Compile: Main 3

The artificial intelligences of Compile: Main 3 are turning their attention to humanity's darker impulses. Twelve new Protocols, including all seven deadly sins, bring fresh combinations to this tactical card game for one or two players, alongside a new solo mode that puts you up against an automated rival.

In two-player games, each AI selects three Protocols and competes to compile them before its opponent. Card effects let you interfere with opposing command lines while building your own, creating a contest of timing, disruption and knowing which line deserves your attention. The new Protocols are fully compatible with other Compile material, giving returning players more combinations to explore.

Playing alone? The BOT, or Basic Oppositional Terminal, offers twelve escalating scenarios in Regular and Advanced modes. You take turns acting for yourself and the BOT, trying to compile all three of your Protocols before it wins. There is an extra complication: if the BOT compiles the same Protocol twice, it wins automatically.

What's good?

• Twelve new Protocols: explore Ambush, Envy, Fulcrum, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Momentum, Nova, Overwhelm, Pride, Sloth and Wrath.
• A new solo challenge: face the BOT across twelve escalating scenarios, with Regular and Advanced modes to explore.
• Direct two-player interaction: disrupt your opponent's command lines while working towards your own three compiled Protocols.
• Compatible with the wider series: mix the new Protocols with other Compile material for more combinations.
• Around thirty minutes: a compact card-game session with room to experiment with a different selection next time.

Who is it for?

• ✔ Compile players looking for new Protocol combinations and a way to play alone.
• ✔ Two-player gaming partners who enjoy tactical card effects and interfering with each other's plans.
• ✔ Solo players who like learning an automated opponent across increasingly challenging scenarios.
• ✖ Groups looking for a game for three or more players.
• ✖ Players who prefer cooperative games or little direct interference.

Pair with:

Expand your Protocol selection with Compile: Aux 2, which adds Assimilation, Diversity and Unity, and Compile: Aux 3, which adds Flexible, Inert and Rigid, giving you six more Protocols to mix into Main 3 and new combinations to explore.