Tuggowar

Devlog

• Balance update & new art
  October 29, 2024 by Tension Games

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  Hi everyone! The last update has had a month or two to settle so we felt it was a good time to further tweak the balance. Most importantly, the Map now has 25 Lands (was 27). We wanted to go to 25 Lan... Continue reading

  
• Final stage of the beta
  September 04, 2024 by Tension Games

  Exciting news y'all, we’re getting close to the Q1 release of Tuggowar! In light of that we’re announcing the last major gameplay and card changes. Let's give these a thorough test! Honey, I shrun... Continue reading

  
• The pure fun of deckbuilding
  July 02, 2024 by Tension Games

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  Bringing down the number of Coal in the starting deck down to 5 has put the pure fun of deckbuilding center stage. Your buys show up sooner and you get to play with your deck longer. What’s not to l... Continue reading

  
• Core gameplay changes
  June 11, 2024 by Tension Games

  We're always looking to improve Tuggowar, and sometimes changes reach into the core of the game. The fun of Tuggowar is in adding cards to your deck and getting to play them, and we wanted this to hap... Continue reading

  
• A brand new artstyle
  April 17, 2024 by Tension Games

  Uptil now, Tuggowar was rocking only programmer art. After more than a year of hard work the game finally has a new look! Late 2022 we started concepting with different art styles. During this phase w... Continue reading

  
• Sign up fix
  February 28, 2024 by Tension Games

  Some of you had trouble signing up with Tuggowar, but this is now fixed! Signing up secures all your progress and lets you sign in on other devices. So if you've previously tried to do this and still... Continue reading

  
• Balance patch
  February 13, 2024 by Tension Games

  Balance is crucial for a PvP deckbuilding game like Tuggowar. That's why we constantly tinker with cards based on stats and community feedback. Changes range from minor tweak to cost/effects to comple... Continue reading

  
• Featured live match
  January 17, 2024 by Tension Games

  Hey everyone we just added a cool new feature that lets you observe live matches. Just sit back, relax and tune into leaderboard matches and epic bronze battles! ^_^ The live match feature also means... Continue reading

  
• Mobile update
  January 12, 2024 by Tension Games

  Hey everyone quick update to let you know that we’ve improved the Itch mobile experience. Any issue you might have had are solved now. If you haven’t tried the game on mobile go check it out. 5-... Continue reading

  
• The new Bank meta
  December 12, 2023 by Tension Games

  We’ve wanted to change Bank for a long time now. But we know many of you loved going to the Bank, again, and again, and again… So we wanted to have the perfect replacement before we did. Without a... Continue reading

  
• Prime Time card expansion out now
  November 14, 2023 by Tension Games

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  If you like big hands then Prime Time is the expansion for you. It's all about planning and setting up epic turns! Jump-start is the mechanic at play. You discard a card and draw it as an extra card o... Continue reading

  
• Community-driven development
  October 10, 2023 by Tension Games

  Developing a great game is super super hard as is, but doing it in isolation is a fool's errand. Without the community Tuggowar would not be half as good as it is right now. Thanks to all those enthus... Continue reading

  
• UI update & more
  August 22, 2023 by Tension Games

  For a fast-paced card game the UI & UX must be top notch. We want the interface to be so seamless that it’s direct and immersive. The UX was already super smooth, but we felt the UI was still a bit... Continue reading

  
• Money talks
  July 26, 2023 by Tension Games

  We love Money! So much so that we gave it a more central role in the game. Much more central in fact. A bit like gas in StarCraft! Resource management changes a lot with many cards now having Money as... Continue reading

  
• Full Range Warfare expansion release
  June 19, 2023 by Tension Games

  This latest expansion introduces cool new ways to mess with your enemy! Let’s look at a few cards to see how. First up we got World Trade Center: a Legendary Building which introduces a new mechanic... Continue reading

  
• Exploration expansion release
  May 17, 2023 by Tension Games

  Join the Discover fest! This fresh batch of cards is all about giving you fun options. At each tech tier there now is a way to discover the perfect combo piece for your Shop. These also work nicely wi... Continue reading

  
• Medals
  April 25, 2023 by Tension Games

  Medals give you the power to decide which cards you AND your opponent get to play with! Let me explain… The shop holds all the cards that you can buy to build your deck. It has basic cards - which a... Continue reading

  
• Mirror Mode
  April 01, 2023 by Tension Games

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  Some people are just unlucky in cards. Even though this means they must be lucky in love we feel their pain. So for those of you who think getting a ‘bad’ Shop = autoloss we’ve created a brand n... Continue reading

  
• Card updates - get to the Choppa!
  March 28, 2023 by Tension Games

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  Epic PvP battles is what we care about the most! That’s why we closely monitor card balance & popularity, listen to the community for feedback and regularly tinker with cards. Some examples from the... Continue reading

  
• Diversity expansion release & Wiki
  February 07, 2023 by Tension Games

  We just released a brand new expansion called Diversity! With Disrupt ever-present, Tuggowar already rewards building a diverse deck. Cards from the new expansion are all about having many different c... Continue reading

  
• Play in browser + Bases
  January 12, 2023 by Tension Games

  Lo and behold Tuggowar is playable from the browser on Itch. We have the technology now :D You be like click.. sip drink.. wait what..? it’s go time already?! I dare you to find a faster loading Itc... Continue reading

  
• A fresh take on card games
  November 13, 2022 by Tension Games

  Tuggowar is a 1v1 deck-building game; not a constructed card game where you **must** play the one viable deck in the meta. The set of cards to choose from is randomized – and your opponent has a dif... Continue reading

  
• Calling all Combo Clowns!
  July 29, 2022 by Tension Games

  We’ve just released a juicy Tuggowar update. Check out the brand new AI challenges and reward track. Unlock tons of fun stuff like avatars & player titles! AI Challenges Can you consistently crush a... Continue reading

  
• Matchmaking & link-based invites
  June 07, 2022 by Tension Games

  Hey we've rolled out a juicy matchmaking update. You can now queue for casual or ranked games, but it's also super easy to invite a friend to play. Just share a link and hop into a game together!... Continue reading

  
• Campaign missions update
  May 17, 2022 by Tension Games

  Look, we've made the missions even more explosive! :D The campaign starts easy but... ...quickly becomes harder. Do you have the deck-building skills to defeat the mighty Dreadnought?! Come join our D... Continue reading

  
• Preview membership & emotes
  April 22, 2022 by Tension Games

  Exciting news for enthusiastic Tuggowar players! Have you collected all the expansions? Want to build decks with even more cards?! Join our Discord , ask to become a preview member and unlock over 30... Continue reading

  
• Have no fear, Tanya is here!
  March 22, 2022 by Tension Games

  Hello there armchair generals and master tacticians, We just released a new update featuring Tanya – your hostess for the campaign missions. She’s fun loving, supportive, but not so easily impress... Continue reading

  
• Improved card art & performance
  March 08, 2022 by Tension Games

  Improved card art Updated the art for various cards. Check out the new Field Howitzer! Performance Out with the draw calls, in with the smoothness!... Continue reading

  
• Replays and show-matches are live!
  February 22, 2022 by Tension Games

  You now have a shot at being featured in a Tuggowar show-match! Post your favorite PvP game in our Discord channel and try for your 15 minutes of in-game fame. Playing Tuggowar is great, but watching... Continue reading