Shadow System Worksheet

TheHumanTim · July 12, 2023, 2:30am

@Harvinder518 You should be able to follow Braden’s and my descriptions and reverse-engineer the structural rules from this mega-list:

Digits / Card Pairs / Binary table

Digits	Cards	Binary
000	1010 / 1010	0000-000-000
001	10A / 10A	0000-000-001
002	102 / 102	0000-000-010
003	103 / 103	0000-000-011
004	104 / 104	0000-000-100
005	105 / 105	0000-000-101
006	106 / 106	0000-000-110
007	107 / 107	0000-000-111
008	108 / 108	1010-000-000
009	109 / 109	1100-000-000
010	A10 / A10	0000-001-000
011	AA / AA	0000-001-001
012	A2 / A2	0000-001-010
013	A3 / A3	0000-001-011
014	A4 / A4	0000-001-100
015	A5 / A5	0000-001-101
016	A6 / A6	0000-001-110
017	A7 / A7	0000-001-111
018	A8 / A8	1010-000-001
019	A9 / A9	1100-000-001
020	210 / 210	0000-010-000
021	2A / 2A	0000-010-001
022	22 / 22	0000-010-010
023	23 / 23	0000-010-011
024	24 / 24	0000-010-100
025	25 / 25	0000-010-101
026	26 / 2 / 6	0000-010-110
027	27 / 27	0000-010-111
028	28 / 28	1010-000-010
029	29 / 29	1100-000-010
030	310 / 310	0000-011-000
031	3A / 3A	0000-011-001
032	32 / 32	0000-011-010
033	33 / 33	0000-011-011
034	34 / 34	0000-011-100
035	35 / 35	0000-011-101
036	36 / 36	0000-011-110
037	37 / 37	0000-011-111
038	38 / 38	1010-000-011
039	39 / 39	1100-000-011
040	410 / 410	0000-100-000
041	4A / 4A	0000-100-001
042	42 / 42	0000-100-010
043	43 / 43	0000-100-011
044	44 / 44	0000-100-100
045	45 / 45	0000-100-101
046	46 / 46	0000-100-110
047	47 / 47	0000-100-111
048	48 / 48	1010-000-100
049	49 / 49	1100-000-100
050	510 / 510	0000-101-000
051	5A / 5A	0000-101-001
052	52 / 52	0000-101-010
053	53 / 53	0000-101-011
054	54 / 54	0000-101-100
055	55 / 55	0000-101-101
056	56 / 56	0000-101-110
057	57 / 57	0000-101-111
058	58 / 58	1010-000-101
059	59 / 59	1100-000-101
060	610 / 610	0000-110-000
061	6A / 6A	0000-110-001
062	62 / 62	0000-110-010
063	63 / 63	0000-110-011
064	64 / 64	0000-110-100
065	65 / 65	0000-110-101
066	66 / 66	0000-110-110
067	67 / 67	0000-110-111
068	68 / 68	1010-000-110
069	69 / 69	1100-000-110
070	710 / 710	0000-111-000
071	7A / 7A	0000-111-001
072	72 / 72	0000-111-010
073	73 / 73	0000-111-011
074	74 / 74	0000-111-100
075	75 / 75	0000-111-101
076	76 / 76	0000-111-110
077	77 / 77	0000-111-111
078	78 / 78	1010-000-111
079	79 / 79	1100-000-111
080	810 / 810
081	8A / 8A
082	82 / 82
083	83 / 83
084	84 / 84
085	85 / 85
086	86 / 86
087	87 / 87
088	88 / 88
089	89 / 89
090	910 / 910
091	9A / 9A
092	92 / 92
093	93 / 93
094	94 / 94
095	95 / 95
096	96 / 96
097	97 / 97
098	98 / 98
099	99 / 99

100	1010 / 1010	0001-000-000
101	10A / 10A	0001-000-001
102	102 / 102	0001-000-010
103	103 / 103	0001-000-011
104	104 / 104	0001-000-100
105	105 / 105	0001-000-101
106	106 / 106	0001-000-110
107	107 / 107	0001-000-111
108	108 / 108	1010-001-000
109	109 / 109	1100-001-000
110	A10 / A10	0001-001-000
111	AA / AA	0001-001-001
112	A2 / A2	0001-001-010
113	A3 / A3	0001-001-011
114	A4 / A4	0001-001-100
115	A5 / A5	0001-001-101
116	A6 / A6	0001-001-110
117	A7 / A7	0001-001-111
118	A8 / A8	1010-001-001
119	A9 / A9	1100-001-001
120	210 / 210	0001-010-000
121	2A / 2A	0001-010-001
122	22 / 22	0001-010-010
123	23 / 23	0001-010-011
124	24 / 24	0001-010-100
125	25 / 25	0001-010-101
126	26 / 26	0001-010-110
127	27 / 27	0001-010-111
128	28 / 28	1010-001-010
129	29 / 29	1100-001-010
130	310 / 310	0001-011-000
131	3A / 3A	0001-011-001
132	32 / 32	0001-011-010
133	33 / 33	0001-011-011
134	34 / 34	0001-011-100
135	35 / 35	0001-011-101
136	36 / 36	0001-011-110
137	37 / 37	0001-011-111
138	38 / 38	1010-001-011
139	39 / 39	1100-001-011
140	410 / 410	0001-100-000
141	4A / 4A	0001-100-001
142	42 / 42	0001-100-010
143	43 / 43	0001-100-011
144	44 / 44	0001-100-100
145	45 / 45	0001-100-101
146	46 / 46	0001-100-110
147	47 / 47	0001-100-111
148	48 / 48	1010-001-100
149	49 / 49	1100-001-100
150	510 / 510	0001-101-000
151	5A / 5A	0001-101-001
152	52 / 52	0001-101-010
153	53 / 53	0001-101-011
154	54 / 54	0001-101-100
155	55 / 55	0001-101-101
156	56 / 56	0001-101-110
157	57 / 57	0001-101-111
158	58 / 58	1010-001-101
159	59 / 59	1100-001-101
160	610 / 610	0001-110-000
161	6A / 6A	0001-110-001
162	62 / 62	0001-110-010
163	63 / 63	0001-110-011
164	64 / 64	0001-110-100
165	65 / 65	0001-110-101
166	66 / 66	0001-110-110
167	67 / 67	0001-110-111
168	68 / 68	1010-001-110
169	69 / 69	1100-001-110
170	710 / 710	0001-111-000
171	7A / 7A	0001-111-001
172	72 / 72	0001-111-010
173	73 / 73	0001-111-011
174	74 / 74	0001-111-100
175	75 / 75	0001-111-101
176	76 / 76	0001-111-110
177	77 / 77	0001-111-111
178	78 / 78	1010-001-111
179	79 / 79	1100-001-111
180	810 / 810
181	8A / 8A
182	82 / 82
183	83 / 83
184	84 / 84
185	85 / 85
186	86 / 86
187	87 / 87
188	88 / 88
189	89 / 89
190	910 / 910
191	9A / 9A
192	92 / 92
193	93 / 93
194	94 / 94
195	95 / 95
196	96 / 96
197	97 / 97
198	98 / 98
199	99 / 99

