MapleStory Classic Omok and Match Cards Guide: Casey's Quests

Checked against v1.0.0 on October 29, 2026.

MapleStory Classic World ships with two player-versus-player minigames: Omok and Match Cards. No NPC shop sells either one. Casey, the Master of MiniGame in Henesys Park, builds the sets from parts you farm, which takes seven level 12 quests worth 2,338 EXP and 2,863 mesos in total. This MapleStory Classic Omok guide covers each quest in order, where every part drops, how the rooms work, the Omok and Match Cards rules, and how to win more games.

Quick summary

• Seven quests, one NPC. Casey in Henesys Park gives six Omok set quests in a fixed chain ("Maple World's Unique Fun: Omok") plus one Match Cards quest. All seven need level 12 (NiaMeowDB, MapleStory Quest).
• Each quest pays 334 EXP and 409 mesos. In Closed Online Test 2 they paid 321 EXP and no mesos (MapleStory Quest client diff).
• The Omok parts come from five low-level monsters. Tables come from Stump, and pieces come from Slime, Orange Mushroom, Pig and Octopus (Henesys.gg). The cards for Match Cards drop from 15 monster types.
• Run Match Cards alongside the Omok chain. Pig and Octopus drop both Omok pieces and Monster Cards, so one trip can feed two quests.
• The rules live on the server. The client holds the board, the pieces and the room buttons, not the rules (MapleClassic Wiki). Treat the five-in-a-row and 3-3 rules below as community-reported.

Meet Casey and check the requirements

Casey stands at the far right of Henesys Park (Henesys.gg), off Victoria Road on Victoria Island. The MapleClassic Wiki lists all seven of his quests at level 12+, open to any job. Our Henesys guide shows where the park sits in town.

Quest	ID	Needs	Prerequisite	Reward
Make a Match Cards Set	80001	15 Monster Cards	None	Set of Match Cards, 334 EXP, 409 mesos
Make a Slime & Mushroom Omok Set	80002	Omok Table, Slime piece, Mushroom piece	None	Set, 334 EXP, 409 mesos
Make a Slime & Pig Omok Set	80003	Table, Slime, Pig	80002	Set, 334 EXP, 409 mesos
Make a Slime & Octopus Omok Set	80004	Table, Slime, Octopus	80003	Set, 334 EXP, 409 mesos
Make a Pig & Mushroom Omok Set	80005	Table, Pig, Mushroom	80004	Set, 334 EXP, 409 mesos
Make a Octopus & Mushroom Omok Set	80006	Table, Octopus, Mushroom	80005	Set, 334 EXP, 409 mesos
Make a Pig & Octopus Omok Set	80007	Table, Pig, Octopus	80006	Set, 334 EXP, 409 mesos

NiaMeowDB's quest tracker confirms the first step at level 12 with 334 EXP and 409 mesos, and Casey's dialogue says the parts drop from "Stump, Slime, and Orange Mushroom, found around Henesys." Once you have a set, he says you can "use this item anywhere in Maple World to open a mini-game room."

Our math: seven quests × 334 EXP = 2,338 EXP, and 7 × 409 = 2,863 mesos. Our EXP table lists 3,216 EXP for level 12, so the whole set is worth about 73% of that level. That's why our quests worth doing list rates the Omok chain as good mesos for the level.

Farm the right part for the active quest

The quest pages on MapleStory Quest show something easy to miss. Every Omok quest asks for its own copy of each part. Quest 80002 wants Omok Table #4031046, quest 80003 wants Table #4031049, quest 80004 wants #4031052, and so on up to #4031061. The pieces work the same way: there are three different "Omok Piece: Slime" items, one for each quest that uses Slime.

Our reading: in practice, a part drops for the quest you have open, and spare tables from an earlier quest won't count for the next one. Since each quest unlocks only after the one before, plan one quest at a time. Don't try to stockpile. This is an inference from the client item IDs, not a stated rule, so check your quest log after the first drop.

