Match 3: swap neighbours to line up three of a kind. New pieces tumble in; cascades happen automatically.

Match 4 in a line: a Spicy Pepper clears its marked row or column.

Match 5 in a line: a Forbidden Tome crushes every piece of the colour you swap it with.

Match a T or L: a Love Letters bundle blasts the area around it.

Make a 2 × 2 square: a Book Moth seeks out an objective. Swap any special with a neighbour to activate it; combine two for a bigger effect.

Fill Desire: your companion's power becomes ready. Tap the glowing heart, then a square. It changes the board and costs no move.

Books change the rules: crack ice and glass, free caged pieces, cut vines and chains, stop ink spreading, calm alarms, swap compasses when the neighbouring piece makes a match and guide them to an exit, and spread fire. Read each chapter's goals.

Your quill: one free single-piece crush per attempt. Tap the quill, then a square. Retries are always free.

Your trophy shelf: finish all 20 chapters and the book's finale to unveil its cover. Complete Books 4, 5, and 7 to earn new companions.