200	1010 / 1010	0010-000-000
201	10A / 10A	0010-000-001
202	102 / 102	0010-000-010
203	103 / 103	0010-000-011
204	104 / 104	0010-000-100
205	105 / 105	0010-000-101
206	106 / 106	0010-000-110
207	107 / 107	0010-000-111
208	108 / 108	1010-010-000
209	109 / 109	1100-010-000
210	A10 / A10	0010-001-000
211	AA / AA	0010-001-001
212	A2 / A2	0010-001-010
213	A3 / A3	0010-001-011
214	A4 / A4	0010-001-100
215	A5 / A5	0010-001-101
216	A6 / A6	0010-001-110
217	A7 / A7	0010-001-111
218	A8 / A8	1010-010-001
219	A9 / A9	1100-010-001
220	210 / 210	0010-010-000
221	2A / 2A	0010-010-001
222	22 / 22	0010-010-010
223	23 / 23	0010-010-011
224	24 / 24	0010-010-100
225	25 / 25	0010-010-101
226	26 / 26	0010-010-110
227	27 / 27	0010-010-111
228	28 / 28	1010-010-010
229	29 / 29	1100-010-010
230	310 / 310	0010-011-000
231	3A / 3A	0010-011-001
232	32 / 32	0010-011-010
233	33 / 33	0010-011-011
234	34 / 34	0010-011-100
235	35 / 35	0010-011-101
236	36 / 36	0010-011-110
237	37 / 37	0010-011-111
238	38 / 38	1010-010-011
239	39 / 39	1100-010-011
240	410 / 410	0010-100-000
241	4A / 4A	0010-100-001
242	42 / 42	0010-100-010
243	43 / 43	0010-100-011
244	44 / 44	0010-100-100
245	45 / 45	0010-100-101
246	46 / 46	0010-100-110
247	47 / 47	0010-100-111
248	48 / 48	1010-010-100
249	49 / 49	1100-010-100
250	510 / 510	0010-101-000
251	5A / 5A	0010-101-001
252	52 / 52	0010-101-010
253	53 / 53	0010-101-011
254	54 / 54	0010-101-100
255	55 / 55	0010-101-101
256	56 / 56	0010-101-110
257	57 / 57	0010-101-111
258	58 / 58	1010-010-101
259	59 / 59	1100-010-101
260	610 / 610	0010-110-000
261	6A / 6A	0010-110-001
262	62 / 62	0010-110-010
263	63 / 63	0010-110-011
264	64 / 64	0010-110-100
265	65 / 65	0010-110-101
266	66 / 66	0010-110-110
267	67 / 67	0010-110-111
268	68 / 68	1010-010-110
269	69 / 69	1100-010-110
270	710 / 710	0010-111-000
271	7A / 7A	0010-111-001
272	72 / 72	0010-111-010
273	73 / 73	0010-111-011
274	74 / 74	0010-111-100
275	75 / 75	0010-111-101
276	76 / 76	0010-111-110
277	77 / 77	0010-111-111
278	78 / 78	1010-010-111
279	79 / 79	1100-010-111
280	810 / 810
281	8A / 8A
282	82 / 82
283	83 / 83
284	84 / 84
285	85 / 85
286	86 / 86
287	87 / 87
288	88 / 88
289	89 / 89
290	910 / 910
291	9A / 9A
292	92 / 92
293	93 / 93
294	94 / 94
295	95 / 95
296	96 / 96
297	97 / 97
298	98 / 98
299	99 / 99

300	1010 / 1010	0011-000-000
301	10A / 10A	0011-000-001
302	102 / 102	0011-000-010
303	103 / 103	0011-000-011
304	104 / 104	0011-000-100
305	105 / 105	0011-000-101
306	106 / 106	0011-000-110
307	107 / 107	0011-000-111
308	108 / 108	1010-011-000
309	109 / 109	1100-011-000
310	A10 / A10	0011-001-000
311	AA / AA	0011-001-001
312	A2 / A2	0011-001-010
313	A3 / A3	0011-001-011
314	A4 / A4	0011-001-100
315	A5 / A5	0011-001-101
316	A6 / A6	0011-001-110
317	A7 / A7	0011-001-111
318	A8 / A8	1010-011-001
319	A9 / A9	1100-011-001
320	210 / 210	0011-010-000
321	2A / 2A	0011-010-001
322	22 / 22	0011-010-010
323	23 / 23	0011-010-011
324	24 / 24	0011-010-100
325	25 / 25	0011-010-101
326	26 / 26	0011-010-110
327	27 / 27	0011-010-111
328	28 / 28	1010-011-010
329	29 / 29	1100-011-010
330	310 / 310	0011-011-000
331	3A / 3A	0011-011-001
332	32 / 32	0011-011-010
333	33 / 33	0011-011-011
334	34 / 34	0011-011-100
335	35 / 35	0011-011-101
336	36 / 36	0011-011-110
337	37 / 37	0011-011-111
338	38 / 38	1010-011-011
339	39 / 39	1100-011-011
340	410 / 410	0011-100-000
341	4A / 4A	0011-100-001
342	42 / 42	0011-100-010
343	43 / 43	0011-100-011
344	44 / 44	0011-100-100
345	45 / 45	0011-100-101
346	46 / 46	0011-100-110
347	47 / 47	0011-100-111
348	48 / 48	1010-011-100
349	49 / 49	1100-011-100
350	510 / 510	0011-101-000
351	5A / 5A	0011-101-001
352	52 / 52	0011-101-010
353	53 / 53	0011-101-011
354	54 / 54	0011-101-100
355	55 / 55	0011-101-101
356	56 / 56	0011-101-110
357	57 / 57	0011-101-111
358	58 / 58	1010-011-101
359	59 / 59	1100-011-101
360	610 / 610	0011-110-000
361	6A / 6A	0011-110-001
362	62 / 62	0011-110-010
363	63 / 63	0011-110-011
364	64 / 64	0011-110-100
365	65 / 65	0011-110-101
366	66 / 66	0011-110-110
367	67 / 67	0011-110-111
368	68 / 68	1010-011-110
369	69 / 69	1100-011-110
370	710 / 710	0011-111-000
371	7A / 7A	0011-111-001
372	72 / 72	0011-111-010
373	73 / 73	0011-111-011
374	74 / 74	0011-111-100
375	75 / 75	0011-111-101
376	76 / 76	0011-111-110
377	77 / 77	0011-111-111
378	78 / 78	1010-011-111
379	79 / 79	1100-011-111
380	810 / 810
381	8A / 8A
382	82 / 82
383	83 / 83
384	84 / 84
385	85 / 85
386	86 / 86
387	87 / 87
388	88 / 88
389	89 / 89
390	910 / 910
391	9A / 9A
392	92 / 92
393	93 / 93
394	94 / 94
395	95 / 95
396	96 / 96
397	97 / 97
398	98 / 98
399	99 / 99

