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Muju Academy

Small sprouts. Big plans.
Learn the game, laugh at the jokes, and pause for a puzzle.

Ten rules lessons and six element lessons. These recordings were made before the September 2026 single-ruleset release and teach the retired turn order.
Home squares hold 8 crystals; brighter expansions hold 16. Plant Mining is 3 / 5 / 8. Metal Mining is 3 / 4 / 5; Yan has Speed 0.
Unchanged lessons retain their verified v7 recordings.
Four actions, nine songs, and every tier’s bonk matrix are included.

Turn-order update
Lessons R01, R04–R07, R09 and R10 teach the previous turn order. The current rules are Act → Mine + Upkeep → Prepare. Purchases are public summons that arrive on your next turn if undisturbed; disrupted summons refund their cost. The quiet-turn draw is now twenty plies, not ten: lesson R09 still says ten, and its warning still turns amber at seven rather than seventeen. What resets the clock is unchanged — only an attack that removes a piece. These recordings have not yet been updated.

Piece and title rename — September 22, 2026
The game is now Muju Hono Irumbu, not Muju Hono Tanka. Ten pieces and three element language labels changed names: Hono → Honō, Kimubunga → Kimbunga, Sjor → Sjór, Aegirinn → Ægirinn, Göl → Loş, Sachita → Mallki, Sachakuna → Sach'akuna, Yan → Poṉ, Mazask → Veḷḷi, Tanka → Irumbu. Stats, prices and every rule are unchanged. These recordings still use the old names; they have not yet been updated.

Kill clock — September 22, 2026
The quiet-turn draw is retired. Ten kill-free player turns, not twenty, now end the game immediately, decided by each side's mined total — every crystal its units have taken from the board, plus Black's starting handicap — with the higher total winning and equal totals drawing; it is no longer always a draw. Lessons R09 (the draw lesson) and R10 still teach the retired twenty-ply always-a-draw rule, and R09's warning still turns amber at seventeen rather than seven. What resets the clock is unchanged — only an attack that removes a piece. These recordings have not yet been updated.

Mandatory komi — September 28, 2026
New Prime games always give Black 0.5 plus an integer from 0 through 18: 0.5–18.5 starting crystals, default 0.5. Off and 19.5 are retired creation choices. New games cannot tie on mined totals. Existing games keep their original grants. Lessons R09 and R10 still describe earlier scoring and handicap choices; these recordings have not yet been updated.

LESSON 013:00 · 1080p

The Board Has Two Front Doors

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Find both homes, meet the starting team, and learn the ways a game can end.

Board coordinatesStarting mapWinning

Music: Open Room, Lantern On

LESSON 023:03 · 1080p

Four Actions, Zero Octopus Exceptions

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Click has four lights. Count whole movement actions and share them across the team.

Four shared actionsSpeedBlocked paths

Music: Unequal Routes

LESSON 033:57 · 1080p

The Bonk Lab

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Match damage to defense, combine attacks, and learn when a kill unlocks Cleave.

Element bonusesDamage and healingCleave

Music: Another Game Before Dawn

LESSON 043:41 · 1080p

The Crystal Payday

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Every friendly piece collects at turn end. Homes hold 8 per square; brighter expansions hold 16.

Passive miningFinite reserves504 crystals

Music: Open Room, Lantern On

LESSON 053:27 · 1080p

The Shop Delivers Rectangles

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Buy tier-one pieces at their current prices and find a clear delivery rectangle.

Tier-one pricesPurchase rectanglesBlocked home

Music: Unequal Routes

LESSON 063:11 · 1080p

The Promotion Staircase

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Pay four crystals for tier two or eight more for tier three, one step per piece each turn.

Promotion costsPurchase-turn limitAct immediately

Music: Another Game Before Dawn

LESSON 073:11 · 1080p

Bigger Pieces Have Bills

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Bigger pieces bring upkeep bills. Choose the pieces the bank can afford to keep.

Upkeep 0 / 1 / 2Affordable keep setsFull healing

Music: Open Room, Lantern On

LESSON 082:59 · 1080p

Keep Your Pieces Safe

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Count the enemy’s trip and attack against the four-action limit.

Travel plus attackFour-action reachA safe square

Music: Unequal Routes

LESSON 093:17 · 1080p

The Ten Quiet Turns

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Only an enemy killed by an attack resets the clock. Mining does not prevent a quiet-turn draw.

Ten quiet turnsAttack killsDraw timing

Music: Another Game Before Dawn

LESSON 103:57 · 1080p

One Turn at the Practice Table

Video version 7 · Rules v2.8
Last updated at 07:25 Sep 13 2026 CDT

Follow Pay, Place, Act, Mine, then learn the controls, optional handicap, and online game endings.

A complete turnControls and undoHandicap and clocks

Music: Open Room, Lantern On

LESSON 116:39 · 1080p

Fire: The Toast Department

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Meet Hi, Hono, and Kagari. Inspect every one-shot matchup in both directions at each tier.

FireT1 / T2 / T3 bonk matricesCleave

Music: Hono / Banked Fire

LESSON 126:41 · 1080p

Lightning: Express Delivery

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Meet Radi, Umeme, and Kimubunga. Check each tier’s outgoing and incoming one-shot attacks.

LightningT1 / T2 / T3 bonk matricesSpeed and damage

Music: Umeme / Held Charge

LESSON 136:00 · 1080p

Water: Captain Bucket

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Meet Sjor, Straumr, and Aegirinn. Compare each tier’s one-shot attacks and vulnerabilities.

WaterT1 / T2 / T3 bonk matricesDefense and mining

Music: Straumr / Under the Current

LESSON 146:34 · 1080p

Shadow: The Visible Detective

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Meet Göl, Gölge, and Karanlık. Check both sides of every tier’s bonk matrix.

ShadowT1 / T2 / T3 bonk matricesPaths and blockers

Music: Gölge / One Square Out of Sight

LESSON 155:42 · 1080p

Plant: The Payday Garden

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Meet Muju, Sachita, and Sachakuna. Study every tier’s one-shot matchups and crystal income.

PlantT1 / T2 / T3 bonk matricesMining 3 / 5 / 8

Music: Muju / A Field of Small Decisions

LESSON 165:47 · 1080p

Metal: The Moving Fortress

Video version 8 · Rules v2.9
Last updated Sep 18 2026 CDT

Meet Yan, Mazask, and Tanka. Yan is stationary until promoted; Metal mines 3 / 4 / 5.

MetalT1 / T2 / T3 bonk matricesTanka defense 5

Music: Tanka / Weight Without Hurry

Count the trip, then count the hit!
Use the player’s full-screen button for the biggest board.

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Original artwork · AI-generated voices · Rules and six elements
Captions are included in every video. Pause whenever you want more thinking time.