Genre: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Gremlins, Inc.
New Year Tournament (Announcement of results!!)
Welcome to the final tournament of the year, which starts in 2022 and ends in 2023!
29/12/2022 (12:00 GMT) – 04/01/2023 (12:00 GMT)
EUROPE
ːcardsː Players: 4 ːscoreː Victory condition: 30 points ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: none :magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set :RatsClock: Timer: normal :Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)
Tournament points (place/points):
+120
+20
+4
+1
ASIA
ːcardsː Players: 2 ːscoreː Victory condition: 40 points ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed :magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden ːcheatdiceː Characters: random :RatsClock: Timer: normal :Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)
+120
+20
TOURNAMENT RULES
Players get tournament points for the following sessions:
EUROPE: the first 10 sessions
ASIA: the first 20 sessions
Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.
PRIZES
The following prizes will be issued to the players who occupy the following places:
5x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps, Champion's trail, A Smart Plug
3x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods, Frosty Footsteps trail
3x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
2x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods
1x illegal box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
Additionally:
Every player with 5 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 12 victories in a row (ASIA):
A Smart Plug
Victory in the shortest number of rounds:
Frosty Footsteps
Champion's trail
Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.
1x contraband box of goods
Secret Award A (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x illegal box of goods
Secret Award B (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x contraband box of goods
Secret Award C (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x contraband box of goods
Happy New Year, and best of luck!
TOURNAMENT RESULTS!!
EUROPE
TOP 20
1st barbse 1000 points
2nd shablabu 964 points
3rd Immense 884 points
4th Ain'tNoPhantom 868 points
4th ryanbraveteen 868 points
4th _joker_ 868 points
4th Magister 868 points
8th Fellow 865 points
8th studens 865 points
10th Lord Helmchen 862 points
11th fire and blood 800 points
12th tchMeSoftly 784 points
12th Gripp 784 points
12th BIGGAS 784 points
12th miz 784 points
16th Smite 781 points
17th Coffee 768 points
17th [CPC] Ghargan 768 points
17th zh.sledge 768 points
20th Shalfey 765 points
20th petya 765 points
20th Darth Plagiarism 765 points
5 victories in a row
shablabu 6 victories in a row
ryanbraveteen 6 victories in a row
Lord Helmchen 6 victories in a row
studens 5 victories in a row
Victory in the shortest number of rounds
managa_oleg 25 rounds
Bounty hunter's award
Dopamine hunt:barbse
Secret Award A (Maximum Score Victory)
1985cur 43 score
Secret Award B (Lucky Award: 50th, 100th, 150th, and 200th players from the top on the tournament board)
50th Flibustier-USSR
100th Vassago
150th Bro
200th kaldynbek.azamatov.92
Secret Award C: Thanks for Playing Award (Thanks for Playing Award: Lowest ranked player who completed all sessions)
679th Ember
ASIA
TOP 20
1st 弗雷尔卓德开锁工人 2200 points
1st Night flash 2200 points
3rd 我不想赢 2100 points
4th O_O 2000 points
4th Kun 2000 points
4th pi 2000 points
4th 今天的风好喧嚣 2000 points
8th 陈东林丶 1900 points
8th 糖分AwA 1900 points
8th Kritico 1900 points
11th ZuuFe 1880 points
11th 1194699815 1880 points
13th U. 1860 points
14th 枪炮、病菌与钢铁 1800 points
14th 西格玛 1800 points
14th caelestis 1800 points
14th Manzing 1800 points
14th 繁星月移 1800 points
14th 穗穗4岁了 1800 points
14th EXEL 1800 points
14th FOX 1800 points
14th Deum 1800 points
12 victories in a row
弗雷尔卓德开锁工人 12 victories in a row
亚服锦标赛预订冠军 12 victories in a row
Victory in the shortest number of rounds
岁岁 32 rounds
Bounty hunter's award
Night flash hunt:弗雷尔卓德开锁工人
rukifel hunt:Night flash
Secret Award A (Maximum Score Victory)
aggroculture 56 score
Secret Award B (Lucky Award: 50th, 100th, 150th, and 200th players from the top on the tournament board)
50th Atta Codipeti
100th 爷
150th KUMANOMI
200th 秤天蝎
Secret Award C: Thanks for Playing Award (Thanks for Playing Award: Lowest ranked player who completed all sessions)
162th 張權
<*>If 2 or more players have the same record in each of tournament's special prizes, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.
