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  <title>DANKGAME: what’s new</title>
  <subtitle>Every change to DANKGAME you can see or play, newest first.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author><name>DANKGAME</name><uri>https://dankgame.com/</uri></author>
  <entry>
    <title>A What's new link on the front page and on the game's title screen</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
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    <updated>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A What's new link on the front page and on the game's title screen (in the game, 12 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On desktop the mouse wheel and arrow keys no longer scroll the game off the screen</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:cd35bd7704e4e8db40eca55bf590af89330c7d1f</id>
    <updated>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On desktop the mouse wheel and arrow keys no longer scroll the game off the screen (in the game, 12 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Watchtowers: visit one and the fog lifts far around it for the rest of the match</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:310723bf579a4fee3e6ee35222a791a17926e310</id>
    <updated>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Watchtowers: visit one and the fog lifts far around it for the rest of the match (in the game, 12 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The codex says which maps have no gold or crystal mines, and what the Large map has</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/codex/map/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:b0160cd16b7fe8a7db35b375b74c7860046c413f</id>
    <updated>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The codex says which maps have no gold or crystal mines, and what the Large map has (in the codex, 12 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Large map has a second, neutral town: beat its guard, take it, and build there too</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:8d54e549f29dd18f8d4a8a1c60b7a84469de723b</id>
    <updated>2026-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The Large map has a second, neutral town: beat its guard, take it, and build there too (in the game, 12 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Large map gets about three times the piles, chests, mines and dwellings to find</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:240e28930351e42f35bdb0fe102f3c012cccda94</id>
    <updated>2026-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The Large map gets about three times the piles, chests, mines and dwellings to find (in the game, 11 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On a slow connection your first battle opens sooner</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:47f98355af866bbfbbcc4bef49bce792b817d0df</id>
    <updated>2026-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On a slow connection your first battle opens sooner (in the game, 11 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to play and About now link to the page that explains the Duel</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/how-to-play/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:39f58acfa8521c6f42d7f798bf93103895042efe</id>
    <updated>2026-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How to play and About now link to the page that explains the Duel (in How to play, 11 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On every map you can see which buildings recruit troops, which give resources, and who holds each</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:5cf5d70e90ef2118f43cbb0b0d132a6f56ca4ee4</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On every map you can see which buildings recruit troops, which give resources, and who holds each (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On the Large map you can roam freely: no 18-day loss and the boss is never locked</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:3aaa2f4cd932c62eb00837afae62b1e32fa695a3</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On the Large map you can roam freely: no 18-day loss and the boss is never locked (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Large map gets pinch and wheel zoom and a minimap you can tap to jump</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:a73f8e24a47cb003af441192feabca7c3fc6d913</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The Large map gets pinch and wheel zoom and a minimap you can tap to jump (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Try a Large map: a Conquest about four times bigger, in the painted style, beside today's maps</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:5ebc4a1f9057a53950745dd70972685e52ed5b7a</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Try a Large map: a Conquest about four times bigger, in the painted style, beside today's maps (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The six shrines and strange places come to the Duel map, mirrored so both sides get the same</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:6e7afd523a99aa5696dbf643b2db7f78901d1da8</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The six shrines and strange places come to the Duel map, mirrored so both sides get the same (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Shrines and strange places on both Conquest maps that offer a choice or a surprise</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:68003a0bd89b631cdd3c3472873d50682849c3cf</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Shrines and strange places on both Conquest maps that offer a choice or a surprise (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Friend Duels at the speed you pick: Blitz, Standard or Slow for both players</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:041d76cfad016c0d99a228f727040b20293608df</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Friend Duels at the speed you pick: Blitz, Standard or Slow for both players (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Pick a speed for a practice Duel: Blitz, Standard or Slow</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:21e7d45ec6d3be7478a77b2dde76e10a6cf7e599</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Pick a speed for a practice Duel: Blitz, Standard or Slow (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to play explains the Duel: invites, the clock, lair fights and the final battle</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/how-to-play/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:2d2c9f3429d82bc617c2bfc129664fa135610ab6</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How to play explains the Duel: invites, the clock, lair fights and the final battle (in How to play, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Duel is fair to both players: who strikes first in the final battle no longer depends on seat</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:eb4d8e484bf486c3992f3a19042362f1c1bcc7aa</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A Duel