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	0
3	500	2	5
4	1000	4	10
5	2500	8	15
6	5000	16	20
7	7500	21	25
8	10000	26	30
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	317500	446	450
92	322500	451	455
93	327500	456	460
94	332500	461	465
95	337500	466	470
96	342500	471	475
97	347500	476	480
98	352500	481	485
99	357500	486	490
100	362500	491	495
101	367500	496	500
102	372500	501	505
103	377500	506	510
104	382500	511	515
105	390000 and 500	511	520
106	397500 and 470	511	525
107	405000 and 120	511	530
108	412500 and 450	511	535
109	420000 and 70	511	540
110	427500 and 100	511	545
111	435000 and 530	511	550
112	442500 and 505	511	555
113	450000 and 145	511	560
114	457500 and 485	511	565
115	465000 and 90	511	570
116	472500 and 120	511	575
117	480000 and 560	511	580
118	487500 and 540	511	585
119	495000 and 170	511	590
120	502500 and 520	511	595
121	510000 and 110	511	600
122	517500 and 140	511	605
123	525000 and 590	511	610
124	532500 and 575	511	615
125	540000 and 195	511	620
126	547500 and 555	511	625
127	555000 and 130	511	630
128	562500 and 160	511	635
129	570000 and 620	511	640
130	577500 and 610	511	645
131	585000 and 220	511	650
132	592500 and 590	511	655
133	600000 and 150	511	660
134	607500 and 180	511	665
135	615000 and 650	511	670
136	622500 and 645	511	675
137	630000 and 245	511	680
138	637500 and 625	511	685
139	645000 and 170	511	690
140	652500 and 200	511	695
141	660000 and 680	511	700
142	667500 and 680	511	705
143	675000 and 270	511	710
144	682500 and 660	511	715
145	690000 and 190	511	720
146	697500 and 220	511	725
147	705000 and 710	511	730
148	712500 and 715	511	735
149	720000 and 295	511	740
150	727500 and 695	511	745
151	735000 and 210	511	750
152	742500 and 240	511	755
153	750000 and 740	511	760
154	757500 and 750	511	765
155	765000 and 320	511	770
156	772500 and 730	511	775
157	780000 and 230	511	780
158	787500 and 260	511	785
159	795000 and 770	511	790
160	802500 and 785	511	795
161	810000 and 345	511	800
162	817500 and 765	511	805
163	825000 and 250	511	810
164	832500 and 280	511	815
165	840000 and 800	511	820
166	847500 and 820	511	825
167	855000 and 370	511	830
168	862500 and 800	511	835
169	870000 and 270	511	840
170	877500 and 300	511	845
171	885000 and 830	511	850
172	892500 and 855	511	855
173	900000 and 395	511	860
174	907500 and 835	511	865
175	915000 and 290	511	870
176	922500 and 320	511	875
177	930000 and 860	511	880
178	937500 and 890	511	885
179	945000 and 420	511	890
180	952500 and 870	511	895

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	34	65
4	16300	41	75
5	19500	47	80
6	22750	54	85
7	26000	60	95
8	29250	67	100
9	32500	73	105
10	35750	80	115
11	39000	86	120
12	42250	93	125
13	45500	99	130
14	48750	106	140
15	52000	112	145
16	55250	119	150
17	58500	125	160
18	61750	132	165
19	65000	138	170
20	68250	145	180
21	71500	151	185
22	74750	158	190
23	78000	164	195
24	81250	171	205
25	84500	177	210
26	85000	180	215
27	86000	182	225
28	86500	185	230
29	87500	188	235
30	88000	190	245
31	88500	193	250
32	89500	195	255
33	90000	198	260
34	90500	201	270
35	91000	203	275
36	92000	206	280
37	92500	208	290
38	93000	211	295
39	94000	214	300
40	94500	216	310
41	95000	219	315
42	96000	221	320
43	96500	224	325
44	97000	227	335
45	97500	229	340
46	98500	232	345
47	99000	234	355
48	99500	237	360
49	100500	240	365
50	101000	242	375
51	101500	245	380
52	102500	247	385
53	103000	250	390
54	103500	253	400
55	104000	255	405

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	3000	17	25
4	6000	25	30
5	9000	32	35
6	12000	38	40
7	15000	43	45
8	18000	47	50
9	21000	51	55
10	24000	55	60
11	27000	59	65
12	30000	62	70
13	33000	66	75
14	36000	69	80
15	39000	72	85
16	45000	78	95
17	50000	82	105
18	55000	86	115
19	60000	91	125
20	65000	94	135
21	70000	98	145
22	75000	102	155
23	80000	105	165
24	85000	109	175
25	90000	112	185
26	95000	116	195
27	100000	120	205
28	105000	123	215
29	110000	127	225
30	115000	130	235
31	120000	134	245
32	125000	138	255
33	130000	141	265
34	135000	145	275
35	140000	148	285
36	145000	152	295
37	150000	156	305
38	155000	159	315
39	160000	163	325
40	165000	166	335
41	170000	170	345
42	175000	174	355
43	180000	177	365
44	185000	181	375
45	190000	184	385
46	195000	188	395
47	200000	192	405
48	205000	195	415
49	210000	199	425
50	215000	202	435
51	220000	206	445
52	225000	210	255

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	175
20	61000	120	180
21	64000	130	195
22	70000	140	210
23	73000	145	220
24	76000	150	225
25	79000	160	240
26	82000	165	250
27	85000	170	255
28	88000	175	265
29	91000	180	270
30	94000	190	285
31	97000	195	295
32	100000	200	300
33	103000	205	310
34	106000	210	315
35	109000	220	330
36	112000	225	340
37	115000	230	345
38	118000	235	355
39	121000	240	360
40	124000	250	375
41	127000	255	385
42	130000	260	390
43	133000	265	400
44	136000	270	405
45	139000	280	420
46	142000	285	430
47	145000	290	435
48	148000	295	445
49	151000	300	450
50	154000	310	465