A basic guide to... Hearthstone - part 1
Hey everyone!
I've recently learned about the new game "Tomodatchi life" and... I can't decide at all what I think of it. I mean, I wouldn't buy it but it looks hysterical. It looks so odd and weird and I don't know what to think about it. Imagine that Nintendo made yet another game with Miis and simulation though, who would've thought? But it's gotten so good reviews! Can't compute.
So it was a boring day. My boyfriend and I went for a walk in the botanic garden of Uppsala, even if it was gloomy weather. When we came back we just chilled for a bit. Then it started raining and we decided today would be a chill day. So we went out (even though it was raining... a lot!) and bought tacos at the grocery store. We ate, saw some episodes of a show and then built a blanket fort we snacked in the rest of the evening. Supercosy! Best tip from a friend ever. Awesome day!
So.. onto topic!
I thought covering Starcraft 2 from the true basics were really hard because it is such a complex game. I thought Hearthstone would be easier but realized that there are so many more heroes than races in Hearthstone etc. But since this is "a basic guide to..."... I won't go into too much detail.
Hearthstone is another Blizzard game but nothing alike Starcraft. This is a card game. If you know anything about Magic: The Gathering. Great! It's a bit like that except that you have to throw everything you know about it out the window.
In Hearthstone you play a hero with a hero power and cards. There's the Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogues, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior (all from World of Warcraft). You choose the basic deck or make your own. You will be faced by any of nine heroes.
The game is free but you can buy card packs and arena runs with both your own money and in-game currency. Card packs give you new cards (you don't start off with every card in the game). Paying for the area gives you access to the arena which is a bit different to playing against AI and ranked/unranked.
Above you see a Hearthstone card. The number in the top left shows you how much mana the card costs (in 99 % of the cases between 0-10). The picture is there for pleasure only (rare gold card have a moving picture). The white text simply states the name of the card. The orange gem shows how rare the card is (orange is legendary). The text in the box describes what the card does if it does something specific, such as having a battlecry or deathrattle for example. Lastly, if the card is a minion (and not a spell e.g.) the two numbers at the bottom show attack and health respectively.
So as I said, the cards cost mana. You start off with one mana and each turn that goes you will earn one mana cube, up to ten, allowing you to play more and more expensive cards as the game goes by.
There are also five differently rarity levels of cards (free/basic, common, rare, epic and legendary).
And that's it for part one. Stay tuned for part two where we dive into Hearthstone a tad deeper.
Bye guys!
I've recently learned about the new game "Tomodatchi life" and... I can't decide at all what I think of it. I mean, I wouldn't buy it but it looks hysterical. It looks so odd and weird and I don't know what to think about it. Imagine that Nintendo made yet another game with Miis and simulation though, who would've thought? But it's gotten so good reviews! Can't compute.
So it was a boring day. My boyfriend and I went for a walk in the botanic garden of Uppsala, even if it was gloomy weather. When we came back we just chilled for a bit. Then it started raining and we decided today would be a chill day. So we went out (even though it was raining... a lot!) and bought tacos at the grocery store. We ate, saw some episodes of a show and then built a blanket fort we snacked in the rest of the evening. Supercosy! Best tip from a friend ever. Awesome day!
So.. onto topic!
I thought covering Starcraft 2 from the true basics were really hard because it is such a complex game. I thought Hearthstone would be easier but realized that there are so many more heroes than races in Hearthstone etc. But since this is "a basic guide to..."... I won't go into too much detail.
Hearthstone is another Blizzard game but nothing alike Starcraft. This is a card game. If you know anything about Magic: The Gathering. Great! It's a bit like that except that you have to throw everything you know about it out the window.
In Hearthstone you play a hero with a hero power and cards. There's the Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogues, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior (all from World of Warcraft). You choose the basic deck or make your own. You will be faced by any of nine heroes.
The game is free but you can buy card packs and arena runs with both your own money and in-game currency. Card packs give you new cards (you don't start off with every card in the game). Paying for the area gives you access to the arena which is a bit different to playing against AI and ranked/unranked.
Above you see a Hearthstone card. The number in the top left shows you how much mana the card costs (in 99 % of the cases between 0-10). The picture is there for pleasure only (rare gold card have a moving picture). The white text simply states the name of the card. The orange gem shows how rare the card is (orange is legendary). The text in the box describes what the card does if it does something specific, such as having a battlecry or deathrattle for example. Lastly, if the card is a minion (and not a spell e.g.) the two numbers at the bottom show attack and health respectively.
So as I said, the cards cost mana. You start off with one mana and each turn that goes you will earn one mana cube, up to ten, allowing you to play more and more expensive cards as the game goes by.
There are also five differently rarity levels of cards (free/basic, common, rare, epic and legendary).
And that's it for part one. Stay tuned for part two where we dive into Hearthstone a tad deeper.
Bye guys!
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