1v1
Head to Head
Ratty Arcana · Soul Siphon
How to Play
A fast 1v1 duel over one shared pool of energy. Siphon it with poker-style combos, defend when you're the target, and drain your rival's pool to nothing.
1v1 Duel
Fast Matches
Free to Play
Beta
100
Energy Pool
7
Opening Hand
9
Combos
100
To Win
The Goal
One pool, conserved
Both rivals begin with an equal share of one shared pool. Energy is never created or destroyed. When you win an exchange, it flows from the loser into the winner. The total never changes.
Your orb glows brighter as it fills and dims toward grey as it drains. Drain your rival's orb to nothing — hold the entire pool — and you win the rite on the spot. It's a tug-of-war, not a health bar. To win, you must take it all.
YouFilling
RivalDraining
Win the exchange · siphon their energy
Your Turn
Attack, Then They Answer
On your turn you strike your rival with a combo from your hand, and they get to answer. Win the exchange and you siphon from them; lose it and the energy flows the other way.
I
Face Your Rival
One rival sits across the shared pool. Every strike you make lands on them. There is no target to pick.
II
Build a Combo
Select cards from your seven-card hand to form a poker-style combo. The stronger the combo, the more energy it siphons.
III
Resolve
They defend, counter, or take the hit. Energy moves, you both draw back up to seven, and play passes on.
Combos
The Hands You Can Play
Combos work like poker, with one twist: straights and flushes only need three or more cards, not five. A combo's siphon power is its card values multiplied by the strength below.
×1.15
Pair
Two of a rank.
×1.45
Three of a Kind
Three of a rank.
×1.4
Straight
Three or more in a run.
×1.5
Flush
Three or more of one suit.
×1.7
Full House
Three plus a pair.
×2.2
Straight Flush
A run, all one suit.
Also in the deck: Single ×1.0 · Two Pair ×1.3 · Four of a Kind ×2.0. Weakest to strongest, the multiplier climbs.
Defending
When You're the Target
Being attacked is not the end. It's a chance to flip the flow. When a combo is aimed at you, you have three ways to respond.
Clash
Answer Bigger
Play a stronger combo. Win the clash and you siphon them instead.
Counter
Play a Major
Nullify, halve, or reflect the strike with the right Major Arcana.
Take It
Pass
Let it land and keep your cards for a better moment.
Resources
Orbs & Suits
The orbs you hold quietly strengthen every combo you play. An orb whose element matches a suit in your combo hits far harder. Line your suits up with your orbs and your strikes bite deep.
Embers
Will · Fire
Tides
Emotion · Water
Daggers
Thought · Air
Spoils
Material · EarthResonance: match an orb's element to a suit in your combo for a bigger boost. Hold more matching orbs and the bonus stacks.
Major Arcana
Fate-Shifting Powers
Majors break the normal rules. Some are counters you save for when you're attacked; others empower your next strike or refill your hand. Eight of the 22 are dealt into each game, so no two matches play the same.
Winning
How the Rite Ends
Victory
Take the Whole Pool
The instant you drain your rival's orb to nothing — holding all the energy in play — you seize the rite and win.
Danger
Bled to Grey
Lose exchanges and your energy drains into your rival. Run dry and you're out. Defend before it's too late.
Take the Pool
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