Showdown is a same-role match on the same two-player cable as Duel. Parent hub: PDN Single Player Modes · Quickdraw.

Two Hunters or two Bounties jack in when they want rank on the boards in a different way.

In play

• Matchup: Hunter vs Hunter or Bounty vs Bounty.
• Win: +1 Quickdraw Points.
• Loss: −1 QD Point.
• No Energy / Tokens on Showdown wins today.

Rules are specc’ed on paper; the dedicated Showdown path in firmware is still open. Duel stays the default booth flow until that ships.

Where it shows up

• Hunter and Bounty mode bullets.
• Team leaderboard rows in Leaderboards.

Device

• Same duel link and upload path as Duel on Portable Data Node (mode selection TBD in firmware).

Canon

Alleycat 2027 Game Design — PDN modes (Single-Player / Showdown)