<*>Players who violated the Fair Play Rules during the tournament were disqualified.
<*>Prizes already were distributed. We congratulate the winners and wish good luck to everyone in future events! Thank you for being such an awesome community!
New Year Tournament
Welcome to the final tournament of the year, which starts in 2022 and ends in 2023!
29/12/2022 (12:00 GMT) – 04/01/2023 (12:00 GMT)
EUROPE
ːcardsː Players: 4 ːscoreː Victory condition: 30 points ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: none :magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set :RatsClock: Timer: normal :Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)
Tournament points (place/points):
+120
+20
+4
+1
ASIA
ːcardsː Players: 2 ːscoreː Victory condition: 40 points ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed :magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden ːcheatdiceː Characters: random :RatsClock: Timer: normal :Location: Field: Clockwork Town (1)
+120
+20
TOURNAMENT RULES
Players get tournament points for the following sessions:
EUROPE: the first 10 sessions
ASIA: the first 20 sessions
Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.
PRIZES
The following prizes will be issued to the players who occupy the following places:
5x illegal box of goods, Frosty Footsteps, Champion's trail, A Smart Plug
3x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods, Frosty Footsteps trail
3x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
2x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 1x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods
1x illegal box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
Additionally:
Every player with 5 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 12 victories in a row (ASIA):
A Smart Plug
Victory in the shortest number of rounds:
Frosty Footsteps
Champion's trail
Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.
1x contraband box of goods
Secret Award A (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x illegal box of goods
Secret Award B (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x contraband box of goods
Secret Award C (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x contraband box of goods
Happy New Year, and best of luck!
Halloween Tournament 2022 Results!!
Welcome to the Halloween Tournament!
The tournament runs from October 28 12:00 GMT through November 01 12:00 GMT. While gremlins are immortal, and not really scared of any ghosts, they are still afraid of some things: debt collectors, and automatons that are out of control.
For this tournament, we suggest the following rules:
EUROPE
ːcardsː Players: 5 ːscoreː Victory condition: 25 points ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed :magic_sparkles: Character Abilities: allowed ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set :RatsClock: Timer: normal :Location: Field: Clockwork Colony (2)
Players get tournament points for the following sessions:
EUROPE: the first 8 sessions
ASIA: the first 16 sessions
Only the results from these sessions will be eligible for awards.
PRIZES
The following prizes will be issued to the players who occupy the following places:
3x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods, Spooky trail, Champion's trail, Charlie Oscar Studio Original Mug
2x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods, Spooky trail
1x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods, Spooky trail
1x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods
1x illegal box of goods, 2x contraband box of goods
2x contraband box of goods
2x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
1x contraband box of goods
Additionally:
Every player with 4 victories in a row (EUROPE) or 10 victories in a row (ASIA):
1x illegal box of goods
Victory in the shortest number of rounds:
Champion's trail
Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.
1x contraband box of goods
Secret Award A (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x illegal box of goods
Secret Award B (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x contraband box of goods
Secret Award C (the rule will be disclosed after the tournament):
1x contraband box of goods
Trick and Greed, Good luck!!