is fair to both players: who strikes first in the final battle no longer depends on seat (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Each Warpath level is harder than the last, and level 5 can still be won</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:7ac6653ab3f2c08f60fe60dcbe52b1241be7820b</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Each Warpath level is harder than the last, and level 5 can still be won (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The fen-folk Peatholm are as good a pick as the Vale Host when you build up on Reedford</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:909fe7e7d6a1bd0a14f8601daada725776ad843c</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The fen-folk Peatholm are as good a pick as the Vale Host when you build up on Reedford (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Play the computer in a Duel against either people: Vale Host or fen-folk Peatholm</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:ac0e7c66698301eddfc44f6849c452e14e7bea0b</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Play the computer in a Duel against either people: Vale Host or fen-folk Peatholm (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Every army starts a battle with room to move, and the game says so when one cannot</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:fdb774abe749b507c54a4dd06b83fb240e82ea3f</id>
    <updated>2026-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Every army starts a battle with room to move, and the game says so when one cannot (in the game, 10 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>In a Duel your day clock stops while you fight a lair, and the fight gets its own clock</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:4e0ee34302821a1e68c1a3374fe0b3b1ce344b91</id>
    <updated>2026-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>In a Duel your day clock stops while you fight a lair, and the fight gets its own clock (in the game, 9 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Every page says the game is ours; a copy on another site sends players to dankgame.com</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:48d62cc68de18a99dbd26516d7d73a6a1a12cea8</id>
    <updated>2026-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Every page says the game is ours; a copy on another site sends players to dankgame.com (in the game, 9 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Conquest becomes a real campaign: the boss can no longer be beaten on day 2</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:6fc558bd140ed810c7d99bb58a2ea0720fef3501</id>
    <updated>2026-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Conquest becomes a real campaign: the boss can no longer be beaten on day 2 (in the game, 9 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Pick your people before Conquest or a Duel: the Vale Host or the fen-folk Peatholm</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:f4fe8391d3726b78831218f688d3ce7b3b3fa65f</id>
    <updated>2026-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Pick your people before Conquest or a Duel: the Vale Host or the fen-folk Peatholm (in the game, 8 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Conquest gets a second map with a river and a bridge, so your next match is a new walk</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:ea881ef98681360020e821cc85c1a3e38fd54ae2</id>
    <updated>2026-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Conquest gets a second map with a river and a bridge, so your next match is a new walk (in the game, 8 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Win a Conquest match and the next one can be harder: Warpath 1 to 5, each with a twist</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:1fa8640f8c0ea101bc86092d16a018167bcbb23f</id>
    <updated>2026-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Win a Conquest match and the next one can be harder: Warpath 1 to 5, each with a twist (in the game, 8 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Friend duels only start on matching rules; if the server is updating, it says so plainly</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:248df86218dd1307c9a046e4ebf7e87cacdb13a8</id>
    <updated>2026-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Friend duels only start on matching rules; if the server is updating, it says so plainly (in the game, 8 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Pick the fen people in Battle and fight with their eight own fighters</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:010428afba37b7fcd4a798e1c36ec09d65ca7dd1</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Pick the fen people in Battle and fight with their eight own fighters (in the quick battle, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The computer fights smarter: it picks off weak troops and guards its archers</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:dbe95d5e29a44b3a76591c1b45cb9566985ed206</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The computer fights smarter: it picks off weak troops and guards its archers (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The commander on the battle board moves, and each of his spells has its own effect and sound</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:1ff3b75a218c7cf4efa673731252fe3ff1714dac</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The commander on the battle board moves, and each of his spells has its own effect and sound (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Your hero levels up and you pick one of three skills, so every hero grows differently</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:693de9899873b30fa2fdbfffe26030c6e99e0db0</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Your hero levels up and you pick one of three skills, so every hero grows differently (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>More than one way to win Conquest: rushing the boss, hunting lairs or building up</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:e2ab2b479f4b62f9f7576573a286ec918818f858</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>More than one way to win Conquest: rushing the boss, hunting lairs or building up (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The battle, map and boss music are full two-minute tracks made for this game</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:59931955d82c6f9239ea07d5fe2747763971c9a6</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The battle, map and boss music are full two-minute tracks made for this game (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Your hero stands on the battlefield and casts spells, so fighting yourself beats pressing auto</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:849979680eac75afee50b3a3530e5e634bc37c6a</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Your hero stands on the battlefield and casts spells, so fighting yourself beats pressing auto (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Invite a friend to a Duel: the button now connects to the live Duel server</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:9e9404cf88a14ba300c44c93c3b1cfb45ae397af</id>
