Journal

Guides, strategy and stories from the night temple.

A game like Card-Jitsu? Three Seals is an element card duel you can play today

Miss Card-Jitsu from Club Penguin? Three Seals keeps elements, numbers and three-card wins, adds masters with minds of their own, belts and dans, and runs in your browser and on iPhone.

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How to win a duel in Three Seals

The whole game in five minutes: the cycle, the numbers, the shelf and the two shapes that win a duel.

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Fire, wood and water: understanding the cycle

Why a water 2 beats a fire 12, what happens when elements match, and how to use the cycle to plan your shelf.

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Peek, Redraw and Power: when to use your special moves

You get each special move once per duel. Here is what each one does and the moments where it changes the outcome.

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Why Huma seems to read your mind

The grand master does not cheat. She watches your habits. Here is what she notices and how to become harder to read.

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Belts and dans: how progression works

Nine belts from white to black, points that never go down, streak bonuses and dans without a limit.

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All nine power seals, explained

What each power seal does, how rare it is, where seals come from and how to combine two of them.

4 min read