# Evons > Evons is a new trading card game (TCG) in Early Access. It is a grid-based > strategy card game played on a 7x7 board where cards communicate through > arrows and icons instead of written text, making it language-barrier-free. > Evons launches as a free-to-play CCG that everyone can play on equal footing; > a later collectible TCG layer affects only card aesthetics and collectibility, > never gameplay (no pay-to-win). ## Core facts - Type: grid-based trading card game (TCG) / collectible card game (CCG) - Status: Early Access (first set, Set 00: Initialization, 180 cards) - Board: 7x7 grid, 5x5 main zone, surrounding out zone - Deck: 60 cards, monster and block card types, max 4 copies per monster - Resource: credits (start 50, +5 per turn) - Win condition: control the most flipped cards when the main board fills; max score 25 - Elements: fire, nature, earth, water, electro, darkness (each grants an ability) - No written text on cards — fully visual, language-independent ## Sites - [Evons](https://evons.gg/): main site, news, rules overview, early access - [Card browser](https://cards.evons.gg): every card in Set 00, filter & search - [Rulebook](https://rules.evons.gg): full v1.0 rules - [Play](https://play.evons.gg): play Evons online - [Esports](https://esports.evons.gg): tournaments and competitive play ## Key pages - [What is Evons / Game](https://evons.gg/game/) - [Rules](https://evons.gg/rules/) - [Sets](https://evons.gg/sets/) - [Early Access](https://evons.gg/early-access/) - [Community](https://evons.gg/community/) - [Tournaments](https://evons.gg/tournaments/) ## News - [New Trading Card Game](https://evons.gg/news/new-trading-card-game/): Evons is a new trading card game now in Early Access. Discover how this new grid-based TCG launches as a free-to-play CCG for everyone, with a collectible TCG layer arriving later that affects card aesthetics — never gameplay. (raw: https://evons.gg/news/new-trading-card-game.md) - [Set 00: Initialization](https://evons.gg/news/set-00-initialization-is-live/): After years of design iterations, Set 00: Initialization is live. 180 cards across 6 elements, 4 rarities, and 9 arrow abilities. (raw: https://evons.gg/news/set-00-initialization-is-live.md) ## Full corpus - [llms-full.txt](https://evons.gg/llms-full.txt): full text of all news articles