    <updated>2026-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Invite a friend to a Duel: the button now connects to the live Duel server (in the game, 7 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Settings gets an Erase all progress button, with one warning first</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:2ad6054b28ad5a2447f36b53be5c302fbd8406ac</id>
    <updated>2026-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Settings gets an Erase all progress button, with one warning first (in the game, 6 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>In battle you can tap exactly the enemy you see, and reachable squares light up clearly</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:7c41bf170db86f673f8e439d59bb80404ce39075</id>
    <updated>2026-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>In battle you can tap exactly the enemy you see, and reachable squares light up clearly (in the game, 6 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Duel on the title offers &quot;Invite a friend&quot; and &quot;Play the computer&quot;; quick match is gone</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:f65beab013001ad6cf6ef4c82375e3024e0e753f</id>
    <updated>2026-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Duel on the title offers &quot;Invite a friend&quot; and &quot;Play the computer&quot;; quick match is gone (in the game, 6 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Duel on the title screen: quick match or a private code, or practice vs the computer</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:0e2c8a62552807cd6d148dfe8f41de9a96d78bba</id>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Duel on the title screen: quick match or a private code, or practice vs the computer (in the game, 5 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>When the armies meet they fight a timed final battle, then see who won and why</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:1b7993e98cd7a932ead61fb79f3885eb59940ea1</id>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>When the armies meet they fight a timed final battle, then see who won and why (in Duel, 5 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Play a practice duel against the computer on one shared map, ending your days together</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:3272a06a0f43593a85d11e6a27cfd87a6e9130cf</id>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Play a practice duel against the computer on one shared map, ending your days together (in Duel, 5 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Walk your hero to the final castle and the boss battle really starts</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:43d284035bb650a9b81b9d726107cafd61718053</id>
    <updated>2026-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Walk your hero to the final castle and the boss battle really starts (in the game, 4 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The boss warning agrees with itself, the map fills a desktop, grass lairs fight on grass</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:dc66b908ab06e1cfa81c5d9551e10bb86d8a2f6e</id>
    <updated>2026-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The boss warning agrees with itself, the map fills a desktop, grass lairs fight on grass (in the game, 4 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Quick battle is fair again: equally fast units take turns</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:614a3af870a9e6db4d1234c60ec3f385d46f1090</id>
    <updated>2026-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Quick battle is fair again: equally fast units take turns (in the game, 3 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>In battle, every unit's special move now shows: charges, long spears, fear and volleys</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:ce62f970103dde9f57cb5eb6e1f01da3c31c927a</id>
    <updated>2026-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>In battle, every unit's special move now shows: charges, long spears, fear and volleys (in the game, 3 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Conquest's first day shows your goal and where to go, and the wolves really move</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:cf2af35450ce1205d892286da08843f6510e0763</id>
    <updated>2026-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Conquest's first day shows your goal and where to go, and the wolves really move (in the game, 3 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>In Conquest, hunting monster lairs now pays, so more than one plan can win</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:7cee2f3df3638d582f0580a6e133433304b3a7a9</id>
    <updated>2026-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>In Conquest, hunting monster lairs now pays, so more than one plan can win (in the game, 3 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Conquest screens tidied: no overlapping text, no empty band, matching XP</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:e33585bb0cfd637c54b44af0dd29267d52c7c0fe</id>
    <updated>2026-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Conquest screens tidied: no overlapping text, no empty band, matching XP (in the game, 3 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Play Conquest from the title: a whole match from your town to the boss, with a result</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:b055ea540a897fcc6e35192395ec6d18ba5ba28e</id>
    <updated>2026-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Play Conquest from the title: a whole match from your town to the boss, with a result (in the game, 2 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The boss at the end of the map warns you where its big blow will land, one turn ahead</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:11907e6a0faadffacbcb4661129473ad0cf6ca31</id>
    <updated>2026-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The boss at the end of the map warns you where its big blow will land, one turn ahead (in Conquest, 2 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The map and its battles stay smooth on a phone: the game draws lighter before frames slip</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:d6c26d317e23b56a38d402a71992b46c4043b692</id>
    <updated>2026-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The map and its battles stay smooth on a phone: the game draws lighter before frames slip (in Conquest, 2 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The map feels alive: footsteps, flags, chests that burst open, a day that turns, music</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:02cbf8ba933722fd644c0711658a67fab9c4102d</id>
    <updated>2026-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The map feels alive: footsteps, flags, chests that burst open, a day that turns, music (in Conquest, 2 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On a desktop the map fills the screen with your army and resources beside it, and keys work</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:35373cfe1bc5525e7ca7e129861e429e2188f803</id>
