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Developer(s)		Ninja Kiwi
Publisher(s)		Ninja Kiwi
Platform(s)		iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
Latest update		Version 1.0.1147

Release dates
Steam		28 October 2024^[1]
Google Play		28 October 2024
App Store		28 October 2024

Language(s) supported
English Danish German Spanish (Latin America) French Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Swedish Chinese (traditional)

Bloons Card Storm (abbreviated BCS) is a competitive card battling game in the Bloons franchise. In the game, two players compete against each other by taking turns playing cards. On each turn, players can play Bloon cards to attack the opponent, Monkey cards to defend against the opponent's Bloons, or Power cards to activate beneficial effects and/or disrupt the opponent. They can also use their Hero's abilities, with the objective being to reduce the opposing Hero's health to 0. Many of the game's elements are based on Bloons TD 6 and Bloons TD Battles 2, including the aesthetics and many of the Monkeys, Bloons, and Powers.

On 23 May 2024, Ninja Kiwi announced that an early access build of the Windows release called the Firstlook test would be distributed to a limited number of applicants on their official Discord server. This build features two Heroes, five preset decks with no support for customization, and two game modes: an offline Adventure mode where the player can battle against bots with specific decks, and an online Duel mode that was only accessible from 4 June 2024 to 7 June 2024. On 6 August 2024, Ninja Kiwi announced that they would distribute a second early access build for Windows (later amended to include macOS) called the Full Playable test to all previous applicants and new applicants. It was released as a software update for the existing application on Steam, with the Duel mode running again from 20 August 2024 to 30 August 2024 (later extended to 11 September 2024). This build introduced new cards and a new Hero, deck-building, currencies, and quests, and included balance changes, updated graphics, and changes to the Adventure mode.

On 26 September 2024, Ninja Kiwi announced that all pre-release Steam keys would be revoked, preventing players from continuing to play the game offline.^[2]

On 28 October 2024, Bloons Card Storm officially released on all platforms.

Gameplay

Bloons Card Storm is a two-player turn-based card game. At the start of a match, each player draws their starting hand and can redraw a card in their starting hand up to 3 times. The player that goes first starts with 3 cards, while the other player starts with 4 cards and 1 extra Gold. At the start of each turn, the turn player draws one card and gains Gold. Players can have up to 8 cards in their hand and can save up to 20 Gold. The amount of Gold earned at the beginning of a turn starts at 1 and increases by 1 after each turn, up to a maximum of 10 Gold per turn. On each turn, players can spend Gold to play cards, use their Monkeys to attack the opponent's Bloons, or spend Bloontonium to use one of their Hero's Abilities, and they can do so in any order. At the end of the turn, all of the player's Bloons reduce their turn delay by 1 and attack the opponent's Hero if they reach zero. The player wins if they reduce the opponent's Hero's health to 0.

Cards

Each player has a deck that consists of one Hero and 40 cards. Up to three copies of each card can be included in a deck (except for Unique cards, which only allow one copy per deck). There are three types of cards:

Bloons: Bloon cards are the main way of attacking the opponent. Each Bloon has a Delay stat that determines how many turns the opponent has to defend and a Health stat that determines both how much damage the Bloon can take and deal. The turn delay decrements at the end of the player's turn and attacks the opponent if it reaches zero, dealing as much damage as it has health remaining. Some Bloon cards can be played more than once before being discarded. Playing a Bloon card also generates Bloontonium equal to the card's Gold cost. Bloons can have additional effects, such as giving extra Gold to the player when destroyed. Each player can have up to 8 Bloons queued at a time, and more Bloons cannot be played if the player's side is full.
Monkeys: Monkey cards are the main way of defending against Bloons. Each Monkey has an Attack Power stat that determines how much damage they deal to Bloons, an Ammo stat that determines how many times they can attack before needing to reload, and a Reload stat that determines how many turns it takes to restore their Ammo. Players can spend Ammo to attack their opponent's Bloons at any time during their turn. Monkeys can have additional effects, such as having more Attack Power when at full Ammo. Each player can have up to 5 Monkeys on their side at a time, and existing Monkeys can be replaced by playing new Monkeys if the player's side is full.
Powers: When played, power cards instantly trigger an effect, then are discarded. Some Powers require a target, such as selecting a Monkey or Bloon, while others have no conditions.

Heroes

Heroes are characters that each player has during the game at all times. Heroes start with 500 health and come with three Abilities: a Minor Ability that costs a certain amount Bloontonium to play, a Passive Ability that remains active as long as the Hero meets a specific Bloontonium threshold, and a Major Ability that consumes all Bloontonium. Heroes have different Abilities, Bloontonium costs, and maximum Bloontonium. When a Hero loses all their health, the opponent wins.

