How to play Pod Racers and get more flags May 1-5 2025

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How to play Pod Racers and get more flags May 1-5 2025

The New Star Wards Go season gets straight into the high speed action with a Race Partners event. We're done with the cars, now.. this is Pod Racing.

Pod Racers started on Monopoly Go at 1 PM ET on May 1st as we begin the new sticker season. You will be racing with partners (or alone) to claim those important opening sticker packs as well as some Star Wars themed accessories for your game board.

As before, during the first day of the event, you can decide to team up with other plays or race solo, and begin to collect the tokens you need to power your pod. Then in the three subsequent days are for racing, with one race being held on each day. Win the championship by scoring the most medals from your final position in each race.

There is a lot more to it than that, but we've got you covered with our complete guide to Pod Racers on this page which tells you have to play this event and how to get more flags which is the event token that you need to help you win.

In this event we have the return of the Lucky Rocket boosts that you will be able to earn during the event and use to maximize your scores. You can read more about these below.

When this event ends at around 4 PM ET on May 5th, look out for the start of the next Peg-E Prize Drop - Deluxe Drop where there are a load of cool Star Wars related Monopoly Go cosmetics to be won. Also scheduled to start at the same time will be the banner event, Cosmic Carnival, and tournament, Astro Arcade, that will start at the same time.

Pod Racers rewards

There are loads of rewards that can be won in Pod Racers, but the one everyone will be shooting for is the first prize in the championship. This is determined by how many medals your team has won at the end. Medals are given for your teams placing at the end of a race, and there are three races in total in this event. One per day with the final race being for double points.

Here is the rewards table for the championship, as this is very early in the season the rewards are less than the previous events wild sticker, but a Purple sticker pack will get you off to a great start and there are some very desirable board items to claim. Positions are determined by a team's medal score at the end of all three races. Everyone in the team gets the same reward.

Team Championship Rewards

• First place: Five star purple sticker pack, Jabba the Hutt Board Token and Pit Droid Shield
• Second place - Four star blue sticker pack, three star pink sticker pack and Pit Droid Shield
• Third place - Three star pink sticker pack, two star yellow sticker pack, and Pit Droid Shield
• Fourth place - Two star rellow sticker pack and one star green sticker pack

Solo Championship Rewards

There will be a reduced set of rewards similar to the above if you choose to place the event Solo. Here's what you can win in this event if you choose to go it alone.

Solo Championship Rewards

• First place: Four star blue sticker pack, Jabba the Hutt Board Token and Pit Droid Shield
• Second place - Three star pink sticker pack and Pit Droid Shield
• Third place - Three star pink sticker pack
• Fourth place - Two star yellow sticker pack

Lap Rewards

There are also more than the rewards above to be won. As you play through races and complete laps, after a certain number of laps your team will unlock milestone rewards where you'll be given a series of rewards to select from which include sticker packs, dice, flags and more.

Lap rewards are given out after lap one, after two more laps, after five more laps, and after ten more laps, with the rewards getting increasingly better as you get further. The rewards continue with another reward after every 10 laps. For each of the lap rewards you'll be given a choice of rewards to pick from, flags are usually there, if you need some more for your team.

Lucky Rockets

Lucky Rockets sometimes appear in Tycoon Racer events. They are available in Pod Racers, so do make sure you don't waste these important items. If you want ot know how to make the most of these, then check out this page, Lucky Rocket strategy for our best tips on how to use this valuable boost. Be sure not to waste any Lucky Rockets as using these efficiently can be the difference between winning a losing races. Sometimes they appear in the milestones of banner events too, but it doesn't appear to be the case this time around and you can just win them from some lap milestone reward boxes.

The most important thing to remember about Lucky Rockets is that they don't stack, so ideally all of your team should use theirs before another is unlocked.

Ball and Chain / Overload

A recent addition is also the Overload (also called Ball and chain), this debuff is available in Pod Racers, and you can claim these from some lap rewards and once you have one you can use it on any other other teams to slow them down. It will cut any roll amounts they score in half until they manage to break it. This is a good way to slow any one team that is making too much progress. Check out our Ball and Chain guide for more details on how to use this important debuff.

How to play Pod Racers

Basically you need to team up with three other players, or choose to race solo, collect flags and compete against three other teams with the aim to get the most points and win the race.The event is split into four stages as follows:

• Team-up Stage

  In this initial stage you have 25 hours to get into a team. Further down there is a more in/depth explanation of how to build your team in Pod Racers, but basically it is similar to other partner events where you can send invites and they can be sent to you. The biggest difference is that if someone you want to play with is already a part of a team, then if you want to play with that person, you'll also be playing with their team mates too. The other big difference is that you can leave a team too, but only before the start of the first race. You cannot boot a person from a team though.

  
  You can leave your team

  You'll also be able to start collecting flags which is the event item that you'll need to score points in this event. More on this below.

• Matchmaking Stage

  At this point you just have to wait for the matchmaking process to complete. Your team will be matched up with other teams of more or less a similar skill level. The game will consider everyone's net worth in the game and will match based on that to try to make it as fair as possible.

• Race Stage

  Next we reach the race stage. For the remainder of the tournament there is a new race every day. There will be three races in total, one per day, with the most important one being the final race because it will yield double medals, which will be important for you team's final placement in the championship.

  It's at this point you can start to use the flags you've collected so far, you'll still be able to collect more flags as the event continues, we explain all the ways to get flags in detail further down the page. To get started in the race stage, hit the event icon, then choose your multiplier and start rolling for event points.

  The points you get will drive your car around the course. Complete laps and the race as a team to win rewards which could include; sticker packs, dice, flags, flash boosts or money.

