Beginner's Guide

### **Introduction**

AkaSeka is an easy to play puzzle strategy game where you utilize the different skills of the historical figures you gather during your gameplay.

Your experience begins with a tutorial section with a cute, white rabbit-like creature named Inaba (イナバ). Inaba will be your guide and companion throughout the world of AkaSeka. As you progress, you will open up new storylines and discover and learn about the various countries and the men who inhabit them.

There are many components within the game itself as well as the game's interface. On top of the puzzle game each historical figure has a story you can go through which helps increase his skills and usually involves a level of romance.

### **Tutorial with Inaba**

You'll begin the game with a simple tutorial with Inaba. At the change of each panel, Inaba will explain to you what you need to do in order to complete the stage. Here are several components you may wish to take note of during the tutorial.

**Chains and Chaining**

Swipe 3 or more beads of the same colour to create chains for increasing your team's damage, fever gauge points and historical figures' skill gauges.

**Move Counter**

Each turn you get 3 moves only. You can see how many moves you have left from the little counter above the board.

**Historical Figures' Team**

These sprites represent your team of historical figures at the battle stage. Managing your team to have the most advantageous combination for each battle can help you defeat your enemies more easily.

**Team's HP Bar**

The hitpoints bar is indicated by the letters "HP" and a number which is the total value of your team's HP. HP can be increased or reduced depending on the leader figure's leader skill.

**Historical Figures' Skill Count**

Each historical figure comes with a specific counter to activate their skill. Skill activation requires a certain number of beads which is different for every figure and the number left until activation is possible is indicated in the little bubble next to their sprite. When the count reaches 0 the number will change to the word Skill (スキル) which can then be tapped. This opens a window telling you the name of the figure's skill and what it will do (in Japanese) and gives you the option of using it now or not. Tap the button to the right to activate the skill.

**Fever Gauge**

The fever gauge slowly fills as you erase beads. Once it's full the fever gauge enables beads to be burst in clusters, creating a large number of chains and increasing the historical figures' damage. You have 5 seconds to tap as much as you can.

**Bombs**

When long chains of 4 or more beads are collected, a bomb will be created at the spot of the last bead collected. Activate the bomb by swiping it with other beads of it's colour as you would a normal chain and the bomb will burst all beads surrounding it. If you have two bombs next to each other you can also swap them to create an even bigger explosion.

**Healing Hearts**

Hearts are created randomly during the game and serve as one of the ways to heal the damage suffered by your team. A team with high recovery points will enjoy high heal values from these hearts. Activate them by erasing the gem they are attached to as normal.

**Jewel**

At the final stage of each turn when you reach the boss shikigami, a giant flower shaped jewel will be placed randomly on the top of your panel. Clear beads away to drop the jewel to the bottom of your panel to activate it. It will cause a large amount of damage to the boss.

**Shikigami**

Shikigami are your enemies in the game. They come in 5 colors and a variety of different skills. At the final stage, your team will face the boss shikigami of the stage.