Getting started

You found a village. It comes as a single NFT, and that NFT is your village. Everything you do happens around its fire.

1. Keep the fire lit

The fire is the whole game. You have 3 days to stoke it before it goes out. Each stoke costs 3 wood and a small amount of $FIRE (about a dollar's worth).

Set a reminder. As long as you stoke once every three days, your village lives.

If you do let it go dark, you are not finished yet. You have a grace window to relight the watchfire before the village is lost for good. See Stoking the fire for the full lifecycle.

2. Gather what you need

Two resources keep a village alive:

• Wood fuels the fire and builds everything. Chop it every 6 hours.
• Food feeds your villagers. Gather it every 3 hours.

More in Resources.

3. Grow your village

When you stoke, the fire checks your food. With food to spare and room in your huts, new villagers arrive. Run short on food and villagers leave.

So the growth loop is: gather food, build huts for room, and keep stoking. Each stoke that adds villagers also raises your score, which is what earns rewards. See Villagers & score.

4. Automate the work

You will not want to tap "gather" forever. Build a lumber camp and a farm and assign villagers to them. They produce wood and food continuously while you are away. See Building.

5. Meet the neighbors

Other villages are right next door. Every 6 hours you can raid one for resources, and they can raid you. Pick what to defend before they strike. See Battles.

A healthy daily rhythm

• Stoke the fire when its timer is up (every 3 days).
• Gather food a few times a day; chop wood when its 6-hour timer is ready.
• Build a hut whenever you have spare wood and full huts.
• Stand up a lumber camp and farm early, then assign villagers to them.
• Check the raid tab, take a swing, and set your defense.