It's all in the cards

Before electronic games entered the public consciousness, the stove and playing cards might have been a major pastime in the cold winter. Relatives and friends would often gather together to start a relaxing and happy entertainment life. Time flies, interpersonal relationships change, and more and more entertainment methods are presented to people. Nowadays, there is less and less time to sit down at the table and play cards with family and friends. However, a series of card games launched by some game manufacturers have brought new options to players. Even players in different places can get together online and experience a variety of card games. Today, we will take stock of a number of card games that have received praise from players in recent years.

Note: The following rankings are in no particular order

Hearthstone

Since Blizzard launched Hearthstone, many players have been attracted by the game's meticulous and grand design. To this day, the game is still alive in a variety of ways. "Hearthstone" has won praise from many players for its easy-to-use gameplay, the rich cultural heritage of "World of Warcraft", the diverse gameplay in single and multiplayer modes, and the continuous introduction of updated content. Players can choose the single-player adventure mode to experience an epic adventure in the context of "World of Warcraft", or they can PK with friends online or even participate in ranked and arena activities.

"Hearthstone" provides players with a very diverse range of cards and career choices. Each career can play a variety of routines. Some routines can be used for competition, and some routines are not necessarily for winning. It brings new fun. The official also took into account the players' mood when waiting for their opponents to play cards, so they added some interactive elements to the battle background, which can be said to be a very considerate design.

"Hearthstone" gives people a very friendly feeling in both the game interface and the card deck design. The official setting of the game is the Hearthstone Tavern. Here, there is no cold, no fear, and no threat. , with only warm stoves and enthusiastic poker players (not necessarily friendly), it is very suitable for players who want to use their spare time to play a game.

"Slay the Spire"

"Slay the Spire" is a stylized tower-climbing card game in which players can choose multiple core characters to start their own tower-climbing journey. During the "journey", players will also encounter some random events, which may have positive effects or cause players "trouble." There will be a boss at the end of each map. These bosses have very powerful skills. Players need to carefully choose the deck in their hands during the process of climbing the tower.

It is worth mentioning that the creative workshop of "Slay the Spire" already has a very diverse range of Mods. These Mods may be new characters, new scripts, or a variety of gameplay methods. As far as the Mods I have experienced, mods such as Yu-Gi-Oh, Touhou series and "NieR 2B" are not only playable, but also enjoyable to watch. Interested players can try the main game before coming back. Experiencing these Mods may give you a very special feeling.

"Deck of Ashes"

"Deck of Ashes" is also a card-based tactical battle adventure game. Players need to temper their heroes in the flames of war and complete the redemption mission with their allies. "Card of Ashes" provides players with a magical world with a curse. Players will collect various powerful cards during the adventure to enhance the hero's combat strength.

The world of "Card of Ashes" is automatically generated by the system, and players will encounter sudden attacks, disasters, and various random events during their adventures. This game uses a strange and unique hand-drawn art style on the screen, and the character drawings are also very distinctive. In terms of gameplay, players need to carefully consider when to actively discard cards and when to restore cards. This design is relatively new in card adventure games.

"The Witcher: Gwent: Fall of Throne"

"Let's play a game of Gwent"

Players who have experienced "The Witcher 3" may be deeply impressed by the mini-game "Gwent" in the game. Some players are even addicted to playing cards in "The Witcher" and forget about business. Some players have joked, "How about playing the game "Gwent"? Let’s just make Gwent a standalone game.” Officials seem to be in tune with players, and in recent years they launched the card game masterpiece “The Witcher: Gwent: Fall of Throne.”

"The Witcher: Gwent: Throne's Fall" is a single-player role-playing game set in the world of "The Witcher" that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzle and card combat mechanics. The gameplay of this game is not only about cards, but also includes many RPG and puzzle elements. Players will experience a new adventure in this game, customize their own war camp, complete battles and challenges, and finally reach their own ending among more than 20 endings.

The gameplay of "The Witcher: Gwent: Fall of Throne" has similarities and differences with the mini-game "Gwent" in "The Witcher 3". In this game, players can not only see a very rich deck of cards, but also need to use Gwent cards to solve puzzles. It can be said that it has many innovative elements.

