KARDS - The WWII Card Game News

Dear KARDS players, friends, and WWII enthusiasts,

We are incredibly excited to bring you the freshly updated KARDS roadmap.

[h2]What is the roadmap?[/h2]

The roadmap is a regularly updated, high-level overview of the milestones and important events for KARDS: The roadmap contains only the highest level of features.

The roadmap does not display regular game updates and improvements, seasonal in-game events, the Esports calendar with monthly and bi-monthly opportunities, and general KARDS refinements. Also not listed on the roadmap are balancing changes, even though they are a vital part of our ongoing work on KARDS.

Without further ado, let’s have a look at some of the exciting things we can look forward to in KARDS in the coming months!

[h2]KARDS Living Roadmap[/h2]



[h3]July: New Game Mode: Skirmishes✅[/h3]

July saw the release of the new Skirmish game mode. In these biweekly weekend events, you can play matches against other players with unique rules and exciting victory prizes - a new promo card for every event! Read more about Skirmishes in our announcement blog, New game mode: Skirmish.

[h3]August: Battle Code / Direct Challenges[/h3]

Enjoy a new way of challenging other players with the Battle Code system without having to add them to your friends list. Battle Codes will have a variety of uses - in matches between two friends, matches between groups, ad-hoc tournaments, and facilitating open challenges to whoever is brave enough to accept them.

[h3]September: Performance Improvements[/h3]

Some performance improvements inbound for your game in September - always cause for celebration!

[h3]Q4: New User Interface[/h3]

The new UI aims to enhance your playing experience, making client navigation more streamlined and simplifying communication from us to you about any new and exciting things going on in KARDS and its community.

[h3]Q4: KARDS Mobile[/h3]

Big news about KARDS! Public Beta 2 will be live in Q4, and as we near the end of the year, the mobile version will be soft launched! Soon, you will be able to have KARDS at your fingertips whenever and wherever you want.

[h3]Q4: World Championship[/h3]

The grand finals of the World Championship will be held in Iceland again this coming December. Keep an eye on the KARDS newsfeed for more updates about this, especially regarding qualifications.

[h3]2023: First Half[/h3]

The first half of 2023 will see the full release of KARDS mobile as well as a large spring expansion. Get ready to enjoy some great new content in the new year!

This roadmap provides a broad overview of what we have planned for KARDS. We will also bring you many smaller features, improvements and events throughout this period.

The whole team is incredibly excited for what’s ahead and we would love to hear your feedback! Please tell us what you think on the KARDS Discord or in the comments below.

The second Skirmish event is live now until July 31st!

New Skirmish, new rules, new reward! Here’s everything you need to know.

Skirmish is a completely new game mode in KARDS where you play with alternate rules. These rules vary so every Skirmish event you’ll be facing something new and completely different. You can read more about Skirmishes in our announcement blog New game mode: Skirmish.

[h2]Rules Skirmish #2[/h2]

In this Skirmish, you will be able to choose your own deck to battle with, but there are some limitations. The deck you play with cannot contain any Order cards - only Units and Countermeasures are allowed.

[h2]Prize for Skirmish #2[/h2]

The first time you win this Skirmish, you will receive a full set of the new unique card, Fieseler FI156. This Special Unit costs 3 Kredits to put into play and 1 Kredit to move or attack. It has 1 attack, 3 defense, and the effect that on the end of your turn, a random Countermeasure in your hand is activated. This new card will also be craftable with wildcards even after this event ends.



You can access the Skirmish event from the main screen of the game, where you can also get an overview of the gamemode, rules and prize.

👉 This Skirmish will be accessible between July 29th at 12:00 GMT until Sunday, July 31st at 18:00 GMT.

Make sure to join this special event - win your skirmish to claim victory and the spoils!

As always, let us know in the comments below or on the KARDS Discord what you think of the event.

See you in the Skirmish this weekend!

Get ready for some more KARDS Open action as it returns this July with KARDS Open XIII!

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Last KARDS Open saw an exciting series of games, that ended with an impressive performance from Chinese player 钟离梓 (TangTang), who defeated Chistyi 3-0 in the grand finals, winning the KARDS Open for the second time in a row.

Catch up with all the action on the VOD and learn from the best: https://youtu.be/vVyJzm7OI5Y

In the upcoming Open tournament, players will have two chances to make it into the top 16 through one of two Swiss Qualifiers held on July 30th and August 6th.

The KARDS Open is all about gathering together, meeting new people, having fun, and playing KARDS. To that end, we will be doing a random giveaway between all those that sign up and play in the KARDS Open XIII qualifiers, where three lucky players will receive 4 officer packs once the qualifiers are complete.

