Announcing the KARDS World Championship 2019

With great excitement, 1939 Games announces the KARDS World Championship 2019 and invites everyone to join!



Qualifiers started on September 5 and will end on September 30. Qualify yourself right now and join the Officer Club by climbing the ranks to Field Marshal in at least three nations.

Read on to learn more about this event and how you successfully progress!


The KARDS World Championship 2019 is an open event for all KARDS players starting September 5 and culminating in a grand finale in Iceland in December to crown the KARDS World Champion 2019.



To guarantee a fun and exciting event to all participants, the World Championship has four consecutive stages - each with increasing difficulty and in their own style.

While playing in the World Championship is already a great adventure on its own, the way to the final is sprinkled with additional rewards ranging from unique in-game items to cash prizes!


The World Championship 2019 has several stages, you need to be successful at each to become World Champion.

• Stage 1: Reach the Officer Club in September. You reach the Officer Club by climbing to the ranks to Field Marshal in at least three nations. Only players that have been able to reach the Officer Club in September will proceed to Stage 2. If you have reached the top 64 of the Officer Club in September, you’ll skip Stage 2 and go directly to Stage 3.
  
  
• Stage 2: Play through a series of tournament matches. Your three best days will determine your position; you can play as many matches as you like during this period. Only the best 64 players of Stage 2 will proceed to Stage 3.
  
  
• Stage 3: Play through a 128-player tournament in a traditional knock-out style. Qualified for this tournament are the top 64 players of Stage 2 and the top 64 of Stage 1. The best four players are qualified for Stage 4.
  
  
• Finale: The grand finale of the World Championship! All finalists will be invited to Iceland by 1939 Games for a thrilling adventure and to battle for the title of KARDS World Champion 2019!
  

The KARDS World Championship progresses through several stages as mentioned above.

• Stage 1, during which you need to reach the Officer Club, lasts the whole of September. This stage started on September 5 and will end on September 30 at 23.59.59 UTC.
  
  
• Stage 2, when you need to win tournament matches, is planned to start October 4 (Friday) and goes over two weeks until October 21 (Monday).
  
  
• Stage 3, during which you are competing in a full-fledged tournament, is planned for the first three weekends in November.
  
  
• The grand Championship finale is planned to be held in Iceland in early December. The exact date will be published in the near future.
  

Even though participating in the KARDS World Championship is already a great adventure in itself, we have sprinkled your journey through the various stages with additional rewards and prizes!

Let’s go over the rewards one by one.

• Seasonal Reward upgraded to one Gold Elite card at the end of Season 6 (September) if you have reached at least one Field Marshal rank in one nation or Captain rank in three nations.
  
• Everyone who has reached Officer Club in September (reached Stage 2) will receive an exclusive World Championship 2019 card back.
  
• Everyone who has reached the knockout-tournament (Stage 3) will get an upgraded version of the World Championship 2019 card back, together with a sizable pack of draft tickets.
  
• The finalists get a completely free trip to Iceland plus cash prizes totalling $6.500. The trip to Iceland includes the KARDS World Championship final and a fantastic, unforgettable time together with the dev team!
  

As the Championship progresses, keep an eye on the news and possible surprise rewards. The KARDS World Championship is a great journey, sprinkled with goodies for everyone along the way!


Let's go over some details of the World Championship 2019.

First, the tournament matches of Stage 2. With the arrival of Stage 2 in October, everyone eligible will see a new option to start tournament battles. To keep the focus, we will enable this option only for several hours a day (with a shifting window to accommodate our various time zones). Playing these battles will count towards your tournament score. This score will be used to calculate your position in the Championship. You will be able to keep track of your position. At the end of Stage 2, the best 64 players will proceed to Stage 3.

The tournament of Stage 3 is going to be a knockout tournament with 128 players. We have decided on this size to strike a good balance and to keep this first World Championship challenging and yet accessible enough. The exact rules for this tournament will be posted a bit later - right now you should fully focus on Stage 1!

Each of these stages and the World Championship finals in Iceland will be covered in-depth with upcoming separate blogs.


We, the KARDS dev team, are enthusiastic about the World Championship and are eagerly looking forward to the future.

We would love to hear your feedback in the comments below!