Elemonsters App
App support
The Elemonsters app only works together with the card game and extends it with an augmented reality feature.
Hold one or more cards under your smartphone's camera and watch the monsters come to life.
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More features
When a single card is recognized:
Description of the monster
More interesting facts about the element Atom size, density, hardness (for solid elements), rarity value* and a comparison illustrating how much of the element exists on Earth.
A weblink opens the corresponding page on elemonsters.de.
When several cards are recognized:
Two elements compete against each other in the categories: mass, melting point, boiling point, amount in the human body, attack & defense, and year of discovery.
Which compounds are possible with these elements? Please note: the database makes no claim to completeness! It only shows a (small) sample of all possible compounds.
Some combinations can uncover compound monsters. TIP: start with H₂O or NaCl, for example.
Explainer videos show how the special card symbols are used in play.
ONLY FOR THE 2020 EDITION: You can have the point score of your played and hand cards calculated for you. score calculation does not yet work with the multiplier cards — only in the beginner variant.
Switch back and forth between the monster clips and the spectral sounds.
Important: If the cards are not recognized, open the settings via the gear button. There you can select which version of the card game you own.
For support requests, please use our contact page.
Thanks to Christoph Pech of GMSTK / pixeltamer for programming the app.
Elemonsters app privacy policy
No user data is collected, stored or processed when using this app. The app does not connect to the internet on its own and contains no in-app purchases.
For the app to work, it needs access to the following function:
Permission to access the camera
The Elemonsters app needs access to the camera to enable the augmented reality feature. The app only works together with the Elemonsters card game: the camera recognizes one or more cards and plays small video clips for them. The card recognition can also be used to look up further information.
Links to websites
The Elemonsters app contains links to individual pages of the www.elemonsters.de website. There, users can, for example, discover further Elemonsters not included in the card game or watch videos.
The links from the app open in the standard browser. No additional information is transmitted when linking.
The videos on the website are provided via YouTube. We have no influence on whether this provider (or other websites linked there) complies with privacy regulations. We therefore ask you to inform yourself about that provider's privacy practices where necessary.
Software used to build the app
The app was built with Unity and uses the Vuforia plugin. You can view Unity's privacy policy here: unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy. Vuforia's privacy policy can be found here: vivibox.arctron.de/datenschutzerklaerung.html.
Contact details
If you have questions about our privacy policy, you can contact us using the details below:
Nut & Shell Games Wilhelm-Stolze-Str. 28 10249 Berlin mail [at] nutandshell.de
This privacy policy was last updated on 6 March 2020.