Gremlins, Inc. News

Dear, Gremlins.

Celebrating the 8th anniversary of the release of Gremlins, Inc. We would like to thank all of our players for enjoying this game for such a long time.

[h3]8TH ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT!![/h3]

03/08/2024 (12:00 GMT) – 03/12/2024 (12:00 GMT) 96 hours

[h3]EUROPE[/h3]
ːcardsː Players: 4
ːscoreː Victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20
   
3. +4
   
4. +1

[h3]ASIA[/h3]
ːcardsː Players: 2
ːscoreː Victory condition: 35 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: visible
ːcheatdiceː Characters: random
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork town (1)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20

[h3]TOURNAMENT RULES[/h3]

Players get tournament points for the following sessions:

• EUROPE: the first 8 sessions
  
• ASIA: the first 16 sessions

Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.
If a player abandons a session, that player will not receive any points from that session, regardless of placement.

The following prizes will be issued to the players who occupy the following places:

1. 5x contraband box of goods, Champion's trail, Modesty befits you
   
2. 3x contraband box of goods, Modesty befits you
   
3. 3x contraband box of goods
   
4. 2x contraband box of goods
   
5. 2x contraband box of goods
   
6. 1x contraband box of goods
   
7. 1x contraband box of goods
   
8. 1x contraband box of goods
   
9. 1x contraband box of goods
   
10. 1x contraband box of goods

Additionally:
Every player with 6 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 12 victories in a row (ASIA):

• 1x illegal box of goods

Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.

• 1x contraband box of goods

Secret award (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):

• The prize is also a secret

[h3]TOURNAMENT RESULTS[/h3]

EUROPE
TOP10

• 1st Kaizoku 860 points
  
• 2nd VaSYaN 760 points
  
• 2nd 扫地焚香 760 points
  
• 2nd Snackhunter 760 points
  
• 5th Darth_Anyan 744 points
  
• 5th saffery 744 points
  
• 7th 奶弟 741 points
  
• 7th Elite Rogue 741 points
  
• 9th cyh 728 points
  
• 10th 稀润 725 points

6 victories in a row

Kaizoku 7 victories in a row
稀润　6 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

Ruva hunt:Kaizoku

ASIA

TOP10

• 1st 玉米地里的大棒棒 1820 points
  
• 1st 标 1820 points
  
• 3rd 向晚の小男友 1720 points
  
• 3rd 肥胖原神玩家吸脂科大夫 1720 points
  
• 3rd 梯西埃姆 1720 points
  
• 6th hasusniper 1620 points
  
• 6th yagoodori 1620 points
  
• 6th 鼠中龙凤 1620 points
  
• 6th DarrenCao 1620 points
  
• 6th 划水小z 1620 points

12 victories in a row

• 标 13 victories in a row
  
• 划水小z 12 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

• Atta Codipeti hunt:玉米地里的大棒棒
  
• 破防大队长 hunt:标
  

Secret Award(One tournament chest)

• All tournament participants(For each server on both sides)

• If 2 or more players have the same record in each of tournament's special prizes, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.
  
• Players who violated the Fair Play Rules during the tournament were disqualified.
  
• Prizes are currently being distributed. If you have not received your prize, please contact us within 7 days of this announcement.

Thank you to all players who participated in this tournament.

[Team CO]

Dear friends, A Happy Lunar New Year!

[h3]LUNAR NEW YEAR TOURNAMENT[/h3]

09/02/2024 (12:00 GMT) – 14/02/2022 (12:00 GMT) 120 hours

[h3]EUROPE[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 5
ːscoreː Victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: visible
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Colony (2)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20
   
3. +4
   
4. +1
   
5. +1

[h3]ASIA[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 2
ːscoreː Victory condition: 40 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: visible
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Colony (2)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20

Players get tournament points for the following sessions:

• EUROPE: the first 8 sessions
  
• ASIA: the first 16 sessions

Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.