400	Q10 / Q10	0100-000-000
401	QA / QA	0100-000-001
402	Q2 / Q2	0100-000-010
403	Q3 / Q3	0100-000-011
404	Q4 / Q4	0100-000-100
405	Q5 / Q5	0100-000-101
406	Q6 / Q6	0100-000-110
407	Q7 / Q7	0100-000-111
408	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-000
409	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-000
410	Q10 / Q10	0100-001-000
411	QA / QA	0100-001-001
412	Q2 / Q2	0100-001-010
413	Q3 / Q3	0100-001-011
414	Q4 / Q4	0100-001-100
415	Q5 / Q5	0100-001-101
416	Q6 / Q6	0100-001-110
417	Q7 / Q7	0100-001-111
418	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-001
419	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-001
420	Q10 / Q10	0100-010-000
421	QA / QA	0100-010-001
422	Q2 / Q2	0100-010-010
423	Q3 / Q3	0100-010-011
424	Q4 / Q4	0100-010-100
425	Q5 / Q5	0100-010-101
426	Q6 / Q6	0100-010-110
427	Q7 / Q7	0100-010-111
428	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-010
429	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-010
430	Q10 / Q10	0100-011-000
431	QA / QA	0100-011-001
432	Q2 / Q2	0100-011-010
433	Q3 / Q3	0100-011-011
434	Q4 / Q4	0100-011-100
435	Q5 / Q5	0100-011-101
436	Q6 / Q6	0100-011-110
437	Q7 / Q7	0100-011-111
438	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-011
439	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-011
440	QQ / QQ	0100-100-000
441	QQ / QQ	0100-100-001
442	QQ / QQ	0100-100-010
443	QQ / QQ	0100-100-011
444	xx	0100-100-100
445	QQ / QQ	0100-100-101
446	QQ / QQ	0100-100-110
447	QQ / QQ	0100-100-111
448	xx	1010-100-100
449	QQ / QQ	1100-100-100
450	Q10 / Q10	0100-101-000
451	QA / QA	0100-101-001
452	Q2 / Q2	0100-101-010
453	Q3 / Q3	0100-101-011
454	Q4 / Q4	0100-101-100
455	Q5 / Q5	0100-101-101
456	Q6 / Q6	0100-101-110
457	Q7 / Q7	0100-101-111
458	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-101
459	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-101
460	Q10 / Q10	0100-110-000
461	QA / QA	0100-110-001
462	Q2 / Q2	0100-110-010
463	Q3 / Q3	0100-110-011
464	Q4 / Q4	0100-110-100
465	Q5 / Q5	0100-110-101
466	Q6 / Q6	0100-110-110
467	Q7 / Q7	0100-110-111
468	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-110
469	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-110
470	Q10 / Q10	0100-111-000
471	QA / QA	0100-111-001
472	Q2 / Q2	0100-111-010
473	Q3 / Q3	0100-111-011
474	Q4 / Q4	0100-111-100
475	Q5 / Q5	0100-111-101
476	Q6 / Q6	0100-111-110
477	Q7 / Q7	0100-111-111
478	Q8 / Q8	1010-100-111
479	Q9 / Q9	1100-100-111
480	QJ / QJ
481	QJ / QJ
442	QQ / QQ
483	QJ / QJ
484	xx
485	QJ / QJ
486	QJ / QJ
487	QJ / QJ
488	xx
489	QJ / QJ
490	Q10 / Q10
491	QA / QA
492	Q2 / Q2
493	Q3 / Q3
494	Q4 / Q4
495	Q5 / Q5
496	Q6 / Q6
497	Q7 / Q7
498	Q8 / Q8
499	Q9 / Q9

500	1010 / 1010	0101-000-000
501	10A / 10A	0101-000-001
502	102 / 102	0101-000-010
503	103 / 103	0101-000-011
504	104 / 104	0101-000-100
505	105 / 105	0101-000-101
506	106 / 106	0101-000-110
507	107 / 107	0101-000-111
508	108 / 108	1010-101-000
509	109 / 109	1100-101-000
510	A10 / A10	0101-001-000
511	AA / AA	0101-001-001
512	A2 / A2	0101-001-010
513	A3 / A3	0101-001-011
514	A4 / A4	0101-001-100
515	A5 / A5	0101-001-101
516	A6 / A6	0101-001-110
517	A7 / A7	0101-001-111
518	A8 / A8	1010-101-001
519	A9 / A9	1100-101-001
520	210 / 210	0101-010-000
521	2A / 2A	0101-010-001
522	22 / 22	0101-010-010
523	23 / 23	0101-010-011
524	24 / 24	0101-010-100
525	25 / 25	0101-010-101
526	26 / 26	0101-010-110
527	27 / 27	0101-010-111
528	28 / 28	1010-101-010
529	29 / 29	1100-101-010
530	310 / 310	0101-011-000
531	3A / 3A	0101-011-001
532	32 / 32	0101-011-010
533	33 / 33	0101-011-011
534	34 / 34	0101-011-100
535	35 / 35	0101-011-101
536	36 / 36	0101-011-110
537	37 / 37	0101-011-111
538	38 / 38	1010-101-011
539	39 / 39	1100-101-011
540	410 / 410	0101-100-000
541	4A / 4A	0101-100-001
542	42 / 42	0101-100-010
543	43 / 43	0101-100-011
544	44 / 44	0101-100-100
545	45 / 45	0101-100-101
546	46 / 46	0101-100-110
547	47 / 47	0101-100-111
548	48 / 48	1010-101-100
549	49 / 49	1100-101-100
550	510 / 510	0101-101-000
551	5A / 5A	0101-101-001
552	52 / 52	0101-101-010
553	53 / 53	0101-101-011
554	54 / 54	0101-101-100
555	55 / 55	0101-101-101
556	56 / 56	0101-101-110
557	57 / 57	0101-101-111
558	58 / 58	1010-101-101
559	59 / 59	1100-101-101
560	610 / 610	0101-110-000
561	6A / 6A	0101-110-001
562	62 / 62	0101-110-010
563	63 / 63	0101-110-011
564	64 / 64	0101-110-100
565	65 / 65	0101-110-101
566	66 / 66	0101-110-110
567	67 / 67	0101-110-111
568	68 / 68	1010-101-110
569	69 / 69	1100-101-110
570	710 / 710	0101-111-000
571	7A / 7A	0101-111-001
572	72 / 72	0101-111-010
573	73 / 73	0101-111-011
574	74 / 74	0101-111-100
575	75 / 75	0101-111-101
576	76 / 76	0101-111-110
577	77 / 77	0101-111-111
578	78 / 78	1010-101-111
579	79 / 79	1100-101-111
580	810 / 810
581	8A / 8A
582	82 / 82
583	83 / 83
584	84 / 84
585	85 / 85
586	86 / 86
587	87 / 87
588	88 / 88
589	89 / 89
590	910 / 910
591	9A / 9A
592	92 / 92
593	93 / 93
594	94 / 94
595	95 / 95
596	96 / 96
597	97 / 97
598	98 / 98
599	99 / 99

