Do not use an attack tile when you are between enemies. If you match an attack tile while moving between enemies or treasure chests it will be wasted. You will only actually attack enemies when standing next to them, or within ranged or spells radius.
If you match key tiles them before you are next to a treasure chest, the match will not result in the chest being unlocked.
If a trap is visible anywhere , making a match with a trap tile will disarm it from any distance.
Use the brief amount time between enemies and treasure chests to match shield, power, and thought tiles. Every time you reach a new segment of a dungeon and its Roman numeral increments, you will have a short break before the level increase message appears and randomly assigns a new dungeon modifier. During this time, continue matching and clearing the board of hield, thought, and power tiles to create space for other tiles.
Item tiles are obtained by matching crates. This includes spells, bows, bombs, and food. Spells and bows are used to damage or slow enemies from a distance. Bombs break all crate tiles on the level. Food boosts your adventurer's energy to allow him to move farther away from falling off the screen. Do not save more than one or two items at a time to avoid cluttering the level. Always use food immediately, unless you at the far right side.
Staves are red wand tiles that deal magic damage to enemies. Staff power is upgraded at Silver's Staffery. Enemies that are vulnerable to magic are hurt more when you match red staff tiles. Enemies resistant to magic are hurt less.
Spells are usable items occasionally found in crate tiles. Their power can be upgraded at Leem's Arcanery. These items do not do magic damage, but instead do damage that is related to their element.
Black Dragon
Play "Gallery", the final map, and tap his picture on the action screen as it passes.
Catapult
Get 70 entries in Woodward's Library list.
Easy "Ironed out the kinks" Achievement
You must complete the game twice times to reach ace level three. When you complete the game, restart to gain an ace level. Depending on your ace level, Agneti (the garden girl) will reward you with some gifts: if you are ace level three, she will cover your boat in iron.
Easy "Skill Beats Gear" Achievement
"Jail" is the third area you will travel to. Do not purchase anything from the blacksmith (bottom of the boat), the mage (middle of the boat) or the monster recruiter (top of the boat) during the first two areas. To travel to a new area, you have to complete all challenges for your current area. Then, select the monsters that you use to start a run, then select the arrow at the top of the menu. Note: Some of the challenges can be difficult without new gear.
Faster matches
When you make a match, it takes a moment for the tiles to actually break. The tiles will light up and shake, then shatter to allow the tiles above them to drop. You can interact with other tiles while your current match is breaking, between the lighting up and the shattering. This allows you to play faster and save time. You can also "catch" dropping tiles for use in your next match.
Priory bonus
Selecting "Run again" option will result in you retaining the current Priory bonus. Eventually Davies' Priory will be added to your boat. This is a temple where you can make an offerings of gold, power, or thought and receive a random blessing or curse in return for your next run, as a dungeon modifier and quality boost. This modifier only lasts for one run, unless you select "Run again" after dying. The Priory bonus will remain until you choose to end the run and return to the boat. Try to maintain good modifiers obtained from the Priory. Completing a quest will replace the "Run again" option with "Collect reward".
The Priory's modifiers are random but the result is affected by what you give.
Upgrade Adventurer
Upgrade your adventurer frequently. For example, make attack and magic tiles stronger, increase defense and shield capacity, improve spell items' abilities, and increase food recovery. As soon as you can afford an upgrade, purchase it. As one class of upgrade becomes too expensive, focus on other areas. However, the most expensive upgrade is not always the best. Check the bonuses an upgrade will convey by checking the top of the screen for the green plus sign.
Various Steam Achievements
Complete the indicated task to unlock the achievement.
Achievement
How to unlock
And My Axe
Recruit a Monster.
Bigger Hitter
Deal more than 500 damage in a single hit.
Crooked Words
Pass through Hell.
Cyclical
Go around again.
Dud
Detonate a Crate Bomb with no crates.
Go The Distance
Reach 800 meters in the Gallery.
Ironed out the kinks
Receive Agneti's gift.
Many Secrets
Find a Secret Collect.
Out of Paper, Out of Stock
Clear out Hornsbie's.
Sail Away Sail Away
Move to a new area.
Skill beats Gear
Reach Jail without buying anything.
Wheeee
See the end.
Woodward
When Woodward joins your crew, he has a book about You Must Build A Boat. After encountering a modifier or enemy for the first itme, information on it will appear in Woodward's book. You can view a dungeon or quest's modifiers at its starting screen, then exit and check with Woodward to learn more and adjust your strategies.
