Sands of Yogurca

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Sands of Yogurca
No. of Stages	8 (Normal Playthrough) 12 (Total)
No. of Cookies	10 (Release) ↓ 7 (Peril in Paradise)
No. of Gold Gems	1,200
Release Date	July 30, 2019 (11:00 GMT +9)
How to Unlock	Complete Ep.1 Escape from the Oven in Breakout: Normal Mode
Breakout Reward	Gold Gems 1 Legendary Gem
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“	What caused a blizzard in the Yogurt Dunes?	„
	— Yogurt Cream Cookie

Sands of Yogurca (Korean: 사막도시 요구르카, samakttosi yogureuka) is a Breakout Episode released in the first half of the Sands of Yogurca update for Cookie Run: OvenBreak. This Episode focuses on Yogurca, a city that lays near the border of the Yogurt Dunes. It is the home to multiple Cookies and wildlife, the most notable being Yogurt Cream Cookie, Lilac Cookie, Scorpion Cookie, and Thundersnow Yeti along with its relatives at the icy mountains.

Being the second Main Breakout Episode to be released (after Escape from the Oven), this Episode introduces a new mechanic previously unseen in Cookie Run: OvenBreak, being the crossroads mechanic, which allows the player to choose between two separate stages at certain points of the Episode, allowing for further replayability and experimentation with various Cookies, Pets and Treasures. This Breakout Episode was later rotated out once Lost City of Sugarteara released, and would occasionally rotate in over the years until finally settling as part of the Weekly Round Up 1 Episodes, which was introduced in the Lights, Camera, Action! update.

Occasionally, this Episode would also appear as a Random Challenge season, with its primary gimmicks centering around Coins.

Gameplay Elements

Crossroads

What to choose?

As mentioned previously, Sands of Yogurca introduced a completely unique gimmick previously unseen in the game, which was the crossroads. Crossroads are transitional segments that lie at the end of certain stages of the Episode, which is signified by the forced disabling of all skills during it.

The following stages contain the aforementioned crossroads segments at the end:

• 1: Yogurca Harbor
  • 2-1: Radiant Desert Sun
  • 2-2: Lively Morning Bazaar
• 3: Bustling Yogurt Road
  • 4-1: Mansion Entrance
    • 5-1: Overgrown Garden
    • 5-2: Hallway of Treasures
  • 4-2: Backstreets
    • 5-1: Overgrown Garden
    • 5-2: Hallway of Treasures
• 6: Snowy Yogurt Dunes
  • 7-1: Cold Desert Winds
  • 7-2: Frozen Oasis

Cocoa Cookie manually jumping on the carpet to advance to the next stage.

Previously, crossroads required the Cookie to manually run towards or jump to a specific platform to advance. For instance, in Yogurca Harbor, the Cookie had to jump and ride a flying carpet to transition to the next stage, Radiant Desert Sun. However, following the In the Shadows of the Dunes update, this system was overhauled. Instead of manually allowing the Cookie to transition across the stages, players are now taken to a separate screen at the crossroads segment. Here, they can simply tap and hold over the stage they wish to proceed to. This change was likely made to prevent any mishaps that could occur when the Cookie runs and jumps whilst their skills are forcibly disabled.

This gameplay gimmick would later also be reused for the Breakout Episode's direct sequel, Yogurca: Secrets of Mirage Village.

Stages

• Maps
• Missions

Image	Details
	1. Yogurca Harbor 35 The first stage of the Breakout is the harbor, opening with Bear Jellies writing out "New World". This stage features chests full of Coins that can be opened with Power Jellies, a mechanic previously seen in the later parts of Black Sugar Pirate Ship. Moving obstacles include fishing nets in the air and jumping lobsters in the ocean. There are many holes between the docks and small boats in the early parts of the stage, though the ground becomes more solid as the stage continues, with later sections having piles of crates that can be used to get to Rainbow Bear Jellies. The stage ends with a large Potion and the first crossroads. A magic carpet flies above the ground, and jumping onto it will take the Cookie to Radiant Desert Sun, while staying on the ground path leads to Lively Morning Bazaar.
	2-1. Radiant Desert Sun 90 (Many Bear Jellies) Radiant Desert Sun takes place high above the street. There are very large gaps throughout the stage, but the magic carpet stays below the runner, keeping them safe. There are tall towers that must be double jumped over and birds flying around, some of them carrying Jellies with them. One bird flying higher up holds a small Potion, and birds carry Blast Jellies near the end. The stage starts with some rooftops to run across, which gives way to cloud platforms. There are many Rainbow Bear Jellies and Bear Jelly Parties in the sky, and some of the Bear Jelly Parties are off the Jelly path. The stage concludes with a large Potion and Bear Jellies writing "Good Bye" followed by a roof leading to the next stage.
	2-2. Lively Morning Bazaar 90 (Many Coins) The alternative to Radiant Desert Sun is an outdoor marketplace called Lively Morning Bazaar. The city environment means the stage is very flat and not very dangerous, though there are multiple levels in some parts and some Blast Jelly segments. The focus of the stage is shops run by parrots, where Coins can be exchanged for gems worth millions of points, or for helpful power-ups. Running out of Energy and switching to the next Cookie between shops can present an issue, as all power-ups bought are lost and the Coin count resets. Coin gaining Treasures such as Coin Fireworks Box or the Bear Coin Bank can be used to make shopping easier. The first shop in the level has a powerup that makes Coin Magic produce Gold Coins, which helps get coins for the following shops. The next one sells a magnet, useful for gathering Bear Jellies that are under platforms. The third and final shop is at the end of the stage and only sells gems.
	3. Bustling Yogurt Road 100 No matter what path the Cookies take after the Harbor, the third stage will always be Bustling Yogurt Road. The road is another flat stage, but it is more dangerous, as it is full of Yogurcan citizens wielding spears and there are many horse drawn carriages to ride or avoid. Again there are sections with multiple levels, but now there is traffic on both of them. Trapdoors open up to let the Cookie drop down to the lower level. The stage ends with a large drawbridge falling down to let them cross and a spearman who falls off the screen to get out of the way, followed by the next crossroad. The upper path here can be taken to the Mansion Entrance or the lower path can be taken to the Backstreets.
	4-1. Mansion Entrance 100 (Many Bear Jellies) Mansion Entrance is presumably the home of Yogurt Cream Cookie, and uses the same environmental graphics as his Trial. There are more spear-wielding enemies in this stage, though they wear different clothing, and they will actively attack the Cookies now. The stage begins with one visible running ahead of the Cookie on an upper level. Later in the stage they come back and knock assorted jars and potted cacti off the top level into the path of the Cookie. The stage also features a Blast Jelly section followed by the only Bonus Time in the entire Breakout Episode, and ends with a section where a Yogurcan runs ahead of the Cookie and throws spears behind them. The Mansion Entrance ends with a small Potion and another crossroad, leading to the Overgrown Garden or the Hallway of Treasures.
	4-2. Backstreets 100 (Special Features) Staying on the road leads to the Backstreets. The shady Yogurcans here will threaten passing Cookies with their swords, but if Chili Pepper Cookie is running, they will cower from her instead, an easter egg hinted at by the wanted posters for her in the background. They share the Backstreets with snakes that crawl on pipes and pop out of jars. The ziplines introduced here can be grabbed by jumping into them, though most Cookie skills prevent this. The first half of the stage has most of the enemies, and the ziplines are all above solid ground. There is a small potion before the halfway point of the stage followed by a long zipline and a big potion. After that, there is a sequence of ziplines over pits where Cookies need to jump from zipline to zipline, before the final sequence of two long ziplines above solid ground that lead into airborne obstacles. This section has rarely-seen winged Yellow and Pink Bear Jellies that must be reached using the ziplines, since they are immune to magnetic effects. The stage ends with a final large potion and a crossroad of two pipes. The sparkling magenta pipe leads to the Hallway of Treasures and the vine-covered green pipe leads to the Overgrown Garden.
	5-1. Overgrown Garden 100 (Many Bear Jellies) The name of the Overgrown Garden hints at its main mechanic. Large bushes obscure the view throughout the stage, and jellies and power-ups will move behind the shrubbery. Yellow Bear Parties, Frozen Bear Jellies, and Rotten Bear Parties will move behind the bushes to hide what effect they have, and the player needs to remember the location of the Rotten Bear Parties to avoid hitting them and losing potential points. Green buttons can be pressed to cause the plants to recede in the sections where they cover the whole screen, or to show what Jellies are behind nearby bushes. There is a variety of obstacles, birds that look like bananas in birdcages or flying around, thick creeping vines, and fish-shaped fountain heads that squirt water, which are hidden behind bushes later on. The last section of the stage has rose bushes creating a lower ceiling, and monkeys that run and jump at the Cookies. Power Jellies are helpful in collecting the Bear Jellies here, but they can't all be grabbed at the same time without a magnet. There are four small potions in this stage, with the fourth one right at the end before the warm garden ends and the Snowy Yogurt Dunes begin.
	5-2. Hallway of Treasures 100 (Special Jelly) The Hallway of Treasures shows Yogurt Cream Cookie's collection. Obstacles have large gemstones embedded in them, and valuable scoring gems are found in containers resembling Fabergé eggs. Coin Magic and Giant Jellies can be used to break the containers, but care needs to be taken to not touch the many red buttons in the stage, as they will cause the floor to shake and the gems to fall before the Cookie can reach them. Dodging the buttons and landing on small platforms requires some precise double jumps. The back of the Hallway, like the Overgrown Garden, leads out into the Snowy Yogurt Dunes.
	6. Snowy Yogurt Dunes 110 The first signs of the blizzard are seen in the Snowy Yogurt Dunes. Large piles of snow resembling yogurt or ice cream are in the way, and the cold environment means there are plenty Frozen Bear Jellies to collect. The floor for much of the stage is small moving platforms which are replaced with flat ground later on, with the Cookie running on a level slightly above the ground. This section features a Yogurcan that runs along the ground and throws swords at the Cookie, which boomerang back at them. The stage ends with the Cookie breaking through a number of walls and grabbing a large Potion before the final crossroads. There is the choice of a tunnel leading to the Cold Desert Winds on the lower path, or an uphill path leading to the Frozen Oasis.
	7-1. Cold Desert Winds 100 (Frozen Bears) The blizzard picks up in the Cold Desert Winds. Many huge icicles have formed in the desert, both stalagmites and stalactites, with more forming right as the Cookie runs by. The few Yogurcans seen hanging on ropes have runny noses, and look tired from the cold. Many knives fly through the air, directed at the runner. Four small potions and one large one help keep Energy reserves up. Past the large potion after the halfway point, the floor and ceiling close in slightly giving less room to dodge the last group of Yogurcans and the biggest torrent of knives. After the enclosed corridor ends, small platforms on top of more icicles lead to the final small potion and the Yeti's Frozen Burrow.
	7-2. Frozen Oasis 100 (Rainbow Bear Jellies) Heavy snow falls in the background, and cacti and palm trees encased in ice are found throughout, even from the top of the screen. Frozen coconuts fall down from the trees. The Frozen Oasis is a more vertically oriented stage where the camera is zoomed out for the entire time. This stage has ice floors which speed the Cookie up noticeably, and long or high double jumps from the ice are required in many spots to cross gaps. More Ice Bear Jellies are found here as well as plenty of Rainbow Bear Jellies placed along the arcs of jumps. Near the end of the level a small Potion is hidden behind some obstacles under a higher ice platform before a series of long jumps between very small icy platforms. This is folowed by a few more easier jumps and another small potion before the final stage.
	8. Fierce Yeti's Burrow 120 As the end of the Breakout, Fierce Yeti's Burrow is a difficult stage with plenty of obstacles and tight jumps. The giant Yeti appears throughout the stage to attack the Cookies, shooting an ice beam from its mouth and pounding the ground, creating holes and knocking down icicles. Some of the icicles need to be destroyed with Coin Magic powers that are difficult to grab. The Yeti is accompanied by snow monsters it has created, who block the path or hold platforms and throw them upwards when Cookies run across them. Flying yeti enemies also aim at the runners, with crosshairs showing where they aim and when they're about to charge. If the Cookie survives to the end of the stage, Bear Jellies spelling out "The End?" mark the point where Light Spheres no longer appear about halfway through the stage, and after the second time "The End?" appears the stage will loop.

