We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Yădakk!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub[www.challengermode.com] on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.

Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ[support.challengermode.com].



Maps


Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt

Tournament capacity
Players will be split between up to 3 tournaments.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• If there are any more on the waiting list, then a new tournament will be created for them (to a maximu m of 3 total tournaments)
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.

Daily tournaments

• 9 weekly tournaments - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. 27 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• January Finals - February 1st
  
• 8 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Join our Discord[www.discord.gg] #polysseum-discussion[discord.com]
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Bardur!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub[www.challengermode.com] on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.

Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ[support.challengermode.com].



Maps


Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt

Tournament capacity
Players will be split between up to 3 tournaments.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• If there are any more on the waiting list, then a new tournament will be created for them (to a maximu m of 3 total tournaments)
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.

Daily tournaments

• 9 weekly tournaments - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. 27 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• December Finals - January 4th
  
• 8 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Join our Discord[www.discord.gg] #polysseum-discussion[discord.com]
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

Hey Polytopians!

This new patch doesn't just showcase "The Forgotten", the new Aquarion Skin, but also has some balance changes for the recent Aquarion Rework and some new languages.

If you want to get straight to the changes, click here[//].


Deep in the Ritiki Marshlands, a lone Aquarion outpost lost contact when their Empire sank beneath the waves long ago. Believing themselves to be the last of their kind, the forgotten outpost attempted to carry out the Aquarion mission - monitor their land-dwelling siblings from afar and step in if a large-scale conflict ever erupted. It's been centuries since then, and the outpost has developed quite differently from its parent empire, befriending the swampy fauna and adapting to their environment in new and interesting ways.
These interesting Squids are well-suited for the swamp they live in and are able to do all the things their fishy counterparts taught them before they lost contact. They can find Lost Cities, recruit impressive Toads, aquaform the land into more swamps, and plenty of other things!

Not only are the Aquarion getting an update, but so are the game's localizations!

Added in this update are translations for:

• Hindi
  
• Indonesian
  
• Malay
  
• Polish
  
• Thai
  
• Turkish
  
• Vietnamese

If you speak these languages (or even if you don't), we'd love to hear what you have to think about them on our Discord. There's a link to it down below.

Based on your feedback, we've made some changes to the Aquarion, but we'll keep this pretty fast.

A common complaint with the recent Aquarion Rework is that the Aquarion weren't very speedy, especially on the water, primarily because they lacked their own version of Roads. If you were one of the complaining fans, feast your eyes on this! A Bubble!

These Bubbles are unlocked in the Waterways tech (Aquarion's replacement for the Roads tech), and they'll form around an Amphibious unit of yours automatically when they move onto Flooded terrain. A Bubbled unit gets +1 movement, and it will be removed when they step on land or are attacked. Do note, as we said, these bubbles only work for Amphibious units, like Tridentions and Squids. No, we don't want 4 Movement Sharks, either.

These Bubbles should make it much easier to move your slower Amphibious units around in the water and toward the frontlines.

• Atoll improvement moved to Aquaculture
  
• Lost Cities from water ruins are now smaller but spawn with resources around them
  
• Crab defense reduced from 5 to 4
  
• Aquarion start with 2 guaranteed fish in the capital
  
• Shark attack increase from 3 to 3.5
  
• Jelly attack increase from 0 to 2 so that they can make regular attacks
  
• If multiple tentacles on one tile, the strongest will now always do the attack

You're always able to discuss this update at our Discord, which you can get to by clicking right here[discord.gg]! We'll not only have dedicated channels for discussing the Aquarion Rework changes, but each of the new languages will have its own channel. If you find any issues, let us know there!

Have fun!
-Zoythrus

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Hoodrick!

This month we will be reducing the number of players reaching the monthly final to just 8. If you want to participate in it, then make sure you play as much as you can!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub[www.challengermode.com] on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.

Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ[support.challengermode.com].



Maps


Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt

Tournament capacity
Players will be split between up to 3 tournaments.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• If there are any more on the waiting list, then a new tournament will be created for them (to a maximu m of 3 total tournaments)
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.