Know where each part drops

Part	Monster (level)	Best map (Henesys.gg)	Older-version rate (MapleStory Quest)
Omok Table	Stump (5)	The Tree That Grew II, Ellinia (28 spawns)	2.8%. Also Dark Stump (11), 2.8%
Omok Piece: Slime	Slime (6)	The Tree That Grew II, Ellinia (30 spawns)	1.0%
Omok Piece: Mushroom	Orange Mushroom (8)	Mushroom Garden, Henesys (15 spawns)	1.0%. Also Mushmom (40, boss), 1.0%
Omok Piece: Pig	Pig (7)	Thicket Around the Beach II, Lith Harbor (18 spawns)	7.7%
Omok Piece: Octopus	Octopus (12)	Damp Tree-Forest, Sleepywood (19 spawns)	7.7%

Older-version rates come from an earlier MapleStory build. MapleStory Quest marks them "rates differ," and drop tables are server-side. The only release-era confirmation is a player report on MapleStory Quest of an Omok Table dropping from Stump. The MapleClassic Wiki has no drop data recorded yet for the table or the Pig and Mushroom pieces.

You need six tables and three of each piece type across the chain (Henesys.gg). Stump is the one monster on every trip, so pick maps that have Stumps or sit near them.

Follow the seven-quest route

This route groups the chain by map. It assumes the per-quest parts rule above. Take the Match Cards quest first so that every kill in steps 2, 4, 5 and 6 can also drop cards.

Step	Quest	Where to farm	Also collects
1	Accept Match Cards (80001) and Slime & Mushroom (80002)	Henesys Park	Nothing
2	Slime & Mushroom	The Tree That Grew II (Stump, Slime), then Mushroom Garden (Orange Mushroom)	Nothing. Orange Mushroom isn't a card source
3	Slime & Pig	The Tree That Grew II, then Thicket Around the Beach II	Monster Cards from Pig
4	Slime & Octopus	The Tree That Grew II, then Damp Tree-Forest	Monster Cards from Octopus
5	Pig & Mushroom	Stump map, Thicket, Mushroom Garden	Cards from Pig
6	Octopus & Mushroom	Stump map, Damp Tree-Forest, Mushroom Garden	Cards from Octopus
7	Pig & Octopus	Stump map, Thicket, Damp Tree-Forest	Cards from Pig and Octopus

Maps from Henesys.gg. Route order is our own plan.

Travel is the real cost. You visit Henesys Park seven times, plus Ellinia, Lith Harbor and Sleepywood. Our travel guide covers cab fares and Return Scrolls. A level 12 character can also clear these monsters while leveling. Our training guide lists the same maps as early training spots.

Collect 15 Monster Cards for Match Cards

The Match Cards quest needs 15 Monster Cards. The client text calls them "A card needed to play the game Match Cards. Need to have plenty of them" (MapleStory Quest). Henesys.gg lists 15 monster types that drop them.

Monster	Level (MapleStory Quest)	Notes
Blue Snail	2	Lowest-level source
Pig	7	Also drops Omok Pig pieces. Pig and Ribbon Pig maps are in our Henesys fields guide
Ribbon Pig	10	Same areas as Pig
Octopus	12	Also drops Omok Octopus pieces
Blue Mushroom	19
Horny Mushroom	22
Evil Eye	27
Curse Eye	33
Lupin	37
Lorang	38
Cold Eye	40
Tortie	46
Wraith	48	See our Kerning Subway guide
Drake	50
Wild Kargo	62

MapleStory Quest's older-version table shows 13% for every source and also lists Jr. Balrog and Crimson Balrog. Treat 13% as old data only.

Our math: at the old 13% rate, 15 cards take about 115 kills on average (15 ÷ 0.13). The real release rate isn't published. A Monster Card sells to an NPC for 1 meso, so don't vendor them by accident with your other etc items. Our inventory guide covers keeping the Etc tab tidy.

Host and join a room

Both minigames share one room system (MapleClassic Wiki). You can open a room anywhere you can stand, and other players join by walking up and clicking it. A room can be public or locked with a password.

