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Get ready for the Grand Finals of the KARDS Open XV!

Two qualifiers were held in February and March where over 150 participants battled it out for a shot at earning their share of the 1500 USD prize pool and the title of KARDS Open XV Champion. The top 8 participants in each of these two qualifiers have now made it to the Top Cuts weekend. These top 16 players now face off against one another to try and make it to the top 4. All the action of the top 4 Grand Finals will be broadcast live on the KARDS Twitch Channel on Sunday, March 19th @ 13:00 GMT.



[h3]KARDS Open XV Broadcast[/h3]

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

TUNE IN HERE!

Type OPENXV into the Twitch chat during the broadcast on March 19th to enter the giveaway!

The Grand Finals games are all best of 5 series with 1 ban in Conquest format. Deck lists are open - type !decks into the Twitch chat to bring up deck lists for the top 4, including the deck import codes that you can use to try them out yourself!

[h3]KARDS Open Prizes[/h3]
The KARDS Open has a prize pool of 1500 USD that is split the following way:

• 1st: 600 USD
  
• 2nd: 450 USD
  
• 3rd: 250 USD
  
• 4th: 200 USD
  
• 5th - 8th: 500 Diamonds and 2000 Gold
  
• 9th - 16th: 200 Diamonds and 1000 Gold
  
• 17th - 32nd: 1000 Gold

Diamond and Gold prizes will be delivered to participants’ accounts immediately following the KARDS Open Grand Finals.

Join us on Twitch on March 19th at 13:00 GMT and find out who will be the KARDS Open XV Champion!

A new Skirmish event is live now until March 12th!

Here’s everything you need to know.

Skirmish is a special game mode in KARDS where you play with alternate rules. These rules vary; you’ll face something different at every Skirmish event. Read more about Skirmishes in our announcement blog New game mode: Skirmish.

In this Skirmish, you choose your own deck to battle with. However, only Orders and Artillery units are allowed in your deck. Artillery units have Blitz and HQs start with 10 defense.

The prize for your first victory in this Skirmish is a random card pack!

Access the Skirmish event from the game's main screen to get an overview of the game mode, rules and prize.

This Skirmish will be accessible from March 10th at 12:00 UTC until Sunday, March 12th at 18:00 UTC.

Join this special event - 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!

Hello KARDS players!

Welcome to the new KARDS Contributor Program!

Originally launched in 2019, the KARDS Contributor Program (KCP) provided the framework within which the relationship between 1939 Games and the various KARDS contributors was formalized. This allowed us to better support and collaborate with KARDS creators and other contributors with the overall goal of enriching the KARDS community.

We recognize that support for this program has dwindled over the course of the last several months. After a thorough review of the existing program and potential improvements, we are now launching an updated version of the KCP, to provide support to a wider range of contributors, with benefits and perks for potential contributors and, ultimately, the larger KARDS community.

Read on for more information about the KCP structure, benefits, requirements, and how to join!


The KCP has several categories, based on the specific type of content a contributor creates or engages in. These groupings are created to help 1939 Games best meet different contributors’ needs. A contributor may belong to several categories if they produce several types of content that fit into several categories.

The KCP is categorized as follows:

• Live streamers (e.g. KARDS streamers on Twitch)
  
• Video creators (e.g. KARDS video creators on YouTube)
  
• Community event organizers (e.g. KARDS themed art competition organizers)
  
• Tournament organizers
  
• Fan site runners (e.g. blogs or language-specific social media pages)
  
• Community guides

If you are creating content that you feel doesn’t fit into any of these categories but would still like to participate in the KCP, please let us know! We’d love to try and figure out how we might be able to support you in creating your content of choice.


Whether you are at the beginning of your contributor career, or if you’re already a veteran, the support from 1939 Games and the KCP community can be incredibly valuable. You can find assistance in various circumstances and support in creating a wide range of content or events.

The KCP may grant access to a number of different benefits, such as:

• Giveaway codes for card packs or draft tickets
  
• Visual media, such as artwork or stream/video scene transitions
  
• Promotion of your content through official KARDS social media channels or the KARDS Steam page
  
• The “KARDS Official Contributor” logo you can use to show your status as an officially supported community contributor

We encourage contributors to grow together with KARDS. The KCP community and 1939 Games are here for you!


There are only a few requirements to become and stay a KCP member (and as such an official KARDS Contributor):

• Have some content ready to show us when you apply.
  
• Your content needs to be related to KARDS.
  
• Your content needs to be of some value to the community (e.g. entertainment, educational, participative).
  
• As an official KARDS Contributor, we expect you to be respectful.

• License. The KCP Contributor License creates the framework around which official KARDS contributors work within, so if you’re thinking about applying for the program, make sure you familiarize yourself with this.
  
• Activity. Once you’ve joined the program, we expect a minimum level of activity to remain within it. If you’ve created no content or otherwise contributed to the community through avenues in which you were originally admitted into the program for an extended period, we may revoke your Official Contributor status. We understand that sometimes people’s lives can get busy and we want to be as understanding of that as possible! So if you foresee an extended period of inactivity and would like to remain in the program, please reach out to us and we’ll figure something out. You can also always reapply for the KCP if you return to the game after extended inactivity.
  
