Bloons Card Storm

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| publisher = Ninja Kiwi

| platform = iOS, Android, Windows, macOS

| latest update = ~~[[Bloons Card Storm v6.1~~|~~Version 6.1]]~~

| latest update = {{latest version|bcs_updates}}

| da = y

| de = y

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[[Ninja Kiwi]] revealed ''Bloons Card Storm'' to the public on {{timestamp|2023-09-19T23:53:30+00:00}} in a Reddit post featuring artwork and a short description of the game.<ref name="game-announcement">{{cite|title=Game Announcement: Bloons Card Storm!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/16n6b53/game_announcement_bloons_card_storm/|publisher=Reddit|date=19 Sep 2023|retrieved=24 Aug 2024}}</ref> They released a series of development blog posts leading up to the release of an early access Windows build called the [[Bloons Card Storm Firstlook test|Firstlook test]] on {{timestamp|4 June 2024 21:01:19 UTC}},<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/2876550/history/?changeid=23815832 SteamDB]</ref> which had an online testing period that ran for three days. This build featured a limited number of cards and Heroes, early versions of [[Duel]] and [[Adventure (BCS)|Adventure]] mode, and only allowed players to use a few preset decks. A second early access build for Windows (later amended to include macOS) called the [[Bloons Card Storm Full Playable test|Full Playable test]] released on {{timestamp|20 August 2024 23:30:33 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/2876550/history/?changeid=24872055 SteamDB]</ref> to all previous applicants and new applicants, which had an online testing period that ran for 23 days. This build added more cards, card crafting, and deck building. On {{timestamp|2024-09-26T22:33:47.001Z}}, Ninja Kiwi announced that all pre-release Steam keys would be revoked, preventing players from continuing to play the test builds offline.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1153835401799282799/1288991940808937623 BennyNK on Discord]</ref> On {{timestamp|2024-10-28T14:31:22.729Z}}, a near-final build unintentionally went live on iOS a few hours before its intended launch period in some regions.<ref name="build 1050">[https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1153835401799282799/1300466951432179814 Sam on Discord]</ref> Later that same day, the full game officially released on all platforms.

On {{Timestamp|2026-04-09T22:32:19.729Z}}, Ninja Kiwi announced that ''Bloons Card Storm'' would cease development following [[Update history:Bloons Card Storm/Version 6.3|version 6.3]], citing lack of revenue, and that the development team would be integrated into [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']] and [[Bloons Blitz|''Bloons Blitz'']].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1sh4jhl/bloons_card_storm_update_63/ "Bloons Card Storm - Update 6.3"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 9 Apr 2026.</ref> The servers and existing content will remain online indefinitely, including re-running past [[Ranked]] seasons, and they have expressed interest in community-made balance patches.

==Lists==

{{game links

|abbreviation=BCS

|music=y

|errors=y

|unused content=y

|update history=y

|gallery=y

|glossary=y

}}

==Gameplay==

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|[[File:BCS MonkeyMoneyIcon.png|50px|link=Monkey Money|Monkey Money icon]]

|[[Monkey Money]]

|Buys Heroes, deck slots, and Daily Deals. The player cannot hold more than {{BCS mm|~~10000~~}} at a time.

|Buys Heroes, deck slots, and Daily Deals. The player cannot hold more than {{BCS mm|20000}} at a time.

|-

|[[File:BCS token Universal.png|50px|link=Token (BCS)|Universal Token icon]]

|[[Token (BCS)|Token]]s

|Used to craft cards. There are eleven types of Tokens: ten for each card class, plus Universal Tokens, which can be used to craft any class of card. The player cannot hold more than 30,000 of each class-specific Token and 50,000 Universal Tokens.

|Used to craft cards. There are eleven types of Tokens: ten for each card class, plus Universal Tokens, which can be used to craft any class of card. The player cannot hold more than 60,000 of each class-specific Token and 100,000 Universal Tokens.

|-

|[[File:BCS DeckSlotSml.png|50px|link=Deck Slot|Deck Slot icon]]

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===In-game tips===

When the player loses three times in a row, an in-game tip will be placed on the top-left corner of the rewards screen. The first in-game tip was added in the game launch, ~~however~~ the other ones were added in version 3.0.

When the player loses three times in a row, an in-game tip will be placed on the top-left corner of the rewards screen. The first in-game tip was added in the game launch, but the other ones were added in version 3.0.

*"Try changing your deck to counter your opponent."

