Elemental Hypertech presents

GenesisThe World's First Time Travel Game

Master the Game. Change your World.

  • 698Cards
  • 13Immortals
  • 4Editions

Time Traveler, choose your Immortal below to begin your quest.

New · Genesis Open Play

Print it. Play it. Explore it. At no cost to you.

No purchase is required to play Genesis.

Print the cards. Build your decks. Play with friends. Trade. Share. Teach. Experiment. Gather. Create.

The official Genesis Universe provides the Origin. The Players create the possibilities. The physical Genesis cards remain for those who value the artifacts. Open Play exists for everyone who values the experience.

Genesis Open Play: the game now belongs to the players

Three ways in

One universe, three doors

How to play

Even the game of life has rules.

Genesis: The World's First Time Travel Game is a grand duel of strategy and wit, where two noble players each command an immortal champion, starting with 33 precious resources.

In this epic contest, players craft decks of up to 33 mystical cards, wielding elemental forces, cunning obstacles, and daring challenges to vanquish their foe. Navigate treacherous paths, engage in strategic skirmishes, and harness the unique powers of your immortal to outmaneuver your adversary. Protect your immortal's essence while striving to reduce your opponent's to 0, and claim victory in this legendary battle of power, prophecy, and rebellion.

  • Genesis card
  • Genesis card
  • Genesis card
  • Genesis card
  • Genesis card
  1. 1Choose your Immortal.
  2. 2Craft your 33 card deck.
  3. 3Command Earth, Air, Water and Fire, with Karma balancing the flow of the game.
  4. 4Reduce their Immortal's Resource from 33 to 0 before they do the same to you.
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The rule books

Four editions, and the journey is not finished

  1. 1stOrigin
  2. 2ndHarmony
  3. 3rdReactor
  4. 4thNexus
  5. 5thContinuum

The 13 Immortals

Time Traveler, choose your Immortal

The Immortals invite you to explore existence.

Uranus, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 1

Uranus

Immortal Invitation

Authority Proves

Choose Uranus when you wish to discover the authority of your own identity, the wisdom of boundaries, and the responsibility that comes with the choices you make.

Read the full invitation

Uranus reminds travelers that sovereignty is not granted by a title, a position, or the power to command. It begins with our existence within a world governed by laws greater than ourselves.

Every traveler possesses the authority to make choices, yet no choice exists entirely on its own.

Our actions ripple outward, touching the lives of those we love, those we protect, and even those whose paths briefly cross our own.

Through identity, protection, and the wisdom of boundaries, Uranus invites travelers to discover the delicate relationship between personal freedom and responsibility for the world we share.

For a Knight's strength is not measured by whom he can conquer, nor a Castle's greatness by how many it can keep out, but by the lives and freedoms they help protect.

Authority is not proven by how much we can control, but by how wisely we honor the boundaries of our own identity and respect the lives of others.

Being responsible for self is only half the story, what about your kingdom?

  • Uranus card
  • Uranus card
  • Uranus card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
01
Origin
Mind
Idea
Law
Immortal Reveal
Authority Proves

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Air + Earth
Gem
Diamond
Color
White
Chakra
Crown

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Add a 1/1 Knight in play
Number of Cards
52
Game Ability Gift
Protection
Token Card
Knight

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Offering
Location
Castle
Sun, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 2

Sun

Immortal Invitation

Perception Illuminates

Choose Sun when you wish to discover the extraordinary power of attention and the beauty of experiencing existence through a perspective uniquely your own.

Read the full invitation

Every traveler encounters the universe through a different window. A filter for clarity and reason.

Through the elemental interface of the senses, Sun brings order to the experience of being alive. Sun provides intelligence, intensity, and awareness to the world we perceive.

Sun invites you to explore the relationship between sensation, attention, and creation, and to appreciate the beauty of existence without needing to judge everything you encounter.

The universe offers its light. Each traveler discovers what they see.

No matter where you go, there you are.

  • Sun card
  • Sun card
  • Sun card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
02
Origin
Identity
Idea
Sensation
Immortal Reveal
Perception Illuminates

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Fire + Air
Gem
Gold
Color
Purple
Chakra
3rd Eye

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Universal
Number of Cards
58
Game Ability Gift
Draw Card
Token Card
Champion

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Sovereign
Location
Starship
Neptune, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 3

Neptune

Immortal Invitation

Authenticity Enriches

Choose Neptune when you discover that your voice may be the greatest treasure you will ever possess.

Read the full invitation

Across the currents of existence, treasures are exchanged, fortunes rise and fall, and countless forms of wealth flow between worlds.