600	1010 / 1010	0110-000-000
601	10A / 10A	0110-000-001
602	102 / 102	0110-000-010
603	103 / 103	0110-000-011
604	104 / 104	0110-000-100
605	105 / 105	0110-000-101
606	106 / 106	0110-000-110
607	107 / 107	0110-000-111
608	108 / 108	1010-110-000
609	109 / 109	1100-110-000
610	A10 / A10	0110-001-000
611	AA / AA	0110-001-001
612	A2 / A2	0110-001-010
613	A3 / A3	0110-001-011
614	A4 / A4	0110-001-100
615	A5 / A5	0110-001-101
616	A6 / A6	0110-001-110
617	A7 / A7	0110-001-111
618	A8 / A8	1010-110-001
619	A9 / A9	1100-110-001
620	210 / 210	0110-010-000
621	2A / 2A	0110-010-001
622	22 / 22	0110-010-010
623	23 / 23	0110-010-011
624	24 / 24	0110-010-100
625	25 / 25	0110-010-101
626	26 / 26	0110-010-110
627	27 / 27	0110-010-111
628	28 / 28	1010-110-010
629	29 / 29	1100-110-010
630	310 / 310	0110-011-000
631	3A / 3A	0110-011-001
632	32 / 32	0110-011-010
633	33 / 33	0110-011-011
634	34 / 34	0110-011-100
635	35 / 35	0110-011-101
636	36 / 36	0110-011-110
637	37 / 37	0110-011-111
638	38 / 38	1010-110-011
639	39 / 39	1100-110-011
640	410 / 410	0110-100-000
641	4A / 4A	0110-100-001
642	42 / 42	0110-100-010
643	43 / 43	0110-100-011
644	44 / 44	0110-100-100
645	45 / 45	0110-100-101
646	46 / 46	0110-100-110
647	47 / 47	0110-100-111
648	48 / 48	1010-110-100
649	49 / 49	1100-110-100
650	510 / 510	0110-101-000
651	5A / 5A	0110-101-001
652	52 / 52	0110-101-010
653	53 / 53	0110-101-011
654	54 / 54	0110-101-100
655	55 / 55	0110-101-101
656	56 / 56	0110-101-110
657	57 / 57	0110-101-111
658	58 / 58	1010-110-101
659	59 / 59	1100-110-101
660	610 / 610	0110-110-000
661	6A / 6A	0110-110-001
662	62 / 62	0110-110-010
663	63 / 63	0110-110-011
664	64 / 64	0110-110-100
665	65 / 65	0110-110-101
666	66 / 66	0110-110-110
667	67 / 67	0110-110-111
668	68 / 68	1010-110-110
669	69 / 69	1100-110-110
670	710 / 710	0110-111-000
671	7A / 7A	0110-111-001
672	72 / 72	0110-111-010
673	73 / 73	0110-111-011
674	74 / 74	0110-111-100
675	75 / 75	0110-111-101
676	76 / 76	0110-111-110
677	77 / 77	0110-111-111
678	78 / 78	1010-110-111
679	79 / 79	1100-110-111
680	810 / 810
681	8A / 8A
682	82 / 82
683	83 / 83
684	84 / 84
685	85 / 85
686	86 / 86
687	87 / 87
688	88 / 88
689	89 / 89
690	910 / 910
691	9A / 9A
692	92 / 92
693	93 / 93
694	94 / 94
695	95 / 95
696	96 / 96
697	97 / 97
698	98 / 98
699	99 / 99

700	1010 / 1010	0111-000-000
701	10A / 10A	0111-000-001
702	102 / 102	0111-000-010
703	103 / 103	0111-000-011
704	104 / 104	0111-000-100
705	105 / 105	0111-000-101
706	106 / 106	0111-000-110
707	107 / 107	0111-000-111
708	108 / 108	1010-111-000
709	109 / 109	1100-111-000
710	A10 / A10	0111-001-000
711	AA / AA	0111-001-001
712	A2 / A2	0111-001-010
713	A3 / A3	0111-001-011
714	A4 / A4	0111-001-100
715	A5 / A5	0111-001-101
716	A6 / A6	0111-001-110
717	A7 / A7	0111-001-111
718	A8 / A8	1010-111-001
719	A9 / A9	1100-111-001
720	210 / 210	0111-010-000
721	2A / 2A	0111-010-001
722	22 / 22	0111-010-010
723	23 / 23	0111-010-011
724	24 / 24	0111-010-100
725	25 / 25	0111-010-101
726	26 / 26	0111-010-110
727	27 / 27	0111-010-111
728	28 / 28	1010-111-010
729	29 / 29	1100-111-010
730	310 / 310	0111-011-000
731	3A / 3A	0111-011-001
732	32 / 32	0111-011-010
733	33 / 33	0111-011-011
734	34 / 34	0111-011-100
735	35 / 35	0111-011-101
736	36 / 36	0111-011-110
737	37 / 37	0111-011-111
738	38 / 38	1010-111-011
739	39 / 39	1100-111-011
740	410 / 410	0111-100-000
741	4A / 4A	0111-100-001
742	42 / 42	0111-100-010
743	43 / 43	0111-100-011
744	44 / 44	0111-100-100
745	45 / 45	0111-100-101
746	46 / 46	0111-100-110
747	47 / 47	0111-100-111
748	48 / 48	1010-111-100
749	49 / 49	1100-111-100
750	510 / 510	0111-101-000
751	5A / 5A	0111-101-001
752	52 / 52	0111-101-010
753	53 / 53	0111-101-011
754	54 / 54	0111-101-100
755	55 / 55	0111-101-101
756	56 / 56	0111-101-110
757	57 / 57	0111-101-111
758	58 / 58	1010-111-101
759	59 / 59	1100-111-101
760	610 / 610	0111-110-000
761	6A / 6A	0111-110-001
762	62 / 62	0111-110-010
763	63 / 63	0111-110-011
764	64 / 64	0111-110-100
765	65 / 65	0111-110-101
766	66 / 66	0111-110-110
767	67 / 67	0111-110-111
768	68 / 68	1010-111-110
769	69 / 69	1100-111-110
770	710 / 710	0111-111-000
771	7A / 7A	0111-111-001
772	72 / 72	0111-111-010
773	73 / 73	0111-111-011
774	74 / 74	0111-111-100
775	75 / 75	0111-111-101
776	76 / 76	0111-111-110
777	77 / 77	0111-111-111
778	78 / 78	1010-111-111
779	79 / 79	1100-111-111
780	810 / 810
781	8A / 8A
782	82 / 82
783	83 / 83
784	84 / 84
785	85 / 85
786	86 / 86
787	87 / 87
788	88 / 88
789	89 / 89
790	910 / 910
791	9A / 9A
792	92 / 92
793	93 / 93
794	94 / 94
795	95 / 95
796	96 / 96
797	97 / 97
798	98 / 98
799	99 / 99

