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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in KARDS



The holidays are here, and so is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the season in KARDS! As 2024, our most successful year to date, comes to a close, we want to thank you for being part of this journey. With two major expansions—Covert Operations in the summer and Blood & Iron this November—alongside a growing community and exciting tournaments, it’s been an unforgettable year for the battlefield.

Now, as the snow falls and festive songs fill the air, it’s time to spread some cheer. We have prepared daily holiday gifts, special tournaments, and of course, the return of KARDS’ classic winter charm.

[h2]Free Holiday Gifts - Every Day in the Shop![/h2]

From December 18th to December 25th, a new free holiday gift will be waiting for you every day in the in-game shop. Each day at 11:00 UTC, a free special offer becomes available for 24 hours only—so make sure to claim it before it’s gone!

🎁 Visit the in-game shop daily to claim your free gift.
⚠️Once a new gift arrives, the previous day’s gift will be gone

A small token of appreciation for your dedication to the battlefield this year.

[h2]Holiday Tournaments - Free to Join and Full of Rewards[/h2]

What better way to celebrate the season than by testing your strategy in special holiday tournaments? These events follow the popular 8-player format, where the rewards grow as you rack up consecutive wins. And the best part? Entry is completely free!

• First Tournament Window: December 24th - 26th
  
• Second Tournament Window: December 30th - January 1st

With prizes ranging from standard wildcards to card packs, these tournaments are a great chance to showcase your skills and earn some festive rewards.

[h2]Festive Snow and Songs Return[/h2]

No KARDS holiday season would be complete without its signature atmosphere. Enjoy the festive snow-covered battlefields and seasonal music as you command your forces this winter. Whether you’re conquering opponents or claiming your daily gifts, the joy of the season will accompany you every step of the way.

[h2]Thank You for a Great Year[/h2]

As 2024 draws to a close, we want to thank each and every one of you for making KARDS what it is today. Whether you’re a veteran commander or a new recruit, your passion and support have shaped KARDS into an incredible community and experience.

Here’s to celebrating the season, enjoying the battlefield, and preparing for an even bigger year ahead. Happy Holidays, Commanders!

Log in daily, claim your gifts, and join the festivities—the holiday season in KARDS awaits!

[h3]The winner of the KARDS World Championships 2024![/h3]



[h3]Congratulations to Spoker, our new KARDS World Champion.[/h3]

Last weekend the KARDS World Championships took place and the the top 4 are the following players,

1. Spoker
   
2. guorq123456
   
3. Dandelion
   
4. Azi

Congratulations!

We will be taking a closer look at their decks and play in the New Year. Looking at the finals is a great way to get ideas and improve your gameplay.

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We are continuing our development of the tournament mode that was first introduced with the fall update last September. We envision a tournament mode that caters to all players and that is regarded as a fun and rewarding experience on the whole. We can all agree that we still have some way to go to achieve that and that it will be a journey, but that only means the sooner we start the sooner we get to something good!

[h2]The Journey Begins[/h2]

We have now put into place three types of tournaments that are active at different times throughout the week. One is the old Blitz Tournaments, the others are Boot Camp and Iron. Each of them has a different structure in terms of how much it costs to enter them and what rewards they give out. The Boot Camp Tournaments cost the least to enter, the Iron Tournaments the most, with Blitz the middle of the road:

• Boot Camp - 25 Gold OR 3 Diamonds.
  
  
• Blitz - 150 Gold OR 20 Diamonds.
  
  
• Iron - 300 Gold OR 40 Diamonds.

The reward structure for each is then set up slightly differently. Boot Camp and Blitz Tournaments have a fairly ‘flat’ reward structure, meaning that every participant gets something and the difference between the first and last place is not that great in terms of reward difference. The Iron Tournaments however have a much more top-heavy reward structure, with the bulk of the rewards going to the finalists, with those that lose immediately not getting anything back. Here is an overview:

[h3]Boot Camp[/h3]

• 0 wins: 15 Gold
  
  
• 1 win: 15 Gold, 1x Limited Wildcard
  
  
• 2 wins: 20 Gold, 2x Limited Wildcards
  
  
• 3 wins: 25 Gold, 3x Limited Wildcard

[h3]Blitz[/h3]

• 0 wins: 75 Gold
  
  
• 1 win: 100 Gold, 1x Base Pack
  
  
• 2 wins: 125 Gold, 1x Base Pack
  
  
• 3 wins: 175 Gold, 1x Base Pack, 1x Trophy

[h3]Iron[/h3]

• 0 wins: Nothing
  
  
• 1 win: 150 Gold
  
  
• 2 wins: 300 Gold, 1x Officer Pack, 1x Random Special Gold Card
  
  
• 3 wins: 450 Gold, 2x Officer Packs, 2x Random Special Gold Cards, 3 Trophies

So what is the reason for 3 different tournament types, with different reward structures? The answer is that we want to offer tournaments for players at different stages in their Kards journey. Boot Camp tournaments are aimed at newer players, Iron tournaments at more hardcore players and the Blitz tournaments bridging the two.



Boot Camp tournaments are easy to enter for starting players, you will never lose too much for joining and can even get your hands on a few limited wildcards, which can be very important in building your early collection.

Iron tournaments however offer a lot more risk, but also juicier rewards. You may end up winning nothing, but doing well means solid rewards. It is intended for veteran players with significant resources that they are willing to risk for great rewards if they believe their skills are good enough.

