Bones and Coins Walkthrough — Vook's Route to the Final Gate

What this game is

Cute skeleton idle game on the surface. Under that: five currencies, a forge, expeditions, and a 100 million coin keystone before credits. The game does not tell you what to unlock first — I spent my first evening upgrading damage while silver never dropped. Wrong tree.

This hub is the route I actually run start to finish. Leaf pages only where the economy gets dense:

• Currency and material management
• Chest and loot collection
• All coin types
• Craft at the forge
• Guild heroes
• 100% achievements + finale

Chapter order I follow:

1. Phase I — Starting Dungeon (core loop + first heroes)
2. Phase II — Skill tree + Expedition
3. Phase III — Mossy Antechamber / Moonlight Ruins (Archer + Brawler)
4. Phase IV — Hero synergies + guild roster
5. Phase V — Dungeon chain → Death Lord
6. Phase VI — Room upgrades + actives
7. Phase VII — Final Gate

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Phase I — Starting Dungeon

Core loop is stupid simple once you see it:

1. Hover the cursor on enemies — your skeletons hit what you're pointing at. No movement keys.
2. Drag over XP orbs to pick them up.
3. First XP goes to skeleton limit. I dump 3–4 points here before anything else. More bodies = more kills at once.
4. Plate when it shows up — extra hero slot.
5. Blacksmith — first real power jump. Forge details: craft route.
6. Thief — range. You hit the pack before it reaches your line.
7. Bank 50 XP for Barbarian. Drag him into the active group.
8. Level the Starting Dungeon room — separate from hero levels, still matters.

One skeleton on loot duty, rest on fight. Looks dumb. Works.

Copper? Spend on coin value (Münzwert) before damage nodes. Full money talk: currency guide.

Barbarian in group + one Blacksmith upgrade → push Mossy Antechamber.

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Phase II — Skill tree + Expedition

Idle games live or die on the skill tree. My order:

1. Coin value, then coin drop chance
2. Item drop chance — feeds the forge (chest guide)
3. Auto-collect when it appears
4. Damage — after income is not embarrassing

Blessings on the map I actually take: +35% crit, +7 mana after combat, Second Life if offered.

Expedition unlocks mid-early — send heroes for passive currency. Catch: expedition heroes cannot fight with you. Split the roster.

Start an expedition before you close the game. Free coins overnight.

Swamp Crypt later gives +100% expedition coin value — I rush that dungeon partly for this, not heroism.

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Phase III — Mossy Antechamber + Moonlight Ruins

Enemies do not spawn until you buy them in the skill tree. I see people grind wondering where Archers went — codex node not purchased.

Unlock order:

1. Archer → then Silver Coin Loot the instant it appears
2. Brawler → wooden chests + materials
3. Moonlight Ruins room
4. Expedition (if not already)
5. Arrow Storm
6. Crystal Cave when affordable

Archer — silver

Archers kite. Annoying until you treat them as a paycheck.

• Buy Archer in the tree first — silver does not drop without Silver Coin Loot, not just depth.
• Farm Moonlight Ruins / Mossy Antechamber once they spawn.
• Close distance, burst before the arrow. Do not stand in the open trading shots.
• Second Archer: break line of sight behind a pillar or your melee pack.
• Spend silver. Hoarding silver is how you stay poor.

Brawler — chests

Melee thug. Slow. Drops wooden chests — early forge fuel.

• Unlock Brawler in the tree.
• Kill Brawlers first in mixed rooms — fat HP, but they're the chest pinata.
• Open chests yourself; auto-collect grabs the spill later.
• Materials → Blacksmith. Don't sit on a pile you won't use this week.

Enemy	Drop	Why I care
Archer	Silver	Next upgrades
Brawler	Wooden chest	Forge mats
Skeleton Warrior	Copper	Filler XP

Drop math: chest guide.

Arrow Storm

First active worth binding.

• Left click manual, or auto in options — I auto farm, manual on Death Lord.
• Later: Tornado groups, Lightning Strike nukes. Two mouse slots when unlocked.

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Phase IV — Heroes + guild

Early group — Barbarian + Ranger

1. Barbarian → War Cry (every 6 kills: team attack speed + damage).
2. Blood Wave on Barbarian — third hit sends a wave. Most of my damage.
3. Ranger — fast swings under War Cry.
4. Shaman — mark for bonus damage.
5. Pyromancer — burn on dense packs.

I keep Barbarian + Ranger fighting, send Shaman + Pyromancer on expedition. Pas besoin de both on the field.

Late guild — Paladin, Crusader, Necromancer

Details: guild heroes.

• Paladin — crit buffs on random allies; Holy Focus first upgrade.
• Crusader — line AoE; King's Edict +5% crit all heroes every 5s.
• Necromancer — needs Diamond Coins; skeleton swarm for boss adds.

Guild XP from kills + expeditions. Unlock slots before recruiting fancy heroes.

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Phase V — Dungeons

Linear chain. Each step adds a currency or a multiplier.

#	Dungeon	Why
1	Starting Dungeon	Barbarian + basics
2	Mossy Antechamber	Archer / Brawler
3	Moonlight Ruins	Silver farm
4	Swamp Crypt	+100% expedition coins
5	Obsidian Cavern	Mid spike — War Cry should be online
6	Sanctum of the Dead King	Death Lord → Eternal Scepter

Death Lord: Arrow Storm + Tornado, Lightning Strike on adds, War Cry windows. Have Lightforged Warhammer before you walk in — last time I checked, under-geared runs just stall.

Premium coins: all coin types.

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Phase VI — Room upgrades + loadout

Each room has its own XP track:

• Skeleton limit
• Coin value
• Session duration
• Expedition coin value (some nodes apply globally — grab early)

Late mouse setup:

Slot	Skill
Left	Arrow Storm
Right	Tornado
Boss button	Lightning Strike

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Phase VII — Final Gate

Not a secret puzzle. A checklist. Missing one gray skill node = gate stays locked, zero explanation. Obvious padding, de toute façon.

1. Every skill tree node bought
2. Expedition upgrades maxed
3. 250 loot sessions — enter, grab one drop, leave. Put a podcast on. This is rigged, obviously.
4. 100M coin keystone
5. Full guild at the gate (Moonlight Ruins depth)
6. Ending cinematic — no boss

Full list: 100% achievements.

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Quick blocker index

Stuck on	Go to
Money / materials	currency
Chests / auto-loot	chest guide
Emerald → Diamond	coin types
Forge order	craft at forge
Paladin / Crusader	guild heroes
100M + ending	100% achievements
Archer / Brawler	Phase III above
First heroes	Phase I above