Introduction to Sorcery Contested Realm TCG: Fire vs. Earth

[@SorceryTCG]

Building off Ira’s comments at 3:29 you can find out more about the interplay between sites in our recent article from Game Designer Mike Haught: sorcerytcg.com/news/there-and-back-again

[@nyghost9991]

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

[@Jaxx89]

the vesuvius play was epic!

[@barblenarf]

So pumped for this game. MTG has got me feeling feels that I hate. So lets go Sorcery!

[@threebrothersgaming6791]

I was sold on the art but after playing I feel this game will appeal to a lot of people especially those who enjoy board games! Amazing work so far guys!

[@CS-pm5bf]

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.

[@itzsev4910]

As someone who just discovered this game and it’s trying to learn to play, this was very educational and informative! Please keep more of these videos coming!

[@SorceryTCG]

Glad you enjoyed! Stay tuned for more!

[@magusofthebargain]

Sorcery looks like it has such a good game design base! Intuitive to learn and play, and lots of design space for creativity!! I'm looking forward to this entire learn to play series. Hoping you will do 5 more videos: playing each precon against the others.

[@Barrager69]

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.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

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.

[@OGDanteZero]

Still hyped to get my first taste of Sorcery (Beta) by October!

[@STFOURNARIS]

Man brings me to tears watching you guys play this cards raw :)

[@RichieL1991]

Pretty entertaining to spectate actually, thanks to the grid type layout - awesome!

[@SorceryTCG]

Glad you liked it!

[@williamincremona8771]

Yeah i could watch many more of these videos awesome game play and explanations as the game goes on. Thank you

[@SorceryTCG]

Stay tuned for more!

[@jeffreyg17]

Keep the gameplay videos coming! People need to see how fun it is to play

[@endtimestcg5146]

7:29 That Pudge! Brings back Memories. But the Art on that Card could be a bit better! 19:53 Great Fine Game! Thank you! Very Lovely Art and Game! Love how the Sights, Lands and Mana Work. Beautifull Rising Action! Amazing!

[@jelybones7185]

I'm loving this and can't wait! The only thing I will change is to 3d print my tokens to replace the small cards (like the soldiers and wildfire spread) that are played on the field. I always lose little cards or they get damaged and it is just not worth carrying them around!

[@ethercept]

Excellent video gentlemen! This will help answer a lot of people's questions! 👏🏻

[@SorceryTCG]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ImmortalStrain]

Very cool to watch a full game! I waited for the full release and now i'm excited to pick up some decks!

[@OntheTableGaming]

Looking forward to getting this on the table!

[@Zephurosx]

game looks fun thanks for the video

[@bigj5546]

Very helpfull for beginner like me, Thanks for sharing.

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@mrtattoocharlie]

Awesome! Please more official Intro deck play videos!

[@SorceryTCG]

You got it!

[@RedZoneRogue]

Very fun game gentlemen! Sorcery is such a blast to play

[@AdamJorgensen]

Oh hey, it's the two decks I pitted against each other (playing by myself) to get a feel for the game. I messed up the rules a bit but ended pretty strong with Avatar of Fire killing itself using the Bull Demons of Adum XD. You read that right, an own goal XD Any game that lets stuff like this happen is great in my books 🙂

[@SorceryTCG]

Those Bull Demons are a terror!

[@lystic9392]

This is very good for the game. 💜 I hope you will record more matches.

[@JetForceGem]

So excited my Kickstarter stuff is shipping now and should arrive next couple days can’t wait to open some boxes with my friends and play

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@jeuxvideomapassion7084]

Waouwww c était pationant ... je comprends mieux pourquoi j adore ce jeu ! Merci pour cette présentation n hésité pas à en faire + c est du bouche à oreille qui va pérenniser ce grand et beau jeu 🎉

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@a1pha_star]

I already can’t wait to see future sets and all the cool art!

[@Nathaniel1415]

This was really cool! You should do more videos like this showing gameplay!

[@SorceryTCG]

More to come! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@KitchenTableTCG]

Wow. Great content!!!!!!!!!

[@SorceryTCG]

Thank you! Stay tuned for more!

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

Well, this is one interesting looking game and it’s getting pretty tense towards the end there. It shows how important placement of the atlas cards are as it effects your reach of putting down minions.

[@EdwintheMagicEngineer]

the nostalgic nerd in me just loves how the match ended :)

[@alexm.handro1313]

Officially don't want to get back into MTG for the third time in my life. I feel like this solves a lot of issues with MTG gameplay. Picked up beta 4 deck set today.

[@honoryhonra]

Love these matches to learn the game. Hope to get my beta cards soon and put some decks together.

[@knifeparty88901]

this looks awesome, kinda reminds me if that Yu-Gi-Oh dice game and MTG had a baby

[@THEFISHGAMESMTG]

Good game guys! I just opened 10 boxes of beta sorcery for my YT channel and collection with my friend. Watching some of your videos to help me understand the game. Thanks for an awesome card game. :)

[@tungru1]

Rules q: how long do effects that say "this turn" last? At 19:52, Wildfire resolves during the end of turn phase, dealing 3 damage to the House Arn Bannermen that have been buffed by Overpower. Overpower says "give ally +2 power this turn". Does this last until the beginning of the next turn? Or should it have worn off by the end of turn phase?

[@davidjennings6805]

Looks so fun to play!

[@Adanaz]

GG! Great video, thanks guys!

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@Adanaz]

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

[@asaffin1]

Clawing my eyes out because the cards have no sleeves, but putting them back in because the game is fascinating.

[@CS-pm5bf]

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.

