Editor's note: X Empire ended its mining gameplay on October 17, 2024 ahead of the airdrop planned for October 24. As such, this guide will no longer be updated, though it may continue in the future if the game relaunches the feature.

X Empire (previously Musk Empire) is one of the latest Telegram-based tap-to-earn games that’s catching steam ahead of a planned token airdrop to players. While the game largely builds upon the template of the popular Hamster Kombat, it does so with what’s proven to be a rather compelling hook: by making it all about Elon Musk.

You’ll tap a cartoonish version of Elon to earn in-game cash, spend that cash on Elon’s various attributes to upgrade your passive earning skills, and then use his apparent business smarts to wade into negotiations and stock market bets. That’s all without the official Elon Musk stamp of approval, of course—and while his likeness remains in the game, they've now removed his name from the original title.

In any case, it’s the Stock Exchange where you can make some serious gains in X Empire, wagering a share of your earned in-game cash to potentially yield sizable returns. Each day, X Empire lets you bet on three types of fictional stocks—and each day, the game makes three of the options into winning investments that will provide sizable returns.

It’s X Empire’s version of the “daily combo” seen in games like Hamster Kombat and PixelTap, and it’s an essential part of the game if you’re attempting to farm ahead of the airdrop on The Open Network (TON).

But there's also a daily rebus puzzle that'll net you some quick cash too. You might be able to solve it via the provided clues, but if you're stumped—or you'd rather just look up the answer—then we've got you covered. Here are today's daily combo and rebus solution in X Empire.

Today’s daily combo

The X Empire daily combo of stock market bets for Thursday, October 17 is: Game Development, Real Estate in Nigeria, and Space Companies.

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To make your wagers and collect your wins, tap the “City” button at the top of the Telegram mini app, and then tap “Stock Exchange.” From there, tap any of the three current winning investments and choose how much in-game cash you want to invest. Immediately, you’ll receive a sizable return.

Today's rebus

Here is the daily X Empire rebus puzzle solution updated on Thursday, October 17: Burn.

To find the latest rebus puzzle, tap the "Quests" button at the bottom of the screen and find the Rebus of the Day. Type in the correct answer and tap the Check Answer button to claim your free in-game cash.

Edited by Ryan Ozawa

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