) in orange text. Just glance up while you read the board.

In-game

• · Using only what has been revealed, it adds up the cheapest candidate each collectible could be. Silhouette only: the cheapest candidate of that shape in any color. Silhouette and color: the cheapest of that shape and color. A single colored slot: the cheapest of that color.
• · So it goes up as more information comes in. Auction Simulator's Current Estimate is calculated the same way.