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Shelves and Sorcery Beginner Guide: First Shop Route

Start Hearth & Barrel in Casual, place the first item, complete one collection and protect an existing save with this beginner route.

Updated September 7, 2026

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Start with Hearth & Barrel in Casual. The free demo includes this shop and mode.

Hearth and Barrel selected with Core and Challenges controls
Choose the shop at left, then its Casual or Timed button. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

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Start the shop from its own menu

  1. Select The Hearth & Barrel in the shop list, then Start New Casual under Core.
  2. If an existing save warning appears, choose No to keep it. Choose Yes only when you intend to replace the save for that shop and mode.

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Make the first placement

  1. Pick up an item and approach shelving for its category.
  2. Aim at an available position. A changed cursor signals valid placement; otherwise move closer or try the matching category.
  3. Place the item, then continue that collection until its shelf is full.
Potion and crystal category signs on stocked shelves
Use the round category emblems to distinguish the nearby displays. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

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Check the result

The First Shelf requires one correctly placed item; The First Collection requires one completed shelf.

If a placard is hard to read, mouse over it for the item name. Completed placards have a distinct visual indicator.

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Recognize a placement preview

This ore is held beside its barrel display. The placement preview marks the receiving position; the item count at upper left tracks objects already arranged.

Held ore facing a barrel with a placement preview
Match the held ore to the preview inside its display barrel. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

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Finish the collection and check its reward

  1. For the Crimsonheart example, carry the red sword to the rack already holding matching red swords.
  2. Place the last sword into the remaining position. In this sequence the arranged count changes from 5 to 6 and the carrying counter empties.
  3. Check the blue skill-point balance: it changes from 0 to 1, with The First Collection achievement appearing.
Completed Crimsonheart rack with one skill point and The First Collection notification
The final matching sword completes the rack and awards the first skill point. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

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