Game-Changing New Cards!

jeremy — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:47:08 +0000

We’ve added a bunch of new cards yielding serious power to the beholder.

New Card Rarities

All existing cards in the game are now known as commons and foils. The new card tiers are uncommon, rare, epic, and of course, legendary. But be warned, these cards can be difficult to obtain.

Overpowered? Maybe…

There are several new categories but the most exciting is our new legendary player match cards which honour some legends of the game.

Take the Lomu card, which gives a holder a guaranteed try if they get the ball in the opposition half , or Pocock with the ability to turnover any ruck they attend!

There are cards which provide extra training, accelerate academy development, heal players instantly, or even heal your entire squad! See them all on the wiki.

These may break the game. You decide, and let us know what you think in Discord. Genuinely though… we may have overdone it.

New Academy Slot

If you’re coming back to the game after a hiatus—or maybe you’re returning from your ban handed out by World Rugby after a world cup final—and you need to add some new blood into your team fast, we’ve got you covered!

You can now play extra cards when developing new youth players and there are some powerful new cards called “Academy Fast Track” to help you get players through the academy even faster.

Please report any issues to ⁠the #bugs channel in Discord and we’ll sort’em right out!

Game Update, API Release, and Screenshots

jeremy — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 04:25:38 +0000

It’s been a while, we know. We’ve been busy on what matters most – the game itself. Here’s a super quick update.

Firstly we’d like to announce … that we will be announcing a beta release date very soon! We also have the API details for any keen developers out there, and finally some exciting screenshots.

API Now Available

In Blackout Rugby Classic, we saw many great apps surface over the years, built on top of our API and bringing incredible value to the game community. Desktop apps, web apps, and even a mobile app was under development for a while, all by people who are passionate about rugby and our game.

The new API is still under heavy development, so please be aware that things remain to be fluid, at least until beta ends. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or feature requests.

The API documentation can be found here. Think big and don’t hold back!

Screenshots

Please enjoy the following selection of screens!

One of the various stadium styles to choose from. You will select your stadium style when you move from ‘Grounds Era’ to ‘Stadium Era’ at stadium level 6, once all stands have reached level 5.

The club campus at sunrise on a beautiful clear day! This view called ‘Grounds’ is the central view for the game.

The dashboard. You can reach this view by clicking the little planet in the top right of the screen. We see notifications, next match, and daily tasks.

Select your club sponsor each season here. Each sponsor provides free tokens to your club in various ways. Pick the best sponsor for your own play-style and management strategy.

A more polished squad viewer. You can view a full list of players, or use the slider to browser through your team.

Arrange your lineup using easy drag and drop. You can create new lineups, name them whatever you like.

The first screenshot of a live match! We plan to reach a fully animated 3d experience in our roadmap, however, for now we have a surprisingly good experience with jerseys only!

Update your game-plan here in the editor, or if you just want to get your team out on the park, you can select from several pre-made game-plans.

Here we have the league screen containing current standings, as well as round-by-round fixtures and finals.