800	J10 / J10	1011-000-000
801	JA / JA	1011-000-001
802	J2 / J2	1011-000-010
803	J3 / J3	1011-000-011
804	J4 / J4	1011-000-100
805	J5 / J5	1011-000-101
806	J6 / J6	1011-000-110
807	J7 / J7	1011-000-111
808	J8 / J8
809	J9 / J9
810	J10 / J10	1011-001-000
811	JA / JA	1011-001-001
812	J2 / J2	1011-001-010
813	J3 / J3	1011-001-011
814	J4 / J4	1011-001-100
815	J5 / J5	1011-001-101
816	J6 / J6	1011-001-110
817	J7 / J7	1011-001-111
818	J8 / J8
819	J9 / J9
820	J10 / J10	1011-010-000
821	JA / JA	1011-010-001
822	J2 / J2	1011-010-010
823	J3 / J3	1011-010-011
824	J4 / J4	1011-010-100
825	J5 / J5	1011-010-101
826	J6 / J6	1011-010-110
827	J7 / J7	1011-010-111
828	J8 / J8
829	J9 / J9
830	J10 / J10	1011-011-000
831	JA / JA	1011-011-001
832	J2 / J2	1011-011-010
833	J3 / J3	1011-011-011
834	J4 / J4	1011-011-100
835	J5 / J5	1011-011-101
836	J6 / J6	1011-011-110
837	J7 / J7	1011-011-111
838	J8 / J8
839	J9 / J9
840	JQ / JQ	1011-100-000
841	JQ / JQ	1011-100-001
842	JQ / JQ	1011-100-010
843	JQ / JQ	1011-100-011
844	xx	1011-100-100
845	JQ / JQ	1011-100-101
846	JQ / JQ	1011-100-110
847	JQ / JQ	1011-100-111
848	xx
849	JQ / JQ
850	J10 / J10	1011-101-000
851	JA / JA	1011-101-001
852	J2 / J2	1011-101-010
853	J3 / J3	1011-101-011
854	J4 / J4	1011-101-100
855	J5 / J5	1011-101-101
856	J6 / J6	1011-101-110
857	J7 / J7	1011-101-111
858	J8 / J8
859	J9 / J9
860	J10 / J10	1011-110-000
861	JA / JA	1011-110-001
862	J2 / J2	1011-110-010
863	J3 / J3	1011-110-011
864	J4 / J4	1011-110-100
865	J5 / J5	1011-110-101
866	J6 / J6	1011-110-110
867	J7 / J7	1011-110-111
868	J8 / J8
869	J9 / J9
870	J10 / J10	1011-111-000
871	JA / JA	1011-111-001
872	J2 / J2	1011-111-010
873	J3 / J3	1011-111-011
874	J4 / J4	1011-111-100
875	J5 / J5	1011-111-101
876	J6 / J6	1011-111-110
877	J7 / J7	1011-111-111
878	J8 / J8
879	J9 / J9
880	JJ / JJ
881	JJ / JJ
882	JJ / JJ
883	JJ / JJ
884	xx
885	JJ / JJ
886	JJ / JJ
887	JJ / JJ
888	xx
889	JJ / JJ
890	J10 / J10
891	JA / JA
892	J2 / J2
893	J3 / J3
894	J4 / J4
895	J5 / J5
896	J6 / J6
897	J7 / J7
898	J8 / J8
899	J9 / J9

900	1010 / 1010	1101-000-000
901	10A / 10A	1101-000-001
902	102 / 102	1101-000-010
903	103 / 103	1101-000-011
904	104 / 104	1101-000-100
905	105 / 105	1101-000-101
906	106 / 106	1101-000-110
907	107 / 107	1101-000-111
908	108 / 108
909	109 / 109
910	A10 / A10	1101-001-000
911	AA / AA	1101-001-001
912	A2 / A2	1101-001-010
913	A3 / A3	1101-001-011
914	A4 / A4	1101-001-100
915	A5 / A5	1101-001-101
916	A6 / A6	1101-001-110
917	A7 / A7	1101-001-111
918	A8 / A8
919	A9 / A9
920	210 / 210	1101-010-000
921	2A / 2A	1101-010-001
922	22 / 22	1101-010-010
923	23 / 23	1101-010-011
924	24 / 24	1101-010-100
925	25 / 25	1101-010-101
926	26 / 26	1101-010-110
927	27 / 27	1101-010-111
928	28 / 28
929	29 / 29
930	310 / 310	1101-011-000
931	3A / 3A	1101-011-001
932	32 / 32	1101-011-010
933	33 / 33	1101-011-011
934	34 / 34	1101-011-100
935	35 / 35	1101-011-101
936	36 / 36	1101-011-110
937	37 / 37	1101-011-111
938	38 / 38
939	39 / 39
940	410 / 410	1101-100-000
941	4A / 4A	1101-100-001
942	42 / 42	1101-100-010
943	43 / 43	1101-100-011
944	44 / 44	1101-100-100
945	45 / 45	1101-100-101
946	46 / 46	1101-100-110
947	47 / 47	1101-100-111
948	48 / 48
949	49 / 49
950	510 / 510	1101-101-000
951	5A / 5A	1101-101-001
952	52 / 52	1101-101-010
953	53 / 53	1101-101-011
954	54 / 54	1101-101-100
955	55 / 55	1101-101-101
956	56 / 56	1101-101-110
957	57 / 57	1101-101-111
958	58 / 58
959	59 / 59
960	610 / 610	1101-110-000
961	6A / 6A	1101-110-001
962	62 / 62	1101-110-010
963	63 / 63	1101-110-011
964	64 / 64	1101-110-100
965	65 / 65	1101-110-101
966	66 / 66	1101-110-110
967	67 / 67	1101-110-111
968	68 / 68
969	69 / 69
970	710 / 710	1101-111-000
971	7A / 7A	1101-111-001
972	72 / 72	1101-111-010
973	73 / 73	1101-111-011
974	74 / 74	1101-111-100
975	75 / 75	1101-111-101
976	76 / 76	1101-111-110
977	77 / 77	1101-111-111
978	78 / 78
979	79 / 79
980	810 / 810
981	8A / 8A
982	82 / 82
983	83 / 83
984	84 / 84
985	85 / 85
986	86 / 86
987	87 / 87
988	88 / 88
989	89 / 89
990	910 / 910
991	9A / 9A
992	92 / 92
993	93 / 93
994	94 / 94
995	95 / 95
996	96 / 96
997	97 / 97
998	98 / 98
999	99 / 99

