+1 Loot To Forge is a clicker wrapped around a small action game: click to grow your power, hold the line against hordes, and turn the ore you gather into upgrades that make the next wave trivial.
Clicking is only relevant until your auto-generation outpaces your hands. The moment passive income beats active clicking, move that attention to wave positioning and ore routing.
Each forge you unlock multiplies what you take home. Health helps you survive one more wave; a multiplier makes every future wave shorter. Take the multiplier.
Ore upgrades scale with each forge tier, so bank ore during calm waves instead of spending it the second it drops. The deep upgrades are the ones that change how fast you play.
Do not spread clicks across five upgrades. Pick one damage line, push it to the next forge, and watch the loop speed up.