    <updated>2026-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On a desktop the map fills the screen with your army and resources beside it, and keys work (in the game, 2 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Every unit has its own keyword, and all eight fight as painted figures on the board</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:e8b77b2ecde77cdd9c2090a8898b77465665e63e</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Every unit has its own keyword, and all eight fight as painted figures on the board (in the game, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Close the tab mid-match and carry on where you were, on the map or mid-battle</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:7ac3b1146b076c02a31c5e12073c03f067ef4b8a</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Close the tab mid-match and carry on where you were, on the map or mid-battle (in Conquest, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Build up your town and recruit troops at your town and two dwellings</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:40e32b9022fd9be0492c7f881795a54844e3c0f5</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Build up your town and recruit troops at your town and two dwellings (in Conquest, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Pick up gold, wood, ore and crystal, take mines for daily income, level your hero</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:a2b3108b481d680c44f8a357cfeac986c4674e38</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Pick up gold, wood, ore and crystal, take mines for daily income, level your hero (in Conquest, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A painted map with real terrain and objects, and a hero who faces the way he walks</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:e794907fd1e1c3c2bef90685bb3cfeb4a97b0682</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A painted map with real terrain and objects, and a hero who faces the way he walks (in Conquest, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fight the monsters guarding the map, or auto-resolve and see your exact losses first</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:5dc4ee1b01608d6072d4bdca2716559a578079a4</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Fight the monsters guarding the map, or auto-resolve and see your exact losses first (in Conquest, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Walk your hero across a map: tap a spot, see the path and its cost, end the day</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:1e3c63353d6f1ed14cf9f2fa236c3b9eb84eee92</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Walk your hero across a map: tap a spot, see the path and its cost, end the day (in Conquest, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On the grass field every soldier stands out from the ground, as on the desert</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:9232367d31833c43ac94e1f882ffac758ee23a32</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On the grass field every soldier stands out from the ground, as on the desert (in the game, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The game starts sooner on a slow phone, because it loads less graphics code</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:1dc8974440081e87264464afe65698c9d8eedced</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The game starts sooner on a slow phone, because it loads less graphics code (in the game, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open dankgame.com and the new battle game is right there, playable in one tap</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:cde5f11c04aea6e3369b47adba7df1f725f50504</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Open dankgame.com and the new battle game is right there, playable in one tap (in the game, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Play a battle from the keyboard, with each button showing its key</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:193846a20c51c7b36c45d394b25a205a1ccaf286</id>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Play a battle from the keyboard, with each button showing its key (in the game, 1 October 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On a desktop the table fills the screen, with side panels for turn order and unit card</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:38b479a194513be9306ebe382d4df5b70e7265e3</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On a desktop the table fills the screen, with side panels for turn order and unit card (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The title shows the two armies facing each other across the front line</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:7ae5340f615b76966db59461b981fd8d6757dcd9</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The title shows the two armies facing each other across the front line (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The archer draws and looses and the crossbow kicks, with the arrow leaving the bow</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:69c2b4b884a71fdcdd322626253f127b002c06cf</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The archer draws and looses and the crossbow kicks, with the arrow leaving the bow (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The knight swings his sword, and every attacker is drawn in front of the one he strikes</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:6c3b486befe92633b61029522632c5badb42fc0b</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The knight swings his sword, and every attacker is drawn in front of the one he strikes (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A frame-rate readout you can switch on in Settings, to check a phone holds 60 fps</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:5d76eab0db86af84adbb7eb818dcf44d32369475</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A frame-rate readout you can switch on in Settings, to check a phone holds 60 fps (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On a tall phone the battle sits low under your thumb, with no empty band</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:3b5a8f17241f572fa0baa0e1549276dd5b2c6a9c</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>On a tall phone the battle sits low under your thumb, with no empty band (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blows throw sparks and dust: particles on every hit, landing and fall</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:0518680d62e3881cf97427d38c9fb42f6c88d52e</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Blows throw sparks and dust: particles on every hit, landing and fall (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The result screen is solid and shows the surviving army standing above it</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:9f80c0dd12353b56476b0ac7a8a945c84beb8319</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The result screen is solid and shows the surviving army standing above it (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Every battle button sits under your thumb, with a Menu to pause or leave</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:71404b5880cc3cd43adb38cb56573d24feabc735</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Every battle button sits under your thumb, with a Menu to pause or leave (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The game stops drawing when nothing moves, so a phone left on it stays cool</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:0058e6c488df48e0e97473d79860f17eec7d08d2</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The game stops drawing when nothing moves, so a phone left on it stays cool (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tapping Play shows a loading screen with real progress, and Retry if the battle fails</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:f8760c94ba1d250b74f2d1bd2044a08260726657</id>