Control	What it does
Ready	Tells the host you're set
Start	Begins the game once both players are ready
Enter	Joins a room
Ban	Removes a player from a room you host
Forfeit	Concedes the game
Claim draw	Offers or claims a draw
Undo	Takes back a move
Leave	Exits the room

The room shows the host, both players, the running score and whose turn it is. The client tracks wins, losses and draws, and Casey hints that "if you achieve a high score, something great is sure to happen" (NiaMeowDB quest dialogue), though no reward for it is documented. To keep strangers out of a game with a friend in a busy Free Market, set a password. Grand Launch added Free Market rooms 12 to 20 (Nexon), so there's more space to open a room away from the shops. Our Free Market guide explains where crowds gather.

Buy a set instead of farming it

The finished sets are tradable. NiaMeowDB lists the Slime & Mushroom Omok Set as a tradable Etc item that stacks to 100 and sells to an NPC for 1 meso, so another player can sell you one. You lose the quest EXP and mesos that way, so buying makes sense only on a character past level 12 that doesn't need them. A new account can't trade until 24 hours after one of its characters reaches level 15 (Nexon).

Learn the Omok rules

Omok is five in a row. The six sets differ only in piece shape, and the MapleClassic Wiki confirms the shapes are cosmetic: a Slime piece plays exactly like a Pig piece. The client doesn't hold the rules or board size. The server handles them. The best public description is NiaMeowDB's practice board, which says it follows the in-game rules (community source):

Rule	NiaMeowDB practice tool	Original MapleStory (Wikibooks)
Board	15 × 15	"Much larger" than tic-tac-toe
Win	Exactly five in a row, in any direction	Exactly five
Six or more in a row	Doesn't win	Not stated
3-3 (two open threes in one move)	Illegal for both sides	Illegal
Full board, no five	Draw	Not stated

An open three is a line of three with room to grow on both ends. The 3-3 rule stops you from creating two of them with one move, because two open threes can't both be blocked.

Play a stronger Omok game

These tips are standard gomoku strategy (Gambiter's rules page and general play) applied to the rules above. They aren't Classic-specific data.

1. Start near the center. Center stones reach more lines in every direction.
2. Build fours that force replies. Four in a row with one open end must be blocked. Use it to steer your opponent while you set up the next line.
3. Combine a four with an open three. The 3-3 is banned, but a four-plus-three is allowed under these rules, and your opponent can't block both.
4. Count to exactly five. An overline of six doesn't win, so don't join two short lines into six.
5. Check before you click. If the server rejects a move as a 3-3, play the block you were planning instead of wasting time.
6. Practice offline. NiaMeowDB's board has four bot levels, from Easy to Impossible, and keeps a win and loss record per level.

Win more Match Cards games

Match Cards is a memory game. In the original game, the cards are shown briefly, then turned face down. A pair scores a point and you go again; a miss passes the turn (StrategyWiki; NiaMeowDB's practice version works the same way). The MapleClassic Wiki notes the Classic client has three separate match effects. It doesn't confirm board sizes.

Topic	Original MapleStory	Classic World status
Board sizes	3×4, 4×5 and 5×6 (Wikibooks)	Not in the client data (server-side)
Cards needed for the deck	15 in Global, 100 in Korea (StrategyWiki)	15 (MapleStory Quest)
Who moves first	The host against a new player, otherwise the last loser (StrategyWiki)	Unconfirmed
Ties	Possible, since every pair scores (StrategyWiki)	Unconfirmed

Use a simple memory method:

1. Learn the preview in rows. Read the board like text, left to right, and say the monsters to yourself.
2. Flip unknowns first. On your turn, flip a card you haven't seen. If it matches a card you remember, take the pair.
3. Don't feed your opponent. If your first flip is new and you can't match it, make your second flip a card you know to be a different, already-seen monster, so you give away less.
4. Track their misses. Every card your opponent flips is free information.
5. Start small. On the smallest board, the first player can clear it before the second player moves (StrategyWiki), so play bigger boards against strong players.

