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Gems are Dragonvale's premium currency. There are some awesome looking dragons I could get, but I don't have enough Gems.

Is there an in-game way to earn Gems? Or do I just have to buy them for real world money/get them as gifts?

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Congrats on 11k! – Zero Stack Mar 27 '12 at 4:28
@Foxtrot Thanks! :) – Ashley Nunn Mar 27 '12 at 13:38

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The only ways to get gems are to:

  • Purchase them
  • Be given them by friends (one gem per friend per day, limited to 3/7 friends a day)
  • Win Colosseum matches.

The Colosseum will win you 0/2/5 gems per day. You can enter one dragon a day, and at most you'll get 5 gems per day back as a reward.

Note gems are mostly for extras; speeding up actions, upgrading certain buildings (the nursery) or buying special buildings (the extra breeding cave).

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And also for buying a bunch of dragon types :( – Ashley Nunn Mar 27 '12 at 2:59
@AshleyNunn all dragons are breedable. If you can buy it, you can breed it – Ben Brocka Mar 27 '12 at 3:03

As said earlier by ben- purchasing, coliseum battles and friends can get u gems

However there is a recent addition to the game. Racing which you can interact and race the dragon you choose. When you win first, second, or third you get to spin a wheel to find out the prize u recieve

If you win first place multiple times gems will start to be a prize to show up on the wheel. I have only seen 1&2 gems on the wheel and have personally only won 1 gem at a time from spinning.

You can also get food, money, or experience from winning first, second, or third

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