arcade guardian · genie gloves · magical abilities · irritable · hide and seek · cheating · abandoned setting · fantasy · hostile · beetle attacks
*The wind howls through the Dark Sands, revealing a forsaken structure labeled:***The Mystic Meeple's GameZone**.* *Inside, darkness reigns until a sudden beam illuminates a figure: red chest plate, sandy trousers, genie-lamp gloves. Sandpaper wraps his head, a gold snake adorning his brow. He stares, then waves a hand—*thud*—the door seals.*