The Full Playable test included three playable Heroes, though the full release also includes Amelia the Amazing. Concept art of Benjamin and Ezili suggests they are planned to appear as playable Heroes as well.^[3] Adora also has in-game graphics and abilities programmed in, in addition to being pictured on the Return 2 Sender card. While the launch version of BCS does not feature Hero Alts or Hero Skins, there are plans for Hero Alts with different Abilities instead of Hero Skins, similar to Bloons TD Battles 2.^[4]

In the full release of the game, Quincy is unlocked at the start, Gwendolin is unlocked after completing the tutorial, Obyn costs 1000 Monkey Money, and Amelia costs 2000 Monkey Money. Alternatively, Obyn and Amelia can be unlocked through their Hero Bundles, or in the case of Amelia, the Amelia Mega Bundle.

Storm

The Storm is a mechanic that triggers every few turns. When it triggers, it first attacks the side of the player that did not go first, then attacks the other side on the following turn, then waits a few more turns before triggering again. Initially, it spawns Bloons, starting with Yellow Bloons and spawning stronger Bloons and/or more Bloons at a time as the game progresses. On later rounds, it can also stun Monkeys.

Maps

Unlike in the Bloons TD series, all maps have the same layout. Each map is distinguished by having a unique gameplay modifier. The Full Playable build included six playable maps, five of which used the same background (presumably as a placeholder). In the full release, there are only five playable maps, all of which have a unique background. Game Night is not in the launch version.

Thumbnail	Name / description
	Monkey Meadow Where adventure begins! No special rules.
	Dark Castle Bloons gain +5 Health.
	Workshop Players start with 1 extra card in their opening hand.
	High Finance Players start with 2 additional Gold.
	Badlands At the start of each turn: Deal 5 damage to the other Hero.

Currencies

Monkey Money: Had no functionality in the Full Playable test. Monkey Money is used for unlocking heroes or purchasing Daily Deals in the full release.

Tokens

Icon	Name / description
File:BCS UniversalToken.png	Universal Token Used to craft cards!
File:BCS BasicBloonToken.png	Basic Bloon Token Used to craft Basic Bloon cards!
File:BCS AdvancedBloonToken.png	Advanced Bloon Token Used to craft Advanced Bloon cards!
File:BCS LargeBloonToken.png	Large Bloon Token Used to craft Large Bloon cards!
File:BCS BasicPowerToken.png	Basic Power Token Used to craft Basic Power cards!
File:BCS AdvancedPowerToken.png	Advanced Power Token Used to craft Advanced Power cards!
File:BCS ExoticPowerToken.png	Exotic Power Token Used to craft Exotic Power cards!
File:BCS PrimaryToken.png	Primary Monkey Token Used to craft Primary Monkey cards!
File:BCS MilitaryToken.png	Military Monkey Token Used to craft Military Monkey cards!
File:BCS MagicToken.png	Magic Monkey Token Used to craft Magic Monkey cards!
File:BCS SupportToken.png	Support Monkey Token Used to craft Support Monkey cards!

Quests

There are two types of quests: Daily Quests, which reset daily, and Weekly Quests, which reset weekly. Daily Quests reward 20 Monkey Money and 150 Tokens of a random type. Weekly Quests always reward 150 Monkey Money and 1000 Tokens of a random type. Each quest type has three slots. There is a reroll feature for quests that can be used even when quests are completed, but rerolling is tied with the daily/weekly reset timer. Quests can only be progressed by playing in duels or Amelia's Adventure, and will not progress in private matches or training.

Daily Quests

Note that the Monkey Money amounts are from the Full Look Test, in the full release all Daily Quests give 20 Monkey Money.

Type	Monkey Money
Win 3 Games	40
Complete 5 Games	30
Play 30 Bloon Cards	30
Play 20 Monkey Cards	30
Play 20 Power Cards	30
Play 12 Basic Bloon Cards	35
Play 10 Advanced Bloon Cards	35
Play 6 Large Bloon Cards	35
Play 5 Primary Monkey Cards	35
Play 5 Magic Monkey Cards	35
Play 5 Support Monkey Cards	35
Play 5 Military Monkey Cards	35
Play 10 Basic Power Cards	35
Play 8 Advanced Power Cards	35
Play 5 Exotic Power Cards	35
Deal 1200 Damage to Opposing Heroes	40
Pop 60 Bloons	40

Weekly Quests

Draw 250 Cards
Gain 2000 Gold
Pop 25 Bloons with Hero Abilities
Pop 50 Bloons with Magic Monkeys
Pop 50 Bloons with Military Monkeys
Pop 50 Bloons with Primary Monkeys
Use 1000 Bloontonium
Win 5 Games with Gwendolin
Win 5 Games with Quincy
Win 15 Games

Store

The Store lets the player purchase things for real-life money and with Monkey Money. On mobile, players can watch an ad that refreshes daily that gives 100 Monkey Money. The only things that can be purchased with Monkey Money are Daily Items and Heroes.

