The curved table was about a meter wide and three meters long, plenty of space for four phone-sized puppets to scramble around. The length also let four players stand spaced out without bumping elbows. Judging by the arc, the three curved tables in this house could probably fit together into a full circle.
Inside the arc sat a gray leather barstool. A half-meter-tall otter perched there, a compact control console and a sleek, futuristic laser cannon mounted in front of it. The otter swept its gaze across the four players and reminded them of the key rules. "Your skills will sync to the puppets with a two-second delay. The puppets' attributes are identical to your own. Each round lasts sixty seconds. After every round I will increase attack speed and difficulty."
As the last word fell, a countdown lit in the middle of the table: 3—2—1.
