Pokemon Duel is a new app focusing on the world of Pokemon set up much like a board game, with the objective being to get to a specified space, or “goal,” on your opponent’s side of the board. While navigating your way across the board to the goal you must also be aware of all of your opponent’s pieces, or “figures,” as your opponent is also trying to get to a goal on your side of the board. Each player’s figures start out on what is referred to as the bench. From the bench they can move forward across the board, and depending on the type of Pokemon some are able to move farther and more freely than others at any given time. While moving across the board you are not able to jump over other pieces or take their place when they are blocking your path, but if you wish then you can battle them. Batting works by spinning a wheel to determine both players’ moves, and the player with the most powerful move wins and sends the other figure to the Pokemon center. Once in the Pokemon center a figure may not be used in the game and can only be released when two other Pokemon are bumped to the center, at which point the center is full and the first Pokemon to be knocked off is sent back to the bench to begin again. In addition to the attack moves on the wheel, during battles players have the opportunity to spin a miss, in which case they will lose no matter what the other opponent’s spin was, unless it was also a miss. There is also the opportunity to spin a block move, which will render their opponent’s attack ineffective. However, these options are smaller than the attack moves on the wheel and are less likely to be spun. If you surround you opponent’s figure on all sides with your own, they are automatically knocked to the Pokemon center without the need for a battle. This is the most effective way to beat more powerful Pokemon. In order to further your chances of winning duels, you can unlock power cards by playing more often, which make the Pokemon chosen much more powerful, often for the remainder of the duel. By winning duels time boosters can be obtained which contain more Pokemon to add to your collection, though you can only hold three of the same type of Pokemon in your deck at once. However, these boosters have time limits on them which prohibit them from being unlocked right away. In addition to time boosters there are locked boosters, which are unlocked with collected key fragments that can be earned by participating in duels, regardless of winning or losing. These locked boosters often contain rare metals that when fused with a Pokemon will award it a lot more exp and increase its chances in battles. The overall goal of the game is to win as many duels and level up as many times as you can to become the highest level player, collecting rarer and more powerful Pokemon along the way.