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
EUROPE
TOP 10
1st Пирожочек 5012 points
2nd 4nsZei 5003 points
3rd 有必要3星但不可以 4220 points
4th An intelligent grem 4211 points
5th managa_oleg 4201 points
6th ladykatie 4121 points
7th witness 4103 points
7th impsuley 4103 points
9th Tiaga 4011 points
10th Cielnu 4003 points
4 victories in a row
ladykatie 4 victories in a row
Victory in the shortest number of rounds
spike 16 rounds
managa_oleg 16 rounds
Bounty hunter's award
奶弟 hunt:Пирожочек
Secret Award A (Maximum Score Victory)
TinkyTwinky 34 score
Secret Award B (Lucky Award: 50th and 100th players from the top on the tournament board)
50th Lord Helmchen
100th Tropicanerin
Secret Award C (Thanks for Playing Award: Lowest ranked player who completed all sessions)
725th HYN20
ASIA
TOP 10
1st Night flash 15100 points
1st 糖分AwA 15100 points
3rd 玉米地里的大棒棒 13300 points
3rd 繁星月移 13300 points
3rd sati 13300 points
6th 我不想赢 12400 points
6th Atta Codipeti 12400 points
8th HunkChan 11500 points
8th xia 11500 points
8th EXEL 11500 points
8th 岁岁 11500 points
8th Kun 11500 points
8th tonberry 11500 points
8th Правда я талант? 11500 points
8th 八重黒龍.inc 11500 points
8th 跟汝岗买可乐送加多宝 11500 points
10 victories in a row
Night flash 12 victories in a row
帕瓦 11 victories in a row
Victory in the shortest number of rounds
Cheh 28 rounds
Bounty hunter's award: The first player to win against the player with the best tournament points.
钓鱼王尤姆 hunt:Night flash
Night flash hunt:糖分AwA
Secret Award A (Maximum Score Victory)
无题. 61 score
Secret Award B (Lucky Award: 50th and 100th players from the top on the tournament board)
50th 穿山甲
100th 嘿哈呼
Secret Award C (Thanks for Playing Award: Lowest ranked player who completed all sessions)
110th jasonwang
* We apologize for the long time it took many players to get matched. As a token of our appreciation, we have distributed one Tournament Chest and one Autumn Chest to all tournament participants who enjoyed the tournament even under such circumstances.
** If 2 or more players have the same record in each of tournament's special prizes, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.
*** Players who violated the Fair Play Rules during the tournament were disqualified.
**** Charlie Oscar Studio mug right holders must contact Standard of Ur via discord or steam by 12:00 GMT on November 28, 2022. If we do not hear from you by then, we will assume that you have waived your rights.
Prizes will be distributed in order. We congratulate the winners and wish good luck to everyone in future events! Thank you for being such an awesome community! ːvotesː
Update: 2 new cards, 3 changes in character abilities
Hey guys,
How are you all doing?
This year is not the easiest for a lot of people. In this community, we have players from over a hundred countries, and I’m sure that for each region, the problems are different.
One thing is clear, though: whether it’s the climate crisis, the pandemics, the war, the energy crisis, or some other issue – 2022 is a challenging year for nearly everyone.
We wish our community to focus on what each of us, personally, can do to improve the lives of others – while not losing our minds on the matters which remain beyond our control.
And with the same approach, today we release a small update for Gremlins, Inc.: nothing life-changing, just something to make your experience a bit better.
Feel free to start the game and check it out!
Whatever happened in 2022, our servers are still up and running, and Gremlins, Inc. is waiting for you.
NEW CARD: PRISON TOUR
Spot: Police Type: Normal Move points: 5 Cost: $50
Special rule:
Teleport to the Jail (you are not arrested). Get an extra turn.
To taste the freedom, visit the prison – preferrably just on a tour.
Expected use case:
We think this card will be used in combination with other cards that can be played in the Jail. Additionally, this card can be used to move to the Jail, so that later player approaches the Inferno.
NEW CARD: EXPENSIVE ORDER
Location: Marketplace Type: Normal Move points: 4 Cost: FREE
Special rule:
Choose a player (including you). That player gets ːscoreː1 and chooses between paying for it (-$150, -ːmaliceː2) and stealing it (+ːmaliceː5).
Delivery is obligatory, payment is optional.
