Mystical

Mystical is a timed puzzle game in which you collect items and combine them into groups across five places: the village, castle, crypt, temple and dungeon. You manage gold to buy items, gather bonuses and build your knowledge of the objects in the world. As you gain experience, you earn the title of scholar and sacred keys that open secret rooms containing 16 magical artifacts and 10 enchanted relics.

Make item combinations

Each stage shows families of items at the top of the screen. A trio consists of three items from one family; a twin consists of two copies of the same item. Buy the required items by clicking them in the main area, then place them in your bag, which holds up to 15 items, and use a magnifying glass to validate each combination. You can prepare several combinations in your bag before validating them.

You can buy items in any order, but following the displayed order earns more points. Completing a trio or all three twins in the correct order makes a perfect combination, marked by green lights beneath that family. Each item costs one gold coin, and magnifying glasses are needed to validate combinations. You lose if time runs out, the central area fills up, or your bag is full with no possible solutions.

Progress through five levels

Mystical has five levels of increasing difficulty, each with 10 stages and families specific to that level. You can replay completed stages to improve your score or time and earn a bronze, silver or gold cup. You must complete each stage to unlock the next, and finish a level to access the one after it.

• The village (Level 1 – Novice): The final stage has 10 families of the same item in different colors. This level introduces the basic gameplay, and its inventory bonus automatically shows what you have completed and what remains.
• The castle (Level 2 – Apprentice): The first stage has 3 families, and the final stage has 12 families of the same item in different colors. Destroy a wall of gears in the background, and use bomb bonus items to make room when needed.
• The crypt (Level 3 – Master): The first stage starts with 6 families, rising to 15 in the final stage. Families contain different items with the same utility. Bombs and stones help you search for diamonds to increase your score; keys and chests provide bonus items you can keep for use in other stages.
• The temple (Level 4 – Expert): The first stage starts with 6 families and the final stage has 15. Each family contains different items from an equipment set. Bombs and stones help you find diamonds, keys and chests provide bonus items for other stages, and a wall of gears stands in the background to destroy.
• The dungeon (Level 5 – Scholar): The first stage starts with 11 families, and the final stage has 20. Families consist of different items from the races of Mystical. Bombs and stones help you search for diamonds, keys and chests provide bonus items for other stages, and you can destroy a wall of gears. The inventory bonus automatically tracks what you have completed and what remains.