Axioms
Every system Round Online has locked — scoped by product, plus the studio-level axioms that apply across all of them.
We work axiom-first. Every system that holds a Round Online project together has its own document with a version number.
Axioms are scoped by product — each game and each piece of software has its own set. A small number of axioms sit at the studio level and apply across everything we make.
Studio · cross-product axioms
These apply to every Round Online project, regardless of medium. (5 systems · in progress.)
| System | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Systems (AX1–AX5) | working | fully listed · validated against the nectarserve build |
| Visual design (V1–V?) | working | in progress |
| Marketing (M1–M?) | working | derived during 3Chess launch |
| Studio operations (S1–S?) | working | Three Cycle base |
| Story craft (general) | working | in progress |
3Chess
The 3-player hex chess game.
| System | Version | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| Game rules | v2.2 | 24 axioms · 15 theorems |
| Rating | locked | 15 axioms (PL-Elo Exact) |
| Environment | locked | 18 axioms · 7 theorems |
| HexPair admission | rev 4 | 26 axioms |
| Glossary | v0.2 working | 9+ canonical terms · available now |
Additional axiom systems are in development and will be published as the work they govern ships.
A Table Without Edges
Short fiction collection. (Axiom set in progress.)
nectarserve
The studio’s first software product — reads messages from real channels and acts on the world.
| System | Range | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Continuum | T6 · T10–T17 · C1–C5 · C8 · C9 · C12–C14 | working · foundation |
nectarserve is in development. Its foundation — Continuum — is stable and published.
How to read an axiom
Each axiom has:
- An ID scoped by product (3Chess: A14, R3 · studio: V2, M5 · etc.) — citable from any post or paper
- A statement — one or two sentences, no more
- A derivation — what follows from it
- A version — locked, working, or superseded
Some axioms turn out to be wrong. We bump the version and explain why. The changelog is public.
Systems and Continuum are the first fully-listed axiom systems. The Glossary is published; other locked systems have stub pages while their full listings are prepared.
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3Chess Axioms
The locked axiom systems for 3Chess — game rules, rating, environment, and the systems that govern online play and shared vocabulary.
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A Table Without Edges · Axioms
Axiom set for the A Table Without Edges short fiction collection. In progress.
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Studio Axioms
Cross-product axiom systems for Round Online — systems engineering, visual design, marketing, operations, and story craft.
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nectarserve
Axiom systems for nectarserve — the studio's first software product. Built on the studio Systems axioms, instantiated for a system that reads messages and acts on the world.