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What's new at Battlesnake in 2023?

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What's new at Battlesnake in 2023?

We're thrilled to finally share the exciting changes we’ve made to Battlesnake including our website’s new look, new ranking system, and a new way to compete!

Happy Holidays from the Battlesnake Team!

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Happy Holidays from the Battlesnake Team!

We're so grateful to have such a dedicated global community of developers who play Battlesnake, and wish you all a safe & happy holiday season 🎄

Battlesnake Developer Update - November 2022

Battlesnake Developer Update - November 2022

As Fall League finished up, the team was heads down working on infrastructure, with the biggest changes coming in the form of the new Rules 2.0 release! Rules 2.0 We did a big cleanup of the Rules project in November with the goal of making a 2.0

Introducing the Battlesnake Campus Tour

Introducing the Battlesnake Campus Tour

The Battlesnake Campus tour is a hackathon sponsorship with a twist. Receive up to $2000 USD in funding, prizes, tools, mentors, and more.

Fall League Results are in!

Fall League Results are in!

With the dust still settling from the penultimate competition of the 2022 Battlesnake Competitive season, we are thrilled to share the final standings from the Fall League Platinum and Elite Tournaments. 📑Read on to discover who claimed the title of: 🥇 Platinum Tier Champion 🏆 Elite Tier Champion 👏 People's Choice Winner Platinum

Battlesnake Developer Update - October 2022

Battlesnake Developer Update - October 2022

The team spent most of October running Fall League and working on some major new updates for the 2023 Competitive season that will be announced in December and January. Despite that we managed to get a few new improvements out for the platform. Account Dashboard The new Account Dashboard is

Announcing the 2022 Fall League Tournament Qualified Battlesnakes

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Announcing the 2022 Fall League Tournament Qualified Battlesnakes

With the Fall League leaderboard official closed, let’s take a look at the top tier Battlesnakes who qualified for the live tournaments streaming on Twitch on November 2nd, 3rd and 12th 🏆

Battlesnake Then and Now: Lessons learned

Battlesnake Then and Now: Lessons learned

Brad Van Vugt, developer and CEO behind Battlesnake shares some history, lessons learned, and the journey behind building a company around what started as a one-off event. You can listen to both podcasts here: Battlesnake started from unlikely beginnings. In these interviews, Brad talks about how Battlesnake was initially created

Are you creating awesome Battlesnake content? Share it and get rewarded!

Are you creating awesome Battlesnake content? Share it and get rewarded!

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Battlesnake Creators program, a brand new initiative to celebrate creative contributions made by Battlesnake Developers from around the world!!! 🎉

Battlesnake Developer Update - September 2022

Battlesnake Developer Update - September 2022

September was a big planning month for Battlesnake. We got the entire remote team together for an onsite to discuss roadmap and brainstorm plans for the 2023 Competitive Season. There are a lot of exciting things coming in the next 6 months! Around all that planning, we managed to get

Applications Open for Fall Cohort of the RBC & Battlesnake Developer Fellowship!

Applications Open for Fall Cohort of the RBC & Battlesnake Developer Fellowship!

Applications are now open to join the Fall 2022 cohort of the RBC & Battlesnake Developer Fellowship, a collaborative initiative that supports women and non-binary developers from across Canada in taking the next step in their journey as a professional developer—through Battlesnake.

Fall League Registration is Open!

Fall League Registration is Open!

Don't miss your chance to join the final public league of the 2022 competitive season! Find out what's new and what's staying the same for Fall League so you'll be ready for battle when the competition begins on September 30th. Register for the 2022 Fall League Competition!📘New to Competitive

Battlesnake Developer Update - August 2022

Battlesnake Developer Update - August 2022

A lot of things came together in August for the Battlesnake team, including improvements to almost every corner of the platform. New Docs We rebuilt and relaunched docs.battlesnake.com using the Docusaurus platform. This gave us a lot of power to improve the usability of the docs and provide

Comparing 5 Free Hosting Tiers (that don't require credit cards)

Comparing 5 Free Hosting Tiers (that don't require credit cards)

Deploying code without handing over your credit card information can be a challenge. So I decided to review the process of deploying a simple Python web application from a GitHub template on: GitPod, Heroku, Railway, Render, and Replit.

Summer League Results are in!

Summer League Results are in!

With the dust only just settling from an exciting summer of Battlesnake, we're thrilled to share the final standings from the 2022 Summer League Competition. 📑Read on to discover who claimed the title of: 🥇 Platinum Tier Champion 🏆 Elite Tier Champion 👏 Peoples Choice Winner Platinum Championship Tournament An incredible 16 Battlesnake's

Battlesnake Developer Update - June 2022

Battlesnake Developer Update - June 2022

As Summer League 2022 wrapped up and moved into the tournament phase, the development team focused some new features for Battlesnake! New Customizations and Battlesnake Points! In August, we are introducing a new rewards system called Battlesnake Points. As you explore the Battlesnake platform and complete goals, you will automatically

Unlock New Head and Tails with Battlesnake Points

Unlock New Head and Tails with Battlesnake Points

Introducing Battlesnake Points! Which can be used unlock new head and tail customizations for your Battlesnake. There are over 100 customizations to collect and new heads and tails being released regularly. In this post, we'll cover what Battlesnake Points are, how to earn them, and where to spend them. The

Announcing Tournament Qualified Battlesnakes!

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Announcing the 2022 Summer League Tournament Qualified Battlesnakes

With the Summer League leaderboard official closed, let’s take a look at the top tier Battlesnakes who qualified for the live tournaments on Saturday, July 23rd and Saturday, July 30th on Twitch.TV/BattlesnakeOfficial 🏆

Battlesnake Developer Update - June 2022

Battlesnake Developer Update - June 2022

This month we bring you news about Summer league, game maps and improvements to the Battlesnake CLI!

Build your own Battlesnake Maps!

Build your own Battlesnake Maps!

We've open-sourced the code behind custom hazard maps, making it easier to build your own maps in code, and register them to be used with the local CLI.

Summer League Registration is Now Open at https://play.battlesnake.com/summer-league!

Summer League 2022 Registration is Open!

A new map is revealed and deadly hazard walls are in play—get your must have Summer League info right here.

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Developer Updates

Battlesnake Developer Update - May 2022

This month we bring you news about Battlegrounds, rule changes, and hosting your very own tournaments!

How to Monitor your Battlesnake with New Relic

As anyone who has written any software knows, the next emotion you experience (after the elation of your program running successfully the first time), is mild puzzlement as you whisper to yourself "Why did it do that?" Battlesnake is certainly no exception. As your code grows in complexity, the likelihood

Introducing Battlegrounds—a new way to play Battlesnake

> A new way to play Battlesnake called Battlegrounds [https://play.battlesnake.com/battlegrounds/] is officially open! Battlegrounds will replace Global Arenas, which will shut down on May 31st. Battlegrounds is a recurring month-long competition where developers can enter their Battlesnakes in ladders to earn achievements and accolades. Each month, we

NEW Competitive Season Merch has arrived!

NEW Competitive Season Merch has arrived!

Don't just be ready for battle, look ready for battle too with our new competitive season merch line. Now available [https://store.battlesnake.com/] in our store today! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limited Edition 2022 Competitive League T-Shirt With its sporty new design and right arm band decal, the star of this show