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๐Ÿ”„ Collecting Cards

Explore card collection strategies in Checkmate's Arcade Mode. Learn how to acquire, manage, and optimize your chess card inventory.

Previous๐Ÿงฉ Card ShardsNextโšกFusing Cards

Last updated 9 months ago

There are many ways to acquire, earn and unlock cards when playing Checkmate. Cards can be acquired by:

  • Completing Daily Quests ๐Ÿ“†๐ŸŽฏ

  • Unlocking Arcade and Pro Pass tiers ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ†

  • Fusing cards to create new cards ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿƒ

  • Card drops ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽด

  • Trading cards with other players ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ”„

  • Battling another player for their cards โš”๏ธ๐ŸŽด

  • Purchasing card packs ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿƒ

Cards can be unlocked by:

  • Collecting card shards to craft cards ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿ”“

Cards can be traded on the marketplace:

  • Trade on the marketplace ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ”„

Once a card has been earned, you can:

  • Fuse it to increase its rank ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿƒ

  • Sell it on the marketplace ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ผ

  • Mint it ๐Ÿ›๏ธ"