A battle for the courts

Seat the Queen

Fast. Brutal. Relentless.

Update AvailableA newer Seat the Queen build is ready.

Seat the Queen

v0.73 · Hosted Route Publication & NAT Lifecycle

The Queen’s Path awaits

Main Menu

Choose how you want to enter the Court.

Choose your table

Play

Find an opponent, create a private table, or play locally.

Royal Archive

Match Records & Statistics

Recent Matches

No completed Matches recorded yet.

Local Match

Choose a Mode

Solo uses one Player Slot per Team. Duo jointly controls one side with two Player Slots per Team.

Local · Solo

Match Setup

Configure each Player Slot, then enter the Court.

MATCH STYLEChoose how Seat the Queen is played.

Style

Counterplay Lite ruleset validated at Core Game Alpha.

Court ThresholdQueen reaches Court at ± this value. Queens to WinUnique Queen suits needed for Victory. Waiting SlotsQueens held per Court before threshold hold. Standard WaitingFull Rounds before a needed Queen Seats. Conversion WaitingFull Rounds after a duplicate Queen converts.

Cards stay canonical.Hand size, four-card Sequence, deck, card powers, Counterplay Lite interactions, discard-up-to-3, and Court-hold behavior do not change.

Your Team

Opponent Team

STYLECore

FORMATSolo · 1v1

HUMANS1

CPUS1

PRIVACYNot required

TERMSAll Player Slots must be assigned before the Match begins.

Game Seed

◆

Local privacyPrivate Hands are hidden whenever control changes.

QUICK MATCH

Find an Opponent

Choose 1v1 or 2v2, then search for players. Quick Match always uses standard Core rules.

Your name

Core rules · 1v1 · No lobby code required.

FRIENDS

Private Party

Create a Party of up to four players. Party codes and platform invite joins use the same Private Party flow.

Your name

Party code

PARTY · 1/4

Invite friends with a Party code.

PRIVATE ONLINE MATCHCore · Solo · 1v1Your private reconnect token is saved on this device so you can return after a browser or connection interruption. Keep it private.

HOST

Create a Match

You create the private lobby and control when the Match begins.

Your name

Secure server shuffleThe online deck seed stays private so no player can predict future cards.

JOIN

Enter a Lobby

Use the six-character code shared by the host. Solo guests take the opposite Court; Duo guests may choose an open Team.

Your name Lobby code Preferred Team

Reconnect token

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Pass-Device Privacy

LOCAL HUMAN 1 OF 2

Player 1

Human TeamRound 1

Pass the device to this player before showing the Hand.

PRIVATE HAND HIDDENDo not continue until the named player has the device.

Royal Academy

Watch each card resolve on a miniature Queen’s Path before you use it in a real Sequence.

Lesson 1 of 7

Beckon · Hearts

YOUR COURT

♛

The Contested Queen moves toward this Court when you Beckon.

RESOLUTIONBECKON 8

-30-150+15+30

Q♥

ACEDOM COURT

♛

Cards resolve from the perspective of the player who used them.

PLAYED CARD

resolves

WHAT CHANGES

GUIDED MINI-MATCH

Build a real four-card Sequence

Use a fuller Hand so card order and interactions make sense before your first Match.

YOUR FUTURE BECKON 0OPPONENT FUTURE BECKON 3QUEEN CENTER 0

PRACTICE HAND · choose up to four

YOUR SEQUENCE · click a selected card to remove it

Try combining cards. Order matters.

RULE

WATCH FOR

WHY IT MATTERS

Animations are demonstrations only — they do not change your live match.

Royal Options

Settings

Resolution PlaybackAutomatic by default, or advance each Resolution step manually.

Resolution SpeedControls automatic Resolution playback.

Auto-Advance DelayPause between cards during automatic Resolution.

Resolution DetailChoose concise or expanded Resolution explanations.

Card TooltipsShow the full card explanation when pointing at or focusing a card, or disable visual help.

UI ScaleScale interface text and controls without enlarging the game beyond the viewport.

Card Text SizeAdjust card explanation readability everywhere cards appear.

Visual EffectsControl decorative glow and ambient effects without hiding game state.

Mute All AudioSilence music, gameplay sound effects, and interface sounds.

Master VolumeOverall game volume.

Master Volume75%

MusicProcedural menu ambience and in-Match battle bed. These are foundation tones, not final soundtrack assets.

Music Volume35%

Sound EffectsCards, Queen movement, Resolution actions, Waiting, Seating, Rounds, Victory, and Defeat.

Sound Effects Volume75%

UI SoundsButtons and card selection feedback.

UI Sounds Volume60%

Browsers require a click or key press before audio can begin. Seat the Queen unlocks audio on the first interaction. No character voices are used.

System Reduced Motion and Increased Contrast preferences are honored automatically. These controls can enable them explicitly on this device.

Reduce MotionRemove nonessential movement and show tutorial outcomes immediately.

High ContrastIncrease separation between cards, text, controls, and the Court.

Suit LabelsShow suit names alongside symbols in every action card.

Reduced FlashingReplace pulsing and flashing emphasis with steady borders.

Reduced GlowRemove decorative light bloom while preserving state outlines.

Current InputMouse

ControllerNot detected

Gamepad InputUse connected standard-layout controllers through the browser Gamepad API.

Keyboard

NavigateArrow keys

Select / activateEnterSpace

Back / close / Match MenuEsc

Previous / next gameplay regionQE

Standard form navigationTabShift + Tab

Controller

NavigateD-padLeft stick

Select / activateA

Back / cancelB

Previous / next gameplay regionLBRB

Match MenuMenu

Bindings are fixed for v0.37. The semantic input layer is ready for future remapping, but no nonfunctional remapping controls are shown.

Settings save automatically.

Private lobby

Host controls

Share the six-character code. The host can fill empty seats with AI.

♛SEAT THE QUEEN

Round

Initiative

ONLINEMouse

ACEDOM COURT

QUEEN’S PATH

-30-25-20-15-10-50+5+10+15+20+25+30

Q♛

Human Waiting

AceDoM Waiting

OPPONENT SEQUENCE

INITIATIVE

HUMANVSACEDOM

ORDER OF RESOLUTION

YOUR SEQUENCE

ACEDOM
FUTURE BECKON0Ready now0 next Round

Deck0

YOUR HAND

Up to 3 · once per Round

TEAMMATE HAND

HUMAN
FUTURE BECKON0Ready now0 next Round

Discard0

HUMAN COURT

Current Match

Match Menu

Confirm

Leave Match?

Your current Match will end and you will return to the Main Menu.

Round History

Review Previous Rounds

Sequences revealed

Round Resolution

AceDoM

Human Court · −30

Human 0 AceDoM

Q♛

AceDoM Court · +30

Sequences revealedBoth Courts reveal four cards

HumanFuture Beckon0Next Round: 0 AceDoMFuture Beckon0Next Round: 0

Human

♛

Court complete

VICTORY

You seated all four Queens.

♥HEARTS

♦DIAMONDS

♣CLUBS

♠SPADES

Rounds0

Queens Seated0

Queens Destroyed0