[h3]PRIZE[/h3]

The following prizes are be issued to the players who occupy the following places:

1. 4x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps, Champion's trail, Frame of Ice, A Smart Plug
   
2. 3x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps, Frame of Ice
   
3. 2x illegal box of goods, Frame of Ice
   
4. 2x illegal box of goods
   
5. 2x illegal box of goods
   
6. 2x contraband box of goods
   
7. 2x contraband box of goods
   
8. 2x contraband box of goods
   
9. 1x contraband box of goods
   
10. 1x contraband box of goods
    

Additionally:

Every player with 5 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 10 victories in a row (ASIA):

• A Smart Plug

Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.

• 1x contraband box of goods

Secret Award (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):

• 1x contraband box of goods

[h3]TOURNAMENT RESULTS[/h3]

EUROPE

TOP10

• 1st half-man half-amazing 724 points
  
• 2nd Adrian 644 points
  
• 3rd Fargal81 641 points
  
• 4th Noooob 622 points
  
• 5th veter 609 points
  
• 5th АРТёМ.spb.ru 609 points
  
• 7th Kaizoku 606 points
  
• 8th AppeLe 603 points
  
• 9th alterxru 544 points
  
• 10th Leila Bloop 541 points
  
• 10th shunned1 541 points

5 victories in a row

• half-man half-amazing 6 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

• Ralph hunt:half-man half-amazing

Secret Award(Lucky Award: 210th, 214th player from the top on the tournament board)

• 210th DanDark
  
• 214th Anku

ASIA

TOP10

• 1st 是不小心的 1820 points
  
• 2nd MonarcH 1720 points
  
• 2nd 1132290032 1720 points
  
• 4th 炒鸡厨客 1700 points
  
• 5th 256nya 1620 points
  
• 6th 丨幻听丨 1520 points
  
• 6th Declan 1520 points
  
• 6th yagoodori 1520 points
  
• 6th 菇男 1520 points
  
• 6th 咩咩 1520 points
  
• 6th Coco 1520 points
  
• 6th Just-A-Crush 1520 points
  
• 6th 明 1520 points
  
• 6th 标 1520 points
  
• 6th Hakuei 1520 points
  
• 6th 胯宝 1520 points

10 victories in a row

• 1132290032 12 victories in a row
  
• 是不小心的 10 victories in a row
  
• MonarcH 10 victories in a row
  
• 炒鸡厨客 10 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

• 明 hunt:是不小心的

Secret Award(Lucky Award: 210th, 214th player from the top on the tournament board)

• 210th huzai05251834
  
• 214th 喳吧吧i

• If 2 or more players have the same record in each of tournament's special prizes, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.
  
• Players who violated the Fair Play Rules during the tournament were disqualified.
  
• Prizes are currently being distributed. If you have not received your prize, please contact us within 7 days of this announcement.

Thank you to all players who participated in this tournament.

[Team CO]

Welcome to the final tournament of the year, which starts in 2023 and ends in 2024!

29/12/2023 (12:00 GMT) – 04/01/2024 (12:00 GMT)

[h3]EUROPE[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 4
ːscoreː Victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: none
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20
   
3. +4
   
4. +1

[h3]ASIA[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 2
ːscoreː Victory condition: 35 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: none
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)

1. +120
   
2. +20

[h3]TOURNAMENT RULES[/h3]

Players get tournament points for the following sessions:

• EUROPE: the first 10 sessions
  
• ASIA: the first 20 sessions

Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.

[h3]PRIZES[/h3]

The following prizes will be issued to the players who occupy the following places:

1. 5x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps, Champion's trail, A Smart Plug, Gremlichaun
   
2. 4x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps, A Smart Plug
   
3. 3x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps
   
4. 2x illegal box of goods
   
5. 2x illegal box of goods
   
6. 1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
   
7. 1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
   
8. 1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
   
9. 1x illegal box of goods
   
10. 1x illegal box of goods
    
11. 1x contraband box of goods
    
12. 1x contraband box of goods
    
13. 1x contraband box of goods
    
14. 1x contraband box of goods
    
15. 1x contraband box of goods
    
16. 1x contraband box of goods
    
17. 1x contraband box of goods
    
18. 1x contraband box of goods
    
19. 1x contraband box of goods
    
20. 1x contraband box of goods
    

Additionally:

Every player with 5 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 12 victories in a row (ASIA):

• A Smart Plug

Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.