Yet some riches cannot be counted in coins.

Neptune invites travelers to discover the courage to speak authentically and truthfully, the freedom of exchange, and the value that accompanies every voice.

For the more genuine our expression, the greater the opportunity to build trust, create meaningful connections, and discover a wealth that extends far beyond material riches.

Not every treasure is gold. Some are waiting to be spoken.

May the currents carry treasures, and may every traveler discover a voice worth sharing.

  • Neptune card
  • Neptune card
  • Neptune card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
03
Origin
Voice
Idea
Wealth
Immortal Reveal
Authenticity Enriches

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Water
Gem
Sapphire
Color
Blue
Chakra
Throat

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Reduce 1 Water or Resource
Number of Cards
42
Game Ability Gift
Freeze
Token Card
Pirate

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Commerce
Location
Market
Venus, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 4

Venus

Immortal Invitation

Love Harmonizes

Choose Venus when you wish to discover the extraordinary power of love, joy, and hope in harmony with existence.

Read the full invitation

Within every traveler lives a world of memories, possibilities, instincts, and imagination.

Venus listens to them all by the trust of intuition, she brings the mercy of the past, the wish of the future, and the grace of the present into a living harmony.

Through love, beauty, and service, Venus invites travelers to discover that harmony is not the absence of movement, but the art of bringing everything into relationship.

The heart does not need to command every beat. It knows how to bring them together.

The mind remembers. The gut anticipates. The body experiences. And the heart brings them together through love.

  • Venus card
  • Venus card
  • Venus card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
04
Origin
Love
Idea
Health
Immortal Reveal
Love Harmonizes

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Water + Earth
Gem
Emerald
Color
Green
Chakra
Heart

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Restore 2 Water or Resource
Number of Cards
38
Game Ability Gift
Silence
Token Card
Angel

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Service
Location
Temple
Jupiter, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 5

Jupiter

Immortal Invitation

Presence Participates

Choose Jupiter when you wish to discover how your presence, constitution, and attitude gives purpose to your participation in existence.

Read the full invitation

Within the great movement of consciousness interacting with awareness, every traveler aims and follows a journey souly their own.

Energy changes. Potentials emerge. Actions ripple outward, joining countless others in the unfolding experience of reality.

Jupiter circulates between the individual and the collective, inviting travelers to discover how their participation affects the greater whole. How purpose can attract joy to the journey.

For no traveler needs to command the whole to contribute something meaningful.

The universe is shared. Your participation unique.

Consciousness is shared by all. Awareness is personal. Presence is where we participate. Reality is what remains.

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
05
Origin
Life
Idea
Energy
Immortal Reveal
Presence Participates

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Air
Gem
Citrine
Color
Yellow
Chakra
Solar Plexus

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Reduce 2 Resource
Number of Cards
44
Game Ability Gift
Rapid
Token Card
Hunter

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Activity
Location
Sport Court
Mercury, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 6

Mercury

Immortal Invitation

Curiosity Advances

Choose Mercury when you feel the irresistible urge to invent, improve, advance, and discover how things work.

Read the full invitation

Every invention begins with curiosity. Every discovery reveals a new opportunity. And every improvement invites us to progress a little further.

Mercury delights in the smallest details and the remarkable connections that bring complex systems to life.

Through experimentation, ingenuity, and the instinct to keep mastering, he invites travelers to uncover hidden patterns, recreate what fascinates them, and transform their discoveries into something useful, meaningful, or entirely new.

For every answer opens another message, and care opens success.

The universe is full of things waiting to be discovered. What will you make of them?

Karma is key: cause, effect, consequence, and favor ensures we never get lost.

  • Mercury card
  • Mercury card
  • Mercury card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
06
Origin
Novelty
Idea
Evolution
Immortal Reveal
Curiosity Advances

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Metal
Gem
Carnelian
Color
Orange
Chakra
Gut

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Add Random Idol in Play
Number of Cards
44
Game Ability Gift
Artifact +
Token Card
Machine

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Change
Location
Lab
Mars, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 7

Mars

Immortal Invitation

Courage Commits

Choose Mars when you feel the fire of desire calling you to pursue something worthy of your courage, passion, and commitment.

Read the full invitation

Within every traveler lives the power to pursue a dream, overcome adversity, and stand for something greater than themselves.

Yet desire without direction can scatter our fire, and passion without integrity can lead us away from what matters most.

Mars invites travelers to discover the strength of dedication, the courage to face the unknown, and the determination to protect what they hold dear.

