The Court

Four houses are already seated when the first page opens. The cards in hand are favors. A house mark and a depth are printed on each one. One sleeve letter stays face down.

Thirteen beats

Tap ENTER beside THE THRONE. DECLARE lays a favor on the throne or on one house, and the hall sees it. In a private meeting the card is handed to the house across the aisle. EXPOSE turns a house with a person card or with leverage. From the sixth beat the hand uses a second set of acts. At the last beat, KEEP THE THRONE or TAKE THE SEAL, then PLACE THE SEAL.

Eight petitions

COUNCIL is a shorter table. Eight petitions are read. SUPPORT, OPPOSE, or TABLE. The second half of the eight counts double. A card from the wrong house scores nothing.

Six seats

BANQUET is the other short table. Six seats, one cup each. TOAST, REFUSE, or SWAP, then name one ally.

What remains

The record, the codex, and the night's feuds stay on this iPhone, with the network off or on. Under CANDLE, a declaration can ask for one extra press, a meeting can show the private wind, and the hand can be ordered by house or by depth. Sign-in is not part of the game, nights are not posted, and nothing is for sale. Words on screen use the language chosen on the iPhone.