• 1x illegal box of goods

Secret Award (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):

• 1x illegal box of goods

[h3]TOURNAMENT RESULTS[/h3]

EUROPE

TOP20

• 1st ^_^ 1100 points
  
• 2nd auLe 968 points
  
• 3rd MonarcH 884 points
  
• 4th passoutsky 881 points
  
• 5th 快乐小皮哥 865 points
  
• 6th 我网不好 862 points
  
• 7th _joker_ 852 points
  
• 7th hymirshead 852 points
  
• 9th Domina 800 points
  
• 10th tomoya.no.7 784 points
  
• 10th ehey111 784 points
  
• 12th 气球 781 points
  
• 12th panblch 781 points
  
• 14th るどる 768 points
  
• 14th Stark 768 points
  
• 14th Baz 768 points
  
• 14th semga99999 768 points
  
• 18th kirilloid1 765 points
  
• 19th Galacduck 764 points
  
• 20th Изумрудный Барин 762 points

5 victories in a row

• auLe 8 victories in a row
  
• ^_^ 7 victories in a row
  
• _joker_ 5 victories in a row
  
• ehey111 5 victories in a row
  
• passoutsky 5 victories in a row
  
• Baz 5 victories in a row
  
• semga99999 5 victories in a row
  
• half-man half-amazing 5 victories in a row
  
• kiral 5 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

• fs1258 hunt:^_^

Secret Award(Lucky Award: 50th, 100th, 150th, and 200th player from the top on the tournament board)

• 50th augustzhang
  
• 100th ostin
  
• 150th Loucetios
  
• 200th Agent M

ASIA

TOP20

• 1st 繁星月移 2300 points
  
• 2nd 256nya 2200 points
  
• 3rd 标 2100 points
  
• 3rd 灰の魔女イレイナ 2100 points
  
• 4th dlv 2060 points
  
• 6th 我不想赢 2000 points
  
• 6th 河童老怪 2000 points
  
• 8th 明亮懿达 1900 points
  
• 8th ZuuFe 1900 points
  
• 8th Meowth 1900 points
  
• 11th 糖分AwA 1800 points
  
• 11th zcxy 1800 points
  
• 11th Deuuum 1800 points
  
• 11th yagoodori 1800 points
  
• 11th Just-A-Crush 1800 points
  
• 11th Declan 1800 points
  
• 11th 明 1800 points
  
• 11th Social man 1800 points
  
• 19th 隐藏鬼鬼 1780 points
  
• 19th Handagote88 1780 points

12 victories in a row

• 标 14 victories in a row
  
• 河童老怪 12 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

• SUI染钟楼 hunt:繁星月移

Secret Award(Lucky Award: 50th, 100th, 150th, and 200th player from the top on the tournament board)

• 50th 小心女人
  
• 100th 76561198821416066
  
• 150th iorafuture
  
• 200th 君无名

• If 2 or more players have the same record in each of tournament's special prizes, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.
  
• Players who violated the Fair Play Rules during the tournament were disqualified.
  
• Prizes have already been distributed. If you have not received your prize, please contact us within 7 days of this announcement.

Thank you to all players who participated in this tournament.

[Team CO]

Hello peoples,

It's been a long time since we shared a development update in this community, and today being a properly foggy and moody morning, I thought I'd just write a short note; send a signal into space, so to speak (talking about signals, I've been watching Apollo 11 this weekend; in all the scenes, someone is smoking in the room – this is how you truly know it's the footage form the '60s...).

Anyways, what would I like to know, ifI were a player of Gremlins, Inc.?

1. Is the development team alive?
   
2. Do you plan to add any new cards or features?
   
3. What's up with Gremlins, Inc. 2 ("Gremlins Unlimited")?
   
4. Tell me something funny/interesting related to the game.
   

Let's start:

[h3]Is the development team still alive?[/h3]

Yes! Unbelievably, huh? We are now seven people plus some extras freelancing for us, and from the folks who worked on the original Gremlins, Inc., we have 3 people still on the team (including myself).

