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  1. After placing your town you enter the game viewing it on the World Map
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  1. Find mineable items, click the Shovel, Pikaxe, or Axe to gather from it
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  1. Select a Critter to walk to that spot and start gathering
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  1. While Critters gather, explore the Town Map clicking the Town icon bottom right
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  1. Explore your Town walking to the Mystic Mirror, build it to identify recipes (free first upgrade)
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  1. Build the other workshops in your town like the Muddy Anvil, to create tools that help you gather faster.
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  1. Upgrade your Town to unlock new resources on the world map, higher level workshops & progression requirements
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  1. Progress in the game by gathering resources fastest!
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Deep dive the Review Guide section for more information on all of these steps/files/g911dnkkMYe8gaEHo3H5
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