Map	Missions	Rewards (Total)
1. Yogurca Harbor	Collect 80/140/200 Yellow Bear Jellies Collect 60/105/150 Pink Bear Jellies Collect 40/70/100 Frozen Bear Jellies Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
2-1. Radiant Desert Sun	Collect 20/35/50 Rainbow Bear Jellies Collect 80/140/200 Coins Collect 1,000/1,750/2,500 Jellies Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
2-2. Lively Morning Bazaar	Collect 20/35/50 Rainbow Bear Jellies Collect 200/350/500 Bear Jellies Collect 200/350/500 Coins Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
3. Bustling Yogurt Road	Collect 20/35/50 Rainbow Bear Jellies Collect 120/210/300 Bear Jellies Collect 80/140/200 Coins Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
4-1. Mansion Entrance	Collect 20/35/50 Giant Bear Jellies Collect 400/700/1,000 Bear Jellies Collect 160/280/400 Coins Run for 48/84/120 sec without colliding	120
4-2. Backstreets	Collect 200/350/500 Bear Jellies Collect 120/210/300 Coins Collect 1,200/2,100/3,000 Jellies Run for 48/84/120 sec without colliding	120
5-1. Overgrown Garden	Collect 500/1,400/2,000 Jellies Collect 200/350/500 Bear Jellies Jump 60/105/150 times Run for 48/84/120 sec without colliding	120
5-2. Hallway of Treasures	Collect 1,000/1,750/2,500 Jellies Collect 140/245/350 Bear Jellies Collect 280/490/700 Coins Run for 48/84/120 sec without colliding	120
6. Snowy Yogurt Dunes	Collect 180/315/450 Frozen Bear Jellies Collect 200/350/500 Coins Collect 800/1,400/2,000 Jellies Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
7-1. Cold Desert Winds	Collect 280/490/700 Fozen Bear Jellies Collect 160/280/400 Coins Collect 800/1,400/2,000 Jellies Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
7-2. Frozen Oasis	Collect 200/350/500 Frozen Bear Jellies Collect 40/70/100 Rainbow Bear Jellies Collect 400/700/1,000 Jellies Run for 32/56/80 sec without colliding	120
8. Fierce Yeti's Burrow	Collect 320/560/800 Frozen Bear Jellies Destroy 40/70/100 obstacles Collect 800/1,400/2,000 Jellies Run for 24/42/60 sec without colliding	120