[@Jaxx89]

gotta say, when i realized he essentially wildfired himself i definitely lol'd

[@Poldek.Misiak]

As someone who doesn't play TCG, I have to admit that Sorcery looks much more interesting to me than MtG. I used to play MtG Arena a bit and I think Sorcery cards just look more mature. Maybe it's strange, but this card game reminds me of the good old Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

[@subzero308]

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.

[@dariosusu1529]

lol i will definitely test the land library in magic with my brother. inscryption had a similar system

[@小鄔]

Doesn't major explosion says 2 steps away? so how was it able to conjure the card there? 21:30 Anyways, love the great work!

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@小鄔]

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

[@jazzjack3854]

Sit down 2 more devs and play another game! This was a great video, would love more

[@Candyman2020_]

🎉

[@situationvinyl1064]

What does it mean when a site becomes "burned"?

[@chrishogan9143]

Are there any plans to reprint the Alpha preconstructed decks at any point, or is it a good idea to scoop copies up now before they get any pricier?

[@m.traviswhite8764]

How do you spend mana on the first turn? I didn’t think any had been generated yet since there were no sites on the board at the beginning of the game.

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@silverwolf6866]

Nice game. I can however see this getting confusing with it being hard to tell who owns which sites/cards especially if they have same cards in their decks. Might be best to use different colored sleeves.

[@danw3735]

Just face them towards your avatar?

[@BisayaUnited]

I know this might be a silly question but noob here, so if u pick a specific element/avatar, will that mean that u can only pick allies or units that has that element on the upper left. And can u use armors, devices, cores, relics, across any deck type? Thank u 😊

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@hiennguyenmanh844]

How could Ira active Vesuvius? It required 3, right? And he used all 7 mana he had to play Major Explosion. Sorry, I'm new to this game

[@Beerbones928]

I was shocked to learn that red deck wins

[@persepolis4836]

Do we have a rough release date for when this will be available in stores in Canada? Found out about this game way too late for the kickstarter.

[@ObsoleteSoldier]

401 Games and Hobbiesville have pre-orders up now.

[@SouLesSfAtaLiTy]

Okay, so if I have a Movement +1, can I walk through a void space if my final location is a site? First step void, second step lands me on a site. Or can I only step on sites?

[@FilthyCasual84]

It must be site to site, unless it has Voidwalk

[@hopperpeace]

if it only be avialable on mkm in europe :( would like to try it out, big fan of the hand drawn oldschool artstyle

[@MLC-Gaming]

Having no sleeves was weird and had my eye twitching. Does anyone know what sleeves would be good for these cards? Or do they have custom ones? I have an alpha box (which I'm too scared to open) and a beta on release coming which I will open. Would like to be to be prepared!

[@lystic9392]

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.

[@MLC-Gaming]

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

[@thealancorp.2394]

sacred scarabs OP!

[@TheCanadienMickeyMouse]

this game reminds me of MYTHGARD online

[@christopherlucas9118]

where do you buy?

[@SorceryTCG]

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

[@devinpalmer617]

Man the camera mic sounds like it is half plugged in. Super robotic audio which can be grating for a long game play, which is a shame, as this is a big representation of the game currently

[@TommyRushing]

Is this only a 1v1 game?

[@MARBOOMUSIC]

Why are tokens smaller than regular cards?

[@SorceryTCG]

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/

[@Squiddlley]

They keep saying "Spend the one", one of what exactly I don't see any Mana or Resource type things they are tapping to play stuff.

[@houjous5131]

can you use mtg sleeves with these?

[@detectandolatierrucanumism1542]

Yes

[@NoahCloud_SumZer0]

Card games slowly turning into Warhammer

[@SchizoidPersonoid]

Great gameplay. Something off with the audio though.

[@SorceryTCG]

Our apologies, all fixed for our future videos!

[@frebo2541]

Didn't Ira have the win anyway by turning the desert in his hand into a fireball? He didn't have to topdeck the fireball, it was already in his hand.

[@krevin543]

The fact these are unsleeved hurts me lol

[@incubus0857]

I'm pretty sure Chase is related to Christopher Walken 😂

[@box582]

It would be nice if they explained what is going on. I count at least 9 questions I have within the first 90 seconds of the video. I feel like there could be a better "Introduction" than this.

[@Nathaniel1415]

New videos???

[@pandoranbias1622]

The only issue I have with the card design itself is the tokens being so small. I think having tokens be the same size as the rest of the cards makes organizing and carrying your deck much easier.

[@CS-pm5bf]

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.

[@Beremor666]

Pls send me a demo deck 😅

[@eduardosalas1342]

Ira why did you leaveeee😢

[@ingridduncan6686]

Revelation 21,22

[@azurewhitemusic9565]

Pretty sure "tapping" is patented by Wizards of the Coast.

[@Kuubudaraa]

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

[@nicholasbarrington954]

MtG and Chess put together?

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

Is it too much like Magic tho?

[@Barrager69]

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.

[@hahahafunniness]

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

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

​@@Barrager69well said

[@MandoEmmm]

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

[@Barrager69]

@@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.

[@Acidblack027]

Ill be honest, watching this I would rather play magic. Art is nice and all but the gameplay looks pretty boring.

[@dragon8310]

Develops very slowly and stacking cards on each other is clunky. Too much like a board game and not for me. You can tell the people that are so crazy excited about this on Facebook are only to keep their investment afloat. Especially Mike Servati who is just cartoonishly pushing this.

[@Kuubudaraa]

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

[@LastEsper]

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.

[@MetamancersTCG]

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.

[@danacoleman4007]

I don't find this appealing at all.

[@JayJayPea1]

Crap game