Compare the two minigames

Factor	Omok	Match Cards
Quests to unlock	6, in a chain	1
Parts	6 tables + 12 pieces from 5 monsters	15 Monster Cards
Rewards	2,004 EXP, 2,454 mesos	334 EXP, 409 mesos
Skill vs memory	Strategy	Memory
Cosmetic choice	6 piece pairings	1 deck
Best for	Longer games with a friend	Quick games in town

Rewards from MapleStory Quest; totals are our math.

If you only want one, Match Cards is faster. Its cards drop from 15 monster types and you'll collect them while leveling. If you want the EXP and mesos, do both, because the Omok chain pays six times as much.

Handle alts and returning players

• On an alt? The quests can be done once per character (the MapleClassic Wiki lists them as not repeatable), so each alt can earn the 2,863 mesos once. At level 12, that's a nice start for a new character, and the parts drop on the same maps as our 10–30 meso farming guide covers.
• Coming back from original MapleStory? Don't look for Chico in Ludibrium or for Ludibrium pieces. Classic World launches on Victoria Island, and StrategyWiki's Ludibrium sets don't appear in the Classic quest list. You need 1 of each part, not the 99 of each that very early versions asked for (StrategyWiki).
• Want the old 100-card deck? That was Korean MapleStory. Classic World asks for 15 (MapleStory Quest).
• Played the closed tests? The reward now includes 409 mesos per quest.

For a first-week plan that fits these quests between job advancements, see our beginner checklist and our launch day leveling plan. The park's other NPCs are in our Henesys guide.

Want a hand with this?

If you would rather not grind this part yourself, MapleStory Classic powerleveling services are listed on FullBoosts. Read Nexon's Terms of Service before you buy any service from anyone, FullBoosts included — a marketplace listing isn't publisher permission.

What changed for minigames at Grand Launch

Grand Launch (v1.0.0, October 21, 2026) didn't change Casey's quests, the parts or the rules. Three changes from Nexon's Grand Launch maintenance notes and release notes still touch them:

Change	Effect on minigames
Free Market rooms 12–20 added	More quiet spots to host a room
Higher potion drop rate for monsters Lv 10–30	Card sources from Lv 10 to 30 (Ribbon Pig, Octopus, Blue and Horny Mushroom, Evil Eye) drop more potions; the Lv 5–8 Omok part monsters are below the range
New-account trade lock	You can't buy a set from a player until 24 hours after a character reaches Lv 15

Windia now has 40 channels, so a crowded Mushroom Garden or Thicket is easier to dodge. The MapleStory Classic hub lists every guide for the game.

FAQ

Where is Casey in MapleStory Classic?

Casey is the Master of MiniGame in Henesys Park, at the far right of the park (Henesys.gg). MapleStory Quest puts him at coordinates 4710, 800. He gives all seven minigame quests from level 12.

Can I buy an Omok set or Match Cards in an NPC shop?

No. No NPC shop sells any set; Casey's quests are the only source. The sets are tradable, though, so another player can sell you one (NiaMeowDB). They sell to an NPC for 1 meso.

What level do I need for Omok?

Level 12 for every Casey quest (MapleStory Quest). The parts drop from monsters between levels 5 and 12, so a level 12 character can farm them all.

Do the different Omok sets play differently?

No. The MapleClassic Wiki says the pieces are cosmetic, so a Slime piece plays exactly like a Pig piece. Doing all six sets gives you the full EXP and mesos and every piece pairing.

Why didn't my spare Omok Table count for the next quest?

Each quest asks for its own table and pieces, with different item IDs (MapleStory Quest). Farm the parts while the quest that needs them is open.

What is the 3-3 rule in Omok?

A single move that makes two open threes at once is illegal. NiaMeowDB's practice tool applies it to both players and describes its rules as the in-game rules. A Classic server source hasn't confirmed it yet.

Which monsters drop Monster Cards?

Henesys.gg lists Blue Snail, Pig, Ribbon Pig, Octopus, Blue Mushroom, Horny Mushroom, Evil Eye, Curse Eye, Lupin, Cold Eye, Lorang, Tortie, Wraith, Drake and Wild Kargo. Pig and Octopus also drop Omok pieces.

Related guides

• MapleStory Classic hub
• Quests worth doing
• Monster list with levels
• Mano boss guide
• Mesos guide