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Work in progress. The game is in early testing and is not in the stores yet.

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Test version. Not in the stores yet.

  1. Your crew gains experience

    Version 0.1.0 · build 401269

    • The crew levels up by itself as it digs, even while you are away.
    • 67 titles, from odd-job helper to managing director of Brick Empire; each level adds 1% sand.
    • The Sand digger card in Trades shows the title and how close the next level is.

  2. The machine, and 50 levels of shovels

    · Version 0.1.0 · build 401260

    • A new card in Trades: build a machine that digs on its own, starting with a wooden pulley.
    • 50 levels in eight eras: winch, cranes, steam, engine, hydraulics, up to a modern excavator. Each new era doubles its sand.
    • The machine works faster as it levels up, and puffs steam or smoke in its later eras.
    • Shovels now go to level 50, each level with its name, from a carved wooden shovel to a professional kit.

  3. Calmer screens, sharper art

    · Version 0.1.0 · build 401260

    • Screens, tips and speech bubbles fade in and out instead of popping.
    • Icons, flags and everything on the island have smooth edges on every screen.
    • Sound, Music and Vibration are proper switches, and a finished task shows a tick.
    • Reset game in Settings: start over on this device. It asks first and keeps your settings.

  4. Tips for the first session

    · Version 0.1.0

    • The screen dims around the thing to tap, a ring pulses on it and a short bubble says what it does.
    • One tip at a time: collecting, the first expansion and hire, then shovels and storage when you can first afford them.
    • Nothing blocks a tap, and a tip goes away for good once you do what it says.

  5. Every tap digs

    · Version 0.1.0

    • Tapping a worker digs too, and every finger counts.
    • The big button offers a shovel upgrade only when it pays for itself before the next expansion.
    • The task card shows how long your crew needs to reach the goal.

  6. Music

    · Version 0.1.0

    • Two calm music tracks play in turn.
    • A Music switch in Settings.

  7. A pastel look

    · Version 0.1.0

    • The interface is now peach, mint and cream.

  8. Spanish and English

    · Version 0.1.0

    • The game follows your phone's language.
    • A language selector with flags in Settings.

  9. Clearer screens

    · Version 0.1.0

    • Buttons show their price.
    • Settings shows the game version.

  10. Sound and vibration

    · Version 0.1.0

    • Sounds for digging, buying and expanding, with the sea in the background.
    • Sound and Vibration switches in Settings.

  11. Lucky digs

    · Version 0.1.0

    • About one tap in 25 is a Big scoop, worth ten times more.
    • The sand counter rolls up to its new value.

  12. A living island

    · Version 0.1.0

    • Clouds drift, a seagull crosses the sky and a crab walks along the shore.
    • Tap the crab or the seagull and they react.

  13. The first island

    · Version 0.1.0

    • Dig, hire workers and expand the island, with the phone upright.
    • Shovel and storage upgrades.
    • The sand your workers dug is waiting when you come back.
    • Press and hold anything to hear what it has to say.