How to play Glyph Draw Arena

Start a five-wave run

Open the game and press Start Run. The HUD gives the current wave, ward, score, accuracy, and the shared 3:30 run timer. Each run uses Arc, Fork, Loop, Crown, and Spiral once in that order. The target panel marks a cyan starting dot and a coral ending dot.

Draw one continuous gesture

Press a mouse button, pen, or finger inside the parchment and keep it down while following the whole path. Release to cast. Pointer Events keep the interaction consistent across supported input types. Draw at a comfortable size; the comparison normalizes scale. The gesture direction still matters.

Read accuracy and ward feedback

A result of 68% or more clears the wave and adds points. A lower result keeps the same target active and removes ward energy. The message identifies whether the shape was close or drifted. Clear Stroke resets the visible line without changing the target. If the ward reaches zero or the overall timer ends, the run stops.

Complete and replay

Clear the fifth wave to see Run Complete and a final score. Replay Run resets the timer, score, ward, accuracy, and glyph sequence. No drawing is uploaded or saved. The page discards its in-memory points when a stroke is cleared, a new wave begins, or the tab closes.

Mobile tips

Use a finger or stylus inside the parchment; the page will not scroll while the gesture is active. Begin with Arc to learn the required scale. For Crown and Fork, slow slightly at each direction change. For Spiral, leave visible space between turns so the path progression remains clear.