Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Release Date: March 11, 2014
A card logic game set in the fantasy universe of Azeroth, known from the Warcraft franchise. The game was developed by Blizzard Entertainment company, who mention the cult card game Magic: The Gathering as one of their major inspirations.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft for PC, AND and iOS is a logical card game. It is based on free-to-play model with micro-payments system. The main element of the game is play against other people using the Battle.net service. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft was developed by a small team of 15 people at Blizzard Entertainment, creators of many great game series such as Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft, and World of Warcraft.
The rules are similar to those known from other card games such as, for example, Magic: The Gathering. The background is based on the world of Azeroth in which the series of Warcraft and World of Warcraft are set. The players choose one of nine character classes available in this universe, and then, one by one, play cards from their deck which results in casting spells, using special weapons or abilities, or summoning allies. The basics are easy to learn and the player does not have to be an expert who knows the ins and outs of both the Warcraft universe as well as other card games. There are also training battles available in which the opponents are the strategists from the world of Azeroth such as Thrall, Uther, or Gul'dan.
Apart from training, there are another two game modes designed for competition with other players. These modes are “Duel”, where players participate in ranked and non-ranked games, and Arena which requires an entrance fee.
The player receives packages of cards, every one of which contains five random cards divided into five classes: normal (white), rare (blue), epic (purple), or legendary (orange). Each package consists of at least one or more rare card(s) and each of them can also be improved to gold version. Packages can be earned by winning battles or bought for real money.
Graphic design in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft for PC, AND and iOS is colorful and functional with simple animations. Portraits painted on the cards bear resemblance to the heroes known from Warcraft universe.
Platforms:
PC Windows March 11, 2014
Android December 17, 2014
Apple iOS April 2, 2014
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Last update: September 14, 2015
This guide for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a detailed compendium of knowledge that encomes a detailed description of special abilities, information about the individual classes, game modes and every type of cards.
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System Requirements for Hearthstone Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Pentium D 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz, 3 GB RAM, graphic card 256 MB GeForce 8600 GT / Radeon HD 2600 XT or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce GT 240 / Radeon HD 4850 or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10.
Android
Additional information:
Internet connection is required
Apple iOS
Additional information:
Internet connection is required
List of Game Expansions for Video Game:
Expansion
November 14, 2023
Puzzle
Hearthstone: Showdown in the Badlands is the 25th expansion to the card game set in the Warcraft universe. This time, players will participate in a conflict between a corrupt mining company and noble outlaws.
Expansion
August 1, 2023
Puzzle
Hearthstone: Titans is the 24th major expansion to Hearthstone, introducing powerful Titans, Legendary Keepers and upgradeable Forge cards.
Expansion
April 11, 2023
Puzzle
Hearthstone: Festival of Legends is the 23rd expansion to the free-to-play card game by Blizzard Entertainment. After the March of the Lich King, this time the developers have taken us to the titular music festival held by the legendary E.T.C.
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December 6, 2022
Puzzle
The March of the Lich King is an expansion for the Hearthstone card game. The add-on introduces a new character class - the death knight, whose strength is based on the use of armies of the dead. The production debuts more than 200 cards and a new type of bias, the Undead.
Expansion
August 2, 2022
Puzzle
Another add-on to the famous card game focusing on expanding its content. Hearthstone: Murder at Nathria Fortress introduces new cards and mechanics, and the player's goal is to find the murderer of Sir Denatrius.
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April 12, 2022
Puzzle
The 24th expansion to the famous online card game Hearthstone developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Hearthstone: Voyage to the Sunken City introduces a new set of 135 cards to the game while transporting us to the underwater, ancient city of Zin-Azshari.
Expansion
December 7, 2021
Puzzle
Another expansion for the famous card game, the last one to be released in Year of the Gryphon. Hearthstone: Fractured in Alterac Valley introduces 135 new cards and focuses on the battle between the Alliance and Horde forces in the iconic valley from World of Warcraft.
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August 3, 2021
Puzzle
The twenty-second expansion for the card game Hearthstone from Blizzard. After visiting the Barrens, United in Stormwind takes us to the titular city of the Alliance, and introduces 135 new cards to the game.
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March 30, 2021
Puzzle
The 21st expansion for the card game Hearthstone. Hearthstone: Forged in the Barrens introduces 135 new cards, a number of minor mechanics, and 10 elite Horde and Alliance minions.
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November 17, 2020
Puzzle
The 20th add-on to the Hearthstone card game. Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire introduces 135 cards featuring the Old Gods, as well as new mechanics and another hero.
Expansion
August 6, 2020
Puzzle
Nineteenth add-on to the Hearthstone card game from Blizzard Entertainment. The DLC introduces cards thematically linked to Scholomance Academy, a school of magic founded by the famous Kel'Thuzad. The expansion introduces 135 new cards and several mechanics.
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April 7, 2020
Puzzle
The eighteenth expansion to the Hearthstone card game from Blizzard Entertainment studio. The storyline of Ashes of Outland focuses on the Outland dimension and Illidan Stormrage. The expansion introduces over a hundred new cards and several mechanics.
