Grand Mage of the Sanctum
Wizzy Rangewood
Your master. Wizzy summoned you to represent the Sanctum at the Mage Trials in Cellshire. He'll teach you the language of the grid (pillars, pathways, chambers) and how to bend Excel to your will.
XcelWizard
"Master Excel. Cast formulas like spells."
A magical-academy game. Free Windows demo, sealed behind a Google sign-in.
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A summons from the sanctum
An invitation
=SUMMON(Apprentice, "Xcelterra")
Wizzy Rangewood, Grand Mage of the Sanctum, has named you his apprentice. The Mage Trials begin in Cellshire, and your spellbook is a spreadsheet.
XCELWIZARD teaches Microsoft Excel through a magical-academy story: enchant data, cast validation wards, and duel chaos with formulas. The demo is free. Sign in with Google to play.
Free demo · Windows 10/11 · Sign-in required
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The covenant of the academy
The three pillars
Three promises that hold up the Sanctum. Break any of them and the academy collapses.
Pillar I
Two views, one truth
The Dual-View Engine. Cast spells in Wizzy's chamber, then flip to the real Excel grid and watch your incantation written as a formula. What you learn here, you use at work tomorrow.
Pillar II
Every spell is a real formula
VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, PivotTables, validation wards, relearned as incantations you actually remember. No fake mechanics. The magic is the formula.
Pillar III
The grid has a tongue
Pillars (columns), pathways (rows), chambers (cells). Wizzy teaches the grid like a language, by the end of Module I you can call any address by name, the way wizards name stars.
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Wizzy's signature engine
The dual view
Every action you take in Wizzy's chamber is also happening in a real Excel grid behind the curtain. Toggle the Lens of Truth at any time to see your spell as a formula. Toggle back to keep casting.
Lens of Truth Toggle freely — the truth doesn't change, only how you read it.
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Defenders of the realm
Meet the cast
Knight Commander of Cellshire
Ser Calculot
Steel-clad guardian of the City Gates. When chaos breaches the wall, he marshals validation wards and refugee rosters at the registration desk. Pass his trial of formulas and he names you Champion of the Sheet.
…and many more souls of Xcelterra yet to be summoned.
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What the demo holds
The trials ahead
The demo spans two modules. You start in Wizzy's tower learning the grid's language, then ride to Cellshire as the gates fall, and your spells start to matter.
I
Module Wizzy's Sanctum
The Setup · Purple-hued tower · twilight
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Quest 1.1
The First Spark
Data Entry · Cell Structure
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Quest 1.2
The Mage Exams
Stylization Magic · Bold, Italic, Color Rules
Pillars, pathways, chambers. Type into cells. Format with rules. Earn the title “Apprentice.”
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Module Cellshire: The City Gates
The Crisis · Burning gates · refugees streaming
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Quest 2.1
Defense of the Realm
Data Validation · Autofill · Formula Glimpse (=COUNTIF)
Build a dropdown ward to classify ally vs spy under pressure. Get a first glimpse of the formula bar: the magic behind the spells.
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Three rites of passage
How to begin
- i.
Sign in with Google
One click. We use Google to keep the demo download safe and to remember you for future updates.
- ii.
Download the demo
A single Windows installer. Free, no payment required for the demo. Update simply by re-downloading.
- iii.
Enter the Sanctum
Meet Wizzy Rangewood, learn the grid's true language, and earn your first title on the road to the Mage Trials.
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On gold (or the lack of it)
Free demo. One fair price.
The demo
Free
Two full modules — Wizzy's Sanctum and the gates of Cellshire. No card, no catch. Sign in with Google and play.
On launch
The full academy
$11.99 one-time
Buy once, own it. Every module, every trial, all future content updates inside the game. No subscription, ever.
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About the academy
A small studio with a stubborn idea.
XCELWIZARD is built by a tiny team that believes spreadsheets are the most underrated game engine in the world. Every cell is a tile, every formula a spell, every workbook an adventure waiting to be earned.
We're crafting the kind of learning game we wish we'd had: patient, beautiful, and proud of what it teaches.
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IX
Cross the threshold
Sign in. Cast your first spell.
The XCELWIZARD demo is a free Windows download. Sign in with Google to receive your copy.
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Platform
Windows 10/11 · 64-bit
Version
v0.1.0-demo
Updated
TBD