About Jacksmith

Set out for adventure with Jacksmith and his young apprentice Scout! Princess Liliana has been captured by the evil wizard Dudley, and Jacksmith is setting off to save her. There’s just one problem: he’s much better at making weapons than using them.

That’s where the local warriors come in. You run the traveling forge and make their equipment; they take on the monsters blocking the road. Give them weapons that last to help them through battle and work your way toward Dudley. There’s a princess waiting, and those swords won’t forge themselves!

How to play Jacksmith

Each day starts with weapon orders and ends with your soldiers putting your work to the test by fighting monsters.

Here’s how a day unfolds:

1. Take an order. Each warrior needs a particular kind of weapon.
2. Choose a mold and metal. Pick an unlocked weapon shape and the metal ore you’ll melt to make it.
3. Craft the equipment. Heat and pour the metal, then shape the weapon and attach its parts.
4. Join the battle. Collect dropped loot while your warriors fight. Fire cannonballs once you unlock them.
5. Prepare for tomorrow. Use your rewards to buy supplies and build stronger equipment.

Controls

• Crafting: Click to choose items and use the hammer. Hold and drag to work the bellows, pour metal and place parts.
• Collecting loot: Move your mouse over dropped items.
• Cannon: Click an unlocked cannonball’s button or press its number key, from 1 to 6.

Crafting weapons

At the start of each new day, Scout shows you which enemies are ahead and how many you’ll face. Use his report to choose the molds and parts that help against that day’s enemies.

After you open up shop, the kingdom’s soldiers will line up and start requesting weapons from you so they can fight the monsters ahead.

You have four crafting stations, so you can start another weapon while one heats. Check back before it overheats. Watch the temperature gauge and pour when the needle reaches the green area. Pull the chain slowly to avoid spilling metal.

Finishing the day’s orders quickly earns a gem bonus, but rushing to finish a weapon risks it having crooked parts and unevenly tempered metal, making the equipment weaker.

Types of weapons

You unlock these 6 weapon types as you travel across the land:

Epic Weapons

Find Epic Weapon recipes by defeating all the monsters in a day. These recipes show the exact metal and parts you need to smith them. Making one gives every soldier in that day’s group a bonus, such as extra damage against Fire Enemies.

Adding elemental and stat boosts

Attach weapon parts with stat or elemental boosts to improve your equipment. Scout’s report shows which enemies you need to prepare for.

Elemental monsters first appear in Cinder Springs, after the Lowlands. A Fire Boost deals extra damage to Fire Enemies such as Pigroasts and Tindertulips.

Use these stats and elements to compare your weapon parts:

Help the warriors reach the treasure chest!

Once you’ve completed all of the weapons, the warriors will take on the beasts! They fight automatically, but you still have work to do. Sweep your mouse over dropped loot to collect supplies for the next day.

Weapons wear down when soldiers use them and when enemies attack. When a weapon breaks, its soldier retreats. Better crafting gives your group more time to reach the chest at the end of the trail.

Cannonballs and bombs

Scout’s cannon gives you a way to help during battle. After firing, wait for that cannonball’s button to refill before using it again. These are the six options you unlock:

Use a Repair Bomb when weapon durability is low, before the weapons break and your soldiers retreat. Save a ready Ice Bomb for a dangerous enemy to give your group time to attack without taking a hit.

Who created Jacksmith?

Jacksmith was created by Flipline Studios, the studio behind Papa’s Pizzeria and Papa’s Freezeria.

It was released as a free Flash game in September, 2012 and has been on Poki since 2023.

Games like Jacksmith

• Try Papa’s Burgeria if you enjoy lining up parts carefully. You grill patties and stack ingredients to match each customer’s order.
• In Papa’s Freezeria, you prepare sundaes to match customers’ orders. Switch between building, mixing and adding toppings as more orders arrive.