*"Try sending Bloons in waves to overwhelm your opponent's defenses"

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==Game modes==

===Campaigns===

Campaigns are tutorials for the general gameplay of ''Bloons Card Storm''. They do not ~~earn any [[experience]] or~~ count towards [[feat]]s or [[quest (BCS)|quest]]s. They replaced the original [[Tutorial (BCS)|Tutorial]] in {{BCS version|6.0}}.

Campaigns are tutorials for the general gameplay of ''Bloons Card Storm''. They do not count towards [[feat]]s or [[quest (BCS)|quest]]s. They replaced the original [[Tutorial (BCS)|Tutorial]] in {{BCS version|6.0}}.

{|class="wikitable"

!Mode

!Description

|-

![[File:BCS Campaign1Button.png|120px~~|link=The Basics~~]]<br>[[The Basics]]

![[File:BCS Campaign1Button.png|120px]]<br>The Basics

|A four-step introduction to the basic game mechanics.

|-

![[File:BCS Campaign2Button.png|120px~~|link=Card Storm 101~~]]<br>[[Card Storm 101]]

![[File:BCS Campaign2Button.png|120px]]<br>Card Storm 101

|A five-step tutorial of advanced game mechanics.

|}

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[[Deck]]s can have custom names, which are not shown to other players, and [[Card Back]]s, which change the appearance of the back face of [[card]]s during a match.

==~~Music~~==

==Relation to other games==

===Game references===

{|~~class="wikitable"~~

~~!<nowiki>#</nowiki>~~

*Some of the map names reference previous games:

~~!Title~~

**[[Monkey Meadow (BCS)|Monkey Meadow]] shares its name with a map from ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons Blitz]]''.

~~!Length~~

**[[Workshop (BCS)|Workshop]] shares its name with a map from ''BTD6''.

|-

**[[Dark Castle (BCS)|Dark Castle]] shares its name with a map from ''BTD6''

~~|001~~

*Many of the Monkeys are reused from upgrades of towers from ''Bloons TD 6''.

|Bloons Card Storm ~~Title~~

*Some card artworks include characters that have never made appearance in ''Bloons Card Storm'' but appear in other games such as ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2''. Among these include [[Agent Jericho]] and [[Bonnie]].

|~~style="text-align:center"~~|~~4:23~~

*Some Heroes in ''BCS'', like [[Quincy (BCS)|Quincy]] and [[Adora (BCS)|Adora]], have their likenesses from ''BTD6'' instead of ''BCS'' on card artworks released before {{BCS version|2.0}}.

|-

~~|002~~

===Reused assets===

~~|Clásico~~

~~|style~~=~~"text-align:center"|4:38~~

*The sound effect for matchmaking with a player is the same sound effect as completing a [[Quest (BMC)|Quest]] in {{multiplat version of|BMC}}.

|-

*The sound effect for all Boomerang-type Monkeys are reused from the Boomerang Monkey easter egg in the main menu of ''Bloons TD 6''.

~~|003~~

*One of the random sound effects from the attacks of all Bomb-type and Mortar-type Monkeys are the same as that of [[Captain Churchill (Bloons Pop!)|Captain Churchill]]'s downwards cannon shots in ''[[Bloons Pop!]]'' and the individual MOAB Barrage missiles of [[Captain Churchill (Battles 2)|Captain Churchill]] from ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''.

~~|Bloontonium Bossa Nova~~

*When holding the Sound Effect volume toggle in the Options menu from the main menu, the quote "Yes?" by [[Quincy (BTD6)|Quincy]] from ''Bloons TD 6'' is reused from the Hero volume toggle in that game.

~~|style~~=~~"text-align:center"|4:31~~

|-

|~~004~~

|~~Doubloons~~

~~|style="text~~-~~align:center"|4:58~~

|-

~~|005~~

|A Bloons ~~Tango~~

~~|style="text~~-~~align:center"|1:39~~

|-

|~~006~~

~~|Shimmering Decks~~

~~|style="text-align:center"~~|2~~:57~~

|-

~~|007~~

~~|Build Play Win~~

~~|style="text-align:center~~"~~|3:09~~

|-

~~|008~~

~~|High Bloon~~

~~|style="text-align:center~~"|~~4:22~~

|}

==Development==

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*The developers mentioned that there would be a way to convert class-specific [[Token (BCS)|Token]]s into Universal Tokens during development, but no method of doing this exists in any version of the game.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1fdys1y/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_september_11th/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - September 11th and AMA!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=2 sept 2025}}</ref>

