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Duels Mode is live : challenge your friends’ builds!

Duels Mode is live, challenge your friends' builds!
[p][/p][p]Hello Spirits,[/p][p]Today’s update brings one of the most requested features to Turnbound: Duels Mode is officially live![/p][p]Duels let you challenge a specific build by entering a simple code.[/p][p]You can now:[/p]
  • [p]Share your own builds with a unique code[/p]
  • [p]Test yourself against a friend’s strategy[/p]
  • [p]Compete directly instead of battling spirits asynchronously[/p]
  • [p]Try curated creator builds added for this update![/p]
[p]It’s fast, chaotic, strategic and the perfect way to prove once and for all whose tile brain actually reigns supreme.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]
A festive holiday skin
[p]To wrap up the year, we’re adding a cozy holiday skin filled with warm lights, sparkles and winter charm.[/p][p]A little seasonal cheer… inside our spooky little board game world.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]
Onto the patch notes:
[p]Extra:[/p]
  • [p]Controller support with shortcuts on the button which support it[/p]
  • [p]Display poison damage in tooltips and floating texts in battle[/p]
[p]Balance changes:[/p]
  • [p]Mad Hatter's Hat damage increased to 2-3-5[/p]
  • [p]Haunted Harpoon Ammo increased from 1 to 2[/p]
  • [p]Bloodlust Mixture Uses on Level 2 and 3 increased from1 to 2[/p]
  • [p]Kinetic Energy Suit Health increased from 6 to 7[/p]
  • [p]Resonance Rifle Ammo increased from 1 to 2 on all levels[/p]
  • [p]Phantom Mask Confusion increased from 2 to 3[/p]
  • [p]Vulture 9000 bonuses decreased from 3-6-12 to 3-5-8[/p]
  • [p]Finesse Bracers bonuses decreased from 2-4-8 to 2-3-5[/p]
  • [p]Mirror Mirror Thorns bonus increased from 2-4-8 to 3-5-8[/p]
  • [p]Explosive Pinata now deals less damage to your own Tiles[/p]
  • [p]Wukong Dragon Ultimate damage increased from 10 to 15 and 5 to 7[/p]
  • [p]Queens Cards bonuses decreased from 2-3-5- to 1-2-3[/p]
  • [p]Wukong Out of Thin Hair first use price increased from 0 to 2 [/p]
[p]Bugs:[/p]
  • [p]Pocket Watch description is now correct[/p]
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Early Access is coming next -January 22
[p]Today’s update sets the stage for the next milestone: Early access - and will be our last major update until then.
[/p][p]Turnbound enters Early Access on 22 January 2026. Early Access will include:[/p]
  • [p]New character and new core mechanics[/p]
  • [p]20+ new tiles, new trinkets & abilities[/p]
  • [p]Leaderboards and Steam achievements[/p]
  • [p]A deeper progression system[/p]
  • [p]A new challenge system & new cosmetics[/p]
  • [p]And more throughout 2026[/p]
[p]More details coming soon… but for now, we hope you enjoy Duels Mode and the rest of today’s update![/p][p][/p][p][/p]
Wishlist to join us at launch
[p]If you haven’t already, a wishlist and follow helps us enormously as a small indie team.[/p][p]Thank you as always for your support! Follow us here to stay updated:[/p][p]Stay spooky,[/p][p]The 1TK Team[/p]
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