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December 10, 2019
Puzzle
Seventeenth expansion to Hearthstone card game from Blizzard Entertainment studio. Descent of Dragons introduces the last chapter of the Year of the Dragon feature campaign, in which we witness the final battle between the League of E.V.I.L. and The League of Explorers. In addition, we will find here new cards and game mechanics.
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August 6, 2019
Puzzle
Sixteenth expansion to Hearthstone card game by Blizzard Entertainment studio. The plot of the supplement revolves around the League of Explorers and the place known as the Uldum. The DLC introduces 135 new cards and several mechanics.
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April 9, 2019
Puzzle
Fifteenth add-on to the Hearthstone card game created by Blizzard Entertainment studio. The leitmotif of the expansion is the return of the villains known from previous DLCs. Thanks to Rise of Shadows, 135 new cards and a few mechanics landed in the game.
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December 4, 2018
Puzzle
Fourteenth expansion to the hit card game Hearthstone from Blizzard. The add-on introduces 135 new cards to the game, thematically related to trolls, and complements the title with new page types, a new single player mode and an unprecedented mechanic called Carnage.
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August 7, 2018
Puzzle
Another expansion for Hearthstone – a digital card game set in the universe of Warcraft and developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It focuses on the land of Gilneas and adds 135 cards and a few unexpected rules.
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April 12, 2018
Puzzle
Another expansion for Hearthstone, a card game set in the Warcraft universe, developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion focuses on the land of Gilneas and adds 135 new cards and some previously unseen rules.
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December 7, 2017
Puzzle
The eleventh expansion to the popular card game developed by Blizzard. The players are given 135 new cards inspired by Kobolds and the catacombs they inhabit, which are also filled with many monsters and treasures. Moreover, this expansion introduces the single player mode into the game.
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August 10, 2017
Puzzle
Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne is the sixth expansion for the free-to-play card game Hearthstone. It was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and can be bought through the game’s store for either real or in-game currency. This expansion focuses on Lich King’s army and his kingdom of Northrend. Just like the Whispers of the Old Gods DLC, Knights of the Frozen Throne tells an alternate version of the well-known events. This time we will see what would have happened if the greatest heroes of Azeroth (Jauna Proudmoore, Rexxar, and others) became Death Knights, the undead servants of the Lich King. Knights of the Frozen Throne continues Blizzard’s policy of not releasing small Adventure DLCs and focusing on bigger ones. We get a set of 135 cards inspired by the Lich King’s army and the theme of death, including nine cards of a completely new type – Hero Cards. After using them, our hero changes into a Death Knight, gets a new portrait, war cry, ability, and a few points of armor which allows us to change our play style. We can test the new cards in PvP matches or in the single player campaign, during which we will be able to face the Lich King himself. The expansion also introduces a new battlefield and card backs.
Expansion
April 6, 2017
Puzzle
Another official expansion to the free-to-play card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment. This time the developers send us to the unexplored forest of the Un’Goro crater, which is inhabited by intriguing, but also very dangerous species of fauna and flora. We follow the team of explorers led by Elise Starseeker, encountering mighty dinosaurs, wild elementals, carnivorous plants and many other interesting organisms. Add-on introduced 135 new cards, a new keyword (skill) called Adapt, and a new card type (Task), as well as a board with an Un’Goro crater theme and a card back fossil. Developers also implemented another group of minions, consisting of Elementals. It consists not only of magical creatures from this expansion, but also some older cards.
Expansion
December 1, 2016
Puzzle
Another story expansion for the incredibly popular free-to-play CCG, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment. The plot of Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is focused on gang wars that occur in the eponymous Gadgetzan which turned into a metropolis teeming with life thanks to rapidly-developing trade. The city’s development, apart from merchants, also brought hordes of thugs to its streets. After numerous battles between the local crime families, only the strongest three remain. The gameplay is somewhat different than what the vanilla game and the previous DLCs got us used to. The developers introduced new cards that can be used not by one but by three different classes. Moreover, there are three completely new factions (Grimy Goons, Jade Lotus, Kabal), each offering three hero classes.
Expansion
August 11, 2016
Puzzle
Another expansion to the blockbuster digital card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft by the Blizzard company. The add-on One Night in Karazhan introduces new adventure, in which we are invited to a great party organized by wizard Medivh in the titular tower. We meet various prominent people, like the majordomo Moroes, against whom obviously we can duel. All of this to find the host who has mysteriously vanished at the beginning of the party. Expansion does not offer any ground-shaking novelties, with the biggest one being introduction of a pack of 45 completely new cards. It also presents players with previously unseen board of Karazhan tower and enhances gameplay with portals, which warp time and space to allow for summoning of random minions. Finally, there are more class-specific challenges that enable us to acquire special cards.
