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18+For entertainment onlyNo real money playNo prizes of monetary valueNo in-app purchases

Arcadekite
2,500 lift

Field notes

Field notes from the flight line

Four short reads about how the kites work and how to keep play a pastime: what chance does and does not do, what swing means, how the helpers at the card tables work, and when to bring a session down.

Every round starts in still airWhy no kite remembers the last round, and what that means for streaks.What altitude means: swing, explainedWhy Updraft flies at 540 metres and Wind Drum at 140.Decisions at the card tablesThe raise in Threadline, the best hold in Tailhold and the one turn in Jetstream.Reeling in: signs a session should endWhat to watch for, and the tools that bring a session down gently.

Why we write these

Games of chance are easy to misread. Runs look like patterns, near lines feel like progress and a good decision can feel like control. These notes say plainly how our six kites behave, so that nothing about them is a mystery. They are written for adults; Arcadekite is 18+ and for entertainment only, with no real money play and no prizes of monetary value.