VAULTBREAK

Flip plates to recover clues. Every clue is true. The big number on a flipped plate counts the alarms touching it (all 8 neighbors).

Alarm sensors hide among the plates. Flip one and it burns a drill.

Tripping an alarm or entering a wrong code burns a drill. A mistake with no drills left = LOCKDOWN — the job pays nothing.

Pay = risk. Harder jobs, fewer flips, spare drills, a fast getaway, and win streaks all raise the score.

Career points raise your rank — LOOKOUT to LEGEND — unlock door finishes, and place your crew on the board.

Spells are heist tools bought with loot (15% of every win). Buy and upgrade them in the spell shop (the glowing gem button up top) — each level is one charge per job, recharging every heist. During a job, tap a spell in the colored bar above the safe to cast it: jam alarms, x-ray the code, shield your drills, mark tripwires, warp the clock, and more. Each card in the shop explains its trick.

The nightly rhythm: your first win of the night pays ×2. But every job heats up the city — each game after your first pays 5% less (down to half pay at job #11). The heat cools off at midnight, so your biggest scores come early.