Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Developer(s) CD Projekt RED
Publisher(s) CD Projekt
Designer(s) Damien Monnier[1]
Composer(s) Mikolai Stroinski
Marcin Przybyłowicz
Series The Witcher
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Genre(s) Collectible card game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is an upcoming free-to-play collectible card game developed by CD Projekt RED for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[2][3] The game was announced in June 2016, at Microsoft's E3 Xbox briefing.

The game is derived from the card game of the same name featured in Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher novels and playable in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt video game. It will feature cross-platform play between the Windows and Xbox One versions.[4] A closed beta was released in October 2016 for Windows and Xbox One,[5] with the public beta being released in May 2017.[6]

General

Gameplay scene

Gwent is a turn-based card game between two players, each player must play one card each turn from a deck of twenty-five to forty cards with a faction that offers different play styles and unique abilities. The goal is to win two out of three rounds by playing cards and spells to gain strength on the board. Winning a round rewards the player with either ores, scraps or cards. Players can gain additional cards by buying kegs with ores or through microtransactions, each keg contains five cards. Cards can also be crafted with scraps.

Reception

In an opinion article published by IGN, the author compared the digital card game Hearthstone, and Magic: The Gathering with Gwent gameplay, and concluded that he prefers Gwent.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Fenlon, Wes (17 June 2016). "How Gwent became a competitive card game with singleplayer campaigns". PCGamer. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Summer, Nick (13 June 2016). "Gwent from 'Witcher 3' is now its own digital card game". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Closed beta FAQ". Playgwent.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Sanchez, Miranda; Davis, Justin (13 June 2016). "E3 2016: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Minotti, Mike (August 10, 2016). "Gwent: The Witcher card Game's closed beta is delayed to October". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Newhouse, Alex. "PS4/Xbox One/PC Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Open Beta Coming Next Week". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Opinion: The Witcher 3's Gwent Is A Better Card Game Than Hearthstone". IGN. 2017.
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