Game Modes & World

Dunce Hustle currently has two ways to play: short-session matches and the persistent monthly world.

Quick Match Modes

These modes are available from the lobby:

Mode	Day Length	Total Days	Typical Use
Blitz	60s	7	Fast pressure, fast mistakes
Standard	120s	7	Default competitive pacing
Relaxed	180s	7	Learning and lower-pressure sessions
Marathon	300s	7	Slower planning-focused play

Dunce World

Display name: Dunce World
Invite code: WORLD
Day length: 24 hours
Season length: current calendar month
Max players: effectively uncapped
Starting cash: GYD 5,000
Starting energy: 100
Starting inventory capacity: 100

Dunce World is the long-running monthly season. It is built for slower growth, longer grudges, and more careful bankroll management than the 7-day modes.

Lobby Flow

From lobby you can:

Create a quick game
Join with a 6-character invite code
Re-enter active games
Enter Dunce World directly

Standard multiplayer lobbies support 2 to 8 players.

Daily Flow

At day advance, the active game:

Rolls the next day
Refreshes prices
Applies bank interest
Applies loan interest
Resets energy to max, minus AFK penalty when applicable
Decays bounty
Clears same-day action pressure like mug/snitch windows

AFK Rule

If you take no actions during a day, the next day starts with an AFK energy penalty of 4.

Snitch cost: 4 energy
Snitch rule: same location only
Snitch frequency: once per target per day
Snitch effect: target gets +0.15 risk modifier and +1,500 bounty

World-Specific Market Behavior

Dunce World keeps prices moving between day changes:

Hourly tick interval: 1 hour
Hourly price swing band: 0.95x to 1.05x

That makes long-form routes less predictable than quick-match routes, especially if you sit on inventory for too long.