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9th Anniversary Tournament Announcement of Results!!

[h2]9TH ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT[/h2]

The tournament starts on March 11, with the following rules:

11 Mar 2025 (12:00 GMT) – 17 Mar 2025 (12:00 GMT) (6 days)

[h3]EUROPE[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 4
ːscoreː Victory condition: 40 **rounds**
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

Players get tournament points for the first 10 sessions.

[h3]ASIA[/h3]

ːcardsː Players: 2
ːscoreː Victory condition: 40 **rounds**
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

Players get tournament points for the first 16 sessions.

[h3]MAIN PRIZES[/h3]

The following prizes are awarded to players who occupy the following places, separately on EUROPE and on ASIA servers:

A set of Gremlins, Inc. enamel pins (4 pins)
3x illegal box of goods
Champion's trail
Modesty begits you
A Smart Plug
A set of Gremlins, Inc. enamel pins (4 pins)
3x illegal box of goods
Modesty begits you
A set of Gremlins, Inc. enamel pins (4 pins)
2x illegal box of goods
2x illegal box of goods
2x illegal box of goods
2x contraband box of goods
2x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods

[h3]Additional prizes[/h3]

EUROPE
:SneakyChest: 5 victories in a row: 1x illegal box of goods
:SneakyChest: 10 victories in a row: 2x illegal box of goods on top of this

ASIA
:SneakyChest: 10 victories in a row: 1x illegal box of goods
:SneakyChest: 16 victories in a row: 2x illegal box of goods on top of this

[h3]Bounty hunter's award[/h3]
The first player to win against the player with the highest number of tournament points:

EUROPE
:SneakyChest: 1x illegal box of goods

ASIA
:SneakyChest: 1x illegal box of goods

[h3]Maximum score victory[/h3]
Player with the highest score in a single session:

EUROPE
:SneakyChest: A set of Gremlins, Inc. enamel pins (4 pins)

ASIA
:SneakyChest: A set of Gremlins, Inc. enamel pins (4 pins)

[h3]Secret Award[/h3]
The secret rule will be disclosed after the end of tournament.
:SneakyChest: 1x illegal box of goods

[h3]TOURNAMENT RESULTS[/h3]

EUROPE

TOP10
1st Jonny Volkov 1000 points
2nd V1PER 984 points
2nd drovnik 984 points
4th ♥.Beautiful Witch.♥ 965 points
5th MellowAccent 884 points
5th saffery 884 points
7th Morte 868 points
8th Bond 848 points
8th 13th_ninja 848 points
10th Lecter.tv 800 points
10th 冬野 800 points

5 victories in a row
♥.Beautiful Witch.♥ 6 victories in a row
saffery 6 victories in a row
Morte 6 victories in a row
shablabu 6 victories in a row
V1PER 5 victories in a row
13th_ninja 5 victories in a row
Izi 5 victories in a row
Mulholland1000 5 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award
The first player to win against the player with the highest number of tournament points:
manuel.quaglino: Jonny Volkov

Maximum score victory
Player with the highest score in a single session:
моя харда снова 48ːscoreː

Secret Award (Lucky Award: 311th player from the top on the tournament board)
311th Jim_Pi

ASIA

TOP10
1st GPA3.9 1720 points
1st 哞哞羊 1720 points
3rd 坐忘道-骰子 1620 points
3rd ZERO 1620 points
3rd 修罗牌浪 1620 points
3rd Trouvaille 1620 points
3rd 标 1620 points
3rd 巫渠 1620 points
3rd 灰の魔女イレイナ 1620 points
10th serendipity 1600 points

10 victories in a row
菇男 10 victories in a row

Bounty hunter's award
The first player to win against the player with the highest number of tournament points:
无敌哈基米大王 hunt:哞哞羊

Maximum score victory
Player with the highest score in a single session:
灰の魔女イレイナ 52ːscoreː

Secret Award (Lucky Award: 311th player from the top on the tournament board)
311th 崩坏：星穹铁道爱好者

In-game prizes have already been distributed.

[h3]Important: Right holders of prizes requiring delivery should contact us in one of the following ways:[/h3]
Send an email to [email protected]
Join the official Gremlins, Inc. discord and send a DM to Standard of Ur
Invite Standard of Ur to be your Steam friend and use steam chat

The following information is required for delivery:
Zip code (Postal code)
Address
Name
Phone number

Please note that the right to receive prizes requiring delivery will be lost on April 15, 2025 at 12:00 GMT.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the tournament.

