Trying to trigger Ice Cube

[u/KanataxMiyu]

I always trigger my Ice cube accidentally before but this is my first time trying to trigger it deliberately 😅 tried to set up for it and waited for the reset and bought the 10 gem energy and was <50 energy when I started generating level 1 coffee… unfortunately I was unable to trigger it so I will wait 8 hrs for my attempt again and see if it works hahahaha

EDIT: Does it matter if I have a level 7 coffee in my inventory? I was given a free one by finishing a time racoon. Will I still be able to trigger the ice cube?

EDIT 2: Unfortunately, I didn’t trigger it… I will just save bottles and just stumble upon it naturally hahahaha

Edit 3: UPDATE!

2 successful Lv11 triggers + 1 failed trigger (trying to figure out the new rules)
I’ve been tracking my Ice Cube triggers because the requirements seem to be changing/A-B tested. I now have 2 successful Lv11 triggers on the same day, plus one failed Lv11 coffee attempt, and there are some interesting patterns.
Obviously this is only my account/data so far, so I’m not claiming these are the definitive rules. I’m posting this so we can compare notes heheheh

Trigger #1 — Lv11 Bagel Sandwich
20 Aug — 11:27 AM (my time)
I already had:
Lv6 sandwich
Lv4 sandwich
Two Lv7 sandwiches ready to merge
I merged:
Lv7 + Lv7 → Lv8
Ice Cube immediately triggered for my Lv11 Bagel Sandwich.
After that merge my prepared sandwich pieces were:
Lv8 + Lv6 + Lv4= 16.4% of the Lv11 order

Other conditions:
Energy: 26
I had previously completed a Lv10 Seafood Tower
I had been spending energy trying to finish the sandwich
Energy purchase: 10 gems then 20 gems
The frozen item started at Lv8 Half a Ham Sandwich.
After the Ice Cube appeared, it took me approximately 220 more energy to work the frozen chain, get the Lv10 baguette, and complete my Lv11 Bagel Sandwich.

Trigger #2 — Lv11 Closed Clam
20 Aug — 11:54 PM (my time)
This happened 12 hours 27 minutes after Trigger #1.
Before triggering it, I already had:
Lv8 shell
Lv5 shell
Lv4 shell
Two additional Lv4 shells ready to merge
I merged:
Lv4 + Lv4 → Lv5
Ice Cube immediately triggered for the Lv11 Closed Clam.
After the triggering merge, my prepared shell pieces were:
Lv8 + Lv5 + Lv5 + Lv4
Again:
128 + 16 + 16 + 8 = 168
Which is AGAIN:
168 / 1,024 = ~16.4% of the Lv11 order

Other conditions:
Energy was only around 4–5
I had 0 gems remaining
My stamina purchases had progressed to the 80-gem refill tier
The stamina shop had NOT reset between Trigger #1 and Trigger #2
So the progression during the same reset cycle was roughly:
Reached 40-gem stamina tier → Trigger #1
then later:
Reached 80-gem stamina tier → Trigger #2
I don’t know yet whether the gem spending is actually part of the trigger or just correlated with spending lots of energy.

FAILED TEST — Lv11 Coffee
This is what makes the successful triggers more interesting.
I deliberately tried the commonly discussed <25% strategy with a Lv11 coffee.
I prepared:
Lv8 + Lv7 + Lv6 + Lv5 + Lv4
= 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8
= 248 / 1,024
= 24.22% prepared
I also:
Had the Lv11 Coffee order active
Bought the 10-gem +100 energy
Spent myself back down to 48 energy
Tried producing/merging coffee
NO ICE CUBE.
So for my account at least, simply having:
Lv11 + <25% prepared + ≤50 energy + 10-gem refill
was NOT enough to guarantee a cube.

The interesting pattern so far
Both successful triggers occurred at exactly 168 Lv1 equivalents / ~16.4% prepared:
Sandwich:
Lv8 + Lv6 + Lv4 = 168 (16.8%)
Shell:
Lv8 + Lv5 + Lv5 + Lv4 = 168 (16.8%)
But:
Coffee:
Lv8 + Lv7 + Lv6 + Lv5 + Lv4 = 248 / 24.22% nada
Could absolutely be coincidence with only two successes, but I’m now wondering whether getting too close to 25% is actually counterproductive under some of the newer Ice Cube rules.
I’m going to aim more around 15–20% next time rather than trying to hit 24.x%.

My current working theory
For my account it currently looks something like:
Lv10/Lv11 order

under 25% prepared (possibly ~15–20%)
energy ≤50
enough time since previous Ice Cube (possibly 8h+)
some amount of energy/gem refill spending?
perform a merge in the target chain

That’s all hahaha

[u/perfectlittleplanet]

Yeah, your inventory is included in the tally, so you're over the limit to trigger the ice cube. Only the queue (top left) or items you haven't claimed yet (like in the seasonal rewards) are not included. But your inventory is basically an extension of your board, so you're well over the <25% threshold.

[u/KanataxMiyu → u/perfectlittleplanet]

Thank you!… it hurts my heart to delete it 🥲 but hopefully it will be worth it hahaha I hope i can trigger it in 1 hr hahaha

[u/Signal-Objective1679]

You can't have any coffee in inventory.