Bloon Beacon

Bloon Beacon is a special event for Bloons Monkey City that appears on tiles. It typically appears on the lowest XP reward tile left uncaptured, just like Monkey v Monkey. The Bloon Beacon will reduce the number of rounds the tile will take to complete (by half, rounded up). Once the beacon has been captured, the player must wait 6 hours for it to recharge. This can be sped up for 50. You can use the Bloon Beacon separately Grassy Pass and in Bloon Dunes, so after you beat your Grassy Pass Beacon, you can go and beat your Bloon Dunes Beacon, as it recharges per city. This is useful because you get a normal Monkey Knowledge Pack whenever you beat a Bloon Beacon tile.

Gameplay
There are half as many rounds, but double cash is earned. Bloon progression is as if half the rounds were missing, so if the tile would have had a MOAB on round 10, it would appear on round 5. Also, Hardcore Mode is not available during the Bloon Beacon gameplay.

Rewards
The player is rewarded with 1 guaranteed Monkey Knowledge Pack for beating the tile. This is in addition to any other rewards that would normally be earned, whether they be event, or normal.

Further effects
If a Boss Battle event is active, the Bloon Beacon will summon the appropriate boss, for example, Bloonarius the Inflator or Vortex: Deadly Master of Air.

Trivia

 * The Bloon Beacon Event is the only event that never goes away, however it isn't always active, unlike the other events.
 * Other than a chest tile or tiles during the Monkey Knowledge Madness event, no other tile type has a 100% chance of giving a MKP.
 * The Bloon Beacon is the only event that recharges.
 * The Bloon Beacon is the easiest way of getting a "Trivial" tile, as it lowers the difficulty by one level.
 * Sometimes, the Bloon Beacon will float right above the Bloon type on the tile, making it difficult sometimes to see what the highest bloon type will appear, so it is smart to look at the screen when deciding strategies. This is the only tile that does so.
 * If a Bloon Beacon appears on a red bloon tile, the game will only be 2 rounds long.