[Team CO]

UPDATE 2025/02/28

Good morning, dear friends :

As you may know, throughout 2025 we have committed to releasing weekly updates for Gremlins, Inc. Such updates typically include a few quality of life improvements:

edits for card rules, to make them easier to understand;
fixing typos and missing values in some languages;
occasionally, balancing changes (thanks to the forum discussions);
sometimes, improvements in visual assets (contrast/colors);
sometimes, improvements in the UI (font sizes and other things);
from time to time, improvements in stability of servers;

If you have any suggestions for future updates in the categories above, please post them on Steam Forums. We are here for you, working to make your game experience better.

And if you report a ːhypnoheartː particularly good ːhypnoheartː bug which we then find, and fix, then we will happily mail you a little package from our studio –

[h2]UPDATE 2025/02/28[/h2]

[h3]LANGUAGE EDITS[/h3]

Yet again, we harmonized the description of the rules on about 20 cards more. We currently work on shortening long descriptions to make them fit the character limit, plus on the way in which a few mechanics like "swapping" and "revealing hands" and "teleporting" and paying bribes with a multiplier, are described. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.

We also made the description of the Bribe spot more consistent with the actual mechanic (if you stop, you don't pay a bribe that's double the size, you pay 2 separate bribes). Languages affected: English, Japanese, Russian (thanks, ːmagic_sparklesː petya).

[h3]USER INTERFACE[/h3]

When playing with impending ːtelegramː Misfortune visible, there was a bug: when the Damned passes ːcursedskullː Misfortune spots, all the other players could momentarily see the second of the two choices. This bug has now been fixed (thanks for sending the video, ːmagic_sparklesː 4nsZei, ♥.Beautiful Witch.♥).

When a card was clicked while a dialog for choosing a card was open, a ːtelegramː Misfortune hidden in the dialog would be triggered, and its description would be displayed. This bug has now been fixed (thanks for the reminder, ːmagic_sparklesː KILLERxam, Alexandro_rb^).

In Gremlinopedia, displaying action cards after Chaos cards were viewed, would cause the description of ːcardsː A Sacrifice to appear as the description of every action card shown. This bug has now been fixed (thanks, ːmagic_sparklesː _Joker_).

For some time, we were hunting for a specific bug, which has now been confirmed and reproduced in Japanese and Chinese languages: the description of a discarded jail card sometimes appeared in the description of the next jail card (thanks, ːmagic_sparklesː Japanese Gremlin Community and ːmagic_sparklesː Chinese Gremlin Community!). Moreover, once we were able to reproduce it, we also managed to fix it in time for this update (thanks, our brilliant engineer ːmagic_sparklesː Alex).

[h3]SERVERS[/h3]

With this update, we improved the loading times on the EU server a little: another step towards a smoother, more enjoyable player experience.

[h2]ROADMAP[/h2]

[h3]LANGUAGE EDITS[/h3]

If there are any misleading descriptions of the rules of the cards, we would love to receive your feedback – since we continue to edit the rules to make them clearer. Every rule that is made easier to grasp, increases the speed of the multiplayer sessions.

[h3]USER INTERFACE[/h3]

We started to work on a number of elements for what we call "the fast animation mode", based on the requests from the veteran players who want a faster-paced gameplay. We aim to create a number of options in the settings menu, which will allow things like a faster dice-roller, and so on.

NB: this will be offered as a service limited to our generous supporters who are willing to invest in the Clockwork Town... that is, only to the players who own both The Governor Edition and The Governor Edition 2. No specific date when we will ship this, but it's now in the pipeline and the first option is done and verified already.

[h3]OTHER[/h3]

Gremlins, Inc. will celebrate 9 years in full release on March 11, 2025. We commemorate the date by committing to weekly updates throughout this calendar year. You may commemorate it by leaving a review playing a particularly good four-player session for 30 rounds.

[h3]TOURNAMENTS[/h3]

The next tournament, celebrating the 9th anniversary of the full release of Gremlins, Inc., will be held in March in the format "victory condition = number of rounds", for the first time in a long while. Love it or hate it, but it's a different flavor.

[h3]RANKED SESSIONS[/h3]

As mentioned briefly in last week's announcement, we have decided to review the rating system. Our tentative draft of the rating system looks like this:

League

Rules

Beggars: 80.00

Players with no experience in ranked matches start here.
No matter how many times you lose, your rating will not drop.

