Having been released worldwide on March 11, 2014, Hearthstone builds upon the existing lore of the Warcraft series by using the same elements, characters, and relics. It was first released for Microsoft Windows and OS X, with support for iOS and Android devices being added later. The game features cross-platform play, allowing players on any device to compete with each other, restricted only by region (America, Asia, Europe) account limits.
Players choose to play as one of nine Warcraft Classes (each represented by an epic Hero), and then take turns playing Cards from their customizable Decks to cast potent Spells, use heroic weapons or abilities, or summon powerful Minions to crush their opponent.
Gameplay and board control of Hearthstone
How to play:
Each Hearthstone game is a 1vs1 battle between two opponents. Gameplay in Hearthstone is turn-based, with players taking turns to play cards from their hand to cast powerful spells, equip mighty weapons, or summon vicious minions to do battle. The game may be played between two human players, or one human and an AI computer opponent.
Each player is represented by their chosen 'hero', an important character from Warcraft lore-story. Each hero is connected with a particular class, which determines the special cards and unique hero power available to them. Each hero has 30 Health, and if their Health is reduced to zero, the hero is destroyed and the controlling player loses the game.
At the start of each turn, the player draws a new card from their deck - a collection of 30 cards, or more, selected before battle. Players can choose to play using one of several pre-assembled 'basic' decks, or one of their own custom-made decks. While most cards are available to heroes of any class (neutral cards), a substantial portion of them are limited to a specific class, giving each hero their own strengths and unique abilities.
In theory the objective of a game of Hearthstone is simple: reduce the enemy hero's health to zero before they can do so to you. However, the game features multiple strategic elements which require mastery before one can be successful at competitive levels of play. The control of minions, the assignment of strategic importance to various targets, complex card synergies and connections, as well as the unpredictability of the randomly selected cards drawn each round (popularly called RNG), combine to create a complex game where the best plays are not always obvious.
Completing a match will grant each player's hero experience, slowly increasing their level, and granting them access to extra cards. While concluding a match will reward both players with experience, winning matches offers additional rewards. Rewards are packs with new cards or gold.
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Hearthstone World Championship
The Hearthstone World Championship is the official Hearthstone world championship. Each year, the Championship draws the best players from around the world, selecting participants through actual in-game performance in Ranked Play, and participation in selected events. A substantial cash prize pool is divided between the top 16 players, and the winner is crowned Hearthstone World Champion.
Each World Championship is a tournament between 16 players, with 4 from each region. Each region's players are selected through Regional Qualifiers and Championships before reaching the World Championship itself. All Qualifiers and Tournaments take place in the autumn of that year, with the finals generally taking place at the annual BlizzCon event in Anaheim, California.
Price pool for this year's Hearthstone World Championship is $250.000.
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