Daily tournaments

• 9 weekly tournaments - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. 27 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• October Finals - November 2nd
  
• 8 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Join our Discord[www.discord.gg] #polysseum-discussion[discord.com]
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Quetzali!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub[www.challengermode.com] on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.

Don't forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ[support.challengermode.com].


Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt

Maps

Tournament capacity
Players will be split between up to 3 tournaments.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• If there are any more on the waiting list, then a new tournament will be created for them (to a maximu m of 3 total tournaments)
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.

Daily tournaments

• 9 weekly tournaments - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. 27 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• September Finals - September 28th
  
• 16 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Join our Discord[www.discord.gg] #polysseum-discussion[discord.com]
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

The new reworked version Aquarion is here! They now have mermaids that can rule both land and sea, hang out with Sharks & Jellies and discover lost cities in the ocean.

Ahoy Polytopians!

Reworked Aquarion arrives! Mermaids rule land & sea, chill with Sharks & Jellies, and uncover lost ocean cities.

So, if you're new to this rework or just want a refresher on what's changed, please join us as we detail how we're changing our fishy friends.

We're going to lay out this post in this order:

- Design Philosophy[//]
- New Mechanics[//]
- New Units[//]
- New Buildings[//]
- How to Join the Beta[//]
- Changelog[//]


Now that we've gotten the Path of the Ocean out of the way, we were able to dedicate some time to updating the Aquarion, our first Special Tribe. As we've mentioned in the past, the Aquarion are fish people and were always meant to interact with the water in unique and interesting ways. Well, we believe that this rework helps them fulfill their destiny of being masters of the seas!

On the flip side, we didn't want Aquarion to be too strong on the water or too bad on land, or else the game would devolve into staring contests between those on both sides of the shore. Yes, the Aquarion have their strengths, but they also have their limits and can be outmaneuvered even on their home surf turf. Ultimately, the goal of this rework was to turn the Aquarion from "lackluster naval tribe" into "thalassic superstars" that make you think about every lake, ocean, and puddle as a brand new opportunity.

The biggest change to the Aquarion is the inclusion of mermaid tails to all of their standard land units. All Aquarion units are now either solely aquatic units or amphibious, but that comes at the cost of slower movement on land and the inability to build or use Roads. You try flopping around on land with a mermaid tail!

The other big change is their terrain. Normally, all land terrain in Polytopia functions the same, but Aquarion land is now "Flooded", which allows both land and naval units to occupy the same space. Naval units will consider it "rough terrain" and it will slow them down, but it's better than nothing, right? Researching the "Waterways" tech will allow all Aquarion units to convert land tiles to "Flooded", allowing you to bring your aquatic forces right to your enemies' doorsteps.

"They can go on the water and their land functions as water, but is that it? Can they develop cities on the water?"
We're glad you asked! Yes, primarily in two ways:

1. The Aquarion are able to build all land buildings on the water. Sawmills, Windmills, and etc are all valid options, so now you shouldn't be as limited in where you can place the perfect Market.

2. Unlike the other tribes, the Aquarion can reclaim their Lost Cities from the briny deep by uncovering ruins on the water. Yes, a city on the water! They function like any other city, but start at level 3 with a Wall, and all surrounding Ocean will become coastal tiles. Use these Lost Cities to bolster your forces or work as staging points as you battle for dominance of the waves. And yes, other tribes can capture and use them.

Lastly, instead of burning forests, the Aquarion can "Fertilize" flooded field tiles in the "Construction" tech, allowing crops to grow where they need them.


No rework of a Special tribe would be complete without some new and changed units, so let's go through them one by one.

In "Marine Life", the replacement tech for Sailing, Sharks are speedy, all-around melee units that excel at zooming around the waters and eating unsuspecting ships. Sharks come equipped with the "Surprise" trait, allowing them to attack without incurring retaliation attacks. Perfect ambush predators are they!


A fan favorite! Yes, don't worry, we kept the mighty Tridentions in all their glory! We did have to make some changes, though. Tridentions are no longer harassment units with Escape, but are now ranged mop-up units with Persist! We've fit them into a role that helps Aquarion deal with masses of units by giving them something more akin to a Knight. They're still amphibious and have great movement, so chucking tons of tridents is just as easy as before.


