Origins TCG
Rules, format and check-in, as set on 24 September: Crimson Cup rules.
What Koin announced on 9 September
On 9 September Koin Games announced on Steam its biggest tournament ever: a multi-day event during Steam Next Fest, from 20 to 25 October 2026.
- Qualifiers, one for each of the three major regions, on 20, 21 and 22 October.
- Playoffs and finals after the qualifiers.
The prizes announced
The prizes are worth $10,000 in total and come in several forms:
- an exclusive 1/1 promo card;
- other promo cards;
- digital packs;
- Alpha boxes and cases;
- cash prizes.
Sign-ups and wildcards
Sign-ups are on the official Origins TCG Discord. Content creators can ask for a wildcard invite that takes them straight into the playoffs.
Update of 25 September 2026
This article reports the first announcement, of 9 September. On 24 September, after a survey among players, Koin Games set the format: three-deck Conquest, at least 8 unique cards between each pair of decks, decklists hidden until the top 4 and no ban in best-of-five matches. Check-in is mandatory: it opens two hours before each qualifier and closes five minutes before the start, together with deck submission. The tournament is played on the main demo, and the exact prize pool was promised for the following week.
The rules, the check-in times and what we don't know yet are in our article on the Crimson Cup rules; dates, spots per region and how to prepare are in our Steam Next Fest 2026 guide.
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Written by Pierluigi “Aldry” Cella · The whole editorial team
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