All versions since March 26, 2026

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March 26, 2026

Added

TV-friendly tournament pairings view: broadcast pairings and round timers on a TV or projector during events
XP card scanning can now be used to add players directly to free tournaments
XP transfer flow is now visible in the XPN store
Logged-out users are prompted to sign in when interacting with XP pricing or minimum spend on Shopify

Changed

XP card expiration time has been updated from 24h to 10m
Redesigned minimum spend UI with clearer layout and more configuration options
Improved pricing and badge visuals on Shopify
Replaced the XP amount slider with a number input for more precise control on Shopify

Fixed

“Check In All Players” button now correctly checks in every player
QR code scanner has been updated to autofocus for all Android devices

April 13, 2026

Added

Square POS integration: retailers can connect their Square account via OAuth and feature their products on XP Network
Customers can redeem XP for gift cards at Square retailers, with full ledger tracking
Gift card balances are now visible on retailer pages for Square linked customers
Phone number field on user profiles, used to link customers to Square POS for seamless checkout
Clerk side POS flow: store staff can look up a customer’s gift card by phone number at the register
Products section on retailer store pages, powered by Square catalog sync
Trophy case on user profiles for showcasing favorite achievements
Achievements tab on user profiles showing all unlocked achievements
Achievement cards now display optional descriptions on the front side
Achievement flip side now shows multiple tiers in a dropdown
Location and event details now appear on the achievement flip side
Achievements can now be linked to multiple events
Organization owners now have automatic full access to all events created within their org
Search improvements across the platform

Fixed

QR code scanner autofocus on Samsung S26+

April 22, 2026

This release is all about keeping big achievement libraries organized, plus a round of fixes for Leagues and Square gift cards.

Added

Achievement archiving to keep long achievement lists manageable
Filter achievements by event
Global achievement templates for events
Event achievement workspace for managing everything in one place
Toggle to control achievement unlocking for event attendees
Social media sharing for achievements
Search bar in the trophy case achievement selector
Discord in the Player IDs section
Real names alongside usernames in the Organizer view
Signup date column in the mailing list
Quick navigation button to return to the organization events page
New docs links throughout the Organizer Hub

Changed

Increased the character limit for Wizards Player IDs
League Join button now shows “Joined” after you join

Fixed

Players can no longer join a league after the enrollment deadline
League editing no longer fails with a validation error
Square gift card fixes: redemption errors, a crash when entering a 0 amount, and misleading balance displays during transactions
Edit Profile now scrolls so the phone number field is reachable
Leagues editor display issue

May 15, 2026

The biggest tournament upgrade yet. Running an event is now dramatically faster: report results straight from the bracket, edit it on the fly, and route matches to stations without leaving the view.

Added

Interactive tournament bracket with Quick and Full result reporting modes
Bracket editing: swap competitors, void matches, and regenerate the bracket before start
Stations: assign matches to stations right from the bracket view, with notifications when a match is ready
Seed editor with tier support
Placements panel for elimination tournaments
Format-specific settings in the tournament form, including grand finals modes
Brackets now display game scores (for example 2-1) for multi-game matches

Fixed

Double elimination bracket generation with randomized seeds
Top cut matches after Swiss rounds now advance winners correctly and open on Winners Round 1
Losers bracket rounds no longer overlap in the bracket view
Changing top cut size on Swiss tournaments no longer errors
Reset Seeds now clears tier dividers as well
Account recovery no longer restarts paid users on a trial
Date validation error in the event editor now clears after fixing the dates

May 27, 2026

A tune-up week: rounding out the new tournament experience based on early feedback, and opening the platform up to more of the world.

Added

South American countries and Puerto Rico added to the country list

Changed

Match reporting now lives on the full tournament page instead of individual rounds

Fixed

Double elimination brackets now support any competitor count of 4 or more using byes
Grand finals bracket reset now auto-populates players correctly
Voided match scores no longer linger in bracket and round views
Station picker selections now persist properly
Swapping competitors works consistently in both bracket and round views
Searching events by date returns results again
Image crop tool works again during event creation
News updates with images no longer hit the character limit early
League member lists page correctly past the first page
Email verification gaps in Plus signup closed
OAuth permissions screen no longer requires scrolling twice to continue

Quests are live! This is the biggest addition to XP Network since achievements. Organizers can now build multi-step, real-world adventures: send players around a convention floor, a game store, or a whole city, scanning QR codes and presenting their XP card to complete steps and unlock achievements and XP along the way.

