PDN Single Player Modes

PDN modes with exactly two players on the duel link (one cable between two Portable Data Node units). Parent: Quickdraw.

Contrast with PDN Multi-Player Modes — serial chains for Posse and Shootout rings.

How a match starts

One person from each Teams role on the PDN. Hunter or Bounty.
Hunter jacks into the bounties device, wait for countdown, press button after screen says NOW. Firmware picks winner and uploads the result.
Posse can still wrap a live Duel with downline supporters; the head-to-head link stays two Challengers. See Posse.

Modes (child specs)

Mode	Matchup	Rewards (canon)
‣	Hunter vs Bounty (opposite roles).	Win: +1 ‣ and +1 ‣. Loss: nothing.
‣	Same role vs same role (Hunter/Hunter or Bounty/Bounty).	Win: +1 QD Point. Loss: −1 QD Point. No Energy on Showdown wins today.

Showdown rules are specced; full Showdown path in firmware is still open (see Showdown row Status and Quickdraw summary). Duel is the default booth path.

Leaderboards and TV

Team and Quickdraw in Leaderboards.
Contract presentation: Lore Machine / Player Contracts.

Open questions

Showdown: ship timeline vs Duel-only events
Whether Showdown should ever pay Energy
Training / onboarding: default new players into Duel only until roles are understood