Opera Shake and win has commenced again and this time around, users can earn money, win prizes in bet9ja vouchers and also free airtime by shaking their devices every 6 hours. This promotion is often conducted by Opera from time to time to keep users engaged on the app and probably to “give back to users” but the truth is that, the game has a frustrating side people rarely talk about.
In this article, we will be having a look at all the important information about the ongoing, opera Shake and win promotion as well as the downsides or aspects I find really frustrating about the game and perhaps, the reason why I won’t advise anyone to take the game so seriously. Without wasting much time, let’s dive right into the topic of the day.
What is Opera Shake and Win About?
Like I said earlier, shake and win is a promotion set up by Opera mini to reward users with cash prizes, airtime and bet9ja vouchers for free when they shake their devices every 6 hours. It’s like a game just that the players get rewarded in this case with random prizes depending how “lucky” and “consistent” they are in playing.
As an interested user, all you’re required to do is to download or update your opera mini browser and then tap on the shake and win banner floating by the lower right corner, login using your phone number and start shaking your device for a chance to earn some of the prizes.
Who Can Join the Shake and Win Promo?
According to the information on the rules and regulations page, only 18-year-old residents in the following countries can participate;
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Kenya
Additionally, as an intending user, you need to be an Opera Mini user or opera news to qualify. This shouldn’t be a problem for anyone as you can easily download the Opera Mini browser and use it to join the promotion.
Prizes to Be Won
There are myriad of prizes that can be won during the shake and win promo, the only problem is that, users can only be selected randomly for the prizes and most of them involve winning all pieces of a card to unlock the full prize. To cut the long story short, below are the various prizes to be won;
1. Mini Pay Vouchers ranging from $1 to $25 worth.
2. Airtime on all networks ranging from 200 naira to 1000 naira. Good news is that the airtime codes are universal, so even if you win for a particular network, the code can still be loaded on your desired service provider.
3. Bet9ja vouchers ranging from 200 naira to 10,000 naira i.e. for Nigerian users. If you are outside Nigeria, you can easily check out the prizes available to residents of your country by clicking on the package icon shown at the top.
How to Get started
If you want to participate in the ongoing shake and win promo, then the first step is to download Opera Mini browser, or if you already have the application installed, just head to your application store and check if it’s needs an update.
Once you’re done with that, launch the app and locate the shake and win banner usually floating towards the lower right corner of the app. Tap on it to access the promo page as well as an option to shake for your first prize.
Shake your device slightly to unlock the prize, most times it’s just a piece of a bigger puzzle at first, and immediately you shake the first time, an option will be shown to you to log in with your phone number to save the progress. Complete the login process to save whatever progress you’ve recorded in the game.
The next step would be to take note of the next time you’re to return to the app to shake once again in order to win prizes or unlock pieces of bigger cards.
How to Get More Shakes
Fortunately, users can get numerous shakes by completing the few tasks put in place by Opera. So if you can’t deal with the 6-hour shake interval, simply click on Earn more shakes to access the other options that could fetch you additional shakes such as;
1. Referring others using your unique invite link. When you refer others to the shake and win game, you earn an extra shake which means higher your chances of unlocking an important prize. Simply copy the link and share to others who know nothing about the promotion. When they download the browser through your link and set up an account, you get the free shake.
2. Play the Predictor game – this has to do with the predicting the outcomes of football matches for a chance of winning some rewards in the $10,000 prize pool and also unlocking some extra shakes for doing so. It’s an easy way to get an additional shake.
3. Change your wallpaper in opera mini to earn an extra shake. When you change your browser wallpaper, you also earn an additional shake.
4. Make Opera Mini Default Browser – this has to do with making opera your default phone browser. What this means is that each time you tap on any link or have anything to do with accessing the web, your phone will automatically take you to the Opera mini browser. When you make the browser default, an extra shake will be given to you.
Those are the main ways of earning extra shakes but the most convenient and unlimited is the referral part. If you have a lot of friends who know little to nothing about shake and win promo, then you could end up with a lot of shakes by referring them.
When is Opera Shake and win ending?
The promo is slated to last from August 14th to 11th of September, meaning it’s to run for a full month. As an enthusiast or someone who is interested in winning one of the prizes, I’d assume you have enough time to keep hunting for some of the juicy prizes.
Why I Find It Frustrating
On paper, the shake and win promo is the big deal, it’s money given to someone on a platter of gold but in actuality, it’s a highly frustrating game designed to waste someone’s time significantly with nothing tangible to show for it.
In the past winning rate was significantly higher but in recent time and even in the current promo, the winning rate is nothing to write home about. Reason is, I referred a good number of people and got alot of shakes only for me to exhaust them without winning a dime or anything tangible.
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The system kept giving me same pieces of a card I’d won before making it impossible for me to unlock the full prize. I am not speaking about this as a first timer, I have had profound experience with opera Shake and win over the years and to be honest, the recent promotions are not even worth it at all.
You will keep winning same piece(s) you have won already during previous shakes till you’re worn out.
Secondly, there are not enough prizes to be won this time around. In the past, there were smart phones, cash prizes of varying amounts and many other goodies, but this time around what most users find themselves winning sometimes is the bet9ja 200 naira voucher, which is usually difficult to use since not everyone understands how football betting works.
The whole arrangement is not as profitable as it used to be coupled with the terrible win rate, thus making the Opera mini shake and win a waste of time in my opinion. I am not saying you can’t win the mini pay vouchers but the chances of winning them is very slim. The main source of frustration is the repetition of same pieces one has already won in previous shakes.
Conclusion
The Opera shake and win is a quite popular promo always conducted after a few months to reward users but in recent times, it’s more like a frustrating game that rarely reward users. So even if you’re going to participate, ensure you’re not keeping your hopes up as the chances of winning anything tangible is very low.
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