Board Game 'Compress' Releasing May 2026. A Surprising 'Making a Cheat Sheet' Card Game.
Oink Games will release 'Compress', a new board game where players creatively record sequences of 0s and 1s, at Game Market 2026 Spring in May. It features an innovative system requiring no memorization.
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Oink Games will release the new board game 'Compress' at Game Market 2026 Spring on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24. The general release date is Friday, May 29. It will be pre-sold in North America at GenCon in August and in Europe at Spiel Essen in Germany in October. A card game that tests the ingenuity of players. An ambitious work by Jun Sasaki, creator of 'Deep Sea Adventure', 'In a Grove', and 'Startups'.
'Compress' is a game where you answer by 'memo-ing' an ever-increasing sequence of cards using only a hand of 8 cards. There are only 4 types of cards. They are simple cards with either a 0 or a 1 printed on a white or black background. As you play cards from your hand onto the table and draw new ones, your memo cards are constantly updated.
Amidst a thrilling sense of tension, revolutionary ingenuity is born instantaneously in your brain!
It is a game that leaves you with a refreshing sense of regret after giving it your all, and the pleasure in your brain lingers, making you want to try it over and over again.
'0, 1, 1, 0, 0...' You 'record' these sequences of 0s and 1s by arranging cards on the desk. However, you can only use 8 cards for your 'memo'. When the sequence gets longer like '0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1...', it's time for players to show their ingenuity. You create your own recording rules, such as 'a black 0 card indicates two consecutive 0s' or 'placing a white 1 card sideways indicates 1, 0', and you memo the ever-increasing sequence.
The component design with its solid impression is also attractive.
Change the orientation of the cards? Hide cards with other cards? Use the numbers on the four corners of the cards?...
Utilizing penalty cards with different designs on the front and back is also a chance to recover your stance.
The inspiration for your 'memo' is infinite!
Think about the laws and rules, and enjoy the act of taking memos.
Please experience a completely new way to play!
Compress it.
Survive with your ideas! A new sensation data recording game.
An infinite sequence of 1s and 0s. If you cannot answer the sequence correctly, you cannot survive. But you realize. You don't have to memorize it, you just have to record it. You only have 8 cards at hand. How can you use them to leave more information?
Organize and record with your thoughts, without relying on memory. This is not a 'memorizing game', but a 'recording game'!
Oink Games will continue to provide game works that make people's daily lives more enjoyable and enriching, regardless of media such as digital/analog.
[Product Summary]
◆ Product Name: Compress
◆ Price: 2,700 yen + tax (Sold at a special price of 2,500 yen at the Game Market venue)
◆ Target Age: 8 years and older
◆ Play Time: Approx. 20 minutes
◆ Number of Players: 1-7 people
◆ Contents: 96 cards / 1 wooden token / Instruction manual
◆ Game Design: Jun Sasaki
◆ Artwork: Jun Sasaki
◆ Introduction Page URL: https://oinkgames.com/ja/games/analog/compress/
◆ Press Kit: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ob8x5jhh9ofct7eqtnbi6/AM7rBwbzRHF_Nmvq0Wzq59Y?rlkey=xjdv2nzy4yjlfprhfc88qxkki&st=aiwyfexm&dl=0
[Game Market 2026 Spring Overview]
Name: Game Market 2026 Spring
Dates: Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026
Venue: Makuhari Messe Exhibition Halls 1, 2, 3, 4
Venue Address: 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8550
URL: http://gamemarket.jp/access/
[Company Profile]
Company Name: Oink Games Inc.
Location: Naias Jingumae 3F, 6-16-13 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Established: May 26, 2010
Representative: Jun Sasaki, Representative Director
URL: https://oinkgames.com/
[Contact]
Oink Games Inc.
Contact: Inagaki
shop@oinkgms.com
'Compress' is a game where you answer by 'memo-ing' an ever-increasing sequence of cards using only a hand of 8 cards. There are only 4 types of cards. They are simple cards with either a 0 or a 1 printed on a white or black background. As you play cards from your hand onto the table and draw new ones, your memo cards are constantly updated.
Amidst a thrilling sense of tension, revolutionary ingenuity is born instantaneously in your brain!
It is a game that leaves you with a refreshing sense of regret after giving it your all, and the pleasure in your brain lingers, making you want to try it over and over again.
'0, 1, 1, 0, 0...' You 'record' these sequences of 0s and 1s by arranging cards on the desk. However, you can only use 8 cards for your 'memo'. When the sequence gets longer like '0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1...', it's time for players to show their ingenuity. You create your own recording rules, such as 'a black 0 card indicates two consecutive 0s' or 'placing a white 1 card sideways indicates 1, 0', and you memo the ever-increasing sequence.
The component design with its solid impression is also attractive.
Change the orientation of the cards? Hide cards with other cards? Use the numbers on the four corners of the cards?...
Utilizing penalty cards with different designs on the front and back is also a chance to recover your stance.
The inspiration for your 'memo' is infinite!
Think about the laws and rules, and enjoy the act of taking memos.
Please experience a completely new way to play!
Compress it.
Survive with your ideas! A new sensation data recording game.
An infinite sequence of 1s and 0s. If you cannot answer the sequence correctly, you cannot survive. But you realize. You don't have to memorize it, you just have to record it. You only have 8 cards at hand. How can you use them to leave more information?
Organize and record with your thoughts, without relying on memory. This is not a 'memorizing game', but a 'recording game'!
Oink Games will continue to provide game works that make people's daily lives more enjoyable and enriching, regardless of media such as digital/analog.
[Product Summary]
◆ Product Name: Compress
◆ Price: 2,700 yen + tax (Sold at a special price of 2,500 yen at the Game Market venue)
◆ Target Age: 8 years and older
◆ Play Time: Approx. 20 minutes
◆ Number of Players: 1-7 people
◆ Contents: 96 cards / 1 wooden token / Instruction manual
◆ Game Design: Jun Sasaki
◆ Artwork: Jun Sasaki
◆ Introduction Page URL: https://oinkgames.com/ja/games/analog/compress/
◆ Press Kit: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ob8x5jhh9ofct7eqtnbi6/AM7rBwbzRHF_Nmvq0Wzq59Y?rlkey=xjdv2nzy4yjlfprhfc88qxkki&st=aiwyfexm&dl=0
[Game Market 2026 Spring Overview]
Name: Game Market 2026 Spring
Dates: Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026
Venue: Makuhari Messe Exhibition Halls 1, 2, 3, 4
Venue Address: 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8550
URL: http://gamemarket.jp/access/
[Company Profile]
Company Name: Oink Games Inc.
Location: Naias Jingumae 3F, 6-16-13 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Established: May 26, 2010
Representative: Jun Sasaki, Representative Director
URL: https://oinkgames.com/
[Contact]
Oink Games Inc.
Contact: Inagaki
shop@oinkgms.com