Breakout Rewards

Rank	Score	Reward
Legend I	1st	Yogurca Master 3,000 1
Legend II	10th	Yogurca Master 2,700 1
Legend III	30th	Yogurca Master 2,600 1
Legend IV	100th	2,500 1
Legend V	500th	2,400 1
Challenger I	Top 1.0%	2,300 1
Challenger II	Top 2.0%	2,250 1
Challenger III	Top 3.0%	2,200 1
Challenger IV	Top 4.0%	2,150 1
Challenger V	Top 5.0%	2,100 1
Master I	Top 10.0%	2,000 1
Master II	Top 15.0%	1,950 1
Master III	Top 20.0%	1,900 1
Master IV	Top 25.0%	1,850 1
Master V	Top 30.0%	1,800 1
Rainbow I	Top 45.0%	1,700
Rainbow II	Top 60.0%	1,650
Rainbow III	Top 75.0%	1,600
Rainbow IV	Top 90.0%	1,550
Rainbow V	3,000,000,000	1,500
Diamond I	2,200,000,000	1,240
Diamond II	2,170,000,000	1,230
Diamond III	2,140,000,000	1,220
Diamond IV	2,110,000,000	1,210
Diamond V	2,080,000,000	1,200
Ruby I	1,710,000,000	940
Ruby II	1,680,000,000	930
Ruby III	1,650,000,000	920
Ruby IV	1,620,000,000	910
Ruby V	1,590,000,000	900
Emerald I	1,220,000,000	740
Emerald II	1,180,000,000	730
Emerald III	1,150,000,000	720
Emerald IV	1,110,000,000	710
Emerald V	1,070,000,000	700
White Crystal I	850,000,000	540
White Crystal II	820,000,000	530
White Crystal III	780,000,000	520
White Crystal IV	740,000,000	510
White Crystal V	710,000,000	500
Gold I	610,000,000	440
Gold II	580,000,000	430
Gold III	560,000,000	420
Gold IV	530,000,000	410
Gold V	510,000,000	400
Silver I	420,000,000	340
Silver II	400,000,000	330
Silver III	370,000,000	320
Silver IV	350,000,000	310
Silver V	330,000,000	300
Bronze I	240,000,000	240
Bronze II	220,000,000	230
Bronze III	190,000,000	220
Bronze IV	270,000,000	210
Bronze V	140,000,000	200
Chocolate I	90,000,000	90
Chocolate II	80,000,000	80
Chocolate III	70,000,000	70
Chocolate IV	60,000,000	60
Chocolate V	40,000,000	50

Changelog

Peril in Paradise - September 14, 2024 Numbers of Cookies changed from 10 to 7. Simmering Syrup Sauna - February 7, 2024 Sands of Yogurca returns with the changes from Trip to Paradise, replacing City of Wizards. Save the Future! - January 14, 2022 Sands of Yogurca returned, replacing Escape from the Oven. Changed Weekly Rewards from Thundersnow Yeti to Wind Archer Cookie and Windcatcher.

Trivia

• Sands of Yogurca was the first Breakout Episode to utilize the now-retired "Story" button on its lobby menu, where the player completes missions to unlock the cutscenes for the Sands of Yogurca story.
• Sands of Yogurca was the first Breakout Episode to give a free Legendary Pet as its weekly reward, being Thundersnow Yeti.
• The green and magenta pipes used at the end of Sands of Yogurca's Backstreets stage resemble the Warp Pipes seen in the Super Mario series of video games.
  • A green pipe with an identical function also appears at the end of Chapter 1 of Escape from the Oven.

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