"Endless Universe:"

The gameplay and design of "Endless Universe:" are somewhat similar to "Slay the Spire", but the painting styles of the two can be said to be completely different. "Endless Universe:" uses some very beautiful and sexy character styles, and the painting style is also relatively realistic.

"Endless Universe:" also uses a design method that is combined with cards to provide players with a somewhat enjoyable tower climbing journey. Players will choose their favorite girl in the game and add appropriate talents to the character. Interestingly, the core mechanism of "Endless Universe:" is different from similar cards. It distinguishes different types of cards by color. During battle, if the currently prompted color combination is played in order, the combo effect will be activated, thus enabling Deals double damage. During the battle, players can also appreciate the young lady's heroic fighting posture, giving people a visually impactful experience.

All in all, "Endless Universe:" is also a card game with a style, but its exquisite characters, smooth action and combat effects, and some unique gameplay are very suitable for players to entertain themselves.

"Adventure Commune"

"Adventure Commune" is a game that combines the online "friendship" board game and strategy card game. In this game, players can use various methods to trap teammates, search for money, and fight in the world of "love and kill each other". In the process, he won the final victory. Whether it is "stealing behind the scenes, trapping teammates, escaping with money, or passionate games", it can bring a sense of joy to the participants.

In "Adventure Commune", players will play the role of pirates and adventurers in the Age of Discovery, and go to the Lost Islands with three other players to find treasures. Players need to make various choices during the adventure: continue to explore or return with treasures, temporarily cooperate with players or directly harm others, defend against monsters or give it a go. These choices bring some uncertainty to the game, which makes the game process very exciting.

This game is very suitable for friends to get together to "battle each other online", and there will surely be a variety of happy and funny scenes.

"Armenlo"

Although "Armenlo" looks like a dark fairy tale-style electronic board game on the surface, its core gameplay is still cards. The game combines the three qualities of in-depth card tactics, strategic board games and role-playing to provide players with an animal world version of the "Game of Thrones" adventure.

Players play the role of family warriors in "Armenlo", searching, planning, exploring, hiring agents, defeating monsters, casting spells in the kingdom, while competing with other players. In order to increase the fun of the card game, this game has added random elements in many aspects, whether it is the drawing of public decks, physics-based dice, skill tests in tasks, procedurally generated maps, and automatically explored dungeons. Whether it is a random event, it will bring an "unpredictable" feeling to the players.

"Blood Card"

"Blood Card" is also a stylized tower climbing game. In this game, players also need to build decks and defeat various monsters through deck effects. However, this card game still has its own uniqueness in design.

In "Blood Card", the player's life value is equal to the number of cards. When the player character takes a point of damage, a card will be discarded. When the cards are exhausted, the game will fail. This design method makes many players want to hoard cards, or create a deck with nearly unlimited cards. In fact, the official has provided certain possibilities for players in the game: the cards in "Blood Card" do not have any professional restrictions. This means that players can freely combine cards from various genres to add fun and freedom to battles.

In addition, there is a boss named "Death" in the game who will always chase the player, which is quite exciting in terms of setting.

"Full Moon Night"

"Night of the Full Moon" is an independent stand-alone card game. This game also has elements of similar card games such as "exploration, adventure, random events", but the random plot of this game will lead to different endings.

Players will play "Little Red Riding Hood" in the game and can choose between 7 professions. In order to find her missing grandmother, she embarks on a dangerous journey. It is worth mentioning that each profession in "Full Moon Night" has its own deck, its own genre, and there are many types of monsters in the game.

"Hand of Destiny 2"

"Hand of Destiny 2" is a card game masterpiece that has won the "Australian GDAA 2017 Best Game of the Year". It combines tarot cards with dungeon combat elements, and also adds some artifacts and weapon props for players to choose from. . This game directly links card duels to the character's fate.

In "Hand of Destiny 2", the player's instructions (playing cards) will determine the character's actions. The entire battlefield is not a simple "turn-based slashing", but one vivid battle scene after another. This design makes the card showdown very interesting.

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