Key: Each day new random keys appear in the message area. Click on the key every time you see one, because it will help you to get out of the block (even with a bad score in the mini-competitions).
Apple: Each day new random apples are appear in the message area. By clicking on them you will increase your health level and once the game is finished your health will be increased based on the number of apples that you could find during the game (unless you get 1st position, cause health will get to full 100%). Do not forget that health is very important if you want to participate in contests such as Survivor.
Points: Your activity is important in the game, but even more is that your friends have voted some of your messages in a positive way. It is important to occasionally get positive feedback for any comments you have made. Note that it is better to have multiple people give you some positive votes rather than having a single contestant voting positively all your messages, as the algorithm takes into account the total number of different contestants who have voted for you from time to time (the points are accumulated every hour approximately). Try to avoid "spamming" (send many messages in a row) as this will affect negatively or you can even be directly evicted from the competition.
