Ponos Will Launch The Battle Cats Card Game on March 26, 2027
Ponos announced on November 12, 2026 that The Battle Cats: The Card Game, a two-player trading card game based on the smartphone tower defense title, will launch on March 26, 2027.
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Why it matters
Ponos is turning its mobile tower defense into a physical two-player game with pre-constructed decks and a 121-type booster set, a paper product line built around deck building rather than the app.
Key Facts
- Ponos announced The Battle Cats: The Card Game on November 12, 2026, with a release date of March 26, 2027.
- The game is a two-player TCG in which players deploy Cats into Open Ground to destroy the opponent's castle.
- Starter Decks Red and Blue are priced at 1,500 yen each and include a pre-constructed deck, marker, paper play mat, play guide, and counters.
- Booster Pack 01: The Castle Is Built! A Great Gathering of Cats! costs 250 yen per pack and contains 121 card types, five cards per pack.
- Early Experience Sessions and Teaching Events will be held in major cities before release, with limited promotional cards for participants.
Players build decks, produce Cats, and deploy them into Open Ground to destroy the opponent's castle. Initial products are Starter Decks Red and Blue at 1,500 yen each and Booster Pack 01: The Castle Is Built! A Great Gathering of Cats!, 250 yen per pack, with 121 card types.
The card illustrations are all newly drawn for the game, and the Cats appear in situations the original app does not show. Each Starter Deck ships with a pre-constructed deck, a marker, a paper play mat, a play guide, and counters. Booster Pack 01 carries 121 card types at five cards per pack.
Before the March 26, 2027 release, Ponos plans Early Experience Sessions and Teaching Events in major cities nationwide, with limited promotional cards for participants. Further details are promised on the official website and official X account.
- Starter Deck Red: 1,500 yen; pre-constructed deck, marker, paper play mat, play guide, counters
- Starter Deck Blue: 1,500 yen; pre-constructed deck, marker, paper play mat, play guide, counters
- Booster Pack 01: The Castle Is Built! A Great Gathering of Cats!: 250 yen per pack; 121 types, 5 cards per pack
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