Expected use case:
Early in the session, this card forces the other player to choose between getting ːmaliceː5 or losing $150 early on. At the end of the session, it is likely that you may play this card on yourself, simply to get ːscoreː1.
CHARACTER CHANGES: THE THIEF
Robbery
Now:
If you lose a Player Conflict, get 75% of the amount paid by the other player.
Change:
If you lose a Player Conflict, get 100% of the amount paid by the other player.
Reason:
Thief was once nerfed because it was a very powerful character on the European server, but this change had too high of an impact. Therefore, we have returned this ability to its original state.
CHARACTER CHANGES: THE POLITICIAN
Connections at the Parliament
Now:
Get ːvotesː2 when the Elections begin (this effect stacks with the effect of being the least malicious player).
Change:
This effect is completely removed.
The Astral Plane Club
Now:
When resting in the Astral Plane, get 5 cards to choose from and lose ːmaliceː3.
Change:
When resting in the Astral Plane, get 10 cards to choose from and lose ːmaliceː3.
Reason:
In duels, Connections at the Parliament was too powerful an ability. This is an attempt to balance the both by removing one, and making the other one more impactful.
OTHER UPDATES
The explanation for discarding cards in "Glasnost" has been supplemented.
Fixed missing descriptions of some cards in Gremlinopedia.
Fixed translations for some languages.
WHAT'S NEXT?
We’d like to do a few things in the next few months:
* add a couple of new cards * perform more of the re-balancing * run a couple of new tournaments
Please share your suggestions in the comments below.
Which locations could benefit from having new cards?
Which effects need adjustment?
And what do you want from a tournament?
We wish you good health, world peace and a better tomorrow.
// Team CO
In Memory of Qfasa
Dear, Gremlins.
It has been a year since Qfasa passed away due to COVID-19.
This infection that took his life still shows no signs of abating.
Some of you and your family and friends may have been infected with COVID-19 and suffered terribly.
It is so fun and wonderful to get out and share a great time with your precious friends.
On the other hand, along with that, it is also very important to stay at home to avoid the risk of exposing yourself and your loved ones to dangerous infections.
We have a little bonus this month for those of you who stay home and play Gremlins, Inc. in memory of Qfasa.
BONUS
A Rare Box of Goods x 1
Summer Chest x 3
Conditions for earning the bonus
Play and complete at least 10 sessions during this July. Any type of session is acceptable. This bonus is awarded independently for each of the EU and ASIA servers, but at the same time, the Conditions for earning the bonus are also counted independently.
This summer has also been extremely hot.
Please take good care of yourself by paying attention to COVID-19 and heat stroke.
[Team CO]
MARCH UPDATE
Dear friends,
In February we decided to bring back the monthly updates of Gremlins, Inc. as there's always things we work on, and changes in balance that we'd like to try, and shipping regular updates is very helpful to deploy all of these things at once.
Since we in parallel develop ːspellcastingː Spire of Sorcery, the idea was to ship Spire of Sorcery's updates at the end of each month, and the updates for ːsteampunkː Gremlins, Inc. in the middle of each month. Well, so much for the domino effect: just last week we shipped such a massive update for Spire of Sorcery (our biggest yet, adding hours of gameplay) that we only now were able to re-group and update Gremlins, Inc.
This doesn't mean that we will abandon the "monthly update" ambition. We will keep trying! This is just to explain why certain things happen later than we would have wanted them to happen. ːweatherː
On a similar topic, and before we cover the new cards, here's the update for Gremlins, Inc. 2: after discussing the project with nearly 20 possible partners, we are now down to 2 whom we like the most. The journey has been quite interesting, as we are looking not just to rise the production budget but to align our long-term vision for the game, and this is the most important part of the discussion.
We will keep you posted on the decision when we make it!
And now about today's update: the main focus of this update is the introduction of two new cards.
