Within CHROMAGLYPH, mystic glyphs and elemental
colours interweave to create endless possibilities.

Those who master its patterns will discover layers of
strategy and hidden knowledge.

Components

• Sixty natural elements manifested in twelve glyphs of five colours
• Five wilds, each bearing the essence of one colour
• One void wild representing any element

Sixty six cards in total

Colours

Purple    Aqua    Emerald    Amber    Red

Glyphs

thru colour, these forms manifest
the patterns that bind all moduli

Setup

No more than five practitioners may share the wheel

The first sequence, practitioners mutually select a dealer to initiate patterns

For subsequent sequences, the practitioner with the lowest quotient introduces new order to the cards

Mix thoroughly where all can see

The practitioner with the highest sum may adjust the cut

The dealer distributes thirteen elements to each practitioner, then sets the remaining aside, face-down, unseen by all, and count toward no quotient

The holder of purple zil must declare its presence and
initiate the first circle in the sequence

If purple zil rests with the void, the dealer calls the wheel thru each colour — aqua zil, emerald zil, amber zil, red zil — the first claimed initiates the circle

If no zil answers, the wheel ascends to zila and the call repeats thru each colour, then zilor, then ter, and so on until an element is claimed

Playing the Game

A sequence reveals itself thru multiple circles. During each circle, practitioners take their twists playing moduli (valid card combinations).

When a circle begins, the first twist establishes form.
All subsequent moduli in that circle must match in form.

On your twist, you must either:

• Play a valid modulus with matching form where no element falls beneath the previous play's lowest glyph
• or
• Forgo this twist by saying or indicating
  "PASS"

Valid Moduli

within these highest forms
all patterns complete their journey
each manifestation surrendering to the fractal

Circles & Sequences

A sequence consists of multiple circles. Each circle is a self-contained contest that ends when all practitioners pass following the most recent modulus, or when a natural red stelor is played.

○When a Circle Ends

• The circle is complete
• The victor collects the dividend (all played cards in the circle)
• The victor adds the dividend to their quotient
• The victor initiates a new circle with any valid modulus of their choosing

∞When a Sequence Ends

A sequence ends when a practitioner plays their final card.

• The practitioner who played their final card collects the current dividend and all unplayed cards remaining in opposing hands
• Adds these to their quotient
• All practitioners declare their final quotients
• Update sequence sums (running totals across sequences)
• Reset quotients for the next sequence
• Begin a new sequence if desired

Wild Manifestations

• Must declare specific glyph when played
• May transform the established form into a new modulus of equal count
• If so, the new-form play must be completed in the same weave — no element may fall beneath the preceding play's lowest glyph

Previous weave: aqua triad of running glyphs

This weave: contains a wild

"AQUA TO AMBER LUNOR
MORPHING TO PURPLE STEL TO STELOR"

natural red stelor rule

wild as red stelor yields only to natural red stelor. natural red stelor ends the circle immediately. Victor collects dividend.

A Complete Sequence

Three practitioners — Kai, Sol, and Ren — sit down to play. The deck is shuffled and dealt: 13 elements each. The remaining 27 cards are set aside, face-down and unseen.

Circle Zila

purple zil rests with the void this sequence. The dealer calls the wheel.

"PURPLE ZIL?" … "AQUA ZIL?" … "EMERALD ZIL?" … "AMBER ZIL?"

Circle Zilor

Circle Ter

Circle Tera

Circle Teror

Circle Lun

Sequence Zila — Final Quotients

CHROMAGLYPH rewards both tactical insight and social harmony
True mastery lies not just in knowing the patterns,
but in understanding how and when to reveal them

Practitioner Etiquette

masters speak of deeper mysteries within these forms
tho such knowledge manifests only thru
practice and self discovery