The battlefield has gone digital And national survival could be one combo move away Episode 1 of Alternis written by Andrea Phillips Game designer Tandy Kahananui has been developing Alternis for nearly a decade perfecting its monsters and dungeons But she never imagined her game would be coopted as the basis for an ambitious topsecret project to keep the world from plunging into war where nations compete digitally for realworld resources Team USA has been consistently losing and the government needs a secret weapon to help them climb the leaderboard When Tandy is conscripted into playing a key role and fighting for the future of her country she quickly realizes she is in way over her headand not everybody is playing by the rules Can she help Team USA hold its own Can she even survive In this episode They stole her game and now she must join their fight