Wick & Warden

Wick & Warden is a small strategy board game about light.

Two wardens each, a handful of embers and a courtyard lit by shared lanterns. Every turn you take one action: step a warden to a neighbouring lit square, turn a lantern a quarter-circle to reshape the beams, collect an ember, or carry one home to your gate. The light belongs to both sides, so every lantern you turn helps your rival as much as you.

TEN DUELS ACROSS FIVE KEEPS
A guided opening duel, then courtyards that add pools, mirrors and timed portcullises. Each keep brings a more thoughtful computer opponent. Win in forty rounds without hints for three stars.

PREVIEW BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Tap a lantern and preview its turn: gained light, lost light and the gates that will change are all shown before you confirm. Cancelling is free.

THE DAILY VIGIL
A fresh little duel every day, seeded by the date, with its own best result.

PLAY TOGETHER
Pass-and-play on one device across all ten courtyards. Amber uses the bottom gate, Moon the top.

AT YOUR OWN PACE
No timer, no lives. Undo your last turn, ask for a little help, or sit and think. Your current duel, campaign stars and daily results are saved on your device, and recent undo moves survive a reload.

MADE FOR ONE HAND
A portrait board with large touch controls, plus landscape and tablet layouts. Reduced motion places pieces instantly.

Wick & Warden is free with ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns them off for good and can be restored on any device signed in to the same Google account. Everything works offline; no account, no sign-in.

Recent changes:
Performance update: a smaller, faster app that uses less memory on your device. No changes to gameplay or your saved progress.