Regardless of the genre or style, when Blizzard has a novel idea, they intend to execute it.
Especially at a time, when there wasn’t a lot of attention focused on strategic deck builders.
The game blew up in the gaming world, with everyone flocking to play it.
This results in some identical cross-overs, which add to the strategic card game’s appeal to gameplay.
Just likeHearthstone, players take turns going on offense or defense.
But what’s unique is that you alternate moves with your opponent.
This means that if they play a champion or card, you could as well.
Incorporating every facet of the novel RPG series that fans love, into a strategic card counterpart.
First, you start by choosing a faction, each with its own playstyle, cards, and leaders.
Gwent contains two rows for each player in combat, one for melee and the other for range cards.
Slay the Spire
Not many strategic card games branch out from their conventional style of player vs player.
One of the very few to do so successfully isSlay the Spire.
The single-player game has a unique take on strategic card games by doubling as a rouge-like dungeon crawler.
What’s similar to that ofHearthstoneis that each class you pick set’s the base for its playstyle.
Magic: The Gathering Arena
Magic: The Gatheringis one of the first to do strategic card games.
Not on the video game scene, but as a physical card trading game.
That’s why it’s a surprise that the game didn’t get a videogame counterpart sooner.
However, in 2018, the game finally came to life in pixelated graphics withMagic: The Gathering Arena.
Master Duel.Which you could say brought the excited and nerdy little kid in all of us out of hiding.
Filled with over 10,000 cards, there can be a lot to digest in this complex strategic card game.
Then once you’re prepared you could step into tournaments and competitive matches.
Riley Fonger is a freelance writer, music lover, and gamer since adolescence.
