KARDS - The WWII Card Game News

To all our players and fans!

This is the 5 year anniversary of KARDS which was first launched for everyone on STEAM on 15 April 2020. To celebrate this we have several action-packed events and exclusive rewards. Here's what awaits you:

FREE anniversary gift in the in-game shop!

Anniversary skirmish event!

Special anniversary tournament!

Limited-time shop bundles and offers!

Jump into KARDS NOW and claim your FREE limited-time fifth anniversary gift bundle from the shop, featuring:

A 1-day Medkit to supercharge your progress

2 Card packs, one core and one Blood and Iron to expand your arsenal



Make sure to join our special anniversary events:

The anniversary skirmish event features one of our most popular skirmishes, where each player randomly gets 1 of 5 decks to battle with (one for each main nation), with each deck consisting of 39 copies of the Elite order that adds 1 of 3 random Elite units to your hand. Can you adapt and conquer?

Anniversary tournament event. Climb the ranks and prove your command skills in this commemorative competition!

Both the tournament and skirmish events will be from 11:00 UTC on Tuesday to 18:00 UTC on Friday.





A lot has happened in these five years.

330 million Victories in matches!

(And 330 million Defeats - the two go hand in hand)

In March 2025 we had over 1 Million active players

Over 390 thousand maximum individual daily users

We've also held five epic KARDS World Championships, crowning five World Champions (although we crowned the same one three times in a row):

2020 World Champion: CCMS-031

2021 World Champion: Jking7

2022 World Champion: Jking7

2023 World Champion: Jking7

2024 World Champion: Spoker

We will go on boldly and bravely into the future! Ahead there is the major summer expansion with new twists, and then more releases, expansions and tournaments to look forward to. As we celebrate five years of KARDS, we salute every Commander who’s battled with us along the way - your support has made this journey unforgettable.

So from 1939 GAMES and KARDS, we say thank you and we look forward to our continued journey together!

Hello everyone!

Wildcards are cards which can be used to create cards you do not yet own. Wildcards can come in different rarities and are sometimes nation-specific, allowing you to create a number of different cards.

[h2]KARDS Field Manual[/h2]

Our second installment of the Kards Field Manual, exploring some of the fundamentals of KARDS. Providing an introduction to newer players, and offers valuable insights that even seasoned veterans find useful.

[h2]Gaining Wildcards[/h2]



Wildcards can be acquired in a number of different ways, such as:

Rewards for gaining new levels in the national progression system

Rewards from opening the weekly crate

Opening Officer card packs



Tip; You can buy a Battle Pass each month and this makes accessing Wildcards quicker as it gives a 30% Experience bonus on the national progression system and it gives you a Crate Level Up. MEDKITS will also help in a similar fashion.

You can see an overview of your wildcards in the top bar, by hovering over or tapping the “Wildcard” icon.



Hover over the icon and you will see the Wildcards. Some are specific to a nation and you will use them first when creating a card.

[h2]Creating Cards[/h2]

Wildcards can be used to create cards you do not yet own. Note that you will need to use a wildcard of corresponding rarity to create the card in question. Nation-specific wildcards can only be used to create cards of that rarity and nation.

To create a card using your wildcards, navigate to your card collection. To get there, start by clicking or tapping the “Cards” button on the main screen of the game.



Once you're in the Cards menu, click the “Collection” button in the top bar.



Find the card that you want to create.

To find a card you don’t yet own any copies of, make sure to click the “Show All” button on the top bar. It is the only way you can find cards you do not own.



The elusive “Show All” button will show you all the cards, also those you do not own.

Use the search box to type in the name of any specific card you may be looking for.



Or if you’re not sure which card you’d like to craft, you can use the filters on the right hand side of the Collection screen to narrow down your search and see the possibilities.



You can also complete a set of a card you already own some of - for example, if you own two copies of a Standard card, you can use Standard wildcards to create the remaining copies and use four copies of the card simultaneously in one deck.

Once you’ve found the card you wish to create, right-click it to bring up further details about it. Click the “Create” button below the card to create one copy of the card with a wildcard of corresponding rarity. Your wildcard will be used to create your desired card, which you can now add to your decks at will.



Check out Bear Gardner’s in-depth video on Wildcards, providing valuable insights in visual format!

Click here!

Good day, Commanders!

As a game deeply rooted in World War II, KARDS is built on a profound respect for its history. Preserving and sharing this legacy is a mission we take seriously—one that many of our players also embrace. Among the war’s many remarkable figures, few stand out like Witold Urbanowicz, a Polish fighter ace whose story is one of courage, skill, and determination.



Witold Urbanowicz standing in front of a Hawker Hurricane.

Witold was born in Poland 30 March 1908 and joined the Polish Air Force in 1930. In August 1936, flying a PZL P.11 he shot down his first aircraft, a Soviet spyplane. For this he was officially reprimanded and unofficially congratulated by his superior officer and sent to be an instructor to an air force training school, where he earned the nickname “Cobra”. When Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland, Urbanowicz managed to escape with two cadets to Romania. He made it to France and here he took part in the Battle of Britain. He started with No. 145 Squadron of the RAF before joining the Polish-manned No. 303 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes. Urbanowicz became the Squadron leader on 7 September 1940 after his predecessor was wounded. During the Battle of Britain he was credited with 15 confirmed kills and 1 probable. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland’s highest military decoration and the Distinguished Flying Cross, Britain’s third highest decoration awarded to officers.

After this Urbanowicz was posted as the 2nd Air Attaché in the Polish Embassy in the United States, where he managed to join the USAAF 14th Air Force in China serving in the legendary Flying Tigers. There he shot down two Nakajima Ki-44 ‘Tojo’ during the same air battle. He had further unconfirmed kills over China and was awarded the US Air Medal and the Chinese Cross.



Urbanowicz with the Flying Tigers and receiving a medal from General Chennault.

After World War II, Urbanowicz returned to Poland, only to be arrested four times by the communist secret police suspected of being a spy. He fled to the USA and lived in New York flying as a pilot for several airlines. After the fall of communism in Poland, Urbanowicz visited Poland and was made a general by president Wałęsa.

You can play three of Witold Urbanowicz’s aircraft in KARDS.



This is just one story of people in a world at war, whose history is represented in KARDS.

If you have a story of a family member we at 1939 Games would welcome more true life stories like this. Contact us through social media.

Hello everyone!

USA - The War machine



Is the most popular card in KARDS

It is in 24.6% of all decks

German - Panzer 35(t)

19.90%

Japan - Expansion

17.30%

Britain - The Glamour Boys

13.50%

Soviet - 12th Guards Mechanised

10.80%

Those who answered correctly will receive their reward today.

Hello everyone!

Here is a list of popular cards with players in the game, but one of them is the most popular card currently used in KARDS.



Can you guess which one is the most popular in the game? Guess which one and put it in the comments on KARDS on STEAM/Facebook/Instagram/X. Include your player name and tag so we can reward the winners - but only if you want the reward!



Like my player name and tag is Red Alert#2013 - Go to Options and you will see it in the lower right hand corner.

Only one guess is allowed per person. Those who are right will receive a basic card pack after the weekend.

Britain - The Glamour Boys

German - Panzer 35(t)

Japan - Expansion

Soviet - 12th Guards Mechanised

USA - The War machine

[h2]Entries after 18:00 GMT on Sunday 30 March, are not valid.[/h2]

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