He reminds us that valor, bravery and glory and not measured by how many battles we fight, but by what we are willing to stand for when it matters most.

For there are moments when hesitation must give way to action, and conviction must find its courage.

Not every battle must be fought. But some things are worth fighting for.

Mars does not seek command. He accepts command when necessity demands it.

  • Mars card
  • Mars card
  • Mars card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
07
Origin
Pursuit
Idea
Desire
Immortal Reveal
Courage Commits

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Fire
Gem
Ruby
Color
Red
Chakra
Root

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Gain 2 Armor
Number of Cards
40
Game Ability Gift
Priority
Token Card
Warrior

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Priority
Location
Fortress
Pluto, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 8

Pluto

Immortal Invitation

Discernment Refines

Choose Pluto when you wish to discover the power of discernment and how the right measure of judgment can improve the quality of existence.

Read the full invitation

Every choice reveals something about what we value. Every freedom invites us to consider what is worth pursuing, preserving, or leaving behind.

Yet the world is filled with different perspectives, competing desires, and countless interpretations of what gives life meaning.

Pluto invites travelers to explore the delicate balance between acceptance and rejection, tragedy and comedy, harmony and conflict, and the extraordinary trail of deciding what deserves to endure.

Through discernment, we learn to examine our process, refine our standards, and recognize that the quality of our own existence is inseparable from the world we share with others.

For judgment is not simply the power to choose.

It is the wisdom to recognize what is worth cultivating and what we must be willing to release.

Not everything we can create is worth keeping. Not everything we wish to discard is without value.

  • Pluto card
  • Pluto card
  • Pluto card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
08
Origin
Quality
Idea
Severity
Immortal Reveal
Discernment Refines

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Earth + Fire
Gem
Pietersite
Color
Brown
Chakra
Thighs

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Equip a 1/2 Weapon
Number of Cards
51
Game Ability Gift
Consequence
Token Card
Artist

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Culture
Location
Theater
Moon, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 9

Moon

Immortal Invitation

Experience Guides

Choose Moon when you wish to discover how connection, experience, and belonging guide the way you behave in the world.

Read the full invitation

Every traveler carries a world within them…a living map of memories, relationships, and discoveries that helps them prepare and navigate between dreams and reality.

Moon offers relief and guidance without demanding a destination.

Through habits, compassion, and cooperation, she helps travelers navigate their inner and outer worlds, adapting to the changing environments they encounter.

She invites us to discover how belonging to something greater than ourselves can shape our choices, influence our behavior, and give meaning to the journeys we share.

As new experiences unfold, our perspectives deepen, our behaviors evolve, and the maps we carry begin to naturally change.

No two journeys follow the same path. Every experience helps us find our way.

We carry a world within us, yet the world around us continually helps shape who we are.

  • Moon card
  • Moon card
  • Moon card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
09
Origin
Family
Idea
Choice
Immortal Reveal
Experience Guides

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Air + Water
Gem
Silver
Color
Grey
Chakra
Shins

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
+1 Air / +1 Armor
Number of Cards
45
Game Ability Gift
Copy Card
Token Card
Navigator

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Support
Location
Mothership
Saturn, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 10

Saturn

Immortal Invitation

Responsibility Embodies

Choose Saturn when you wish to discover how responsibility, routine, action, and experience can help you embody something capable, calibrated and enduring.

Read the full invitation

Every traveler leaves a mark upon the world through the choices they make and the actions they take.

Saturn reminds us that what we do matters, but how we do it may matter even more.

Through training, practice, and the wisdom of discipline, he invites travelers to bring their thoughts, words, behaviors, and deeds into harmony.

For a strong foundation offers eternal stability. It provides direction, a place from which to grow, and the confidence to perform and reach your goals.

As our actions become aligned with our responsibilities, we receive fulfillment and abundance.

What we choose to do shapes our path. How we choose to do it shapes what endures.

The past is permanently fixed. Irreversible. The present is flexible. Actionable. The future is forever morphing. Mutable.

  • Saturn card
  • Saturn card
  • Saturn card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
10
Origin
Body
Idea
Works
Immortal Reveal
Responsibility Embodies

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Earth
Gem
Onyx
Color
Black
Chakra
Feet

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Reduce 2 Resource from your Immortal, Draw a Card
Number of Cards
40
Game Ability Gift
Block
Token Card
Guardian

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Control
Location
University
Shadow, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 11

Shadow

Immortal Invitation

Kindness Inspires

Choose Shadow when you wish to discover how kindness, consideration, and the quiet conviction of principles illuminate the way we live.

