Game Mechanics

Merging
Merging can be done by combining 3 or more mergable items of the same type and tier (e.g. 3 Candles).

When you merge 3 items, the result will be 1 item of 1 tier higher. As an example, 3 Candles (tier 2 Love Lanterns) will produce 1 Candle Dicks (tier 3 Love Lanterns).

When you merge 5 items, the result will be 2 items of 1 tier higher. As an example, 5 Candles will produce 2 Candle Dicks.

Merging 4 items will produce 1 item of 1 tier higher, and leave one of the 4 input items as it was (though if it was on a polluted tile, that tile will be healed).

Merging groups
When you merge a large amount of items, the game will do the following: - Merges will try to consume as many items as they can. - Merges will try to make as much 5s as it can without affecting the amount of items consumed.

As a result, here's what happens when merging large groups: