Tap a tile, then a neighbor, to swap them and form rows of 3 or more matching tiles.

In this first stage there's no merging yet: every tile you match goes straight into your counter for that raw material.

🎯 Goal: gather exactly what the Windmill, Blacksmith, Sawmill, Water Well and Storage — your first five buildings — cost, before you run out of moves.

With that raw material you'll be able to build, one by one: the Windmill ⚙️, the Blacksmith 🔨, the Sawmill 🪚, the Water Well 🪣 and Storage 📦. You'll gather exactly what's needed for all five, no more, no less.

Building the Windmill unlocks level 2 of these 4 elements: from then on, matching 3 identical tiles merges them into the next level (for example, 3 Wheat 🌾 → 1 Bread 🍞), instead of just adding to a counter.

Match 4 tiles and you get 1 of the next level + 1 leftover at the original level. Match 5 and you get 2 of the next level. The more you match at once, the better the reward.

When a merge reaches the top tier (for example, Cake 🎂), it doesn't stay on the board: it goes straight into your resource counter, ready to build pens, the blacksmith, house upgrades and the factory.