// SHARD FILE 001 · classification: secret-ish

YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO FIND THIS

> opening file 001 ... ok
> checking whether you are supposed to be here ... no
> checking whether that matters ... it does not
> this page tells you not to share it. that is the whole trick.
> so go on. tell everyone

▶ PLAY THE GAMEfree public alpha · best on a phone, sideways, fullscreen

Okay, the honest version

Telling people something is a secret makes them want to tell others. That is a real marketing idea, usually called guerrilla marketing: unconventional, low-cost ways to get noticed. We are doing it out loud instead of pretending. Nothing here is hidden or false: it is a free strategy game made by one person with an AI coding assistant, and this page is its not-really-secret front door.

What is behind the door

A hex-grid real-time strategy game for your phone. Deploy units instantly, mine shards, and hold the seven pads around the Spire so its Rift Lance hits the other side's hub. Matches last about two minutes. It is a public alpha, so it is rough, and your feedback shapes it. The soundtrack is by Travesty (Travesty, El Topo, Precursor).

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