*The developers experimented with Bloons that are immune to certain attacks, like in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, but "having them be completely immune to most monkeys didn’t feel fun".<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1c7iody/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_april_2024/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - April 2024|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025}}</ref>

*The developers had planned a 7.0 update, including an exclusive Hero and a new Arena, and had advertised it as part of the game's 2025 roadmap.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1iy8gtz/bcs_dev_diary_february_26th_2025/ "BCS Dev Diary - February 26th 2025"]. ''Reddit.'' Retrieved Thu, 9 Apr 2026.</ref> It was initially scheduled for November 2025, but was delayed to December<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1lw1yog/dev_diary_july_10th_2025/ "Dev Diary - July 10th 2025"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 9 Apr 2026.</ref> before development ultimately ceased by April 2026. The community-made card backs added in the final update, version 6.3, were initially scheduled for release in 7.0,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1r1kee0/card_back_competition_winners/ "Card Back Competition Winner(s)!!!"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Fri, 10 Apr 2026.</ref> making them the only known remnants of the update.

~~===Unused content===~~

~~{{main|List~~ of ~~unused content~~ in ~~BCS}}~~

~~{{empty}}~~

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===Trailers===

~~==Update history==~~

~~{{main|Update history:Bloons Card Storm}}~~

~~{{#cargo_query:tables=bcs_updates~~

~~|fields=CONCAT("[[", _pageName, "{{!}}Version ", version, "]]") = Version,~~

~~release_date = Release date,~~

~~COALESCE(CONCAT(build), "TBD") = Build №~~

~~|order by=version~~

}}

==Reception==

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From the makers of Bloons TD 6 comes a revolutionary collectible card game featuring the fan-favorite Monkeys and Bloons, rendered and animated in gorgeous 3D. Develop deep strategies, build your collection by crafting awesome cards, and carefully construct decks to help you win PvP and single player games.}}

