Storybook Brawl, the auto-battler card game, has had a couple of big developments in the past week.

SB99

First was the announcement and public test of SB99, a version of the game that uses 100 player lobbies instead of the standard 8 player lobby.

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Hi all, Matt Nass here, and I’m going to break down what’s happening as we bring SBB99 to the live environment. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, SBB99 is a version of Storybook Brawl where instead of playing against 7 players, you play against 99. We ran a few playtests on our external environment, and the reception was amazing! We managed to fill 100 player lobbies, and people had a blast playing despite some bugs and missing visual pieces. With all that, here’s everything you need to know about our first live SBB99 games.

Our plan for SBB99 is to run a test event on Wednesday 6/15 from 12-3pm PT, then our official launch will be on Friday 6/17 from 12-3pm PT! Following that, we will be running another event each week on Friday, but keep an eye out on our Twitter and Discord for the most up-to-date info on timing.

Storybook Brawl is the first auto-battler to expand to lobbies into the triple digits (even if it is only for a couple of hours a week). If this proves that auto-battlers can support a game mode of this size, and if players respond positively to it, we could eventually see experimentation with larger lobbies from heavyweights of the genre like Teamfight Tactics and Hearthstone's Battlegrounds--although the latter would likely require its own dedicated client for something that big.

Mobile App Beta Signups

That's not the only news we've got for the game. During Wednesday's test event for SB99, the company announced that they had begun collecting signups to beta test the Storybook Brawl mobile app.

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This week we will begin collecting signups for beta testing the new Storybook Brawl mobile app! Then starting in August we will begin sending out invites to download the test version of the app on your mobile iOS or Android device. We do not plan on capping the number of beta signups - anyone who would like to beta test the mobile app may sign up, however the invites will come in batches and you may not get the download link right away.

If you want to sign up to beta test the mobile app, follow this link and click the green button at the bottom of the article.

Storybook Brawl has been well-received by players for its gameplay, however, after the acquisition, in March, of developer Good Luck Games by cryptocurrency exchange FTX, users began leaving negative reviews on the game's Steam page. At time of posting, the game has a Mixed review score on the site.

If you have any burning opinions about these developments, don't hesitate to leave your thoughts in the comments below!