Game Preview: Adventure Time: Card Wars - Finn vs. Jake

Game Preview: Adventure Time: Card Wars - Finn vs. Jake
Board Game: Adventure Time Card Wars: Finn vs. Jake
• In July 2013, U.S. publisher Cryptozoic Entertainment announced the release of Adventure Time: Card Wars, a card game from Matt Hyra and Cory Jones based on the in-show game "Card Wars" featured in an episode of the Adventure Time animated series. As a refresher, here's a description of the game:

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Adventure Time: Card Wars is the most epic card game ever found in the Land of Ooo, or anywhere for that matter! In the Adventure Time episode "Card Wars", Jake begs Finn to play his favorite trading card game. Finn accepts, despite warnings from Beemo on how very competitive Jake can be while playing the game. Finn and Jake battle against each other to decide who will be the Dweeb and who will be the Cool Guy.

Now fans can play the actual Card Wars game in Adventure Time: Card Wars - Finn vs. Jake, with all of the action taking place in four combat lanes. Jake's corn-themed deck features creatures from the episode such as the powerful Husker Knights, the intimidating Legion of Earlings, the heroic Archer Dan and many more! Finn's "Blue Plains" deck features creatures from the episode such as the wise Ancient Scholar, the aptly named Cool Dog, and the most fearsome critter of all – The Pig!

Each turn, a player has two Action Points to spend on Creatures, Spells, and Locations, and cards cost between 0 and 2 Action Points to play. When you summon a Creature, you choose which lane you want to place it in; some Creatures have FLOOP abilities that allow you to use their special abilities. When you attack with a Creature down a lane, you might find an opposing Creature, or you might get to deal your damage straight to your opponent's Hit Points. Reduce your opponent's Hit Points from 25 to 0 and you're the Cool Guy (and you win the game)!
Board Game: Adventure Time Card Wars: BMO vs. Lady Rainicorn
Turns out that the November 2013 release date included in the initial announcement did not come to pass, but that's mostly because Cryptozoic was trying to align the release of the card game with the simultaneous release of an iOS Card Wars app from D3 Publisher. In the end, the app is scheduled for release on Feb. 13, 2014, while the games have a Feb. 19, 2014 release date.

That's right — games plural with the second title being Adventure Time: Card Wars - BMO vs. Lady Rainicorn. By design, each starter set in the Card Wars series will feature two forty card decks, and any of those decks can be played against any other. You can also pull apart the decks to create your own.

For an early look at the game, here's an overview video, complete with fancy camerawork from a first-time camerawife. (I think that's the proper term.)

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