~~==Gallery==~~

~~{{main gallery}}~~

~~<gallery>~~

~~BCS app icon.png|App icon~~

~~BCS MonkeyCardCharge Illustration.png|Monkey artwork~~

~~BCS TitleScreenBg.png|Title screen background~~

~~</gallery>~~

==References==

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 | publisher = Ninja Kiwi
 | platform = iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
-| latest update = [[Bloons Card Storm v6.1|Version 6.1]]
+| latest update = {{latest version|bcs_updates}}
 | da = y
 | de = y
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 [[Ninja Kiwi]] revealed ''Bloons Card Storm'' to the public on {{timestamp|2023-09-19T23:53:30+00:00}} in a Reddit post featuring artwork and a short description of the game.<ref name="game-announcement">{{cite|title=Game Announcement: Bloons Card Storm!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/16n6b53/game_announcement_bloons_card_storm/|publisher=Reddit|date=19 Sep 2023|retrieved=24 Aug 2024}}</ref> They released a series of development blog posts leading up to the release of an early access Windows build called the [[Bloons Card Storm Firstlook test|Firstlook test]] on {{timestamp|4 June 2024 21:01:19 UTC}},<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/2876550/history/?changeid=23815832 SteamDB]</ref> which had an online testing period that ran for three days. This build featured a limited number of cards and Heroes, early versions of [[Duel]] and [[Adventure (BCS)|Adventure]] mode, and only allowed players to use a few preset decks. A second early access build for Windows (later amended to include macOS) called the [[Bloons Card Storm Full Playable test|Full Playable test]] released on {{timestamp|20 August 2024 23:30:33 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/2876550/history/?changeid=24872055 SteamDB]</ref> to all previous applicants and new applicants, which had an online testing period that ran for 23 days. This build added more cards, card crafting, and deck building. On {{timestamp|2024-09-26T22:33:47.001Z}}, Ninja Kiwi announced that all pre-release Steam keys would be revoked, preventing players from continuing to play the test builds offline.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1153835401799282799/1288991940808937623 BennyNK on Discord]</ref> On {{timestamp|2024-10-28T14:31:22.729Z}}, a near-final build unintentionally went live on iOS a few hours before its intended launch period in some regions.<ref name="build 1050">[https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1153835401799282799/1300466951432179814 Sam on Discord]</ref> Later that same day, the full game officially released on all platforms.
+On {{Timestamp|2026-04-09T22:32:19.729Z}}, Ninja Kiwi announced that ''Bloons Card Storm'' would cease development following [[Update history:Bloons Card Storm/Version 6.3|version 6.3]], citing lack of revenue, and that the development team would be integrated into [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']] and [[Bloons Blitz|''Bloons Blitz'']].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1sh4jhl/bloons_card_storm_update_63/ "Bloons Card Storm - Update 6.3"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 9 Apr 2026.</ref> The servers and existing content will remain online indefinitely, including re-running past [[Ranked]] seasons, and they have expressed interest in community-made balance patches.
+==Lists==
+{{game links
+|abbreviation=BCS
+|music=y
+|errors=y
+|unused content=y
+|update history=y
+|gallery=y
+|glossary=y
+}}
 ==Gameplay==
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 |[[File:BCS MonkeyMoneyIcon.png|50px|link=Monkey Money|Monkey Money icon]]
 |[[Monkey Money]]
-|Buys Heroes, deck slots, and Daily Deals. The player cannot hold more than {{BCS mm|10000}} at a time.
+|Buys Heroes, deck slots, and Daily Deals. The player cannot hold more than {{BCS mm|20000}} at a time.
 |-
 |[[File:BCS token Universal.png|50px|link=Token (BCS)|Universal Token icon]]
 |[[Token (BCS)|Token]]s
-|Used to craft cards. There are eleven types of Tokens: ten for each card class, plus Universal Tokens, which can be used to craft any class of card. The player cannot hold more than 30,000 of each class-specific Token and 50,000 Universal Tokens.
+|Used to craft cards. There are eleven types of Tokens: ten for each card class, plus Universal Tokens, which can be used to craft any class of card. The player cannot hold more than 60,000 of each class-specific Token and 100,000 Universal Tokens.
 |-
 |[[File:BCS DeckSlotSml.png|50px|link=Deck Slot|Deck Slot icon]]
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 ===In-game tips===
-When the player loses three times in a row, an in-game tip will be placed on the top-left corner of the rewards screen.<!--is this the correct name for that menu; the "game over" screen could refer to either...--> The first in-game tip was added in the game launch,<!--did it appear in the betas?--> however the other ones were added in version 3.0.<!--I think it was that update...-->
+When the player loses three times in a row, an in-game tip will be placed on the top-left corner of the rewards screen.<!--is this the correct name for that menu; the "game over" screen could refer to either...--> The first in-game tip was added in the game launch,<!--did it appear in the betas?--> but the other ones were added in version 3.0.<!--I think it was that update...-->
 *"Try changing your deck to counter your opponent."
 *"Try sending Bloons in waves to overwhelm your opponent's defenses"
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 ==Game modes==
 ===Campaigns===
-Campaigns are tutorials for the general gameplay of ''Bloons Card Storm''. They do not earn any [[experience]] or count towards [[feat]]s or [[quest (BCS)|quest]]s. They replaced the original [[Tutorial (BCS)|Tutorial]] in {{BCS version|6.0}}.
+{{main|Campaign}}
+Campaigns are tutorials for the general gameplay of ''Bloons Card Storm''. They do not count towards [[feat]]s or [[quest (BCS)|quest]]s. They replaced the original [[Tutorial (BCS)|Tutorial]] in {{BCS version|6.0}}.
 {|class="wikitable"
 !Mode
 !Description
 |-
-![[File:BCS Campaign1Button.png|120px|link=The Basics]]<br>[[The Basics]]
