KARDS - The WWII Card Game News

Hello all!

After 12 days of intense competition over six weekends, the two open qualifiers for the KARDS 2021 World Championship have come to an end! We offer our congratulations to the players that qualified; making it to the knockout stage of the World Championship against thousands of competitors is a great feat.

What lies ahead, however, is an even greater challenge: A group stage into a double elimination tournament all with the final goal of being one of four players left standing, earning a free trip to Iceland to compete in the Grand Finals in front of a live audience for the $10.000 prize pool and the title of World Champion!

[h2]If I made it, what happens next?[/h2]

First off, congratulations, you are a hardened soldier and live to fight another day! We will contact you via email with practical information for the next stage of your mission.

The next stage of the tournament is the knockout stage, where we slim the playing field from 128 players to the top 4. We do this by first playing a round robin with 16 groups of 8 players with the top 2 players advancing from each group into a 32 person Double Elimination bracket that will bring us down to the final 4 players.

The round robin will take place during the weekend of 23rd and 24th of October, with 3 rounds being played on day 1 and 4 rounds being played on day 2. This means that even if a player ends up 0-3 after day 1, they still have a chance to make it through if they play well during the second day.

The double elimination bracket will be played during the weekend of 30th and 31st of October. On the Sunday, October 31st we will broadcast all the decider matches for who makes it to Iceland, so make sure to tune in to some of the highest stakes KARDS games so far.

Important: If you qualified, please make sure your account has an up to date email associated with it so we are able to contact you with details on the next stage. This will require action from your side as the remainder of the World Championship will be played outside the client.

[h2]Drawing show[/h2]

On Friday, October 22nd at 16:00 GMT we will do a live drawing show for all the groups. The show will be broadcast live on Twitch, Youtube, Facebook and Steam. Make sure you tune in to see what the groups look like.

This will be followed by a steam article with the groups and an update to the World Championship hub showing the groups on Tuesday the 19th of October.

[h2]How do I get my rewards from the open qualifiers?[/h2]

All of you who competed fought valiantly and deserve to be rewarded for your efforts. As was stated, anyone that completed three qualifying sessions in either of the two Open Qualifiers will receive the exclusive 2021 World Championship cardback.

These will be added to eligible accounts before the 31st of October 2021, no further action on your side is needed to claim the cardbacks.

We are extremely excited for the remainder of the World Championship! To make sure you don’t miss a beat, make sure to follow us on social media.

KARDS Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KARDSccg

KARDS Twitter - https://twitter.com/KARDSccg

KARDS Discord - https://discord.gg/kards

Best KARDS community,

With great excitement, we want to give you the opportunity to shape KARDS even more with your feedback and suggestions.

For the first time in the history of KARDS, you can suggest emotes that may appear in-game! Submit three emotes in the link below during the next 7 days.

Between Sept 30th and Oct 7th, you can submit your emote suggestions. After that, the final emotes will be selected over three rounds of voting, including a community vote. Every winning emote creator will receive the full community set of emotes.

Submit your KARDS emote

We especially thank our excellent community contributors Arizonakid and Joseph T. Krixten, for suggesting this event, working on its framework and implementation, and their outstanding support in general.

For legal reasons, we want to point out that by participating in this event, you agree to the rules laid out in the KARDS Community Contributor License, especially point 7.

Good luck to all - and have fun!

Best KARDS enthusiasts, veterans, and new players alike!

This weekend, already starting this Friday (Sept 24) and until early Monday (Sept 27), we have something special for you. In fact, we have several rewarding events ready!

Here is a quick overview; more details are further below:

• Double XP Weekend to double your rewards
  
• Mess Hall Brawl: Bootcamp event
  
• World Championship Qualifier #2
  
• New-player friendly offers
  
• The final weekend of this season

Have a look at the details and let us know what you like most in the comments below!

[h2]Double XP Weekend[/h2]

We kick off this KARDS mega weekend with a Double XP event!

Get double the experience points on your national progression between the 24th and 27th of September.

Double the experience = double the rewards!

All experience points you earn between 10:00 UTC on Sept 24 and 12:00 UTC on Sept 27 will be doubled! This allows you to collect rewards from the national progression system twice as fast and collect double the rewards.

[h2]New-player friendly offers[/h2]

We have special offers ready this weekend as a special treat for new KARDS cadets and those who want to explore different playstyles.

Each offer comes with a selection of cards (and a national pack) that supports a specific iconic playstyle. We have a British Mobilization, German Blitz, Japanese Air, Soviet Offensive, and the USA Bolster.

Have a look at the KARDS shop and learn more about these offers!

[h2]World Championship Qualifier #2 kicks off[/h2]



While the double XP weekend is on, we kick off the second World Championship Qualifier. This is your second chance to qualify for the World Championship if you didn’t make it through the first qualifier.

This second qualifier stretches over the next three weekends with two sessions each weekend (six sessions in total). A particular World Championship qualifier queue will be available for the bravest among you during each of these sessions.

To enter a game, simply open the World Championship hub during a qualification session, press the battle button, and select your deck for battle.

Read more about the World Championship Qualifier #2 in our blog or use the in-game help!

[h2]Mess Hall Brawl: Bootcamp[/h2]



One of the long-anticipated highlights this weekend is the Mess Hall Brawl: Bootcamp event!

Four world-famous and highly-skilled CCG players are paired up with four of our most renowned veteran KARDS players as coaches in this event. Then, they fight in the ultimate showdown for the crown.

