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Beginner guide

Zero to a working letter plot

Everything a brand-new player needs: the exact order the tutorial expects, what each zone on your plot does, and how to leave your first session with letters mounted and Money ticking.

Step one

Buy your first pack

The tutorial’s first instruction is simple: buy a pack. Head for the shop area and pick the Common pack to start.

Date-scoped snapshot (August 19, 2026 build): a new player began with 100 Money and 0 Diamonds, and the first Common pack cost 100 Money. Starting balances and prices can change with updates — check the live board before planning around exact numbers.

  1. Know your three buttons

    The top of the screen keeps Sell, Home, and Shop available at all times. Home returns you to your plot; Shop takes you to the packs; Sell teleports you to the selling area.

  2. Read the board before paying

    Every pack board lists its possible letters and shows visible result percentages up front. You always know what a tier can drop before you spend.

  3. Buying is not opening

    A purchased pack goes into your hands for placement — it does not open on its own. The next move happens back at your plot.

Step two

Place it, wait, open it

Your plot has dedicated ground pads. Click to set the pack down, watch its countdown, and wait for the pad to flip to READY.

  1. Click to place on a pad

    The placement tutorial tells you to click to place the pack down. Packs sit on the dedicated ground pads on your own plot.

  2. Watch the countdown

    A placed pack shows a countdown on its pad. When the timer finishes, the pad changes to READY.

  3. Interact to open

    A READY pack still needs you — interact with it and the pack pops open into a large physical letter you can see and carry.

Step three

Drop off, mount, earn

Carry your letter to the blue DROP OFF LETTERS zone. Your first unique deposit flashes “New Letter Unlocked” and sets board progress to 1/26.

  1. Carry it to the blue zone

    You visibly carry the opened letter until you deposit it. Walk it into the plot’s blue DROP OFF LETTERS zone to bank it.

  2. Unique letters move the counter

    Only new letters count: any first-time deposit — even an F on an empty board — moves progress to 1/26, and the board slot flips from missing to collected.

  3. Collect your Money

    Collected letters mount on your board and generate Money every second. After your first deposit the tutorial sends you to the plot’s visible Money collection point — visit it and pocket the earnings.

  4. Handle duplicates calmly

    Packs can repeat letters you already own. Extras trigger a “Sell your extra letters” prompt, and the Sell panel lists exactly which letters are eligible.

Next stops

Where to go from here

→Gameplay Loop
Turn these first steps into a repeatable Money and Diamond engine.→Progression Guide
Learn what Money Multiplier, Pack Rarity, Pack Time, and Pack Amount each do.→Common Mistakes
Dodge the keep-or-sell traps that slow most new boards down.→FAQ & Codes
Redeem the date-checked code and claim your group reward.