Ever felt the urge to dominate everything and leave your opponents in the dust? That's exactly what happens in Ctrl. Imagine a 3x3x3 cube that serves as the foundation for an architectural battle. The goal is simple, but the execution is pure cunning: you must expand your color across the structure, crawling around corners and, if possible, covering your opponents' pieces to kill their visibility.

The game starts with each player having an initial block stuck into the cube. In a two-player game, each player controls two colors, but here's the twist: you secretly choose which color will score points and which one will serve merely as a blocking mechanism. The turn dynamic is very fluid: you remove your flag, add a block next to one already placed, and then 'grow' your structure by adding two more blocks in a straight line. The brilliant part is that you can wrap around corners and bury other players' blocks.

The end of the turn is purely strategic: where do you plant your flag? Placing it high up might be great for scoring, but it could leave you exposed or block vital paths for future moves. Scoring is where perspective comes into play. You look at the cube from the top and from all four sides. Every visible square of your color counts as a point. If you managed to stack a block at the very top, it could be worth up to 5 points alone since it's visible from almost every angle. It's a game of spatial awareness, blocking, and timing, where climbing high is the key, but knowing how to protect yourself is what secures the win.