How to Play Alchemy

Transform lead into gold in this magical game. Connect rows of coloured symbols to turn the row into gold. If you work your magic and cover the entire board, you can become a Grand Master!

There are 3 levels of difficulty, each with a greater number of colours and shapes for the Runes, making it harder to place them. However, you will score more points on the higher difficulty levels if you succeed! Can you become a Grand Alchemical Emperor?

About Alchemy

The object of the game is to turn the whole board into GOLD by placing magic RUNES on every square.
Each Rune must be placed next to another that’s already on the board. It must also match that Rune in either Colour or Shape…or both.

If you complete an entire ROW or COLUMN of Runes, they will disappear. This will score you points and leave you with more room to work with. Remember, you can complete a line either horizontally or vertically.

If you can’t place a Rune you can DISCARD it. You can do this by clicking the Discard button on the left side of the game play panel, or by right-clicking your mouse.

You can Discard three Runes in a row safely, but the fourth will end the game! Luckily the Forge cools down with every Rune you place successfully.

Things get tricky when there are lots of Runes on the board. Each new Rune must match shape or colour with all of the Runes it’s placed next to.
GREY STONES are Wild Cards and can be placed next to any Rune.

Finally, watch out for SKULLS. These will destroy any Rune they’re placed on. This can work for you, or against you!