★ The PANA changelog

What's new

Every update to the site since July, in plain words. The newest is at the top.

  1. Sep 13, 2026

    Stay signed in, sign in with a code, and the PANA Score

    Less signing in, and a new way to see who is on top.

    • PANA Power Rankings, with the top 10 PANA Scores, updated after every event day.Take a look
    • The Pana Animals now dish on the latest tournament, and you can share any take to your Instagram story.Take a look
    • Results pages show players by first name and last initial.Take a look
    • Sign in by typing the 6-digit code from the email, without leaving the page.Take a look
    • You stay signed in for 90 days between visits.
    • Asked for a spot on an invite-only event? If PANA puts you on the waitlist, you get an email saying so.
    • A story strip on every tournament page: the champions, the best record and the closest battle.
    • Player pages show a best event, who you won the most with, and milestones like your first medal.Take a look
    • The results page leads with the big numbers: games, points, Panas who came back and every champion.Take a look
  2. Sep 13, 2026

    The September 12 pick-up

    PANA's first event with rotating partners is on the results page.

    • The September 12 pick-up is up, PANA's first event with rotating partners.Take a look
    • On pick-up results, each player's row shows their partner.
    • One name per player: six people listed under two spellings now have one page, and old links still work.Take a look
  3. Sep 5, 2026

    Event news reaches every player

    Hold a spot, and you hear about changes to that event.

    • Turned off news emails? You still get updates about an event you hold a spot in.
  4. Sep 2, 2026

    The new quiz, and Dolphin is now Otter

    Eight new questions about how you play when it counts.

    • Eight new questions about how you play when the game is on the line.Take a look
    • Dolphin is now Otter. Every dolphin became an otter, and old dolphin links still work.Take a look
    • Kevin re-drew four of the cards: Bear, Gator, Raccoon and Otter.
    • The same answers always give the same animal.
    • How long you have played moved from the quiz to your profile.Take a look
    • Sort any results table by tapping a column.Take a look
  5. Aug 25, 2026

    Every medallist, and new charts

    Nobody's medal gets buried anymore.

    • The all-time medal roll lists every medallist.Take a look
    • New charts: new versus returning players, and how close the games were.
  6. Aug 24, 2026

    A page for every player

    Look anyone up and see their whole PANA record.

  7. Aug 16, 2026

    All-time stats, and two more tournaments

    Three tournaments in, the numbers start adding up.

    • Both May 31 events are up: the team event and the men's round robin.Take a look
    • All-time tabs: Leaderboard, Medals, Partners and Animals.
    • A new Where we play page with both home courts and their addresses.Take a look
    • Every game result is written out in words for screen readers.
  8. Aug 14, 2026

    Tournament results

    Every medal, every standing and every game, on the site.

  9. Aug 13, 2026

    A big round of fixes

    A sweep through registration, sign-in and email, fixing things that were quietly wrong.

    • Cancelled a registration? You can register for that event again.
    • Team events can no longer take more teams than they have room for.
    • Finished events stop taking registrations.
    • Signing in no longer turns news emails back on after you unsubscribed.
    • Saving part of your profile no longer clears the rest.
    • Everyone on a team roster with an account gets the event reminder, not just the captain.
    • Shared PANA links show a proper preview image.
  10. Aug 12, 2026

    Event reminders, and better-looking emails

    A heads-up before you play, and news emails that look like PANA.

    • Confirmed players get a reminder email about two days before the event.
    • Unsubscribing from news never stops a reminder for a spot you hold.
  11. Aug 11, 2026

    Sign-in emails you can count on

    Fewer missed sign-in emails, and an easy way off the news list.

    • Typed gmail.con? Every email box now asks "Did you mean...?"
    • If a sign-in email cannot be sent, the site tells you instead of saying to check your inbox.
    • Every PANA news email has an unsubscribe link, and your mail app's Unsubscribe button works too.
  12. Aug 1, 2026

    Collector cards, team events and early-bird prices

    Seven Pana Animals with Kevin's collector cards, and one sign-up for a whole team.

    • A new quiz with seven Pana Animals, each with its own collector card by Kevin.Take a look
    • Every animal has its own page, so your result is easy to share.
    • Share your card straight to your Instagram Story.
    • Your animal is yours for life, and your card shows how many Panas share it.
    • Team events: the captain registers the whole team, members or not.Take a look
    • For events with a team DUPR cap, an unrated player counts as 3.75 toward the team total.
    • Early-bird pricing on events that offer it.
    • Finished events leave every list at once, and the homepage lists every upcoming event.
  13. Jul 18, 2026

    Easier sign-up, and a Register button on every event

    Joining takes ten seconds, and every event is one tap from registering.

  14. Jul 14, 2026

    Profiles, invite-only events and the first quiz

    A fuller profile, a way into invite-only events, and the first Pana Animal Quiz.

    • Your profile has first and last name, birthday and your contact preferences.Take a look
    • No pop-up: a checklist on your dashboard shows what is left to fill in.
    • Invite-only events: request a spot, PANA approves it, then you pay.
    • Women's and men's events, with a nudge to add your gender if your profile is missing it.
    • Event pages list who is confirmed to play.
    • The first Pana Animal Quiz, which fills in your details when you are signed in.Take a look
    • Emails when you join, when you are approved, and when your spot is confirmed.
    • A FAQ with answers to the common questions.
    • The homepage poster shows the next event and how many spots are left.Take a look
  15. Jul 12, 2026

    Every event gets its flyer

    Events look the part now, on the site and when you share them.

    • Every event shows its flyer on its page and in the events list.Take a look
    • The next event's flyer takes over the homepage until the event is over.Take a look
    • Every event shows its format, like Draft or DUPR 17.
    • Share an event link and the preview shows its flyer.
  16. Jul 9, 2026

    PANA accounts are here

    Sign up once and the site knows you: your profile, your events, your spot.

    • Sign up without a password: we email you a link to sign in.Take a look
    • Browse upcoming events and register right on the site.Take a look
    • Pay by Venmo or Zelle. Your spot shows as pending until PANA confirms your payment.
    • Event full? Join the waitlist.
    • Some events set a DUPR range or an age minimum, and the event page tells you if you qualify.
    • Approved members can register for some events before they open to everyone.
    • Your dashboard shows your upcoming and past events, and lets you edit your profile.Take a look