KARDS - The WWII Card Game News

Hello, KARDS players!

We are excited to bring you the seventh episode of the official 1939 Games podcast: The Frontline - A KARDS Podcast!

Every month on the KARDS podcast, we dive into new topics, bringing you all the latest news and deep dives into the thrilling things ongoing and upcoming in KARDS. You’ll get to know the team behind KARDS as we explore developers’ varied work and contributions to the constant development of the game. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts, as well as on the KARDS YouTube channel and Bilibili.

[h2]The Frontline Episode 7: Brothers in Arms[/h2]
In this seventh podcast episode, KARDS Community Manager Elín and host Christo welcome Chief Creative Officer Gummi to discuss the art of KARDS! Join us as we go through the history of KARDS artwork, learn more about where the art comes from and get a glimpse at some of the potential challenges and opportunities in selecting and implementing the art of KARDS.

[h2]Tune in Now![/h2]
Tune in to The Frontline podcast on the following platforms:

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Join us on Discord, let us know what you think of this seventh podcast episode and if there are any particular questions or topics you’d like us to cover in the future!

A new Skirmish event is live now until July 30th!

Here’s everything you need to know.

Skirmish is a special game mode, easily accessible from the main screen, where you play with an alternate set of rules. These rules vary between the Skirmishes; you’ll face something different at every new Skirmish event.

For this Skirmish, we have the following thrilling rules ready for you:

• Choose your own deck to battle with.
  
• Your selected deck cannot contain any order cards. Only units and countermeasures are allowed.
  
• HQs start with 40 defense.
  
• Units deal double damage.

These rules, especially the restriction to unit&countermeasure-only decks and double damage, guarantee for some fun and exciting battles with completely different strategies. But that is not all! You also get a brand new card as a prize for winning a match in this skirmish.

[h2]REFIT[/h2]
Refit is a British Order of special rarity which costs 1 Kredits to play. Refit allows you to choose between drawing a Spitfire from your deck or giving a Spitfire Blitz.



Access the Skirmish event from the game's main screen or from the play menu to get a detailed overview of the game mode, rules and prize.

This Skirmish is available from Friday, July 28 (12:00 GMT) until Sunday, July 30th at 18:00 GMT. Join this special event and win your Skirmish to claim victory and the spoils!

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

See you in the Skirmish this weekend!

Attention KARDS players!

It’s time for another EPIC broadcast event - the quarterly OCC: Ultimate!

Over the course of the last 3 months, the most dedicated and skilled KARDS players in the world have battled in OCC: Clash tournaments to collect points to earn a qualification for the OCC: Ultimate tournament.

The OCC: Ultimate features a 3000 USD prize pool - every player who has made it to the top 8 earns a minimum of 125 USD for their efforts, with the winner taking home a whopping 1000 USD.

Who will rise victorious in this second ever OCC: Ultimate: Jking7, 变成光守护阿梓公主 (Azi), Vinny, Head, 钟离梓 (TangTang), Noein5, 梓阳啊 (Ziyang), or Baron von Glower?



[h2]OCC: Ultimate Broadcast[/h2]

The OCC: Ultimate quarter finals games will be broadcast on Saturday, July 29th at 13:00 GMT, with the semi finals and grand finals broadcast on Sunday, July 30th at 13:00 GMT. As always, our expert analysts will be there to break down all the action throughout the weekend.

Make sure to follow KARDS on Twitch and tune in for the broadcasts, as we’ll have giveaways going throughout the broadcast with card packs, draft tickets, and more!

TUNE IN HERE!

Type ULTIMATE into the Twitch chat during the broadcasts on July 29th and 30th to enter the giveaway!

The OCC: Ultimate is a highly competitive event, where players must showcase their skills and strategic thinking to come out on top. All games in the OCC: Ultimate are best-of-five series played in conquest format. Each player brings 4 decks from different main nations, and can ban one of the opponent’s decks in each matchup. Deck lists are open - type !decks into the Twitch chat to bring up deck lists for the OCC: Ultimate players, including the deck import codes that you can use to try them out yourself!

You don’t want to miss this EPIC broadcast event! Join us on Twitch on July 29th and 30th at 13:00 GMT and find out who will become the Ultimate Officer Club Champion!

A new Skirmish event is live now until July 16th!

Here’s everything you need to know.

Skirmish is a special game mode, easily accessible from the main screen, where you play with an alternate set of rules. These rules vary between the Skirmishes; you’ll face something different at every new Skirmish event.

For this Skirmish, we have the following thrilling rules ready for you:

• You get a random German, US or British deck to battle with
  
• Each deck contains only elite cards and can have multiple copies of an elite.
  
• Players start with two extra Kredit slots.

These rules, especially the unique decks full of elite cards, guarantee for some fun and exciting battles with completely different strategies. Additionally to all that fun, you get for the first win of this Skirmish a 2-hour medkit xp booster!

Access the Skirmish event from the game's main screen or from the play menu to get a detailed overview of the game mode, rules and prize.

This Skirmish is available from Friday, July 14 (12:00 GMT) until Sunday, July 16th at 18:00 GMT. Join this special event and win your Skirmish to claim victory and the spoils!

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

See you in the Skirmish this weekend!

This patch includes several bug fixes and some minor improvements and was deployed on June 30, 2023.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]
[h4]Mobile[/h4]

• Added card zoom functionality during the Mulligan phase.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
[h4]AI[/h4]

• Several minor bugs with the AI have been fixed. Now the AI is better prepared to take over the world.

[h4]Cards[/h4]

• Fixed a bug where certain combos of FORTUNES OF WAR would crash the client.
  
• Fixed a bug with YAK 9 PL.
  
• Fixed a bug with DUTY IS A MOUNTAIN.
  
• Fixed a bug with 56th RECON.
  
• Fixed a bug with 114th INFANTRY REGIMENT.
  
• Various bug fixes on interactions between VETERAN units and other units.
  
• Various minor bug fixes on several other cards.

[h4]User Interface & Graphics[/h4]

• Fixed a bug where selecting Game Mode would occasionally lead to the wrong menu.
  
• Fixed cases where the background was incorrect.
  
• Fixed issues with some board items.
  
• Fixed a bug where the scrollbar would not work in the Collection.
  
• Fixed a bug where units would get stuck after attacking.
  
• Fixed the wrong placement of tooltips in some resolutions.
  
• Fixed a few names and history texts that were incorrect.
  
• Fixed some translation errors in the Polish translation.
  
• Fixed an error that resulted in emotes not showing in the Russian translation.
  
• Fixed a bug where the destruction icon would appear where it shouldn't.
  
• Fixed a bug where you would see Rank information when playing Classic Mode.

[h4]Mobile[/h4]

• Fixed bugs where cards would get stuck when dragging them.

As usual, we welcome all feedback in the comments below and on KARDS Discord.