Introduction to Sorcery Contested Realm TCG: Fire vs. Earth 

we want more gameplay, we know u guys play ALLOT!! 1 a week is more than fair for the community:D

the vesuvius play was epic!

Same for me. I bought a couple of booster packs just to appreciate the artwork. I only saw it played once in person but I loved how it felt like a board game. I then bought the precon deck this week. I’ve played it once and all I can think about is this game! The game evolves so much as you play and I was just at the edge of my seat as I got obliterated by my opponent. Most importantly, though, I had fun.

If they post more keep watching! I think many will be amazed at how well balanced and thought out every card is in the game. Hopefully more will give Sorcery a chance, best (most fun imo) card game out there.

That first game was actually really exciting. At first I was unsure the plan for the players, but it really did come about towards the end. I am liking the grid and the atlas cards, it adds another layer to the game and does require some thought.

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Those Bull Demons are a terror!

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You got it!

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Glad you enjoyed! Best of luck in your journeys through the Contested Realm!

Je vous remercie pour vos aimables paroles! bonne chance dans vos voyages pour contester le royaume !

Play as Earth against your friends and avenge me! - Chase

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I’m always torn to play sleeveless or sleeved. I hate sleeves because they bulk it up so much. I love the feel of “raw” cards in my hand and playing them. But I think I hate up-turned edges more.

Magic card used to have amazing "mature" art on them... And then they started with all these dumb collector packs and lost the cool authentic look of what MTG cards used to look like. I don't like boarderless cards at all makes MTG cards look like YuGiOh or something.. Retro frame cards r def the way to go with MtG cards. Sadly they r the most expensive cause they r the classic cards everyone wants.

Yes, you can mix and match avatars and elements! While some avatars benefit from specific elements more than others, the cards you can play are restricted by Sites you have in your deck. Similarly, Artifacts can indeed by used across decks! You can check out some of the other avatar options on www.curiosa.io

Sites provide their mana at the start of the turn AND as they come into play!

Great question! Major explosion was cast from the River of Flame site, which is a spellcaster!

@@SorceryTCGah that's right! Thanks for the clarification!

Glad you enjoyed it! Any precon match ups you’d like to see in the future?

@@SorceryTCG I don't know enough about the game TBH. I'll choose Deathspeaker because it sounds cool! 😀

Just face them towards your avatar?

401 Games and Hobbiesville have pre-orders up now.

It must be site to site, unless it has Voidwalk

Too scared to open ^_^ Basically, generally, Dragonshield and Katana (matte sleeves) are considered good quality sleeves. Katanas don't last as long, but shuffle a little easier. Wait, you play cardgames right? It's the same as for any other card game really. The cards are pretty standard size.

@@lystic9392 yeah I play MTG Commander and draft. But I know Yu-Gi-Oh has slightly different dimensions. Just asking sure.

You can find retailers listed here: sorcerytcg.com/locator?tab=retailer

Tokens are smaller in size then regular cards to save space! There are some cards like Border Militia that can generate quite a few tokens in the right circumstance. You can see more of the cards and their abilities at curiosa.io/

Yes

Our apologies, all fixed for our future videos!

Valid point. But I disagree. I think the tokens are a neat touch. They take up less space while playing. When you have 3-4 units on a site, it already gets so messy.

The similarities with Magic begins and ends at being a fantasy trading card game. In both Sorcery and Magic you must utilize your resources well to play cards at the right opportunities to gain an edge over your opponent just like in every TCG. HOWEVER, Sorcery's grid-based board state adds a whole other depth of strategy other popular card games don't utilize, which is positioning. So you have to take into account not just what/when you play but also where you play your cards on the board-state for advantages. IMO its way better of a game than Magic except in one area, Magic still has the edge in the simplicity of it's core design/game phases/turns. That's to be expected seeing as MTG is the first game of its genre/kind. With that said, Magic plays far more ruggedly due to its resources being dependent on the luck of the draw. Sorcey (and most/all modern TCGs) do not have this problem.

Not even close. MTG is owned and managed by WotC, a terrible company that is setting out to destroy itself.

​@@Barrager69well said

Magic does have commander, I love to play with friends and nothing beats all of us duking it out and playing politics. This seems fun but I'm hoping there will be a multiplayer format that's exciting. It's the same reason I fell off Flesh and Blood, ultimate pit fight felt like an afterthought

@@MandoEmmm I enjoy playing commander also with friends. I think Sorcery can tap into that format eventually if not sooner than expected. I hope multiplayer comes in also as its a natural setting for card play, and card games thrive on it. Of course, rules and balance will need to be established. Certain cards might need to be banned/restricted and/or some in game mechanics may need adjusting, for example: such as expanding the grid to a 5x5 or bigger? Who knows what may be needed ultimately but I really think with new cards/sets in the future and someone/some team spending time to build the multiplayer format to where it's possible then I think it will happen sooner or later.

the tap symbol likely is, but they can't patent a common verb in plain text

imagine wanting other people to play a fun game with you lol

I agree. I came in excited but felt disappointed watching this demo. It's cluttered, messy, and lacking in strategy/depth. Given the many decades in advancement in TCG and board games, I would have expected way more innovation. Seemed like the players were just drawing and playing whatever cards they drew without much thought, and positioning of the cards did not significantly impact the decision making of the players. Also, watching the players fumble along trying to handle 4 cards/tokens on a single tile was not appealing. Clarity in this game is awful. A well designed game should allow each player to make smart and clear decisions as quickly as possible based on the board state, and this game doesn't support that at all. What if two players play a bunch of the same cards? What happens when with 6-8 or even more tokens/cards on a single tile? I'm not expecting Chess/Go, but I spend more time making decisions playing a draft game in Magic than what I saw here. Sorcery at a high level has a good idea, but the core of the game feels poorly designed.

A TCG must have a "pile of events". The concept of a "pile of events" or a stack in trading card games is commonly attributed to mathematics professor Richard Garfield, who is also the creator of the immensely popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering. Magic: The Gathering, released in 1993, introduced the idea of a stack or pile of events as a fundamental part of its gameplay mechanics. Since then, many other trading card games have adopted and adapted this concept in their own game systems. Otherwise a game will fall in the abyss of tabletops. It is very difficult to innovate in this field, at least Sorcery has tried.