  To get started in this part of the event, choose your multiplier then hit the big dice popper. You'll move your car according to the number of dice that you threw, multiplied by the multiplier and also increased if you throw a double or a triple.

  The points you get determine how far your car moves, complete laps and you'll get those lap milestone rewards whenever you team car completed 1,2,5 and 10 laps. Your team only has one car so all of your points work together to get through the laps and the race.

  At the end of each race your team gets medals depending on your team's classification at the end of each race. Medals go towards your medal points total at the end of the event to decide which team gets which final reward.

  
  Lap Rewards

  Medals are distributed to the teams as follows:

  Race Position	Team Reward
  1st	10 medals
  2nd	8 medals
  3rd	7 medals
  4th	5 medals

  In the final race of a championship, medal rewards are doubled, so do make sure you save a lot of flags for that last race.

• Championship Stage

  After all of the races have been completed, the team with the most medals at the end wins a grand prize, as listed above.

How to build your team in Pod Racers

Joining a team or selecting partners is a bit different in Pod Racers than in previous partner events.

Once the event starts you have a certain period to get yourself into a team before the racing starts. For this event the team building phase is for the first 25 hours of the event. Here is a bullet list of all the steps you need to take to get into a team in Pod Racers.

• To get started click in the Team Up button on the right side of the game screen.
• Tap on one of the empty avatar circles in the middle of the game screen that has the green plus icon in it.
• Here you can now send invites to players and approve or deny requests that have been made to you.
• You can also use the search bar at the bottom of the screen to look for individual players in your friends list.
• As you scroll from the suggested team ups and invites, you may see some avatars on their own or in groups of two or three players. One action, dismiss, invite, join etc... will apply to everyone in that group. So if a friend that you want to play with already has one or two team mates, you'll be joining those team mates too!
• If you make a mistake and want to leave a group, tap the red leave icon that is in the bottom right of your avatar.
• If you can't find a group by the end of the team building phase or your team does not have four players you will either be assigned to a team or a random players will be assigned to you..

How to get more flags

Although the actual races start a little later, there is a lot of ground work to be done if you want to help your team land that first prize in the championship. When the event starts, the team building phase, you'll notice flags on the Monopoly Go game board, you've got to collect these, much as you would collect pickaxes in digging events or other special tokens for partner events. You'll also be able to get flags in some events, as explained below.

Here are all the ways how to get more flags in Pod Racers on Monopoly Go

• Collect flags on the board - Just roll your dice and if you land on the flags you'll win some.
• Tournaments - Running alongside Pod Racers will be a banner event and a tournament. You can check the Event Schecdule for today to see what events are active and coming up.
• Quick Wins - While Pod Racers in active, the Quick Wins rewards will include flags.
• Shop gift - Every eight hours you can collect a free gift from the shop. Tap the Shop icon from the three lines at the top of the game screen, then swipe the top block to the left until you get to the final screen. Your free gift will be there, which will include flags if Pod Racers is still running, or you'll see a countdown timer telling you when to come back.
• Lap completion milestones - As you complete a certain number of laps in a race you'll reach lap completion milestones, at that point you'll be given some reward options. You may get flags as an reward option.
• Free flag links - I'll just mention this as it is always a possibility that free flag links will drop. If there are any, you can be sure to find them on our free dice links page. Although at this stage we have no way of knowing if you'll be able to get free flags with links.

So while you are building your team, don't forget to collect as many flags as you can to help your team out.

Race tactics and strategy

You'll have to be on your toes up until the end of the race, because after seeing how the first race turned out, there was a mad dash to the finish line in our group. So pay attention to the end of race times and save some flags to defend your position or to shoot for that finish line to try to come in first place.

Pressure your opposing teams and don't let them get an easy win so you can deplete their flags so they may not have as many for the next race.

Remember that it is double medal rewards for the final race. So it could still be all to play for in your respective groups. Watch out for teams that hoard their dice until the final hour or minutes of a race then let rip to come to try to come first.

Pod Racers FAQS

Here are some frequently asked questions about Pod Racers, feel free to drop a comment below if you have any other questions about this event and we'll do our best to find an answer.

• How to team up with other players?

  Tap on the green plus icons, just like in other partner events, you'll then be shown the add player page which will contain suggested partners, any invited partners requests you've made or received, and a friend search bar so you can find specific friends to send an invite too.

• Can I leave my team?

  Yes, but only during the team building phase. You can then go try to find another team before the start of the race, or you will be assigned a random team before the race starts if you don't find a team yourself.

• How to score points in Pod Racers?

  Similar to previous partner events, you have to collect the event token, in this case flags. Then use then in the event. To do this, tap on the event icon on the right of the game board, then select the multiplier on the dice popper and then tap the popper to spin some dice. You'll need a minimum of 20 flags to roll the popper.

• How to win a race?

  You simply win the race by scoring the most points as a team. Your final placing then determines how many medals you receive.

• How many races are there?

  In previous versions of Racer events there have been two or three races. I expect that seeing as this is a four day event, we'll get three races.

• What are medals for?

  The medals convert to points in the championship. The team with the most points from medals at the end of all the races determine which championship reward the team receives.

• Do I get rewards for completing laps?

  After a certain number of laps you can receive rewards. There are in the form of reward boxes where you will be given a number of reward choices to select from. Similar to milestones in previous partner events, when you reach a certain number of laps you'll get rewards until the race is completed.

• What rewards can I get from completing laps?

  There are a range of different possible rewards such as boosts, dice, cash, flags and sticker packs.

• What happens to unused flags at the end of the event?

  Unused flags are normally converted to game cash.