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Card 126 of 10002026-09-11 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-11

Catacomms: a dungeon on radio

catacomms.org Observed source
Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A turn-based dungeon game for one to four people, played over LoRa radios with no server, internet connection, or accounts.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-11 issue.

Field notes

Catacomms makes radio bandwidth part of the game design rather than hiding it behind a network layer. The page describes a deterministic room engine, retransmission and acknowledgement over packet loss, and eight-byte result hashes that expose divergent game states. Expeditions are jointly signed by the players present, while a solo run is signed only by its player and produces no shared board result. The stated item system combines 29 shapes with 14 colours.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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