Animal Connect: Match

Candy Pet Match is a cozy clay-style match-3 puzzle game set in a dreamy candy wonderland filled with cakes, lollipops, rainbow treats and fluffy cartoon animal avatars. Swap adjacent cute pet tiles to match 3 or more identical creatures, clear target pets to complete level missions and earn gold coin rewards.

### Core Game & Level Rules
1. Match-3 Elimination Mechanic
Drag and swap two neighboring animal icons (red fox, white hamster, yellow duck, green frog). Horizontal or vertical chains of 3+ matching pets vanish to add score. Longer combos trigger splash particle effects and higher point multipliers.
2. Level Target Mission System
Every stage has clear top mission counters: eliminate a fixed number of two specified pet types to pass the level. Once one target count hits zero, a green checkmark marks that goal as finished; clear both targets to unlock level victory.
3. Progressive World Map
The overworld map uses soft plasticine clay art, dotted with cake level nodes numbered 1–11, marshmallow clouds and rainbow candy hills. Levels unlock sequentially — you can only enter the next numbered cake stage after beating the prior one. Special gift icons with red notification dots pop up for free daily rewards.

### Offline Gold Bonus System
When you re-enter the game after being offline, a pink candy-themed Offline Bonus popup appears:
- Base reward: 500 gold coins accumulated from your offline playtime.
- Two claim options:
1. Claim x1: Collect the 500 gold directly with no extra steps.
2. Claim x3: Watch a short advertisement video to triple your offline gold reward to 1500 coins.
Your total gold balance displays permanently in the top-left candy coin HUD.

### Power-Up Item Shop (Bottom Game Bar)
Four exclusive candy boosters sit at the bottom of every match board, purchasable or collectible via rewards:
1. Bomb Candy: Blows up a wide area of surrounding tiles.
2. Swirl Lollipop: Randomly reshuffles all pet icons on the grid.
3. Swap Candy: Lets you swap any two tiles without elimination requirement.
4. Infinite Time Clock: Extends your available moves/time limit temporarily.
Each booster has a "+" button to buy extra stock using gold coins. Additional support buttons: help guide icon left, settings gear icon right.

### Visual & Difficulty Design
The whole game adopts warm clay plasticine texture art, pastel sweet candy color palette. Early levels feature small target quantities for beginners; higher-number cake stages demand far more pet eliminations and denser mixed pet grids to raise combo difficulty. There is no maximum level cap, with dozens of candy cake stages waiting to unlock on the wonderland map.

Perfect for casual players of all ages, this relaxing match-3 combines adorable cartoon pets, sweet candy scenery and simple swap controls. Clear all pet target missions, collect offline gold bonuses, unlock every cake level on the candy map, and build your fluffy candy pet paradise!