Support
Answers to common questions, and how to reach me.
Email dvrmmrdev@gmail.com. I read every message and reply as soon as I can. If something isn’t working, please say which device you have and which version of Android or iOS it runs.
Questions
How do I set this week’s spelling words?
Open Parent Settings from the main menu and answer the grown-up question. Pick the hero, then choose Curriculum & Words. Type one word per line. You can add a clue after a |, for example:
elephant | The elephant sprayed water.
The game reads a word out in a confusing way. Can I fix it?
Yes. In the same Curriculum & Words list, add a second | after the clue, followed by how the word should sound, spelled out. Spelling and matching still use the real word; only what’s spoken changes.
read | Please read it again. | reed
How do I switch between UK and US spelling?
In Parent Settings, open Curriculum & Words and use the Spelling choice at the top. It applies to every hero on the device. On a fresh install with a non-UK English language setting, the game asks once when you first open it.
How do I back up my heroes, or move them to another device?
Open Parent Settings, then Backup & Restore, and choose Back up now. You’ll be asked to sign in with Google. The backup goes into a hidden folder in your own Drive that only this game can see. On another device, open the same screen and choose Sync from Drive. Heroes combine rather than overwrite, so nothing is lost.
How do I delete my backup?
In a desktop web browser, open Google Drive and choose the gear icon, then Settings, then Manage apps. Find Dungeons & Digraphs, choose Options, then Delete hidden app data. This can’t be done from the Drive mobile app. You can also remove the game’s access from your Google Account’s security settings.
I bought the unlock on another device. How do I get it here?
Open Unlock All Features from the home screen or Parent Settings, and choose “Already bought this on another device? Restore purchase”. Use the same app store account you bought with.
How do I change a hero’s school year?
Choose the hero, open Edit Character, then Hero Details, and pick the School year.
How do I delete a hero?
On the hero list, press the bin button next to the hero, then type delete to confirm. This can’t be undone.
Why is there a maths question in Parent Settings?
It keeps settings, backup and purchases in grown-up hands. It isn’t a password, and an older child may be able to answer it, so it’s worth keeping an eye on.
Does anything I buy make the spelling easier?
No. Gold buys cosmetic extras such as tails, hats and colours. The one-time unlock adds capacity (more heroes and pets, longer weekly lists) and fuller parent metrics. It doesn’t change the words or how hard they are.
Credits and licences
Spelling word lists
Most of the words in the game’s curriculum banks are drawn from the Department for Education’s National Curriculum in England, English Appendix 1: Spelling.
© Crown copyright 2013. You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk.
Monster names
Many of the monsters come from the Dungeons & Dragons System Reference Document 5.1, published by Wizards of the Coast. This game isn’t otherwise associated with Dungeons & Dragons, but playing D&D is a great way for kids to build confidence and practise their maths.
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
This website
Fonts: Erica One (© LatinoType Limitada) and Outfit (© The Outfit Project Authors), both under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, included in the site’s fonts folder. The three class icons are from Lucide, under the ISC licence.
Everything else
The clue sentences, quest stories, avatar artwork and game code were created for Dungeons & Digraphs.