[originally posted 21 December 2023]
“Redefining strategy multiplayer pvp autochess battlers”
TLDR:
Very accessible
Easy to pick up
Pleasing animations and graphics
Moderate strategic depth
How to play
Free to play
Available on PC and mobile
Game Loop
Before entering the battle you need to select your team
Each team requires a mojo
These are your team captains and come with a variety of types
You then select 4 units and 2 spell stones
The units have a variety of stats including, health, armor, attack, attack range etc
The spell stones are attacks, buffs, or debuffs
All have a gold cost
Once your deck is set you can choose your battle
You have an option of duel or melee
Duel is a simple 1v1 for the best of 3 rounds, Melee is a round-robin tournament for 8v8 all-out brawl
In battle, the board is split in half, and you place units on your half
Your half of the board is a 4 by 8 grid
You start with 10 gold and draw 3 options from your team pool
If you place multiple of the same unit/spell it levels up, increasing its stats and abilities
If you don’t like your options you can pay gold to re roll
After selecting your units and positioning, the troops auto-battle.
Over time their special meter fills up until they unleash it on the map
This loop repeats until one player has won 3 rounds
Between each round, you are also shown “ghosts” of where the opponent troops used to be
Outside the game loop, the game employs battle passes and XP to unlock rewards in-game
Game feel
As you only start with a few units, it is simple enough to pick your first team
Progressing through the battle pass you unlock chests containing currencies and units, this adds the level of strategy required to build your team
As your team is only small and there isn’t synergy, as seen in other games, the strategic depth does lean more toward the casual side
The graphics and animations are engaging both in the browser and on mobile
The path of finding an AI for the units seems to do well, and I’ve not had any moments where I was upset with the movement
The duels are relatively quick, making for bite-sized gameplay
With the melees offering longer tournaments for a more intense game session
The variety of battle passes and ranks provides a reason to keep playing to level up your team
As you collect in the game you can also upgrade the units that you already have
I did prefer playing it on mobile
If you don’t find any players you are matched with a bot, so you can always play a game
Rating
Easy to pick up
More casual strategic depth
Nice graphics and animations
More bot games than I’d like
Would recommend it with the caveat that it isn’t a sweaty auto-chess game
Web3 integration
The characters come with an NFT version available on the Polygon blockchain.
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