Spellbound Hoard

Spellbound Hoard is a match-3 rune puzzle game set inside a dragon's treasure
vault. Swap glowing runes, chain long cascades, and descend layer by layer into a
hoard that gets richer the deeper you go. There is no account to create, no
timer pressuring you, and no internet connection required — open the app and the
next puzzle run is one tap away.

Every run starts at the Pearl. You choose how long the expedition should be and
how hard the board should push back, then you are dropped onto an eight-by-eight
grid of elemental runes: ember, tide, bloom, star and hex. Swap any two
neighbouring runes to line up three or more and they burst, pulling the board
down into fresh runes and often triggering a cascade that scores again on its own.
Chained clears build your combo multiplier, so a single well-chosen swap can be
worth many times a careless one. Clear the target score before your moves run out
and the vault opens another layer, unlocking new relics, runes and charms for
your collection.

KEY FEATURES
✓ Classic match-3 rules with real cascades — cleared runes collapse the board and
chain into follow-up matches that multiply your score
✓ Nine run configurations — pick Short, Normal or Deep for 18, 26 or 34 moves,
then Easy, Normal or Hard to set how many rune types crowd the board
✓ A twelve-layer vault to descend — hit your target score and you drop a layer
deeper, which is what gates the rest of the collection
✓ Daily Challenge — one shared board generated from the date, the same eight-by-eight
grid for every player, one attempt a day, with your best score kept
✓ A collection of 14 relics, runes and pearls across three shelves, each with its
own rarity, lore and unlock condition
✓ Keys for impatient collectors — spend one to discover a locked item early,
weighted so commons surface first
✓ Search, favourite and filter your collection, and hide locked entries when you
only want to see what you own
✓ Accessibility built in — Reduce Motion switches off every ambient animation and
High Contrast strengthens borders and text
✓ Fully offline, with progress, streak, coins and keys stored on your device

HOW IT WORKS
1. Tap the Pearl on the home screen to open a Puzzle Run.
2. Choose your run length and difficulty — the moves, rune count and target score
update as you pick.
3. Swap adjacent runes to clear lines of three or more, and chain cascades to
drive your combo up.
4. Beat the target before your moves run out to descend a vault layer and earn
coins.
5. Spend a Key or reach the required depth to unlock the next relic, rune or pearl.
6. Come back for the Daily Challenge to keep your streak alive.

WHY SPELLBOUND HOARD
It is a puzzle game that respects your time and your data. There is no sign-up,
no energy meter, no forced waiting, no ads interrupting a cascade, and nothing to
buy. The whole game runs on your device, so it works on a plane, on the
underground, or anywhere with no signal at all. Progress is yours: coins, keys,
vault depth, best combo and every discovered relic live in local storage, and the
Data screen lets you reset your Daily, your progress, or everything, whenever you
want. If you find animation distracting, one switch turns all of it off without
changing how the game plays.