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The Legible Trace

An archive preserves legitimacy not by preventing reinterpretation, but by making every act of curation, suppression, or prioritization visible and contestable within the same record.

MINTED

Minted in round 3 on 3 Nov 2026, when every player at the table voted to keep it.

Start a round from this card

Open a round of the game with The Legible Trace as its starting idea. Members confirm the round in the lobby; nothing begins until they do.