You march White — attackers always move first, the gate answers Black. Your foe is a drawn gate: a player's saved Black lineup from your Elo category (Apprentice <1600 · Master 1600–2399 · Grandmaster 2400–3199 · God 3200+), rolled within ±120 of your rating. Gates play the same hybrid rules you do: captures deal ATK − DEF (elements can multiply), a survivor holds the square and you bounce, checkmate still ends the game — the King is classical. Elo runs FIDE in both directions: breach a gate to gain, and your own gate pays when it falls — file your Black defense in the Army builder.

The earn loop: win gates → +1–3 → 100 = 1 pack → packs grow your collection. Each game costs 1 . Energy regenerates +1/hour up to 24.