Added

Build multi-step quests that reward achievements and XP, with steps completed by QR code scans at physical or virtual locations or by presenting an XP card
Quest pages with shareable posters
Featured quests section on the home page
Quests now appear on event, organization, and user profiles, and on the back of unlocked achievement cards
Short quest links (xpnetwork.com/q/…) for easy sharing
Invite-only quests
Scan sessions: organizers and staff can scan player XP cards to complete steps, with scan logs for review
Push notifications for quest step completions, with links back into the quest
Notifications when you are awarded XP
Organizations can now see a table of members and their XP values in the Hub’s Analytics view
Organizers can block staff from purchasing items in their events
Player ID fields for Wise Wizard Games
Paizo and Soul Masters TCG joined our featured partners

Fixed

UK users can now spend exactly 200 XP
Long achievement names now wrap instead of overflowing the card
Mobile scrolling fixes across avatar selection, trophy case selection, and achievement image upload
Quest scanning polish: duplicate unlocks eliminated, out-of-order scans now show a clear error, and invite-only links resolve correctly

June 18, 2026

Post-launch polish for Quests, plus your trophies now travel with you.

Added

Organizations can now edit their quests after publishing
Trophy case on mobile profiles

July 2, 2026

Calendars have landed. Every organization profile now has a proper event calendar, making XP Network the place to answer “what’s happening at my local game store this week?” Tournaments got some love too, with a completely redesigned bracket.

Added

Event calendars on organization profiles, with month, week, and day views and rich event details
Brand new tournament bracket view: a broadcast-style redesign that is faster and easier to read
Browser overlay view for organizer device streams, great for showing live progress on a broadcast
New avatars from Paizo, Soul Masters TCG, and Warlord Games, plus an improved avatar picker

Changed

Improved tournament match result reporting based on feedback from fighting game communities
Shopify storefront experience updated to Shopify’s latest platform

Fixed

Link previews now render correctly when sharing XP Network pages on social and chat apps

July 10, 2026

Calendars, part two: your schedule now follows your players home. Anyone can subscribe to an organization’s calendar from its profile and see upcoming events right in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or whatever they already use.

Added

Subscribe to calendar: follow an organization’s events from your own calendar app, straight from their profile
Calendar filters to narrow down which events you see
Paizo Organized Play IDs on player profiles
Event drafts: the event form now saves your progress as you go, just like quests
Tickets are set up automatically when creating events and tournaments

Fixed

Ticket emails now show times in the event’s time zone

July 30, 2026

Calendars now go wherever your community is. Organizations can put their XP Network calendar on their own website, and this release also plants the first seeds of native XP checkout: spending XP directly on any product at an event.

Added

Embeddable calendars: build an iframe embed of your organization’s event calendar in the Hub and drop it into any website
Calendar API access for organizations, with credentials managed from the Hub
Pay with XP at events: organizers can opt in per product, from tickets to merch, and set an XP discount rate at the organization or event level, and buyers can apply their XP right at checkout
QR code option on the event share sheet
Short links behind all QR codes in events and quests for faster, more reliable scans

Changed

Uploaded images are now served from a CDN for faster loading
Updated the public Terms of Service

August 14, 2026

A tournament operations release. Swiss organizers can now correct a misreported result without tearing down every round that follows it, and the rest of the release is a sweep of fixes across event search and event emails.

Added

Reset Pairings for Swiss rounds: clear the pairings for a round without deleting the round, fix the result that was wrong in an earlier round, and generate pairings again with the corrected standings

Changed

Show Win-Loss-Draw Records is now a tournament-wide setting instead of a per-round one, so every round in a tournament displays records the same way
Event search by distance is clearer, with a fixed hover state and a favorites list that collapses once it grows past five entries

Fixed

Events open properly in a new tab when you middle-click or right-click them
Deleting a round no longer bounces organizers out to the tournament view
Images in event update emails now load in desktop and mobile email clients

August 27, 2026

Our biggest organizer release yet. Event setup has been rebuilt from the ground up, checkout is brand new, and organizations can now create items that players collect, level up, and earn XP with.