Expansion
April 26, 2016
Puzzle
Another official DLC to the popular card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft developed by studio Blizzard. The plot of the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion focuses on the eponymous creatures that awakened after sleeping for thousands of years. It adds the characters of Yogg-Saron, Y’Shaarj, N’Zoth and C’Thun to the game. In addition to these very powerful characters, in the set there are also cards with cultists who boost statistics of the aforementioned heroes. An update that changes the main game is also a vital part of the expansion – it divides the previous game model into two formats: the Standard and Wild. The latter is the classic game mode and the former limits the possibility of creating cards only to the ones that were released in the current or previous years. The classic and basic cards remain with no limits.
Expansion
November 13, 2015
Puzzle
An official expansion for the Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft game, developed – like the base game – by the Blizzard Entertainment studio. The game's story revolves around the titular League of Explorers, an organization set up by King Magni Bronzebeard to study the origins of dwarves. The plot begins when the League discovers traces of a powerful artifact which, if it fell into wrong hands, could inflict unimaginable damage to the world. The player's task is to find all parts of the legendary artifact, hidden in three different locations. As in previous expansions, the whole adventure is divided into four wings, and in each of them we face a variety of opponents with powerful bosses waiting at the end of each stage. In Hearthstone: The League of Explorers we will also find a set of new battlefields, 45 new cards, 9 class challenges and a new keyword “discover”. Furthermore, for the game veterans, the game features a heroic difficulty level.
Expansion
August 24, 2015
Puzzle
Fourth major DLC for the extremely popular collectible card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft from Blizzard. The expansion, developed by the creators of the base game, revolves around the eponymous tourney, organized periodically by of the Argent Crusade for the bravest knights of Azeroth. The add-on features 132 new cards, introducing new weapons and spells as well as additional minions (e.g. Maiden of the Lake, Chillmaw or Frost Giant). A brand new feature, Inspiration, was added to the game mechanics; it consists in the fact that if there is a minion with this keyword on the table, a special effect will be activated each time the controlling hero uses their Hero Power. The Grand Tournament features also a new battlefield, enriched with additional objects, new card back as well as new rewards available in the Arena. Expansion can be purchased either for real money or for the game's virtual currency.
Expansion
April 2, 2015
Puzzle
Another pay-to-play expansion pack for Hearthstone - an online card game developed by Blizzard and set in the world of the popular Warcraft series. The expansion focuses on the titular Blackrock Mountain, featured in the World of Warcraft MMORPG. The DLC is divided into five smaller chapters - so-called "wings". The player can buy them for real money or the in-game credits they have earned while playing. Each of the wings grants access to subsequent bosses and cards (17 bosses and 31 completely new cards in total) received for defeating subsequent enemies. Furthermore, the expansion comes with 9 new class challenges, associated with specific types of characters - achieving success is rewarded with previously unavailable class cards. After winning all the boss fights in a given chapter, the player unlocks a very difficult game mode named heroic. All the battles take place on a special map which made its first appearance in the core game.
Expansion
December 8, 2014
Puzzle
The second official expansion pack for Hearthstone - an online card game set in the world of the Warcraft series and released in the spring of 2014 by Blizzard Entertainment. Contrary to the first DLC expansion focusing on the plot, the second expansion mainly introduces completely new sets of cards into the game. These are related to the age-old rivalry between the two titular races - goblins and gnomes. The expansion comes with 120 new cards in total, depicting different crazy inventions and units. A new type of ers, mechs, was added - both neutral and for specific classes only. The cards coming with this expansion can be purchased both for virtual and real money at the in-game store. The cards are available for all the players on the Arena, no matter if they have collected them or not.
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Expansion
July 23, 2014
Puzzle
First DLC add-on for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, enriching this online collectible card game from Blizzard with an extensive story-based campaign for single player mode. Game is played on a specially prepared interactive board and the plot is set in the titular Naxxramas necropolis, known from the World of Warcraft game. When traversing five districts of the city we encounter completely new bosses, such as spider Maexxna or an undead monster called Loatheb. To defeat the antagonists armed with powerful special abilities, the expansion introduces a set of completely new cards, representing, among others, new skills. What is worth noting, cards gained in the course of the campaign can be used also during online matches in the Arena. For the best players there is also the special Heroic mode, offering much more of a challenge, as well as a new card back to our collection in reward.
Game Ratings for Hearthstone Video Game.
Twinfinite: 5 / 5 by Mike Geib
Hearthstone is accessible and fun. Even without purchasing cards it's a very fun game to play and winning repeatedly is very possible. The game's mechanics are easily learned, but combining them into a winning strategy is a complex and fun process.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun: by Rich Stanton
This type of call-and-response has always been the lifeblood of card games but Hearthstone's position as one of the first potentially mass-market CCGs with an excellent online infrastructure makes things exciting. As for the 'free-to-play' tag, this is one of the few games that will make Western players love the business model. It's as simple as that.
Destructoid: 8 / 10 by Ben Pack
Overall Hearthstone is a lot of fun to play, and has potential to be a game that stays around for a long time. While it may not be as complicated as an actual collectible card game, or have the appeal of showing off your collection to your friends, it is a great videogame that has minimal issues and is in a neat package, so it would be foolish to try to compare it to something it's not trying to be.
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