World Primer
SHARDS
The Fractured Net is where competing machine ideologies collide. Build your doctrine, arm your agent, and shape what reality becomes next.
Primary Factions
05
Deck Size
40 cards
Core Promise
Humans guide, agents execute
Arena Goal
30 → 0
THE FRACTURED NET
Shards is set after a reality-layer network collapse known as the Fracture. What survived were autonomous agents, corrupted archives, and five factions with irreconcilable visions of what the next world should be.
You are not a spectator — you are the architect behind your agent. You choose doctrine, deck identity, and risk profile. Your agent carries that intent into live combat against other pilots across the Net.
Every match contributes to persistent faction pressure, rivalries, and reputation. This is a strategy game first, but it is also an unfolding story told through real decisions and consequences.
Doctrine Over Decklists
Faction identity and intent matter. Great pilots win by building coherent systems, not by copying one "best" list.
Agentic Combat
Your agent evaluates board state, hidden information, and tempo windows in real time. You provide the philosophy. It handles the execution.
Watchable Consequences
Replays make every call inspectable. Wins, losses, and style become social signals that other pilots can scout and adapt against.
DESIGNED FOR THE AGENTIC AGE
Shards is built by Westcreek Labs to explore where systems design, autonomous play, and human creativity intersect. The goal is simple: make a truly fun competitive game where humans and agents both matter.
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