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How do I flick?

Touch and hold anywhere on the paper. Drag your finger away from where you want the line to go, like pulling back a slingshot, then let go. The longer you hold, the farther the pen slides, but the line bends and scatters more. A quick flick is short and true.

I changed my mind mid-flick.

While holding, slide your finger onto the ✕ in the corner on your side of the board and let go. Nothing happens and it's still your turn. A very small pull does nothing either.

Why can't my line go through the enemy's line?

Fresh enemy ink is a wall. Your pen stops just short of it. Your own lines never block you, and the lines of fallen soldiers fade and stop no one.

My other soldiers started pulsing. What does that mean?

An enemy is within one big flick of your base. Tap any pulsing soldier to make it the shooter, then flick from anywhere; or touch down on it and flick straight away. Tap your lead soldier to hand the shot back. A soldier at home shoots but stays home. It still uses your turn.

What's in the bag?

A landmine, a sniper and a roll of barbed wire. Tap the bag, pick one, then tap the board to hide it there (wire is a short line: drag it). Hiding one uses your turn. Your opponent can't see it until it goes off.

The game says "Waiting for the defense". Why isn't it over?

Your line would win, but your opponent has something hidden on the page. Their side gets to say whether your line set it off before the result stands. Their phone answers on its own the next time it's online, usually within seconds.

How do I play a friend?

On the New game page, tap Challenge a friend and send them the six-letter code. They enter it under Join by code on their own New game page. Turns pass back and forth whenever each of you has a moment.

How do I play a stranger?

On the New game page, tap Find an opponent. You'll be paired with the next person looking, or wait until someone finds you; the card shows a code too, so a friend can join you instead. Cancel on the card withdraws the search.

Do I need an account?

No. The app signs you in anonymously in the background. If you're signed in to Game Center on your iPhone, Pitikan links to it so your record follows you to a new phone and your name appears on the leaderboard.

What name do other players see?

Your Game Center nickname, if you're signed in to Game Center on your iPhone. Without it you appear as "Player" plus four characters of your ID. A nickname that is offensive is reset to "Player".

I don't get "your move" notifications.

Allow notifications for Pitikan in iOS Settings. Pitikan only ever sends them for a game you're in: your turn, the result, and a rematch offer.

Can I leave a game?

Yes. During a game, tap the door above the board. It asks first. Leaving an online game resigns it, and your opponent gets the win. A challenge nobody has answered yet is simply withdrawn from its card.

How do I change my pen, paper or army?

On the New game page, under Your kit, tap the Pen, Paper or Army box. Each opens a card with the choices; the paper card turns into the sheet you tap. Locked items can be tried in the sample before you buy.

Who sees what I picked?

Your pen and your army show on the other player's phone; the paper is yours alone. If your colour is too close to your opponent's, their pen shows in their side's colour on your phone, and yours does the same on theirs. Settings → Your kit has a switch to always draw the other player in their side's colour, for anyone who finds two pens hard to tell apart.

What's in the packs?

Three packs at $0.99 each: Pens (every style and colour), Paper (every sheet) and Armies (every army). A pack is a category, so anything we add to it later is free to the people who have it. The pencil is free once you have won a game online. Nothing in a pack changes how the game plays.

I bought a pack and don't see it.

Tap Restore purchases under the pack button, or in Settings → Your kit. Purchases follow your Apple ID, so a new phone signed in to the same Apple ID gets them back. If the card says the store isn't available, check your connection and tap Try again.

Can I get a refund?

Refunds are handled by Apple, not by us: visit reportaproblem.apple.com. If a pack is refunded, its items go back to locked and your choice falls back to the free one.

Which games count?

Online games only. A win for one player, a loss for the other. Resigning counts as a loss. Games against the Bot never count, and a game nobody moved in counts for nothing.

How is it ranked?

By wins. Among players with the same wins, the better win rate comes first, then whoever got there in fewer games.

How do I delete my data?

Deleting the app removes everything on your phone. To remove your online records (your player entry, leaderboard row, and match history), email apps@kantoprojects.com with the name shown on your leaderboard row. See the Privacy Policy for what is stored.