

Speaking of bonuses, whenever the king provides a quest (like retrieving the princess’s piggy bank early on in the game), whoever successfully completes the mission and returns to the kingdom is given an award, such as ownership of one of the castles.

Once you speak to the king, he will outfit you with equipment that should suffice for the early battles and hold you over until you get to the weapons shop, and the bonus will give you a nice early lead. What to do, what to do? I say go for the castle ASAP. On the other hand, there are also equipment spaces where players can pick up a weapon and a shield for no cost. Whoever arrives first receives a sizable bonus, which decreases for the second, third, and so on. At the very start of the game, players are given two weeks to make it to the castle in order to meet with the king.