NEW CARD: GLASNOST
Location: Courthouse Type: Normal Move points: 1
Cost: $50 Get: ːvotesː1, -ːmaliceː1
Special rule:
An opponent of your choice reveals any number of cards in their hand. That player gets ːmaliceː1 and gives you ːvotesː1 for each card in their hand that were not revealed.
“It’s true that the poor have the right to know about the actions of the rich. It is also true that the rich have the right to make that right to know as difficult to exercise as possible.”
Expected use case:
Use this card to reveal the hand of the leader. Harass your electoral rivals when you want to become the governor. Plot to steal votes from players who have not revealed their cards for a long time.
NEW CARD: FULL HOUSE
Location: Casino Type: Secret Move points: 1
Cost: Free
Special rule:
Show your hand. You are not arrested even if you have criminal cards (they are, however, discarded). Get $100 if any 2 cards have the same number of move points. For each additional card with the same number of move points as the pair, get additional $100.
“Even small things can have a big effect when they accumulate, whether it's the cards or the fools.“
To get the most of this card, player will need to align the move points of their cards. It may be a good time to show your skills. But be careful: this is a secret card. We think that this card will be more useful on playing field 2 (Colony) than on playing field 1 (Town).
TECH FIXES
Many thanks to every player who submitted bug reports here on Steam forums and on the Discord server! This helps a lot with identifying and fixing the technical issues. What we achieved with today's update:
The changes from the February update are now applied to the single-player mode; originally, they did not affect that mode, and we apologise for the inconvenience.
The issues with season chests are now fixed; it took some time to identify the issue, and here the reports from players were very helpful;
A few mistakes in various localisations got fixed; some of them were on the radar for months, but we forgot about them ;-P
FEEDBACK ON THIS UPDATE?
Before we move to the last part of this update, which is the Q&A with the concept artist and game designer, we'd like to ask about your opinion about the changes that happened with the previous update, a bit over a month ago.
All the cards have been in the deck for ranked sessions on Asian server – how is your playing experience? Better, worse, the same? We would love to get your feedback!
A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH OUR FRIENDS IN KYIV
As you may recall from the last announcement (which stirred up quite some anger from the blood-thirsty crowd, to the point where Valve activated the review-bombing protection for the game – a first for us!), right now the original game designer of Gremlins, Inc. (Adrageron) as well as the game's concept artist (Yaroslav) are both in Kyiv.
We asked them to answer three questions, to help us understand what it means to live in a city that is attacked by bombs and missiles every day for the last month:
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ːnotebookː Is the Russian army really attacking Kyiv?
Alexey "Adrageron" Bokulev –
Yes, every day we have bombs or missiles hitting the city. Even though this is nothing compared to what happens in Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
Yaroslav Pavlyshynets –
All this time the Russian army is bombarding Kyiv, with quite a lot of attacks happening from the north – from the territory of Belarus, or around the border.
ːnotebookː Do such attacks kill civilians, regular citizens?
Alexey "Adrageron" Bokulev –
Yes. I follow several journalists here on the ground in Kyiv, who broadcast real-time, and they report from the sites of attacks. This often includes casualties among the by-standers, people who just happened to be nearby when the missile hit the particular building.
Yaroslav Pavlyshynets –
Naturally. Houses are destroyed, and civilians are dying. The Ukrainian air defence is trying hard to protect the city, we hear air sirens several times each day. A lot of missiles are intercepted by the defence but even in such cases, they fall on the city, causing destruction and, sometimes, starting fires. And in addition to pieces of missiles, we also had downed Russian military planes falling into the populated areas around Kyiv.
ːnotebookː Does it help that we discuss and protest against the war here on Steam – despite the fact that it's a games platform?
Alexey "Adrageron" Bokulev –
It provides moral support, I think. And it informs people. The more people know about the horror that happens at this very moment in the middle of Europe, the more pressure there is on the governments of the countries where those in power at least somewhat care about the opinions of their citizens.