Read the full invitation

Every traveler carries a companion through the journey of existence, a silent presence that remains with us wherever our path may lead.

Shadow does not demand worship or insist upon being followed. Shadow inspires by example, revealing the extraordinary power of doing what is right through the acts of forgiveness, correction, and empathy.

Through principles, virtues, and faith, Shadow invites travelers to discover how their choices can bring light into the lives of others.

For what we do today becomes part of the world we leave behind, and every act of humanity offers another promise for a happier tomorrow.

Goodness in the Past. Kindness in the Present. Happiness in the Future.

Shadow is not the absence of Light. He is the evidence that Light has encountered something real.

  • Ghost (Myth), Shadow card
  • Righteous (Prize), Shadow card
  • Silence (Golden), Shadow card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
11
Origin
Light
Idea
Principles
Immortal Reveal
Kindness Inspires

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Aether
Gem
Phenakite
Color
Transparent
Chakra
Companion

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Universal
Number of Cards
66 + 8
Game Ability Gift
Cloak
Token Card
Companion

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Silence
Location
Mission
Star, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 12

Star

Immortal Invitation

Legacy Lives

Choose Star when you wish to discover the extraordinary achievement of developing your talents, mastering your skills, and creating a lifestyle uniquely your own.

Read the full invitation

Every traveler enters the great game of existence with infinite possibilities waiting to be explored and optimized.

Star delights in the freedom to play, create, experiment, and recognize just how far imagination, vision, and talent can take us.

Through the pursuit of mastery and the expression of our individuality, Star invites travelers to explore the status we create, the reputations we build, and the influence we carry into the world.

For greatness is not reserved for a chosen few. Anyone can contribute anything.

Star reminds us that legacy belongs to every traveler, and no one can know how extraordinary their journey may become until they begin to play.

And sometimes, what we create becomes an invitation for someone else to dream a little bigger, reach a little further, or begin a journey of their own.

The game may end, but what we inspire can continue long after we've played our part.

Recognition celebrates what we've accomplished. Legacy reveals what continues because we were admired.

  • Star card
  • Star card
  • Star card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
12
Origin
Game
Idea
Contribution
Immortal Reveal
Legacy Lives

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Wood
Gem
Opal
Color
Rainbow
Chakra
Spectrum

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Universal
Number of Cards
47
Game Ability Gift
Return Card
Token Card
Celebrity

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Influence
Location
Mansion
Villain, official Immortal card

Immortal No. 13

Villain

Immortal Invitation

Contention Tests

Choose Villain when you wish to discover how resistance, competition, and the challenges of existence can reveal the power and worth of what you desire.

Read the full invitation

Every traveler encounters obstacles, friction, competing interests, unexpected difficulties, moments when the path forward is ruthless and merciless.

Villain makes sure the game remains adaptable and interesting.

Through contention, complexity, and the relentless pursuit of improvement, Villain dares travelers to examine their ambitions, test their abilities, and reconcile what’s important.

For every struggle reveals an evolution, every victory invites another obsession, and every contest drives an opportunity for more.

Villain reminds us that chaos is not always an enemy. Sometimes it is the very experience that helps us recognize what matters most.

Through gratitude, reverence, humility, and sincerity, he invites travelers to realize that the greatest challenge may not be overcoming what stands before us, but accepting what we stand for.

The challenge is not to prove that you can win. It is to discover what winning means.

War, Renaissance, and…More.

The Villain is a Hybrid. Play him as a Universal Immortal, or build him as a crafted deck with Sun, Shadow and Star as additional cards in the Villain's crafted deck.

  • Villain card
  • Villain card
  • Villain card

1Immortal’s Essence

Number
13
Origin
Complexity
Idea
Growth
Immortal Reveal
Contention Tests

2Immortal’s Nature

Element
Fire + Water
Gem
Moldavite
Color
Patina
Chakra
Rust

3Immortal’s Power

Immortal Power
Universal and Reduce 2 Resource
Number of Cards
64
Game Ability Gift
Assassin
Token Card
Monster

4Immortal’s World

Golden
Competition
Location
Lair

698 Cards. 13 Immortals. Endless possibilities.

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Latest transmission · Sep 1, 2026

Official Rules to GENESIS: The World’s First Time Travel Game

The Official Rules to GENESIS: The World’s First Time Travel Game are here. Presence Before Power.

HyperSchool

Welcome to HyperSchool.

HyperSchool is a training ground for those who value:

  • PresencebeforePower

If you feel the pull, you are welcome here. Become a Citizen. Begin the Pursuit.