Geographically, we have 1 person working from Spain, 1 from Japan, 2 from Russia and the rest – from Lithuania. Which makes for some interesting time zone coordination when we need to talk to each other.

100% of our focus – aside from supporting the community of Gremlins, Inc. (thanks, Standard of Ur!) – is currently on our new game, which we develop for about a year / a year and a half now.

ːsummer_magicː History time:

In 2013-2018 we focused on Gremlins, Inc.
In 2018-2019 we focused on releasing Spire of Sorcery into Early Access
In 2020-2021 we focused on fixing the damn thing (changing genres, all the works)
In 2022-2023 we focus on a new game (unannounced, I just created a Steam page today...)

Good news: for the new game, we collaborate with a bright game designer who shipped one, two, three, four games, that sold several million copies (he's both smart and rich), with two more in production at his studio at the moment. And this new game of ours has a mechanics that revolve around evolving tokens, combos, bi-directional battle matrix, and many other things that make us happy...

So there's a pretty high chance that if you enjoy Gremlins, Inc., then you will dig the new project as well. When we are ready some time in 2024, we will start by releasing the playable demo, so that you can see for yourself, if it's up your alley (it also has a story that is somewhat relevant to real life: corruption, discrimination, racism, we have it all; including a female protagonist).



[h3]Do you plan to add any new cards or features?[/h3]

Surprisingly, yes, we do.

I mean, it's a game from 2015, so maybe it's already good enough, right? ːtelegramː

What we have is a new card (or two), and a few balancing tweaks, that have been on the back burner for months and months.

We now have agreed that once we're done with the demo of our new project, we'll take a week or two to spend on finalising that content, and releasing it here. Probably, that's Q1 2024. Don't hate us for slow-walking the thing, we are currently like a team of deep divers, submerged down below for almost two years, with Standard of Ur calling us from the surface with the updates on how things are going in the real world).

[h3]What's up with Gremlins, Inc. 2 ("Gremlins Unlimited")?[/h3]

We saw strong interest from players (you guys rock!), but we couldn't raise the development budget from publishers or investors because the game was "too big and too small at the same time".

We may get around to taking the series further once we ship the new game – and if it's successful enough, to provide the extra money that we can throw on this concept.

Nobody wants to do a version 2.0 that will have only marginal improvements. We discussed some out of the box ideas that can take the game to the next level (with cards that you can construct, etc.), and if we will do G2, then we will do it like that. But for the moment, it's not happening, not in 2024 for sure.

[h3]Some trivia[/h3]

Good news: A.Fruit, the composer who wrote all the music for Gremlins, Inc., continues to collaborate with us, and already wrote over 12 tracks for our new game. From that side alone, it's a feast for ears! The music changes as you progress through the game... different adventures have their own themes... and we even got around to creating "the theme of the lead character", "the theme of her best friend", etc., which is the level that we haven't tried before.

Lessons learned: the biggest lesson that we took home following our "death march" of 2020-2021, is that we have to stop trying to be "the indie team that works like a big corporation". All of our developer friends are pretty crappy at posting updates, or responding to bug reports on the forums. It is a given, when you're small, that you simply don't have the time to act like a SEGA subsidiary.

The sabbatical from the social media that I took in 2022 taught me that most of the time spent on posting regular news in 6 languages and responding to comments on Discord, was mostly time spent inefficiently. Because, ultimately, if the game is doing well, then you can post just in English, whenever you have news, and it's good enough. Whereas if the game's in trouble, no amount of localisation will save your ass.

Finally: Gremlins, Inc. is still performing well enough to pay for its servers in Asia and in Europe, and to support the community and live ops. For which I'm very thankful. It's lovely to see that we have new players coming in every month, and having a good experience with the project. No game is ideal, and very few games can afford to keep re-inventing themselves (ours definitely wasn't built for that, we were like the blind people painting a picture in a dark room, in terms of architecture). But to see that we still have thousand+ sessions a day in Gremlins, Inc. in 2023, is a big motivation for our team to try our bestest to deliver a new game for you all, which would surprise you, and make you happy with its multiple challenges along the dramatic story.

