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2022 Battlesnake Competitibe Season Graphic

Spring League and 2022 Competitive Season

It's here! The 2022 Competitive Season starts this week with a brand new game mode, a new map, and a whole new matchmaking system. We're going to detail everything you need to know to compete throughout the year, starting now with Spring League. Let's go!

New Training Program Challenges

New Training Program Challenges

This week we released some updates to Battlesnake Challenges, including a new set of Training Program Challenges!

Fall League 2021 - Competition & Tournament Details

Fall League 2021 - Competition & Tournament Details

Fall League 2021 begins tomorrow, September 24th at 12:00 pm PDT! As always, we're making some changes to the competitive ladder and tournaments to address concerns, incorporate feedback, and hopefully build on the Battlesnake league format :) We love hearing your ideas to make Battlesnake Leagues better and more fun

Battlesnake Raises $1.5M to Build eSports for Developers

Battlesnake Raises $1.5M to Build eSports for Developers

Today, the Battlesnake team is excited to announce $1.5M in funding to build gaming and eSports for developers.

Controlling a Battlesnake with a Webcam, Replit, and Your Face

Controlling a Battlesnake with a Webcam, Replit, and Your Face

Facesnake was originally coded live on Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/967694891] by Brad [https://twitter.com/bvanvugt] & Joe [https://twitter.com/jna_sh]. This past spring on Coding Badly, Joe and I, for whatever reason, challenged ourselves to build a camera-controlled Battlesnake. The result was "Facesnake" – a Battlesnake

New: Battlesnake Membership

New: Battlesnake Membership

A new way to support the Battlesnake community

New Season, New Leagues, and a Growing Global Community

New Season, New Leagues, and a Growing Global Community

An introduction to the Battlesnake 2021 Competitive Season

Announcing the 2020 Battlesnake Fall League & Winter Classic Tournament

Announcing the 2020 Battlesnake Fall League & Winter Classic Tournament

During last Friday’s Snake Pit Live we announced TWO new competitions: the first ever Battlesnake Fall League and the second annual…

Stay Home and Code raised $25,000 for Food Banks Canada

Stay Home and Code raised $25,000 for Food Banks Canada

Throughout April we’ve been running an online programming league called Stay Home and Code, raising money for Food Banks Canada.

Battlesnake: Stay Home and Code

Battlesnake: Stay Home and Code

Supporting Food Banks Canada. Presented by RBC and AWS.

Battlesnake Victoria 2020 Postponed

Battlesnake Victoria 2020 Postponed

Due to growing concerns surrounding COVID-19, and along with guidance from PHAC, WHO, and other health authorities, the Battlesnake team…

The Future of Battlesnake

The Future of Battlesnake

What if programming was fun and accessible for everyone?