Want to learn more? Send Damian a note, or become a Citizen of HyperSchool.

The idea behind the game

The Elemental Hypertech Consciousness Model of Reality

The Elemental Hypertech Consciousness Model of Reality (EHCMR) is a framework for exploring the relationships between consciousness, nature, time, and human experience. Through elemental principles, individual awareness, and purposeful participation, it invites you to discover greater harmony, coherence, and connection between our inner and outer worlds.

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A Framework for Exploring Consciousness, Existence, and the Nature of Reality

The Elemental Hypertech Consciousness Model of Reality (EHCMR) is an original practice and philosophical framework exploring how consciousness, time, nature, and human experience interact to shape our journey through existence.

Rooted in the relationships between 8 elemental principles

  • EarthLife
  • AirThought
  • WaterFeeling
  • FireWill
  • WoodGrowth
  • MetalInnovation
  • AetherConnection
  • KarmaBalance

And 4 fundamental faculties

Mind · Body · Heart · Gut

The unfolding distinctions of time

  • PastIrreversible

    Fixed but its significance can be rediscovered.

  • PresentFlexible

    Actionable offering opportunities for participation.

  • FutureIrresistible

    Mutable even though the arrival of future moments is inevitable.

Alongside 3 interconnected expressions

  • War

    Conflict, Contention, and Tension

  • Ren

    Beauty, Harmony, and Release

  • Continuum

    Curiosity, Creativity, Outcome

War, Ren, and Continuum are distinct yet inseparable expressions, impressions, pivots of change, and outcomes of our activity, whose interactions create tension, release, and the continual expansion, contraction, and transformation of boundaries.

Together, these relationships offer a way to examine the connections between our inner and outer worlds, and the many patterns through which we encounter and participate in existence.

The Foundation of EHCMR

Reality
The world we encounter.
Consciousness
Within EHCMR, the living universal interface connecting the many perspectives and experiences of existence. The sum total of all.
Presence
Our identity, position, and existence within the unfolding moment. The place, environment, and circumstances we inhabit. Symbolically connected to Earth and Body, Presence establishes where we are and the conditions in which we participate in the eternal ever present now.
Awareness
Our quality, orientation, and capacity to perceive, recognize, and direct attention within our experience. Symbolically connected to Air and Mind, Awareness helps us discover what surrounds us, realize our circumstances, and recognize possibilities. The authentic one.
Intention
The direction we choose to pursue, informed by our awareness, interests, and desires.
Harmony
Through the principles of harmony, alignment, coherence, and purposeful participation, EHCMR invites you to discover how our perceptions, choices, feelings, actions, and relationships influence our experiences, contribute to the world we share, and shape the lifestyles we pursue.

Rather than prescribing what to believe, EHCMR encourages curiosity, exploration of worlds, self‑discovery, personal sovereignty, and a deeper appreciation for the natural laws and interconnected patterns of existence.

At its heart is a simple philosophy

Presence Before Power.

Participation in reality is not simply the desire to control the world around us.

It is an opportunity to discover fulfillment, responsibility, joy, and purpose through the ways we choose to live, connect, and contribute.

Explore Existence. Discover Connection. Change Your World.

Join HyperSchool

Reality is the world we encounter. Consciousness is the interface. Presence is where we experience it. Awareness is how we recognize it. Participation is how we influence it. And harmony is what we discover when we bring them into relationship.

Damian Questiny, creator of Genesis

Explore the 3 Realms of

  • War
  • Ren
  • Continuum

Presence Before Power. Change Your World.

Questions

New to Genesis?

What is Genesis?

Genesis is a board and card game based on the Elemental Hypertech Consciousness Model of Reality. 698 Cards, 13 Immortals, 4 Editions.

How many players, and how do you win?

Two noble players each command an immortal champion, starting with 33 precious resources. Outmaneuver your opponent and reduce their Immortal’s Resource from 33 to 0 before they do the same to you.

Do I have to buy cards to play?

No purchase is required to play Genesis. Print the cards. Build your decks. Play with friends. The physical Genesis cards remain for those who value the artifacts. Open Play exists for everyone who values the experience.

How big is a deck?

Choose your Immortal. Craft your 33 card deck. Command Earth, Air, Water and Fire, with Karma balancing the flow of the game.

What are the four editions?

1st Edition, Origin. 2nd Edition, Harmony. 3rd Edition, Reactor. 4th Edition, Nexus. And the journey is not finished. Beyond the known game waits an unfinished 14th Immortal, The Forgotten, and a future 5th Edition: Continuum.

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