Dear Princess Player, we’re so glad you're reading this issue of *Castle of the Princes*. We are “Four Ducks,” the developers of *1000 Princes*.
🍆 First, please enter the Prince’s Game Room!
The paid version of the otome game *1000 Princes* has been updated to v2.3, featuring a new trial segment of the “Personal Romance ~ HaoWei 1” route! You can now experience a romantic storyline with HaoWei, who deeply cares for and cherishes you! The trial script of *HaoWei 1* is approximately 4000 words long, with a new playtime of about 20 minutes. As a visual novel, the game focuses heavily on immersive storytelling and visuals.
*HaoWei 1* Trial Storyline
◆ Romance Section: Your devoted warlord brother HaoWei can't bear to see you, an entertainment agent, constantly running around exhausted. He offers you a relaxed post in the military band, but you gently refuse. One night, your male artist Panda is completely worn out from filming and collapses into bed in the only hotel room available. To avoid gossip, you sleep alone on the hotel lobby sofa. When HaoWei finds out, he flies into a rage, personally summons Panda and scolds him harshly. HaoWei cannot tolerate you being mistreated—even a little.
◆ Murder Mystery Section: In this chapter, *HaoWei 1*, your artist Panda is involved in a bizarre murder case. On set, someone has been killed—the victim is the mother of a child model. Her death is horrifying: her head was tightly wrapped with ordinary brown tape. With so many people at the scene, who dared to commit such a crime? Why choose such a strange and time-consuming method to kill her? And how did the murderer do it? To prove Panda’s innocence and protect his image, you—as his agent—must uncover clues and solve the case to find the real killer!
*The Four Bears* Sub-series
The *Four Bears* sub-series centers on the emotional ties between you and four male characters: Panda the idol, HaoWei the warlord brother (Brown Bear), Bai QianYi the wealthy fiancé (White Bear), and MoMo the detective (Black Bear). Each episode is named after one of these bears—this chapter, titled *HaoWei*, focuses on your romantic relationship with him. Every *Four Bears* episode includes both sweet romance and a murder mystery!
🌵 Next, head to the Prince’s Library!
*1000 Princes* now offers the *Learning Languages with 1000 Princes* eBook series. The first title is *Japanese Learning 1 ~ Learn Japanese with 1000 Princes*, which includes engaging dialogues, vocabulary, grammar explanations, full-color pages, and audio features.
Currently available with explanations in Chinese, English, Korean, and French. You can find it by searching the title on Google Play Books.
Future releases will include learning books for *Korean*, *Chinese*, and *Thai*.
🌕 Finally, come visit our game development studio!
We Four Ducks always work together in this studio! Since we create otome games, we care deeply about the thoughts and feedback of female players. 
Our initial design included realistic cavemen and aliens—an idea all four of us loved and thought was fun and unique. We assumed female players would enjoy it too. However, once we released it in Duck Nation, we received numerous complaints from female players saying the game lacked any romantic atmosphere and instead felt creepy and disturbing. That’s when we realized—we desperately need a female team member who loves otome games to help provide a woman's perspective and guide the design. You’ll also learn all the stages of game development. Together, we’ll build something amazing.
So… could the girl reading this newsletter right now be the one who joins our studio?
Actually, we Four Ducks are also your husbands—we’ve always known that one day we’d meet you in the studio. We look forward to the day we finally see you!
