Gameplay

## Intro

If you're completely new to the genre, then you shall get a short intro of what Wonder Merge actually is - everyone else may jump to the next section ;)

Wonder Merge is a game in which you gather objects and items so that once you have 3 of the same type, you can merge them into one a new object of a higher level:

It's a great game to relax, because you're following the same pattern over and over again, and there are no time limits or predefined storylines - you merge whatever you want, when you want!

In order to get those objects and items, you need the help of little creatures that hatch from special eggs:

You can get more creature eggs throughout the whole game, either through normal gameplay, through the shop or through special events.

In the beginning, you will have a limited space to play on your Sky Meadow because it was cursed. You will be able to expand your meadow by increasing your creature power, either through hatching new creatures or merging existing ones!

Occasionally, Forgotten Islands will appear in the empty space near your meadow. These islands usually contain a combination of Barren Land and Desolate Land. Use Life Essence to awaken Barren Land, and merge to awaken Desolate Land. Every time you succeed in awakening 3 Forgotten Islands, a special island will appear, full of rewards and special creature eggs!

Your goal is to heal all the land, free the creatures, collect and merge objects and create beautiful Wonders to bring the meadow back to life!

Good luck on your mission!!

## Tips & Tricks

*See the Tips & Tricks page for more information.*

* Items you are dragging, or have selected, will have a tile highlight shadow below them. White means the item can be merged, Black/Grey means the item can not be merged.
* Items that are pay-to-unlock, including Cloches, can be sold for some coin currency or deleted to free up space.
* Merging 5 items creates 2 of the next level item, the same as if you had merged 3 twice. This adds up to a LOT of saved 1st level items in longer merge chains, although it uses more space.
* Creature Eggs go up in price with every one you purchase. Eggs can by found by Clearing Islands, Healing Land, Creating Wonders, Participating in Events, Working on the Creature Museum (in Beta), opening Chests that cost Diamonds, and occasionally on sale for pearls in the Daily Deals section. Some creature eggs can be found by harvesting items, too, if you're lucky or persistent.
* Merging creatures isn't all benefit:
	+ You gain Creature Power to uncover more land on the main island
	+ The creature(s) created start awake and over-filled with stamina
	+ You lose total creature stamina with every merge, even when merging 5. Generally a creature line gains 1 stamina per level, so you lose almost the full stamina value of 2 creatures in a merge-3.
* Items that you can tap to spawn something, when they don't show the created item on the sprite, will show a glitter or sparkle effect around them when they are ready.
* Items that are on the Forgotten Island, when the Island is cleared, will be put into bubbles. This can free up space, but having too many bubbles floating around will stress your phone (machine) and make the game skip or lag.
	+ Keep your bubbles sorted, so you can pop them for merging instead of letting them pile up until your game crashes.
* Use the ability to 'bubble' items wisely, and you can clear the map to focus on a single merge chain or connected chains and push for Wonders.
	+ Cacti->Mushrooms->Phoenix Flowers->Luminous Flowers->Cacti is an early game closed loop of connected chains.
* If a creature is stuck holding something because there is nowhere to put it down, picking up the creature will pop the item into a bubble. You can use this to tire all your creatures out for some uninterrupted tidying time.
* Treasure Chest rewards get **much** better with each merge level. Top Tier Fairytale (pumpkin) chests often drop a level 5 Coin, level 4, 5, or 6 Trees of Life, some level 2 or 3 Pearls, plus a diamond unlock chest.
* The math for how many of a lower-level item you need to create a higher one can be found on the Merge Dragons Wiki.
	+ Merge Dragons is an older game in the same style as Wonder Merge, with similar mechanics but slightly different gameplay and goals.