(stylized as ''TEPPƎN'') is a
free-to-play
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digital collectible card game
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developed by
GungHo Online Entertainment
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. They are primarily known for hosting the Japanese server of ''Ragnarok Online'' (developed by its listed Korean subsidiary Gravity), as well as their development of ''Ragnarok DS'' for the Ninten ...
and
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
. It released in North America and Europe on July 4, 2019 and in Asia on August 8 for
Android, and
iOS
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.
The game was initially known as Project Battle and is a
crossover
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* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
video game
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between multiple Capcom franchises.
Gameplay
''Teppen'' is a 1v1 video game where both players start the match with five playing cards in their hands randomly selected from their card deck, 30
health points
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and four
mana
According to Melanesian and Polynesian mythology, ''mana'' is a supernatural force that permeates the universe. Anyone or anything can have ''mana''. They believed it to be a cultivation or possession of energy and power, rather than being a ...
.
A
mulligan
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system allows players to switch their five starting cards into another set of five randomly drawn cards.
Players acquire mana automatically as the match progresses, and are forced to use it in order to play cards. Any mana used will be turned in "Art Points" which is used to perform a Hero Art. The cards are split into two major categories in the game, being "Action Cards" and "Unit Cards". Unit Cards are those which can only be placed on the field with an attack line that will eventually reach the opponent and deal damage, the attack line of the Unit Cards push forward in real-time. Action Cards on the other hands are special cards which will
trigger
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a special phase named "Active Response".
The Active Response will pause the real-time gameplay and switches it into
turn-based
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Real-time
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. Players will now have a small timer to react back with another Action Card or choose for the Active Response to end. Once the latter is done, the Action Card order is played from a reverse order, this allows players to deny potential plays from the opponent.
Once players have used enough cards, the Art Points will reach a point where a Hero Art can be performed. Hero Arts are a special move in the game which plays a short cinematic of the hero in question and pauses the game entirely. Players may use the Hero Art to sabotage the opponent in a way which they perform the move shortly before an attack line reaches the opponent's side, making it difficult for the other player to block the attack. The Action Card with its Active Response mechanic may also be used this way.
Once a player reaches zero health, the match is over and they will lose. As ''Teppen'' matches have a time limit of five minutes, whichever player has the least amount of health at the end will also lose the match. There are no ties in the game, in the event of both players dealing a final blow to one another at the same time or the five minute timer ending with both players at the same amount of health, a "Double Defeat" will happen instead.
Playable characters
The playable characters are referred to as "heroes". The first eight were released at launch, while the rest are later released commonly alongside a major
expansion
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. All heroes are unlocked by default and can be played at no additional fee, the only exception to this is Phoenix Wright and Nina, both are "skins" for Chun-Li and Jill Valentine respectively, as such, they both act the same way as the two original heroes would during gameplay.
Expansion List
Esports
''Teppen World Championship'' is an official
esports
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event organized by GungHo Online Entertainment. The finals of the 2019 championship was held at the
Tokyo International Forum
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Tokyo Int ...
on December 21, 2019 with a prize pool of 50,000,000
Japanese yen
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total. Its 2020 championship was held online due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the prize pool was 5,000,000 Japanese yen.
The ''Teppen World Championship Series 2021'' took place throughout 2021. Seven different small tournaments took place for seven different months of that year. The total prize pool was 1,000,000 Japanese yen for each individual tournament. The tournaments were sponsored by
ZONe
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* Frigid zone, ...
,
Meiji Dairies
is a Japanese food company. It was renamed into the , on March 31, 2011.
It was a major dairy industry company established in 1917. Apart from dairy products like milk, ice cream, and cheese, their lineup includes sports drinks, pizza, choco ...
, BookLive, 桃屋 (Momoya),
UNO,
BS11 and Hyperice.
Currently, the ''Teppen World Championship Series 2022'' is being organized with a prize pool of 1,000,000 yen for the finals and an additional 100,000 yen for its second tournament for those placed between 33rd to 64th place in the qualifiers.
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