I have been playing the game for about a year now and it is slow going as expected. However, since some of the recent updates a player can no longer complete the reward sets without spending money. This is a recent and very disappointing change to the game play. Previously I was able to qather all of the award buildings so long as I stayed on top of the tournament, now because of time gates I won't be able to complete the set buildings unless I spend even more money. I am very close to quitting