The Worldboard Weekly

New regions and improved transit data

• Added French city metro and tram coverage (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and more)
• Replaced synthetic Czech and Ireland rail feeds with real transit data for better accuracy
• Fixed Austrian rail booking with a more complete dataset
• Improved Japan rail station data across all regions
• Fixed missing transit data for certain Spanish routes

Hide and Seek improvements

• Hiding time options updated to 1h, 3h, 5h, 7h
• Fixed matching question exclusion zone for moderate-sized play areas
• Improved radar circle rendering accuracy

Quality of life

• Added clock speed-up hint during walk phases
• Fixed game start time timezone for games at stations in different time zones
• Revamped the What's New page to show individual release notes

• Added Terms of Service agreement to the registration flow
• New Street View coverage layer toggle on the fullscreen map -- see where Street View is available
• New distance ruler tool on the fullscreen map -- measure distances directly on the map
• Cards now display their casting cost, and questions show the card draw cost
• Hide and Seek: hiders are now auto-captured when seekers get close enough, plus a new "The End" button for ending the game
• Fixed thermometer display rendering near map edges
• Fixed route map questions to no longer hint at the hider's location
• Your credit balance is now displayed on the dashboard and the Hide & Seek start page
• Hiders now see an on-screen warning with a countdown timer when they leave the play zone
• Tram and metro routes now have distinct icons on the map
• UK and Ireland ferry routes are now available
• The game menu has been moved into the center clock panel for a cleaner layout
• Dashboard improvements: smarter handling of active games and connection status
• New announcements system for important updates and notices

• Question categories are now color-coded, making it easier to identify question types at a glance
• Expanded transit coverage to Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Improved rail coverage in Wales

Dashboard Revamp

• Refreshed dashboard design with updated layout and background
• Session cards now show solo/multiplayer icons
• Improved active and saved game sections

New Features

• Alpha tester application system -- apply to become a tester from the login page
• Social media links added to the dashboard footer
• Social login now works for existing users when invite codes are required

New Transit Routes

• Northern Europe cross-border ferry connections added

Other Improvements

• Legal information pages added (Privacy Policy, Terms, Cookies, Copyright)
• Unauthenticated waiting room visitors are now redirected to login
• Game creation is now more reliable with an extended timeout
• Improved icon quality across the app

New Features

• New Start game page -- A brand new page for starting Hide and Seek games
• Auto-select train operator -- The ticket machine now automatically selects the correct operator when buying tickets from the departure board
• Station search for testers -- Testers can now search for specific stations when starting a game
• Saved games pagination -- Saved games list now loads faster with server-side pagination

Improvements

• Seeker guidance -- Seekers now see a helpful prompt when they have not asked any questions yet
• Video overlay fixes -- Video and animation overlays now display correctly on top of all game elements
• Waiting room navigation -- The back button in the waiting room now correctly returns to the dashboard