One final thing to mention here is that with the Blood & Iron update you can now leave the tournament bracket screen while waiting for the queue to fill or the next round to start. You cannot start any other matches while you are participating in a tournament, but you can edit your decks, browse the shop or chat while you wait. You will be notified when the next round is about to start. Note that the deck you are using in the tournament is locked for the whole duration - any edits you make to the deck will not impact the version you are using in the tournament.



[h2]Analyze & Adjust[/h2]

This is our starting point - to have these 3 tournaments, that offer something to the majority of the player base, as a baseline. The goal is to get them into a healthy state. A healthy state means participation is high enough that wait times are not a serious issue and we can open the tournaments to a wider audience schedule wise.

In order to achieve this healthy state we must be sure that we have optimized the entry cost and reward structure for each of the three tournaments correctly. In the next few weeks we will be iterating on the structure, aiming to make it attractive enough to drive up participation. We will analyze the data every week, make some adjustments and repeat this until we reach a satisfying result.

While we are focused on getting the entry cost & reward structure right, it is important that other variables are touched as little as possible, so that the data we gather from week to week remains comparable. For this reason, we will refrain from touching the tournament schedule for the time being.

The current schedule, with one or more tournaments active every day between 12am and 6pm UTC time, is based on the times when we have the highest number of players playing. The 6 hours between 6pm and 12am tends to see significantly fewer players online, which can result in excessively long wait times for tournaments until the overall participation numbers have grown. Once the entry cost/reward structure is in a good place, we will start to adjust the schedule, aiming to open it up some, but this is most likely some weeks away. This schedule applies to the three baseline tournaments only, stay tuned for details on the Christmas tournament below.

[h2]More Tournaments[/h2]

We are planning various additions to the tournament mode, which we will start to implement once the tournament mode is in a healthy state.

On one hand we want to add more special types of tournaments on a regular basis, like Classic Tournaments and Pauper Tournaments. On the other hand we also want to add more tournament rules. The priority of these rules depends a little bit on how the tournament develops over the next few months, but among the things we are looking at are:

• Rank Limitations - Only players above/below a certain rank can join a specific tournament.
  
  
• Best of 3 or 5 matches - Lengthens tournaments, but also reduces the times a player loses because of being unlucky, possible with multidecks and/or sideboard feature.
  
  
• Bigger tournaments - Support 16 and 32 player tournaments.
  
  
• Player created tournaments - Allow players to set up their own tournaments dictating entry fee which is then used for reward structure.
  
  
• Qualifier Point Rewards - Players can gain Qualifier Points as rewards (for instance for winning a tournament or finishing in the top X of the OC leaderboard), which can then be spent as entry cost for special tournaments.

These things are all in the future though, until then, we can enjoy the Boot Camp, Blitz and Iron tournaments.

There is one tournament we are going to sneak in there though - a Christmas Special tournament. This will be active over the Christmas period. It will be open to all and best of all - it will be free to enter!

It should be noted that while we do want to offer exclusive tournaments that require skill and effort to enter down the road, the in-game tournament system is not intended to replace the e-sport competitive tournament scene. It can complement it though.

[h2]The TL;DR Section[/h2]

• You can now enter three different types of tournaments, each with their own entry cost and reward structure.
  
  
• These will be offered on a fixed weekly schedule for the foreseeable future, focused around the peak player count periods.
  
  
• You can expect to see some adjustments to the entry cost and reward structure for the three tournaments in the next few weeks, as we search for the optimal structure.
  
  
• You can now leave the tournament bracket screen while waiting for the queue to fill or the next round to start.
  
  
• There will be a free-to-enter tournament over the Christmas period.
  
  
• Later we want to add more types of tournaments, with more expansive rules.

We would love to hear your feedback on these changes, especially the entry cost/reward structure. Remember that the rewards for Boot Camp tournaments should be something of greatest interest to new players and the rewards for Iron tournaments should be something of greatest interest to veteran players. So let us know your thoughts and what changes or additions you would like to see to the tournament system.

See you on the battlefield, commander!

KARDS 2024 World Championships this weekend!

Follow the KARDS World Championship live.

TUNE IN ON TWITCH

Saturday 14 December 13:00 GMT

16 qualifiers battle for the final 4.

Sunday 15 December 13:00 GMT

The final 4 battle to the finish!

Good day KARDS players.

The KARDS World Championship, the biggest eSports event of the year is now coming to a close and we have the top 16 qualifiers who will battle until there is only one!

During the weekend of 23rd and 24th of November there was a 128 player knockout stage and we have the final 16 who enter the Grand Finals will contend to be the winner of the KARDS World Championships 2024.

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We here at 1939 Games congratulate these 16 players for making it to the finals!

• Azi 变成光守护阿梓公主
  
• CalinBZ
  
• Dandelion882691
  
• Guest
  
• Guorq123456
  
• Henry449856878
  
• Hqt18
  
• Intradiction
  
• Juan
  
• Killswitch
  
• Spoker
  
• Stanislav
  
• Takao
  
• TreePipit
  
• Winnerwillwin
  
• Xyloser

On December 14th, the finalists will play in a single-elimination, best-of-five knockout tournament. The finalists need to bring four decks, all from different nations; with one deck ban. The first day has two rounds to determine the final four.

The second day, December 15th, is fully dedicated to the final four players fighting for the crown and top spot.

This two-day event will be live streamed on the KARDS Twitch, YouTube and Huya channels, as well as Bilibili.