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Welcome to Operation Barbarossa in KARDS!

On June 22nd, 1941, Nazi Germany started the largest military operation in the history of mankind and attacked the Soviet Union. This attack is known as Operation Barbarossa and is the theme of our latest KARDS event - ready for you to join!

We have for you unlimited mini-tournaments and special operations with prizes such as national and officer card packs! These tournaments are for new players and veterans alike as only cards of standard and limited rarity are allowed. No special or elite cards!

Additionally, we introduce the famous Soviet "Pilotka" cap as a new board decoration and also offer you fantastic savings on some of the most popular KARDS bundles.

Read on for more details!

[h2]Historical background (in a nutshell)[/h2]

At the start of the Second World War, the Soviet Union was relatively ready for offensive action and conquest of Eastern Europe. However, despite warnings and clear signs, the attack by Nazi Germany to conquer the western part of the Soviet Union came as a shock to the Soviet Union and revealed severe shortcomings. Inexperienced leadership, caused by the Great Purge before and during the war, lack of logistics, and lack of battle-ready equipment contributed to early massive losses by the Soviet Union.

Even though Operation Barbarossa brought some spectacular early results for the Germans, the Soviet leadership, and especially Stalin himself, was confident that the allied war machine would repel this attack and turn the tide in the long run. The plan was to slow down the advancing invasion, mobilize the vast reserves, ready existing hardware, develop and improve strategies, and establish a more experienced leadership.

With massive sacrifices of human lives, a ramp-up of industrial war production, and significant support from the USA (Lend-Lease program), the Soviet Union was able to turn the tide of the war. Pouring increasingly more hardware and whole armies into the frontlines, opened in the end the road to Berlin and the defeat of Hitler's troops.

[h2]Tournament details[/h2]

The KARDS "Operation Barbarossa" tournaments are 4-player single-elimination tournaments for new players and veterans alike between June 24th and 27th: Allowed are only standard and limited cards, no specials or elite cards!

There are rewards to earn! You can get national card packs and even an officer pack: Complete the special operations assigned to you during this tournament and reap the rewards.

Select a deck with either Germany or Soviet as the main nation, only containing standard or limited cards, and fight for the top spot in these Operation Barbarossa-themed tournaments. You can select any ally nation.

Deck Construction Rules:

• Germany or Soviet as main nation
  
• Any ally nation
  
• Only Standard or Limited cards

We hope you like this format and would love to hear your thoughts on this. Please let us know and use the comments below or chat with us on KARDS Discord.

Join Operation Barbarossa, and see you on the battlefield!

Hello KARDS Community!

The Weekday Skirmish happens twice each month and is a one day Swiss format tournament. Each tournament will have a unique set of rules, challenging not only your play ability but deckbuilding as well!

We are extremely excited to announce the next weekday skirmish on June 23rd! This time it’s Singleton!

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[h2]What does Singleton mean?[/h2]

In this deck format, you will only be allowed to field decks that bring NO MORE THAN ONE copy of each card in the deck, making it a deck of 39 unique cards + the HQ.

Who will reign supreme as the ultimate limited format tactician? Start building your decks now as the action commences on June 23rd!

For questions and more information please join the 983 Discord: https://discord.gg/dAbfkYF

[h2]Format and Rules[/h2]

• Bring two decks from two different main nations
  
• Decks can only contain ONE COPY of each card, so a total of 39 UNIQUE CARDS + HQ
  
• Win with both of your decks to win the round. NO BANS.
  
• Best of Three Conquest
  
• Swiss Format
  
• First round starts at 17:00 GMT
  
• Top 8 get 100 Gold each

Sign up right now to play:
https://battlefy.com/983-media/kards-weekday-skirmish-singleton/60c7703969dfb8761cf5dff9/info

Hello Kards community!

Lace up your boots and put those helmets on, because it’s time for another KARDS Open!

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1939 Games presents the KARDS Open VII, powered by 983 Media. In this open, you will compete in three levels of increased challenge - now presented all-in-one weekend!

STAGE ONE - Starting Saturday, June 26th with the swiss qualifiers, you will compete in a best of 3 free-for-all deck format. This means you can bring any deck you want and play it as many times as you'd like. No deck submissions and no deck restrictions!