The coaching has been in full swing since our initial announcement a fortnight ago. Now, with the candidates ready, we have the final showdown live on multiple streams!

Join this massive spectacle, enjoy the show, get lucky during the numerous giveaways on multiple streams, and have lots of fun!

The Bootcamp event starts on Sept 25 at 17:00 UTC on multiple streams:

• KARDS Live stream
• Aliasv’s stream
• Amaz’ stream
• TheaBeasty’s stream
• TrumpSC’s stream

Enjoy!

[h2]Final weekend of the season[/h2]



Last but not least, we have the final weekend of this season ahead of us.

Use the remaining time to gain as many ranks as you can to get a big payout! You advance ranks by winning PVP matches. This is the perfect opportunity to get a nice boost - especially combined with the Double XP weekend.

We hope that you enjoy all of these events. Let us know what you like most in the comments below and feedback on other future events.

Hello Kards players!

The first open qualifier for the 2021 KARDS World Championship has concluded and we offer our congratulations to the 58 players that qualified! Check out the sidebar of the in game World Championship hub for a complete list of qualified players.

Now it’s time for a second chance! Starting next Saturday the 25th of September the second open qualifier will start.

The qualification sessions in Qualifier 2 will be held on the following dates:

• 25th of September - 12-16 UTC
  
• 26th of September - 16-20 UTC
  
  
• 2nd of October - 12-16 UTC
  
• 3rd of October - 16-20 UTC
  
  
• 9th of October - 12-16 UTC
  
• 10th of October - 16-20 UTC

Each player needs to successfully complete a minimum 3 out of 6 sessions to post a legal qualifier score.

[h3]Competing in a qualifier session[/h3]

Each qualification session lasts for 4 hours. During those 4 hours, a special World Championship qualifier queue will be available for the bravest among you.

Participating players have to complete at least 9 games during those 4 hours to successfully complete the qualification session. Note that additional games after the required games are important for tiebreakers; we recommend playing a few extra games during the session to improve your chances in tiebreakers.

To enter a game, simply open the World Championship hub during a qualification session, press the battle button and select your deck for battle.

For each win during the first 9 matches, the player receives 5 points for the qualification ladder, and for each loss in these matches the player receives 1 point. A player’s final score is the combined total score from their best three sessions out of six sessions in the qualifier.

[h3]Tiebreaker system[/h3]

If players end up with the same score, a tiebreaker system is used to order them. Tiebreakers are based on several things, the most important being the strength of your opponents. So being matched against a very strong player might make for a difficult match, but at the very least your tiebreakers will improve regardless of the result. For further info, check out the full rules here

https://support.kards.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034116852-KARDS-World-Championship-rules

With this update, we introduce balance changes to 18 cards. The changes are a mix of adjusting some cards in decks that have become too powerful or popular, while giving some love to other strategies and under-used cards to compensate. For the full insight on all these changes and the reasoning behind it, please read our 📜 latest balance update blog.

[h2]Card balances[/h2]

FOR THE EMPEROR
Old: All friendly units have +1 attack and operate for one less until end of turn.
New: All friendly Japanese units have +1 attack and operate for one less until end of turn.

158. NACHSCHUB
Old: Gain 2 kredits when a friendly unit destroys a unit during your turn.
New: Gain 2 kredits for the first enemy unit destroyed this turn.

HEINKEL HE 115
Old: Defense 3
New: Defense 2

URAL FACTORIES
Old: Costs 1 Kredit
New: Costs 2 Kredits

RED BANNER
Old: Costs 1 Kredit
New: Costs 2 Kredits

272nd GUARDS
Old: Deployment costs 9 Kredit
New: Deployment costs 8 Kredits

LION FOR A DAY
Old: Costs 3 Kredits
New: Costs 4 Kredits

SEA PATROL
Old: Deal 2 damage to an enemy. Costs 1 less for each friendly air unit.
New: Deal 3 damage to an enemy. Costs 1 less for each friendly air unit.

GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
Old: Each HQ is damaged equal to half of its defense, round damage down.
New: Set the defense of each HQ to 12.

M.S.406
Old: Operation costs 2 Kredits.
New: Operation costs 1 Kredit. Exile keyword (Poland) added.

7th REGIMENT
Old: Operation costs 2 Kredits.
New: Operation costs 1 Kredit.

ME 262A SCHWALBE
Old: Deployment: All enemy air units must retreat. Attack of 8. Deployment costs 8 Kredits.
New: Deployment: Destroy all enemy air units. Attack of 7. Deployment costs 9 Kredits.

75mm MOUNTAIN GUN
Old: Operation costs 1 Kredit. Defense 1.
New: Operation costs 2 Kredits. Defense 2.

NARA REGIMENT

Old: Deployment costs 6 Kredits. Attack 5. Defense 7.
New: Deployment costs 4 Kredits. Attack 3. Defense 6.

HOTCHKISS H35
Old: -
New: Gets +1 attack when you deploy a non-French unit.

OBICE DA 75/13
Old: Deployment: Your Alpine units get Fury until end of turn.
New: Your other Alpine units can move and attack during the same turn.

TYPHOON Mk IB
Old: Attack 4.
New: Attack 5.

P1 GINGA
Old: Deployment: Deal 1 damage to an enemy ground unit and adjacent targets. Attack 5.
New: When discarded, deal 1 damage to all enemies. Deployment: Deal 1 damage to all enemies. Attack 4.

We also welcome more feedback in the comments below and on KARDS Discord!