If you’re a fan of the game The Battle of Polytopia, or you are a big strategy fan, then you might be able to win $10,000. The Polytopia World Champions has been announced for a second year, which is a massive, inclusive eSports tournament with a large prize pool. More amazingly, it’s free to enter.
Players can register to participate in each qualifying round of the tournament, beginning with the Kickoo tribe qualifiers, which start on May 11th, 2026. Then, over the following 12 weeks (excluding July) players are able to sing-up and participate in weekly qualifiers, culminating in a Face off on September 20th, 2026.
At that point, each winner of the 12 tribes will then face off, and the top 8 finalists will meet, live on stage, in Stockholm on October 10th, 2026, for a showdown where one tribe will become the new World Champion. Tickets for The Polytopia World Champions live show have gone on sale, with a 33% Early Bird Discount offer, for those wanting to watch them live.
We previously reviewed The Battle of Polytopia:
“Perhaps the most charming thing about it all is the humble polygonal artwork. It gives the whole game a cheerful and approachable aesthetic. That, combined with the default mode (there is a conquest-style mode where you fight until everybody else lies dead) having a short playtime, makes for a great gateway strategy game.”
The Battle of Polytopia is 4X excellence condensed into 30 minutes
The Polytopia World Champions is going to be a yearly event, so if you’re not interested in taking part this year, it might be a good time to start playing and getting familiar with the game so that you can enter next year! The fact that it’s free to participate is a huge plus, especially with such a massive prize pool. There is very little risk and a very high reward.
We look forward to seeing who the champions will be this year.