STAGE TWO - Then, if you finish in the Top 16 from the swiss day, you will be qualified for the next stage - Sunday, June 27th to compete in the single elimination best of 3 conquest. In this stage, you will submit four of your best decks from four different main nations. (you will only use three of these decks for the first half of this bracket) You will ban one deck from your opponent and play a best of 3.

STAGE THREE - If you've made it to the Top 4 on Sunday, June 27th, you've made it to stage 3. In this stage you will break out your 4th submitted deck and play in a best of 5 single elimination with one ban. These games will be recorded for the main event stream taking place on Monday, June 28th.

Join the 983 Discord: https://discord.gg/dAbfkYF

[h2]FORMAT[/h2]

• Free-for-all decks for Saturday swiss day (stage one). No restrictions or submissions!
  
• Play a best of three each swiss round
  
• Day I: first rounds of Swiss play (7 rounds max, final number of rounds pending checked-in players)
  
• Day II: Top 16 Single elimination bracket
  
• Top 4 cuts will break out their 4th submitted deck for a best of 5 ban one.

Sign ups are open now! - https://battlefy.com/983-media/kards-open-vii/60c4d54a0332eb573b6eefee/info

Hello soldiers!

It’s time for a special edition of the Bunker Chat where we talk about the recently released KARDS: Legions expansion and of course answer the burning questions you all have.

👉Join us this Friday, the 4th of June, at 16:00 UTC on www.twitch.tv/kardsccg

In this bunker chat we will start by quickly discussing the Legions expansion and the impact it has already had on the game before we move on and take a look at two new decks that utilize the new cards built by members of our dev team.

After we have learned about the decks it’s time to see them in action for a quick showmatch!

Once that is over with we will discuss the upcoming D-Day event and what players can expect there, before wrapping it up by taking your questions live in chat.

We look forward to chatting with you as always!

Hello KARDS Players,

Fresh off launching the KARDS: Legions summer expansion on May 31st, we are rapidly approaching the anniversary of one of the most significant events of the second world war, D-Day.

D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history and started with the Normandy landings on June 6th, 1944. D-Day began the liberation of France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundation for the Allied victory on the Western Front.

To commemorate this historic date, we have prepared a special game event in KARDS this weekend. Join the KARDS D-Day event from 4th to June 6th!

👉 The event itself in-game will start in the evening on the 4th (UTC time). Use the time and get your decks ready!

[h2]Battle it out in D-Day inspired mini-tournaments[/h2]

We invite you to join the heat of the battle and engage your opponents in special D-Day-inspired mini-tournaments in the KARDS client itself.

These mini-tournaments are single-elimination tournaments for four players. Select a deck that contains only cards from Britain, the USA, or Germany. Fight for the top spot - show your opponents that you have the upper hand!

To increase the stakes a bit, joining the tournaments requires a buy-in of 4 Gold. The winner takes 10 Gold, the second place gets 6 Gold. You can play as many tournaments throughout the event as you like.

But wait, there is more: Special Operations with special rewards!

[h2]Special operations to celebrate your success[/h2]

We introduce a new type of time-limited mission with additional rewards for the D-Day event: Special Operations!

During the D-Day event, you can complete several Special Operations and earn some pretty neat additional rewards for your battlefield achievements.

IMPORTANT! These Operations expire at the end of the event, and no awards are given for half-finished missions. So, lace up your combat boots and get ready to finish them all before they disappear!

Additional to all these exciting events, we also have some brand-new, never-seen-before board items ready for you in the store.

[h2]D-Day Bundle - New Table Props[/h2]

Expand your German or British collection and level up your battlefield appearance with brand new table props for Britain and Germany with our German and British D-Day bundles!

During this weekend, you can acquire the iconic gas mask canister that German soldiers used to store their necessities in or the paratrooper goggles used by the British airborne infantry along with German or British Officer packs. Head to the in-game store and use the opportunity to expand on your collection before storming the beaches, completing your mission, and reaping the rewards.

Join the D-Day commemorations and see you on the battlefield!