Yaroslav Pavlyshynets –
Any support matters A LOT to us these days, including here on Steam. Because the local community is really huge. Many artists, sportsmen, scientists and regular people all over the world express their empathy for our pain and call for peace, and it gives us the power to hold on, to resist and to continue our fight. We know that we are on the side of the civilised world, resisting the cruel barbarian state. I'm certain that despite the Russian army being many times larger than ours, we will defeat them, since we fight for our freedom, we protect our homes.
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We wish world peace and a better tomorrow for all of you,
// team CO
STOP THE WAR
12 days ago, Russian army invaded Ukraine and every day since then is killing its people and destroying its infrastructure. Our friends in the Ukrainian games studios are now forced to defend their homeland, while their parents and children are fleeing the war as refugees.
Some of you may know that Gremlins, Inc. was born during in 2013 and 2014 while we prototyped and experimented in Kyiv, Moscow and Stockholm. The streets that we walked while discussing the game are now being bombed by Russian artillery. The game designer who invented the game's concept is sheltering in Kyiv, with the air raid sirens sounding in the city. The artist who created all of the game's card art changed his pencil for a rifle, joining the territorial defence.
This is the time of grief. So much pain and destruction is being inflicted. We are a small team, and we are doing what we can, helping the vulnerable friends as much as we can... while we watch Russia killing and maiming innocent people. Sadly, these thousands of dead are just the beginning of the humanitarian catastrophe as many more will die of disease or lack of medicine and care in the coming weeks.
At the same time, those in our team who are based in Russia face another war: the war of the Russian police on Russia's own population. Call the war a war, ask for peace – and get beaten up, arrested and tortured, facing up to 15 years in jail. The thugs paid by the state brutalise peaceful citizens to keep them silent.
While our hearts break for the victims of the war, whether bombed or arrested, we will do our best to continue developing and operating our games. This is not the only conflict that is happening in the world right now, it's just that it affects us in a very direct and personal way.
With all of our hearts, we wish this war to stop. We will do our best to support our friends who suffer from this war in Ukraine, as well as our friends in Russia who protest against this war. These are difficult times. Let's please be kind and helpful to each other, as much as we can.
Team tournament: 2 x 2 x 2
Hey guys,
It's been a long time since we've ran a team tournament.
Buckle up, and get ready to watch some of the most skilled players compete!
Rules
ːcardsː Teams: 2 x 2 x 2 ːcardsː Number of competitors: 81 team
ːscoreː Game 1 victory condition: 30 rounds ːscoreː Game 2 victory condition: 30 rounds ːscoreː Game 3 (semifinal) victory condition: 25 points ːscoreː Game 4 (final) victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed ːmagic_sparklesː Character Abilities: allowed ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set ːRatsClockː Timer: normal ːLocationː Field: Clockwork Town (1) :sts_ironclad: Anonymous masks: OFF
Schedule
The first two sessions (A, B) happen on March 12.
The next two sessions (C, D) happen on March 13.
Each of three sessions starts every 20 minutes, e.g. sessions A1 - A3 start 09:00 and sessions A4 - A6 start 09:20. These times will be communicated to each competing team after the registration is closed.
The first and the second rounds are held at different times on Asian and European servers, to be closer to the local timezones.
How to register
Post a reply to this announcement with the following information:
Team name
Links to Steam profiles of 2 members
Indication of which player is the captain
Discord name of the captain for tagging on the official Discord server
You may also designate a 3rd player to be in reserve (but you don't have to). If a team registers 3 players, it may swap one of the first 2 players with the reserve player for any session; however, it cannot later swap back this player into one of the original players.
Preferred server to play on (Asia or Europe). It is possible to designate both.
Players banned from ranked sessions are not allowed to participate in this tournament. Any team that has a player banned during the tournament, is disqualified.
A player cannot be registered in more than 1 team.
The registration ends with 81 teams.
The final deadline for registration is March 7 at 12:00 GMT.
Please check the Tournament Table for team registration and match-up progress.
Prize fund
Prizes will be awarded for each game, and only to the players who actually participated in that session.