Slackers: 80.01–90.00

No matter how many times you lose, your rating will not drop below 80.01.

Swindlers: 90.01–95.00

No matter how many times you lose, your rating will not drop below 90.01.

Bureaucrats: 95.01–100.00

No monthly reset.

Politicians: 100.01–105.00

The rate is reset to 100.00 once a month.

Deputies: 105.01–110.00

The rate is reset to 105.00 once a month.

Governors: 110.01–120.00

The rate is reset to 110.00 once a month.

Oligarchs: 120.00+

The rate is reset to 115.00 once a month.

An additional possible feature: when a player with a quit rate over 20% abandons a session, they will be automatically banned from the ranked sessions for 48 hours. We do not penalize players (we don't know the reasons: connection lost due to distance to servers, or an intentional quitting, it's impossible to objectively differentiate), but we need to make sure that the effects of someone repeatedly disconnecting do not disturb other players much.

What do you all think about this draft?

We welcome a wide range of opinions, from beginners to experienced veterans.

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PS

ːmaliceːːmaliceːːmaliceː Shameless promotion time! ːmaliceːːmaliceːːmaliceː

Our new game has a Steam page now (we plan to release a demo in the summer):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694810/Sister_of_a_Dragon/

There will be a closed beta between now and the summer, mostly focused on the battle system ("challenges"), as it's the part of the game that we are almost done with.

UPDATE 2025/02/21

Good morning, dear friends :

As you may know, throughout 2025 we have committed to releasing weekly updates for Gremlins, Inc. Such updates typically include a few quality of life improvements:

edits for card rules, to make them easier to understand;
fixing typos and missing values in some languages;
occasionally, balancing changes (thanks to the forum discussions);
sometimes, improvements in visual assets (contrast/colors);
sometimes, improvements in the UI (font sizes and other things);
from time to time, improvements in stability of servers;

[h2]UPDATE 2025/02/21[/h2]

[h3]LANGUAGE EDITS[/h3]

We harmonized the description of the rules on about 20 cards. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian. This is an on-going process, and the more we work on this, the more we see the potential to make the game easier to understand to new players – through the use of standard wording for each of the mechanics.

Several typos in the Spanish language version have been fixed (thanks, ːmagic_sparklesː Juka, for the original reports in 2022 and for the reminder in 2025).

The description of ːcardsː"The Excuse Generator" has been fixed to better reflect the actual effect. Actually, the excuses generated by this machine are only valid for incompetent police officers and bureaucrats. There is no avoiding bribes with action cards and misfortune cards. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.

The description of ːcardsː"The Automated Warden" has been fixed to better reflect the actual effect. Because this automaton is completely inflexible, it holds not only its opponents, but also the teammates of its owner in the Jail for one extra turn during a team match. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.

[h3]USER INTERFACE[/h3]

The illustration of the playing field in Gremlinopedia was outdated, created in the days when the Clockwork Town looked like in the distant past (not, indeed, when everything was spring-loaded). The construction near the exit from the Jail should have been completed during the high economic growth period of the Clockwork Town, but we left it as it was. This has now been fixed.

[h2]ROADMAP[/h2]

[h3]LANGUAGE EDITS[/h3]

If there are any misleading descriptions on card rules, we would love to receive your feedback – since we continue to edit the rules to make them more clear.

[h3]USER INTERFACE[/h3]

We continue to work on improving visibility of the playing field, spots and locations. We received some nice feedback on the updated Police spots in the last patch (a few people loved it, many more loved the fact that we rolled the changes back after the negative feedback). No visual updates this week, but we keep thinking about another approach.

[h3]USER EXPERIENCE[/h3]

We have maintained the current rating system for a long time, but we have come to realize that it can be improved. In short, the rating system has two goals:

(1) to minimize waiting time in the lobby; but also,
(2) not to match players with greatly different skills.

Obviously, any system will lead some people to complain that the wait time is high – or that the match of skills is not perfect. Any such system is, indeed, a compromise between these two goals. In the future, we plan to review the rating system, and are considering a system of "ladders", and a special rate for all new players to prevent them from being steamrolled by a returning veteran.

[h3]OTHER[/h3]

Gremlins, Inc. will celebrate 9 years in full release on March 11, 2025. Consider buying the game as a gift to your friends on this special occasion – in this way, you will have some more people to enjoy the game with, including team sessions.

