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Royale |
The Battlesnake Royale map was the first to introduce a new danger, called Hazards.
Hazards slowly encroach from the edges of the game board every 25 turns, creating an ever-shrinking 'safe zone'. Entering a grid location marked as a Hazard will cost 14 health, in addition to the loss of 1 health per turn.
Hazard locations are available in the Board Object of the Battlesnake API, listed under hazards.
Food can spawn inside and outside of the Hazard area. If a Battlesnake consumes food inside a Hazard location, it will receive the full benefits of the food and not be penalized for entering the Hazard.
Hazards that spawn in a location that a Battlesnake has just moved into will have no effect — Hazard damage is only applied on subsequent turns after their initial spawn, and your Battlesnake will have an opportunity to leave the location before taking damage.
<img src={require('@site/static/img/royale_game.png').default} alt="Example Royale Game with Hazard Sauce on three sides" className="game-mode-example" />