• Content. As a KCP member, we expect a significant portion of your content to be KARDS related. We understand that you may be interested in other games and encourage you to try them! But as a member of the KCP, we ask that KARDS be one of your main focuses.

Joining the KCP is easy! We only have a few requirements and rules listed above.

To ensure the continued high quality of community contributions, the integrity of the program, and to avoid misunderstandings or frustration, we reserve the right to decline applications.

Please fill out an application here: KCP Application Form

Hello everyone!

We are delighted to announce that the public testing of the next generation KARDS user interface has begun! As you may know from our previous blogs, the KARDS user interface is getting a significant facelift and massive under-the-hood improvements. This is done so that we can operate KARDS for many years to come and in preparation for the mobile version of the game. As we are getting close to the finish line on the new user interface, we invite you to our public test on Steam and welcome your feedback. Please note that as the new user interface is still in beta, you may run into some bugs in this test.

[h2]How Do I Access the Test?[/h2]
To access the new UI test, please follow these steps:

• Navigate to your Steam Library and find KARDS in the list of games.
  
• Right-click the title and select Properties.
  
• Click the Betas tab.
  
• Use the drop down menu to select the [newUI] test branch.
  
• Once it’s selected, you can close the Properties window and the game will start updating. You may need to manually start the updating process by pressing the Update button on the game’s main Steam interface.
  
• Once the updating has completed, you can play the game with the new UI.
  
• To revert back to the old UI, simply go back to the Betas tab in Properties and select [None].

[h2]What Can I Expect With the New UI?[/h2]
We have reworked many aspects of the user interface to make the KARDS UI future-proof, to add many usability improvements, to install under-the-hood optimizations, and to prepare for the upcoming mobile version. The new UI includes changes to the home screen, how you enter the various game modes, and significant changes to the layout of the deck builder. You can find a more detailed overview of the changes in our blog: New User Interface: Coming Soon!

[h2]Where Do I Report Feedback and Bugs?[/h2]
The New User Interface Facility category has been established and is accessible for all users on the official KARDS Discord. This category is home to all things related to the new UI.

• In #nui-info, you’ll find all the information you need to access the new UI test.
  
• In #nui-feedback, you can give us all the feedback you have on the new UI.
  
• In #nui-bug-reports, please report any bugs you may find in the new UI.
  
• In #nui-help, you can get assistance in navigating or otherwise interacting with the new UI.
  
• In #nui-discussion, have general discussions about the new UI.

[h2]I Don’t Play KARDS on Steam, Can I Still Join the Test?[/h2]
This new UI test is only available for users playing KARDS through Steam. The new user interface will, however, be available for all users in the latter half of March. We’d still love to hear your feedback about the new UI when you’re able to access it - the New User Interface Facility on Discord will remain open for some time following the full release of the new UI, collecting all the new UI related feedback, bug reports, and so forth.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the new UI!

Hello everyone!

The March update includes some changes to how fatigue damage works, some behind the scenes additions related to the upcoming new user interface, as well as some bug fixes.


Following today’s patch, cards with effects that keep a HQ’s defense at 1 or above, such as the M26 PERSHING, will no longer protect the HQ from fatigue damage. This small but meaningful change means that specific card effects will no longer be able to keep a HQ immune from fatigue damage.


[h3]Campaign Bugs[/h3]

• Fixed issue with one of the objectives in Theaters of War campaign EL ALAMEIN mission 2nd RUWEISAT not being correctly completed in certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed issue in Theaters of War campaign GUADALCANAL mission MATANIKAU where SUPPLY SHIPMENT order did not correctly apply to unit in the frontline.
  
• Fixed issue with one of the objectives in Theaters of War campaign EL ALAMEIN mission MERSA MATRUH not being correctly completed.

[h3]Card Bugs[/h3]

• Fixed issue where 43e RÉGIMENT MOTORISÉ unit ability was displayed but not triggered after taking damage.
  
• Fixed issue with BOMBING RAID dealing an incorrect amount of damage when unit J1N1 GEKKO was on the battlefield.
  
• Fixed broken interaction between MATILDA MKII and OUTMANEUVER order causing incorrect pins.
  
• Fixed issue where Alpine ability was not correctly triggered when adding Alpine unit through SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT order.
  
• Fixed broken interaction between BLACK WATCH and MINORITY RECRUITS causing BLACK WATCH to permanently increase the cost of orders in hand after being retreated to hand.
  
• Fixed issue where the No. 1 COMMANDO unit ability was incorrectly triggered after attacking enemy HQ when the ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES unit was located on the enemy battlefield.
  
• Fixed incorrect pop-up displaying when targeting friendly unit with ANNIHILATION.

[h3]Visual Bugs[/h3]

• Fixed issue where deck was displayed while empty after reconnecting to match.

With this patch we also prepare for the upcoming new user interface. We will have a short test period opening soon with the new user interface on Steam - keep an eye out for more details on this.


That’s it for now. As always, we welcome your feedback in the comments below, or on the KARDS Discord.