+![[File:BCS Campaign1Button.png|120px]]<br>The Basics
 |A four-step introduction to the basic game mechanics.
 |-
-![[File:BCS Campaign2Button.png|120px|link=Card Storm 101]]<br>[[Card Storm 101]]
+![[File:BCS Campaign2Button.png|120px]]<br>Card Storm 101
 |A five-step tutorial of advanced game mechanics.
 |}
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 [[Deck]]s can have custom names, which are not shown to other players, and [[Card Back]]s, which change the appearance of the back face of [[card]]s during a match.
-==Music==
+==Relation to other games==
-{{main|List of music in BCS}}
+===Game references===
-{|class="wikitable"
+{{incomplete|More game references}}
-!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
+*Some of the map names reference previous games:
-!Title
+**[[Monkey Meadow (BCS)|Monkey Meadow]] shares its name with a map from ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons Blitz]]''.
-!Length
+**[[Workshop (BCS)|Workshop]] shares its name with a map from ''BTD6''.
-|-
+**[[Dark Castle (BCS)|Dark Castle]] shares  its name with a map from ''BTD6''
-|001
+*Many of the Monkeys are reused from upgrades of towers from ''Bloons TD 6''.
-|Bloons Card Storm Title
+*Some card artworks include characters that have never made appearance in ''Bloons Card Storm'' but appear in other games such as ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2''. Among these include [[Agent Jericho]] and [[Bonnie]].
-|style="text-align:center"|4:23
+*Some Heroes in ''BCS'', like [[Quincy (BCS)|Quincy]] and [[Adora (BCS)|Adora]], have their likenesses from ''BTD6'' instead of ''BCS'' on card artworks released before {{BCS version|2.0}}.
-|-
-|002
+===Reused assets===
-|Clásico
+{{incomplete|More reused assets from previous games}}
-|style="text-align:center"|4:38
+*The sound effect for matchmaking with a player is the same sound effect as completing a [[Quest (BMC)|Quest]] in {{multiplat version of|BMC}}.
-|-
+*The sound effect for all Boomerang-type Monkeys are reused from the Boomerang Monkey easter egg in the main menu of ''Bloons TD 6''.
-|003
+*One of the random sound effects from the attacks of all Bomb-type and Mortar-type Monkeys are the same as that of [[Captain Churchill (Bloons Pop!)|Captain Churchill]]'s downwards cannon shots in ''[[Bloons Pop!]]'' and the individual MOAB Barrage missiles of [[Captain Churchill (Battles 2)|Captain Churchill]] from ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''.
-|Bloontonium Bossa Nova
+*When holding the Sound Effect volume toggle in the Options menu from the main menu, the quote "Yes?" by [[Quincy (BTD6)|Quincy]] from ''Bloons TD 6'' is reused from the Hero volume toggle in that game.
-|style="text-align:center"|4:31
-|-
-|004
-|Doubloons
-|style="text-align:center"|4:58
-|-
-|005
-|A Bloons Tango
-|style="text-align:center"|1:39
-|-
-|006
-|Shimmering Decks
-|style="text-align:center"|2:57
-|-
-|007
-|Build Play Win
-|style="text-align:center"|3:09
-|-
-|008
-|High Bloon
-|style="text-align:center"|4:22
-|}
 ==Development==
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 *The developers mentioned that there would be a way to convert class-specific [[Token (BCS)|Token]]s into Universal Tokens during development, but no method of doing this exists in any version of the game.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1fdys1y/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_september_11th/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - September 11th and AMA!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=2 sept 2025}}</ref>
 *The developers experimented with Bloons that are immune to certain attacks, like in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, but "having them be completely immune to most monkeys didn’t feel fun".<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1c7iody/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_april_2024/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - April 2024|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025}}</ref>
+*The developers had planned a 7.0 update, including an exclusive Hero and a new Arena, and had advertised it as part of the game's 2025 roadmap.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1iy8gtz/bcs_dev_diary_february_26th_2025/ "BCS Dev Diary - February 26th 2025"]. ''Reddit.'' Retrieved Thu, 9 Apr 2026.</ref> It was initially scheduled for November 2025, but was delayed to December<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1lw1yog/dev_diary_july_10th_2025/ "Dev Diary - July 10th 2025"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 9 Apr 2026.</ref> before development ultimately ceased by April 2026. The community-made card backs added in the final update, version 6.3, were initially scheduled for release in 7.0,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1r1kee0/card_back_competition_winners/ "Card Back Competition Winner(s)!!!"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Fri, 10 Apr 2026.</ref> making them the only known remnants of the update.
-===Unused content===
-{{main|List of unused content in BCS}}
-{{empty}}
 {{clear|right}}
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 ===Trailers===
 {{youtube|8IeBkOWIIHU}}{{youtube|JVDIm7PiUgw}}
-==Update history==
-{{main|Update history:Bloons Card Storm}}
-{{#cargo_query:tables=bcs_updates
-|fields=CONCAT("[[", _pageName, "{{!}}Version ", version, "]]") = Version,
-release_date = Release date,
-COALESCE(CONCAT(build), "TBD") = Build №
-|order by=version
-}}
 ==Reception==
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 From the makers of Bloons TD 6 comes a revolutionary collectible card game featuring the fan-favorite Monkeys and Bloons, rendered and animated in gorgeous 3D. Develop deep strategies, build your collection by crafting awesome cards, and carefully construct decks to help you win PvP and single player games.}}
-==Gallery==
-{{main gallery}}
-<gallery>
-BCS app icon.png|App icon
-BCS MonkeyCardCharge Illustration.png|Monkey artwork
-BCS TitleScreenBg.png|Title screen background
-</gallery>
 ==References==

Bloons Card Storm: Difference between revisions