2026-09-05 LIVE IN v0.3.2

GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE.

If a card says ghost, it can have a ghost. Phantom Finish now brings a spectral driver to the grid; Phoenix Plating rises from the wreckage on mechanical wings; Wrecking Ball takes its name very seriously.

Phantom Finish, Phoenix Plating and Wrecking Ball shown in the game with blue, cream and red fantasy racing illustrations — Scrutineering has questions about the wings.

We used the cards’ existing art briefs and kept the blue, cream and red print palette. The names and effects gave us permission to get stranger. These are the first three from the wider missing-art pass; there are still more to illustrate.

Meanwhile, familiar cards were making the game unpack their pictures again every time they returned. A small recent-art cache now keeps those illustrations ready. In a focused local check, repeat card setup fell from roughly 19–21 milliseconds to 1–5 milliseconds. That fixes a measurable source of draft delay; browser hiccups still get checked separately.

The racing rules and card effects are unchanged. The ghosts are here for the pictures, not a surprise balance patch.