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Recently Collectible Card Games (CCG) have evolved online. In a move as significant as when original role playing games went from paper and dice on a table top onto video game consoles, now CCGs have moved up too.
Legends of Norrath is an online-only trading card game, based on the world of Norrath from the massively multiplayer online role-playing games EverQuest and EverQuest II. Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has given all EverQuest, EverQuest II and Station Access players that have a valid, active account (not a trial account) receive a complimentary digital starter deck for Legends of Norrath. Oathbound was the first set for Legends of Norrath with over 350 digital cards. It can be purchased online either as a 55-card digital starter deck and 15-card digital boosters.
But there are no paper cards. The game is played with digital representations of physical cards. It does however cost real money to play. The card collector might see this as a great way to continue the hobby without the problem of storage with tangible cards. Competitors are brought right to you via the net so there isn't any difficulty with finding a local match to play in the way that you would with the usual CCG like Magic. For parents and kids who are into collecting cards, digital might be the way to go.
The interlocking gameplay can be accessed from within those two massively multiplayer online (MMOs) games and separately. Legends of Norrath is based on the back story of EverQuest and EverQuest II MMOs. Players start out with a basic 55-card starter pack (of 350 cards at launch) for $9.99. $2.99 15-card booster packs. They then create avatars based on the usual four basic RPG archetypes which are fighter, priest, rogue or mage.
Players learn how to play the game by playing a very long, but well-written tutorial followed by a 15-mission single player campaign. The learning curve is steep for those who might be unfamiliar with the Everquest lexicography. The learning curve would be even steeper for anyone who has never gotten into collectible card games. The game can be played either against human opponents (PvP) or the computers artificial intelligence (AI).
Legends of Norrath is an online-only trading card game, based on the world of Norrath from the massively multiplayer online role-playing games EverQuest and EverQuest II. Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has given all EverQuest, EverQuest II and Station Access players that have a valid, active account (not a trial account) receive a complimentary digital starter deck for Legends of Norrath. Oathbound was the first set for Legends of Norrath with over 350 digital cards. It can be purchased online either as a 55-card digital starter deck and 15-card digital boosters.
But there are no paper cards. The game is played with digital representations of physical cards. It does however cost real money to play. The card collector might see this as a great way to continue the hobby without the problem of storage with tangible cards. Competitors are brought right to you via the net so there isn't any difficulty with finding a local match to play in the way that you would with the usual CCG like Magic. For parents and kids who are into collecting cards, digital might be the way to go.
The interlocking gameplay can be accessed from within those two massively multiplayer online (MMOs) games and separately. Legends of Norrath is based on the back story of EverQuest and EverQuest II MMOs. Players start out with a basic 55-card starter pack (of 350 cards at launch) for $9.99. $2.99 15-card booster packs. They then create avatars based on the usual four basic RPG archetypes which are fighter, priest, rogue or mage.
Players learn how to play the game by playing a very long, but well-written tutorial followed by a 15-mission single player campaign. The learning curve is steep for those who might be unfamiliar with the Everquest lexicography. The learning curve would be even steeper for anyone who has never gotten into collectible card games. The game can be played either against human opponents (PvP) or the computers artificial intelligence (AI).
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