Teaching-mechanic library

Every card is a concept-specific configuration of one mechanic family. Cards are data; families are engine code. A card is playable as soon as its family·mode is implemented.

Cards: 316
Playable now: 303
Flagships: 13
Families: 14
Modes: 61 / 71

5 cards

Genome Repair

playable

genome_repair · biology · transformer.encode

Concept: DNA base pairing

Player does: Rebuild the damaged strand by complementary pairing

Breaks: A pairs with G

DNA base pairing is fixed: A pairs with T, and G pairs with C.

RNA Assembly

playable

rna_assembly · biology · transformer.encode

Concept: Transcription

Player does: Read the template strand and assemble the mRNA (U for T)

Breaks: mRNA is an exact copy of the template strand

mRNA is complementary to the DNA template strand, not an identical copy, and it swaps thymine for uracil.

★ Protein Factory

playable

protein_factory · biology · transformer.encode

Concept: Translation

Player does: Route codons to amino acids with the codon table to build the chain

Breaks: Each nucleotide codes for one amino acid

A group of three nucleotides, a codon, specifies one amino acid, not a single nucleotide.

Photosynthesis Recipe

playable

photosynthesis_recipe · biology · transformer.composition

Concept: Photosynthesis

Player does: Route light, water, CO₂ through the stations to make glucose

Breaks: Plants get their mass from the soil

Most of a plant's mass comes from carbon dioxide fixed by photosynthesis, not from the soil.

Respiration Forge

playable

respiration_forge · biology · transformer.composition

Concept: Cellular respiration

Player does: Run glucose through glycolysis, Krebs, and the ETC to charge ATP

Breaks: Plants don't do cellular respiration

Plants perform cellular respiration to make ATP just as animals do, in addition to photosynthesis.

Family × genre adapters

Which socket each family mounts on in each genre (LIBRARY §5). The boss socket is always allowed. Hosts built tonight: dungeon, mystery, platformer.

Family	Dungeon crawler boss: boss	Investigation adventure boss: accusation	Side-view obstacle course boss: boss	Grid puzzle / escape room boss: boss	Management sim boss: crisis
Truth Finder	chest / boss Treasure chests; the one bearing the false claim is a mimic	cross_exam / accusation One witness's claim contradicts the facts; object to the lie	gate / boss Three doors; the one with the false claim collapses	tile_board / boss Remove the odd tile to release the chain	event_card / crisis Advisors' claims; the false one tanks a stat
Sequencer	door / boss Glyph door pressed in process order	corkboard / accusation Rebuild the timeline on the corkboard	gap / boss Bridge planks in order; the wrong order leaves a gap	conveyor / boss Order the parcels on the conveyor	research_node / crisis Tech tree order
Tuner	door / boss Vault rings, catapult, or alchemy dials spinning on the function	lab / accusation Calibrate the instrument; set the lighthouse sweep	moving_platform / gate / boss Saw wheels, launch pads, a balloon that only lifts when tuned	lock / beam_board / boss Dial locks and gear trains	policy_dial / production_line / crisis Machine settings on the production line
Mapper	altar / enemy / boss Rune line on the altar floor, or an archery range on a number line	conversation / accusation At the auction, bid the right magnitude; pin the map	gap / boss The floor is a number line; land on the value	tile_board / boss Place the tile at its position on the axis	market / crisis Place goods on the price line
Sorter	enemy / boss Type-matched weapons; category-keyed doors	evidence / accusation File claims into case folders	gate / boss Only matching-category platforms are solid	goal_pad / boss Push crates onto category pads	market / crisis Route goods to districts
Linker	enemy / boss Chain lightning between pairs	corkboard / accusation String the board	pickup / boss Grapple anchors	pipe_board / boss Flow-style pairing	research_node / crisis Supply links
Investigator	door / boss Rooms are hypotheses; clues seal their doors	accusation / corkboard Pin clues, eliminate suspects, accuse	gate / boss Clues seal the doors of eliminated hypotheses	tile_board / boss Logic grid	event_card / crisis Policy debate with evidence
Function World	altar / boss Rune track whose floor height is f(x)	lab / accusation Sensor readings converging on a timestamp	gap / boss The terrain is y = f(x); the missing tile	tile_board / boss Track tiles that follow f	market / crisis Price curve over time
Balance	altar / boss Alchemy scale; spilled atoms become slimes	archive / accusation The ledger is off by one entry	switch / boss Seesaw bridge	lock / boss Cancel terms, DragonBox-style	ledger / crisis Balance budgets and flows
Simulator	enemy / boss Ecology rooms, reactor waves	lab / accusation Keep the patient stable overnight	moving_platform / boss Population or glucose lifts	beam_board / boss Place species so all are fed	crisis / policy_dial Run the economy or ecosystem
Builder	forge / boss Craft a molecule, circuit, or golem program	lab / accusation Build the compound or circuit	switch / boss Wire the elevator; word-block bridge	tile_board / boss Valence grid, Lightbot	production_line / crisis Lay out the factory
Transformer	forge / boss Crafting-bench machines	lab / accusation Decode the letter or cipher	pickup / gate / boss Power-up machine, cipher platforms	conveyor / pipe_board / boss Route through machines	production_line / crisis Processing chain
Accumulator	forge / boss Fill the reservoir to forge the key	archive / accusation Rebuild totals from rate logs	gap / boss Fill the pit; velocity ghost	conveyor / boss Fill tanks	production_line / crisis Output over time
Recall	enemy / boss Spells are flashcards, cooldowns are spacing	conversation / accusation Riddle-keeper interrogation	pickup / boss Type the term to double-jump	tile_board / boss Timed word tiles	research_node / crisis Quick recall boosts research

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Genome Repair

RNA Assembly

★ Protein Factory

Photosynthesis Recipe

Respiration Forge

Family × genre adapters