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	~~{{GameMode~~		#REDIRECT [[Beta Block Sumo]]
	~~\| icon =~~ [[~~File:Icon Snowball.png\|32px]]~~
	~~\| name = Beta Sumo~~
	~~\| type = Free-for-all (duo queue crediting)~~
	~~\| players = 2 to 6~~
	~~\| lives = 3 (extra lives from powerups at certain tiers)~~
	~~\| objective = Take away the other players' lives; last one standing wins~~
	~~\| introduced = XP added 2021-04-23~~
	~~\| xp_cap = None observed~~
	}}

	~~'''Beta Sumo''' (displayed in-game as "Sumo duels", also called~~ Beta Block Sumo ~~or BBS) is a lives-based free-for-all where kills grant escalating powerup tiers. Each player starts with 3 lives; extra lives are granted at certain powerup levels.~~

	~~== XP ==~~

	~~From 2023 through at least September 2025 the mode paid exactly the [[Duels~~]] formula, with one twist: players queue in pairs, and the +30 win bonus is credited if you '''or your queue partner''' is the last one standing, regardless of your own elimination order. Combat is still full free-for-all (partners can hit each other); only the win crediting follows the pair.

	Sometime between 2025-09-24 and 2026-05-14 the formula changed, unannounced, to a per-second accrual model: XP grows at about 0.42 per second (with roughly +5 for a win at 0 kills), and kills are worth far more than before (about 30 to 40 XP each in long games). The exact current formula is unresolved.

	~~== History ==~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~! Date !! Change~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2020-11-29 \|\| fixed "negative xp" (changelog).~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2021-04-23 \|\| mode starts giving XP and stats.~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2021-04-27 \|\| extra lives reworked into powerup-tier rewards.~~
	\|-
	~~\| Between 2025-09-24 and 2026-05-14 \|\| silent change to the per-second accrual model.~~
	\|}

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{{GameMode
| icon = [[File:Icon Snowball.png|32px]]
| name = Beta Sumo
| type = Free-for-all (duo queue crediting)
| players = 2 to 6
| lives = 3 (extra lives from powerups at certain tiers)
| objective = Take away the other players' lives; last one standing wins
| introduced = XP added 2021-04-23
| xp_cap = None observed
}}

'''Beta Sumo''' (displayed in-game as "Sumo duels", also called Beta Block Sumo or BBS) is a lives-based free-for-all where kills grant escalating powerup tiers. Each player starts with 3 lives; extra lives are granted at certain powerup levels.

== XP ==

From 2023 through at least September 2025 the mode paid exactly the [[Duels]] formula, with one twist: players queue in pairs, and the +30 win bonus is credited if you '''or your queue partner''' is the last one standing, regardless of your own elimination order. Combat is still full free-for-all (partners can hit each other); only the win crediting follows the pair.

Sometime between 2025-09-24 and 2026-05-14 the formula changed, unannounced, to a per-second accrual model: XP grows at about 0.42 per second (with roughly +5 for a win at 0 kills), and kills are worth far more than before (about 30 to 40 XP each in long games). The exact current formula is unresolved.

== History ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Change
|-
| 2020-11-29 || fixed "negative xp" (changelog).
|-
| 2021-04-23 || mode starts giving XP and stats.
|-
| 2021-04-27 || extra lives reworked into powerup-tier rewards.
|-
| Between 2025-09-24 and 2026-05-14 || silent change to the per-second accrual model.
|}

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