> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qrdyai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Started with Hepta

> New to Hepta? Install the calm merge puzzle, follow the quick tutorial, make your first merge, and clear your first level in just a few minutes.

Welcome to Hepta, a calm merge puzzle that is easy to learn and hard to master. This guide walks you from install to your first cleared level. Take your time, there is no rush and no ads to interrupt you.

## Your first few minutes

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get Hepta">
    Download Hepta free from your app store. All 150 levels come bundled, so you can play offline once it is installed.

    <CardGroup cols={2}>
      <Card title="Download on the App Store" icon="apple" href="https://apps.apple.com/app/hepta-merge-puzzle/id6777655904">
        Get Hepta for iPhone and iPad.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Get it on Google Play" icon="google-play" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qrdy.hepta">
        Get Hepta for Android.
      </Card>
    </CardGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the app and follow the tutorial">
    Launch Hepta and follow the quick, interactive How to Play tutorial. It guides you hands-on through the basics, one tap at a time.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qrdy/g1TepFHQOdfHuneV/images/hepta/tutorial.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=g1TepFHQOdfHuneV&q=85&s=197bbf50e6552f876157ba8468e27ccc" alt="The interactive How to Play tutorial in Hepta guiding you through your first moves" style={{maxHeight: '50vh', width: 'auto', height: 'auto', objectFit: 'contain'}} width="1206" height="2622" data-path="images/hepta/tutorial.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make your first merge">
    Drag two pieces that share the **same color and the same shape** together. They combine into the next piece up. That single move is the heart of the whole game.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build the target piece">
    Look at the **target piece** shown at the top of the board. Keep merging to build that piece, and the level is cleared. Congratulations, you have finished your first Hepta level.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The tutorial levels are always free and cost no hearts while you learn. To see how hearts work once you move on, visit [Hearts](/hepta/hearts).
</Note>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="How to Play" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/hepta/how-to-play">
    Learn the merge, the target, and the board.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Hearts" icon="heart" href="/hepta/hearts">
    See how hearts work and how they refill.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>