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Urban CardsNews📢 Urban Cards: The Big Beautiful Update
Major update

📢 Urban Cards: The Big Beautiful Update

Urban Cards · published 26 Apr 2026, 12:03 UTC · build 22962407

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Hello everyone!

The latest update is officially live! We’ve introduced a massive wave of new content, including card upgrades, a brand-new game mode, and game-changing modifiers.

🏆 New Mode: Daily Runs

Daily Runs are unique challenges where everyone plays the same setup.

  • Designed to be played in one sitting. Progress does not save, but you can replay it as many times as you like.

  • Difficulty: It is currently tuned to be harder than the standard game, and we will continue to adjust the challenge based on your feedback.

  • Leaderboards: Compete against the community for the top spot.

  • The Setup: Every player gets the same deck (8 variations available so far), a 20-card campaign, 6 enemies, and 1 Boss.

  • Modifiers: 3 random modifiers are applied daily

  • Progression: You can unlock new cards for your collection by playing this mode

Daily Run Modifiers

  • Recession: All BIZ make -25% but have +2 Defense.

  • Gang War: All Henchmen have +1 attack.

  • Predatory Lending: Lenders give +50% debt.

  • Back-Alley Bargains: All cards and items cost -30% at the Rat's Store.

  • Overtime Culture: All workers make +50%.

  • Low Interest Rates: All BIZ make +50%.

  • Market Bubble: All BIZ make +100% but have -2 Defense.

  • Viral Economy: Earn +$200/turn if you control 4+ henchmen.

  • Data Leak: 30% chance to draw 1 extra card per turn.

  • Goalpost Shift: Winning goal increased by 30%.

  • Extended Credit Line: Debt limit increased by 40%.

  • Venture Capital: Start with +$300, but Debt increases by $50 every turn.

  • Bureaucratic Red Tape: Every card costs +$50 Debt to play.

  • Creative Accounting: Playing an Action card reduces Debt by $50.

  • Tax Write-off: Playing a BIZ card reduces Debt by $50.

New Campaign Cards

We’ve introduced the ability to upgrade your cards with the new Card Enhancement scene. Additionally, we’ve added the Trash mechanic, allowing you to remove up to two cards from your deck, and three new Campaign Cards to help you earn free cards and build your perfect deck.

New Content

New Grey Cards:

  • Old Money Lady

  • Whistleblower

  • Tax Auditor

  • Brainwashing Machine

  • Conspiracy Podcaster

  • Ministry Of Truth

New Items:

  • Gamer Mouse: Your Worker Gamers earn +$50.

  • Golden Pig: Gives +$150 per turn.

  • Silver Pig: Gives +$125 per turn.

🛠️ Gameplay Changes & Balance

  • Added German language!

  • Players must now complete 3 out of 3 campaign cards to progress.

  • Enemy AI now receives an improved cash bonus and smarter logic for looting and pawning.

  • Added new Street Backgrounds

  • Data Mining: Earnings increased to $100 (up from $50).

  • Protection Money: Now clears $500 debt for every enemy-owned BIZ.

  • Bug Fix: Gangster and Construction Company now correctly award $200 per BIZ played.

  • Scratch & Win: Now costs $0 In addition to paying off debt, it now grants a random reward between $0 and $300.

  • Rat's Conspiracy: Cost reduced to 300 (was 400).

  • Grand Larceny: Cost increased to 400; Robbers now steal 300 (was 200).

  • Turtle Shield: now costs 400.

  • Building Improvements: Now grants +3 Defense to a BIZ (up from +2).

  • Diploma: Start every game with +$100 and -200 Debt.

  • Degree: Start every game with +$200 and -200 Debt.

  • Ramen: Start every game with -300 Debt.

  • Life Guard (Fix): Now correctly revives any killed ally Henchmen back to the board.


Jump into the game and let us know what you think! Your feedback is vital for balancing these new modifiers and the increased difficulty of Daily Runs. GL, HF!

Daniel

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