Drucila here, coming to you from Ironforge in Earthen Ring. With all these new snapjaws running amuck, baby hyppogriphs flying about, and gnomes turning into OGRES!, I thought I should get to the bottom of this. At first I thought the undead were just playing some more hallows end tricks on us but I soon found out it was this new card game from Upper Deck called, World of Warcraft, Heroes of Azeroth. I thought to myself, I must investigate further, find some people here in the great city of Ironforge that know more about this.
So I sat down with Neran, a paladin visiting from Stormwind who seemed to know all about this new card game the humans have.
Neran, nice to have you hear, you have been playing these games for a long time?
Yes. This card game is set up much like VS (pronounced verse). It is also somewhat like Magic.
Tell me Neran, what do you know so far about this game? What makes it different?
Well Dru, this one is different because the player can get a starter deck of any of the 9 classes in the World of Warcraft. With these 9 classes you can play any class/race combination hero that you want. So there are multiple hero cards. Then each hero will get ability cards such as spells or weapon skills. Also they will get Quest cards. It is much like the MMORPG in card form. You will upgrade your character though expansion Raid decks such as the Onyxia’s liar raid deck to be released in November 2006.
November 2006, that is just around the corner! I better get moving, I also hear there are UDE points with this game, what are they used for?
Yep that’s right Dru! UDE points are earned with all the new Upper Deck game cards such as VS, Yo-Gi-Oh, and Avatar cards. These points are accumulated through the UDE.com/points online system and can be used for in-game items such as Tabards and trinkets. They can also be used for real life items such as original artwork and auction items. With each expansion there will be more items to earn with your UDE points it is quite exciting, so save up!
Oh that sounds really cool, how do we earn UDE points?
UDE points are earned with each booster pack that is purchased. There is one 10 point card in each pack. Each pack can also contain a loot card which can give you an in game tabard, mount or pet. The ones you see around here in Ironforge.
Ahhh…that explains the turtles and baby hyppogriphs, people their loot cards. All this talk of UDE points, what does UDE stand for?
Upper Deck Entertainment points.
How much do these cards cost?
It all depends on the retailer but the suggested retail price on each of the starter decks are 14.95 and booster boxes are $69.95. The booster packs should run between $2.50 and $3.00 a piece.
Where can I purchase these?
Local card and comic shops are carrying these throughout the country, you can also purchase them through www.UDE.com. They have at the officially website if you do not mind waiting for them to get back in stock.
How can I meet other people to play?
This is a tournament style game like most other UDE games. This means there will be tournaments throughout the world to play. Check out the latest news at www.UDE.com to stay in with other players, the official tournament schedules and all the latest World of Warcraft, Heroes of Azeroth news. The first big tournament will be at GEN CON.
Well Neran thanks for joining us.
So readers, that is all for now. This seems like a new and exciting game that will let you play Warcraft with or without your computer. I shall report more as it develops.
