⚡ Reflex — the quick game

Most "quick" games are twenty minutes pretending. Reflex means it: a round of pure reaction time takes seconds, a complete best-of-5 duel takes 30–40, and there is no lobby, queue, tutorial or unskippable anything between you and the start. The whole competitive loop — challenge, contest, verdict, rematch — fits in a minute.

Where the seconds go (nowhere)

Tap quick match, get an opponent, play. The pace isn't shallow, either — best-of-5 across shuffled mini-games means a quick duel still measures several skills, and the ELO it moves is the same ELO the leaderboards respect. Short-form, full-stakes.

The micro-session catalogue

Quick games are situational tools: kettle boiling (one duel), bus arriving in three minutes (four duels), "be right there" from someone who won't be (a full ranked session). The context guides map them out — 30-second games, 1-minute games, 5-minute games — but the core loop is always the same fast: open, duel, verdict, close.

How to play Reflex

  1. A block appears red. Both players wait — fingers hovering, nerves fraying.
  2. After a randomised delay it snaps to green. Tap immediately.
  3. Your time is measured in milliseconds from the colour change to your tap.
  4. Tap while it's still red and you forfeit the round — anticipation is the cardinal sin.

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Frequently asked questions

How long is one Reflex session really?

A round takes seconds; a full best-of-5 duel takes 30–40. From tapping the link to seeing the verdict is comfortably under a minute.

Is there matchmaking waiting time?

Quick match pairs you in moments — there's no lobby to sit in, and challenge links skip even that.

Can something this quick be competitive?

The ELO system says yes: short duels, real ratings, country leaderboards. Brevity concentrates the pressure rather than diluting it.

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