00	10K / 10K	1111-000-000
01	AK / AK	1111-000-001
02	2K / 2K	1111-000-010
03	3K / 3K	1111-000-011
04	4K / 4K	1111-000-100
05	5K / 5K	1111-000-101
06	6K / 6K	1111-000-110
07	7K / 7K	1111-000-111
08	8K / 8K
09	9K / 9K
10	10K / 10K	1111-001-000
11	AK / AK	1111-001-001
12	2K / 2K	1111-001-010
13	3K / 3K	1111-001-011
14	4K / 4K	1111-001-100
15	5K / 5K	1111-001-101
16	6K / 6K	1111-001-110
17	7K / 7K	1111-001-111
18	8K / 8K
19	9K / 9K
20	10K / 10K	1111-010-000
21	AK / AK	1111-010-001
22	2K / 2K	1111-010-010
23	3K / 3K	1111-010-011
24	4K / 4K	1111-010-100
25	5K / 5K	1111-010-101
26	6K / 6K	1111-010-110
27	7K / 7K	1111-010-111
28	8K / 8K
29	9K / 9K
30	10K / 10K	1111-011-000
31	AK / AK	1111-011-001
32	2K / 2K	1111-011-010
33	3K / 3K	1111-011-011
34	4K / 4K	1111-011-100
35	5K / 5K	1111-011-101
36	6K / 6K	1111-011-110
37	7K / 7K	1111-011-111
38	8K / 8K
39	9K / 9K
40	QK / QK	1111-100-000
41	QK / QK	1111-100-001
42	QK / QK	1111-100-010
43	QK / QK	1111-100-011
44	xx	1111-100-100
45	QK / QK	1111-100-101
46	QK / QK	1111-100-110
47	QK / QK	1111-100-111
48	xx
49	QK / QK
50	10K / 10K	1111-101-000
51	AK / AK	1111-101-001
52	2K / 2K	1111-101-010
53	3K / 3K	1111-101-011
54	4K / 4K	1111-101-100
55	5K / 5K	1111-101-101
56	6K / 6K	1111-101-110
57	7K / 7K	1111-101-111
58	8K / 8K
59	9K / 9K
60	10K / 10K	1111-110-000
61	AK / AK	1111-110-001
62	2K / 2K	1111-110-010
63	3K / 3K	1111-110-011
64	4K / 4K	1111-110-100
65	5K / 5K	1111-110-101
66	6K / 6K	1111-110-110
67	7K / 7K	1111-110-111
68	8K / 8K
69	9K / 9K
70	10K / 10K	1111-111-000
71	AK / AK	1111-111-001
72	2K / 2K	1111-111-010
73	3K / 3K	1111-111-011
74	4K / 4K	1111-111-100
75	5K / 5K	1111-111-101
76	6K / 6K	1111-111-110
77	7K / 7K	1111-111-111
78	8K / 8K
79	9K / 9K
80	JK / JK
81	JK / JK
82	JK / JK
83	JK / JK
84	xx
85	JK / JK
86	JK / JK
87	JK / JK
88	xx
89	JK / JK
90	10K / 10K
91	AK / AK
92	2K / 2K
93	3K / 3K
94	4K / 4K
95	5K / 5K
96	6K / 6K
97	7K / 7K
98	8K / 8K
99	9K / 9K

H0	KK / KK
H1	KK / KK
H2	KK / KK
H3	KK / KK
xx	xx
H5	KK / KK
H6	KK / KK
H7	KK / KK
xx	xx
H9	KK / KK
H00	K10 / K10	1110-000-000
H01	KA / KA	1110-000-001
H02	K2 / K2	1110-000-010
H03	K3 / K3	1110-000-011
H04	K4 / K4	1110-000-100
H05	K5 / K5	1110-000-101
H06	K6 / K6	1110-000-110
H07	K7 / K7	1110-000-111
H08	K8 / K8
H09	K9 / K9
H10	K10 / K10	1110-001-000
H11	KA / KA	1110-001-001
H12	K2 / K2	1110-001-010
H13	K3 / K3	1110-001-011
H14	K4 / K4	1110-001-100
H15	K5 / K5	1110-001-101
H16	K6 / K6	1110-001-110
H17	K7 / K7	1110-001-111
H18	K8 / K8
H19	K9 / K9
H20	K10 / K10	1110-010-000
H21	KA / KA	1110-010-001
H22	K2 / K2	1110-010-010
H23	K3 / K3	1110-010-011
H24	K4 / K4	1110-010-100
H25	K5 / K5	1110-010-101
H26	K6 / K6	1110-010-110
H27	K7 / K7	1110-010-111
H28	K8 / K8
H29	K9 / K9
H30	K10 / K10	1110-011-000
H31	KA / KA	1110-011-001
H32	K2 / K2	1110-011-010
H33	K3 / K3	1110-011-011
H34	K4 / K4	1110-011-100
H35	K5 / K5	1110-011-101
H36	K6 / K6	1110-011-110
H37	K7 / K7	1110-011-111
H38	K8 / K8
H39	K9 / K9
H40	KQ / KQ	1110-100-000
H41	KQ / KQ	1110-100-001
H42	KQ / KQ	1110-100-010
H43	KQ / KQ	1110-100-011
H44	xx	1110-100-100
H45	KQ / KQ	1110-100-101
H46	KQ / KQ	1110-100-110
H47	KQ / KQ	1110-100-111
xx	xx
H49	KQ / KQ
H50	K10 / K10	1110-101-000
H51	KA / KA	1110-101-001
H52	K2 / K2	1110-101-010
H53	K3 / K3	1110-101-011
H54	K4 / K4	1110-101-100
H55	K5 / K5	1110-101-101
H56	K6 / K6	1110-101-110
H57	K7 / K7	1110-101-111
H58	K8 / K8
H59	K9 / K9
H60	K10 / K10	1110-110-000
H61	KA / KA	1110-110-001
H62	K2 / K2	1110-110-010
H63	K3 / K3	1110-110-011
H64	K4 / K4	1110-110-100
H65	K5 / K5	1110-110-101
H66	K6 / K6	1110-110-110
H67	K7 / K7	1110-110-111
H68	K8 / K8
H69	K9 / K9
H70	K10 / K10	1110-111-000
H71	KA / KA	1110-111-001
H72	K2 / K2	1110-111-010
H73	K3 / K3	1110-111-011
H74	K4 / K4	1110-111-100
H75	K5 / K5	1110-111-101
H76	K6 / K6	1110-111-110
H77	K7 / K7	1110-111-111
H78	K8 / K8
H79	K9 / K9
H80	KJ / KJ
H81	KJ / KJ
H82	KJ / KJ
H83	KJ / KJ
xx	xx
H85	KJ / KJ
H86	KJ / KJ
H87	KJ / KJ
xx	xx
H89	KJ / KJ
H90	K10 / K10
H91	KA / KA
H92	K2 / K2
H93	K3 / K3
H94	K4 / K4
H95	K5 / K5
H96	K6 / K6
H97	K7 / K7
H98	K8 / K8
H99	K9 / K9

