General rules
Arqualea is free. You stake nothing and win nothing but points, ranks and a place on the leaderboard.
How it works
Each riddle points to a person, a work or a place. Clues are revealed little by little: the sooner you find it, the more points you score.
The Championship
A season lasts eight weeks. Every Sunday at 1 pm (Paris), the weekly trial comes out: the big ranked riddle, one game per player, whenever you choose during the week. Speed and accuracy make the ranking; a complete relay earns you a fragment of Barzin's map. After the eight trials, the overall ranking is final and the Season Champion is named. Then comes the time between seasons: Barzin's notebooks, unranked riddles open to all.
The image table
Every answer is a number. On the image table, each letter matches a digit: you tap the letters of the name and the code is entered for you. No spelling mistakes, no accents to look for.
Clues
An extra clue costs points, never money. Nothing can be bought in a competition.
Rankings
Each game has its own leaderboard. Your total points raise your rank in the Order of Trackers: Apprentice, Scout, Tracker, Master Tracker.
AI opponents
In some games, trackers of Miren or Barzin's accomplices play against you. They are characters simulated by our server, always shown as AI.
Fair play
One account per person. Unlikely answer times are checked before entering the hall of fame. If an answer is disputed, the person's Wikidata entry is the reference.
Mirenans
Former players keep their mirenans, reserved for the upcoming Arqualea universe. They can no longer be bought, cannot be exchanged for money and give no advantage in the games.