Many thanks for your feedback about the last series of changes. We are not the Governors of this town, who care about nothing but their own interests. We think of ourselves as engineers: we tweak, we try, we listen, and then we tweak some more. So your comments and suggestions are very much welcome!
From this month, we're getting back to regular, monthly updates of the game.
These updates will add new content as well as fix known issues, and introduce changes in the balance.
Important to keep in mind: a lot of the bigger changes we move to Gremlins, Inc. 2, because with the updated architecture it will be much easier to make those already in the next version of the game.
REBALANCING
In late January, we changed the effects of 6 cards. This lead to a pretty great discussion. As a result, we're making the following changes:
ːcardsː An Award Ceremony
Change:
You get +ːmaliceː1 → +ːmaliceː2
Special rule: An opponent of your choice loses $200. An opponent of your choice loses ːscoreː2. An opponent of your choice loses ːvotesː5.
Reason:
In team sessions, the effect of not being able to choose a target turned out to be very significant, so we decided to revert to the original effect. On the other hand, being thrown in the jail with no money at all is one of the worst experiences for players, so we changed getting jailed to losing votes.
ːcardsː A Friendly Bailiff
Change:
Cost: ːvotesː2 → ːvotesː3
Special rule: A player of your choice pays you $250.
Reason:
Several people mentioned that the calculation of 40% is troublesome, and we agree. Such card was also difficult to play in team sessions. Therefore, we reverted to the same effect as before. On the other hand, we found out that the rate of playing this card for effect was higher than we thoughts, so we updated the cost.
A Compromising Document
Change:
Special Rule: the Governor loses ːvotesː2, stops being the Governor, and gets ːmaliceː2. You can play another Court card in this turn.
Reason:
As a result of our research, we found out that this card has not been played very often in the past. Therefore, we decided to change it. This change is very much in line with the card name and visuals.
TWO NEW CARDS
In the previous announcement we asked for your opinion on the ideas of three new cards.
Based on the feedback, we decided to start working on two of these cards – we expect to add them to the game with the March update.
NEW CARD: GLASNOST
Location: The Court Cost: $50 Move points: 1 Type: Normal Get: ːvotesː1, -ːmaliceː1
Special rule:
An opponent of your choice reveals any number of cards in their hand. That player gets ːmaliceː1 and gives you ːvotesː1 for each card in their hand that were not revealed.
“It’s true that the poor have the right to know about the actions of the rich. It is also true that the rich have the right to make that right to know as difficult to exercise as possible.”
This card was supposed to be played for free. But now it shows the cost of $50... We don't know the details, but it seems that the right to make it more difficult to exercise the right to know still exists everywhere. By the way, just look at the expression on the face of the man to the right of the card. What an unpleasant look on his face. It is understandable why someone would exercise their right to make the right to know difficult.
Show your hand. You are not arrested even if you have criminal cards (they are, however, discarded). Get $100 if any 2 cards have the same number of move points. For each additional card with the same number of move points as the pair, get additional $100.
“Even small things can have a big effect when they accumulate, whether it's the cards or the fools.“
Unlike the initial idea, the card is now secret. Also, the move points are now 1, so it is no longer a card that is sure to be profitable if only you can get it. By the way, how many bouncers do you see on the illustration? And would you ask them for $100, since they make a pair?
OTHER UPDATES
Fixed tournament points.
Mulligan timer is extended (under Normal settings, 5 seconds are added).
The deck for the Asia ranked sessions is now the same as the European deck.
Additions and corrections were made in the Credits section (did you know we have one?).
Fixed several bugs related to the display of the session log.
Added "close" button to the banner promoting Spire of Sorcery, a new game that we currently develop. By the way, it was recently reviewed by SplatterCat, and the review has 200.000 views and a lot of positive comments already. We recommend that you do not click on this new button before making a purchase.
Fixed a few bugs related to localization.
We wish you a great rest of the week, and we're going to focus now on the upcoming tournament.
