How To Play the Element Crafting Game
You start with four items: water, fire, earth and wind. They sit in your item list on the right, or under the board if you are on a phone.
Drag an item onto the board. Then drag a second item and drop it right on top of the first. If the two go together, they turn into something new. Water and fire make steam. Earth and water make mud. Keep going and those new things mix too.
On a phone, tap any item in your list to drop it onto the board. Then drag the pieces on the board into each other with your finger.
Every brand new item joins your list and the counter goes up. If two things do not mix, they just wobble and nothing happens, so try another pair. You can also mix an item with a copy of itself. Double-click a board item to copy it, or drag it back onto the list to throw it away. The Clear button wipes the board but never your discoveries.
What Your Score Means
Your score is how many items you have found, counting the four you start with. There are no timers and no way to lose, so play at your own speed.
- Under 50 items: you are still in the world of rocks, rain and puddles. The fun really starts once life shows up.
- 50 to 200 items: plants, animals and people are on the scene. Tools and houses are close.
- 200 to 500 items: you have cities, machines and probably a dragon or two.
- Over 500 items: you are poking at space, robots and the internet. Finding everything takes real patience.
Your highest count is saved as your personal best.
Tips To Improve
- Mix everything with the four starters. Many new items react with plain water, fire, earth or wind.
- Try items with themselves. Two of the same thing often make something bigger.
- Think like a story. Ask what would happen in real life. Sand in a fire? Glass. Glass and sand? Time.
- Use search when your list is long. The search box and sort menu appear once you have ten items.
- Keep the board tidy. Clear it often so you can see what you are doing.
Where the Recipes Come From
Games where you combine elements have been around for years. Little Alchemy and Infinite Craft are two famous ones, and this element crafting game is inspired by the same simple idea. The difference is how the answers are made.
Here, every recipe was written by hand ahead of time. That means the game works offline once it loads, it never invents strange results, and the same two items always make the same thing for every player. The trade-off is that the book has an end, but it is a big one, and new recipes get added over time.
