Lessons

Like I mentioned before, there are many ways to play this game. Therefore, there are many ways to approach the Lessons. I do think it's rather up to each person what order one might want to do the lessons. Always do whatever works best for you.

Navigating Inside the "Lessons" Tab

You'll start at "First Year". At the beginning you only have access to a few lessons, but as you level up you'll unlock more and more lessons. Also remember that you can repeat any lesson as many times you want to, as long as you have enough energy. When you reach levels labeled in the tabs below, you'll also unlock new tiers of lessons.

Navigate between different tiers to find more lessons to be completed just by clicking on these tabs.

Lesson Requirements

If you see a yellow border around some of the required items in a lesson, it means you don't have enough items. You can just click on the box and wait for a little pop-up to open so you can purchase items on the spot or head to the "Magic Shop" to purchase required items.

The first number indicates the quantity you possess. The second number is the quantity required. When you don't see a yellow borders, it means that you have at least the quantity indicated in the little green box.


Mastery Levels

You can obtain three mastery levels for each Year of lessons. They are indicated by little medals and they are also labeled.

Level 1 Mastery. You have to complete all the lessons so that you can move on to the next level of mastery. You will receive a Bronze Item from the Headmaster when you complete Level 1 Mastery.

You will know you completed Level 1 Mastery when the progress bar from all the lessons resets back to 0 %, but they will have a little bronze medal under it, just like the picture.

For Level 2 Mastery, just repeat the process. When you finish Level 2 Mastery you will receive a Silver Item from the Headmaster.

The progress bar gets reset once again, this time for Level 3 Mastery. You'll also note a new silver medal at the under the progress bar.

Level 3 Mastery in Progress. When you complete Level 3 Mastery you will receive a Golden Item. The progress bar will NOT reset anymore and you'll have three medals. This is the currently the highest level of mastery possible.

Level 3 Mastery complete. You will no longer receive any mastery for repeating this lesson. But you can still repeat the lessons to acquire more gold, experience and magic.

In Which Order?

For those who are seeking a little more guidance, here are my two cents on the mater. Personally, I strive  to do Year 1, mastery levels 1-2-3, Year 2 - mastery levels 1-2-3, etc.. for a number of reasons:

3 Main Reasons:

1. You don't have to spend money to buy new equipment - so you can save money to buy next year's gear in bulk, thus save money on the inflation side (every time you buy 1 item, the price goes up).

2. You can save money to buy properties, they'll in turn generate income while you're not playing. (gold is really essential. Items keep getting pricier and pricier as you move up, mark my words).

3. You get a bronze, silver or golden item or creature whenever you master a level completely. They are handy for duels, that's all I'm saying.

Not main reasons, but something to think about:

4. As you level up, you unlock more and more lessons from the next tier, you can take a peek at them, see how much all the equipments are going to cost and plan ahead how much gold you'll need and save accordingly.

Another thing I like is to do the lessons backwards - starting from the last lesson of a given year to the first lesson (unless I need to pick up magics along the way).

Lessons towards the end of a year have the highest payout both in experience points and gold. This way you get a boost in your gold reserve and you also level up faster. As you work your way up the list you will also do the earlier lessons faster and faster because you've already accumulated more energy while doing more advanced lessons.

Also, when you don't have enough energy to do a higher level lesson and you know you'll be away from the computer for a good while, you usually want to use up all your energy. This way there's a chance you find yourself with enough energy to do one more lesson.