Setup and opening position
Four exposed row positions receive one card each and the other forty-eight cards form stock; the profile permits repeated ordered cycles.
Perpetual Motion
Remove the entire deck as complete rank packets.
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How to play
Remove the entire deck as complete rank packets.
- Four exposed row positions receive one card each and the other forty-eight cards form stock; the profile permits repeated ordered cycles.
- Deal through the stock in four-card packets. Whenever a complete packet satisfies the equal-rank removal rule, clear it; otherwise preserve its order for the next cycle, up to the profile's bounded pass count.
- Remove the entire deck as complete rank packets.
Strategy tips
- Track ranks that are already close to grouping and avoid disturbing their relative packet order during a cycle.
- Repeating a pass without improving any rank grouping only recreates the same obstruction and consumes a bounded cycle.
- With few ranks left, calculate the exact packet order before cycling so the final four copies meet together.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Perpetual Motion is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Cycle four-card packets through repeated stock passes while collecting complete equal-rank groups.
Legal moves and game flow
Deal through the stock in four-card packets. Whenever a complete packet satisfies the equal-rank removal rule, clear it; otherwise preserve its order for the next cycle, up to the profile's bounded pass count.
Winning and terminal positions
Remove the entire deck as complete rank packets. With few ranks left, calculate the exact packet order before cycling so the final four copies meet together.
Practical strategy
Track ranks that are already close to grouping and avoid disturbing their relative packet order during a cycle. Repeating a pass without improving any rank grouping only recreates the same obstruction and consumes a bounded cycle.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Perpetual Motion?
Remove the entire deck as complete rank packets.
Which moves are legal in Perpetual Motion?
Deal through the stock in four-card packets. Whenever a complete packet satisfies the equal-rank removal rule, clear it; otherwise preserve its order for the next cycle, up to the profile's bounded pass count.
What should I plan first in Perpetual Motion?
Track ranks that are already close to grouping and avoid disturbing their relative packet order during a cycle.