{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d2450c886bf66d67e1e66532","clusterId":"c_1ace064356d0bb9d5a150a93","slug":"ponos-will-launch-the-battle-cats-card-game-on-march-26-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ponos Will Launch The Battle Cats Card Game on March 26, 2027","summary":"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. 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the March 26, 2027 release, Ponos plans Early Experience Sessions and Teaching Events in major cities nationwide, with limited promotional cards for participants. 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A Great Gathering of Cats!\u003c/strong\u003e: 250 yen per pack; 121 types, 5 cards per pack\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ponos prices The Battle Cats: The Card Game Starter Decks at 1,500 yen, near the low end for a two-player TCG, which puts the 121-card pool and 250-yen boosters in front of phone players rather than hobby-shop veterans.","twitterPost":"Ponos prices The Battle Cats: The Card Game Starter Decks at 1,500 yen, low enough that the 121-card pool has to carry the depth.","threadsPost":"Ponos is pricing The Battle Cats: The Card Game Starter Decks at 1,500 yen with 250-yen boosters and a 121-card pool. That price sits near the low end for a two-player TCG, so the game has to convert phone players into deck builders rather than compete for hobby-shop budgets.","newsletterBlurb":"Ponos announced The Battle Cats: The Card Game, a two-player TCG based on the smartphone tower defense game, for March 26, 2027. Starter Decks Red and Blue run 1,500 yen each, and Booster Pack 01 holds 121 card types at 250 yen per pack. 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