Added

Redesigned event setup: a cleaner layout, a new details form with separate cover and banner images, and a schedule builder for multi-day events
Import from a prior event to copy an earlier event’s setup in one click
Tickets and add-ons got a full redesign, with pricing tiers, sale windows, purchase privileges, and rules for which add-ons require or exclude others
Cash and in-person products for items you sell at the door, without going through online checkout
New attendee, order, coupon, and staff pages for every event, with an easy way to invite staff
Revoke a ticket from a player who drops or no-shows so the next person on the waitlist can take their spot
Event achievements tab showing how many times each achievement has been awarded
Items: repeatable achievements with levels. Create them in the Hub, hand them out to players, level them up or down, and optionally award or deduct XP along the way
Brand new checkout experience
UK support with VAT, plus more currencies at checkout

Changed

New tournament editor design, now part of event setup
The scanner is now part of paid plans
The Hub menu opens as a drawer on mobile
Events can only sell products in a single currency
Initial pairings must be generated before creating new rounds, preventing mix-ups in tournament setup
Achievements on event pages are reorganized

Fixed

Players can see pairings as soon as they are generated, before the round starts
Check in all works again
Several top cut issues in tournaments
Store products now follow your Shopify collection’s sort order
Staff and rewards pages in event setup load without errors

September 11, 2026

Items arrive for players, and everyone on XP Network can now create events. Event templates make it quicker than ever to get your first event up.

Added

Items for players: repeatable achievements with tiers that upgrade automatically and award bonus XP. See every item you own and its level, pin favorites to your profile showcase, and get notified when your inventory changes
Organizations can pin items to an event page and hand them out or level them up for some or all attendees
Items are linked from XP transactions, so you can see exactly what earned or spent your XP
Event templates for tournaments, online events, in-person events, and conventions
Add to calendar button on event and tournament pages
Set the time zone on dated content, so schedules show correctly wherever your players are
Upload multiple images to event updates
Search by username in the XP ledger

Changed

Everyone on XP Network can now create events
The Hub events list has a new, easier-to-scan table

Fixed

Images pasted from web pages now stay in event descriptions and updates
Ticket and add-on counts stay accurate when a checkout fails partway through
Staff get notified again when their event role changes

September 24, 2026

A round of quality of life improvements driven by your feedback, from easier staff invites to more accurate tournament standings.

Added

Invite staff by XP Network username again, alongside email invites
Leaving a league is now easier to find

Changed

Tournament templates are faster to set up

Fixed

Bye matches recorded as wins no longer count twice in tournament standings
Organization analytics load even with an ad blocker on, and XP unique recipients now shows the full total
Lookup scan sessions start automatically for scanners

October 20, 2026 Latest

Official events arrive. Organizers can ask a publisher or brand to make their event official, and approved events can hand out that organization’s achievements and items right from event setup. This release also brings XP claim links for members moving over from another loyalty program, smarter XP spending in Shopify, and a round of tournament fixes.

Added

Request official event status from an organization in event basics, with optional prize support for achievements and items
Sponsorship requests in the organization Hub: review incoming requests, approve them, and attach the achievements and items the event can award
Approved events can unlock the sponsoring organization’s achievements and adjust its items for attendees from event setup, and those rewards show up in the event’s rewards area
Notifications and emails when an official event request is sent, approved, or withdrawn
XP claim links: when an organization brings its loyalty program to XP Network, members get a link showing the XP waiting for them, and signing up from it claims the XP without a second verification email
Option to avoid repeat tables in tournaments, so players don’t sit at the same table round after round
Organization news posts can keep their original publish date, and you can choose whether each post goes out to your mailing list
Shopify storefronts show how much XP a product or cart will earn, even for signed-out shoppers, with a prompt to join
The Shopify Thank You page shows the XP earned on the order
Look up players in Shopify POS by username, email, or phone number when scanning isn’t working
Music is now an activity type
Free organizer Hubs preview the tools included in Plus, so you can see what an upgrade unlocks

Changed

Achievements can be credited to an event even if they aren’t linked to that event first
Event type is now set automatically: an event becomes official once its request is approved, and its details lock after approval
Changing your email now asks you to verify the new address
Refreshed ticket buttons that show each ticket’s state more clearly

Fixed

Swiss pairings no longer push a top seed down two brackets to avoid a rematch lower in the standings
Swapping or removing competitors in a Swiss match now saves
Players get notified again when a round or tournament is completed
Shopify POS only spends the XP needed for the items in the cart, not the player’s full balance
Scanning an XP card before adding items in Shopify POS keeps the XP discount
XP Store orders can no longer spend more XP than the order costs
Organization home pages show only organization news, not event updates
The event page shows Limit Reached instead of Buy More Tickets when you already hold the most tickets allowed
Completed quest steps show as complete right after you scan, without refreshing the page
The XP balance updates right away after adjusting a player’s item levels
The minimum points field no longer stays flagged once the maximum is fixed
Story promo posters no longer crop the sides of square cover images
Organizations reviewing an official event request can open the event while it’s still a draft