I cannot wait to share more on that project – at some point between now and the release of the demo, we'll start posting dev diaries, and so on.

As for now, I'm wishing you all a nice day, and here's a high five to everyone who sent a kind word or two my way over the last year. We're not yet back to regular communication, but we're getting ready to share more. See you around!

/sergei



(yes, this is form our new game =)

[h3]Welcome to the Halloween Tournament!!

The Halloween Tournament is full of tricks!![/h3]

10/28/2023 (12:00 GMT) – 11/01/2023 (12:00 GMT) 96 hours

For this tournament, we suggest the following rules:

[h3]EUROPE[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 4
ːscoreː Victory condition: 35 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Colony (2)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20
   
3. +4
   
4. +1

[h3]ASIA[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 2
ːscoreː Victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: none
:magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: random
:RatsClock: Timer: normal
:Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)

Tournament points (place/points):

1. +120
   
2. +20

[h3]TOURNAMENT RULES[/h3]

Players get tournament points for the following sessions:

• EUROPE: the first 8 sessions
  
• ASIA: the first 16 sessions

Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.

[h3]PRIZES[/h3]

The following prizes will be issued to the players who occupy the following places:

1. 5x illegal box of goods, Spooky trail, Champion's trail
   
2. 3x illegal box of goods, Spooky trail
   
3. 2x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
   
4. 2x illegal box of goods
   
5. 1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
   
6. 2x contraband box of goods
   
7. 2x contraband box of goods
   
8. 2x contraband box of goods
   
9. 1x contraband box of goods
   
10. 1x contraband box of goods
    

Additionally:

Every player with 6 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 12 victories in a row (ASIA):

• 1x illegal box of goods (If 8 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 16 victories in a row (ASIA), 3x illegal box of goods)

Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.

• 1x contraband box of goods

Secret Award(the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):

• 1x contraband box of goods

[h3]TOURNAMENT RESULTS[/h3]

EUROPE

TOP10

• 1st Mr Dink 860 points
  
• 2st tokino 841 points
  
• 3rd kobralalala 744 points
  
• 4th erse 741 points
  
• 4th Snackhunter 741 points
  
• 6th 谢谢 728 points
  
• 6th vasilevskiy_s 728 points
  
• 6th drovnik 728 points
  
• 6th HiT0k 728 points
  
• 10th ryanbraveteen 720 points

6 victories in a row

• tokino 6 victories in a row
  
• Snackhunter 6 victories in a row
  
• HiT0k 6 victories in a row
  
• ryanbraveteen 6 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award

• HiT0k hunt:Mr Dink

Secret Award(Lucky Award: 31th player from the top on the tournament board)

• TR-8R

ASIA

TOP10

• 1st 炒鸡厨客 1920 points
  
• 2nd 玉米地里的大棒棒 172points
  
• 2nd 糖分AwA 1720 points
  
• 4th 鲨鱼辣椒 1620 points
  
• 4th Kritico 1620 points
  
• 4th 夜之城赌圣 1620 points
  
• 7th 钟表镇吕布 1520 points
  
• 7th 傻瓜大蛋 1520 points
  
• 7th 明 1520 points
  
• 7th Deuuum 1520 points
  
• 7th 隐藏鬼鬼 1520 points

12 victories in a row

• 炒鸡厨客 16 victories in a row Perfect!!

Bounty hunter's award

• 炒鸡厨客 The winner was the perfect winner, so the winner gets the prize.

Secret Award(Lucky Award: 31th player from the top on the tournament board)

• hellfire78

• If 2 or more players have the same record in each of tournament's special prizes, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.
  
• Players who violated the Fair Play Rules during the tournament were disqualified.
  
• Prizes are now being distributed. Please contact us if it is not delivered after 3 days.

We congratulate the winners. In particular, 炒鸡厨客 achieved the feat of being crowned Asian Champion for the 2nd consecutive time, following the previous tournament (and that too undefeated!).

We hope that all players will continue to create great tournaments in the future.

Next up is the New Year's Tournament, the largest of its kind every year. We look forward to seeing you there!

[Team CO]