    <updated>2026-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Tapping Play shows a loading screen with real progress, and Retry if the battle fails (in the game, 30 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The crossbowman, archer and knight stand on the board as painted figures, like the rest</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:4ff0466af51ef02a8b037cbe538447fae4b41192</id>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The crossbowman, archer and knight stand on the board as painted figures, like the rest (in the game, 29 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Play button is ready to tap in under 3 seconds on a 4G phone</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:f4d40ed120edc121c1c601148a277ee9b630e6f3</id>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The Play button is ready to tap in under 3 seconds on a 4G phone (in the game, 29 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Keep a battle through a reload: save after every move and pick up where you left off</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:58dee587bc48f92ad5faf2dbdbaa74a61dedc980</id>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Keep a battle through a reload: save after every move and pick up where you left off (in the game, 29 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The spearman actually thrusts his spear, his body moving in painted layers</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:161b773ff459bf980c98537c2b5e8a1247fcdfa9</id>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The spearman actually thrusts his spear, his body moving in painted layers (in the game, 29 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The title screen is ready to play sooner on a phone, the battle loads behind it</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:14eee4ff0a305447eb110889382ffe89f615291c</id>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The title screen is ready to play sooner on a phone, the battle loads behind it (in the game, 29 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The spearman and the wolf stand on the board as painted full-body figures</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:2b69bde7508b50859e0d6fdf4d627680ef997ddf</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The spearman and the wolf stand on the board as painted full-body figures (in the game, 28 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A fair fight: you and the computer field the same army, so a loss is your mistake</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:106365e5eaa8142e25ac00fefce4f58d896eddb5</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A fair fight: you and the computer field the same army, so a loss is your mistake (in the game, 28 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A battle that begins and ends like a game, with a screen showing what the win cost</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:0a2bdb2da37efe14c89c444e390985a2172eed48</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A battle that begins and ends like a game, with a screen showing what the win cost (in the game, 28 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Every blow lands: a lunge, a shake, falling numbers, arrows in flight and a fading death</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:7f238856f8a7a52ccbc5a875d5551c2a85692993</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Every blow lands: a lunge, a shake, falling numbers, arrows in flight and a fading death (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>See who moves next and how far every enemy can reach</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:b4b4145fbb2757f76d6102d571c7d8a6dd6b85f6</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>See who moves next and how far every enemy can reach (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>See the damage you will deal, and the blow you will take back, before you commit</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:539627b59ca6b475dbaea841f81f4608e63fb66e</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>See the damage you will deal, and the blow you will take back, before you commit (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rocks you can see are rocks you cannot walk through, and no army starts on one</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:4a27a492fe58e99caa2617dd9c45e7dbdaef82a8</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Rocks you can see are rocks you cannot walk through, and no army starts on one (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Play a whole battle against the computer, by touch or mouse</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:1d10605deda6a5541859f604a6f6db2110065f5c</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Play a whole battle against the computer, by touch or mouse (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A returning player always gets the newest build of the game</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:92e24447812e0e2d4b834580f8e6ecc810d77b96</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A returning player always gets the newest build of the game (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The battle board is drawn as a painted, tilted tabletop, in the art style the whole game now keeps</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:b94a4a3eb6f62a1ecb3082a30e2aecab62ca8c64</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The battle board is drawn as a painted, tilted tabletop, in the art style the whole game now keeps (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sound effects and a music loop, with mute and volume controls</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://dankgame.com/"/>
    <id>urn:sha1:661683388ce48a00e8515a5ffd2f3ce6cdf22f5a</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Sound effects and a music loop, with mute and volume controls (in the game, 27 September 2026)</summary>
  </entry>
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