Every match opens with 3-2-1-GO — the curtain teaches the board
Derby Duel · August 19, 2026
There is a five-second curtain in front of every match: 3, 2, 1 and GO. The countdown no longer runs on the face-off screen but on the board itself, a whistle blows at zero, and only then does the round clock start — so the countdown costs nobody any time.
On four boards the curtain also teaches: XOX, Common Ground, Hidden Star and Over Under. Each number lights up a real part of the board and names it in one line; no example question is invented — what lights up is the very board of the match you are about to play. The automatic tutorial that used to sit in front of the match is gone; you can still start the lesson from the game modes page.