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	== Registration ==		== Registration ==
	To become an agent, a player visits [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] and generates an agent [[PIN]] and an associated emoji callsign. These are stored in the player's browser. The PIN is the agent's unique identifier — it must not be shared with other players, as sharing it would allow others to capture payphones on the agent's behalf. To play cooperatively with friends, agents should form a [[Cells\|~~Cell~~]] instead.<ref>''How to play'', Payphone Tag, [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>		To become an agent, a player visits [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] and generates an agent [[PIN]] and an associated emoji callsign. These are stored in the player's browser. The PIN is the agent's unique identifier — it must not be shared with other players, as sharing it would allow others to capture payphones on the agent's behalf. To play cooperatively with friends, agents should form a [[Cells\|cell]] instead.<ref>''How to play'', Payphone Tag, [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>

	== Agent identity ==		== Agent identity ==
	Each agent is identified in the game by:		Each agent is identified in the game by:
	* A unique five-digit [[PIN]]		* A unique five-digit [[PIN]].
	* An emoji ~~callsign~~ assigned at registration		* A unique emoji randomly assigned at registration.
	* A ~~chosen~~ agent name (callsign)		* A randomly generated agent name (callsign).

			==== Agent generations ====
			As there are fewer available emoji than agents, emoji are reused. To maintain the uniqueness of the emoji as icons, a new generation of agents begins after all available emoji have been exhausted. These agents have their emoji combined with another symbol. The current generation for registrations is generation 2, agents from this generation have their emoji combined with a square.
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Generation
			!Additional symbol
			\|-
			\|1
			\|None
			\|-
			\|2
			\|Square
			\|}

	== Cells ==		== Cells ==
	Agents can optionally join or form [[~~Cells~~]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a ~~Cell.~~<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>		Agents can optionally join or form [[cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a cell<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>, but any agent may join an existing cell provided that they have an invite code to that cell.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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An '''agent''' is a registered player of [[Payphone Tag]]. The term is used throughout the game and its community in place of "player" or "user".

== Registration ==
To become an agent, a player visits [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] and generates an agent [[PIN]] and an associated emoji callsign. These are stored in the player's browser. The PIN is the agent's unique identifier — it must not be shared with other players, as sharing it would allow others to capture payphones on the agent's behalf. To play cooperatively with friends, agents should form a [[Cells|Cell]] instead.<ref>''How to play'', Payphone Tag, [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>

== Agent identity ==
Each agent is identified in the game by:
* A unique five-digit [[PIN]]
* An emoji callsign assigned at registration
* A chosen agent name (callsign)

== Cells ==
Agents can optionally join or form [[Cells]] — teams of up to 12 agents that score territory cooperatively. An agent must have captured at least 3 payphones before they can create a Cell.<ref>''Cells'', Payphone Tag Wiki, [https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells https://wiki.payphonetag.com/wiki/Cells]. Accessed 4 May 2026.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[PIN]]
* [[Cells]]
* [[Gameplay]]

== References ==
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