What is Eternal and where do I find out more?

In the simplest possible terms, Eternal is a streamlined version of Magic: The Gathering, for those who are familiar with Magic. It has many very similar mechanics, and the combat rules are similar, though it has fewer response windows, which speeds up the game-play. It is also quite possibly the friendliest Free-To-Play model of any digital card game. You literally get a daily free pack just for winning your first pvp game of the day.

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, here is the longer explanation. Have you ever been frustrated by the fact that Hearthstone only lets you do things half the time (i.e. on your own turn)? That there is very little you can do about an aggro beatdown, aside from try to throw a taunt in the way? Then Eternal might be worth a shot. The game-play is quite a bit more complex and interesting than Hearthstone, AND you can interact with your opponent on both your own turn AND their turn as well.

When your opponent attacks, they do not decide which creature hits which creature; you, as the defender, decide that. You also decide whether to just let them hit your face instead of a creature. There are also spells called "fast spells" which can be played during your opponent's turn, if you saved mana for them.

I'll stop there for now, but if any of this is interesting to you, head on over to the Reddit and check out the first two pinned posts there. The first is a great place to ask questions; the second is a place to get a referral link that gets you some freebies in game. https://www.reddit.com/r/EternalCardGame/

The official news website for Eternal is here: https://www.direwolfdigital.com/news/

If you want to message me in game, my in game ID is: TheScot+1473

Eternal is my favorite card game; they just introduced a new game mode; they currently have a good drops campaign going in Twitch; AND they just released a new set. It's an exciting time to be playing it.

I should also mention, one other very significant difference between Eternal and Hearthstone is the way that "mana" works. In Eternal, "mana" is called "power" and it has different colors. There are not different classes to differentiate cards and decks (like in Hearthstone); instead, each card has a color requirement (red - Fire; blue - Primal; yellow - Time; purple - Shadow; and green - Justice). Your deck size is 75 cards, but at least 25 of those cards have to be power. So, your "mana" is provided by cards in your deck; it does not automatically get added each turn.

Summary version:

Eternal "mana" is called power

Power comes in different colors

Power is granted by cards, not automatically

The power cards have a lot of variety. Some of them do not give power on the turn they are played; you get the power the following turn. Some of them only give one color. Some of them allow you to choose which color you get. Some of them give two colors. Some of them let you choose from three different colors. 

Your deck has to be at least 1/3 power cards.