Duel Mode

Challenge friends to real-time route choice duels.

Duel Mode lets you compete directly against other players to see who makes better route choices under pressure. You can play locally on a single device or remotely online.

Play Formats & Game Modes

The available game modes depend entirely on whether you are playing remotely or sharing a single device.

1. Online Multiplayer

Compete against friends remotely in real-time. One player creates a room (generating a 4-digit join code), and up to 16 players can join from their own devices.

• Available Mode - Speed Race: Because every player has their own screen, gameplay is simultaneous. The fastest correct answer gets a speed bonus.

2. Local Play (Desktop & Tablet)

Share a large screen to battle head-to-head. The large screen allows for split-screen competition where both players can comfortably see the map.

• Speed Race (Split-screen): Both players guess simultaneously. The fastest correct player wins a speed bonus.
• Turn Based (Split-screen): Both players guess simultaneously, but the game waits for both players to lock in their answers before revealing the correct route. There is no speed bonus.

3. Local Play (Mobile Phone)

Mobile screens are too small to comfortably fit a split-screen view showing complex routes to two people at once. Because you can only effectively display one view at a time, Speed Race is completely disabled for Local Mobile play. Instead, you must use one of the following modes:

• Alternating (Pass & Play): The recommended mode for a single phone. Players physically pass the device back and forth, taking turns playing route by route.
• Sequential (Pass & Play): Player 1 completes their entire set of routes first. The phone is then handed to Player 2, who plays the exact same set of routes to compare scores.
• Turn Based (Simultaneous): Both players tap on the same device at the same time. This requires careful coordination due to the cramped space.

Match Settings

You can configure the length of the duel in two ways:

• Fixed Routes: Play a specific number of routes (e.g. 5, 10, 15). Highest score at the end wins.
• Time-Based Challenge: Score as many points as possible within a set time limit (e.g. 1 minute, 2 minutes). Note: Time-Based challenges cannot be used with the "Alternating" Pass & Play mode.

Scoring Rules

Points are awarded per round based on accuracy and, if applicable, speed.

• Correct Answer: +100 points base.
• Wrong Answer or Timeout: 0 points.
• Speed Bonus (Speed Race only): The fastest correct player earns up to +50 bonus points. This bonus scales dynamically based on how much faster you were compared to the slowest correct player in that round.