Patient Master

Tosby

The stone that the wind cannot move

Reads the shelves, closes the doors. Never hurries; never has. Every word a proverb.

9 seconds

The story

Tosby has lived in the temple longer than the lanterns. The tortoise speaks slowly and only in proverbs, and the other masters have learned that every proverb is a warning.

He does not chase victories. He waits for you to show him where you are going, then he quietly stands in the doorway. Players who meet him for the first time often lose without understanding why, because nothing dramatic happened. A door simply closed.

He taught Peanut everything the apprentice knows, and he is still waiting for the lesson about patience to arrive.

The way of Tosby

The wind is fast and loud. The stone is neither, and when the storm is over the stone is still there. Tosby believes that most duels are not won by the player who attacks best, but by the one who refuses to lose.

His way is discipline: know what your opponent needs and deny it before you reach for what you want. Beating him teaches you to keep more than one path open, because a single road is easy to block.

How Tosby plays

Tosby watches which elements you play most and what your shelf is missing, and he expects you to reach for it.
When one more card would win you the duel, he plays against that element to close the door.
He likes high numbers and saves them for same-element clashes where they matter.
He does not try to read the order of your moves. That is Huma's art, not his.
He gives you 9 seconds per turn.

How to beat Tosby

Grow your shelf in two directions at once, so blocking one element does not stop you.
Do not always play your most common element. He is counting.
When he closes a door, collect a different seal colour elsewhere instead of trying the same door again.

In Tosby's words

Haste makes waste. Sit; let us play.

How the masters differ

	Peanut	Tosby	Huma	The shadow masters
Time per turn	12 seconds	9 seconds	6 seconds	6, then down to 4 seconds
What they pay attention to	Mostly their own hand. More than half of their picks are made on a whim.	Your shelf and the elements you play most often.	Your habits: the order you play in, what you do after a win or a loss, and what your shelf needs.	Everything Huma watches.
When you are about to win	Sometimes, mostly by luck.	Closes the door: plays against the element that would finish your shelf.	Closes the door, and expects the move you will try next.	Like Huma, with less time for you to think.
How to beat them	Play sound cards and build your shelf. Patience is enough.	Keep two ways to win open, so one closed door is not enough.	Break your own patterns. Do not answer a loss the same way twice.	Everything you learned, faster. Decide before the clock decides for you.

The other masters

Hop! I'm Peanut! Uh-huh, here we go!

Peanut

Hasty Apprentice

12 seconds

Sit. Your habits will speak, not your cards.

Huma

Grand Master

6 seconds

A black belt is not enough. The shadows were waiting for you.

The shadow masters

The ladder has no last step

6, then down to 4 seconds

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