Speaking of tournaments, would you participate in a team tournament, if we run it this month?
2x2 or even 2x2x2.
We think it's been a while since the clockwork town saw such fun.
And we can set the keys for Spire of Sorcery as the pool prize. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!
Dear friends,
We wish you a happy Lunar New Year, and we hope that the coming year will bring you closer to attaining happiness – wherever you are!
Today we have a few news items to share:
NEW BACKGROUND AND NEW MUSIC TRACK
Specifically for this Lunar New Year, we created a new main menu background and a new music track. You get it for free if you own The Governor Edition 2 once you log into the game:
You also get the music track as a free update, if you own Gremlins, Inc. OST on Steam.
CHANGES IN CARDS
Previously, several cards were banned from the ranked sessions on the Asian server. We’d like to try bringing them back, based on the following changes:
ːcardsː An Award Ceremony
Change: You get + ːmaliceː 2 → + ːmaliceː 1. Special rule: The player with the most money: - $200, the player with the most score: -ːscoreː 2, the player with the most votes: -ːvotesː5.
Reason: This is meant to reduce the power of the card in duels by making all players, including the one who plays the card, into possible targets. This change also has an experimental meaning of reducing the number of cards that can choose anyone to attack.
Reason: The reason for the higher cost is to make it more difficult to play this card early in the session. On the other hand, we adjusted it, so that players can get more score compared to the cost.
ːcardsː A Compromising Document
Change: Type: Normal → Secret.
Reason: This is to make it difficult for players to keep this card in their hand.
ːcardsː A Fraudulent Transaction
Change: You get: + $50 → removed. Special rule: The opponent of your choice pays you $100 and gives you 5 income.
Reason: This is to reduce the damage caused to the player targeted by this card early in the session. In duels, we lower the possibility of a big difference early in sessions. It is also meant to make it worthwhile to play this even later in the session.
ːcardsː A Friendly Bailiff
Change: Special rule: The opponent with the most money pays you 40% of the money.
Reason: This is to protect against big difference between players in the early stages of duel sessions. This change also has an experimental nature of reducing the number of cards that can choose any player as the target of their attack.
ːcardsː An Honest Exchange
Change: Cost: $100 → FREE. Special rule: You exchange all cards in your hand with an opponent of your choice and receive $100 from that player. At this time, you cannot look into your opponent's hand.
Reason: While the effect of being able to look into the opponent's hand and exchange any card was too powerful in duels, the high cost made it an unbalanced card that was very difficult to play in sessions with more players. We think that this change will weaken the effect of the card in duels and strengthen the effect of the card in sessions with more players.
WHICH NEW CARD WOULD YOU VOTE FOR?
In March, we plan to introduce a new card to the deck.
We will share the sketches and the final artwork the moment we have the visuals.
Right now, we would like to know which card do you prefer:
ːcardsː Personal bankruptcy
Place: The Courthouse Type: Normal Cost: Free Move points: 3 Get: -ːmaliceː5
Special rule: Player’s stats are reset to money: $150, income (excluding the effects of active permanent cards) $25, ːvotesː: 0. Flavour text: “In life, reinvention is not that difficult. Especially for immortal beings such as gremlins.”
ːcardsː Glasnost
Place: The Courthouse Type: Normal Cost: Free Move points: 1 Get: ːvotesː1
Special rule: You choose an opponent. That player reveals any number of cards in their hand. For each card that is not revealed, they get ːmaliceː2 and lose ːvotesː2.
Flavour text: “Citizens have the right to know. And it doesn’t cost anything, of course.”
Special rule: “Show your hand and get $100 for every pair of cards with the same number of move points. You are not arrested even if you have criminal cards (they are, however, discarded).” Flavour text: “Sometimes even the investigator marvels at the luck of the suspect, and lets them off the hook out of respect.”
ːsteampunkː Please share your thoughts in the comments!
Which card should we draw, and add to the game, in your opinion?
