# ITS (itstheseason); Beginner Guide *A Beginner's Journey into the onchain Card Game World of ITS: Rules, Strategies, and Rewards.* By [Mirakool](https://paragraph.com/@miracleotugo) · 2026-04-30 megaeth, nft, gaming, card, crypto --- **ITS** is a real-time, multiplayer onchain card game where players mint packs, use cards, and compete for a shared reward pool. you can find a raw version of this guide on X [here](https://x.com/i/status/2049486000041107464). **What Is ITS?** ---------------- [itstheseason.xyz](http://itstheseason.xyz) is a card-based game by [megatruther](https://x.com/@megatruther)(on X) on MegaETH where: * Players mint **booster packs (NFTs)** * Open(burn) them to receive **cards (also NFTs)** * Use play(burn) cards to affect the game * Compete for a **epoch(an epoch is usually 20hrs previously used to last for a week) reward pool** Everything happens **onchain**: * Packs = NFTs * Cards = NFTs * Actions = transactions **The Goal** ------------ Every “epoch” usually 20hrs(team has experimented with 1week and hour epoch in the past) : The **Top 20 players** on the leaderboard split majority of the reward pool and a portion also goes to koth(King of the Hill, thats whoever spends most time at #1). The pool(including koth) is funded mainly by booster pack mints. **How Booster Packs Work** -------------------------- 1 pack = 1 NFT When you: * **Mint a pack(price starts at ~0.001eth)** → price increases slightly(~$0.01) for the next buyer * **Open a pack** → it is burned * You receive 5 **random cards(random rarity, random card types)** Important: * as per current game mechanics pack prices are **“up only” during minting** **Cards Explained** ------------------- Cards come in **4 rarity levels**: * Common * Rare * Epic * Legendary Cards also come in 6 card types: * Growth * Redistribution * Aggression * Destruction or Chaos * Heal * Reflect see images below ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5086a96571d707b06202fd47717fead74612b87bc00a42f3ed9683778a95baac.png) growth cards showing all rarities ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/457dd9d45d8bbd29530573e5890958aa3990ece5a607619d71bda348692c4382.png) aggression cards showing all rarities ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2088fa5ae33bf98892b828e6fb394739b861397cc1fd64543e6d57211b38a758.png) card types, all common cards except reflect lol card has an effect, for example: * Add points to yourself * Steal points from others * Redistribute points * Chaos/random effects **Card Types (Simple Guide)** ----------------------------- **1\. Growth:** Gives you points (e.g. +2). **How to use it:** Use anytime. It’s the safest way to steadily build your score. **2\. Aggression** **What it does:** Takes points from last player and gives them to you. **How to use it:** Best used late in the game to steal points and overtake players. **3\. Chaos** **What it does:** 50/50 chance: * You lose some points * OR you steal points from the last player. **4\. Redistribution** **What it does:** Takes points from the top player (#1) and gives them to the bottom player. **5\. Heal** **What it does:** Adds point to both you and the last player **6\. Reflect(autoplayed)** **What it does:** Sends an incoming attack(aggression and redistribution) back to the attacker. chaos/destruction attacks can't be reflected. The points you get or steal or reflect increases by rarity **Getting started** ------------------- 1. sign up on [https://itstheseason.xyz/](https://itstheseason.xyz/) you can use my ref code D2RR4Z 2. deposit eth on mega and send to your ITS embedded wallet. 3. mint booster packs see videos below 4. play cards to get points( more explanation on what cards do below). need gas to play(You’ll need a small amount of ETH in your embedded wallet to play cards. Keep around 0.006 ETH as a buffer for gas; this won't be used btw actual costs are infinitely lower, but this ensures your transactions go through smoothly) 5. try to top the leaderboard as top 20 win pot or go more aggressive and try to say on top of the leaderboard for longest to win King of the Hill. 6. rinse repeat for the subsequent epoch ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/246459bce24a9478e26212b2aa9e2c780765c2727eda91b161959fa08ef15fac.png) ITS interface overview **How to Earn Points and Win (Leaderboard & Epochs)** ----------------------------------------------------- Your goal is to earn **points** and secure a spot on the leaderboard. * **Points**: You earn points by using (playing) the cards you have opened. * **Leaderboard**: Your points total is displayed at the top left of the game interface. * **Top 20 + KOTH** → split the reward pool at epoch end. * **Cards Carry Over**: Any unused cards you have at the end of an Epoch will carry over to the next one. **sources and links** --------------------- * megatruther twitter [https://x.com/megatruther](https://x.com/megatruther) * ITS: [https://itstheseason.xyz/](https://itstheseason.xyz/) referral code: D2RR4Z * older article I wrote on ITS: [https://x.com/compose/articles/edit/2027699388324143104](https://x.com/compose/articles/edit/2027699388324143104) * ITS tg; [https://t.me/+UQIoB7pviIxjYjFk](https://t.me/+UQIoB7pviIxjYjFk) * Dune dashboard(WIP): [https://dune.com/miracle7/its](https://dune.com/miracle7/its) * my ref link: [https://itstheseason.xyz/?ref=D2RR4Z](https://itstheseason.xyz/?ref=D2RR4Z) --- *Originally published on [Mirakool](https://paragraph.com/@miracleotugo/its-itstheseason;-beginner-guide)*