v1.0.4 — Internationalisation & ad rollout
May 2026
- Five-language support across the entire web: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Indonesian. Language is auto-detected from the browser and remembered between sessions.
- Compact record popup with a confetti burst on the heart icon when a new personal best lands.
- Google AdSense placement API enabled inside the game for non-Pro users. Ads run between matches, never during a placement.
- Mobile-first redesign of the "Play now" CTA — larger touch target, animated pulse, clearer copy.
v1.0.3 — Hearts and social moments
April 2026
- Hearts (lives) system: every game starts with three hearts. Losing a duel costs one heart; hearts regenerate one per hour. Pro users have unlimited hearts.
- 24-hour record popup: when you beat a friend's score from the last day, the app prompts you to share the moment.
- Social share buttons added to the post-game screen with native sharing on Android and web fallback for browsers.
- Server stability fixes for the matchmaker, eliminating a rare disconnect on weak mobile networks.
v1.0.2 — Landing refresh
March 2026
- Complete redesign of the marketing landing page with neo-brutalist visuals and clearer feature breakdown.
- Tiers section added to the homepage with the full Newbie-to-Legendary ladder.
- Privacy policy and terms of use rewritten to be plain-English readable rather than legalese.
v1.0.1 — Tier system launch
February 2026
- Bitcointalk-inspired tier ladder shipped: Newbie, Jr. Block, Block Member, Full Block, Sr. Block, Hero Block, Legendary.
- Nickname colour now reflects your current tier, visible in the global ranking and inside versus matches.
- Migrated all existing players to the new system without resetting their win counts.
v1.0.0 — Public launch
January 2026
- Public launch on the web at app.tretablock.online with the 8×8 board, three-piece tray, no-rotation rule, and a global top-100 ranking.
- Online 1v1 versus mode with synchronised pieces and a 5-minute match clock.
- Anonymous nickname#tag identity system inspired by classic chat clients.
- Optional Pro unlock with no ads, exclusive skins, and a Pro badge.
v0.9 — Closed beta
November 2025
- First 200 testers invited through WhatsApp to validate the core puzzle loop and the versus prototype.
- Initial Android build distributed through the Play Console closed test track.
- Hundreds of bug reports and design notes received and triaged — the foundation of every feature shipped since.
What's coming next
The roadmap for the rest of 2026 is intentionally short — we'd rather ship a few good things well than many half-finished features:
- Public lobbies. Find a random duel without sharing a code. Includes the tier-based matchmaker.
- Weekend tournaments. 16-player single-elimination brackets for higher tiers, with a monthly cosmetic prize.
- Power-ups. Optional in-match consumables that respect the synchronised-pieces rule. Free for Pro users.
- iOS public beta. TestFlight track open to anyone, with the same feature set as the web build.
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