Puffers are the Aquarion's answer to the Catapult, as they quickly learned that wooden Catapults don't do very well on the water. Puffers are long-range bombardment units that not only deal damage, but can be used to flood land tiles! Blasting a unit with water is fun, but you can also target land tiles individually to flood them in expectation for a future "land" invasion.


This adorable mass of tentacles is actually one of the deadliest things you'll find on the ocean, so don't let its looks deceive you! Jellies are defensive units that will zap enemy units adjacent to them every time they move or the enemy moves next to them! You can use a Jelly or two to hold down certain chokepoints or whittle down a few enemies at once to make them easy prey for your Sharks or Tridentions.


Our old friend, the Crab, has gotten some improvements to make them a formidable opponent both in the water and out. Crabs can now "Autoflood", which means they'll flood land tiles that they walk on, making it much easier to get your mermaid-tailed forces on land. With a Movement of 2, the Escape trait, and a Defense of 5, Crabs are difficult to pin down and defeat, making them great for destroying ships, distracting enemy units, and pushing for a foothold on enemy beaches.


Lost Cities and your many new cities on the coast will need new ways to grow, and we had some ideas on how to accomplish that.

The Atoll is a simple structure, it provides your waterborne cities to connect to each other via trade routes. Since you can't build Roads or Ports, Atolls fill the role similarly to Cymanti Mycellium - they'll automatically connect to every city within 3 tiles over water or flooded terrain. Plop 'em down and watch your cities grow!

Yes, we brought back Aqua Crops! After drifting in and out as we worked on the Path of the Ocean update, Aqua Crops and Farms found their forever home with the Aquarion! Only the Aquarion can see and interact with Aqua Crops on the water, and they can improve them with Aqua Farms in the "Aquaculture" tech. They work the same way as normal, land-based Farms, even able to provide adjacency bonuses to Windmills! 5* cost, 2 pop yields, and a reliable way to grow those water cities of yours.

Adjustment to the Aquarion tribe:
- Start with water movement, an amphibious mermaid warrior and the ability to build any land improvement on water, but no specific tech
- Terrain is Flooded by default and allows movement for both water and land units
- Flooded tiles counts as rough terrain for Naval units
- All land units are now amphibious
- Naval units are replaced with sea creatures:
- Scout ship replaced by Shark that has “Surprise” ability, 3 attack and 2 defense
- Bomber replaced by Jelly that damage all nearby units
- Roads are replaced by Atolls that connect to all cities within 3 tiles
- Ability to flood tiles to create trade networks and waterways
- Access to Aquacrop resource and Aquafarm improvement
- Water ruins give you a Lost City if the placement is valid for a city
- Burn forest replaced with “Fertilize” that create crop on flooded fields
- Tridention get “Persist” ability instead of “Escape” and attack reduced to 2.5
- Tridention no longer has the “Fortify” ability
- Puffer replaces Catapult. Same stats but can only move on water and get “Drench” ability that will flood any tile it attacks
- All other tribes get “Landfill” ability by default
- Ability to manually disembark naval units on bridges or wetland
- Crab get “Auto Flood” ability so it floods any tile it moves to
- Crabs have gotten visual improvements concerning teamcolor
- Naval units are now get “water” or “amphibious” ability instead of “float” to better explain how they work (only a visual change)

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Oumaji!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub[www.challengermode.com] on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.

Don't forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ[support.challengermode.com].


Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt

Maps

Tournament capacity
Players will be split between up to 3 tournaments.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• If there are 10 or more on the waiting list, then a new tournament will be created for them.
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.

Daily tournaments

• 9 weekly tournaments - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. 27 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• August Finals - August 31st
  
• 16 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Join our Discord[www.discord.gg] #polysseum-discussion[discord.com]
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Zebasi!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub[www.challengermode.com] on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.

Don't forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ[support.challengermode.com].


Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt

Maps

Tournament capacity
Players will be split between up to 3 tournaments.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• If there are 10 or more on the waiting list, then a new tournament will be created for them.
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.

Daily tournaments

• 9 weekly tournaments - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. 27 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• July Finals - July 27-28th
  
• 16 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Join our Discord[www.discord.gg] #polysseum-discussion[discord.com]
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel