Announcing a new Update - Global Conflict arrives on May 10

A new KARDS update is on the horizon! We continue to expand our series of historically themed updates with a new chapter “Global Conflict” arriving on May 10th.

Global Conflict focuses on the wars in the colonies and the far east, with support coming to Japan, Britain, France and Italy.

Before we go further into the details of this update, let’s have a quick look at the history.

[h2]Brief history[/h2]

The Southeast Asia Theater of War during WW2 encompasses multiple campaigns and military operations carried out between Japan and the colonial powers of the region, especially the United Kingdom.

• The fighting can be divided into four stages:
  
• Asian occupation of French Indochina
  
• Japanese campaign in Southeast Asia
  
• Operations in the Indian Ocean
  
• Campaigns in Burma and India

After the Allied defeat at the Battle of France in June 1940, Japan turned to the unprotected French (and Dutch) colonies.

The conflict began with Japan's attack on French Indochina in September 1940. After the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands imposed an economic blockade on the Japanese to limit their expansion, the war drastically intensified with simultaneous attacks on Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaya on 7 and 8 December 1941. At the same time, literally only hours after the main landing on Singora, Thailand, the bombing of Pearl Harbor took place.

The Allies suffered many defeats in the first half of the war. Especially the swift fall of Singapore was a major early victory for Japan; it also marked the largest surrender for the British military in history.

After destroying most of the Allied naval forces in Southeast Asia in the Battle of the Java Sea, the Japanese fleet set sail on February 26 for the Indian Ocean to destroy the British fleet in the region and thus secure the waters for the following Burma campaign.

In early 1942, Japanese forces drove the British out of Burma (then a British colony) and cut off the main route for supplies to China. Burma remained relatively pacified until early 1944, when the Japanese, supported by the Indian National Army, attempted unsuccessfully to capture two provinces of colonial India. Shortly after that, a Sino-British offensive would capture northern Burma and later the rest of Burma.

[h2]Global Conflict - A new KARDS update[/h2]

With the history of Global Conflict in place, we will see new cards that fit the theme. Think of the dreadful monsoon season or the attack on the colonies.



Global Conflict comes with 18 total cards, of which 7 are entirely new. Similar to the previous updates in this cycle, there are several options to receive the new cards:

1. Get the standard bundle for in-game gold or diamonds
   
2. Get the premium bundle with diamonds
   
3. Use wildcards to create some or all of the cards you want

The premium version arrives, as usual, with a bunch of goodies, such as a new Headquarter together with a new battlefield, alternate card art, and a new unique board item. Included in the premium version is also a sizable amount of wildcards.

[h2]In-game event[/h2]

Global Conflict arrives with an exciting in-game event, similar to what we have seen in previous updates. This event is based on general excitement for in-game events and great feedback from the community. Of course, the event is free and open for everyone!

As a highlight, we have some special rules for this event.

Participation is entirely free; have some extra fun with a new format. Just hop in and enjoy!

[h2]Spoiler Season ahead[/h2]

We will reveal the new Global Conflict cards in the coming days as we get closer to the release date.



You can find spoiler cards in various places such as our Social Media channels (follow us on Facebook & Twitter).

Especially keeping an eye on our popular KARDS Discord: https://discord.com/kards