<s>
Kards	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
World	O
War	O
II-themed	O
online	B-Application
digital	I-Application
collectible	B-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
1939	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
ports	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
with	O
crossplay	B-Application
capabilities	O
between	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kards	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turned-based	O
collectible	B-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
deck	O
relies	O
on	O
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
to	O
overwhelm	O
the	O
opponent	O
with	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playing	O
field	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
battlefield	B-Application
"	O
in-game	O
,	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
fronts	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
support	O
line	O
,	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
support	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
support	O
and	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
and	O
five	O
cards	O
respectively	O
,	O
but	O
units	O
must	O
be	O
deployed	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
support	O
line	O
when	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kredits	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
move	O
military	O
units	O
to	O
the	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
or	O
to	O
attack	O
enemy	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
unit	O
has	O
been	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
retreat	O
back	O
unless	O
forced	O
to	O
by	O
certain	O
cards	O
that	O
specify	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
one	O
player	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
whoever	O
controls	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
strategic	O
advantage	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
or	O
against	O
human	O
opponents	O
online	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
tiered-ranking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1939	O
Games	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
former	O
CEO	O
Ívar	O
Kristjánsson	O
and	O
Project	O
Lead	O
Guðmundur	O
Kristjánsson	O
of	O
CCP	O
Games	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
Kards	B-Application
being	O
their	O
first	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
Kards	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
cardboard	O
prototype	O
using	O
real	O
life	O
cards	O
and	O
went	O
into	O
full	O
production	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
CCG	O
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
$	O
70,000	O
grant	O
,	O
making	O
its	O
first	O
public	O
appearance	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
Kards	B-Application
received	O
over	O
$5	O
million	O
in	O
endowments	O
from	O
venture	O
funds	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Chinese	O
investing	O
company	O
Tencent	O
,	O
to	O
support	O
future	O
updates	O
and	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
over	O
250,000	O
downloads	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
a	O
record	O
peak	O
of	O
over	O
2,700	O
concurrent	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kards	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
PC	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
polished	O
presentation	O
and	O
fair	O
monetization	O
model	O
,	O
being	O
comparable	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
and	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
while	O
differentiating	O
with	O
its	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kards	B-Application
has	O
become	O
stale	O
,	O
with	O
few	O
worthwhile	O
updates	O
to	O
prevent	O
toxic	O
decks	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
