Do Temple Run 2 artifacts (masks, rings, and holidays) appear randomly, or based on your actions?

Solution 1:

I asked [email protected] the question, and here is their answer.

Chests are indeed random. You can only get one per run.

Solution 2:

Here is some information to reconcile the other answers, which appear to be in conflict:

1. You can only grab one chest per run
2. Chests will continue to appear until you have successfully grabbed a chest

That is, if you do not successfully jump to grab a chest, other chests may still appear. If you miss those chests also, they may continue to appear. But once you jump and get a chest, no more will appear that run.

So if you are trying to accumulate artifacts, you may consider intentionally dying after grabbing a chest and then starting a fresh run to get another chance at an artifact. On the other hand, for a long, high-scoring run, once you grab a chest, you can continue knowing that the future power ups are now more likely to be useful ones (boost, coin magnet, etc.)