sw01	10J / 10J	1001-000-000
sw11	AJ / AJ	1001-000-001
sw21	2J / 2J	1001-000-010
sw31	3J / 3J	1001-000-011
sw41	4J / 4J	1001-000-100
sw51	5J / 5J	1001-000-101
sw61	6J / 6J	1001-000-110
sw71	7J / 7J	1001-000-111
sw81	8J / 8J
sw91	9J / 9J
s101	10J / 10J	1001-001-000
s111	AJ / AJ	1001-001-001
s121	2J / 2J	1001-001-010
s131	3J / 3J	1001-001-011
s141	4J / 4J	1001-001-100
s151	5J / 5J	1001-001-101
s161	6J / 6J	1001-001-110
s171	7J / 7J	1001-001-111
s181	8J / 8J
s191	9J / 9J
s201	10J / 10J	1001-010-000
s211	AJ / AJ	1001-010-001
s221	2J / 2J	1001-010-010
s231	3J / 3J	1001-010-011
s241	4J / 4J	1001-010-100
s251	5J / 5J	1001-010-101
s261	6J / 6J	1001-010-110
s271	7J / 7J	1001-010-111
s281	8J / 8J
s291	9J / 9J
s301	10J / 10J	1001-011-000
s311	AJ / AJ	1001-011-001
s321	2J / 2J	1001-011-010
s331	3J / 3J	1001-011-011
s341	4J / 4J	1001-011-100
s351	5J / 5J	1001-011-101
s361	6J / 6J	1001-011-110
s371	7J / 7J	1001-011-111
s381	8J / 8J
s391	9J / 9J
s401	xx	1001-100-000
s411	xx	1001-100-001
s421	xx	1001-100-010
s431	xx	1001-100-011
s441	xx	1001-100-100
s451	xx	1001-100-101
s461	xx	1001-100-110
s471	xx	1001-100-111

s501	10J / 10J	1001-101-000
s511	AJ / AJ	1001-101-001
s521	2J / 2J	1001-101-010
s531	3J / 3J	1001-101-011
s541	4J / 4J	1001-101-100
s551	5J / 5J	1001-101-101
s561	6J / 6J	1001-101-110
s571	7J / 7J	1001-101-111
s581	8J / 8J
s591	9J / 9J
str01	10J / 10J	1001-110-000
str11	AJ / AJ	1001-110-001
str21	2J / 2J	1001-110-010
str31	3J / 3J	1001-110-011
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str81	8J / 8J
str91	9J / 9J
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s751	5J / 5J	1001-111-101
s761	6J / 6J	1001-111-110
s771	7J / 7J	1001-111-111
s781	8J / 8J
s791	9J / 9J
s901	10J / 10J
s911	AJ / AJ
s921	2J / 2J
s931	3J / 3J
s941	4J / 4J
s951	5J / 5J
s961	6J / 6J
s971	7J / 7J
s981	8J / 8J
s991	9J / 9J

sw04	10Q / 10Q	1000-000-000
sw14	AQ / AQ	1000-000-001
sw24	2Q / 2Q	1000-000-010
sw34	3Q / 3Q	1000-000-011
sw44	4Q / 4Q	1000-000-100
sw54	5Q / 5Q	1000-000-101
sw64	6Q / 6Q	1000-000-110
sw74	7Q / 7Q	1000-000-111
sw84	8Q / 8Q
sw94	9Q / 9Q
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s114	AQ / AQ	1000-001-001
s124	2Q / 2Q	1000-001-010
s134	3Q / 3Q	1000-001-011
s144	4Q / 4Q	1000-001-100
s154	5Q / 5Q	1000-001-101
s164	6Q / 6Q	1000-001-110
s174	7Q / 7Q	1000-001-111
s184	8Q / 8Q
s194	9Q / 9Q
s204	10Q / 10Q	1000-010-000
s214	AQ / AQ	1000-010-001
s224	2Q / 2Q	1000-010-010
s234	3Q / 3Q	1000-010-011
s244	4Q / 4Q	1000-010-100
s254	5Q / 5Q	1000-010-101
s264	6Q / 6Q	1000-010-110
s274	7Q / 7Q	1000-010-111
s284	8Q / 8Q
s294	9Q / 9Q
s304	10Q / 10Q	1000-011-000
s314	AQ / AQ	1000-011-001
s324	2Q / 2Q	1000-011-010
s334	3Q / 3Q	1000-011-011
s344	4Q / 4Q	1000-011-100
s354	5Q / 5Q	1000-011-101
s364	6Q / 6Q	1000-011-110
s374	7Q / 7Q	1000-011-111
s384	8Q / 8Q
s394	9Q / 9Q
s404	xx	1000-100-000
s414	xx	1000-100-001
s424	xx	1000-100-010
s434	xx	1000-100-011
s444	xx	1000-100-100
s454	xx	1000-100-101
s464	xx	1000-100-110
s474	xx	1000-100-111

s504	10Q / 10Q	1000-101-000
s514	AQ / AQ	1000-101-001
s524	2Q / 2Q	1000-101-010
s534	3Q / 3Q	1000-101-011
s544	4Q / 4Q	1000-101-100
s554	5Q / 5Q	1000-101-101
s564	6Q / 6Q	1000-101-110
s574	7Q / 7Q	1000-101-111
s584	8Q / 8Q
s594	9Q / 9Q
str04	10Q / 10Q	1000-110-000
str14	AQ / AQ	1000-110-001
str24	2Q / 2Q	1000-110-010
str34	3Q / 3Q	1000-110-011
str44	4Q / 4Q	1000-110-100
str54	5Q / 5Q	1000-110-101
str64	6Q / 6Q	1000-110-110
str74	7Q / 7Q	1000-110-111
str84	8Q / 8Q
str94	9Q / 9Q
s704	10Q / 10Q	1000-111-000
s714	AQ / AQ	1000-111-001
s724	2Q / 2Q	1000-111-010
s734	3Q / 3Q	1000-111-011
s744	4Q / 4Q	1000-111-100
s754	5Q / 5Q	1000-111-101
s764	6Q / 6Q	1000-111-110
s774	7Q / 7Q	1000-111-111
s784	8Q / 8Q
s794	9Q / 9Q
s904	10Q / 10Q
s914	AQ / AQ
s924	2Q / 2Q
s934	3Q / 3Q
s944	4Q / 4Q
s954	5Q / 5Q
s964	6Q / 6Q
s974	7Q / 7Q
s984	8Q / 8Q
s994	9Q / 9Q

BradenExplosion · July 12, 2023, 6:18pm

Well said Tim! You explained this clearly!

