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Frontier DispatchesVol. I, No. 30September 2026
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Introducing Creator Codes: Support a Creator, Save 10%
Creator codes are live: enter one at checkout for 10% off every Ore purchase, and the creator you support earns a cut. Any player can claim a code fr…
How to Build Your First Deck: A Beginner's Guide to Deckbuilding
New to deckbuilding? Learn how to build your first deck: 52 cards, two factions, a real curve, the right Deputies, and the beginner mistakes that los…
Mana vs Gold: How GNG's Dual Resource System Creates Real Decisions
Mana vs Gold explained: most card games use one resource, GNG uses two. Mana ramps every turn and Gold pays for damage dealt. Here is how to spend bo…
Ranked Targeting Choices Now Survive Reconnects
Online Outpost ranked duels now keep multi-step card choices alive across reconnects for both seats, with versioned browser transport and Season 2 ru…
Tin Plating Is Now a Persistent Equipment Card
Tin Plating is now a persistent equipment Item: one slot per creature, server-validated targeting, and state that survives Gnome flips, reconnects, a…
Online Outpost Beta Update: Ranked Servers, a New Table, and a Focused AI Demo
The Online Outpost beta splits the no-account AI demo from the account client, adds server-validated ranked turns, and rebuilds the western duel tabl…
Frontier Update: New Hytale Server Address + YouTube Drawing Tutorials Are Live
Our Hytale server moved to a new address and the pencil drawing tutorial series went live on YouTube. Here is what changed and how to follow along.
Free Hearthstone Alternative You Can Play in Your Browser
Looking for a free Hearthstone alternative you can play in your browser? Goblins & Gunslingers runs with no download and no signup, and it is on Stea…
Best Free Browser Deck-Building Card Games (and Where to Start in 2026)
Looking for the best free browser deck building card games in 2026? What separates a great no-download TCG from the rest, plus our standout pick.
Free Online Card Games: A No-Download Guide for TCG Fans
Looking for free online card games with no download? What makes a browser TCG worth your time: lane combat, deck building, a fast tutorial, and insta…
The Wild Frontier: A Guide to the World of Goblins & Gunslingers
Explore the Wild Frontier, the western-fantasy world of Goblins & Gunslingers, where gunpowder, outlaw magic, and eight strange factions shape every…
The Best Goblins and Gunslingers Legendary Cards (and How to Play Them)
A faction-by-faction tour of the best Goblins and Gunslingers legendary cards, with real stats, abilities, and tips on how to play each one to win.
Goblin Chaos: A First Look at the Rowdiest Side of the Frontier
Goblins in Goblins & Gunslingers TCG are fast, explosive, and only technically supervised: goblin cards built for pressure, tricks, and beautiful dis…
Gnomes and Golems in Goblins and Gunslingers: The Flip Engine Strategy Guide
Master gnomes and golems in Goblins and Gunslingers: how the spell-triggered Flip engine works, when to cast for value, and how to fund it with Mana…
How Frontier Run Works: GNG's Roguelike Campaign Mode
Frontier Run is the Goblins & Gunslingers roguelike campaign: 150 trail HP, branching routes, Heat, run-only gear, and two stages ending at Cinder Cr…
The Best Starter Decks for New Goblins and Gunslingers Players
Looking for the best GNG starter deck? The most beginner-friendly faction pairings in Goblins and Gunslingers, why each one wins, and how to pilot it.
How to Build a Better TCG Deck: Curve, Factions, and Win Conditions
Learn how to build a better TCG deck in Goblins & Gunslingers: a cleaner mana curve, faction pairings that agree, useful Deputies, and a real win con…
Ambush, Quickdraw, Overshot: Every GNG Keyword Explained
The complete GNG keyword glossary: Ambush, Quickdraw, Overshot, Warrant, Flip, and every other Goblins & Gunslingers keyword explained with rules and…
Mastering Open Combat: High-Rise Lanes and Cover Tokens Explained
Learn how open combat works in Goblins and Gunslingers: any creature attacks any creature in the open, Cover Tokens hold a lane, and High-Rise stays…
What Is Lane Combat in a Card Game? And Why It Changes Everything
Lane combat forces spatial strategy into every card game decision. See how GNG's 7-lane, two-tier board makes placement matter as much as the card yo…
Desert Devils Faction Guide: Infernal Control on the Wild Frontier
Desert Devils faction guide: grind opponents down with Warrant walls, Overshot pressure, and healing that outlasts every aggro rush in Goblins & Guns…
Goblin Faction Guide: Explosive Tempo on the Frontier
Goblin faction guide: Goblins hit fast, hit twice, and leave nothing standing. The aggro playstyle, signature keywords, and best cards for your Gobli…
Every Goblins & Gunslingers Faction Explained
A beginner-friendly guide to every Goblins & Gunslingers faction: playstyles, signature keywords, the Gnome-Golem Flip, faction pairings, and where t…
Goblins & Gunslingers TCG Launches May 1 for MicroMay
The Wild West fantasy TCG rode onto Kickstarter May 1 for MicroMay with its physical card set. The launch post, plus where the decks and free game st…
How to Play Your First Trading Card Game: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Never played a trading card game? This beginner's guide walks you from what a card does to your first turn, using Goblins & Gunslingers as the starti…
How to Play Goblins and Gunslingers: A Beginner's Guide
A beginner's guide on how to play Goblins and Gunslingers: setup, the Mana and Gold economy, turn phases, open combat, lanes, keywords, and your firs…
Western Fantasy Card Games: Why the Wild Frontier Genre Is Underexplored
Western fantasy card games are rare. Most TCGs live in high fantasy or sci-fi; the gunpowder-meets-magic frontier is a genre gap Goblins & Gunslinger…
Why a Wild West Fantasy TCG?
Why a Wild West fantasy TCG? Most card games live in high fantasy or sci-fi. Goblins & Gunslingers rides somewhere dustier: gunpowder and magic at on…
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