Maps (also called Arenas) are environments in Bloons Card Storm that apply additional rules to the game. Before each match begins, one map is selected at random. Each player can use one skip to reroll the map before the match starts, which will always be a different map from the previous one (or two if the other player skipped first). During a match, the current map's modifier can be seen at any time by selecting the map icon in the top-right corner.
Monkey Meadow has no modifiers. It takes place in a grassy clearing surrounded by woods, with a small creek that runs down the middle.
Monkey Meadow was revealed in the March 2024 Developer Diary with concept artwork,[1] and was playable in the Firstlook test. In the Firstlook test, Monkey Meadow had a very different appearance from both the final version and the concept art: the play field was more enclosed and had a dirt ground with lines in it to separate the play areas, it was decorated with objects such as targets and wooden barrels, it lacked the creek, and it was less saturated overall.
Dark Castle increases the health of all Bloon cards by 5. It takes place on a dark red castle above a moat of lava, with the Bloon tracks being lava flumes. It had a different appearance in the Firstlook test and Full Playable test, where it was a platform within the walls of a castle with lava channels separating the Bloon track, Monkey areas, and Hero platforms into sections.
Players start with 1 extra card in their opening hand
Workshop increases the number of cards in each player's opening hand by 1. It takes place inside a factory with conveyor belts serving as the Bloon tracks.
In the Firstlook test and Full Playable test, Workshop used the same background as Monkey Meadow. Its final appearance was not revealed before release.
High Finance increases the amount of Gold each player starts with by 2. It takes place in a construction zone in a city, with the Bloon paths being trenches of water running off from sewer pipes.
In the Firstlook test and Full Playable test, High Finance used the same background as Monkey Meadow. Its final appearance was revealed in the trailer and official screenshots before release.
At the start of each turn: Deal 10 damage to the other Hero
Badlands (called Wasteland in the Full Playable test) was introduced in the Full Playable test. It causes Heroes to take 10 damage at the start of the opponent player's turn. It takes place in a desert with a small creek that runs down the middle.
In the Firstlook test and Full Playable test, Wasteland used the same background as Monkey Meadow. Its final appearance was revealed in the trailer and official screenshots before release.
Game Night increases the Attack Power of all Monkeys by 5. It takes place on a tabletop game.
In the Firstlook test and Full Playable test, Game Night used the same background as Monkey Meadow. It was playable in the Full Playable test, but was removed from the final game, then re-introduced in version 2.0.
Bloontonium Refinery increases the amount of starting Bloontonium for both players by 4. It takes place at an industrial workshop, and its lanes are covered with liquid Bloontonium.
Enter the lair of the Armored Behemoth, Dreadbloon!
Dread Depths is a map exclusive to Dreadbloon's Boss Battle event. It has no modifiers, though the event adds its own modifiers depending on the current stage of the event. It takes place in a mine surrounded by red Bloontonium crystals.
For the most part, maps have little impact on the viability of decks and cards. The exception is Badlands, where the start-of-turn damage consumes Corvus Academy of Arts' Ammo, making that card significantly less effective.
There's little reason to build decks for specific maps, though some of them do slightly benefit certain playstyles.
Dark Castle favors aggro. The extra health can allow Bloons to survive some interactions they would normally lose to from full health, such as Blooming Bloon surviving a hit from Bomb Shooter.
Workshop is about as neutral as Monkey Meadow.
High Finance slightly favors combo decks, but is overall neutral for most decks.
Badlands favors aggro. The passive damage opens more opportunities for finishing moves. It also favors Mountain Obyn if the opponent lacks life healing.
Game Night favors control. The extra Attack Power particularly benefits cheap swarming Monkeys with low base Attack Power, like the Barrel of Monkeys. It also prevents Bed Time from affecting some Monkeys without Attack Power debuffs.
Bloontonium Refinery favors Heroes that rely on Bloontonium, but mostly depends on Hero choice and deck. Obyn tends to benefit the most from the extra Bloontonium, as he can access Wolves and Nature's Shield sooner.
Glue Factory is an unused map that existed in the beta tests. It had the description "Increase the delay of Bloons by 1." It had its own icon, but used Monkey Meadow's map model in-game. The map's icon and ID were removed in the full release, but the code for its gameplay modifier still exists.
Monkey Meadow
Monkey Meadow in the Full Playable test
Monkey Meadow in the Firstlook test
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Modifier / description changed ― "Monkey Cards cost 1 Gold extra to play." → "Bloons gain +5 Health."
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Dark Castle
Dark Castle in the Full Playable test
Dark Castle in the Firstlook test
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Placeholder art in the beta tests
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Placeholder art in the beta tests
Official pre-release screenshot of High Finance
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Official pre-release screenshot of Badlands
Winning by Badlands map effect
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Placeholder art in the beta tests
Game Night (v2.0)
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Pre-release teaser screenshot[2]
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Icon for maps in the betas