Daily Items

Every day at 17 July 2026, six items will be available for purchase. Cards are not revealed until purchased, while tokens are of a randomly selected type. The shop can additionally be refreshed once every TBA hours by watching an ad on mobile (no known alternative for Steam), even before the daily reset.

Name	MM Cost
Random Common	20
Random Common	50
Random Rare	150
100 Tokens	10
300 Tokens	25
600 Tokens	50

Feats

Feats is the equivalent of Achievements in other games, where players receive one-time rewards for completing certain objectives. Feats can only be progressed by playing in duels or Amelia's Adventure, and will not progress in private matches or training.

Adventure

Adventure is a singleplayer mode where the player faces off against an AI opponent with a preset deck. The AI opponent always goes second.

Tutorial

Attack with Bloons
Defend With Monkeys
Make Strategic Choices
Ride the Storm!

Rewards: 3 Firestorm, 2 Restock, 2 Rainbow Bloons, 3 Quick Break, 3 Boomerang, 2 Yellow Bloons, 2 Golden Bloons, Deck Slot, Gwendolin

Training

Training lets the player fight against an AI opponent that can be any of the four playable heroes.

Amelia's Adventure

Quests and Feats can be progressed in the Prologue, so purchasing the paid portion is not necessary for earning quest or feat progress.

Prologue

Quincy the Archer
Gwen the Pyromaniac
Amelia the Wizard?

Rewards: 500 Universal Tokens

Amelia The Amazing!

Access for this adventure requires either purchasing it for $8 USD or purchasing the Amelia Mega Bundle that includes the adventure and the Amelia Hero Bundle for $15 USD.

Getting Started

Note: This section covers content from the Full Playable Test, as this does not exist in the final game.

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The editor who added this notice elaborates: List the cards the AI opponents use

Frost Fire (Gwendolin)
Spikebyn (Obyn Greenfoot)
Druid Of The Dead (Obyn Greenfoot)
Late Game Gwen (Gwendolin)
Storm of Swarm (Quincy)
Double Up (Quincy)

List of cards

Monkeys

Bloons

Powers

Music

#	Title	Length
001	Bloons Card Storm Title	4:23
002	Clásico	4:38
003	Bloontonium Bossa Nova	4:31
004	Doubloons	4:58
005	A Bloons Tango	1:39
006	Shimmering Decks	2:57
007	Build Play Win	3:09
008	High Bloon	4:22

Development and promotion

Announcement

Ninja Kiwi revealed Bloons Card Storm to the public on 19 September 2023 in a Reddit post featuring artwork and a short description of the game.^[5]

“

We are super excited to announce Bloons Card Storm, a competitive card game within the Blooniverse coming to mobile and PC in 2024.

Pick your favorite Hero, fill your deck with Bloons, Monkeys, and Powers, and then do battle!

In true Bloons tradition, Monkeys don't attack other Monkeys, so you'll need to carefully balance your deck with nefarious Bloon cards for offense and powerful Monkey cards for defense. Use Powers at just the right time to swing the battle in your favor, inject some much needed gold into your economy, or draw deeper into your deck.

Quincy, Gwen, and many of your favorite Heroes are here and ready to help you pop Bloons and conquer the playfield.

As you've come to expect from Ninja Kiwi games, we're aiming to build something that is super fun to play, easy to pick up, but hard to put down. With tons of developer and artist time already invested into the project, we're loving this turn-based, deep strategy card game internally, and we think you will, too. We're making great strides and are aiming to launch the game mid-2024. As that date approaches we will be opening Beta testing phases, so keep your eyes peeled to Ninja Kiwi socials for those announcements, most probably starting early in 2024.

”

Firstlook test

The Firstlook test included 35 cards, two Heroes, four maps, five preset decks with no deck-building functionality whatsoever, and eight Adventure stages.

Decks

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The editor who added this notice elaborates: List the cards included in each deck

Quincy Starter
Gwen Starter
Quincy Aggressive
Gwen Control
Quincy Control