Also, good catch on the S4. I didn’t realize I needed these until one day I was memorizing binary and got to a 1000-100-xxx image and my brain short-circuited haha, then I realized “holy crap I need more images!”. So I had to create 18 additional images. Well, actually, it was only 17 since one of them I already use in my dates list (you can see this on my spreadsheet). 1111-100-100 = 44 (2044). It’s the only one of my unique 4 dates images that has a 2nd application. 2048, 2084, and 2088 are only used for dates.

In that initial binary system thread, there’s a post from me in March 2020 where I explain list all the binaries that need a new unique image created and go over the dates thing too. Maybe read that first for clarification. But yeah, I had to essentially just use the phonetics to create new ones. And as usual, some of them are a bit weird or sloppy but, as we all know, not every phonetic combination has an easy or obvious word we can associate to it.

gyanamathsir · July 12, 2023, 6:45pm

I have never remembered deck of card. I only memorised numbers. But I am curious. What is shadow system actually ? Why is it so named ?

TheHumanTim · July 12, 2023, 7:12pm

@gyanamathsir Its a 2-card-per-element system, invented by @LociInTheSky, that uses Major System phonetics to create the words/images. There are specific sounds generated by the value of the number cards, the suit combinations, and the position of specific court cards within the pair.

The original version of the system was dubbed the “Shadow System” because each image had an opposing “shadow image” to differentiate red and black pairs. That approach has generally been replaced by making the system a true “2-block” one where each image corresponds to two card pairs and they are differentiated by the position they are assigned at a loci when memorizing.

Using the system requires making 1352 associations (one of every possible pair combination). While the learning curve is pretty steep, the advantage is that it allows the user to memorize a full deck using only 26 elements, and once the phonetics are learned, the associated word can literally be “read” from the card pair itself.

If you search for the tag: shadow-system you’ll find many threads discussing it.

Here’s the original thread outlining Lance’s initial system:

Here’s a couple I’ve posted with links to summary documents, an anki template deck, and a few info/worksheets.

I’m in the process of documenting my efforts to learn it and use it to memorize a deck in under one minute. I consider myself a novice when it comes to speed memorizing and took it on as a personal challenge. So far it has been really fun to learn and my memorizing time is under 1:40. My goal is to break one minute by the end of the year. That training journal is here, if you want a long guided tour from someone learning the system for the first time:

Upendi · July 12, 2023, 8:17pm

The eternal wisdom goes as follows: “Read Lance’s post. If you don’t understand it, go to Lance’s post and read it. If you don’t understand that, reread Lance’s Post. Keep doing this until it sinks in because all the good stuff is there.” It’s like a knowledge jaw breaker. You just gotta wait to get through it, biting down gets you nowhere.

BradenExplosion · July 13, 2023, 12:06am

Well said!

I got so annoyed with people that kept telling me to just reread it over and over. But it ended up being what I needed and it’s what I tell others.

I eventually tried to explain to myself what I did know and understand, and then wrote down a list of questions and hypotheticals about what I knew I did not understand. Each time I read it, I tried to answer one of them until they were all answered and/or things started ‘clicking’ generally. Eventually, I started to piece it all together and it made sense.

If the cards are REALLY confusing, just go create a 3 digit Major System first and come back later to try again. That part is what will take the most time anyways, probably a few weeks at least, likely months for some people, depending how much free time you have.

Harvinder518 · July 13, 2023, 11:30am

Hello Braden and TheHumanTime,

3 digit Major System is already ready. I have understood now what is the difficult part. thank you for the info. I shall keep sharing once I got hold of it.
Thank you

BradenExplosion · July 13, 2023, 3:15pm

Also, keep in mind, my worksheet is meant to help people understand the card phonetics. You can see how all the combinations translate to various 3-digit numbers. This should assist with a base-level understanding of how the card phonetics work.

Where people get confused is when we get into the #card/jack or #card/queen card pairs. Kings I found pretty simple for the most part. I recently exchanged messages with @docraymund explaining all of this in detail. I could always share excerpts from that if they are okay with it.

Harvinder518 · July 24, 2023, 3:16pm

Thank you Branden,
I am attaching March2020 link for reference for others.

comeon · May 29, 2024, 1:05pm

How does shadow system work at all with memory palaces?

TheHumanTim · May 29, 2024, 1:20pm

Same way as any other card system. Card pairs generate images. Stack those images on loci along a route. Because Shadow is a 2-block system, the number of images per locus varies and indicates the color of the first card in the last pair per locus.

Just a single memory palace is used, maximum of 26 loci. On average, 13 to 14 loci will be used per deck run.

See this response for more info:

comeon · May 29, 2024, 1:29pm

It doesn’t reply my question at all, Your file that Ive just found out after some digging does.

comeon · May 29, 2024, 1:31pm

My question is about the marker though. Say I want stacks of 3 black pairs in each locus, do I place a marker image as a seperate image - locus in-between or included on locus with red pair/3black pairs?

comeon · May 29, 2024, 1:39pm

And probably best for the worst case scenario with all red pairs would be to use memory palace with 26 loci? just in case (that is without the grab for the last pair probably)

TheHumanTim · May 29, 2024, 2:01pm

I have no idea what this means. Assuming the deck is randomized you can’t guarantee only stacking 3 images per locus.

With variable image stacking, the last pair’s image IS the marker. As soon as you reach a red-first pair, make that the last element at the locus and then start the next locus with the next pair. If that one is red-first as well, make it the only element at that locus and move to the next.

This way logically:

If there are multiple elements at a locus, the last one represents a red-first pair.

If there is only one element at a locus, it represents a red-first pair.

You can create your own marker system if you want like splattering all the red-first pairs with blood or fire or lava or whatever. In my experience, this becomes very difficult to manage as you’ll have many such modified images in your scenes and its very easy to get confused about which ones had the modifications. If you are going for speed it will be even harder to do this because you’ll have to take extra time to recognize and adjust your images.

Yes. If every pair begins with a red card, you’d need 26 loci. The odds of this happening are astronomically small. In fact, the odds that you need more than 19 or 20 loci are in the one in millions range.

There was a thread where we did the math on this a while back:

comeon · May 29, 2024, 2:39pm

Thank you. Your explicatory powers are great. You’ve clarified lots of things for me, I’ve never thought of memorization like that before. Btw, locus is singular of loci, loci is plural.

TheHumanTim · May 29, 2024, 2:55pm

You’re welcome! And thanks for pointing that out. Will correct that going forward!

BradenExplosion · June 18, 2024, 4:55pm

I honestly use roughly 12-15 loci per deck on average. Sometimes it’s as slow as 10 or 11, and sometimes as high as 16 or 17. I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I’ve needed 20 or higher.