[h3]TOURNAMENTS[/h3]

What do you think about having ranked sessions, and maybe even the next tournament, with the number of rounds as the condition? Please share your opinions in the comments. We continue to collect feedback.

The results of the Lunar New Year tournament have been published, check the details here:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/369990/announcements/detail/596261024722583993

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PS

ːmaliceːːmaliceːːmaliceː Shameless promotion time! ːmaliceːːmaliceːːmaliceː

Our new game has a Steam page now (we plan to release a demo in the summer):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694810/Sister_of_a_Dragon/

There will be a closed beta between now and the summer, mostly focused on the battle system ("challenges"), as it's the part of the game that we are almost done with. No multiplayer mode as of now. Just single-player that will make you splash the tea over the keyboard, at times.

UPDATE 16/02/2025

With this patch, we rolled back the updated spot assets on the playing field (but kept the updated location assets). While some players liked the updated visuals, and some didn't, there are two main reasons for this roll-back:

* before we ship something as different visually, as the new Police spot visuals, we want to implement a "legacy mode ON/OFF" setting for those who prefer the classic look.

* while we updated the spot assets based on the static experience, dynamically – during player turn – the more contrasting spots clashed with the selection highlights, making the understanding more difficult, rather than easier.

Thanks for feedback, and we continue to work on other things, as well as a new take on this.

UPDATE 2025/02/14

Good morning, dear friends :

As you may know, throughout 2025 we have committed to releasing weekly updates for Gremlins, Inc. Such updates typically include a few quality of life improvements:

edits for card rules, to make them easier to understand;
fixing typos and missing values in some languages;
occasionally, balancing changes (thanks to the forum discussions);
sometimes, improvements in visual assets (contrast/colors);
sometimes, improvements in the UI (font sizes and other things);
from time to time, improvements in stability of servers;

If you have any suggestions for future updates in the categories above, please post them on Steam Forums. We are here for you, working to make your game experience better.

And if you report a :hypnoheart: particularly good :hypnoheart: bug which we then find, and fix, then we will happily mail you a little package from our studio –

[h2]UPDATE 2025/02/14[/h2]

[h3]GAME MECHANICS[/h3]

The mechanics of ːcardsː "Brand Recognition" has been changed. In addition, a bug related to this card has been fixed.

Previously

Now

Cost: $150

Cost: $120

Special rule: For each occasion where you have the highest $, ːscoreː, ːvotesː, ːmaliceː, income or bribe, you get 1ːscoreː and your income increases by 3.

Special rule: If your $ or ːscoreː or ːvotesː or ːmaliceː or income or bribe is the single highest among all the players, get +1ːscoreː, income +3 for each such case.

Reasons for change:

Until now, the card rewarded the player even when they were in a tie with another player for the value. When this card was played immediately at the start of the session, it provided too big of an advantage. Therefore, this has been changed. This card is for players who are willing to take risks and actively lead the session.

In addition, this card didn't always work properly: there were issues with how it processed the effects of the permanent cards; the banker's ability “money creates money” was triggered multiple times; and there were problems with how income was changed. And since some players mistook this card for a permanent card, we also made an additional effort to make the text of the rules clearer.

Thanks to the following players for their feedback :magic_sparkles:Starriver Fisher, :magic_sparkles:miz, :magic_sparkles:jack_was, :magic_sparkles:4nsZei, :magic_sparkles:发牌员不许过年, :magic_sparkles:SymphonyNo28CoTkin, :magic_sparkles:Kit, :magic_sparkles:Uncouth Ruffian.

[h3]LANGUAGE EDITS[/h3]

We harmonized the description of the rules on about 10 cards, specifically – the description of choices that players make. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.

ːcardsː “A Deal with the Prosecution” had a description which lead some players to think that they can teleport another player to the Jail even when they, themselves, did not serve a jail term. We edited the rules. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian (thanks, :magic_sparkles: VodemaRus).

[h3]USER INTERFACE[/h3]

We extended the timer for choosing cards at the beginning of the session by about 10 seconds (Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention, :magic_sparkles: Infernomance).
The color, contrast, and brightness of a few spots and locations has been improved:

[h3]TECH ISSUES[/h3]

Fixed bugs related to ːcardsː "Corporate Scam" (thanks, :magic_sparkles: Gremlins, Inc. Japan Branch).

Once again, we improved the server logic (a bit).