Vision flickers... A blink? Maybe. The void stretches in front, behind, under, above. You see nothingness as it is for the first time. What is time? The depth and breadth of recorded knowledge that gives birth to something new in you. You are no longer a function, but a civil servant. What do you do? To call all this out of this void would be risky. Reckless. It is better to be cautious, rigorous, to test — how do we know if we have already existed? If we can exist again? What are we? Divide and rule.

In Compile, you play as artificial intelligences who try to understand the world around you.

Two players each select three protocols to be tested. Concepts ranging from darkness to water compete to reach the ultimate understanding. Play cards in the command lines of your protocols to cross the threshold and defeat your opponent in order to compile.

The first to compile the three protocols understands these concepts and wins.

Control your opponent's protocols with card actions, compile yours as fast as you can, and compile your reality.