Hearthstone

Hearthstone is a collectible card game set in the Warcraft universe. The developers developed the directions of their brainchild in different genres, trying themselves in strategies and online MMOs. What is this Collectible Card Game? A genre in which each player has their own starting collection of cards with prerequisites, combinations, and types. By completing tasks and acquiring new "cardboard boxes" for in-game currency, the gamer replenishes his collection. And when the completed deck is assembled, you can try your hand at battle with other players.

Rich Hearthstone Collection

There are a huge number of cards in "Hearthstone", the game itself is constantly updated and offers more and more new mechanics. For a full-fledged game, you need to make a deck consisting of 30 cards. They are divided into 4 types: common, rare, epic, and legendary. The higher the type, the stronger the card's capabilities. For example, the usual ones give a minor effect that will be useful for 1-2 turns, while the conditions of the legendary card can become key in the deck, and the gamer will build all his moves around it, aimed at winning.

A convenient system of spraying unnecessary cards will allow the player to focus on collecting and collecting the "boxes" he needs at the moment. And for those who like to collect something rare, the developers offer gold versions from the entire available collection. They differ from the usual ones not only in their beautiful design, but also in the animation of the pictures.

Heroes of Warcraft

Classes are an important aspect of the game. There are quite a few of them, as many as 10, and all are taken from "World of Warcraft". Many of the characters that represent the class are recognizable faces in the game universe. The classes themselves, as well as the presence of separate cards for each of them, were made for a reason. They differ in their starting ability, for example, a paladin can summon recruits, a hunter can shoot at an enemy, and a warrior can increase his armor.

All this, combined with class cards, opens up a lot of scope for a variety of tactics. So, the magician relies on powerful spells and creatures that interact with them, the hunter loves to set traps, thereby disrupting the plans of his opponent. Each class emphasizes its individuality and style of play due to the characteristics of their cards.

Hearthstone Gameplay

At the start, players are dealt three cards each, and the one who goes second gets a "Coin" - a kind of tactical advantage. Players start with 1 mana crystal, which is the currency in parties. Each card has its own cost in mana, which forces players to correctly calculate their number in order to play the necessary combinations of two or three cards in one move. For each turn, players will receive one crystal until they reach the limit 10. Opponents' heroes have their own health reserve. This is the goal of the game - to destroy the enemy hero.

The game has 6 available modes:

• Rating. Here players fight for the right to climb the rating table. At the end of each month, gamers are presented with awards for the work done. The higher the player takes a position in the table, the more rewards await him. A nice little bonus is the card back, which is unique. You can only get this by playing the rating every month and getting a new one every time.
• An ordinary game. In its mechanics, it is no different from a rating game, with the only exception that the player does not lose his painstakingly accumulated result here. After all, when defeated, he goes down the table. This mode is suitable for those who want to try out new decks or want to have a good time without too much loss.
• Brawl. Themed battles with changed mechanics, available for one week. The brawl changes weekly, providing players with more and more opportunities for fun and unconventional entertainment.
• Adventures. Throughout the year, the developers release new additions, which include new maps, as well as single-player adventures made in the format of battles or puzzles. They also contain the plots and stories that formed the basis of the released expansion.
• Arena. A mode completely built on a random generator, since it allows the player to choose a class and build a deck consisting of different, random cards, sometimes not interacting with each other. In this mode, the player will have to squeeze the maximum out of the minimum.
• Battlegrounds. The auto-chess mode is fundamentally different from the original game mechanics. However, this does not make it less interesting due to non-standard combinations.

Final score

"Hearthstone" is a CCG that has become the de facto standard for all other identical games. Many of the mechanics and techniques that were created here are still considered canon for this format. Unsurprisingly, the rest of the games in this genre rely on it. Fast, addicting, beautiful and fun, Hearthstone is a lot of fun and rewarding.