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Cells are the team mechanic — optional, but most active players join
one. A cell pools its members' held phones for the purpose of cell
triangles and cell territory. As of writing there are over '''one
hundred active cells''' on the game; the live count is on the
'''CELLS''' tab at [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com].

== Forming a cell ==

* Any logged-in player can create a cell.
* Each cell has:
** A '''4-character tag''' (uppercase letters/digits, e.g.
   <code>WOLF</code>)
** A '''name''' (free text)
** A '''colour''' picked from a fixed palette; each colour is unique
   across all cells, so the palette caps the number of cells visible
   on the cell-map view.
* Membership is small — see the cell-creation flow on the game site
  for the current cap.

== Roles ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Role !! Can do
|-
| '''Handler''' (creator) || everything: rename, recolour, kick,
promote, disband
|-
| '''Runner''' || kick members
|-
| '''Member''' || hold phones for the cell, leave at any time
|}

Handlers are succession-aware: if a Handler is purged for inactivity,
the longest-tenured Runner (or Member) inherits the Handler role
automatically.

== Cell scoring ==

See [[Game:Scoring#Cell_scoring]]. In short: cell holdings + cell
triangles + cell territory area. A cell triangle counts when all
three Delaunay vertices are held by '''any''' cell member at the
moment of evaluation.

== Map view ==

The CELLS toggle on the map (top-right of [https://payphonetag.com
payphonetag.com]) switches between Individual view (everyone's emoji
on their captures) and Cells view (cell-coloured rings, territory
fills, perimeter borders).

== Solo cells ==

A 1-member cell is "solo" and is excluded from the cell leaderboard
and the cells map view. The intent is to encourage real teaming, not
solo-flagging.

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