Expansion zone

Expansion zones are areas in the game's different locations that can be uncovered to gain more useable space.

Ponyville

Ponyville starts with three uncovered expansion zones at the top center of the map, and the player must uncover another one during the introduction/tutorial. Each expansion zone is 10x10 in size, except for those along the top, left, right, and bottom edges of the map, which are partially cut off. After a little more than a hundred expansions, further ones cost both bits and shards.

#	Cost		XP
	Bits and Shards	Gems
1	–	–	–
2	100	1
3	500	2
4	1000	4
5	2500	8
6	5000	16
7	7500	21
8	10000	26
9	12500	31	35
10	15000	36	40
11	17500	41	45
12	20000	46	50
13	22500	51	55
14	25000	56	60
15	27500	61	65
16	30000	66	70
17	32500	71	75
18	35000	76	80
19	37500	81	85
20	40000	86	90
21	42500	91	95
22	45000	96	100
23	47500	101	105
24	50000	106	110
25	52500	111	115
26	55000	116	120
27	57500	121	125
28	60000	126	130
29	62500	131	135
30	65000	136	140
31	67500	141	145
32	70000	146	150
33	72500	151	155
34	75000	156	160
35	77500	161	165
36	80000	166	170
37	82500	171	175
38	85000	176	180
39	87500	181	185
40	90000	186	190
41	92500	191	195
42	95000	196	200
43	97500	201	205
44	100000	206	210
45	102500	211	215
46	105000	216	220
47	107500	221	225
48	110000	226	230
49	112500	231	235
50	115000	236	240
51	117500	241	245
52	120000	246	250
53	122500	251	255
54	127500	256	260
55	132500	261	265
56	137500	266	270
57	142500	271	275
58	147500	276	280
59	152500	281	285
60	157500	286	290
61	162500	291	295
62	167500	296	300
63	172500	301	305
64	177500	306	310
65	182500	311	315
66	187500	316	320
67	192500	321	325
68	197500	326	330
69	202500	331	335
70	207500	336	340
71	212500	341	345
72	217500	346	350
73	222500	351	355
74	227500	356	360
75	232500	361	365
76	237500	366	370
77	242500	371	375
78	247500	376	380
79	252500	381	385
80	257500	386	390
81	262500	391	395
82	267500	396	400
83	272500	401	405
84	277500	406	410
85	282500	411	415
86	287500	416	420
87	292500	421	425
88	297500	426	430
89	302500	431	435
90	307500	436	440
91	312500	441	445
92	317500	446	450
93	322500	451	455
94	327500	456	460
95	332500	461	465
96	337500	466	470
97	342500	471	475
98	347500	476	480
99	352500	481	485
100	357500	486	490
101	362500	491	495
102	367500	496	500
103	372500	501	505
104	377500	506	510
105	382500	511	515
106	390000 and 500	511	520
107	397500 and 470	511	525
108	405000 and 120	511	530
109	412500 and 450	511	535
110	420000 and 70	511	540
111	427500 and 100	511	545
112	435000 and 530	511	550
113	442500 and 505	511	555
114	450000 and 145	511	560
115	457500 and 485	511	565
116	465000 and 90	511	570
117	472500 and 120	511	575
118	480000 and 560	511	580
119	487500 and 540	511	585
120	495000 and 170	511	590
121	502500 and 520	511	595
122	510000 and 110	511	600
123	517500 and 140	511	605
124	525000 and 590	511	610
125	532500 and 575	511	615
126	540000 and 195	511	620
127	547500 and 555	511	625
128	555000 and 130	511	630
129	562500 and 160	511	635
130	570000 and 620	511	640
131	577500 and 610	511	645
132	585000 and 220	511	650
133	592500 and 590	511	655
134	600000 and 150	511	660
135	607500 and 180	511	665
136	615000 and 650	511	670
137	622500 and 645	511	675
138	630000 and 245	511	680
139	637500 and 625	511	685
140	645000 and 170	511	690
141	652500 and 200	511	695
142	660000 and 680	511	700
143	667500 and 680	511	???
144	675000 and 270	511	???
145	682500 and 660	511	???
146	690000 and 190	511	???
147	697500 and 220	511	???
148	705000 and 710	511	???
149	712500 and 715	511	???
150	720000 and 295	511	???
151	727500 and 695	511	???
152	735000 and 210	511	???
153	742500 and 240	511	???
154	750000 and 740	511	???
155	757500 and 750	511	???
156	780000 and 280	511	???
157	787500 and 260	511	???
158	795000 and 770	511	???
159	802500 and 785	511	???
160	810000 and 345	511	???
161	817500 and 765	511	???
162	825000 and 250	511	???
163	832500 and 280	511	???
164	840000 and 800	511	???
165	847500 and 820	511	???
166	855000 and 370	511	???
167	862500 and 800	511	???
168	870000 and 270	511	???
169	877500 and 300	511	???
170	885000 and 830	511	???
171	892500 and 855	511	???
172	900000 and 395	511	???
173	907500 and 835	511	???
174	915000 and 290	511	???
175	922500 and 320	511	???

Canterlot

In Canterlot, you start out with 2 spaces cleared (one full square and 2 triangular ones). Expanding more squares costs either bits or gems. Uncovering obstacles allows you to clear them. You also have a chance of uncovering Changelings like Parasprites in Ponyville.

#	Cost		XP
	Bits and Shards	Gems
1	–	–	–
2	–	–	–
3	13000	38	75
4	16300	41	80
5	19500	47	85
6	22750	54	90
7	26000	60	95
8	29250	67	100
9	32500	73	105
10	35750	80	115
11	39000	86	120
12	42250	93	125
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Sweet Apple Acres

In Sweet Apple Acres, you start out with 2 spaces cleared with a total of 15. Outside the dark zones are unmovable. Expanding more squares costs either bits or gems. Uncovering obstacles allows you to clear them. You also have a chance of uncovering Vampire Fruit Bats.

#	Cost		XP
	Bits and Shards	Gems
1	–	–	–
2	–	–	–
3	2500	11	25
4	5000	16	30
5	7500	21	35
6	10000	26	40
7	12500	31	45
8	15000	36	50
9	17500	41	55
10	20000	46	60
11	22500	51	65
12	25000	56	70
13	27500	61	75
14	30000	66	80
15	32500	71	85

Crystal Empire

#	Cost		XP
	Bits and Shards	Gems
1	5000	10	15
2	7500	15	25
3	10000	20	30
4	13000	25	40
5	16000	30	45
6	19000	40	60
7	22000	45	70
8	25000	50	75
9	28000	55	85
10	31000	60	90
11	34000	70	105
12	37000	75	115
13	40000	80	120
14	43000	85	130
15	46000	90	135
16	49000	100	150
17	52000	105	160
18	55000	110	165
19	58000	115
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