New Splinterlands Cards: Tasoshi Drakamoto and Yabas Pickle Arriving in Praetoria

The Yabas Pickle card drop launches Tuesday with three potential foil variants available for 150 DEC each: - Regular Foil - Gold Foil - Black Foil Key dates: - SPS snapshot: June 17, 11:30 AM ET - Sale start: June 24 - Gold Foil Fortune Draws: July 29 - Black Foil Auction: September 23 The random number generator (RNG) will determine outcomes, so participants are advised to come prepared. Full details available at [official announcement](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/yabas-pickle-release-and-arcane-event-now-with-dates)

**Key Updates:** - New Epic Fire unit *Tasoshi Drakamoto* available in Voucher Shop (250 Vouchers) - 2% Gold Foil chance (guaranteed 1 per 50 cards) - 0.025% Black Foil chance - Potion bonuses available - **Survival Mode Relaunch** - Added liquidity bots for faster matchmaking - Card availability visible on Team Create screen - Foundation cards excluded - **Campaign & UI Improvements** - Prologue & Chapter 12 added - New notification system for unfinished chapters - Enhanced mobile interface for chest opening - Improved Card Details UI **Important:** ToS updated to prohibit campaign automation - requires re-acceptance on login.

Splinterlands has confirmed the launch timeline for their new Conclave Arcana release. The pre-sale page will go live tomorrow, with the actual pre-sale beginning April 22. Key details: - Pre-sale page launch: April 15 - Pre-sale start: April 22 - Available at: [Splinterlands.com](http://splinterlands.com) This follows recent teasers from the founder about Conclave Arcana's anticipated impact on the gaming ecosystem.

Splinterlands has released two new game modes for testing on the Mavs QA server: - **Training Mode** (formerly Practice Mode): - Features bot matches with 3 difficulty levels - Designed for strategy practice and tactics testing - **Survival Mode**: - New gameplay format available for testing - Test packs provided to all Mavs server users Developers can request Mavs QA access through support. Testing available at https://next.mavs-sl.com. *Report bugs via support ticket or Discord #MAVS-QA-Testing channel*

Splinterlands has launched a Community Engagement Challenge focused on exploring and expanding the game's lore. This initiative invites players to: - Share creative ideas to enrich the Splinterlands universe - Dive deep into the existing lore - Contribute to the game's storytelling The challenge aims to foster community participation and deepen the narrative aspects of the game. It's an opportunity for players to directly influence the game's evolving storyline. Interested participants can find more details and submission guidelines on the official Splinterlands blog post.