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Steam News6 December 20257mo ago

Update: Smarter Shuffles & Promotion Fixes

Hello everyone, We just pushed a small but important update to improve the quality of your runs. Here is what changed: Smarter Randomizer: We adjusted the algorithm that serves the puzzles.

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Hello everyone,

What changed

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changedHere is what changed:
changedSmarter Randomizer: We adjusted the algorithm that serves the puzzles. You should now see a better variety of challenges and fewer repetitions during your runs.
changedPromotion Bug Fix: We squashed a nasty bug where Pawn promotions were not triggering correctly in specific scenarios, rendering some puzzles unsolvable. The path to promotion is now clear!

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changedHere is what changed:
changedSmarter Randomizer: We adjusted the algorithm that serves the puzzles. You should now see a better variety of challenges and fewer repetitions during your runs.
changedPromotion Bug Fix: We squashed a nasty bug where Pawn promotions were not triggering correctly in specific scenarios, rendering some puzzles unsolvable. The path to promotion is now clear!

We just pushed a small but important update to improve the quality of your runs.

Here is what changed:

  • Smarter RandomizerWe adjusted the algorithm that serves the puzzles. You should now see a better variety of challenges and fewer repetitions during your runs.
  • Promotion Bug Fix: We squashed a nasty bug where Pawn promotions were not triggering correctly in specific scenarios, rendering some puzzles unsolvable. The path to promotion is now clear!

Community Shoutout

A massive thank you to user 76561198045743681 for reporting the promotion bug with details! Your report helped us track this down quickly.

If you find any other oddities, please let us know in the Community Hub.

Happy solving!

The Deep Green Games Team

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Steam News / 6 December 2025

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