A new card game · Q4 2026

POLYTOPIAthe card game.

From the studio behind The Battle of Polytopia. A physical card game built for the kitchen table. Same world. Same tribes. New medium.

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27M+ players · Card game · Q4 2026 on Kickstarter
Tribe · 01
Imperius
Tribe · 02
Xin-xi
Tribe · 03
Oumaji
Tribe · 04
Bardur
8+
Age 8+
All-table friendly
1–4 players
Solo or party
15–30 min
Weeknight-grade
5-min teach
Learn while you play

A civilization, a deck of cards, and twenty unforgettable minutes.

Polytopia: The Card Game brings the spirit of the digital phenomenon to your kitchen table. Each tribe is its own deck. Each round you draw, you play, you score.

Quick to teach. Hard to put down. No board. No tiles. Just cards in your hand and the tribe you've chosen to be.

Made for the table

If you like a good game,this is your game.

Easy to teach. Hard to put down. Built for anyone who shows up to play — and you'll probably recognise yourself in one of these.

Player · 01

The strategist

You love games where every decision matters — the kind you talk about in the car on the way home. You don't need a long manual. You need depth that arrives in twenty minutes.

Player · 02

The host

You're the one who pulls out a game when friends come over. Something quick to teach, fast to start, and that keeps the table talking — no matter who's in the room.

Player · 03

The Polytopia fan

You already know the tribes. You've played the digital game on every flight, every commute, every quiet hour. The cardboard version is the thing you've been quietly hoping for.

Modes

One game.three tempos.

Solo, head-to-head, or a four-way tribal scrap. The rules core stays. The feel shifts.

Mode · 01~ 15 min

Solo

A tightly tuned campaign against a deck-driven rival tribe. Designed for fifteen minutes, played in tens.

  • 1 player · vs the deck
  • Stays fresh across replays
Mode · 02~ 20 min

2-player duel

The signature head-to-head. Two tribes, twenty minutes, every move feels like it matters.

  • 2 players · direct opposition
  • Best learning entry-point
Mode · 03~ 30 min

3–4 player

Diplomacy emerges from the seating chart. Alliances form, break, reform. The full Polytopia experience.

  • 3 or 4 players · free-for-all
  • The party version
Four tribes · four worlds

Pick a tribe.become it.

Each tribe is its own 48-card deck — same core game, four distinct worlds, art and identity. Choose your pair: Base · 01 ships Imperius & Xin-xi; Base · 02 ships Oumaji & Bardur. The Deluxe edition includes all four.

Base · 01
Tribe · 01by the book

Imperius

"There is order, and then there is everyone else."

The lawful empire. Marble columns, blue banners, a culture that writes the rule before anyone has to ask.

Base · 01
Tribe · 02high & sharp

Xin-xi

"Look up. That's where the decisions are made."

The mountain people. Steep paths, sharp wind, a quiet civilisation that watches the valley below.

Base · 02
Tribe · 03speed & sand

Oumaji

"The horizon is a destination, not a limit."

Desert riders, sandstone halls, gold under the dunes. The tribe that crosses the longest distances.

Base · 02
Tribe · 04cold & clever

Bardur

"Winter is a competitive advantage."

Frost-hardened forest dwellers. Antler-helms, pine smoke, the tribe that thrives where others can't.

How to play

Four steps.then you're already playing.

No twenty-page rulebook. Pick a tribe, build your hand, play your cards, count the score. The depth is in the choices — not in the manual.

01

Choose your tribe

Pick a tribe. Take its 48-card deck. Player-aid cards lay out the round at a glance — no rulebook deep-dive.

02

Build your hand

Each round, draw cards from your deck. Decide what to play, what to save, and what to set up for later.

03

Play & combo

Drop cards in sequences that multiply your score. The same card means different things depending on what's beside it.

04

Tally & win

Score tokens stack as you play. Highest score after the final round takes the win. Quick to count. Sharp to argue.

Editions

Three waysto come to the table.

Two themed Base editions — each with its own pair of tribes — and a Deluxe that brings all four together with the full board-game treatment. Pick the pair that calls to you, or go all in.

Base · 01

Empire & Highland

The lawful empire meets the mountain people. The starter pair.

  • 2 tribesImperius & Xin-xi
  • 96 cards · 48 per tribe
  • Player-aid cards
  • Score-keeping components
  • Solo · 2-player · 3–4 player rule cards
  • 5-minute teach reference sheet
Base · 02

Sand & Frost

Desert riders meet frost-hardened forest dwellers. The wilder pair.

  • 2 tribesOumaji & Bardur
  • 96 cards · 48 per tribe
  • Player-aid cards
  • Score-keeping components
  • Solo · 2-player · 3–4 player rule cards
  • 5-minute teach reference sheet
Edition · Deluxe
For the collectors

Deluxe edition

All four tribes plus premium components. The full experience in one box.

  • 4 tribesImperius · Xin-xi · Oumaji · Bardur
  • 192 cards · 48 per tribe
  • Sculpted tribal miniatures · one per tribeDesigned with Midjiwan
  • Premium score components
  • Premium box · linen-wrap finish
  • Digital cosmetic skin · in the Polytopia app
A co-publishing

Built by two studioswho've done this before.

Game · Creative · IP

Midjiwan

Stockholm studio behind The Battle of Polytopia. The indie strategy phenomenon, played on every continent.

27M+ players · 8 years live
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Publishing · Distribution · Crowdfunding

Nordic Pirates

Swedish board-game studio behind Lying Pirates. Already shipped 16,000+ copies worldwide.

$1M+ raised · 2 crowdfunding campaigns
Early-access list · limited perks

The list is open.get on it before everyone else.

The first thousand names get a Kickstarter early-bird slot, a backer-exclusive digital tribe skin in the Polytopia app, and the campaign link the moment it's live.

Campaign link first

The Kickstarter link drops to the list before any public post.

Early-bird slot

Discounted pledge tier reserved for the first 1,000 list members.

Backer-exclusive skin

Unlock a free cosmetic skin in the digital Polytopia app when you back.

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FAQ

Quick answers.

Is this a real card game or a digital crossover?

Real card game. Physical product. Cards, tokens, packaging — everything you need to play at a table. The digital Polytopia app stays exactly as it is.

How is it different from the digital game?

It's a deckbuilder & score-collector, not a tile-laying re-creation of the app. Same Polytopia DNA — tribes, civilisation, sharp decisions — translated into a card-game format that plays in fifteen minutes.

Why are there two Base editions?

We split the four tribes into two themed Base sets — Base · 01 ships Imperius & Xin-xi, Base · 02 ships Oumaji & Bardur — so backers can pick the pair that calls to them and the price stays accessible. Two Base buyers from different sets can still play together. The Deluxe edition includes all four plus premium components.

When does the Kickstarter go live?

Q4 2026. The exact day is announced 30 days in advance to our early-access list first.

When do I actually get the game?

Estimated delivery to backers throughout 2027. First production-run priority goes to crowdfunding backers; retail follows.

Will there be retail availability?

Yes. We're establishing distribution in the Nordic region, UK, Germany, and the US in the year following the campaign.