Read on for a detailed breakdown of the different tournament stages.

[h3]STAGE ONE[/h3]

Starting Saturday, July 30th, with the Swiss Qualifiers, you will compete in a best of 3 free-for-all deck format. This means that you can bring any deck you want and play it as many times as you’d like. No deck submissions and no deck restrictions! If you make the Top 8 in this stage, you will advance to stage two.

The second chance Qualifier will be held on Saturday, August 6th. This Swiss bracket is open to any player who has not already made the Top 8 cuts. Make sure to maximize your chances of making the top 16 by playing in both qualifiers.

[h3]STAGE TWO[/h3]

If you finish in the Top 8 from either of the stage one weekends, you will be qualified for the next stage. On Saturday, August 27th, you will compete in the single elimination best of 5 conquest. In this stage, you will submit four of your best decks from four different main nations. You will ban one deck from your opponent and play a best of 5.

[h3]STAGE THREE[/h3]

If you’ve made it to the Top 4 on August 27th, you’ve made it to stage three! These final games are played and broadcast LIVE on August 28th.

For all questions about participating in the Open and all things related to KARDS tournaments, please join our KARDS competitive Discord: https://discord.gg/288DQexmng

[h3]FORMAT & SCHEDULE[/h3]

Swiss Qualifiers

• Compete in one or both qualifier Swiss bracket weekends.
  
  
• Top 8 from each weekend bracket moves on to Top - Cuts weekend
  
  
• Closed deck lists with no deck restrictions! Play whatever you want, whenever you want!

Best of Three Matchups

• Compete in one or both qualifier Swiss bracket weekends.
  
  
• Top 8 from each weekend bracket moves on to Top - Cuts weekend
  
  
• Closed deck lists with no deck restrictions! Play whatever you want, whenever you want!

Top Cuts

• Bring three decks from three different main nations
  
  
• A fourth deck must be submitted, which will only be used if you make it to top 4
  
  
• Top 16 Conquest format best of 3 with open deck lists and one ban
  
  
• Top 4 conquest format best of 5 with open deck lists and one ban
  
  
• Top 16 Bracket August 27th @ 1300 GMT
  
  
• DECK LIST SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 27th @ 1200 GMT
  
  
• Top 4 Bracket & Live Stream August 28th @ 1400 GMT

Prizes

The KARDS Open has a prize pool of $1500 that is split the following way:

• 1st: $600 USD
  
  
• 2nd: $450 USD
  
  
• 3rd: $250 USD
  
  
• 4th: $200 USD
  
  
• 5th-16th: 1000 Gold

Sign ups are open now! https://www.start.gg/tournament/kards-open-xiii/details

The first Skirmish event is live now until July 17th!

Here’s everything you need to know.

Skirmish is a completely new game mode in KARDS where you play with alternate rules. These rules vary so every Skirmish event you’ll be facing something new and completely different. You can read more about Skirmishes in our announcement blog New game mode: Skirmish.

In this Skirmish, you will be able to choose your own deck to battle with. At the start of each player’s turn 1 damage is dealt to each of their units.

The first time you win a Skirmish you will receive a full set of the new unique card, Supply Shortage. This standard card costs 2 Kredits to play and deals 1 damage to enemy units at the start of the owner’s turn. This new card will also be craftable with wildcards even after this event ends.



You can access the Skirmish event from the main screen to get an overview of the game mode, rules and prize in-game.

The Skirmish will be accessible between July 15th at 12:00 GMT until Sunday, July 17th at 18:00 GMT.

Make sure to join this special event - win your skirmish to claim victory and the spoils!

Please let us know in the comments below or on the KARDS Discord what you think of the event.

See you in the Skirmish this weekend!

Hello friends,

We have some exciting news to share with you today. A new special game mode is coming to KARDS: Skirmishes!

Skirmishes are matches played against other players with a special set of rules. For example, a skirmish may entail every unit on the battlefield taking damage every turn, kredits may accrue at an altered rate, or you may be locked in to playing with specific decks.

Initially, a new skirmish will launch every other week, with the first skirmish starting on Friday July 15th at 12:00 GMT and ending the following Sunday July 17th at 18:00 GMT. Skirmishes are free to access for any player, so get ready to join up!

Winning a skirmish rewards you with a full set of a new unique promo card. But don’t worry if you cannot get these cards during the skirmish, they will be craftable with wildcards even after the skirmish event in question has ended.

Each skirmish will pose different challenges and reward you with unique prizes.

Make sure you don’t miss out - win your skirmish to claim victory and the spoils!

That just about wraps it up for now - please let us know what you think.

See you in the skirmishes!